Post liberation horror

US equity indexes closed very powerfully lower, SPX -274pts (4.8%) at 5396. Nasdaq comp' -6.0%. Dow -4.0%. The Transports settled -9.1%. R2K -6.4%

SPX - daily

VIX - daily

Summary

US equities opened powerfully lower, with the market upset with the (Wednesday AH) Trump tariff announcement. The SPX printed 5415, with a vain bounce to 5483. The late afternoon saw a new cycle low of 5390, and settling at 5396. On any basis... pretty horrific, but then... it was a Thursday.

Volatility spiked, the VIX settling +39.6% to 30.02... the highest since August 2024.

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Liberation Day

US equity indexes closed broadly higher, SPX +37pts (0.7%) at 5670. Nasdaq comp' +0.9%. Dow +0.6%. The Transports settled +1.4%. R2K +1.7% 

SPX - daily

VIX - daily

Summary

US equities opened significantly lower, but there was an opening upside reversal, the SPX swinging from 5571 to 5695, and settling at 5670. Volatility was mixed, the VIX printing an opening high of 23.25, but cooling to 20.68, and settling -1.2% at 21.51.
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The construction is nearly done

Another fine spring day

 

Jupiter and the moon... its a sign!

Full moon... April 12th

 
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April/Q2 begins

US equity indexes mostly closed a little higher, SPX +21pts (0.4%) at 5633. Nasdaq comp' +0.9%. Dow -0.03%. The Transports settled +0.2%. R2K +0.05%

SPX - daily

VIX - daily

Summary

US equities opened moderately lower, with the SPX seeing an early low of 5558. From there... a rather significant bounce to 5650, if cooling back to settle at 5633. Volatility was a little mixed, the VIX printing an early high of 23.52, but cooling back to settle -2.3% to 21.77.
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                 Another fine day

 

The Pleiades, aka 'Seven sisters' (400 light years), and the moon

 

Next full moon... April 12th

 
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