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bloomberg.com - 11/18/2008
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S&P 500 Index's `Retest' of Low Fails to Spur Rally (Update1) By Elizabeth Stanton Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- The Standard & Poor's 500 Index is poised to extend this year's 42 percent drop after a rally from last week's five-year low lasted just one day, say analysts who study charts of trading ...

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bloomberg.com - 11/26/2008
Dividends Cut Fastest Since 1950s as Citigroup Conserves Cash
— bloomberg.com — Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Stock dividends are disappearing at the fastest rate in 50 years as the worsening recession forces U.S. companies to conserve cash. Citigroup Inc. , Genworth Financial Inc. and New York Times Co. are leading 91 companies listed ... (more) Dividends Cut Fastest Since 1950s as Citigroup Conserves ...

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S&P 500 200-Day Moving Average Spread at -32%
bespokeinvest.typepad.com - 11/18/2008
S&P 500 200-Day Moving Average Spread at -32%
— bespokeinvest.typepad.com — Multiple market pundits have recently mentioned that the S&P; 500 is trading the furthest below its 200-day moving average since the Great Depression. Below we have plotted the 200-day spread indicator going back to 1927. The index is currently ... (more) S&P 500 200-Day Moving Average Spread at -32%

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The Most Volatile Market Ever
bespokeinvest.typepad.com - 11/25/2008
The Most Volatile Market Ever
— bespokeinvest.typepad.com — Over the last 50 trading days, the average absolute daily percentage change of the S&P; 500 has been...wait for it...3.82%! That means the S&P; 500 is averaging a daily move of up or down nearly 4%. This is definitely one of the craziest statistics of ... (more) The Most Volatile Market Ever

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Technicians Speak
Across the Curve — I have mentioned that I have a moderate sized position short the equity market and long 10 year notes. Against that bit of background and full disclosure I shamelessly flog my position by linking to a Bloomberg story in which several chartists predict dire outcomes for equities.

Going to Test the Lows
[ The Financial Ninja ] — S&P 500 Index's `Retest' of Low Fails to Spur Rally (Update1): “The Standard & Poor's 500 Index is poised to extend this year's 42 percent drop after a rally from last week's five-year low lasted just one day, say analysts who study charts of trading patterns and prices to forecast changes in ...

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