11am update – morning chop

US equities are choppy, if still moderately lower. VIX remains repressed in the 17/16s. WTIC has printed $77.15.

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VIX’60min

Summary

*Leading indicators: -1.2% vs -0.5% (prior rev’)… just another data point warning of a slowdown.

The daily 10Ma is around 4129. Bears need to take it out… preferably with a weekly settlement around 4100, which would make for a net weekly decline, and offer 4030/4k next week.


notable stock: T

Earnings were arguably ‘fine’, but the market is frustrated with this comms/media giant.

notable semicon: MU

I see no news. The $65s should hold as massive resistance.

notable strength: LVS

Earnings were far better than expected… especially helped by a loosening up of C19 restrictions in China.

notable stock: TSLA

Very powerfully lower… and should settle this way.

Time for lunch…