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Jobs Report Stronger Than Expected

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The market is rallying again in early trading after a much better jobs report than the consensus was looking for. Nonfarm payrolls for August fell 54,000 but that was far less than the 120,000 that was expected. Moreover, private payrolls rose 67,000, which was considerably stronger than the 44,000 expected gain.

 
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Guesstimates on September 3, 2010

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September S&P E-mini Futures: Today's range estimate is 1092-1108. The ES is headed for 1140 and higher

QQQQ: Headed for 47.50.

 
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Pre-Market Open News and Links for Friday

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Chart of The Day: "Except for a brief counter-trend rally in July, the stock market has struggled since peaking in late April. Investors are concerned. For some perspective, today's chart presents the Dow's average performance for each calendar month since 1950. As today's chart illustrates, it is not unusual for the stock market to underperform during the May to October time frame with a brief counter-trend rally occurring in July.

 
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Jan Brewer: rethinking English only?

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The worst political debate performance ever:

Made worse after the debate:

 
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ECRI’s Weekly Leading Index and the Stock Market

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Financial market experts sometimes cite the Economic Cycle Research Institute’s (ECRI) Weekly Leading Index (WLI) as an important economic indicator, implying that it is somehow predictive of future stock market performance.

 
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Stocks Rally on Better Than Expected Economic Reports

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NASDAQ confirms a new uptrend on big above average volume

Today’s action was precisely the action we have been waiting for as stocks exploded higher on big volume as leaders take charge.  Futures were pointing to a higher open prior to economic reports being released.  A slightly disappointing ADP employment report did dampen the mood a bit, but it was the big increase in ISM manufacturing figure.  The market was expecting a reading of 53, but the index rose to 56.3 well above expected sending stocks much higher.  Volume ran higher across the board for much of the day.  Yesterday

 
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Thursday screencast: manufacturing melt-up

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Yesterday’s ISM Manufacturing data took many market participants by surprise.  In today’s screencast we note that maybe this should not have been that big of surprise.  Signs that the US manufacturing economy is continuing to expand strikes many as odd given the overall gloom about the US economy.  Todd Sullivan at ValuePlays has been consistent in noting the many signs that US economy is

 
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Thursday links: secret sauces

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Is the “cult of equity” dead and buried?  (FT Alphaville)

 
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Solid Retail Sales, Pending Home Sales Boost Stocks

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After yesterday's outsized rally, the market is higher in early trading following some solid reports. In economic news, pending home sales rose +5.2% in July vs. expectations for no change. So that is a pretty solid report.

Also, same-store sales for the nation's retailers came in for the most part better than expected, and that is pushing the retail index (XRT) up +2.25% so far today, leading most ETFs. The homebuilding etf (XHB) is up +2.63% on the above-mentioned report.

 
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A Real Black Swan...

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...If it is true which I cannot vouch for but this is fascinating and something I have to say I have never thought of. A reader who goes by the name Paul H. M. at Seeking Alpha left the following comment on a post by George Speicher.

 
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