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The market has been searching for direction this week and we’ve seen an uptick in “the crazy.” If you don’t know what I mean just Google “Short Squeeze GME” and read about the likely collective impact of retail investors teaming up on some stocks to put pressure on those with significant short interest.

Despite recession fears, the U.S. consumer is still resilient, and that’s boosting the fortunes of these retailers.

After a negative start to the week last Monday, the market surged higher on Wednesday, following what many traders view as a “less hawkish” speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

Digital payment companies are benefiting from the rise in non-cash payments. And these two digital payment stocks are already getting a nice boost.

Despite a late-week sell-off, stocks finished last week with a mixed but telling tape. Federal Reserve policymakers delivered a widely anticipated 25 basis-point rate cut mid-week — reinforcing easier policy expectations — while fresh highs in cyclicals and small caps early in the week signaled strong breadth, only to be met by renewed AI valuation angst into Friday. Rotation out of mega-cap tech and into value names helped buoy the Dow and Russell 2000, which gained 1% and 0.5%, respectively, even as the tech-heavier S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell 0.6% and 1.6%.

Please note, here is the schedule for the holiday-shortened week:

• The stock market will be open Monday through Wednesday until 1 eastern.
• Closed Wednesday afternoon and Thursday.
• Open on Friday.

My plan is to very loosely watch the market on Friday.

You will receive the Daily Option Order Flow email Monday through Thursday mornings, and then again starting the following Tuesday.

Have a great holiday!

Despite a mid-week wobble in tech (especially AI stocks), the bulls stepped up Thursday and Friday, and by week’s end the indexes finished mostly mixed. The S&P 500 gained 0.1%, the Dow lost 0.7%, the Nasdaq rose by 0.5% and the Russell fell 0.9%.

Please note, here is the schedule for the holiday-shortened week:

• The stock market will be open Monday through Wednesday until 1 eastern.
• Closed Wednesday afternoon and Thursday.
• Open on Friday.

My plan is to very loosely watch the market on Friday.

You will receive the Daily Option Order Flow email Monday through Thursday mornings, and then again starting the following Tuesday.

Have a great holiday!

Despite a mid-week wobble in tech (especially AI stocks), the bulls stepped up Thursday and Friday, and by week’s end the indexes finished mostly mixed. The S&P 500 gained 0.1%, the Dow lost 0.7%, the Nasdaq rose by 0.5% and the Russell fell 0.9%.

Despite two big potential market-moving events (NVDA earnings and PCE inflation data) the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq all finished the week mostly unchanged to marginally lower, while the Russell 2000 (IWM) rose marginally.

Despite two big potential market-moving events (NVDA earnings and PCE inflation data) the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq all finished the week mostly unchanged to marginally lower, while the Russell 2000 (IWM) rose marginally.

Infrastructure has been a hot topic for the last couple of years given passage of a bipartisan bill to finally spruce up the U.S. and try and address climate change.

This month we’re jumping into a pure-play infrastructure company that owns railroads and deep-water ports supporting crude oil and clean fuel shipments, as well as a modern power plant that’s getting tons of calls from AI data centers.

One thing – the company reports quarterly results after the bell today!

In her latest State of the Union address, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen provided the parliament and citizens of Europe with a stark reminder of a problem that continues to plague governments, corporations and individuals around the world.

In her speech, she specifically referenced “the higher cost of living” for millions of Europeans as “THE global crisis” (emphasis mine). Not climate or geopolitical instability or cybersecurity threats, but inflation.