[Assistanc3]

wont be long till we are back to wearing 25,000 hats again

[Assistanc3]

At the close
Dow +2.34% to 24,915.17. S&P +1.75% to 2,695.62. Nasdaq +2.13% to 7,115.54.
Treasurys: 30-year -0.88%. 10-yr -0.59%. 5-yr -0.42%.
Commodities: Crude -1.09% to $63.45. Gold -0.93% to $1,324.10.
Currencies: Euro +0.03% vs. dollar. Yen +0.43%. Pound +0.08%.

[CautiousInvestor]

+567 and SUPER GREEN finish … you won’t hear much about that on the nightly news channel tonight – lol 😉 8)

[CautiousInvestor]

[CautiousInvestor]

[color=purple][b]EARLY DOW FUTURES are DOWN minus 200 :ohmy:
But we’ll take it compared to the wilder swings we have seen 🙂
Still things are highly volatile :whistle:
Mitch S. noted that a couple of HEDGE funds folded once computer trading kicked in :woohoo:
They were basically highly leveraged betting VIX would not rise 😳

Also #44 has put out some boundary lines for a SHUTDOWN :whistle:
and believe that “R” and “D” parties don’t need to tarnish themselves further 👿
after all there is an ELECTION comin’ up 😉

and hopefully this instability we see will be brief 8)
But with ZIRP now being phased out, the days of EZ money are gone :)[/b][/color]

[CautiousInvestor]

[Assistanc3]

Germany December industrial production m/m -0.6% vs -0.7% expected
France December trade balance -€3.5 bn vs -€4.9 bn expected
UK Jan Halifax house price index m/m -0.6% vs +0.2% expected
Italy December retail sales m/m -0.3% vs +1.1% prior
Japan Dec preliminary leading indicator index 107.9 vs 108.1 expected

China January FX reserves $3.16T vs $3.14T prior
Australia January foreign reserves AUD 65.3bn vs AUD 85.4bn
SNB January foreign currency reserves CHF 731.4bn vs CHF 743.9 bn

Germany’s DIHK raise 2018 GDP forecast to 2.7% vs 2.2% prev

[Assistanc3]

On the hour | 8:00 AM
S&P -0.42%.
10-yr +0.07%.
Euro -0.27% vs. dollar.
Crude -0.49% to $63.08.
Gold -0.22% to $1,326.60.
Bitcoin +24.33% to $8,308.

[Assistanc3]

Mortgage applications slightly higher despite sharp rise in interest rates

MBA Mortgage Applications
Composite Index: +0.7% vs. -2.6% last week.
Purchase Index: flat vs. -3.0%.
Refinance Index: +1.0% vs. -3.0%
30 year mortgage rate at 4.50% vs. 4.41%

[CautiousInvestor]

[b][size=5][color=teal]FUTUREs have improved to where DOW is almost flat
Let’s blast these INDEXs back into space 😉 8)[/color][/size][/b]

[CautiousInvestor]

Let’s make the DOW GREAT AGAIN 😆 😆 😆 😆

[CautiousInvestor]

Hoping for a FEARLESS finish 🙂

[CautiousInvestor]

[color=red][b]A more normal FINISH for day (but still with wild swings) …
Dow Jones 24,893.35 -19.42 (-0.08%)
S&P 500 2,681.66 -13.48 (-0.50%)
Nasdaq 7,051.98 -63.90 (-0.90%)[/b][/color]

[Assistanc3]

I crashed at 1pm …after telling TC he needs a coffee or break

[CautiousInvestor]

[size=5][color=teal][b]DOW & SP500 futures are members of FLAT earth society :whistle:
and FLAT unchanged futures is a good thing in these highly volatile times 😉 8)[/b][/color][/size]

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