3pm update – OPEX into the weekend

US equities are clawing upward… as the VIX will be inclined to be ground lower into the long weekend.

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VIX’60min

Summary

Regardless of the exact close, its been a net bearish end to a net bearish week. I comfortably sit on the sidelines, and wonder what next week will offer. A stall below 4159… or pushing upward on some dumb reason?


notable Dow component: CAT

Net higher… largely due to earnings from sister stock DE

notable semicon: AMD

Lower with the main market.

notable resilience: TSLA

There remain speculative buyers… as the 200dma might be tested next week.

notable miner: LAC

Rough day for lithium miners… not helped by the main market.

back at the close…