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March 19, 2010
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| 13:29 EDT |  | XLF |
| theflyonthewall.com: | Financial Select Sector puts more active than calls, index near 16-month high |
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| 08:47 EDT |  | XLF |
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March 18, 2010
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| 11:58 EDT | | XLF |
| theflyonthewall.com: | S&P 500 reverses lower, factors to watch | | After failing to reach yesterday's high at 1169.84, the index sharply reversed to the mid-point of the notably light trading day today. The big level to keep in mind is the 10-day moving average, last at 1150.29. A break below that moving average would break the current uptrend. There has been desk chatter of some potential tightening action by the Fed, centering on a rise in the discount. This chatter has been credited with hitting the Financials (XLF), which are off their highs. The real culprit in bringing the index down appears to be the Energy sector (XLE). It fell sharply in the last half hour, and is down nearly 1.5%, as the dollar continues to appreciate against the Euro. This has hit crude, and natural gas prices are also sharply lower. Energy has been a notable laggard in the recent move up, even as other sectors hit fresh 52-week highs. Fertilizer names such as The Mosaic Company (MOS), and Potash Corp. (POT) have traded down in sympathy with the fall in natural gas, which was last off over 4%. :theflyonthewall.com |
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March 17, 2010
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| 10:39 EDT | | XLF |
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| 08:47 EDT | | XLF |
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| 06:26 EDT | | XLF |
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March 16, 2010
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| 08:47 EDT | | XLF |
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March 15, 2010
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| 08:47 EDT | | XLF |
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| 07:09 EDT | | XLF |
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March 12, 2010
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| 08:47 EDT | | XLF |
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| 06:47 EDT | | XLF |
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March 11, 2010
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| 08:47 EDT | | XLF |
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| 07:05 EDT | | XLF |
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March 10, 2010
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| 12:59 EDT | | XLF |
| theflyonthewall.com: | Financial Select Sector puts active as financial stocks trend higher | | Financial Select Sector-XLF is recently up 16c to $15.56. March put option implied volatility is at 25, April is at 26, June is at 29, verses its 26-week average of 24. XLF call option volume of 68,350 contracts compares to put volume of 205,574 contracts suggesting traders taking hedges for downside price movement. :theflyonthewall.com |
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| 10:32 EDT | | XLF |
| theflyonthewall.com: | Financial Select Sector is nearing an upside range break | | The Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) is nearing a breakout at the $15.50 area. Thereafter, there is only the peak at $15.76 as resistance. The range in question has been in place for many months. Given the length of time it has been developing, the up move on a breakout has the potential to be quite strong. That could see the ETF hit the $17.50 area over time. Given the weight of the sector in the S&P 500, and all other factors being equal, a breakout in the financials would likely be the necessary ingredient to see the S&P 500 retake the 1200 level. That level has high significance give that it was the drop-off level back in October 2008. The 200-week moving average at 1226.96 would be the next major resistance level after a breakout at 1200. :theflyonthewall.com |
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March 9, 2010
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| 21:41 EDT |  | XLF |
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| 08:47 EDT | | XLF |
| theflyonthewall.com: | Financial Select Sector: Pivot points | | The following are the pivot points for XLF. Pivot High: $15.295, Pivot Low: $15.205. These were calculated using the DeMark method. It is generally believed to be bullish when price breaks out above the pivot high or bearish when price breaks down below the pivot low.
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| 07:03 EDT | | XLF |
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March 8, 2010
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| 13:48 EDT | | XLF |
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| 08:47 EDT | | XLF |
| theflyonthewall.com: | Financial Select Sector: Pivot points | | The following are the pivot points for XLF. Pivot High: $15.365, Pivot Low: $15.105. These were calculated using the DeMark method. It is generally believed to be bullish when price breaks out above the pivot high or bearish when price breaks down below the pivot low.
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| 06:57 EDT | | XLF |
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