Market Soapbox 06/16/06

Resistance: DJIA 11775; SP500 1335; Nasdaq 2380; NDX 1750
Support: DJIA 10650, SP500 1210, Nasdaq 2050; NDX 1500

Economic and market observations in today's other posts.

MAJOR YIELD CURVE INVERSION: Bonds DOWN BIG with the 30 yr yield rising @ 5.17%; 10 yr @ 5.12; 5 yr @ 5.09; 2yr @ 5.16`; 6 mo @ 5.20.

Recent Inversions: 2yr above 10 yr 12/27 - 03/07 & 03/20 - 3/29. 2yr above 30 yr 02/09 - 03/07 & 03/21 - 3/29. 6mo above 10yr 06/02 -?; 2yr above 10yr 06/08 - ? 6mo & 2yr above 30yr 06/13 - ?

MON, its deja vu all over again... almost another broadbased triple digit selloff low volume with absolutely horrific internals. A real burial in the last 2 hours of trading DJIA-99.

TUE, more of the same, foreign markets and commodities crushed, broadbased decline on higher volume with abysmal internals, crashing into the close DJIA -86.

WEN, a triple digit bounce DJIA +110 on steady lower volume with decent internals excepting 52 week hi/lo.

THU, back to back trips DJIA +198 with a broadbased bounce on LOWER volume with pretty internals, except 52 week hi/lo.

FRI, lack of follow through, bleeding into the close. DJIA FLAT on HIGHER volume with ugly internals. This week DJIA +123, since 09/19/05 DJIA +374.

Indexes UP: DJUA DOWN: Everything else, RUT, XAU & SOX pounded.

Sectors UP: Airlines DOWN: Everything else, tech, biotech & gold bugs pounded.

Overseas: DAX , FTSE, CAC all DOWN , Hang Seng & Nikkei 225 UP BIG +2.8%.

Dollar DOWN vs. Euro 1.2730 & UP vs. Yen 113.53, XAU DOWN & gold UP 2% @ 581.7, XOI DOWN & crude UP @ 69.88, CRB commodities index UP @ 339.22

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