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 Post subject: November 17th Wednesday 2010 Emini TF ($TF_F) points +0.10
PostPosted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 11:00 pm 
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Trade Results of M.A. Perry
Trader and Founder of WRB Analysis (wide range body/bar analysis)
Price Action Only Trading (no indicators)

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Tough trading day only because I wasn't prepared to trade when a Long signal appeared around 0946am est. Thus, the remainder of the trading day was a struggle mainly because there were very few trade opportunities. Further, although profit for the day saids +0.10 it's actually a loss for the day via the commissions.

Trade Performance for Today: +0.10 points or $100 dollars in the ICE Russell 2000 Emini TF ($TF_F) Futures.
1 tick or 0.10 = $10 dollars and to find out more contract information about the Russell 2000 Emini TF...click here.

In addition, today's #FuturesTrades chat room logs provides details about each trade from entry to exit along with commentary as the trade traversed...all archived @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/ftchat/forum/viewtopic.php?f=83&t=681

Also, posted below are direct links to information about my trade methodology and trading plan (there's a difference between the two) that enables me to identify key trading areas in the price action that represent changes in supply/demand and volatility along with being able to exploit these changes via WRB Analysis (wide range body/bar analysis).

Image WRB Analysis Tutorials @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/WRBAnalysisTutorials.htm and there's a free study guide of the WRB Analysis Tutorial Chapters 1, 2 and 3 @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/tsl/forum/viewforum.php?f=119. However, you must join the TSL Support Forum to access the free study guide. To register...click here.

Image Volatility Trading Report (VTR) @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/VolatilityTrading.htm

Image Trading Plan Daily Routine @ http://www.thestrategylab.com/tsl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=125&t=825

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The below summaries by Bloomberg, CNNMoney and Yahoo! Finance helps me to do a quick review of the fundamentals, FED actions, global economics that had an impact on today's price action. Simply, I'm a strong believer that many variables causes key changes in supply/demand and volatility that's arguably just as important as my technical analysis.

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By Ben Rooney, staff reporter
November 17, 2010: 5:21 PM ET

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks ended mixed Wednesday after trading in a narrow range for most of the day as investors weighed inflation and housing reports ahead of GM's initial public offering.

The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) fell 15 points, or 0.1%, to close at 11,007. The S&P 500 held (SPX) closed just above the breakeven point at 1178. The tech-heavy Nasdaq (COMP) rose 7 points, or 0.3%, to close at 2,476.

Home Depot (HD, Fortune 500) and Hewlett Packard (HPQ, Fortune 500) were the biggest losers on the Dow. But Caterpillar (CAT, Fortune 500), McDonald's (MCD, Fortune 500) and Travelers (TRV, Fortune 500) all bucked the trend.

After the market closed, General Motors priced its highly-anticipated initial public offering. Shares will hit the market Thursday morning at $33 apiece, the automaker said.

The offering is expected to raise $20 billion, making it the largest in history.

The mixed performance on Wall Street came after government reports showed consumer prices held near historic lows in October, while new home construction was weaker than expected in the month.

Some traders said the inflation data mean the Federal Reserve has additional leeway to support the economy and asset prices. But others worry that inflation is too low, and that the central bank's actions could drive prices higher as money flows into commodities markets.

"The CPI is too close to zero for comfort, it's not what we'd like to see at this point," said Paul Zemksy, head of asset allocation at ING Investment Management.

In addition, worries about the European sovereign debt crisis have resurfaced this week, taking many market participants by surprise. European Union leaders and officials from the International Monetary Fund gathered in Dublin on Wednesday to discuss ways to support the troubled Irish economy.

"Over the last few months the markets had hoped that the sovereign debt issue had gone away," said Bruce McCain, chief investment strategist with Key Private Bank. "Ireland is making it more than apparent that it hasn't."

After a strong rally in September and October, investors said a pause in the market was not surprising, given the lack of a positive catalysts and renewed jitters.

"We've run up quite a bit off the June low, people are feeling a bit exposed with all these problems that have sprung up," said McCain.

Thursday brings the government's weekly tally of initial jobless claims and a report on manufacturing activity in the area around Philadelphia.

Stocks fell sharply Tuesday on concerns about economic developments in Europe and China. All three major indexes fell nearly 2%, and the day's losses put stocks on track to post their first down month since August.

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Economy: The Consumer Price Index, a key measure of inflation, increased 1.2% over the past 12 months ending in October, the government said.

After stripping out volatile food and energy prices, the core CPI rose 0.6% on an annual basis -- the smallest annual price increase since the government started recording the data in 1957.

On a monthly basis, CPI rose 0.2% in October. Economists surveyed by Briefing.com had expected a 0.3% uptick. The increase was largely due to an increase in energy prices, the report said. Core CPI was flat on a monthly basis, slightly lower than economists' forecasts for a 0.1% increase.

Another government report showed that housing starts fell 11.7% to an annual rate of 519,000 units in October. That was lower than expected. Housing starts were forecast to rose to a 600,000 rate in October.

Building permits, considered a leading indicator of construction activity, reached an annual rate of 550,000 units in October. This was less than the projected rate of 570,000, but more than September's annual rate of 547,000.

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Companies: Shares of NetApp (NTAP) fell over 6% before trading was halted late Wednesday after parts of its quarterly report were leaked.

The data storage company said it earned 52 cents per share in its second quarter on sales of $1.2 billion. Analysts had expected earnings of 49 cents and sales of $1.19 billion, according to Thomson Financial.

NetApp shares rose 1.4% in after hours trading.

After the market closed, Applied Materials (AMAT, Fortune 500) reported net income of $468 million, or 36 cents per share, for its fourth quarter. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters had expected 31 cents per share.

Earlier, discount retailer Target (TGT, Fortune 500) reported a third-quarter, earnings-per-share increase of 28.5%, to 74 cents per share from 58 cents per share in the same period a year earlier. Shares of Target shares rose 3.3%.

World markets: European stocks closed higher. Britain's FTSE 100 added 0.2%, the DAX in Germany gained 0.5% and France's CAC 40 rose 0.8%.

Asian markets ended mixed. The Shanghai Composite lost 1.9% and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong dropped 2%, while Japan's Nikkei gained 0.2%.

Currencies and commodities: The dollar slid against its main trading partners, including the euro, British pound and the Japanese yen.

Oil for December delivery fell $1.61 to $80.73 a barrel.

Gold futures for December delivery slipped 90 cents to $1,337.50 an ounce.

Bonds: The price on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury eased, pushing the yield up to 2.86% from 2.85% late Tuesday.

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4:30 pm : Listless trade left stocks to spend the afternoon stuck in a tight range before a late fit of selling threatened to undercut the major averages. Stocks settled mixed.

Yesterday the stock market dove 1.6% for its fourth straight loss and worst decline in three months. But participants were slow to wade back into the waters of the equity market, especially amid lingering concerns about tighter monetary policy in China and the tenuous state of Ireland's finances. Though China's State Council announced price control guidelines to reassure consumers facing rising inflation and Ireland's Finance Minister will meet with officials from the European Union, European Central Bank, and International Monetary Fund, participants showed restraint.

Broader market advances were limited so that the S&P 500 was kept within a three-point trading range for almost the entire afternoon. An absence of legitimate leadership helped sustain the range bound trade.

Of the major sectors, consumer discretionary fared the best. Its 0.7% advance was underpinned by strength among retailers. Target (TGT 55.62, +2.08) was a standout in its space as participants responded positively to its latest quarterly report. The stock booked its best percentage gain in about five months.

The discretionary sector was also helped by strength in automakers ahead of the initial public offering pricing of General Motors.

Financials were out of favor for the entire session. Their 0.6% loss made for the worst sector performance of the session. Diversified financial services (-1.5%) and regional banks (-1.7%) were the worst offenders in the sector.

Aware of the mixed underlying action and the broader market's inability to break free from the day's trading range, sellers attempted to apply some late pressure. Part of it came after a weaker-than-expected outlook from NetApp (NTAP 49.25, -3.44) was leaked ahead of its scheduled report. However, support surfaced to keep stocks from rolling over.

For the second straight day data had little meaningful impact on trade. Among the most recent reports, the Consumer Price Index for October increased 0.2% after a 0.1% increase in the prior month. It had been expected to increase 0.3% month-over-month. Core consumer prices for were flat for the second month in a row. The Briefing.com consensus called for a 0.1% increase for October.

Housing starts for October fell 11.7% month-over-month to an annualized rate of 519,000, which is less than the rate of 600,000 starts that had been expected among economists polled by Briefing.com. Building permits edged 0.5% higher to an annualized rate of 550,000, which is also less than the rate of 570,000 permits that had been expected.

Trading volume retreated from the robust amounts seen in the prior session. Today's tally on the NYSE did not even break 1 billion shares.

Advancing Sectors: Consumer Discretionary (+0.7%), Energy (+0.4%), Health Care (+0.1%)
Declining Sectors: Financials (-0.6%), Telecom (-0.2%), Utilities (-0.1%), Tech (-0.1%), Materials (-0.1%), Industrials (-0.1%)
Unchanged: Consumer StaplesDJ30 -15.62 NASDAQ +6.17 NQ100 +0.3% R2K +0.3% SP400 +0.6% SP500 +0.25 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1374/1.83 bln/1245 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1807/953 mln/1182

3:30 pm : For the most part, commodities were mixed today. Industrials shed 4.5% after March cotton shed 4.4% to finish at $1.235 per pound.

Dec crude oil shed 2.3% to settle at $80.44 per barrel. An unexpected draw down in inventory data this morning did little for prices. Crude sold off throughout the afternoon to finish the day near its session lows at $80.06. Those lows also represent crude's worst levels in almost a month. Dec natural gas rallied for 4.4% to finish at $4.02 per MMBtu. It traded to session highs at $4.037 just ahead of the close of pit trade.

Dec silver ended higher by 1.3% to $25.51 per ounce. It took advantage of a weaker dollar to recoup some of its losses from yesterday's sizeable sell off. Dec gold ended lower by 0.1% to $1336.90 per ounce. It spent the day chopping around the flat line in what was an uneventful session. DJ30 -29.25 NASDAQ -0.53 SP500 -1.33 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1282/1.5 bln/1306 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1741/660.1 mln/1218

3:00 pm : The S&P 500 continues to chop along in a narrow trading range, which has spanned just three points for the past three hours. Meanwhile, the Dow continues to hug the neutral line, but the Nasdaq Composite has held on to a solid gain with help from large-cap tech plays.

With only an hour left before the close of trade, participants have started looking ahead to tomorrow's events. Among the more anticipated items are weekly jobless claims and leading indicators for October. Also, Ireland's officials are expected to begin meeting with IMF, EU, and ECB officials tomorrow. DJ30 +0.99 NASDAQ +12.31 SP500 +2.57 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1421/1.31 bln/1168 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1957/595 mln/1006

2:30 pm : Oil prices have extended their slide in the minutes leading up to its pit trade close. The commodity was recently quoted with a 2.4% loss at $80.35 per barrel.

Despite the slide in oil prices, energy stocks have managed to outperform the broader market. The sector is currently up 0.4%. Oil and gas exploration and equipment plays have been particularly strong. Investors have favored Schlumberger (SLB 74.28, +1.10), Halliburton (HAL 35.55, +0.52), and National Oilwell Varco (NOV 59.32, +1.69). DJ30 -2.34 NASDAQ +13.99 SP500 +2.59 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1414/1.20 bln/1150 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1942/552 mln/1009

2:00 pm : The stock market failed to break free from its recent trading range. That has kept it chopping along with a modest gain.

Treasuries have come under a fit of pressure in the past hour of action. As a result, the benchmark 10-year Note is now down about five ticks. DJ30 +8.06 NASDAQ +14.94 SP500 +3.49 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1419/1.12 bln/1142 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1952/512 mln/998

1:30 pm : The Dow and Nasdaq Composite are testing their session highs, but the S&P 500 is having to fight through resistance in the 1182 to 1184 zone.

Though overall strength remains modest, gains are broad. More specifically, nine of the 10 major sectors are in higher ground. Financials, down 0.2%, are still the session's primary lagging sector. DJ30 +12.53 NASDAQ +15.29 SP500 +4.04 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1425/1.02 bln/1116 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1981/465 mln/940

1:00 pm : The S&P 500 benefited from a slight squeeze in the early going, but it has since remained range bound.

Trade has been choppy all session, but stocks were able to attract enough support in the opening minutes to force some short covering. Though that helped take stocks into positive territory, the S&P 500 has been unable to push through resistance in the 1182 to 1184 area. That has kept the benchmark index confined to a two point range just below that resistance zone.

Though volatility has cooled since the prior session, such that the Volatility Index is down more than 4%, concerns about the potential for tighter monetary policy in China and the fiscal troubles of Ireland persist.

A decline in the dollar has had limited influence over trade. The dollar is currently off by 0.3% after it oscillated near the neutral line in the early going. The downturn marks a pullback from the one-month high that was set in the prior session.

Shares of retailers are strong for the second straight day, though. The group is currently up 0.8% with help from Target (TGT 55.54, +2.00), which has put together its biggest bounce by percent gained in five months after it posted its latest quarterly report.

In contrast, financials have lagged all session. While the sector is currently down a relatively tame 0.2%, steeper losses are being seen among diversified financial services firms and regional lenders. Comerica (CMA 37.25, +0.51) has attracted support, however. It announced last evening that it will hike its quarterly cash dividend and add to its authorized share repurchase plan.

Data has received little attention today. October CPI produced little surprise with an overall increase of 0.2% and no change in core prices.

Housing starts for October fell a sharper-than-expected 11.7% month-over-month to an annualized rate of 519,000. Building permits increased at a slower-than-expected rate of 0.5% to an annualized rate of 550,000. DJ30 +0.57 NASDAQ +11.70 SP500 +2.46 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1389/953 mln/1137 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1898/431 mln/1038

12:30 pm : Oil has fallen under a flurry of selling pressure that has sent prices of the energy component to a fresh session low of $80.80 per barrel, down 1.9% for the day. That drop has dragged down the CRB Commodity Index to a 0.4% loss.

Speculation continues to percolate around the upcoming initial public offering from General Motors. Many believe the offering will price shares of the automaker at about $33 per share. DJ30 -3.44 NASDAQ +10.01 SP500 +2.25 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1347/875 mln/1153 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1908/398 mln/1016

12:00 pm : The stock market has been caught up in some rather choppy trade. Still, it remains in positive territory with a modest gain.

The dollar has dropped to a session low. It is now off by 0.4% against competing currencies. The dollar's downturn today marks only its second decline in nine sessions. Just yesterday the Dollar Index was at its best level since September.

Despite the dollar's decline, commodities remain mixed, such that the CRB Commodity Index is flat. The CRB dove 3.2% yesterday. That slump came on top of a 3.6% slide last Friday. DJ30 +10.45 NASDAQ +14.14 SP500 +3.97 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1407/800 mln/1057 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1985/364 mln/917

11:30 am : After they led losses in each of the past two sessions, materials stocks have caught a solid bid in recent action. That has the sector up 0.8%. Diversified metals and miners (+1.3%) have been the biggest beneficiaries of the sector's bounce.

Consumer discretionary stocks still represent the best performing sector of the day, though. They are up 0.9%, most of which has been underpinned by a 1.0% gain by retailers. Target (TGT 55.68, +2.14) has been a standout in the space following its release this morning of in-line earnings. DJ30 +5.30 NASDAQ +13.06 SP500 +3.76 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1358/698 mln/1104 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1905/320 mln/976

11:00 am : Stocks recently pushed to fresh session highs, but have since surrendered a chunk of those gains.

Financials have hampered early action. That sector is down to a 0.5% loss, most of which stems from weakness in diversified financial services stocks like Citigroup (C 4.18, -0.04), JPMorgan Chase (JPM 39.03, -0.58), and Bank of America (BAC 11.81, -0.13). The steepest losses are being seen among regional banks like Fifth Third (FITB 12.35, -0.33) and Regions Financial (RF 5.70, -0.22), although Comerica (CMA 37.09, +0.35) has attracted support following its announcement that it has raised its quarterly cash dividend to $0.10 per share from $0.05 per share and has authorized the repurchase of close to 12.6 million shares. DJ30 -11.58 NASDAQ +8.45 SP500 +1.60 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1244/600 mln/1167 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1705/275 mln/1141

10:35 am : After posting gains for the last two session, the dollar index is pulling back this morning and is currently down 0.4% at 78.865. However, this is only providing price support for select commodities.

In the energy space, December crude has been in negative territory for most of the morning and was trading 0.6% lower at $81.84 per barrel ahead of inventory data. Following the data, which showed a draw of 7.29 million barrels versus the consensus that called for no change, crude moved back towards to unchanged line and is now slightly in the red at $82.29 per barrel.

December natural gas was near the flat line overnight, but began steadily trending higher until hitting session highs of $3.97 per MMBtu shortly after the open of pit trading. Currently, the energy component is 2.8% higher at $3.93 per MMBtu. The rest of the energy space is mixed (Heating Oil -0.5% and RBOB gasoline +0.2%).

Today, industrial commodities are by far some of the worst performers, excluding copper. However, copper is down 0.4%. The others include nickel -6.8%, aluminum -6.6% and cotton -4.1%.

December gold is trading 0.4% higher at $1343.60 per ounce, while December silver put in fresh highs of $25.78 per ounce in recent trade. Currently, silver is 2.1% higher at $25.76 per ounce.DJ30 +13.97 NASDAQ +15.70 SP500 +5.15 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1375/444.2 mln/966 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1862/212.9 mln/898

10:00 am : Stocks remain mixed amid generally listless trade. The broader market has made its way back into positive territory, though.

Some traders are making note of some early squeezes higher. Following the broader market's streak of losses -- four straight and six of the last seven -- many had started to lean heavily against stocks. Subsequent short covering has the potential to drive a strong swing.

Advancing Sectors: Consumer Discretionary (+0.6%), Materials (+0.3%), Tech (+0.3%), Energy (+0.2%), Health Care (+0.1%)
Declining Sectors: Financials (-0.3%), Telecom (-0.2%), Industrials (-0.2%), Utilities (-0.1%)
Unchanged: Consumer StaplesDJ30 -7.30 NASDAQ +7.59 SP500 +1.67 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1303/256 mln/940 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1616/132 mln/1097

09:45 am : Stocks are seeking direction in the early going. Underlying action is mixed.

Telecom and financials represent the worst performing sectors. Both are down 0.5%. In contrast, consumer discretionary stocks have managed to muster a 0.3% gain with help from retailers. Retailers are collectively up 0.6% as they attempt to outperform for the second straight session.

Action among Treasuries is also muddled. That has the benchmark 10-year Note up just a few ticks and the 30-year Bond down a few ticks. Their yields stand at 2.83% and 4.27%, respectively. DJ30 -15.32 NASDAQ +4.58 SP500 -0.61 NASDAQ Adv/Vol/Dec 1255/144 mln/918 NYSE Adv/Vol/Dec 1381/85 mln/1253

09:15 am : S&P futures vs fair value: +0.40. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +3.00. Stock futures have eased back a bit, but they continue to suggest that a moderately higher start to trade is in order. The tepid bid comes after the S&P 500 fell 1.6% in the prior session. That sharp slide marked the stock market's fourth straight decline and its sixth in seven sessions. It was also the worst one day drop for stocks since August and has left the broader market 4% off of the two-year high that was set close to two weeks ago. The themes that sank stocks yesterday -- uncertainty over tighter policy in China and the state of finances in Ireland -- have not really gone away, but the concern of those items has cooled a bit overnight. At the same time, corporate news has failed to rekindle support for stocks and data has been rather lackluster. Today's economic calendar included a mild CPI reading, but both building permits and housing starts disappointed.

09:05 am : S&P futures vs fair value: +2.10. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +6.00. Futures for the S&P 500 continue to trade with moderate strength. Meanwhile, Germany's DAX has pushed its way to a 0.3% gain. Strength has been relatively broad, but Infineon Tech has been a primary leader. BMW has been a laggard. France's CAC has climbed to a 0.5% gain with help from a strong financial sector. Societe Generale and BNP Paribas have been primary leaders. Britain's FTSE has lagged today. It is currently down 0.2%. Experian has surged on the back of strong first half results. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is also showing strength following an FDA recommendation for the approval of a GSK lupus drug, Benlysta. Vodafone and HSBC (HBC) have undermined their strength, however. Of broader concern, Ireland's Finance Minister has confirmed that he will begin talks with EU Commission, ECB and IMF officials on Thursday. Still, reports suggest that the country remains hesitant to accept funding to aid in its fiscal troubles.

As for action in Asia, China's Shanghai Composite fell another 1.9% after it had already surrendered 8% during the course of the previous three days. The extended slide came after China's State Council announced price control guidelines to reassure consumers facing rising inflation, and also urged local authorities to offer temporary subsidies to needy families. Though declining issues outnumbered advancers by more than 7-to-1, but PetroChina (PTR) and China Petroleum (SNP) were primary sources of weakness. Losses were also broad on the Hang Seng, which fell 2.0%. Of its 45 members, only Bank of China Hong Kong, Ping An Insurance, and China Resources Power managed to muster gains. Japan's Nikkei managed to make a 0.2% gain. Honda Motor (HMC) provided the most leadership. KDDI complemented its effort as Softbank showed weakness.

08:35 am : S&P futures vs fair value: +4.10. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +9.30. The reaction by stock futures to the latest dose of data has been muted, but the dollar has moved down to a 0.2% loss. The Consumer Price Index for October increased 0.2% after a 0.1% increase in the prior month. It had been expected to increase 0.3% month-over-month. Core consumer prices for were flat for the second month in a row. The Briefing.com consensus called for a 0.1% increase for October. Separately, housing starts for October fell 11.7% month-over-month to an annualized rate of 519,000, which is less than the rate of 600,000 starts that had been expected among economists polled by Briefing.com. Building permits edged 0.5% higher to an annualized rate of 550,000, which is also less than the rate of 570,000 permits that had been expected.

08:05 am : S&P futures vs fair value: +2.00. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +6.30. The stock market's 1.6% drop yesterday made for its worst loss in three months, but the rebound effort this morning has been only modest. In fact, stock futures have failed to find a sustainable path in overnight and early morning trade. Meanwhile, the dollar is up just 0.1% against competing currencies at the moment. It, too, has oscillated since the prior session. The dollar's dance precedes the latest piece of CPI data, which will be released at the bottom of the hour. Monthly housing starts and building permits data are also due then. The corporate calendar continues to thin, such that only a handful of names have reported since the prior session's close. Target (TGT) is among the more widely held names to release quarterly results; the firm's top and bottom line were both on par with what Wall Street had widely expected. Overseas action has been a bit mixed, so it hasn't really offered any directional cues for premarket participants. It has been reported, however, that officials from Ireland will begin talks with the EU, ECB, and IMF on Thursday.

06:41 am : S&P futures vs fair value: +2.10. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +6.80.

06:41 am : Nikkei...9811.66...+14.60...+0.20%. Hang Seng...23214.46...-478.60...-2.00%.

06:41 am : FTSE...5678.08...-3.80...-0.10%. DAX...6686.42...+23.10...+0.30%.

Special thanks to Bloomberg, CNNMoney and Yahoo! Finance for their market summaries. gm

Best Regards,
M.A. Perry
Trader and Founder of WRB Analysis (wide range body/bar analysis)
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