12pm update – cheerleader time

US equities are choppy, if increasingly leaning on the upward side. For the ‘crash callers’ out there, its proving to be a rather annoying Thursday.

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VIX’60min

Summary

The chop continues. Considering the s/t cyclical setup, my best guess is Friday OPEX will settle around 4430/40s.


notable bond ETF: TLT

Higher bonds as yields cool back.

notable fin: BAC

Banks struggling with the market and lower yields.

notable stock: TSLA

Tesla’s ‘AI event’ is due 8pm EST. I’m not sure if it’ll be a complete bore-fest, or something interesting about self driving cars. The stock is merely struggling with the main market.

notable energy: SLB

Schlumberger lower with the sector. The current candle is a reversal.

Time for lunch, and to check on the cheerleaders…