But unless the currency war takes hold in earnest, it may be a while before we break out of the current holding pattern.

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Of course, there is no doubt that bad habits can be awfully hard to change, and the wrenching experience of treatment Woods is undergoing surely could help him break out of a pattern that clearly endangers the life he says he wants.

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After a 3 month base, the stock is trying to break out of a technical pattern that is rather attractive here as noted on the chart below.

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