Markets

Will have full report tonight on my trip as well as markets. Futures flat…a few things sticking out! Seeing a few REITS at new highs…avb, cone, dlr, ess, pld, udr…also utilities stronger so the interest-rate sensitive play, for now, has bid. Same for a few housing names. Most of the bearish areas we have been…

As a huge environmentalist, bigger than Al Gore, bigger than Leo…why am I not having fits that Trump left the Paris accord? Why? Because I do not believe the bull crap being spewed by the rest. The world is ending…cities will be under water…hurricanes will be worse, more fires, more tornadoes, more extreme weather…blah blah…

Just to get it out of the way: The 40-45% of the market that has not been participating bounced on Thursday. We do not think things changed there. Maybe GM and F turned the corner with the worst being over but that’s about it. But lots of good out of Thursday’s action. We’ll just report…

Futures up…but do not forget financials. Good ADP number. DE paying cash for someone…lots of bucks…DE up 3%. PANW, CIEN gapping up. WYNN also up on Macau numbers. Would rather see weaker opens and stronger closes…but take what we can get.

The major indices, by the close, ignored the carnage in the big financials. This is good news. As we have harped on, almost 50% of the market not participating and now we get many financials taking another leg down. This is to be kept in the file manager and remembered. BUT…WE CONTINUE TO SEE VERY…

Market is now indeed breaking the support of the financials. It is early in the day where one can hope for a reversal but as of this second…UGLY!