Endless Drift

Nasdaq is on the most placid, calm, steady ascent to infinity I’ve ever witnessed.

A quick glance at ZeroHedge this morning tells me that being in the bad news business is awfully tough these days: with Emmanuel “Clinton” Macron winning France, equity markets at lifetime highs, and no meaningful geopolitical turmoil, there aren’t many coals to stoke. Indeed, they’ve resorted to running stories about what a dangerous city Baltimore is, which is like me writing a header post about why ill-fitting shoes are uncomfortable.

As for the markets, meh-a-pooloza, here’s the NQ, which is on the most placid, calm, steady ascent to infinity I’ve ever witnessed…..

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Apple’s record high yesterday fueled the fire, and who knows, maybe it will be the first trillion dollar company in history. It only has to grow 25% more to get there.

My portfolio is fairly thin right now (30 positions) and remains tilted toward energy shorts. Crude oil is down a little right now, and of course I don’t expect any meaningful movement until Wednesday morning, when the inventory report comes out.

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I’ll be up more specific short ideas over the course of the day. Good luck to you all in this VIX=9 environment of ours!

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