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DJIA has just experienced the tightest range in over 100 years. It means no volatility. In theory it makes sense to mercilessly sell as much volatility as one can every day. Of course, the trade has been profitable over the last several weeks. Nothing begets success more than success itself. The crowd is now fully committed to selling volatility. VIX is near all time lows.
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Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) came a 0.3% vs. 0.2% consensus.
Smart Money slammed gold, silver and oil on the foregoing data. The concept being that if inflation is running hotter, the Fed will be forced to raise rates sooner rather than later. If rates rise, dollar will become stronger. Since gold, silver and oil are priced in dollars, stronger dollar will mean weaker commodities.