Thursday, September 10, 2026

The Morning Call---You are the Market. Really?

 

The Morning Call

 

9/10/26

 

The Market

         

    Technical

 

            Wednesday in the charts.

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/brent-tops-100-bitcoin-golden-cross-bullion-bid-bessent-buyback-disappoints-hindenburg?gift=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJuaWQiOiIxMTI0NDQ4Iiwic2VuZGVyVWlkIjoiUUhnc3BaZVVFS2E3RHhXM216eFlKbjhaWEFoMiIsImlhdCI6MTc4ODk4NTE1MywiZXhwIjoxNzkxNTc3MTUzLCJhdWQiOiJ6aC1naWZ0In0.507ZmqHpT1fkj6RKEJ54xTsEMybch7YHIrAUwJv-88Q

 

            Wednesday in the technical stats.

            https://www.barchart.com/stocks/momentum

            https://www.barchart.com/stocks/market-performance

            https://www.barchart.com/stocks/sectors/rankings

            https://www.barchart.com/stocks/signals/new-recommendations

 

Note: the S&P fell below the lower boundary of the uptrend off the March low and settled near its former all-time high---on terrible breadth. Given the strength in its longer term trends, that shouldn’t cause tremendous alarm. Still it is a potential warning. Follow through.

 

Thursday morning setup: US stock futures slumped for a 3rd consecutive day, unable to find traction, and trading at session lows with tech underperforming as Treasury yields pushed higher keeping risk appetite firmly in check ahead of the latest print on US factory prices and earnings from Oracle. As of 8:15am ET, S&P futures are down 0.2%, with Nasdaq futures lagging, and down 0.5%. Pre-market, MegaCap Tech stocks are mixed, led by AAPL and META +1.0%. Overnight, TSMC reported a 53% increase in monthly sales amid strong AI infrastructure demand. Incremental macro news flow were largely muted since yesterday’s close: Trump promised $5k division if GOP wins the midterm, which sparked fresh fiscal stability concerns and pushed yields to fresh 3 year highs, as the 10Y tops 4.88%. The USD reversed an earlier drop to trade at session highs as the Yen slumps. Commodities are mixed: Oil higher (WTI +1.7%), while precious metals are lower; base metals and Ags are higher. US economic data slate includes weekly jobless claims and August PPI (8:30 a.m.) and August existing home sales and July wholesale inventories (10 a.m.). Fed speakers remain in external communications blackout period ahead of Sept. 15-16 FOMC meeting

 

    Fundamental

 

       Headlines

 

              The Economy

 

                        US

 

                          Weekly jobless claims totaled 206,000 versus forecasts of 205,000.

 

Month to date retail chain store sales were up 8.3% versus +9.6% in the prior week.

 

August PPI came in at +0.4%, in line; core PPI was +0.2% versus +0.3%.

                          https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/rate-hike-odds-jump-fuel-costs-push-us-producer-prices-higher

 

                        International

 

                          August German PPI was up 0.2%, in line.

 

                        Other

 

                          America’s middle class is the richest.

                          https://committeetounleashprosperity.com/hotlines/americas-middle-class-is-the-richest/

 

                          Why the gasoline price spike didn’t derail consumer spending.

  https://wolfstreet.com/2026/09/08/why-the-gasoline-price-spike-didnt-derail-consumer-spending-despite-all-moaning-groaning-auto-dealers-got-caught-too/

 

Six charts that reflect how Americans feel about the economy (hat tip—not good).

https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/six-charts-that-explain-how-americans-really-feel-about-the-economy-2243d7da?st=as7gkN&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

 

                          How great is the recessionary impact of the rise in oil prices?

                          https://bonddad.blogspot.com/2026/09/updating-potential-for-iran-war-oil.html

 

            Iran

 

              Overnight news.

                  https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/brent-tops-100-gulf-conflict-escalates-ubs-warns-us-iran-ramp-remains-elusive

 

            Monetary Policy

 

              What if the Fed hikes?

              https://www.carsongroup.com/insights/blog/what-if-the-fed-hikes/

 

              Something is shifting in the inflation picture.

              https://stayathomemacro.substack.com/p/something-is-shifting-in-the-inflation?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

 

              ECB raises rates.

              https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/eur-drops-ecb-hikes-rates-expected-raises-inflation-outlook-sees-downside-growth-risks

 

            Fiscal Policy

 

              We aren’t magically growing our way out of debt.

                          https://quoththeraven.substack.com/p/we-arent-magically-growing-our-way?r=1ng8jx&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

 

              Bessent told you Washington’s threshold of pain.

              https://talkmarkets.com/article/bessent-just-told-us-where-washingtons-pain-threshold-is-1788963450

 

              And the Market is questioning Bessent’s ‘I am the Market’ routine.

              https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/61236b4d-796d-4abc-9df6-6b1ee0edbfe0

 

              Banana republic?

              https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-floats-5000-stimmy-checks-every-us-adult-citizen-if-gop-holds-congress

 

            AI

 

              We only get one chance to stop AI.

                          https://quoththeraven.substack.com/p/we-may-only-get-one-chance-to-stop?r=1ng8jx&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

 

 

            Tariffs

 

              The US/Canadian tit for tat.

  https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/trump-says-he-will-block-canadian-firms-from-government-contracts-a4c3c21e?st=SKrMuf&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

 

     Investing

 

            For the bulls.

            https://www.advisorperspectives.com/commentaries/2026/09/09/5-key-forces-shaping-market-labor-day

 

            A two story market.

            https://www.capitalspectator.com/a-two-story-market-ai-optimism-and-iran-fear-power-us-stocks/

 

            Why hasn’t the Market broken?

            https://talkmarkets.com/article/why-hasnt-it-broken-1788979078

 

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What I am reading today

 

           

 

 

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