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Strategic Advantage Weekly Issue (08/15/08)

The stock market has been rising fitfully but smartly out of their mid-July low, and even the jumpiness of recent weeks has taken a break lately. So all is well, right? Well, not so fast. The summer can often be a very deceiving time in the stock market, as investors distracted by good weather and vacations are lulled into a sense of complacency that often ends abruptly in September with a swift crack on the head. read more >>>

Daily Edition (08/20/08)

Stocks rose today as expected after several days of heavy losses, but didn't make much of a dent in the recent downtrend. The Dow Jones Industrials were up a third of a percentage point while the Nasdaq was up four tenths of a point. Volume was light, and upward pressure was unimpressive, giving much more of an impression of a lazy summer rally than the emphatic lift off lows that bulls have been hoping to see. read more >>>

About Jon Markman

Jon Markman provides investment commentary in his Strategic Advantage and Trader's Advantage services. A pioneer in the development of stock-rating systems and screening software, Markman is co-inventor on two Microsoft patents and author of the best-selling books 'Swing Trading' and 'Online Investing.' He was portfolio manager and senior investment strategist at a multi-strategy hedge fund from 2002 to 2005; managing editor and columnist at CNBC on MSN Money from 1997 to 2002 and an editor, investments columnist and investigative reporter at the Los Angeles Times from 1984 to 1997. read more >>>

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About Strategic Advantage

Since money-making opportunities don't obligingly reveal themselves on a monthly or weekly publishing schedule, Strategic Advantage is comprised of two components -- a daily edition and a weekly issue -- to keep subscribers up-to-date on the economic and political influences affecting the market and Jon's current recommendations. Strategic Advantage also focuses on a combination of fundamental strategies and technical tactics to help any investor become more successful. read more >>>

August 20, 2008

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Today's Market

Dow		11,417.43
NASDAQ		2,389.08
S&P		1,274.54

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