"What can I give Him,
Poor as I am? —
If I were a Shepherd
I would bring a lamb;
If I were a Wise Man
I would do my part, —
Yet what I can I give Him, —
Give my heart."
Christina Georgina Rossetti, A Christmas Carol
Stocks attempted to extend the government-sponsored 'rebound rally' today but with only mixed success, as they finished largely unchanged after a solid try to move higher.
Please note from the charts that this retracement rally is now at the 38.2% level on the Fibonacci index.
Next Monday will be a brief trading session with the markets closed on Tuesday for New Year's Day. That will be the last trading session of 2018.
Gold and silver continued to move higher, planting a solid close as they appear to break out from their intermediate trend higher from the yearly bottom at 1159.
There will be a Non-Farm Payrolls Report on Friday.
Have a pleasant weekend.
