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Note from Fari ... it is my fault that this is being posed so late .... f _______________________ Posted 13:05 CST Equity Index Update Tuesday April 25, 2006 The index markets traded at lower levels across the board yesterday, however, the sell side was never able to take...

Thanks Bill....... I will pass on your good wishes to Brad. Fari

Posted 08:45 CST Equity Index Update Friday April 7, 2006 Not too hot, not too cold...this seems to be the trading theme index investors are playing this morning after the employment report came in pretty close to the consensus estimates. Some good news was gleamed from the lack of...

Posted 08:50 CST Equity Index Update Thursday April 6, 2006 The index markets continued to drift higher yesterday in moderate volume. The SPX was able to close above the 2006 intraday high at 1311.56, while the NDX benefited from further money flow rotation to begin the quarter and...

Posted 08:55 CST Equity Index Update Wednesday April 5, 2006 The index markets shook off Monday afternoon's late selling and staged a solid rebound in yesterday's session. In general, the mega cap issues performed well, with XOM, GS and GOOG settling on session highs and...

Posted 09:15 CST Equity Index Update Tuesday April 4, 2006 The index markets staged an early trading rally, only to fall back under the weight of late session selling. The large cap indices of SPX, NDX and DJI finished moderately higher while the Russell 2000 produced the largest %...

To read the Timer Digest April Cover Story on us, go to our website and click on Members -- the article is linked there Fari Hamzei

Posted 08:15 CST Equity Index Update Monday April 3, 2006 Nice to be back after a couple of weeks off to enjoy our newborn son. This morning the index markets will focus on a couple of factors, first the merger between LU and Alcatel, followed by the news that GM will sell its GMAC...

Posted 07:45 CST Equity Index Update Friday March 17, 2006 The index markets produced a session of divergence yesterday as the SPX and DJIA finished slightly higher, while the Midcap 400 and Russell 2000 were fractionally lower. However, the big swing happened in the NDX which...

Posted 08:45 CST Equity Index Update Wednesday March 15, 2006 The index markets settled sharply higher on the strength of a strong earnings report from GS, a rally in the long end of the fixed income market and a rebound in commodity related issues. When the bell rang, the SPX...

Posted 08:35 CST Equity Index Update Tuesday March 14, 2006 The index markets opened firm on the strength of merger related news and continuation buying from Friday's updraft...however, the indices were unable to tack on anything substantial and by the end of the session had drifted...

Posted 08:30 CST Equity Index Update Monday March 13, 2006 The index markets rallied sharply off their respective early trading lows on Friday and produced a solid uptick across the index complex. The lead performers were the DJIA and SPX, the former actually finished positive on...

Posted 08:15 CST Equity Index Update Friday March 10, 2006 The index markets reversed course after early continuation buying from Thursday afternoon's bounce failed to challenge key short term resistance levels. When the session ended, the NDX had a new low close for 2006...

Posted 09:05 CST Equity Index Update Thursday March 9, 2006 The index markets participated in a volatile session that saw early selling and afternoon buying. At settlement, each index finished marginally higher on the day. This morning the markets are called to open slightly higher...

Posted 08:25 CST Equity Index Update Wednesday March 8, 2006 The index markets felt broader selling pressure throughout yesterday's session as the small and midcap issues were pounded lower. The large cap's were able to fair better as the NDX and SPX sustained only moderate losses...

Posted 08:10 CST Equity Index Update Tuesday March 7, 2006 The index markets continued their Friday afternoon decline yesterday with heavy institutional selling seen in three market phases. The first phase of the selling was on the open of trading, followed by back to back sell...

Posted 08:10 CST Equity Index Update Monday March 6, 2006 Over the weekend, I drank some beers with a trading friend of mine who told me that he had a "really bad year on Friday." He came into the market selling on the open and just about every other chance he had below 1290 in SPH...

Note from Fari: I just noticed we forgot to post this on time -- mea culpa ___________________________________________________ Posted 08:40 CST Equity Index Update Thursday March 2, 2006 The index markets participated in a melt up higher with early month fund flows being put...

Posted 08:25 CST Equity Index Update Wednesday March 1, 2006 "With an Uneasy Feeling in My Chest, Wondering What it All Means." - Steve Earle I thought that the above line described yesterday's trading action better than anything I could write. Simply...

Posted 08:30 CST Equity Index Update Tuesday February 28, 2006 At the close of business today, two months will officially be in the books for 2006. So far, the indices are acting in a similar vane to last year with a compression in volatility and volume. Players appear to be unable to...