Afternoon Update
The Nasdaq-100 (epicenter of today’s weakness) found some technical support at the 50-day SMa after a -1.85% decline. The 50-day...
Market Update – Defensive Bias & Mega Cap Weakness
An uneventful round of economic releases (including recent CPI & PPI confirming disinflation but not sparking aggressive rate-cut bets) and...
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...