At the beginning of this week I warned readers that the market was extremely overbought and that a top could be forming. While it is still unclear whether a major top has formed, it is without question that we saw a major correction on Wednesday as yields on Italian debt caused margin requirement adjustments at the London Clearing House.

Call it foresight, or hindsight if you want to be argumentative, but a long-term view of the investment process eliminates the guesswork and points pretty clearly toward a trading mentality that keys on the very natural volatility of the hundreds of investment grade value stocks out there for your portfolio building attention.

GBP/USD went on an upside run to the 1.6140 high this morning, but now is back to the 1.6000 level. Intraday bias remains on the downside, as long as the 1.6440 minor resistance line is not broken. On the upside, if the 1.6440 minor resistance line is broken it will change the bearish bias to bullish sentiment and target the 1.6545 major resistance line.