$VIX is set to close above the upper Bollinger Bands as they are expanding. That almost always triggers a short-term bounce in the S&P.

Almost always...

$DOCU is not horrible here, especially given the red tape today. On watch for entry...

$SPY 4hr chart at a key channel line. 509.4 No buy signal in sight, however.

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$AAPL set free from the no-go zone today! What a squeeze!

$NVDA daily. Just missed breaking the trend. Now confirming it again. We're long in the DrStoxx Live Trading Room. Join us here: drstoxx.com/home

1 reason stocks keep going up: companies are still growing

$TQQQ $QQQ not a bad look here. Just under all time highs, good volume last 2 sessions.

Taxes, insurance, HOA fees, home prices...the perfect storm of inflationary pressure.

Since 2000, during the first half of April stocks don't do much.

Then as soon as you get past April 15, the second half is usually strong.

No, the rate of increase has slowed, but inflation is still going up.

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$CCJ uranium miner just added to @InvestorsBusinessDaily Leaderboard as it nears all time high breakout above 50. #IBDPartner

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$DXCM: from @InvestorsBusinessDaily Leaderboard, building a 2nd order base on the hourly chart. Breakout over 141.

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$KKR: a trendy boutique asset manager with $500B AUM is showing a strong chart nearing breakout. Relative strength is THE KEY to this market. #IBDPartner Investors.com

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$LABU has been in a downtrending channel since the late February top. Now hitting the 200sma and showing signs of bottoming... #IBDPartner

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$XHB: the homies have had a tough April as rates keep rising and the Fed keeps delaying the first cut. But with $DHI $LEN $TOL $PHM trading around 10x EPS, the value here is compelling. #IBDPartner

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$QQQ hourly in @MarketSurge shows a bounce so far today off yesterday's pivot low. Target is the RTL near 444. A break below 436 negates the pattern and brings 426 into play. #IBDPartner

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Market reaction to Market reaction to
CPI data: PPI data:

Shot. Chaser.