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At the time
this is being published, the S&P Globex futures are
trading up 0.25 points and the bond market is unchanged.

face=”Arial, Helvetica” size=”2″>On Tuesday, the Nasdaq had
a marginal day higher but failed to take out Monday’s high.
This leaves minor resistance around the 4,100 level (a).

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face=”Arial, Helvetica” size=”2″>The S&P had a modest
sell-off on Tuesday, making Monday a pivot high (a high
surrounded by two lower highs).

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face=”Arial, Helvetica” size=”2″>It looks like a correction
might be under way, based on the above price action and the
fact that the VIX began to bounce off of its lows.

face=”Arial, Helvetica” size=”2″>My gut feeling is that
things are shaping up and that we could get a decent rally after
the market corrects. We’ll have to wait and see —