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$CLV26 – October Crude (Last:91.48)

The chart says last week’s high at 93.14 is about as high as crude prices are going to rise over the near term. There is just a little more room to the upside, with a theoretical ‘cap’ at 94.04. Does this portend an end shortly to the Mideast war and an easing of energy prices? […]

September 6, 2026 · 5:23 pm EDT
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$TNX.X – Ten-Year Note Rate (Last:4.78%)

Rates on the Ten-Year Note broke out on Friday to a multiyear high at 4.81%, presumably on their way up to the 5.09% target shown in the chart. The good news is that that’s probably as high as they are likely to rise over the next few months. The bad news is that only a […]

September 6, 2026 · 5:22 pm EDT
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$ESU26 – September E-Mini S&P (Last:7722.00)

Thursday’s poke marginally above the green line was a signal to short this gas-bag — although not too aggressively, as I warned in the chat room.  I’ll suggest paper-trading this opportunity just for the informational value, unless you are comfortable use a ‘camouflage’ trigger to drastically reduce entry risk. (The tactic is described in detail […]

September 6, 2026 · 5:20 pm EDT
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