11am update – faded gains

US equities continue to fade, with the R2K and SPX also turning red. USD is +0.3% at 103.27

sp’60min

VIX’60min

Summary

*note the opening SPX black candle played out.

With a red Dow, Transports, R2K, and SPX, its another reminder that the market is still s/t broken, with no sign of a floor. Tomorrow is Thursday, which will inherently favour the bears.

It should only take one adverse headline (not least from Tariff man) to get the SPX to the mid/low 5400s before the weekend.


notable stock: AAPL

Yesterday saw a daily close <200dma.

notable weakness: DIS

Another stock that lost it’s 200dma yesterday, and bodes for at least a little lower.

The Marvel franchise is a mess. Background chatter that Disney might even sell off the Lucasfilm/Star Wars franchise.

Due to the woke nonsense, the mouse has managed to kill TWO golden geese. Its astounding that Iger and KK haven’t been kicked out.

notable trans: UAL

Its been a rough seven weeks for the airlines.
The underlying concern is economic slowing.

notable steel: CLF

Mr Market is still struggling to fathom whether tariffs will be a net positive.

time for lunch