Dow Jones Analysis 12/30/08 - Stock Market

The following is Technical Analysis for the Dow Jones ( DJIA ) for 12/30/08

Dow Jones Support & Resistance Levels - December 30, 2008

Resistance Levels: 8500, 8600

Support Levels: 8300, 8150
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The Dow Jones closed below 8500 once again on low volume. 8600 seems to be the resistance level lately and if we close above this level I think we could once again test 9000.Support has been around 8300-8350 lately and this must hold or the Dow will go down to test the key support level of 8150.As soon as the Dow gets back above the 10 and 50 day moving averages all will be well again.

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Dow Jones Close 12/29/08 - Stock Market Closing Prices

Stock Market Closing Prices - 12/29/08

Dow Jones Industrial Average ( DJIA ) Close - 8483.93 Down 31.62
Nasdaq Stock Market Close - 1510.32 Down 19.92
S&P 500 Close - 869.38 Down 3.42
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Libor Rates - 12/29/08

1 Month - 0.461%
3 Month - 1.459%

Commodities Closing Prices - 12/29/08

Gold - 877.40
Oil - 40.01
Natural Gas - 6.14

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 8484 on 12/29/08, as the stock market fell on very low volume today but managed to rise going into the close. The Dow Jones started out the day to the upside but shortly fell into negative territory after the open. Oil and Natural Gas rose due to the violence around the Gaza Strip. One of the laggards on the Nasdaq was Research in Motion ( RIMM ) as this stock fell below $40 on fears that Wal Mart selling the iPhone would hurt sales of the Blackberry. This is something worth watching as there has been some talk that Microsoft ( MSFT ) might try to buy RIMM at some point in 2009. That is pretty much all that happened today as this will be another boring week. Next week the volume comes back along with a Jobs report due out 1/9/08

Today's Biggest Stock Market Gainers - KKR Financial ( KFN ) was a huge gainer for the second straight day and General Moly ( GMO ) was a late day riser.
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Allied Capital ALD Stock Pop 12/29/08

Allied Capital ALD Stock just shot up from $2.60 to hit $3.34 at 10am on 12/29/08 with big volume. I don't see any news but that was a 20-30% move in a matter of minutes!

Hot Stocks to Watch 12/29/09 - KKR, NG

There are a number of new stocks that are showing nice gains this morning but are trading on light volume. This is how the overall stock market will be this week...choppy with light volume.

Hot Stocks to Watch - December 29, 2008

Jupitermedia JUPM - $.81 up 93%
KKR Financial KKR - $1.40 up 40% ...adding to gains on Friday
Verenium Corp VRNM - $1.22 Up 77.56%
Novagold Resources NG - $1.57 up 18%

Most of these stocks are just seeing a bounce because they have been killed this year....I try to trade them where I can but I usually only trade them if there is volume involved.

Today's Biggest Gainers - December 29th, 2008

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Biggest Stock Gainers 12/29/08 - DXO, LINN, GSS

Today, 12/29/08, we have some big stock gainers hitting in pre market trading.

December 29, 2008 - Break Out Stocks

DXO is the Oil double long ETF which is spiking this morning as Oil prices rise due to the violence in the Gaza Strip. DXO is up 15% to $2.30 in pre market trading.

United States Oil Fund - USO - The USO is up with oil this morning - $30.70 up 5.5%

Linn Energy - LINN - Barron's reporting that Linn's dividend is safe - $13.90 Up 16%

Golden Star Resources - GSS - This stock has been hot over the past few weeks because of Gold. $.95 up 8%

Today's Biggest Gainers - December 29th, 2008

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1 and 3 Month Libor Rates - 12/29/08 - Today's Libor Rates

It seems as though everyone is watching Libor rates these days. Today's Libor Rates for 12/29/08, are: 1 Month Libor Rate - .461% & 3 Month Libor Rate - 1.459%. The overnight Libor rate is .138%. As you can see, Libor Rates have changed today, December 29, 2008. All three Libor rates have gone down today which is a great sign for the equity market.

Here are Previous Libor rates. You can also compare Libor Rates to how the Dow Jones traded.

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