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Common Elements

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Not exactly a riveting morning so far, is it? In spite of ample reports of a looming “second wave“, the persistent promise of another trillion dollar “stimulus” package, maybe a new one every couple of weeks for whoever asks, is propping up this pig.

Below I offer several major cash index markets on which I’ve marked a few common elements:

  • Green tint showing the lifetime high;
  • Yellow tint showing the important price gap from last week;
  • Red circle showing the damage or failure of the March 23 trendline.
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Dow Jones Composite
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