Closing Brief

The main indexes all closed moderately higher. The Nasdaq was especially strong, lead by AAPL which managed to close around 3% higher. VIX failed to hold the earlier 14s, and it remains an entirely complacent market. The Oil/Gas market was the only weak aspect.


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Summary

...and April comes to an end.

The sixth consecutive monthly gain for the SP, although the two leading indexes - Trans/R2K both saw moderate declines.

*SP' fractioanlly takes out the April' high of 1597.35, and technically speaking, that merely confirms the action in the Nasdaq of the past few days.
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more later...on the VIX