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The SPREAD closed Friday, 1/27/12, at 2191.70, up +35.68, or (+ 1.65%)
this past week vs, up +60.97, or (+ 2.91%)
the previous
week.
The
SPREAD pulled
back out of correction territory for week 2 after being there for 24
straight
weeks after 44 weeks out of it, and back out of bear territory for week
8 after 1 week in it after staying out of it for 6 weeks, off
-6.28%
from the 52 week high. The definition of a
correction is a discount to the 52 week high of 10%. A bear market
is a discount to the 52 week high of 20%.
The 52 week & all-time closing high
is 2338.47 reached on 4/29/11. The 52 week low is
is 1673.51, set on
10/3/11.
The SPREAD closed up 13 days (
+226.16) and
down 5 days
(- 43.05), for
the 9 trading days in the
month of January and up +183.11, or (+ 8.56%)
on the month. Last
year the SPREAD closed higher in January. See how the markets have done for the last 10 years by
clicking here.
Twenty four weeks ago the
SPREAD set a new record monthly difference of -388.09, or (- 19.97%) (not % difference), breaking the
last one set October/08, when the SPREAD closed with a difference
of off -294.38, or (-
43.43%)
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Watch closer! The markets should follow the SPREAD
Monthly Activity on
the SPREAD
|
Month |
Up
Days |
Down
Days |
Total
Days |
Gain |
Loss |
Change |
| December------ 2010 |
16 |
6 |
22 |
203.32 |
- 46.52 |
156.00 |
| January ------
2011
|
11 |
9 |
20 |
179.72 |
- 169.36 |
10.36 |
| February
|
14 |
5 |
19 |
223.21 |
- 130.91 |
92.30 |
| March
|
13 |
10 |
23 |
265.68 |
218.72 |
46.96 |
|
April |
14 |
10 |
20 |
161.26 |
- 104.79 |
56.51 |
| May |
10 |
11 |
21 |
197.42 |
- 226.37 |
-28.95 |
| June |
12 |
10 |
22 |
211.90 |
- 269.70 |
-57.80 |
| July |
8 |
12 |
20 |
175.99 |
274.38 |
-98.39 |
| August |
10 |
11 |
21 |
533.65 |
- 709.71 |
-176.06 |
| September |
9 |
12 |
21 |
306.06 |
- 527.47 |
-219.41 |
| October |
11 |
8 |
19 |
612.31 |
- 341.54 |
270.77 |
| November |
8 |
13 |
21 |
380.14 |
- 388.09 |
-30.55 | | December | 12 | 9 | 21 | 266.13 | - 260.62 |
5.51 |
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