When I was a little boy in the mid-1970s, Saturday morning was a treasure chest of cartoons and kids shows. The production values were awful (in retrospect, I think they must have had a budget of $500 per episode), but I was crazy about these shows.

Thanks to the wonders of YouTube, I can better remember my misspent youth. One show in particular, Shazam!, was a favorite of mine. This young man, Billy, and Mentor (that was the name they used), cruised around the country in their gas-guzzling RV looking for trouble. Billy would get advice for some poorly-drawn ancient gods whenever he placed his hand over this hemisphere (in the aforementioned RV) which blinked with lights. It was awesome.

Relish in the glory. And remember – – don't put a girl down just because she's a girl (errr, if I was to use Captain Marvel's actual voice, it would sound like: "don't put a girl down jusht becaush she'sh a girl.") Personally, I can't imagine a more blatant rip-off of Superman. But anyhoo……

Less than an hour into the trading day, and my portfolio has notched up another 3.2% so far. The indexes have cleared themselves a path for lower levels in the medium term, as tinted below.