Market Soapbox 06/09/08

MON, split tape bounce, DJIA +70 on lower volume with ugly internals. All DOWN cept DJTA, DJUA, XAU, XOI.

Bonds down BIG 10 yr yield +9bps 4.01, $ up vs 1.5635€ & vs 106.315y, WTI -3% $134.54, gold down $898.1, TED spread down -6bps 0.81%.

SP500 open 1360, rise to 1370, drop to 1350, close 1361. NDX 1990 gap up to open 1995, dive to 1948, bounce to close 1979.

SAT 05/31: We repeat, watch support at NDX 1945 & SP500 1375, and resistance at NDX 2050 & SP500 1440

SAT 06/07: Non Farms, $10 oil surge to $138 & Ambac, MBIA downgrade pulled SP500 back to 1370.

The fall from NDX 2050 & SP500 1405 was hard and despite appearances continued today with new lows NDX 1948 & SP500 1350.

Lehman loses $28 billion and needs $6 billion; CIT group needs $3 billion; WaMu to lose $21.7 billion.

Whats a few hundred billion here or there? How about $1 trillion in Ambac, MBIA insured bonds?

Often wrong, but never in doubt, this is the Nattering Naybob and you're not

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