US equities saw moderate weakness across the day, sp -10pts @ 2080. Yet the broader trend remains bullish into the new year. The bigger weekly/monthly cycles are already offering the sp'2130s, and with the R2K having broken out... there is nothing in the near term for the bears to look forward to.
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R2K
Summary
Little to add, on what was a mere minor down cycle, in a holiday shortened week.
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VIX continues to claw higher
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Despite the second consecutive daily gain, VIX still looks set to decline to the 12/11s in the current multi-week equity up wave (from sp'1972).
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Closing update from Riley
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a little more later...