My gut feeling that Hurricane Sandy won’t be nearly as destructive as expected is a matter of record with today’s commentary. New York Exchanges will be closed nonetheless, so I’ve limited futures coverage to the E-Mini S&Ps and Comex Gold. I’ll open up an impromptu session if there’s enough interest in the chat room.  In the meantime, we should recall Betty Boop’s visionary statement concerning sunshine, storms, snow and such:  “Weather is hot, weather is cold, but we must have weather, whether or not.  Boop-boop-be-doop, boop-boop-be-doop…”