.A solid close in United States equities today would have indicated the 'all-clear' for danger properties. Rather, a 2.5% increase entering the ultimate hour of trading was whittled down to 1% at the close.Closing improvements: S&P 500: +1.0% Nasdaq : +1.0% Russell 2000: +1.5% DJIA: +0.8% Toronto TSX Comp: -0.9% (was actually finalized for holiday season yesterday).This article was written by Adam Switch at www.forexlive.com.