12pm update – cheerleader time

US equities remain very significantly higher… if a little choppy, ahead of the 2pm FOMC announcement.

sp’60min

VIX’60min

Summary

Little to add. The s/t cyclical setup threatens ‘problems’ after the fed.

Some perspective…

We’re getting stuck around upper trend. Three downside gaps. Price structure is a multi-week/month bullish pennant. An eventual upside break can be expected.


notable mining ETF: GDX daily

Miners breaking above resistance.

notable Dow component: DIS

Disney struggling to break and hold above key price threshold. Earnings due next Thurs’ AH.

notable strength: AAPL

Higher with the main market.

As night has fallen in London, its time for lunch, and to check on the cheerleaders…