The $SPX had taken all the down trend-lines. To the upside the next stops are only past highs. Today: A rebound in oil after a workers’ strike in Kuwait hurt output and better-than-expected earnings pushed major indexes higher, while Treasuries remained in negative territory. The dollar weakened, pushing gold higher, after weak U.S. housing data
If the market does not like what happens in Doha, there will be an inflection point In the U. S., Industrial Production fell by -0.6% vs. 0.0% consensus.  Capacity Utilization fell to 74.8% vs. 75.5% consensus. It is important to remember that manufacturing is only a small part of the U. S. economy. On the
Data moved international indexes higher questioning shorts positions on the market. Recovering 100% from the Dic 31st high. Investors sought financial names after JPMorgan’s quarterly results kicked off bank earnings on an upbeat note, while shorter-dated Treasuries fell. Surprisingly strong Chinese trade data offered hope the Asian giant was finally stabilizing, underpinning risk




