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[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Aimless meandering probably best describes today’s session during which traders looked in vain for catalysts to establish market direction. There were none, so we bounced around the unchanged line in a narrow range, as neither bulls nor bears could find some footing. In the end, the major indexes closed slightly in the red; …

[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Sure, eventually there had to be a market pullback, as only hype and euphoria surrounded the U.S.-China trade talks with hard evidence of progress still seeming to be nebulous. This is what we saw today, as optimism about a concrete resolution simply faded. An early rally vanished in a hurry with the Dow …