Well, folks, here we are at the 50% mark of 2019. Simply stated, everything is up. Let’s walk through the big cash indexes in order of symbols; I’ve captioned each one along with the approximate price gain in percent.
![slopechart COMP](https://slopeofhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/slopechart_COMP-3-640x378.jpg)
![slopechart COMPQ](https://slopeofhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/slopechart_COMPQ-2-640x378.jpg)
![slopechart HUI](https://slopeofhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/slopechart_HUI-640x378.jpg)
![slopechart INDU](https://slopeofhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/slopechart_INDU-3-640x378.jpg)
![slopechart NDX](https://slopeofhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/slopechart_NDX-1-640x378.jpg)
![slopechart OEX](https://slopeofhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/slopechart_OEX-2-640x378.jpg)
![slopechart RUT](https://slopeofhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/slopechart_RUT-1-640x378.jpg)
![slopechart SOX](https://slopeofhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/slopechart_SOX-640x378.jpg)
![slopechart SPX](https://slopeofhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/slopechart_SPX-2-640x378.jpg)
![slopechart TRAN](https://slopeofhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/slopechart_TRAN-1-640x378.jpg)
![slopechart UTIL](https://slopeofhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/slopechart_UTIL-640x378.jpg)
![slopechart XAU](https://slopeofhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/slopechart_XAU-640x378.jpg)
![slopechart XBD](https://slopeofhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/slopechart_XBD-640x378.jpg)
![slopechart XMI](https://slopeofhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/slopechart_XMI-1-640x378.jpg)
![slopechart XOI](https://slopeofhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/slopechart_XOI-640x378.jpg)
Oh, there was ONE thing that fell hard, and I’m afraid it didn’t provide any relief for the bears either. That is, of course, volatility.
![slopechart VIX](https://slopeofhope.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/slopechart_VIX-640x378.jpg)