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This Market's Tells

By Jim Cramer

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 Nice test case for the advance this morning. It's like we needed a break from the rally. We woke up this morning thinking that what was good about Merrill Lynch last week is bad for Merrill Lynch now (disclosure of problems). We seem to want to look Merger Monday in the mouth, despite the sweetness of Textron's and SAP's generosity. At moments like these, I like to find a tell about the market. This time I believe it will come from 3M, a Rest of World juggernaut that, as I explained on Stockpickr last week, I have lacked a handle on. If that stock rallies, we have a shallow pullback. The Goldman analyst has clout, so the price bump matters. The flip side of the equation is Chipotle. If the Baird downgrade, which is all price, has any impact, that would be a sign that there is genuine weakness....

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