Afternoon Note
This morning’s inflation print is making for a real humdinger of a day. The right names are higher, and the market is feeling more jovial.

Advancers lead decliners by a greater than a 11 to 1 margin at the NYSE and 4 to 1 at the Nasdaq.
|
Market Breadth |
NYSE |
NASDAQ |
|
Advancers |
2,626 |
3,258 |
|
Decliners |
247 |
888 |
|
New Highs |
109 |
123 |
|
New Lows |
15 |
123 |
|
Up Volume |
2.00 billion |
2.25 billion |
|
Down Volume |
227.5 million |
701.5 million |
Fed Fund futures now show a 30% chance of a rate cut in March, and a 4.8% chance of a hike in December - it was 18% a couple of weeks back.

Assets are mostly up across the board, as this morning’s inflation report showed that inflation is moving in the right direction.
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