So to summarize the day, CEO's outlook for next year is the weakest in 3 years, US Manufacturing ISM is the weakest in 2009, bond yields are collapsing, and rate-hike odds are dropping... so stocks rallied (because auto sales in the past were soaring?)...
Before we start, the faith remains strong in stocks...
But not in bonds...
Since The FOMC meeting in October...S&P +1% post Oct FOMC, 30Y Futs Unch, EURUSD -4%, Gold -10%, Crude -11.5%
To sum up today's insane moves in equity markets... (via Nanex) [15]
Chinese stocks did not love the weak data...
Today's rally was all about the European close once again...
A look at the futures markets shows just how crazy the last two days have been...
The S&P 500 is now at Goldman Sachs' new 2016 year-end target. And Trannies love low oil prices...
Some individual stocks that stood out...
Acorns can grow to the sky...
And Valeant is fixed...
VIX was crushed...
Shorts were squeezed after EU close...
Today's crazy price action had the stench of QE-trades once again...
Bonds were very aggressively bid...
As 2s30s collapsed further to 8 month lows...about to break below 200bps
Just remind us again why you are buying financials?
The US Dollar slipped lower amid some buying in EUR and aggressive buying in AUD...
Commodities drifted higher modestly with gold leading the week..
But crude dropped amid crazy volatility...
Charts: Bloomberg



















