Well, the damage to the bearish case is getting pretty bad. Even until yesterday, I could show you charts galore that looked ready to turn down. As it is now, well……..
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Gartmaned Again
It’s just heartbreaking……….and the ES has flown higher from even where this graph represents. Incredible. Yellen has nothing on this guy.

Q1 2016 Roundup
Taking a Big Step Back
Today stunk for me. This chart of the IWM captures the pain nicely:
(As an aside, I’m actually not in any ETFs at all, but I thought the above chart showed the persistence of Tuesday’s lift-off; it’s like the small caps “knew” of Janet’s dovishness before she said a single word).
Victory Lap Cancelled
Well, after an emotionally exhausting day Thursday, I figured we could actually enjoy a normal trading environment for a few days before Yellen on Wednesday. Nope. For no particular reason at all, the ES has roared off the “Draghi Disappointment” lows from yesterday:



