Tuesday’s Closing Market Stats
Closing Volume
– NYSE volume 5% below its one-month average
– NASDAQ volume 7% above its one-month average
– VIX index: down 3.29% to 15.01
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Closing Volume
– NYSE volume 5% below its one-month average
– NASDAQ volume 7% above its one-month average
– VIX index: down 3.29% to 15.01
Breadth

S&P 500 Sectors

% Movers


Heat Maps


Position: None
This split action has been going on for so long now that everyone is aware of it.
$IWM -0.85%, $SPY +0.65% today.
Position: Short SPY (M)
A little known fact…
Micron ($MU) and Nvidia ($NVDA) alone will deliver more than 30% of the Q3 S&P EPS growth as the median stock barely grows.
Position: Short NVDA (VS), SPY (M)
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Ed has a free newsletter today and it’s a cold look at the numbers. Glaringly, he talks about the AI labs’ coming debt raises is going to be tricky due to their lack of assets compared to the neoclouds that have valuable servers, racks and GPU’s even if they’re unable to finish the sites or fufill the massive power requirements (dark GPU’s anyone).
Position: None
Keith and Jim share my fears about market structure:
Position: None
We’ve seen good news for Indian equities, particularly IT providers. But with rates about to rise, here’s the smart course for playing any rebound.
* Yes that is all there is — as diversification is dying
I know what you must be saying to yourselves
“If that’s the way she feels about it, why doesn’t she just end it all?”
Oh, no, not me
I’m not ready for that final disappointment
‘Cause I know, just as well as I’m standing here talking to you
And when that final moment comes, and I’m breathing my last breath
I’ll be saying to myself
“Is that all there is?
Is that all there is?
If that’s all there is, my friends, then let’s keep dancing
Let’s break out the booze and have a ball
If that’s all there is”
– Peggy Lee, Is That All There Is? Peggy Lee — Is That All There Is? 1969
Why even mention any stock except hyperscalers, semis and memory companies?

Position: None
* And the market is not broadening…
The Russell Index is a dog with fleas.
Low of the day on the $IWM.
Position: None
In ignoring an abundance of of fundamental and technical headwinds, the U.S. stock market seems to be following ‘God’s Plan.’