This rising optimism in the face of a steady technical decline has bearish implications from a contrarian standpoint.

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It supports my technical view that the current decline in crude oil should be a buying opportunity.

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Data published yesterday showed the Euro-zone contracted in Q3, its second consecutive decline, resulting in a technical recession.

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Technical-chart selling was triggered on the decline.

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The technical formations prior to last week suggested that stocks were vulnerable to decline, and the short-term outlook turned more negative Tuesday.

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Stack's technical read of the market continues to remain bullish, with advance-decline ratios and put-call ratios supporting the case for a continued advance in stocks.

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The NOB spread now appears to have bottomed and the technical action of two key bond ETFs is also consistent with a further decline in yields.

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Kunqu Opera has suffered somewhat of a decline since the 18th century because it requires a high level of technical knowledge from the audience.

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This year, the technical outlook as we head into April suggests that a higher close could reverse the decline that has been in effect since the September 2012 highs.

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The rally was classic in technical terms, as the Spyder Trust ( SPY) came very close to retracing 50% of the decline from the July highs.

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