I wrote yesterday morning:

Wall Street is headed towards a higher open as the DJIA futures were 11832 before the International Trade figures were released, and are now at 12021. The trade deficit widened to $58.2 billion in January from $57.9 billion in December. Economists had been expecting the deficit to widen to $59.5 billion from the $58.8 billion originally reported (for December). There is also a new plan from the Fed to provide additional liquidity.

The DJIA (+416.66 +3.55 pct to 12156.8), S&P 500 (+47.28 +3.71 to 1320.65), Nasdaq Composite (+86.42 +2255.76) and Toronto Composite (+339.4 +2.61 pct to 13344.5) posted their best gains in a few years, with the Financials (XLF +6.56 pct), Basic Materials (XLB +6.09 pct) and Energy (XLE +5.15 pct) taking the lead.

Of the industry groups, the Banks ($BKX +9.1 pct), Broker-Dealers ($XBD +7.3 pct) and REITs ($DJR +6.5 pct) saw the most short-covering, which was inspired by massive Fed intervention early in the morning.

The Fed announced they will buy up to $200 billion in bank loans under a Term Securities Lending Facility and also increase its existing reciprocal currency arrangements with the ECB and SNB. With the action by the Fed, there was a huge flight from safety from bonds to stocks. Medium and long-dated Treasuries saw with the 10-year yield rising to 3.605 pct.

Citigroup (C) announced a plan to inject $1 billion to protect six of its beleaguered hedge funds.

Texas Instruments (TXN) cut its 1Q forecast to $0.41 to $0.45 a share on revenue of $3.21 billion to $3.35 billion. This guidance hit the shares of (Cara 100) Nokia (NOK -1.9 pct).

NOK was one of only four of the Cara 100 stocks to lose on the day. Yesterday, the top 25 performers of the Cara 100 grew by +6.1 pct or more. Contrast that with the previous day when only 5 were higher and 95 lower. As one TV anchor asked, rhetorically, “Are you getting a nosebleed yet?”

Russia's mobile telecommunications company Vimpel (VIP +11.1 pct) gained on a +14 pct increase in customers and +39 pct increase in revenues, but the earnings missed consensus estimates.

The India banks made huge gains as HDFC (HDB) was up +12.6 pct and ICICI (IBN) lifted +10.2 pct on the day.

On the economic front, the monthly US trade gap expanded +0.6 pct in January to $58.20 billion due to Exports increasing +1.6 pct and Imports increasing +1.3 pct. This was not an improvement, but the Talking Heads spun it that way.

Crude Oil ($WTIC) closed at $107.38, slightly off the previous day’s all-time record high.

The long 30-year Treasury bond ($USB) dropped -1.33 pct to 118.27 as the yield ($TYX) lifted +1.84 pct to 4.530. The 10-year yield ($TNX) lifted +4.60 pct to 3.596. But the big move out of the 2-year Treasury and 3-month T-Bill instruments as the yields popped +11.1 pct to 2.613 and +10.8 pct to 1.440, respectively.

The trade-weighted $USD lifted +0.39 pct to 73.25. The Euro and Pound were not much affected, but the Yen plunged -1.37 pct to 96.93 on a carry trade reversal as Funds borrowed to buy stocks and squeeze the short players.

$GOLD was quiet, gaining +$.20/oz to 976.00.

This morning, the FTSE, CAC and DAX are up +1.58 pct, +1.60 pct and +1.10 pct respectively as at 9:10am ET.

The spot prices at 8:50am for gold, palladium, platinum and silver were at 975.6, 482, 2040, and 19.66, which was unremarkable. A rising USD will depress these precious metals prices.

The March Euro is softer at 1.5350; the April Crude is quiet at 107.38; and the DJIA March futures also quiet at 12173, up +12 in 30 minutes.

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Comments & Outlook

Yesterday morning’s intervention by the Fed is more proof the capital market is on life support.

HB&B, which is in dire straits, used the added $200 billion Fed funding to buy selected stock sectors affected by the credit crunch, such as Banks and Retailers. The problem is that the Fed’s tools to solve the problem are the same ones that caused it. To wit: credit expansion.

Just as the market is trying to clean up its debts that are not supported by collateral so that properly recognized capital risk does not result in much higher interest rates in future, along comes the Fed to pour more debt on the fire.

In effect the Fed was saying to the banks yesterday, “We’ll exchange $200 billion of your garbage paper by printing more money.” The dilutive impact immediately shot the price of commodities higher. The People cannot afford these higher costs.

So who, other than HB&B won yesterday?

Traders merely closed their shorts, which added huge volume to the market, driving prices higher. But the important point is that value did not increase. So, after the impact of this Wall Street buying syndicate has played out, the liquidity will get worse because there are no fools among serious traders; they will not pay higher prices that are unsupported by higher value.

Traders know that the economy of Japan is on the rocks. They know that the economies of Russia and China are struggling to contain inflation that is out of control. They know that the economies of Canada and Mexico are being heavily impacted by the slowing US economy. They know that the UK housing market is collapsing, and German confidence in the economy is at a long-term low. They know that military conflict and terrorism in the Middle East is at the root of the problem and unlikely to be resolved any time soon. They know that as wealth is being destroyed at a pace unseen for perhaps for the past four generations, the current interventionist action by central banks is no solution, and in fact is pouring more fuel on the fire.

Extreme volatility, as seen yesterday, is being caused by the Fed and other central bankers who know that HB&B and the relatively few individuals who control corporate empires, all of whom are in financial difficulty, will answer the clarion call, sending their Talking Heads to Financial Entertainment Television to stir the People into a frenzy of greed.

But at the end of the day, the market knows that it is a value pricing mechanism, and value is not being increased by the action that central bankers are presently taking. So; up today, down tomorrow.

Smart traders closed their shorts and bought the dip. Soon they will extract even more capital from the market (ie, liquidity) by shorting these higher price levels.

Yes, as surprising as this might seem, most of us are on deathwatch.

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Links & Charts

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International Economics Review

US Economic Calendar.

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Knobias Cara100 Tables

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Cara 100 Daily RSI-7 Charts

At least one RSI value >70:

Ticker	Last	RSI-7M	RSI-7W	RSI-7D	Zone
PBR	114.58	87.77	56.47	49.13	Sell alert (trig. 8 days ago [on 2008-02-29 at $117.34, -2.35% chg], after a 2 day DZ)
GG	43.13	78.04	72.73	55.95	Sell alert (trig. 3 days ago [on 2008-03-07 at $42.75, +0.89% chg], after a 2 day DZ)
ABX	50.45	75.63	60.16	47.64
ECA	77.01	74.10	76.08	63.97	Sell alert (trig. 3 days ago [on 2008-03-07 at $76.91, +0.13% chg], after a 2 day DZ)
ATVI	27.13	73.66	57.87	48.72
TT	45.77	73.56	71.15	68.23	Sell alert (trig. 8 days ago [on 2008-02-29 at $45.05, +1.60% chg], after a 1 day DZ)
GGB	32.05	71.82	64.42	54.96	Sell alert (trig. 6 days ago [on 2008-03-04 at $31.29, +2.43% chg], after a 1 day DZ)
ABV	79.54	70.76	56.70	48.14	Sell alert (trig. 8 days ago [on 2008-02-29 at $81.48, -2.38% chg], after a 3 day DZ)
NUE	67.42	64.48	70.02	55.86	Sell alert (trig. 4 days ago [on 2008-03-06 at $68.50, -1.58% chg], after a 1 day DZ)
AMAT	20.94	61.84	77.87	69.63
TS	49.10	57.04	67.73	73.35
INTC	21.20	41.64	44.88	71.35
CSCO	25.15	40.95	47.09	71.35

At least one RSI value <30:

Ticker	Last	RSI-7M	RSI-7W	RSI-7D	Zone
SBUX	17.74	15.25	31.41	47.89	Buy alert (trig. 1 days ago [on 2008-03-11 at $17.74, +0.00% chg], after a 2 day AZ)
SNDK	21.79	20.10	12.28	29.64	Accumulation Zone (for 8 days)
UBS	30.13	21.19	20.44	38.15	Buy alert (trig. 1 days ago [on 2008-03-11 at $30.13, +0.00% chg], after a 6 day AZ)
BC	15.86	23.71	35.91	44.71
BA	73.40	26.30	27.89	16.88	Accumulation Zone (for 1 days)
INFY	36.65	27.20	33.34	37.85	Buy alert (trig. 1 days ago [on 2008-03-11 at $36.65, +0.00% chg], after a 1 day AZ)
BDK	65.36	27.54	34.45	42.29	Buy alert (trig. 1 days ago [on 2008-03-11 at $65.36, +0.00% chg], after a 1 day AZ)
PAYX	31.63	27.58	24.60	48.15	Buy alert (trig. 1 days ago [on 2008-03-11 at $31.63, +0.00% chg], after a 3 day AZ)
GSK	41.86	27.69	30.32	33.86	Buy alert (trig. 1 days ago [on 2008-03-11 at $41.86, +0.00% chg], after a 1 day AZ)
ADBE	32.60	27.90	24.61	37.55	Buy alert (trig. 1 days ago [on 2008-03-11 at $32.60, +0.00% chg], after a 1 day AZ)
KB	58.45	27.99	29.99	43.81	Buy alert (trig. 1 days ago [on 2008-03-11 at $58.45, +0.00% chg], after a 3 day AZ)
BMY	21.73	29.17	20.56	35.60	Buy alert (trig. 1 days ago [on 2008-03-11 at $21.73, +0.00% chg], after a 3 day AZ)
GOL	15.67	29.18	16.19	27.60	Accumulation Zone (for 4 days)
DELL	19.83	29.73	32.40	52.24
TGP	28.59	30.13	39.38	24.12
JCP	40.72	31.37	37.31	25.12
WFMI	33.19	34.43	26.94	24.91
GS	163.07	34.78	23.91	42.72
OXPS	21.67	34.92	21.38	38.58
AET	42.65	35.56	18.25	13.49
GOOG	439.84	35.57	19.66	39.28
GE	33.40	35.89	28.55	52.83
GRMN	56.23	37.79	25.69	39.77
IBN	45.43	43.34	29.63	36.59
QCOM	39.42	48.33	42.55	28.55
NOK	32.27	52.14	35.32	19.80
VCP	28.65	58.88	42.02	29.04

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International Equity Markets Review

Europe

Here is the latest session data for the bourses of Europe.

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Here is the latest session data for the London stock exchange FTSE.

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Here is the latest session data for the German DAX.

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Here is the latest session data for the French CAC 40.

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Here is the latest session data for the Milan Italy stock exchange MIBTEL.

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Here is the latest session data for the Swiss market index.

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Asia-Pacific

Here is the latest session data for the Asia-Pacific stock exchanges.

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Here is the latest chart for the Japanese Nikkei 225 index.

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Here is the latest chart for the Singapore index .

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Here is the latest chart for the Shanghai Composite index .

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Here is the latest chart for the Hong Kong Hang Seng index .

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Here is the latest chart for the India BSE 30 index .

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Here is the latest chart for the Australian All Ordinaries index .

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US Equity Markets Review

DJIA (interactive) chart

NASDAQ Composite (interactive) chart

Table 14: Dow 30 List

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
MSFT	29.28	1.23	4.39%	6.13%	3.17%	3.79%	-16.87%	-14.13%	1.21%	7.33%
INTC	21.20	1.08	5.37%	6.00%	2.47%	2.51%	-16.37%	-21.28%	-17.38%	11.00%
T	36.09	1.44	4.16%	3.50%	1.46%	-2.12%	-11.98%	-8.54%	-9.34%	-1.26%
AXP	43.83	3.79	9.47%	2.77%	-4.32%	-1.79%	-14.13%	-19.67%	-26.17%	-22.97%
CVX	88.16	3.43	4.05%	1.65%	0.05%	9.61%	-5.67%	-1.92%	-0.49%	28.76%
CAT	72.61	3.89	5.66%	1.21%	-0.94%	4.60%	2.80%	-1.51%	-1.73%	12.75%
MCD	54.25	0.45	0.84%	1.16%	-3.90%	-3.09%	-6.63%	-14.07%	4.81%	22.88%
PG	66.66	0.90	1.37%	0.92%	-1.51%	1.00%	-7.81%	-9.72%	-0.49%	7.24%
WMT	50.25	1.40	2.87%	0.76%	-2.24%	1.31%	7.14%	2.49%	17.02%	5.97%
IBM	116.49	2.48	2.18%	0.67%	1.84%	10.80%	11.27%	8.88%	-0.73%	24.88%
DD	46.57	2.36	5.34%	0.30%	-1.54%	1.39%	6.47%	1.48%	-2.10%	-8.94%
KO	59.47	0.81	1.38%	0.17%	-0.08%	-0.05%	-2.65%	-5.56%	6.85%	25.02%
XOM	86.68	4.22	5.12%	-0.01%	-3.57%	4.16%	-7.30%	-3.99%	-0.30%	21.88%
JNJ	62.44	1.11	1.81%	-0.32%	-2.01%	0.90%	-5.26%	-7.56%	0.63%	0.48%
GE	33.40	1.70	5.36%	-0.36%	-1.59%	-1.79%	-9.14%	-9.80%	-15.44%	-2.68%
MMM	77.95	2.47	3.27%	-0.59%	-4.11%	-1.68%	-5.76%	-7.91%	-11.66%	4.31%
AA	37.76	2.12	5.95%	-0.63%	-1.92%	10.86%	4.51%	4.51%	10.41%	13.73%
UTX	68.37	2.14	3.23%	-0.77%	-6.71%	-4.47%	-9.09%	-10.53%	-8.44%	6.00%
JPM	38.84	2.36	6.47%	-0.89%	-11.16%	-10.40%	-7.90%	-15.45%	-12.80%	-20.44%
HPQ	47.92	1.21	2.59%	-1.09%	-2.60%	12.41%	-3.79%	-5.63%	-3.91%	19.47%
VZ	35.21	0.84	2.44%	-1.34%	-4.35%	-4.29%	-18.51%	-20.82%	-15.91%	-3.40%
DIS	31.19	0.73	2.40%	-2.13%	-5.17%	-2.32%	-2.04%	-1.79%	-6.87%	-9.25%
PFE	21.72	0.57	2.70%	-2.34%	-4.86%	-2.16%	-5.19%	-8.85%	-10.21%	-14.52%
HD	26.20	1.20	4.80%	-2.49%	-9.12%	-8.68%	0.34%	-7.75%	-24.86%	-32.25%
BAC	37.72	2.41	6.83%	-2.73%	-11.70%	-10.49%	-7.00%	-15.52%	-23.72%	-25.97%
C	21.49	1.80	9.14%	-2.76%	-13.87%	-16.74%	-25.69%	-35.33%	-53.29%	-57.30%
MRK	42.32	1.06	2.57%	-3.29%	-8.77%	-6.60%	-26.23%	-29.93%	-15.28%	-5.13%
AIG	44.00	2.05	4.89%	-3.99%	-14.43%	-1.65%	-21.85%	-25.74%	-32.21%	-36.30%
GM	21.77	0.88	4.21%	-5.64%	-11.43%	-19.73%	-10.82%	-20.87%	-28.72%	-29.75%
BA	73.40	-0.98	-1.32%	-7.81%	-13.21%	-9.53%	-15.26%	-17.25%	-24.67%	-18.00%

You can do this table yourself by entering the following string into the Summaries window at www.billcara2.com and then clicking on the link for Performance.

AA AIG AXP BA C CAT DD DIS GE GM HD HON HPQ IBM INTC JNJ JPM KO MCD MMM MO MRK MSFT PFE PG T UTX VZ WMT XOM

Here are the links to interactive Dow charts from Billcara2.com that I broke into groups of ten, which you can add technical indicators for as well. (list one) (list two) (list three)

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The Americas

Here is the latest session data for the exchanges of the Americas.

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Here is the latest chart for the Brazilian Bovespa stock exchange in Sao Paulo.

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Here is the latest session data for the Toronto Stock Exchange composite index.

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Sector ETF Summary for the US equity market

The tables I show in this section are for ten (GICS) Sector Index Funds (ETF's) only, but they cover the full spectrum of the US equity market.

Table 1: Cara ETF List

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
SMH	29.27	0.58	2.02%	2.24%	-0.85%	1.99%	-6.66%	-11.44%	-23.44%	-15.43%
XLK	22.55	0.80	3.68%	1.71%	-1.27%	-0.62%	-13.67%	-15.42%	-13.70%	-1.96%
XLE	76.35	3.50	4.80%	1.13%	-2.43%	6.56%	-3.96%	1.69%	7.01%	33.01%
XLB	40.75	2.01	5.19%	0.49%	-3.76%	1.32%	-1.33%	-2.56%	5.73%	9.22%
XLP	27.50	0.57	2.12%	0.44%	-1.36%	1.36%	-3.13%	-5.60%	1.48%	4.88%
SPY	132.70	4.70	3.67%	-0.22%	-4.09%	-0.81%	-8.44%	-10.28%	-10.07%	-5.74%
XLF	25.24	1.61	6.81%	-0.39%	-8.02%	-4.83%	-11.00%	-16.59%	-24.20%	-29.63%
XLI	36.18	1.14	3.25%	-0.47%	-3.44%	-0.85%	-6.05%	-7.70%	-7.44%	2.06%
IYZ	23.18	0.59	2.61%	-0.81%	-5.70%	-7.54%	-20.53%	-19.68%	-28.85%	-23.80%
XLU	38.30	0.65	1.73%	-1.39%	-3.87%	-2.64%	-9.00%	-11.65%	-2.54%	0.26%
XLY	30.62	0.81	2.72%	-1.86%	-7.13%	-3.89%	-4.91%	-9.41%	-15.46%	-19.97%
IYH	62.42	-0.18	-0.29%	-4.91%	-7.59%	-5.68%	-10.96%	-13.41%	-9.88%	-6.25%

You can do this table yourself by entering the following string into the Summary window at Billcara2.com and then clicking on the link for Performance. XLE XLB XLI XLY XLP IYH XLF SMH IYZ XLU XLK SPY . You can also add more ETF’s – up to 30 in total.

For a list of components to any ETF, go to the AMEX.com web site, and click on ETF's.

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10 (energy: XLE)

Table 2: Senior oil & gas equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
CEO	172.03	13.60	8.58%	11.18%	0.76%	19.05%	2.75%	1.63%	35.03%	112.49%
PTR	142.53	10.59	8.03%	2.72%	-4.95%	1.27%	-17.92%	-26.62%	-1.74%	25.09%
SLB	86.61	3.81	4.60%	2.44%	-2.79%	7.60%	-13.89%	-9.31%	-13.55%	33.04%
SU	107.49	3.43	3.30%	2.23%	4.52%	11.43%	-2.52%	6.34%	17.99%	52.17%
RIG	139.63	7.63	5.78%	2.03%	-2.87%	8.85%	-4.33%	2.72%	30.56%	80.01%
TOT	75.97	2.32	3.15%	1.93%	-0.35%	7.68%	-8.78%	-6.38%	-1.53%	14.71%
PBR	114.58	5.98	5.51%	1.80%	-5.89%	-0.45%	-3.56%	10.94%	72.77%	153.89%
CVX	88.16	3.43	4.05%	1.65%	0.05%	9.61%	-5.67%	-1.92%	-0.49%	28.76%
ECA	77.01	0.96	1.26%	1.09%	2.45%	10.73%	10.63%	17.66%	27.48%	60.81%
STO	30.64	1.49	5.11%	0.00%	2.44%	16.81%	-1.92%	4.72%	-1.70%	20.39%
XOM	86.68	4.22	5.12%	-0.01%	-3.57%	4.16%	-7.30%	-3.99%	-0.30%	21.88%
IMO	55.97	1.17	2.14%	-0.64%	-1.03%	8.41%	1.91%	10.05%	24.57%	56.38%

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Table 3: Senior metals and steel equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
TCK	42.84	2.55	6.33%	5.47%	9.76%	23.85%	18.21%	15.29%	3.65%	-37.09%
TS	49.10	3.02	6.55%	5.43%	12.20%	31.14%	10.61%	7.18%	8.72%	10.79%
GGB	32.05	1.88	6.23%	2.43%	-3.11%	15.37%	11.67%	11.44%	37.44%	88.09%
NUE	67.42	4.12	6.51%	1.11%	-0.72%	12.46%	16.30%	13.89%	25.92%	4.92%
AA	37.76	2.12	5.95%	-0.63%	-1.92%	10.86%	4.51%	4.51%	10.41%	13.73%
MT	75.95	3.91	5.43%	-1.17%	-3.98%	11.99%	-0.59%	5.05%	16.97%	45.58%
RIO	33.55	1.88	5.94%	-1.21%	-7.35%	5.14%	2.57%	-2.41%	-35.97%	-4.03%
DOW	37.09	1.85	5.25%	-1.57%	-4.90%	-2.47%	-4.28%	-10.52%	-11.01%	-13.74%
RTP	429.38	10.28	2.45%	-3.95%	-6.25%	4.22%	2.31%	-5.62%	42.28%	103.84%
PKX	128.32	4.27	3.44%	-4.10%	-10.88%	-1.09%	-12.39%	-21.31%	-18.19%	28.71%
BHP	68.43	2.27	3.43%	-4.43%	-7.29%	3.93%	-2.81%	-9.81%	3.92%	59.55%
VCP	28.65	-0.06	-0.21%	-9.34%	-13.57%	-7.58%	-3.54%	-11.98%	17.47%	60.06%

Table 12: Senior gold equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
GFI	15.73	0.75	5.01%	6.79%	13.74%	18.36%	2.14%	2.14%	-7.09%	-7.58%
AEM	72.66	2.34	3.33%	4.34%	7.82%	13.09%	28.56%	49.32%	45.32%	97.55%
HMY	13.54	0.59	4.56%	4.31%	8.93%	39.01%	25.95%	27.86%	27.02%	0.89%
NEM	52.12	2.74	5.55%	3.82%	3.31%	2.36%	-0.52%	6.17%	15.41%	23.24%
EGO	6.840	-0.160	-2.29%	3.64%	12.69%	13.81%	10.32%	20.42%	20.42%	17.12%
BVN	77.66	3.48	4.69%	3.11%	7.06%	12.00%	27.56%	44.19%	85.35%	184.26%
KGC	25.59	1.45	6.01%	2.52%	4.83%	11.99%	27.00%	43.28%	84.37%	94.31%
LIHR	37.97	1.68	4.63%	1.36%	5.77%	14.85%	14.47%	16.33%	33.23%	56.13%
GG	43.13	2.20	5.38%	0.98%	2.03%	16.19%	17.71%	31.61%	60.10%	74.26%
AU	36.19	1.19	3.40%	-0.66%	2.90%	3.19%	-21.09%	-17.71%	-13.21%	-14.97%
AUY	18.37	0.89	5.09%	-0.70%	4.55%	17.46%	32.44%	39.27%	57.14%	34.09%
ABX	50.45	1.40	2.85%	-1.43%	-0.20%	1.12%	9.63%	29.86%	34.14%	80.44%

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20 (industrial: XLI)

Table 4: Senior capital goods makers and transportation

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
FLR	141.66	8.85	6.66%	3.61%	5.28%	23.41%	-1.90%	-4.18%	6.95%	57.09%
UPS	72.79	1.60	2.25%	2.45%	0.36%	1.93%	5.25%	-1.67%	-1.83%	3.06%
ABB	25.73	1.10	4.47%	2.02%	3.00%	7.97%	-10.16%	-11.52%	10.15%	52.70%
CAT	72.61	3.89	5.66%	1.21%	-0.94%	4.60%	2.80%	-1.51%	-1.73%	12.75%
GE	33.40	1.70	5.36%	-0.36%	-1.59%	-1.79%	-9.14%	-9.80%	-15.44%	-2.68%
MMM	77.95	2.47	3.27%	-0.59%	-4.11%	-1.68%	-5.76%	-7.91%	-11.66%	4.31%
UTX	68.37	2.14	3.23%	-0.77%	-6.71%	-4.47%	-9.09%	-10.53%	-8.44%	6.00%
TXT	54.72	1.55	2.92%	-1.01%	-6.08%	-3.05%	-18.10%	-21.59%	-1.94%	21.68%
FDX	88.16	3.19	3.75%	-2.38%	-3.09%	-0.33%	2.32%	-9.74%	-18.84%	-23.12%
ERJ	42.31	0.99	2.40%	-2.47%	-10.64%	-4.17%	-6.25%	-9.73%	-0.09%	-6.87%
HON	56.96	1.28	2.30%	-2.67%	-3.72%	-1.18%	-4.91%	-2.38%	1.32%	20.60%
BA	73.40	-0.98	-1.32%	-7.81%	-13.21%	-9.53%	-15.26%	-17.25%	-24.67%	-18.00%

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25 (consumer discretionary: XLY)

Table 5: Senior consumer discretionary equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
TM	106.07	5.27	5.23%	0.77%	-5.41%	-3.83%	-0.37%	-4.42%	-6.34%	-20.33%
BC	15.86	0.66	4.34%	0.70%	-9.06%	-10.40%	-6.26%	-18.62%	-29.64%	-52.34%
EBAY	26.41	0.69	2.68%	0.61%	-4.00%	-6.25%	-18.71%	-21.66%	-27.27%	-14.28%
BBBY	28.65	1.85	6.90%	-1.68%	-5.88%	-6.22%	1.02%	-7.13%	-13.05%	-28.54%
DIS	31.19	0.73	2.40%	-2.13%	-5.17%	-2.32%	-2.04%	-1.79%	-6.87%	-9.25%
CCL	38.97	1.15	3.04%	-2.70%	-8.31%	-5.80%	-10.74%	-11.69%	-13.36%	-15.76%
TGT	51.58	0.35	0.68%	-2.79%	-6.03%	-4.82%	4.18%	-2.75%	-16.54%	-16.65%
WHR	85.05	2.79	3.39%	-3.21%	-7.08%	-4.63%	6.47%	2.17%	-5.92%	-3.19%
NKE	57.92	0.95	1.67%	-4.15%	-7.49%	-4.52%	-8.47%	-9.78%	4.30%	9.45%
BDK	65.36	3.17	5.10%	-4.90%	-8.77%	-4.93%	-6.54%	-17.79%	-19.55%	-23.55%
GOL	15.67	0.43	2.82%	-9.32%	-12.94%	-19.48%	-34.68%	-37.82%	-19.02%	-41.96%
JCP	40.72	0.34	0.84%	-13.77%	-19.29%	-18.48%	-2.23%	-10.96%	-36.55%	-49.30%

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30 (consumer staples: XLP)

Table 6: Senior consumer staples equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
KR	26.00	0.68	2.69%	3.96%	0.23%	0.12%	1.29%	-1.78%	-2.73%	2.81%
PDA	50.94	4.34	9.31%	3.45%	6.24%	6.93%	5.84%	0.53%	32.48%	108.51%
PG	66.66	0.90	1.37%	0.92%	-1.51%	1.00%	-7.81%	-9.72%	-0.49%	7.24%
BUD	47.19	1.03	2.23%	0.90%	-0.49%	-0.27%	-8.60%	-10.25%	-5.85%	-6.00%
WMT	50.25	1.40	2.87%	0.76%	-2.24%	1.31%	7.14%	2.49%	17.02%	5.97%
KO	59.47	0.81	1.38%	0.17%	-0.08%	-0.05%	-2.65%	-5.56%	6.85%	25.02%
PEP	69.95	0.93	1.35%	-0.13%	-1.93%	-1.42%	-7.09%	-8.54%	0.11%	11.24%
DEO	81.71	1.34	1.67%	-0.70%	-3.13%	1.21%	-3.94%	-5.04%	-4.86%	6.25%
SBUX	17.74	0.94	5.60%	-0.89%	-6.93%	-4.21%	-8.13%	-19.00%	-35.09%	-41.47%
WAG	36.36	1.29	3.68%	-1.38%	-3.68%	1.25%	-2.62%	-1.46%	-18.93%	-18.46%
ABV	79.54	3.64	4.80%	-4.75%	-5.76%	3.55%	9.74%	9.45%	19.13%	51.27%
WFMI	33.19	0.46	1.41%	-6.85%	-10.39%	-19.91%	-16.52%	-22.45%	-24.76%	-27.88%

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35 (healthcare: IYH)

Table 7: Senior healthcare equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
NVO	68.40	0.74	1.09%	-0.18%	-0.49%	7.14%	7.21%	-48.43%	-40.89%	-19.56%
JNJ	62.44	1.11	1.81%	-0.32%	-2.01%	0.90%	-5.26%	-7.56%	0.63%	0.48%
NVS	47.85	0.53	1.12%	-0.54%	-4.66%	-2.23%	-12.31%	-15.52%	-11.16%	-14.96%
DNA	79.28	1.07	1.37%	-1.64%	2.30%	14.10%	17.63%	13.44%	1.25%	-2.82%
BMY	21.73	0.40	1.88%	-1.85%	-7.02%	-5.32%	-16.84%	-24.29%	-23.03%	-19.28%
AMGN	44.62	-0.06	-0.13%	-2.23%	-6.69%	-3.79%	-4.25%	-10.37%	-17.19%	-26.68%
PFE	21.72	0.57	2.70%	-2.34%	-4.86%	-2.16%	-5.19%	-8.85%	-10.21%	-14.52%
MDT	47.99	0.81	1.72%	-2.99%	-4.00%	1.39%	-3.05%	-3.52%	-11.93%	-3.87%
GSK	41.86	0.50	1.21%	-4.12%	-8.70%	-2.42%	-16.56%	-20.13%	-22.50%	-24.70%
AET	42.65	-3.86	-8.30%	-13.21%	-18.39%	-14.89%	-24.70%	-26.36%	-14.94%	-2.49%
UNH	38.24	-6.83	-15.15%	-18.22%	-21.85%	-20.70%	-32.52%	-32.99%	-22.86%	-27.85%
WLP	47.26	-18.66	-28.31%	-33.16%	-36.54%	-37.52%	-45.68%	-44.35%	-40.72%	-39.66%

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40 (financial: XLF)

Table 8: Senior financial company equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
HBC	80.58	3.58	4.65%	4.70%	1.91%	15.36%	-2.26%	-5.44%	-10.63%	-8.63%
MS	42.49	4.19	10.94%	2.76%	-5.43%	-0.09%	-16.60%	-14.93%	-33.13%	-44.09%
DB	112.33	6.77	6.41%	1.98%	-3.06%	2.28%	-12.96%	-13.43%	-10.42%	-13.59%
CS	50.12	3.57	7.67%	1.58%	-0.83%	-1.40%	-16.02%	-18.85%	-22.79%	-29.81%
GS	163.07	7.49	4.81%	-0.32%	-5.58%	-12.27%	-21.45%	-22.77%	-11.13%	-19.15%
JPM	38.84	2.36	6.47%	-0.89%	-11.16%	-10.40%	-7.90%	-15.45%	-12.80%	-20.44%
BBD	31.28	1.89	6.43%	-0.98%	-1.14%	19.30%	2.79%	-6.65%	30.88%	65.42%
UBS	30.13	1.79	6.32%	-2.18%	-12.74%	-16.00%	-34.20%	-38.23%	-41.48%	-48.31%
C	21.49	1.80	9.14%	-2.76%	-13.87%	-16.74%	-25.69%	-35.33%	-53.29%	-57.30%
IBN	45.43	4.20	10.19%	-3.15%	-19.32%	-17.28%	-26.90%	-27.99%	2.41%	14.00%
LEH	46.31	3.33	7.75%	-4.22%	-18.53%	-20.50%	-25.53%	-24.26%	-16.07%	-38.93%
MER	45.60	2.76	6.44%	-8.49%	-16.02%	-12.17%	-13.57%	-22.20%	-37.61%	-45.03%

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45 (technology, semiconductor: SMH)

Table 9: Senior technology equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
ADSK	33.21	1.66	5.26%	11.07%	-15.06%	-15.39%	-31.16%	-32.36%	-28.66%	-13.83%
INTC	21.20	1.08	5.37%	6.00%	2.47%	2.51%	-16.37%	-21.28%	-17.38%	11.00%
ORCL	19.51	0.23	1.20%	5.81%	1.57%	0.37%	-13.24%	-7.40%	-4.63%	17.33%
SAP	49.96	1.25	2.57%	4.37%	1.96%	4.15%	-1.52%	-5.15%	-11.36%	8.54%
CSCO	25.15	1.16	4.84%	3.54%	4.49%	6.93%	-5.24%	-10.24%	-21.80%	-3.57%
AAPL	127.35	7.66	6.40%	2.19%	6.88%	-1.62%	-34.64%	-32.45%	-6.01%	44.77%
ADBE	32.60	0.66	2.07%	-1.42%	-9.12%	-3.66%	-21.84%	-24.66%	-25.47%	-16.75%
INFY	36.65	1.85	5.32%	-2.08%	-13.58%	-11.19%	-17.51%	-16.21%	-21.52%	-32.15%
CTSH	29.47	1.75	6.31%	-3.31%	-9.88%	-8.19%	-8.56%	-13.14%	-13.86%	-35.58%
RIMM	100.74	7.15	7.64%	-3.75%	-6.51%	6.64%	-11.41%	2.91%	21.34%	124.67%
QCOM	39.42	0.25	0.65%	-4.34%	-9.66%	-5.82%	2.69%	-1.88%	3.72%	-1.79%
SNDK	21.79	0.65	3.07%	-4.81%	-12.49%	-17.68%	-34.31%	-42.85%	-59.83%	-44.71%

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50 (telecom: IYZ)

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55 (utilities: XLU)

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International Equity Market USD-denominated ETF Review

Table 13: International equities perspective

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
EWH	18.62	1.29	7.44%	2.25%	-1.79%	-0.27%	-14.55%	-15.97%	-3.07%	17.55%
EWS	12.29	0.65	5.58%	2.08%	-4.13%	4.60%	-8.90%	-13.39%	-11.26%	2.85%
TRF	60.29	3.74	6.61%	1.74%	-4.60%	-2.63%	-17.96%	-17.86%	-1.18%	-12.42%
EWG	30.93	0.99	3.31%	1.21%	-2.98%	3.41%	-12.60%	-10.01%	-3.40%	12.19%
EWU	21.95	0.55	2.57%	1.01%	-3.47%	4.08%	-8.08%	-13.85%	-12.34%	-5.96%
EWJ	12.31	0.35	2.94%	0.67%	-4.34%	1.92%	-6.94%	-12.19%	-10.00%	-16.19%
EWQ	33.82	0.98	2.98%	0.42%	-3.54%	5.79%	-10.86%	-12.90%	-5.87%	-0.50%
EWC	31.13	0.88	2.91%	-0.86%	-4.30%	2.57%	-3.92%	-0.86%	2.71%	22.17%
EWA	25.76	1.03	4.16%	-1.23%	-7.84%	-2.35%	-10.49%	-14.67%	-10.77%	5.53%
EWZ	82.25	4.15	5.31%	-1.87%	-4.99%	5.58%	1.61%	0.21%	31.68%	76.35%
IFN	46.03	6.38	16.09%	-3.07%	-10.17%	-5.29%	-25.64%	-32.89%	-2.48%	18.70%

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Japanese equity market ETF: EWJ

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U.K. equity market ETF

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Canada's equity market

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Bonds & Yields Review

Table 10: Yahoo Finance U.S. Treasury Debt, Municipal and Corporate Bond Yields

US Treasury Bonds

Maturity	Yield	Yesterday	Last Week	Last Month
3 Month	1.39	1.27	1.58	2.13
6 Month	1.56	1.41	1.70	2.03
2 Year	1.74	1.47	1.66	1.92
3 Year	1.69	1.44	1.62	1.92
5 Year	2.63	2.37	2.54	2.68
10 Year	3.59	3.45	3.61	3.64
30 Year	4.51	4.46	4.50	4.42

Municipal Bonds

Maturity	Yield	Yesterday	Last Week	Last Month
2yr AA	2.57	2.50	2.71	2.25
2yr AAA	2.39	2.35	2.68	2.25
2yr A	2.55	2.52	2.88	2.66
5yr AAA	2.82	2.77	3.38	2.75
5yr AA	3.09	3.11	3.40	2.67
5yr A	3.00	3.33	3.37	3.03
10yr AAA	3.68	3.69	3.90	3.42
10yr AA	3.78	3.79	3.73	3.31
10yr A	4.16	4.17	4.38	3.65
20yr AAA	4.55	4.55	4.82	4.33
20yr AA	4.85	4.85	4.93	4.35
20yr A	4.85	4.94	5.13	4.43

Corporate Bonds

Maturity	Yield	Yesterday	Last Week	Last Month
2yr AA	3.57	3.35	3.43	3.25
2yr A	3.31	3.05	3.22	3.33
5yr AAA	3.94	3.75	3.82	3.93
5yr AA	4.30	4.08	4.03	4.08
5yr A	4.74	4.54	4.39	4.29
10yr AAA	5.10	4.76	5.24	4.98
10yr AA	5.74	5.64	5.52	5.20
10yr A	5.91	5.67	5.91	5.58
20yr AAA	6.53	6.50	6.49	5.55
20yr AA	6.64	6.58	6.44	5.83
20yr A	6.40	6.37	6.36	6.11

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Table 11: Interest-sensitive securities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance.

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
AVB	95.15	6.19	6.96%	2.33%	-3.99%	6.84%	4.16%	-2.71%	-15.93%	-27.41%
TIP	110.44	-1.08	-0.97%	0.62%	2.44%	1.41%	3.56%	4.73%	7.63%	9.95%
IEF	90.21	-0.99	-1.09%	0.33%	1.87%	0.40%	2.94%	3.28%	6.25%	8.50%
TLT	92.79	-0.80	-0.85%	0.06%	1.84%	-1.38%	-1.68%	-0.22%	2.05%	3.79%
EQR	38.79	2.55	7.04%	-0.05%	-4.01%	6.07%	6.48%	2.65%	-4.39%	-19.79%
SHY	83.84	-0.42	-0.50%	-0.20%	0.34%	0.13%	1.82%	1.74%	3.37%	4.54%
AGG	101.54	-0.59	-0.58%	-0.54%	-0.18%	-1.39%	-0.11%	0.39%	1.28%	1.31%
DRE	22.00	0.77	3.63%	-2.87%	-9.47%	-5.58%	-14.13%	-17.76%	-32.18%	-49.76%
FRE	20.16	2.77	15.93%	-10.68%	-20.03%	-30.43%	-38.42%	-35.61%	-65.97%	-67.47%
NLY	17.08	2.50	17.15%	-13.43%	-18.16%	-17.25%	-5.64%	-1.27%	12.00%	25.22%
CFC	5.110	0.750	17.20%	-13.83%	-26.26%	-23.16%	-43.22%	-54.90%	-69.73%	-85.84%
FNM	22.00	2.19	11.06%	-15.22%	-18.43%	-26.05%	-41.27%	-35.84%	-65.48%	-60.40%

Consumer Finance -USA -- Interactive Daily Data Charts

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Commodities Review

$CRB Index

Open Futures Contracts

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Oil Review

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Gold & Precious Metals Review

Spot gold chart for the week

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Spot silver chart for the week

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Spot platinum chart for the past three days

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Spot palladium chart for the week

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Table 12: Senior gold equities

Sorted by 1-Week Price Performance

Symbol	Close	1Day Change	1Day %Change	1W %Change	2W %Change	4W %Change	YTD %Change	3M %Change	6M %Change	12M %Change
GFI	15.73	0.75	5.01%	6.79%	13.74%	18.36%	2.14%	2.14%	-7.09%	-7.58%
AEM	72.66	2.34	3.33%	4.34%	7.82%	13.09%	28.56%	49.32%	45.32%	97.55%
HMY	13.54	0.59	4.56%	4.31%	8.93%	39.01%	25.95%	27.86%	27.02%	0.89%
NEM	52.12	2.74	5.55%	3.82%	3.31%	2.36%	-0.52%	6.17%	15.41%	23.24%
EGO	6.840	-0.160	-2.29%	3.64%	12.69%	13.81%	10.32%	20.42%	20.42%	17.12%
BVN	77.66	3.48	4.69%	3.11%	7.06%	12.00%	27.56%	44.19%	85.35%	184.26%
KGC	25.59	1.45	6.01%	2.52%	4.83%	11.99%	27.00%	43.28%	84.37%	94.31%
LIHR	37.97	1.68	4.63%	1.36%	5.77%	14.85%	14.47%	16.33%	33.23%	56.13%
GG	43.13	2.20	5.38%	0.98%	2.03%	16.19%	17.71%	31.61%	60.10%	74.26%
AU	36.19	1.19	3.40%	-0.66%	2.90%	3.19%	-21.09%	-17.71%	-13.21%	-14.97%
AUY	18.37	0.89	5.09%	-0.70%	4.55%	17.46%	32.44%	39.27%	57.14%	34.09%
ABX	50.45	1.40	2.85%	-1.43%	-0.20%	1.12%	9.63%	29.86%	34.14%	80.44%

To watch the moves in precious metal miners, you will have to monitor the individual stock charts, preferably in real-time, as follows:

NEM ABX AU GFI GG HMY AUY KGC BVN
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MDG LIHRY AEM BGO IAG EGO RGLD GOLD CDE GRS
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CBJ SSRI SIL NG KRY UXG GRZ TSE_HRG TSE_GUY TSE_AGI
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NXG GSS MNG DROOY MFN RNO RANGY MRB CLG
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Here are the key Silver miners and the SLV ETF:

SLV SIL CDE HL PAAS SSRI SLW MGN

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Here are the Weekly and Daily Data charts of the indexes:

Interactive Chart of Daily U.S. Goldminers Index:

Weekly U.S. Goldminers Index:

Interactive Chart of Weekly U.S. Goldminers Index:

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The U.S. goldminer share trust ETF trades under the ticker symbol GDX.

Here are the U.S. Goldminer ETF (GDX) index Weekly and Daily data charts:

GDX Daily data:

GDX Weekly data:

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The Toronto Exchange-listed goldminer iUnits S&P/TSX Capped Gold Index ETF trades under the ticker symbol TSE:XGD. Yes, just like GDX on the AMEX, you can trade XGD on Toronto.

Here are the Weekly and Daily data charts for the TSX Goldshares (XGD) index:

Interactive Chart of XGD Daily data:

Interactive Chart of XGD Weekly data:

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Here is the chart of the week's trading in the $USD.

Interactive Chart of Daily U.S. Dollar Index:

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Interactive Chart of Daily Euro Dollar Index, priced in USD:

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Daily British Pound Index:

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Daily Japanese Yen Index:

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Daily Canadian Dollar Index:

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Wrap-up