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Hold the Line

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With all the sloshing and swishing throughout the day, when it was all over, the S&P 500 futures closed up 0.07%. Whoop-de-freakin’ ding-dang-doo. Good Lord, this market has become dull.

With that dazzling introduction, as we await the FOMC in 3.5 more trading days, below are some key U.S. stock indexes and, important, their key resistance levels. It would make things a lot more pleasant with the bears if these resistance levels were respected and not exceeded. Here, close up, is the NASDAQ Composite:

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