10am update – opening chop

US equities open in minor chop mode, as the market will be prone for sideways chop after a run from 4531>4651. USD is -0.3% at 96.19… which is helping commodity land.

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VIX’60min

Summary

Suffice to add, we should expect increasing chop across the remainder of the week. VIX should be ground net lower, back under the key 20 threshold.

Yours truly has added to BAC, RIG
Picked up: CFVI (aka…the Rumble.com), and XOM

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notable stock: TSLA

Yesterday’s bullish engulfing candle was rather important. CEO Elon said he is done selling.
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notable stock: CFVI

Yours truly is aboard from $11.44.
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notable Dow component: CAT

Helped with the Bernstein upgrade $240s.
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notable miner: FCX

Freeport declared a dividend of 15cents, ex’ as of Jan’14th 2022