Tag n Turn swings are back bearish, GEX has flipped negative with a huge node at 7650, crude builds a V at the range lows, and Bitcoin sits sulking between 82k and 86k.

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My Bear Dreams Live Again. GEX Just Flipped Negative.

Seventeen releases split the Treasury curve cleanly in two, and then 43.82% of the quarter’s final session traded in sixty minutes and overwrote the lot. One of those is information. One is housekeeping.

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Did the Market Learn Anything on Wednesday, or Just Settle Up?

Seventeen releases, one timestamp, two opposite answers. The curve split down the middle, equities agreed with the inflation print, and then 43.82% of the quarter’s final session traded in sixty minutes and took every index to its low.

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43.82% of a Quarter Traded in 1 Hour, and the News Had Nothing to Do With It

57% of stocks are below the 200, Uncle Russ is off 8.1% and the S&P is still sat near all time highs. The SPX V-pattern has become a range, Bitcoin meanders, and the Premium Poppers keep paying.

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The House of Cards Is Crumbling. It Just Won’t Tumble.

Confidence missed by 7.3 points and the front end of the curve rallied. The 20-year cheapened anyway, the 5-year moved 0, and equities took the long end’s side of the argument.

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Why Did the Equity Market Side With the 20-Year and Not the 2-Year?

Confidence missed by 7.3 points and job openings fell for a third month. The front end rallied, 20-year money got dearer anyway, and the 5-year refused to take a view. The index called it a 0.17% day. The Russell closed the quarter at its floor.

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123 New Lows, 12 New Highs, and an Index That Fell 0.17%

Up a day, down a day, and a handful of stocks doing the lifting. SPX’s 7660 is holding for the moment, Bitcoin needs 85,000, and I’m waiting to see the logging truck.

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Reality Left the Building With Elvis. I’m Waiting for the Logging Truck.

Monday’s tape raised its odds of another rate increase and sold gold by 3.95% in the same session. The textbook says those two things disagree. We go looking for which one is telling the truth.

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Why Did the Inflation Hedge Fall 4% on an Inflation Day?

The 2-year jumped eleven basis points on Monday as the market raised its odds of another increase. Gold spot, which exists for that exact risk, fell 3.95%. Somebody is wrong.

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11 Basis Points Priced a Hike. Gold Paid for It With 4%.

SPX is flipping off the 7780 zone again, Uncle Russ keeps up the lazy decline, and my fast bear move is back on the table. Here’s why I’d welcome it with October around the corner.

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7780 Said No Again. Fingers Crossed for the Big Bear Drop