Hi MajorD, actually the DOW tanked about 100 points when the FOMC meeting minutes were issued. It wasn't until the PPT calvalry made their almost daily 3-3:15 pm appearance that the DOW moved into positive territory. As usual, intervention caused the DOW to finish positive on bad news and gold to close near its low of the day. Just another day in NY!
For those interested, Sean Brodrick issued a good report today on this current bear market rally. It can be viewed at this link...
http://tinyurl.com/daff7d
Regards - VHF