A.M. Update
S&P futures are down -0.4%. A wave of major bank earnings is rolling in this morning. Bank of America (BAC...
Calm VIX Hides Rising Tail Risk: SKEW Rises, VVIX Jumps, Markets Digest Geopolitics & Banks
A busy morning of economic data and earnings reports failed to provide a strong enough catalyst for equities. Escalating protests...
Afternoon Update
The choppy trade continues at the index level, though now near session lows with the Dow (-0.9%) still the worst....
Market Update- Mega Caps Weak; Crude Oil Higher
Most averages (excl. Small Caps) faded the pre-market CPI knee-jerk gains as the cash open rolled around in typical 2026...
A.M. Update
S &P and Nasdaq futures sit around their unchanged marks after this morning’s inflation data. Dow futures are lowerer by...
Daily Wrap: Powell’s DOJ Drama Drives Safe-Haven Surge in Precious Metals as Stocks Claw Back Losses
This week was already going to be full, with: inflation data, Fed speakers (before Saturday’s Fed media blackout), and banks...
Afternoon Update
All eyes are on tomorrow’s 8:30 a.m. ET release of December 2025 CPI and Core CPI — one of the...
Intraday Update – 3C
A trend I’ve noticed in the new year of 2026 is whatever Index futures indicate in pre-market, they’re going to...
Crude Worth a Look
I bought Crude (via USO) twice – October and December – as price action has been torn between the oil...
Market Update – Local Resistance, Safe-Haven Bid in Precious Metals; Crude Consolidating Bullishly
Pre-market index futures indications swung again at the cash open–extending last week’s trend– with S&P and Nasdaq catching a bid...
A.M. Update: 2026 Off To a Volatile Start
S&P futures are down -0.55% and Nasdaq 100 futures are down -0.75% with concerns over Fed independence in the spotlight...
Afternoon Update – Adding some Nasdaq Short Exposure Back
Slight shift in market dynamics. Most Cyclicals aren’t adding to gains this afternoon. Financials (-0.2%) are lower and Energy (+0.2%)...
Now That The Risk Is Away, Investors Play
The market’s bias is as indicated in pre-market, positive and fairly broad-based, with all style factors higher, but leaning more...
A.M. Update
S&P futures are +0.35% after this morning’s data dump. Early indications are for broad participation, but those tend to shift...
Daily Wrap – A Mixed Market With More Rotation, Cracks in Tech and Strength in Crude
Yet another day of crazy rotation with cyclicals leading and tech notably retreating -a complete flip of pre-market indications. For...
Afternoon Update
Not much has changed this afternoon as far as leadership goes, with the exception of the Energy sector (+3.4%) taking...
3C Update
2:04 p.m. ET Several 3C charts are getting uglier intraday and they happen to be in the two averages that...
Another Flip – Cyclicals Lead, Tech Drags
1:03 p.m. ET Once again, pre-market indications of Nasdaq (Growth-leaning) over DJIA and Small Caps (Value-leaning), are flipped on their...
Early Update
Index futures are little changed from last night, though everything has been shaken up at the cash open every day...
Daily Wrap
As has been the norm recently, early futures indications meant nothing once the cash market opened. the Dow and Small...