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1) MARKET SUMMARY
Jobs report spurs nice gains, but market unable to hold the important moves.
- Stocks rush higher on jobs report but cannot break resistance on lack of volume.
- Close to 1 million jobs in 3 months but leading indicators softening.
- SP500 fails to hold break over 1125 as summertime market still has reservations about Iraq, oil, and the Fed.
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MRVL (Marvell Technology--$46.44; +0.77; optionable): Semiconductor integrated circuits. Splits 2:1 on 6-29-04.
Company Profile
STATUS: Double bottom w/handle. Gapped higher Friday on the Intel news but there was no volume. None. After a nice handle formed to its 9 week base, MRVL was unable to deliver volume on the bounce. Still in a very solid pattern with money flow still running higher ahead of price. Just need to see more volume move into the stock. After this gap higher it may come back to test the 10 day EMA (45.35) once more before it is ready to go again.
Volume: 1.696M Avg Volume: 3.186M
BUY POINT: $46.55 Volume=4.5M Target=$51.45 Stop=$44.88
POSITION: UVM HI - Aug. $45c (59 delta).
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