3pm update – into the close

US equities are battling to end the day on a positive note, as the bears simply don’t have any downside power. Teal gap remains set to be fully filled, if not a brief foray >4K to wash out another tranche of shorts-stops.

sp’60min

VIX’60min

Summary

Chop chop… chop. Lower hourly bollinger is up to the 3840s.
Daily momentum is increasingly positive, which will be a problem to the bears for at least a few more days.


notable stock: TSLA

S/t bullish.

notable Dow component: BA

Even if it settles net lower, we’ve a reversal candle. S/t bullish.

notable strength: AMZN

A third positive day… the $96s now seem due with sp’4K.

notable steel: CLF

Early weakness, but pressing against the 200dma and key price threshold. S/t bullish, but the smarter ones will be selling into such strength.

back at the close…