Lastly, the chart popped back above 200-week moving average support, and all of this happened on the biggest volume since the August closing low.

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Since the start of automated trading in October, volume has dwindled near opening and closing times.

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Rising open interest at a time of rising prices is a bullish indicator for technically oriented traders who also like to see higher volume, plus rising moving averages and closing prices, he said.

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In the past two trading days alone, the Nikkei rose 3.8% to a fresh four-year, seven-month high, closing at 12833.64 Friday on record trading volume after briefly crossing the 13, 000 mark for the first time since just before Lehman Brothers collapsed.

WSJ: Japan's Mrs. Watanabe Decides It's Time to Buy Stocks

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), after closing above its 8-day on Friday on above-average volume, saw another push higher of more than 3% until it reached some resistance at the 50-day MA. The stock closed on highs yesterday, and typically this is a bullish signal for traders to look for follow-through.

FORBES: First Solar Shows Textbook Short Squeeze In Effect

Asda has been gradually closing the gap on Sainsbury's - five years ago it was 6.1% behind by volume of sales, but last year it was just 1.4% behind.

BBC: Asda: 'Now number two'

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