As befitting the day before a quad witch, stocks had a ranging day but finished almost unchanged compared to the day's highs and lows.

The wash and rinse is on, and small specs are being cleansed of their fund.

The surprisingly high number for new unemployment claims put a dark cloud over the rosy dawn of a V-shaped recovery.

Although the SP 500 continues to lag, the big cap Nasdaq stocks are still near lofty all-time highs. They are the heart of speculation and spin.

Gold and silver were struggling all day, and the Dollar drifted a bit higher.

This is all going to end in a tragedy of course. What else can we expect when we allow ourselves to be convinced that printing money without end will have no consequence?

It does serve to make a few filthy rich— at the expense of most everyone else.

It breeds self-deception, financial corruption, civil unrest, and the degradation of values.

But there are no serious consequences. Right?

Have a pleasant evening.

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