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January 23, 2012

We’re only three weeks into the New Year and already some very interesting trends have developed in the markets. Consider these four: 

  1. The worst performing stocks in 2011 have been the best performing in 2012.
  2. U.S.Treasury securities are off to their worst start in nine years.  
  3. U.S.stocks rose for the third consecutive week and are near a six-month high.
  4. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) declined nearly 22 percent in the first three weeks of this year.

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