Trades Made Today:

1. Closed VZ today at $45.23 from $45.68 for a -1.0% loss.

2. Bought HAL today at $34.17.

3. Expect me to tighten the stop quite a bit tomorrow on SHLD after being up 8.5%

Quick Glance at the Market Heat Map and Industries

heat-map of the S&P 500

Notables:

  • Tech just refuses to take its head out of the sand: Today’s culprits are AAPL, DELL, QCOM, T, VZ
  • A lot of red in services and some in healthcare as well.
  • Financials still leading the way.

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