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Strategies & Market Trends : Waiting for the big Kahuna

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To: Real Man who wrote (74692)2/28/2007 7:26:15 AM
From: shoreco  Read Replies (1) of 94695
 
>> CNN is saying the selling was a computer glitch <<

Was there a glitch? yes

Did it cause the selling? no

The selling caused the glitch...

Here's a chart of the DIA showing a steady decline...

stockcharts.com

Here's INDU

stockcharts.com

The drop started on the DIA @2pm sharp

The drop on the INDU started 15mins later (already back logging)

At 2:50pm the DIA was reading $122.50 or "12250 DOW"

At 2:50pm the INDU was reading 12350 (it should have been 12250)

It was like a clogged sewer pipe and @3pm came the flush...
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