12pm update – lunchtime chop

US equities are choppy, if still leaning on the upward side. WTIC has printed $77.72. USD is churning flat around the DXY 103s.

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VIX’60min

Summary

Chop chop… and its somewhat natural, ahead of Thursday’s CPI.
Daily momentum is offering ZERO sign of a ceiling/turn, and as someone who is looking to short something, that is my concern.

notable semicon: AMD

Barclays 68>70, Keybanc 85>80

notable Dow component: CRM

I found news… Bernstein 134>119. The latter still looks overly optimistic, considering the slowing economy, and worsening jobs market.

notable strength: F

Just bouncing with the main market. M/t bearish to the recessionary $6s

notable miner: ALB

Lithium miners catching a bounce, but the broader market shall likely remain the problem into the spring.