Purely Technical - NIghtly Commentary (Oct 19, '06):
The Banking Sector has been a big reason that the general market has been able to rally so strongly for the past few months.
The Banking Index had broken out of what appeared to be a Cup and Handle (formed between May and Sept) targeting 121 over 2-4 months. Over the past couple of days, BKX has slipped a bit and is now sitting back on the CnH rim line at ~113. The index needs to hold above this level on a closing basis or else the Cup n Handle will have failed.
Additionally, if the 113-level breaks, it is certain that RSI will show a centerline crossover and MACD a minor failure swing. Bottom line - the index would be under a sell signal.

Thats it for tonight's commentary...
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