08/07/06 Market Influence & History

DJIA week beginning: 09/19 -222 breaking key support, 09/26 +149, 10/03 -276, 10/10 -5, 10/17 -72. (5 week loss -427).

10/24 recovery begins +188, 10/31 +128, 11/07 +155, 11/14 +80, 11/21 +165, (5 week gain +716).

11/28 -54, 12/05 -99, 12/12 +97, 12/19 +8, 12/27 -166, (5 week loss -214).

01/03 +242 on a broadbased new year buy in, 01/09 +1, 01/17 -292, 01/23 +240, 01/30 -114. (5 week gain +76).

02/06 +125, 02/13 +196, 02/21 -53, 02/27 -40, 03/06 +55, (5 week gain +283).

03/13 +203, 03/20 +0, 03/27 -171, 04/03 +11, 04/10 +18 (5 week gain +61).

04/17 +210, 04/24 +20, 05/01 +211 , 05/08 -197, 05/15 -237 breaking key support (5 week gain +6)

05/22 +135 a bounce, 05/29 -31, 06/05 -356, 06/12 +123, 06/19 -25 (5 week loss -155)

06/26 +161, 07/03 -60, 07/10 -351, 07/17 +129, 07/24 +352 (5 week gain +231)

07/31 +20, (1 week gain +20) since 09/19/05 DJIA +578.

Looking ahead at potential market influences:

Date Event For Est. Prior
Aug 07 3mo, 6mo & 3yr bill auction
Aug 07 Consumer Credit Jun - $4.0B $4.4B -
Aug 08 4 week bill auction
Aug 08 Productivity-Prel Q2 - 0.9% 3.7% -
Aug 08 FOMC policy statement - - - - -
Aug 09 10 yr note auction
Aug 09 Wholesale Inventories Jun - 0.6% 0.8% -
Aug 09 EIA Crude Inventories 08/04 - NA -1774K -
Aug 10 30 yr bond auction
Aug 10 Initial Claims 08/05 - 310K 315K -
Aug 10 Trade Balance Jun - -$64.8B -$63.8B -
Aug 10 Treasury Budget Jul - -$44.0B -$53.4B -
Aug 11 Export Prices ex-ag. Jul - NA 0.6% -
Aug 11 Import Prices ex-oil Jul - NA 0.4% -
Aug 11 Retail Sales Jul - 0.9% -0.1% -
Aug 11 Retail Sales ex-auto Jul - 0.4% 0.3% -
Aug 11 Business Inventories Jun - 0.6% 0.8% -

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