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This is my last Daily until next week as I am off to the Money Show in Dallas. 

Thus, I want to leave you with some food for thought with charts on the menu. 

This week, I wrote about the importance of XRT Retail and SMH Semiconductors. 

These monthly charts will guide you on equities. 

Now, I want to cover my trifecta of inflation, beginning with the gold to silver ratio. 

The ratio chart favors gold. 92.28 times greater price than silver shows no inflation. 

What it does show is that gold is still a flight to safety investment. 

It is historically high which means silver has room to catch up. And it must if we are to think more inflation is on the way, or stagflation. And not recession. 

Should the ratio break down under 87, that could be a sign for more inflation pain and a great trade for silver. 

Next is the dollar. A precipitous decline would be noteworthy, and most likely spur silver. 

To date, the dollar is weak, but not critical.  

Under 103, that could be the start of a bigger move down. 

And while we still consider oil an X factor, you should watch that too. Over $80 that would also be disruptive and inflationary. 

However, the 3rd in my trifecta is sugar futures. 

Sugar is our 3rd inflation indicator as it is a global food staple. 

It is tied to oil as well. But its true nature comes out when sugar is in shortage during stressful economic times. 

It measures both social and political distress. Folks will fight over the last pound of sugar in a supermarket. They do not do that with eggs. 

It also measures the balance between supply and demand. 

 Looking at the chart, sugar through 20 cents a pound is notable. 

After Covid sugar peaked at 28 cents a pound. That is the number to watch. 

Looking at the trifecta, we have potential to see much higher inflation, but right now, it is mixed with no major concerns at this time. 

ETF Summary  

(Pivotal means short-term bullish above that level and bearish below)  

S&P 500 (SPY) Made a new yearly low and bounced-real? 575 still sits overhead 

Russell 2000 (IWM) 200 pivotal  

Dow (DIA) 417 support 

Nasdaq (QQQ) 480 next to clear 

Regional banks (KRE) 55-60 the trading range to watch 

Semiconductors (SMH) 205 monthly support held 

Transportation (IYT) 63 support 67 resistance 

Biotechnology (IBB) 130 has to clear  

Retail (XRT) 70 pivotal 72 resistance  

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