A mixed Quad-OPEX

US equity indexes closed mixed, SPX -13pts (0.2%) at 5967. Nasdaq comp' -0.5%. Dow +0.1%. The Transports settled +0.3%. R2K -0.2%

SPX - daily

VIX - daily

Summary

US equities opened moderately higher to 6018, but the sellers appear to 5952, and settling at 5967.
Volatility was mixed, the VIX printing a low of 19.11, but settling +2.4% to 20.62.
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Bullish steel

Bus, cranes, bird

A fine day

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Powell into Juneteenth

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% 

SPX - daily

VIX - daily

Summary

US equities opened a little choppy, if leaning on the upward side. The SPX printed 6018, with some cooling ahead of the Powell... aka... Mr Too Late...

The CEO of Print Central

The late afternoon saw moderate cooling to 5971, and settling fractionally lower at 5980.

Volatility was mixed, the VIX printing 21.12, and cooling to settle -6.8% at 20.14.
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The construction continues

Always in the shadows

Another fine day

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Adverse Trump comments

US equity indexes closed broadly lower, SPX -50pts (0.8%) at 5982. Nasdaq comp' -0.9%. Dow -0.7%. The Transports settled -1.4%. R2K -1.1%

SPX - daily

VIX - daily

Summary

US equities opened moderately lower. There was a bounce to 6023, but then Trump started posting increasingly adverse comments which (rightly) upset Mr Market.

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The SPX cooled to 5974, and settling broadly lower at 5982.

Volatility picked up for the fourth day of five, the VIX settling +13.0% to 21.60.
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           Another fine day

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Monday bounce

US equity indexes closed broadly higher, SPX +56pts (0.9%) at 6033. Nasdaq comp' +1.5%. Dow +0.75%. The Transports settled +1.5%. R2K +1.1%

SPX - daily

VIX - daily

Summary

US equities opened broadly higher, with the SPX battling upward to 6050... just 97pts shy of the Feb' historic high. There was some afternoon cooling to 6023, and settling at 6033. Volatility was ground lower, the VIX settling -8.2% to 19.11.
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A fine day

Solstice is this Fri/Sat'

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Weekend update - US equity indexes

It was a bearish week for US equity indexes, with net weekly declines ranging from -1.4% (R2K), -1.3% (Dow, Trans), -0.6% (Nasdaq comp'), -0.4% (SPX), to -0.3% (NYSE comp').

Lets take our regular look at six of the main US indexes

sp'500

Nasdaq comp'

Dow

R2K

NYSE comp'

Trans

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Summary

All six US equity indexes were net lower for the week.

The R2K lead the way down, whilst the NYSE comp' was most resilient.

All six US equity indexes printed a new cycle high, as weekly momentum is increasingly positive. 

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Looking ahead

It will be a short four day trading week, with Thursday CLOSED for 'Juneteenth'.

Earnings:

M - $AIOT $RNW $APPS $LEN $PETS $HITI $RFIL

T - $JBL $TEN $VNCE $ANTA $WLY $XAIR $LZB $VTGN

W - $ACB $GMS $KFY $LVO $SWBI

T -

F - $KR $ACN $DRI $KMX

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Econ-data/events

M - Empire state manu'

T - Retail sales, import prices, indust' prod', busi' invent', home builder conf'

W - Housing starts, building permits.

*FOMC 2pm, press conf' 2.30pm*

T - *CLOSED*,

F - Phil' Fed manu', leading indicators, *QUAD-OPEX*

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A resilient Thursday

US equity indexes closed mixed, SPX +23pts (0.4%) at 6045. Nasdaq comp' +0.2%. Dow +0.2%. The Transports settled -0.1%. R2K -0.5% 

SPX - daily

VIX - daily

Summary

US equities opened moderately lower, but all the bears could manage was 6003. There was a broad recovery to settle at 6045. Volatility picked up a little, the VIX printing an early afternoon high of 18.28, and settling +4.4% to 18.02.
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Aea Lingus... not India

 

Another fine day

 

Homeward

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Midweek swings

US equity indexes mostly closed on a weak note, SPX -16pts (0.3%) at 6022. Nasdaq comp' -0.5%. Dow u/c. The Transports settled -1.6%. R2K -0.5%

SPX - daily

VIX - daily

Summary

US equities opened a little choppy, but once again... clawed upward, the SPX printing a new cycle high of 6059. From there... broad cooling to 6002, and settling at 6022. Volatility was mixed, the VIX printing an afternoon low of 16.23, spiking to 18.09, and settling +1.8% to 17.26.
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Begun, the drone wars have.

    A fine day

Almost as green as the nuclear stocks

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Still clawing upward

US equity indexes closed on a positive note, SPX +32pts (0.5%) at 6038. Nasdaq comp' +0.6%. Dow +0.25%. The Transports settled +1.3%. R2K +0.5%

SPX - daily

VIX - daily

Summary

US equities opened broadly flat, but once again... clawed upward to break a new cycle high of 6043, and settling at 6038. Volatility remained subdued, the VIX settling -1.2% to 16.95.
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Very subdued

US equity indexes mostly closed a little higher, SPX +5pts (0.1%) at 6005. Nasdaq comp' +0.3%. Dow u/c. The Transports settled +0.7%. R2K +0.7%

SPX - daily

VIX - daily

Summary

US equities opened broadly flat. The SPX clawed upward to print a new cycle high of 6021, and settling at 6005. Volatility remained subdued, the VIX printing 17.57, and cooling to settle +2.3% to 17.16.

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