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Upside downside. On Friday, stocks sold off as Eurozone manufacturing slumped and the US Treasury yield curve inverted sparking recession fears. The market received a double dose of bad medicine on Friday causing equity traders indigestion while bonds rallied.

Rerun. Stocks surged yesterday in a move reminiscent of the days of easy money with tech leading the way and financials pulling up the rear. Investors chose to view Wednesday’s fed statement as “half full” reversing the negative sentiment that drove equities down late in Wednesday's session.

U Turn Complete. After a Trump comment and a very dovish Fed, markets took investors on a wild ride yesterday ultimately closing mixed to mostly down. Yesterday’s session was jam-packed with emotional twists and turns as traders were trying to figure out if bad is good or bad is bad.

Dots R Us. Markets swung wildly yesterday as investors initially rode equities up on hope for all things great only to sell off on trade fears late in the session. Markets have priced in earnings growth, a US China trade pact, and a forever-dovish Fed - any challenge to those hopes are met with...

The lazy river. Stocks drifted down (or rather up) a lazy river with the Federal reserve, closing slightly higher in yesterday’s session. Traders defied any negativity choosing instead to follow on last week's bullish momentum as retail investors jumped into the fray in a FOMO trade.

Every “witch” way. Stocks traded up in a high volume, quadruple witching session on Firday. Friday’s session topped off a week of gains, the best since last November, resulting from little economic news but lots of optimism.

Contemplation. Stocks took a day of rest closing mostly unchanged yesterday as traders contemplated their next moves. It was a mixed news day with nothing strong enough to move markets in either direction resulting in a low volume session.