I well realize it is not the market’s job to keep us entertained or excitement, but sweet baby Jesus in heaven, I can’t remember a day this dull………..
Calm then Storm?
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As I Lay Dying
Folks, I’m not sure how productive I’m going to be during this holiday weekend. I am dealing with unprecedented pain. Rest assured that once I’m able to stand without being in agony, I’ll crank up the content again. Meanwhile, my outside contributors have almost totally dried up with their posts; if there’s ever a time for a post, fellas, this would be it!! I’ll return here when I am able and, over the course of the Easter weekend, as frequently as I can muster, which might not be much.
Puncture Wound
This morning is the most damaging to the bears since the war began. The reason isn’t particularly the percentage change – – as I’m typing this, the /ES is up all of 0.7% – – but instead has to do with prices puncturing above resistance levels.
Far worse, they are doing this based upon no meaningful news. It’s not like Iran has surrendered or anything. Prices have simply been powering higher ever since the Friday the 13th close. Here is the /ES:
Anatomy of a Screwup
Ursine-Flavored Panican
This has not been my finest hour. Indeed, if I had decided to sit on my roof (picking at the moss, perhaps?) for the first hour of trading, I would have served myself better, because I gotta tell ya, this action from midnight until about half an hour into the trading day freaked me out.
