The rating is in effect, double the highest possible rating on the normal chart, and considerably higher than consumers are accustomed to seeing on suntan lotion bottles.

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The daily chart also shows a fairly normal corrective pattern that has already taken the Index close to support from the September highs at 7, 488.

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On average the 46 animal species moved from Appendix II to Appendix I between 1980 and 2003 were traded at 135% above normal volumes in the year before a ban (see chart).

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As a share of what the CBO reckons is the normal labour force, it is the lowest since the 1960s (see chart), reflecting deep cuts in state and local government payrolls.

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If you examine the formation on the daily chart, the two lows are three months apart, which is fairly normal for double-bottom formations.

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