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Wiggle Wobble

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Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the new week. There isn’t much going on in the market, since the earnings season is pretty much over and there aren’t any meaningful economic events forthcoming. I actually prefer that, because the market can actually have a bit of freedom based on good old supply ‘n’ demand instead of some binary event.

The /ES was on a nice, steady track lower on Sunday, but over the course of the night, For No Particular Reason ™, is blasted higher by 35 points. That seems to have burned off, and as I am typing these words, the /ES is essentially unchanged.

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