The broad averages trudged higher on Tuesday, shrugging off glum reports from retailers who undoubtedly had hoped for better results on Black Friday. There are of course no Black Fridays on Wall Street — only a shimmering hallucination of rainbows and lollipops in a world where money is nearly free for the taking if you are a global player. From a technical standpoint, the E-Mini futures look poised for yet another thrust into new record territory. The stall at the precise ‘midpoint Hidden Pivot’ of the pattern shown implies that, once above it, the December contract will be bound for a minimum 2088.25. That would equate to a Dow rally of about 180 points — a feat that is unlikely to draw much notice from the lotus-eaters of the investment world. Night owls keen on participating may have an opportunity to do so if this vehicle pulls back to 2055.50 without having first exceeded Tuesday’s 2068.00 high. A stop-loss as tight as three ticks could be used to bottom-fish there, but you’ll be on your own if the order fills. Please note that a similar strategy did not work yesterday because there was barely a pullback before the broad averages began to move higher after the opening bell.