Looking ahead

It was a day of considerable micro chop, the SPX printing 4124, if cooling back to settle effectively u/c at 4108. Meanwhile, WTIC settled +$1.79 (2.2%) to $81.53.

sp’weekly1c

WTIC daily

Summary

SPX: the H/S structure is clearly borderline… even if you draw it a little different. Any price action >4140 would be bullish. A daily close <4075 (to be decisive) would be bearish

WTIC: oil printed $79.37, but did swing upward to settle at $81.53, and that makes for a bullish engulfing candle. Oil bulls can argue structure is a bull flag. The concern should be if the main market breaks lower on the CPI data.

Looking ahead

Wednesday will see the latest CPI data, consensus:
Headline y/y: 5.2% vs 6.0% prior
Core y/y:  5.6% vs 5.5% prior.

Other data: EIA Pet’ report, US T-budget (2pm)

Earnings: APOG

Final note

Whilst this story details just one shop, there are others…. many… many others. Its just another sign of a disintegrating society/species, where retailers are deciding to close, due to the low end thieving scrubs.

Rome continues to burn… as around 85% just don’t care.

Originally highlighted by Armstrong…

Poor Kids (documentary)

His embedded link doesn’t work… but I think I found the same video…

It puts the green/red flashing boxes into perspective.

The great Carlin… via After Skool. I especially like the note on ‘Freedom fighters’ and the disabled.

Goodnight from London