Ding

Ding-dong the downtrend is dead. Well maybe its not dead quiteyet, but it certainly was dealt a potentially fatal blow yesterdaywhen short-covering by funds quickly turned into a buyingfree-for-all as commercials and locals entered the fray. The Augustcontract finished at $2.395, up 14.2 cents for the day. Nearly asimpressive as the price action was estimated volume, whichregistered 113,049 contracts.