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I'm showing this video for three reasons:

(a) It's from 1984, an awesome year for me;

(b) These guys are having the most unapologetic amount of fun imaginable;

(c) They did the video on a $500 budget, which I respect, since I'm a cheap s.o.b. thrifty

Anyway, I'm going to get a Christmas tree right now and think about what to write later today. It was a really interesting day, to say the least. See ya!

Start of that Rip-Your-Face-Off Squeeze?? (by Leaf_West)

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So my analysis from last night is a little "behind" the look of the start to today, but the bigger thesis is still fine.  There will be plenty of doubters of any rally, but if you look at the charts, the rally makes sense as we are "now" finished a normal 61.8% market pull-back.

The bigger targets from my earlier blogs are still valid, so let's look at the near term resistance levels and what the bounce may look like over the next couple of days.

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