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Wake Me When It’s Over

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For me, trading this market has morphed from an electric thrill to a tepid bore. The reason is simple: the nonstop threats/TACO cycle is exhausting, and making trading decisions that can be upended by the unhinged whims of a single man isn’t my cup of tea. It’s “Chinese trade talks are going well” all over again.

You can see the market’s bewilderment by way of the /ES grinding away with absolutely no clear direction for days on end…………

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