97) normally, for this setup...
98) if you are at 2350-55 at compression ceiling
99) trend would make the 20 pt jump to 2375 the obvious favorite
100) IF MARKET WAS OPEN, yes that would be true
101) they just decided to close everything by 1:30, which makes it seems VERY ODD (or CONVENIENT, which are synonyms for long vs short)
102) bc they move up initial claims from 7/4 to 7/3
103) so why not move Fed minutes up 2 hours
104) that seems like something people would want to know more about
105) than weekly initial claims (yeah, they moved this up)
106) but oddities in and of themselves are not conspiratorial
107) just like when Harvey Lee Oswald shot JFK ON LIVE TELEVISION, all by himself, with no particular reason
108) and doesn't even have anything to gain from doing it
109) and denied any responsibility
110) and right before he was to be captured by authorities
111) was shot on LIVE TELEVISION by night club owner Jack Ruby
112) all by himself, without any particular reason, and didn't even have anything to gain
113) and then Jack Ruby was convicted and given a death penalty
114) his legal counsel appealed and he was given a new trial
115) and while he was waiting for a new trial
116) developed cancer and died of a blood clot in his lungs
117) this was definitely very odd or convenient, depending on whether one was...
118) long or short JFK presidency
119) but I digress...
120) that's a wrap from me until Friday
121) I will add notes before/after NFP and be back on Monday