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Good morning. There are plenty of numbers and trends to look at to determine... It’s the monthly jobs numbers today and they’re not going to be pretty and will be possibly the tip of the iceberg as we head into May. [Trading Tips] Good morning. There are plenty of numbers and trends to look at to determine the future moves of the stock market or even individual stocks. One area to pay keen attention to is changes in trends regarding margin debt. Typically, margin debt rises over time, reflecting higher stock values. When it starts to trend lower, it indicates that traders are turning more cautious, which could be a sign that there’s little left to a market rally. Levels of margin debt have now started to decline overall, dropping about 4.3 percent from its peak in June. While the stock market has trended higher since then, remember that it’s only been a few individual stocks holding up the entire average. This doesn’t portend a massive market drop, but is another sign that there may be more volatility and a few big down days in the months ahead—so look for trading opportunities there. 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