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Traders expected a hard sell-off on Tuesday, but the bulls fought hard to hold their ground.
A weaker dollar[UUP
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However higher crude also means higher gasoline prices and investors consider that problematic for consumers and the economy -- prices at the pump have now climbed 49 days in a row.
By 1:30pm ET buyers were clearly backing away from stocks [.SPX
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The SPDRs[SPY
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It seems to me resistance is holding on the S&P, explains Dan Fitzpatrick of StockMarketMentor.com. Short term it seems the market goes lower but generally we’re grinding in a range. Buyers are backing away – but that’s not to say sellers are jumping in.
OIL HITS AN 8-MO. HIGH
Oil[US@CL.1
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"This is largely a dollar play, although the housing and producer prices data seemed to signal more green shoots," explains Phil Flynn, analyst at Alaron Trading.
A weaker dollar can strengthen commodity markets by improving the purchasing power of buyers using other currencies.
It seems to me the trend in oil is higher but it’s not going to be in a straight line, counsels Zach Karabell of RiverTwice. I see demand for oil coming out of Asia and summer driving in the US should increase demand. Oil could go to $85.
If the dollar dancing back and forth above it’s 200-day moving average holds onto its gains then I think we’ll see crude oil trade back down to the $60’s, speculates OptionMonster Jon Najarian. If that happens, I’d look at smaller cap oil names – those under $5 billion market cap such as PetroHawk[HK
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RAILS CHUGGING TODAY
Shares of Burlington Northern[BNI
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I think investors can buy the dips, counsels Dan Fitzpatrick. I think there’s room to the upside in BNI with little downside at current levels.
Rails ship coal[KOL
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TECH TRADE WORKING TODAY
Technology shares[XLK
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Meanwhile Jefferies raised its price target on Microsoft[MSFT
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It seems to me the move in tech is all about asset allocation, muses Joe Terranova – in essence hiding out. I’d be long tech names and long the SDS[SDS
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