Closing Brief

US equity indexes closed mixed, SPX -1.9pts (0.03%) at 5980. Nasdaq comp’ +0.1%. Dow -0.1%. The Transports settled +0.25%. R2K +0.5%

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Summary

closing hour action: printing a new intraday low of 5971, if bouncing. S/t momentum settled marginally negative.

Awaiting earnings from $SWBI

… and that concludes a Wednesday. A typically choppy day for an FOMC. The s/t cyclical setup favours the bulls, as a quad-opex pin around 6000 would be the more natural weekly settlement.

… but the wild card is clearly Israel/Iran, and further Trump comments.

I recommended leaving ALL screens and phones off tomorrow.

notable bond yield proxy: TNX

US 10yr churning around 4.40%
A break >5.00% this Sept/Oct’ remains target.

notable bond ETF: TLT

Bonds broadly flat.

notable crypto: Bitcoin


notable crypto: XRP


I still wonder if 65cents this Oct’.


Have a good evening

more later on the VIX and Indexes by 6pm EDT