"Recap July 19"

Stocks came under pressure, with the S&P 500 finishing the week with a 1.1% decline. While Treasury yields rose with the short end under performing as expectations of a 50 basis point rate cut largely evaporated. This afternoon’s news that Iran seized a British oil tanker in the Straight of Hormuz spurred a bounce in oil prices with WTI rising above $56 a barrel, while gold pulled back more than 1% to finish at $1,425 an ounce.  The VIX finished at 14.25, the high of the day.

"Recap July 17"

Stocks came under pressure, with the S&P 500 finishing at session lows to extend its losses for the week to 1% so far. Treasurys caught a sharp bid, with the 10-year yield dropping back below 2.05%. Energy and metals prices saw a notable divergence.

Make a note that stocks opened strong and stayed that way for a few hours yesterday and then they started to fade for the rest of the day with just a few holding gains such as Amazon, Facebook and Beyond Meat.

Enjoy the ride!

                                             The trend is up, no hedges on.

Interest rate futures continue to price 100% odds of a rate cut at the next Fed meeting on July 31.

Stocks edged lower for a second straight session today and today was the second lowest volume day of the year on NYSE.

“Optimistic people tend to succeed not simply because they believe everything will turn out right, but because the expectation of success makes them work harder. If you expect little, you will not be motivated even to try.”

"Recap July 1"

Risk appetite reigned, as an announced “trade truce” from this weekend’s G-20 meeting in Osaka helped the S&P 500 reach a fresh record close, while WTI crude edged back to $59 a barrel.  By the same token, Treasury yields rose across the curve, gold got smacked by 2% to finish at $1,384 an ounce, and the VIX fell to 14, its lowest close in nearly two months.   

                                              I miss my girl, Moonshine.

Start of a new quarter.

Best June performance for SP-500 since 1955, and the best DJ-30 performance for the month of June since 1938.