Following last night's explanation that the potential for a short-squeeze is significantly reduced [3], and given the end of the typical month-end shake-out of excess positioning, this morning has seen stocks pull back modestly intraday and catch down to risk assets' view of the world in the short-term. Volume remains light and the question remains - will the European close bring trend reversal, or will Washington open their mouths and change the game again?
The green line represents CONTEXT - a proxy for broad risk-assets - (red is the S&P 500 futures). Just as we did yesterday afternoon, stocks surged away from 'risk' only to recouple back down to risk's reality...
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Chart: Capital Context [5] [5]