Update for Friday, December 18, 2009

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Friday, December 18, 2009

A WILD WEEK

Today's sell off followed by a rebound back above the unchanged line was pretty much a representation of the entire week. When all was said and done, not much was accomplished with the Dow and S&P 500 giving up a little ground, while the Nasdaq bucked the trend by gaining 1%.

Stocks suffered their worst decline in 3 weeks on Thursday as the dollar rallied and worries persisted that the global recovery may be coming to a standstill. Technically speaking, overhead resistance still remains fierce with the S&P 500 not having been able to solidly break through the 1,100 level in over a month. Worries that Greece might default on some of its debt did not help matters.

Our Trend Tracking Indexes (TTIs) moved with the market and remain solidly in bullish territory by the following percentages:

Domestic TTI: +6.61%
International TTI: +8.89%
Hedge TTI: +0.69%

Economic news was mixed with unemployment claims jumping more than expected and package shipper FedEx offering weak guidance. This was offset by the fact that leading indicators rose for the eighth month in a row.

I would expect trading activity to be subdued next week with the markets being closed for the Christmas Holiday on Friday despite a host of economic news being squeezed into 4 trading days. The menu features third quarter GDP estimate, home sales, personal income, initial claims and durable goods orders.

I wish you a Happy Holiday season.

Until next week.

Ulli...

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