MONDAY 12/31/18; New Year’s Eve; EOM; EOQ4; EOY2018; Last Day of Trading in 2018; China PMI Indicates Manufacturing Economy Slipping into Contraction; US Government Shutdown Day 10; PSI (Portugal) Rallies +1.8%; INDU (Dow) Gains +1.2%

Timed with the opening of US futures trading, China says President Xi looks forward to working towards a resolution of the trade dispute. Xi says more tariffs will be cut. It looks like the US and China are playing nice in the trade arena. US futures leap higher on the positive news.

S&P +16. Dow +158. Nasdaq +47. Russell +8.

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SUNDAY 12/30/18; Government Shutdown Day 9

Goldman Sachs says there is no worry about a recession next year. However, GS lowers growth forecasts from 2.4% to 2.0%.

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SATURDAY 12/29/18; Government Shutdown Day 8

SPX 2486. INDU 23062. COMPQ 6585. RUT 1338. NIKK 20015. SPASX200 5654. KOSPI 2041. SSEC 2494. HSI 25504. DAX 10559. CAC 4679. FTSE 6734. MIB 18324. IBEX 8494. PSI 4647.

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FRIDAY 12/28/18; NIKK (Japan) Prints First Losing Year Since 2011; Japan 10-Year Yield Slips Negative; Chicago PMI; Government Shutdown Day 7; European Stocks Rally; DAX (German) +1.7%. CAC (France) +1.7%. FTSE (UK) +2.2%; MIB (Italy) +1.4%; IBEX (Spain) +1.6%; PSI (Portugal) +1.3%

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THURSDAY 12/27/18; NIKK (Japan) Leaps +3.9%; SPASX200 (Australia) Jumps +1.9%; US Government Shutdown Day 6; Consumer Confidence; European Stocks Collapse; DAX Mini-Crashes -2.4%; FTSE (UK) -1.5%; MIB (Italy) -1.8%; IBEX (Spain) -1.4%; US Stocks Stage Amazing Intraday Comeback Rally; INDU (Dow) +1.1%

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WEDNESDAY 12/26/18; Kwanza; Boxing Day; President Trump Flies to Iraq; 5-Year Note Auction; US and China Ramp-Up Trade Talks; Oil Jumps +10%; US Stocks Catapult Higher; SPX (S&P 500) Jumps +5%; INDU (Dow Jones Industrials) Leaps +5%; Dow Rallies 1,086 Points Largest Gain in History; COMPQ (Nasdaq Composite) Jumps +5.8%; NDX (Nasdaq 100) Catapults +6.2%; RUT (Russel 2000) Leaps +5%; NYA +4%; TRAN +5.4; SOX +5.7%. XLE (Energy) Surges +6.2%; XLY +5.9%; FB (Facebook) +8.2%; AAPL (Apple) +7%; AMZN (Amazon) +9.5%; NFLX (Netflix) +8.5%; GOOGL (Alphabet; Google) +6.4%

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TUESDAY 12/25/18; Christmas Day; NIKK (Japan) Crashes -5%; Topix Plummets -4.9%

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