3pm update – into the weekend

US equities are set for sig’ net daily declines. VIX is churning around 19, as a weekly close above the key 20 threshold looks unlikely. WTIC $76.69, with Natgas $4.01. Gold $2718, with Silver $31.33. USD is +0.4% at 109.47.

sp’60min

VIX’60min

Summary

5807 looks a pretty good washout floor, ahead of next Friday’s OPEX, where I’d be open to a pin around 6K… ahead of the inauguration/holiday weekend.

Yours truly holds CLF, INTC (3 blocks), and OXY
I’ll sleep fine with those.


notable stock: INTC

I’m heavily involved… so yeah… I’m biased, but the $18s do make for one hell of a m/t floor. I HOLD… and I’d like the $21s before end month.

notable stock: TSLA

Whether Tesla settles marginally positive or negative, its holding up well.

notable semicon: NVDA

Due to settle red… but with a new hist’ high on Tues’, its been a net bullish week.

notable Dow component: BA

A daily close above the 200dma… probably.

notable tech giant: AAPL

Today’s candle is spiky from a key price threshold.
Cyclically very low, and prone to resuming upward.

back at the close…