And so here we are.

Stocks attempted to rally today.

But by the time that they fell back from their highs to unchanged, it was pretty clear that we were not going gently into the weekend.

Stocks went out on their lows.

We may be testing lower low next week.

Governor Cuomo's announcement that he is 'locking down' the State of NY tended to drive home the reality of the situation.

Gold and silver managed to hold a rally today. That was refreshing.

The quad witch stock option expiration has arrived and gone, so the Banks can take a break from fleecing the public with their own money. Just a break though.

At least four Senators were caught trading on insider information. What made it even more reprehensible is that they went for their own profits while they were helping to deceive the public about the true state of affairs.

If you think it is only these four you might well be right, but I doubt it.

This is going to be a tough time. For all of us.

Have a pleasant weekend.

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