Update for Friday, November 13, 2009

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Friday, November 13, 2009

OVERHEAD RESISTANCE

The markets started this week with a bang to the upside, a little slippage, which was followed by a strong finish. When all was said and done, the Dow added 2.5%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were up 2.2% and 2.6% respectively.

Decent results and guidance from Disney and some of the retailers provided the spark today to keep the rebound alive after yesterday's pullback. A lower dollar supported the market along with commodities and gold. This has been a recurring theme for several months now that stocks have risen every time the dollar has fallen and vice versa.

Our Trend Tracking Indexes (TTIs) inched higher and have positioned themselves above their long-term trend lines as follows:

Domestic TTI: +8.45%
International TTI: +13.21%
Hedge TTI: +1.63%

Despite today's unexpected decline in consumer confidence, the markets rallied anyway as they have in the past few months even when economic news were questionable at best.

This week, technically speaking, overhead resistance surfaced as the S&P 500 tried to pierce its 1,100 level several times. Any break above could lead to higher prices and would be a sign that upward momentum has resumed. Failure to break this psychologically important number could result in a sharp pullback.

Next week, all eyes will be on important retail earnings along with guidance as the all important Christmas season nears.

Have a good week.

Ulli...

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