Volatility spikes on news that phase 1 of the trade deal may be postponed until January.

October industrial production report pushed the Arouba Diabold Scotti (ADS) business conditions index to -0.783 on October 22nd. It's very close to the recession line which is -0.80.

Another quiet day for stocks, but the retail sector is suddenly coming apart ahead of Black Friday.

It’s 100% clear that traders don’t care about Q4 GDP growth as stocks have rallied even though GDP growth estimates have slipped.

Excluding autos and gas, monthly sales growth was 0.1% which missed estimates for 0.3% and the revised reading of -0.1% (from 0%).

Stocks hit new all-time highs after another methodical week of trading to the upside and touching the upper end of the expected move. Lots of stocks, ETFs, and current positions to cover in this extended weekend edition.