“Why should I apologize for the monster I’ve become? No one ever apologized for making me this way.” – The Joker

Yes, it’s a Batman kind of day…Today’s thought of the day make us think of the markets because indeed, the markets are really extended and are moving in a very unnatural way compared to historic norms. We all know the dislocations that the Central Banks have created but sooner or later something will have to give.

Riddle me this: how long can high yield continue to puke as equities continue to make new highs? As we have said before, you can run but you can’t hide, sooner or later the unwind will come… don’t forget to keep an eye on internals, breadth doesn’t lie.

To be clear, we are not looking for an ‘end of the world scenario’. Any decent correction in equities will likely be an interesting buying opportunity. All we are looking for is to see some healthy two-sided action back in the markets. We are looking for some volatility to come back into the picture to shake out complacent players and open up more opportunities.

It’s good to see that the FinTwit crowd has started to pick up on our discussion on breadth and sector divergence. Naturally, this doesn’t mean anything in terms of coming moves but it is good to see more participants noticing that this market is not ‘crack.free’.

 We will continue to post updated charts on Twitter.

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“That men do not learn very much  from the lessons of history is the  most important of all the lessons  that history has to teach.” – Aldous Huxley

Not that much to add to our Latest Outlook Video. Tension keep on building on the geopolitical stage but equities just don’t care. As humble students of the markets know, this pain trade can continue far longer than most participants can stay solvent and records are made to be broken. However, you can run but you can’t hide, sooner or later the unwind will come… don’t forget to keep an eye on internals, breadth doesn’t lie.

The most interesting development seems to be that we have seen positioning and squaring coming in on fixed income and more importantly, on commodities. As we have discussed in the past, if you are looking for ‘tells’ intraday, keep an eye on USDJPY and GOLD. You need to be watching those ‘like a hawk’.

Again, don’t forget that most of the event risk this week is in the o/n sessions, outside of RTH. Trade and manage risk accordingly…

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“The first thing you have to know is yourself. A man who knows himself can step outside himself and watch his own reactions like an observer.” – George Goodman (aka Adam Smith), “The Money Game”

In case you missed it, here is our Latest Outlook Video for the week ahead.

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