 Afternoon Note
 Afternoon Note
	   
		
There are lots of gyrations today, although the market has once again shifted into a tight trading range. The good news is the market has recovered from the red, twice, so the buy on dips crowd is materializing. The gravitational pull of uncertainty keeping upside moves limited.
Tech trying to gain traction, but the biggest winners are all traditional safe havens which underscores the heightened angst.
| S&P 500 Index | +0.64% | |
| Communication Services XLC | +0.47% | |
| Consumer Discretionary XLY | +0.42% | |
| Consumer Staples XLP | +0.77% | |
| Energy XLE | -0.17% | |
| Financials XLF | +0.60% | |
| Health Care XLV | -0.32% | |
| Industrials XLI | +0.27% | |
| Materials XLB | +0.70% | |
| Real Estate XLRE | +1.18% | |
| Technology XLK | +1.14% | |
| Utilities XLU | +1.16% | 
Healthcare is lower, as many observers worry about the fate of Obamacare if President Trump gets his Supreme Court nominee approved and on the bench by November.
Lots of headlines are moving stocks, but the one that everyone should cheer is that stimulus talks have been rekindled.
**MNUCHIN SAYS HE AND PELOSI HAVE AGREED TO RESTART STIMULUS TALKS**
| Tweet | 
| 10/31/2025 1:36 PM | Market Retreat | 
| 10/31/2025 9:49 AM | NOT AFRAID | 
| 10/30/2025 1:35 PM | More Big Tech Ahead | 
| 10/30/2025 10:17 AM | THE COOLER | 
| 10/29/2025 1:55 PM | All Attention to Big Tech | 
| 10/29/2025 9:38 AM | UGLY WIN | 
| 10/28/2025 1:50 PM | Optimism Outweighs Softness | 
| 10/28/2025 9:33 AM | ALL ABOUT Al (STILL) | 
| 10/27/2025 1:17 PM | Excitement Grows | 
| 10/27/2025 9:51 AM | REVVING UP THE ENGINE | 
| 10/24/2025 1:36 PM | Soft CPI Powers The Market | 
| 10/24/2025 9:41 AM | NICE & STEADY | 
| 10/23/2025 1:32 PM | Thursday Rebound | 
| 10/23/2025 9:33 AM | SQUEAKY WHEEL | 
| 10/22/2025 1:32 PM | Tesla On Deck | 
| 10/22/2025 9:35 AM | SPINNING WHEELS | 
| 10/21/2025 1:35 PM | Dinosaurs Rumble | 
| 10/21/2025 9:41 AM | STEALTH PROFIT-TAKING & ROTATION | 
| 10/20/2025 1:28 PM | Monday Strength | 
| 10/20/2025 9:40 AM | CONSOLIDATING GAINS & ANXIETY | 
| 10/17/2025 1:43 PM | Friday Zig Zag | 
| 10/17/2025 9:51 AM | They Warned Us About Everything Else | 
| 10/16/2025 1:33 PM | Another Intraday Reversal | 
| 10/16/2025 9:30 AM | ENCOURAGING BUT NEED MORE | 
| 10/15/2025 1:23 PM | Intraday Weakness | 
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