My biggest short position (by way of August puts) is XLB, the materials fund. It is THIS CLOSE to a trendline failure:

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My biggest short position (by way of August puts) is XLB, the materials fund. It is THIS CLOSE to a trendline failure:

The market isn’t exactly bursting with excitement lately, so let’s take a pleasant stroll through ten up-to-date ETF charts and share a few words about each one. The first, the Dow 30 DIA, has broken its wedge.


Ed Carpenter Racing’s Bitcoin-sponsored number 21 Chevrolet came in 5th in Sunday’s Indy 500.
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