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Finally, An Oversold Bounce
Predictably, it was led by financials. The Bank Index rallied 12 percent after dropping 19.7 percent yesterday.
Bank of America [BAC
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How crazy has trading in financials been? Citi [C
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] up 24 percent after being down 21 percent yesterday; Morgan Stanley [MS
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] up 27 percent after being down 16 percent yesterday.
Crazy.
PNC [PNC
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Techs had a great day on IBM's [IBM
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Commodity stocks like coal, copper, and steel names were up 4 to 6 percent, and while they have moved mostly sideways since November, there have been many intraday trading opportunities, including today.
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