3pm update – Powell into the close

US equities are a mess. Whilst the bears can’t achieve anything significant, neither are the bulls able to manage (at least yet) a sustained rally. VIX remains subdued in the 14.s

sp’60min

VIX’60min

Summary

Its a real mess, with the first reaction to the downside… a rather typical fake-out to the bears.

*I’m content to sit it out until early Thurs’.


notable stock: FDX

FedEx has earnings in AH
The concern about be higher costs, not least wages and fuel.

notable stock: TSLA

Reflective of some confidence in the s/t speculative buyers.

Back in THIS post at 3.30pm

A new intraday low, but price action is mostly just weak leaning chop.
There is no real downside power.

Back at the close.