Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Closing Brief

A somewhat disturbingly bad end to the day. The Euro slipped over 1% in the closing hour - due to a news report that Greece is making a plan to exit the Euro, yet stocks closed flat on the day - after a last 5 minute recovery ramp.

With the closing hour sell off, things are not looking quite so bullish after all. Although the mornings bullish signals are still valid - so long as VIX doesn't make a new high, and the indexes hold above last Fridays low. The 'serious money' bulls will have good stops at least no lower than equivalent of sp'1290.


IWM'60min



Dow'60min



Sp'60min


Summary

A very messy closing hour. Those Greeks are sure messing this market up!

However, the daily chart is still only at day'2 of this new cycle, there is plenty of upside potential this week.

*Dell earnings just out...sucked.... stock is down -5% or so.
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What is clear, Bulls need another significant up day - probably at least equal to Monday, that will decisively break ALL indexes out of the down channel.

More later in the evening