GENERAL STOCK MARKET COMMENT: The U.S. stock indexes closed firmer again today and hit multi- week highs. Bulls have gained upside near-term technical momentum recently as the bulls have "climbed a wall of worry." While the months of September and October have been historically unkind to the stock market bulls, the indexes are getting through the month of September in good shape, so far.

GENERAL STOCK MARKET COMMENT: The U.S. stock indexes closed firmer again today and hit multi- week highs. Bulls have gained upside near-term technical momentum recently as the bulls have "climbed a wall of worry." While the months of September and October have been historically unkind to the stock market bulls, the indexes are getting through the month of September in good shape, so far.

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INTEREST RATES

December U.S. T-Bonds closed down 27/32 at 129 26/32.

Prices closed nearer the session low today. Bond market bulls still have the overall near-term technical advantage. However, they have faded a bit again as prices are in a four-week-old downtrend on the daily bar chart.

The next downside price objective for the T-Bond bears is closing prices below solid technical support at 128 even.

ENERGY MARKETS

ENERGIES: October crude oil closed down $1.58 at

$74.44 a barrel today. Prices closed near the session low today. Bulls are fading and bears again have the slight near-term technical advantage. The next near-term upside price objective for the bulls is producing a close above solid technical resistance at this week's high of $78.04 a barrel.

October heating oil closed down 376 points at $2.0950 today. Prices closed nearer the session low today. Bulls and bears are back on a level near-term technical playing field. Prices are still in a three-week-old uptrend on the daily bar chart.

October (RBOB) unleaded gasoline closed down 396 points at $1.9229. Prices closed near mid-range today. Bulls and bears are back on a level near-term technical playing field. The next upside price objective for the bulls is closing prices above solid technical resistance at this week's high of $2.0131.

October natural gas closed up 5.3 cents at $4.048 today.

Prices closed nearer the session high today, hit another fresh three-week high on more short covering in a bear market, and scored a bullish "outside day" up on the daily bar chart. The bears still have the overall near- term technical advantage. The next upside price objective for the bulls is closing prices above solid technical resistance at $4.20.

CURRENCIES

CURRENCIES: The December Euro

currency closed up 76 points at 1.3078 today. Prices closed nearer the session high and hit a fresh five-week high today. Bulls have the near-term technical advantage.

Euro bulls' next upside price objective is pushing and closing prices above solid technical resistance at the August high of 1.3325.

The December Japanese yen closed down 29 points at 1.1662 today. Prices closed near the session low today and closed at a fresh four-week low close. Bank of Japan intervention this week has sunk the yen. Serious near- term technical damage has been inflicted as a bearish "key reversal" down has occurred on the daily bar chart.

That is one early technical clue that a market top is in place.

The December Swiss franc closed down 107 points at .9862 today. Prices closed nearer the session low today and saw more profit-taking pressure from recent gains. The Swissy bulls still have the solid overall near-term technical advantage. Prices are still in a 3.5-month-old uptrend on the daily bar chart. There are still no early technical clues that a market top is close at hand.

The December Canadian dollar closed up 10 points at .9725 today. Prices closed near mid-range. Bulls have the slight near-term technical advantage. Bulls' next upside price objective is producing a close above solid chart resistance at the August high of .9867.

The December British pound closed up 14 points at 1.5623 today. Prices closed nearer the session high today. The bulls have the near-term technical advantage. The next upside price objective for the bulls is closing prices above solid technical resistance at 1.5700.

The December U.S. dollar index closed down 27 points at

81.47 today. Prices closed nearer the session low today.

Bears still have the near-term technical advantage.

Bulls' next upside price objective is to close prices above solid technical resistance at last week's high of 83.31.

PRECIOUS METALS

METALS: December gold futures closed up $5.70 at $1,274.40 today. Prices closed near mid-range today and did hit another fresh contract and all-time record high today. A weaker U.S. dollar index today helped to boost gold. Look for price volatility in the gold market to heat up in the near term, with bigger daily price movements likely, both on the upside and on the downside, with prices now in uncharted territory. Gold bulls still have the solid overall near-term technical advantage.

December silver futures closed up 22.9 cents at $20.80 an ounce today. Prices closed near the session high again today and scored a fresh 30-month high. A weaker U.S.

dollar index and good speculative buying interest boosted the silver market today. Silver bulls have the solid near-term technical advantage. Prices are in a steep three-week-old uptrend on the daily bar chart. There are still no early technical clues to suggest a market top is close at hand.

December N.Y. copper closed up 260 points at 349.25 cents today. Prices closed nearer the session high. The U.S.

dollar index was weaker today, which did support copper.

The copper bulls still have the overall near-term technical advantage.

FOOD & FIBER

SOFTS: October sugar closed up 56 points at 24.38 cents today. Prices closed nearer the session high today.

There was not good follow-through selling pressure today and a bearish "key reversal" down on the daily bar chart was not confirmed. Sugar bulls still have the overall near-term technical advantage at present.

December coffee closed down 280 points at 191.35 cents today. Prices closed near the session low today. Prices are still hovering just below the recent 13-year high.

Bulls still have the solid overall near-term technical advantage. Bulls' next upside objective is to close prices above major psychological resistance at 200.00 cents.

December cocoa closed up $57 at $2,746 today. Prices closed near mid-range today and saw more short covering in a bear market, and some more bargain-hunting buying.

Cocoa bears still have the near-term technical advantage.

The next upside price objective for the cocoa bulls is to push and close prices above solid technical resistance at the September high of $2,808.

December cotton closed up 188 points at 95.50 cents today. Prices closed nearer the session high and hit another fresh 26-month high today. Cotton bulls still have the solid near-term technical advantage. There are still no early technical clues to suggest a market top is in place.

November orange juice closed up 30 points at $1.4840 today. Prices closed near the session high today and hit another fresh six-week high. Bulls have the near-term technical advantage. The next upside price objective for the FCOJ bulls is pushing and closing prices above strong technical resistance at the August high of $1.5090.

November lumber futures closed down $9.20 at $217.80 today. Prices closed near the session low today as bulls faded. The next upside technical objective for the lumber bulls is pushing and closing prices above solid technical resistance at last week's high of $240.00.

GRAINS: December corn futures closed up 3/4 cent at

$4.96 today. Prices closed nearer the session high today.

Disappointing weekly USDA export sales data for corn today did limit gains in the corn market. The corn market bulls still have the solid overall near-term technical advantage, however. Prices are in a 2.5-month-old uptrend on the daily bar chart. Prices are still short-term overbought and due for a decent downside correction very soon.

November soybeans closed down 6 1/4 cents at $10.36 1/4 a bushel today. Prices closed nearer the session low today.

Disappointing weekly USDA export sales helped to pressure in the market today. The soybean bulls still have the overall near-term technical advantage. A choppy three- month-old uptrend is in place on the daily bar chart.

December soybean meal closed down $1.40 at $296.30 today.

Prices closed near mid-range today. Bulls still have the overall near-term technical advantage. The next downside price objective for the bears is pushing and closing prices below solid technical support at $285.00.

December bean oil closed down 26 points at 41.75 cents today. Prices closed nearer the session low today after hitting a fresh four-week high early on. Bean oil bulls still have the near-term technical advantage.

December Chicago SRW wheat closed down 7 1/2 cents at

$7.19 1/4 today. Prices closed nearer the session low today. Wheat bulls still have the overall near-term technical advantage. However, bulls are now fading and prices are still in a five-week-old sideways trading range on the daily chart.

December K.C. HRW wheat closed down 9 1/4 cents at $7.50

1/2 today. Prices closed near mid-range today. The bulls still have the overall near-term technical advantage but are fading a bit. Bulls' next upside price objective is pushing and closing prices above solid technical resistance at this week's high of $7.75 1/2.

LIVESTOCK: October live cattle closed up $0.57 at $98.70 today. Prices closed near the session high, hit a fresh two-week high and scored a bullish "outside day" up on the daily bar chart. Bulls have upside near-term technical momentum and gained more today. The cattle market bulls still have the overall near-term technical advantage.

November feeder cattle closed up $0.45 at $112.77 today.

Prices closed nearer the session high today after hitting a fresh 2.5-month low early on. Prices also scored a bullish "outside day" up on the daily bar chart. Prices are still in a four-week-old downtrend on the daily bar chart.

October lean hogs closed down $1.00 at $78.25 today.

Prices closed nearer the session low today and were pressured by profit taking and by reports Russia has banned pork shipments from two U.S. pork plants. Hog bulls still have the solid near-term technical advantage.

FUTURE WINNERS

BCX.V12 CBOT SOYBEAN CRUSH INDEX Oct 2012 97.75 4.75 +4.92

NG.V10 NATURAL GAS Oct 2010 4.062 0.067 +1.68

DA.X10 MILK CLASS III Nov 2010 15.76 0.25 +1.61

PB.G11 FROZEN PORK BELLIES Feb 2011 107.500 1.475 +1.39

SI.Z10 SILVER Dec 2010 20.771 0.200 +0.97

HG.Z10 COPPER Dec 2010 3.4935 0.0270 +0.78

O.Z10 OATS Dec 2010 342.5 2.5 +0.74

LC.J11 LIVE CATTLE Apr 2011 103.600 0.700 +0.68

EC.Z10 EURO FX Dec 2010 1.3076 0.0074 +0.57

ND.U10 NASDAQ 100 INDEX Sep 2010 1952.50 10.25 +0.53

LOSERS

LB.X10 LUMBER (RANDOM LENGTH) Nov 2010 217.8 -9.2 -4.05

RR.X10 ROUGH RICE Nov 2010 11.875 -0.275 -2.26

NG.J12 NATURAL GAS Apr 2012 5.006 -0.089 -1.75

KW.N11 HARD RED WINTER WHEAT Jul 2011 736.25 -10.00 -1.34

LH.V10 LEAN HOGS Oct 2010 78.20 -1.05 -1.33

W.Z10 WHEAT Dec 2010 719.25 -7.50 -1.03

YW.Z10 WHEAT (MINI) Dec 2010 719.25 -7.50 -1.03

VB RUSSELL 2000 VALUE INDEX 888.65 -8.87 -0.99

GI.U10 S&P GSCI COMMODITY INDEX Sep 2010 523.0 -5.2 -0.98

YK.X12 SOYBEANS (MINI) Nov 2012 1019.25 -8.75 -0.85

STOCK WINNERS

CIEGF CIC ENERGY CORP 5.9300 2.9730 +100.54

QSURD QUEST RARE 6.6331 3.2131 +93.95

ELC CIC ENERGY CORP 5.96 2.71 +83.38

CLU CELLU TISSUE HOLDINGS 11.88 3.95 +49.81

OREX OREXIGEN THERAPEUTICS 6.6900 1.7900 +36.53

OCNW OCCAM NETWORKS 7.1910 1.9010 +35.94

FHLB FRIENDLY HILLS BANK CA 5.90 1.55 +35.63

ATADF ATAC RES LTD 6.3165 1.2110 +23.72

ATC ATAC RESOURCES LTD 6.47 1.24 +23.71

EDMC EDUCATION MGMT 10.61 1.43 +15.58

LOSERS

HOOK CRAFT BREWERS ALLIANCE 8.33 -1.57 -15.86

WLMCP WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC 84.570 -11.249 -11.74

PWER POWER-ONE 8.718 -0.952 -9.84

LGL LGL GROUP 20.020 -2.080 -9.41

GENT GENTIUM SPA ADR 5.545 -0.575 -9.40

NEWN NEW ENERGY SYSTEMS 5.13 -0.53 -9.36

JGBO JIANGBO PHARMACEUTICALS 7.93 -0.67 -7.79

AEL AMERICAN EQUITY INVEST 10.0307 -0.8393 -7.72

AMRI ALBANY MOLECULAR RESEARCH 6.35 -0.52 -7.57

LEGC LEGACY BANCORP 7.38 -0.57 -7.12

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