3pm update – into the weekend

US equities are choppy, if mostly leaning on the weaker side. Equity bears should be looking for VIX to settle above the key 20 threshold. WTIC $73.74

sp’60min

VIX’60min

Summary

Two big forces…
The market makers will favour a pin around 6000

… but we should see net sellers, with a rather strong case of ‘rats selling into the weekend’, as the news headlines keep on coming.

Yours… never had a pet rat.


notable defence: LMT

As there is even talk of Trump using tactical nukes… the defense stocks are an obvious sector this summer.

notable weakness: NVDA

Marginal bearish engulfing candle… bodes bearish for Monday

notable car: TSLA

The natural pin remains $325. I’m sure this weekend’s Robotaxi launch will go broadly fine.  Self driving IS the future.

notable stock: GOOGL

The sixth day lower of seven.

back at the close…