Market Soapbox 07/23/07

MON, rebound, DJIA +92 on lower volume with midlin internals. All UP cept MID, SOXX, XAU, RUT.

Bonds down, 10 yr yield +1 bps 4.96, $ up vs 1.3801E & down vs 121.195Y, WTI crude down 1% $74.89, gold down $681.5

The US dollar index has lost 13.2% since January 2001, when George W. Bush took office, the most under any president since Gerald Ford.

Even worse, since late 1999 the dollar has gone from 1.15 E to 0.72 E; losing 37% of its value.

The dollar set a new low of $1.3845 per euro today, and is the weakest in 26 years versus the British pound.

Today, $8.25B in Fed reanimation. NDX ran into 2045 barrier again, our predicted SP500 retest of 1530-35 is done.

Needs to close above 1550 2 days straight to signal an overall change in market direction and 1575 resistance awaits.

Often wrong, but never in doubt, this is the Nattering Naybob and your not!

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