A bit of profit taking in the morning and the bulls resume their charge. Volume was dismal.
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A broad-based rally on new highs break-out. Volume was average.
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A broad-based rally on strong corporate profits and rebounding home sales.

A nice uptrend in the morning, a nice reversal in the afternoon. Thus flat day.  Volume was below average.
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More earning reports. This time around they were a mix bag.

Symmetrical day around the 1:00 pm time stamp. Volume was below average.
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More positive earning reporting by a bunch of companies. Particularly Caterpillar Inc (CAT) and Merck & Co (MRK).

Almost a complete close-the-gap move in the first 80 minutes followed by a nice upward trend for the rest of the day. Volume was well below average.
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CIT Group Inc (CIT) reached a deal with bondholders for $3 billion in emergency financing and the index of leading economic indicators increased in June for the third straight [...]