The most salient feature of the daily chart is the fact that so far today's action has the look of a key downside reversal. If such a reversal spike holds into the closing bell, then it will represent a negative near-term technical signal that should trigger additional weakness that presses the E-mini June S&P to test important support in the 1186-1185 support area initially, and possibly follow through into the area of the moving average support at 1175-1170. The E-mini June S&P must close at or above 1196 to avert such a signal. We will be monitoring the situation closely during the final two hours of trading.
MJP 05/31/05 12:20 PM ET (1193.75)
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