Market Soapbox 07/19/06

Resistance: DJIA 11775; SP500 1335; Nasdaq 2380; NDX 1750
Support: DJIA 10650, SP500 1210, Nasdaq 2050; NDX 1475

YIELD CURVE INVERSION: Bonds UP BIG with the 30 yr yield falling @ 5.10%; 10 yr @ 5.05; 5 yr @ 5.02; 2yr @ 5.10; 6 mo @ 5.24.

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 & 2yr above 30yr 06/13 - ?; 6mo above 10yr 06/02 -?; 2yr above 10yr 06/08 - ? 6mo above 30yr 06/13 - ?

MON, a choppy split tape day DJIA +8 on lower volume with ugly internals.

TUE, a down day till 2PM, DJIA +52 on higher but average volume with midlin internals.

WEN, followthrough DJIA +212 on higher but average volume with pretty internals. This week DJIA +272, since 09/19/05 DJIA +429.

Indexes UP: Everything BIG RUT +3%, SOX +2.7%, MID +2.4% DOWN: IIX.

Sectors UP: Everything showing contrails. DOWN: Interactive

Overseas: FTSE, CAC, DAX ALL UP BIG, Hang Seng & Nikkei 225 UP.

Dollar UP vs. Euro 1.2564 & vs. Yen 116.32, XAU +3.8% & gold +2% @ 642.8, XOI UP & crude DOWN @ $74.9, CRB commodities index UP @ 343.02

Economic reports and market observations in todays other posts.

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