One look at S&P futures this morning reveals an unchanged market, however it is again the violent sector rotation that is taking place behind the scenes that is the real story, with defensive sectors real estate, retail, food, utilities outperforming while investors continue to bail and book profits on tech stocks after sharp gains since the start of the year.
Rig For Stormy Weather
Posted with permission and written by Gary Christenson, The Deviant Investor
E-mini S&P 500 Futures (ES)
Based on candlestick wick analysis and data across all three primary US futures contracts, there is less selling pressure than ever before.
Not since xyz, not since insert year here... there is less selling pressure than ever. But everything's awesome, right? Just BTFD, right?
Authored by Eric Zuesse via The Strategic Culture Foundation,
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