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Expected Pullback after Monday Gap Open

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When markets gap around they get natural retracements creating volatility and if you look at a simple 5 day chart you can spot likely retracements. An example is yesterdays gap higher and todays pullback which will likely test the area it gapped from. News becomes irrelevant and pricing takes over as valuation becomes a confusing … Read more

“Alternative Alternatives” investment funds start 2011 slightly negative, returning -0.55% in January after double digit returns in 2010

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The Opalesque A SQUARE Index declined an estimated* 0.55% in January, bringing the 12-month performance to +10.39%. The A SQUARE Funds of Funds Index posted an estimated loss of 0.37% in January, leading to a 12-month performance of 4.43%. Over the last 12 months, performance of the A SQUARE Index ranged between a gain of … Read more