Today's number is... 1%

The S&P 500 has posted 27 down days of –1% or more this year and 26 up days of +1% or more.

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Today's number is... 12

It is the 12th month, and history shows December leans positive more often than not.

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Today's number is... 90.1%

Short-term participation exploded on Friday, with 90.1% of S&P 500 stocks finishing above their 10-day moving average, our first 10-day breadth thrust since May.

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