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Shares of both Sarepta (SRPT) and Solid Biosciences (SLDB) have been volatile in early trading after Pfizer (PFE) presented "preliminary data drawn from a small number of participants" in an ongoing Phase 1b study of PF-06939926, an investigational gene therapy to potentially treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy, or DMD. Pfizer said preliminary results from open muscle biopsies of the biceps taken 2 months after dosing show detectable mini-dystrophin immunofluorescence signals with a mean of 38% positive fibers taken from participants who received PF-06939926 at 1E14 vg/kg and a mean of 69% positive fibers taken from participants who received PF-06939926 at 3E14 vg/kg. Using an FDA-reviewed LCMS assay...

It appears existing home inventory has bottomed in some areas, and might be close to bottoming nationally. For example, in May, inventory was up 8.3% year-over-year (YoY) in California.   However inventory nationally was still down 6.1% YoY in May.But this isn't like in late 2005, when...

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Industrial production rose 0.6 percent in May after having declined 0.3 percent in April. The decrease in April was previously reported to have been 0.6 percent. Manufacturing output increased 0.6 percent in May after having moved down 0.1 percent in the previous month. In May, the output of mines gained 1.3 percent and the production of utilities decreased 0.8 percent. At 103.7 percent of its 2007 average, total industrial production in May was...

Here’s a look at the runner screen at the close on Thursday. I will be watching for continuation in a few of the names below, unless of course the market rolls over here. In the event we do indeed roll over, I think the correct play will be to press shorts into the weekend. A simple $QID...

Here’s yet another indicator that the Federal Reserve legally ‘manipulates’ the stock market. This chart shows the correlation between the S&P 500 and the 30-day Fed Fund Rate. Based on this unique correlation, stocks should rally (at least temporarily).

Market correlations are never married for better or for worse or until death do they part, but they are valuable tools for market forecasters.

There are dozens of correlations. Some are logical and make sense, others are exotic and off the wall...

By request - following the huge market rally in 2013 - here are a couple of stock market graphs. The first graph shows the S&P 500 since 1990 (this excludes dividends).The dashed line is the closing price today. The market was up 29.6% in 2013 plus dividends...

Here’s a look at the top industries on the day, sorted by change in hybrid score... Here are today’s top individual hybrid movers on the day...

Here’s a look at your daily runner screen, courtesy of The PPT : CLICK HERE FOR CHARTS - Tickers of interest include: WLT, ACI, GOGO, ANV, TRX, NES, FMI...