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Ever want to cover your ears due to excess noise and info overload? 

Every once in a while I like to take a 30,000 foot view of the markets in a quiet way, by looking at a long-term Monthly closing chart.  This Monthly chart reflects the 500 index has formed a falling channel, with line (1) being the top of this channel. 

Last year dual long-term resistance stopped a rally at (2).  The 500 index is now making an attempt to break from this channel at (3). 

How The Recent Decline In Stocks Looks "Eerily" Like Major Bear Markets Of The Past