sp'daily5
VIX'daily3
Summary
Based on cyclical issues yesterday, I had expected the market to cool to sp'2393/90 this morning. Yet overnight 'Trump' chatter gave the HFT algo-bot's the excuse to washout much lower. The break into the gap zone of 2370/48 is a surprise, as that genuinely seemed to have become one of those rare 'breakaway gaps'.
Market volatility naturally jumped, with the VIX soaring into the mid teens, settling at the high of day in the brief 15mins of AH trading. Today's candle does look rather insane. Its notable that we've filled the big gap zone to the mid 14s
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A somewhat random news item, but it caught my attention...
So, according to the NY Fed, Q1 household debt has finally surpassed the pre-crash peak of 2008. Congrats to the American consumer, yes? This is a good sign of the underlying strength of the economy, right?
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Podcast from Coffey and Dr J'
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Will 'normal service' resume?
Broadly though, nothing has changed. We'll continue to occasionally see sporadic 0.25%, 0.5%, even 1-2% washouts, but the equity bears still won't likely be able to muster anything sustained. The underlying bid for equities (not least from the central banks) remains 'scary strong'.
I'll be the first one to sound alarm bells if the mid term trends are broken, and right now, that is still around 4% lower. I can't see that happening any time soon, can you?
Goodnight from London
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