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A cult figure among day traders issues a rare "buy" recommendation.

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A release of oil from the world's strategic petroleum reserves is still possible despite the recent fall in crude prices as up to 1 million barrels a day could soon be lost from Iran.
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| Dow | 12,369.38 | -73.11 | -0.59% |
| Nasdaq | 2,778.79 | -34.90 | -1.24% |
| S&P 500 | 1,295.22 | -9.64 | -0.74% |
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| 10 Year Yield | 1.70% | 0.00 | -- |
| 1 Euro | $1.2778 | -0.0046 | -0.58% |
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| Oil | $91.33 | -1.57 | -1.69% |
| Gold | $1,591.80 | +17.10 | +1.09% |
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| Vacation? No thanks, boss | ||
| Facebook trading sets record IPO volume | ||
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| 15 yr fixed | 3.11% | 3.02% | |
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| 30 yr refi | 3.86% | 3.83% | |
| 15 yr refi | 3.21% | 3.13% |
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