Before the Open (Aug 26)

Good morning. Happy Wednesday.
The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up; China gained almost 2%. Europe is currently down across the board; there are a couple 1% losers. Futures here in the States are down slightly. …
This week has been pretty uneventful so far. A gap up and rally Monday got sold into; the gap was filled, and the market closed down slightly. A gap up and rally Tuesday got sold into, and the market closed up slightly. Other than the opening minutes last Friday, the SPX has traded in a 15-point range. Here’s the 15-min SPY chart. Yesterday’s gap and last Friday’s gap remain upfilled.

My attitude/opinions/trading haven’t changed. The trend is up, so I favor the long side, but there are enough warnings to keep me in conservative mode. Trade the good ones only, and take partial profits when available. More after the open.
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