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The market is priced for a rate-cut tomorrow (94% odds and The Fed has never disappointed when priced this high)…
Source: Bloomberg
But, what stocks won’t like is that Fed Funds appear to be pricing a cut-and-pause…
Source: Bloomberg
And that could be a problem as stocks appear to be demanding almost 3 more rate-cuts…
Source: Bloomberg
But then again, Powell knows, “the show must go on!”
China was ugly overnight…
Source: Bloomberg
Spanish stocks were the big laggard in European markets
Source: Bloomberg
US stocks were mixed on the day with Alphabet dragging down Nasdaq but squeezefests pushing Small Caps higher (S&P hit a new intraday record high early)… Dow, S&P, and Trannies lost their gains into the close…
NOTE the 1200ET drop on a trade-related headline talking down the deal…
The weak open was bid/squeezed but after 1400ET, “Most Shorted” stocks started to accelerate lower into the close…
Source: Bloomberg
Yuan and stocks tumbled on the trade deal headlines but the machines were quick to bid back stocks… but were unable to hold them against the reality that yuan was signaling…
Source: Bloomberg
After rallying for 7 of the last 8 days, AAPL tumbled (on trade talk) – its worst day in 4 weeks…
GrubHub gagged…
Source: Bloomberg
Beyond Meat barfed (on lock-up expiration fears after putting up big numbers last night)…
Source: Bloomberg
Treasury yields ended the day practically unchanged ahead of tomorrow’s FOMC, but bonds rallied from weakness overnight…
Source: Bloomberg
The Dollar ended lower for the second day in a row…
Source: Bloomberg
Cable bounced on election headlines and Brexit delays but faded back into the close…
Source: Bloomberg
Most cryptos were flat today but Bitcoin Cash soared overnight…
Source: Bloomberg
Bitcoin flatlined for another day…
Source: Bloomberg
Copper managed very modest gains on the day but PMs and crude ended marginally lower…
Source: Bloomberg
Choppy day in oil-land as WTI rejected a $54 handle ahead of tonight’s API inventory data…
Gold remained below $1500 as Silver bounced off $17.60…
Finally, as stocks hit new record in intraday highs, the last six months has been dominated by defensive positioning as cyclicals remain lower…
Source: Bloomberg
With US Macro data dumping in October (down 10 days in a row) after Q3’s “use it or lose it” panic…
Source: Bloomberg