1000 points of Dow swings, VIX manipulations, and desperate talking heads, and still red...
On the day, Nasdaq was red, S&P unch, Small Caps green...
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As China's inability to maintain stability started things off in the overnight session...
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For some context of the chaos, The Dow covered at least 1000 points in the last 24 hours...
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FANTAsy stocks flailed...
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AAPL was unhappy at Japanese news...
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Gunmakers love Obama...
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Energy stocks surged (notably after the news of an Aramco bus on fire) but crude did not...
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And we note also that XIV (Inverse VIX ETF) was smashed higher at the same time... Someone wanted stocks higher in the face of potential problems...
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While stocks oscillated wildly, Treasury yields also swung around from -3bps to +3bps ending with the long-end underperforming...
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The USDollar Index rose once again hitting one-month highs... (though we note that Asian FX was unch against the Dollar on the day)
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As The Loonie hit a new 12 year low...
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Gold and Silver rallied furthger, despite the dollar gains, copper was flat but crude crumbled...
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Crude pushed notably lower, back below $36 to 2-week lows...
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Charts: Bloomberg
Bonus Chart: Something to consider...
There is a bolded Bradley turn date tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/mHQzTnMUYm [21]
— Helene Meisler (@hmeisler) January 5, 2016 [22]