Gray days

1. We do not like the level of shares increasing and increasing.
2. We do not like this: the nation's second-largest homebuilder said a year-long housing slump is unlikely to end this year and the Federal Reserve cited slowing growth in several local economies.
3. We do not like this: Almost 1.7 billion shares changed hands on the Big Board, 8.9 percent more than the three-month average.