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Well, the S&P 200 dma fell like a load of bricks. This looks like panic selling now. Even a euro rally for a second consecutive day is not helping to stem the selling pressure.

The S&P 500 is now down more than 10%, which officially marks this a correction. The first since March 2009.

The Volatility Index was up almost 30%.

Here's the charts:

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The plunge continues here.

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And here.

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Both flipped to a sell today.

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It took significant selling pressure, but BPCOMPQ finally rolled over.

So all 7 signals are flashing sells, which keeps the system on a sell.

I see no end to the selling in sight. If you're in cash, I'd stay there. Right now, our sentiment survey is showing 68% bears and only 23% bulls. If those numbers hold, that certainly suggests some measure of a rally by next week, but it's no guarantee. Good luck on whatever you decide to do. See you tomorrow.
 
I think the panic is from the financial institutions depending only on trading desks for profits who are now on the verge of having to legitimize their earnings potential- exposing padded balance sheets full of REO's.
Next month at the G20 will be no picnic for the world markets either, if I read these article's sentiments correctly.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/may/20/germany-euro-crisis-banks-angela-merkel-greece

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/dan-roberts-on-business-blog/2010/may/19/viewpoint-german-short-selling


I like reading the UK news and find the interest rates for lending, cards, and savings particularly interesting.
Here's hoping for a few day b0unce on Dell's #'s to relieve some strain.
 
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