Rather then give a boring commentary of the events that have occurred in the past year I will post some stock and index charts that will tell the story for me. The charts are daily charts that I have taken from my eSignal screens. I know that technically there are still 2 trading days before christmas and the year is not over yet but I am not opening my trading platform again until 2012 so Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to all of my readers. Each chart will open larger in a new window.

VIX (Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index) Daily Chart 2011 Candlestick

30 Year T-Bond Interest Rates Daily Chart 2011 Candlestick

NASDAQ Composite Index 2011 Daily Chart Candlestick

Dow Jones Industrial Average 2011 Daily Chart

HANG SENG INDEX Daily 2011 Chart Candlestick

NIKKEI 225 Index Daily 2011 Chart Candlestick

S&P ASX 200 Index 2011 Daily Chart Candlestick

EUR/USD Daily Spot Price 2011 Candlestick

Gold Futures (GC #F) Daily Chart 2011 Candlestick

NYME Light Crude Oil (CL #F) Daily Chart 2011 Candlestick