Futures dove off a cliff after 3am, down more than 170 NASDAQs, following a sundry of comments out of Russia that gave the impression that kinetic action was nearing.
RUSSIAN TANKS ARE OFF TRAINS AND MOVING
pic.twitter.com/luRiDUli8P— The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) February 14, 2022
RUSSIA'S LAWMAKERS AGREE TO SEEK PUTIN'S OPINION ON PROPOSED RESOLUTION CALLING FOR RECOGNITION OF TWO BREAKAWAY REGIONS IN EASTERN UKRAINE AS INDEPENDENT STATES – IFX
— The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) February 14, 2022
RUSSIA WILL NOT TAKE PART IN OSCE MEETING CALLED FOR BY BALTIC COUNTRIES – RIA
— The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) February 14, 2022
RUSSIA IS READY TO OPEN FIRE ON FOREIGN SHIPS AND SUBMARINES THAT ILLEGALLY ENTER ITS TERRITORIAL WATERS – IFAX CITES SENIOR MILITARY OFFICIAL
— The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) February 14, 2022
Bombs will drop on Ukraine minutes after Putin gives order, armed forces minister says ***
— The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) February 14, 2022
But then Lavrov said Putin agreed to permit him to have further discussions with the west and futures took off, rightly so.
*RUSSIA'S LAVROV PROPOSES TO PUTIN TO CONTINUE TALKS WITH WEST
*PUTIN SAID 'ALL RIGHT' IN RESPONSE TO LAVROV'S PROPOSAL— zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 14, 2022
And then in a CNBC interview Fed’s Bullard reaffirmed his position that rates need to be hiked by 100bps ASAP and the Fed must defend its 2% CPI policy, otherwise lose credibility. He was firm on this point, in spite of the incessant nagging by the CNBC hosts prodding him about markets and how his comments might be viewed as hurtful of stocks.
The net result has been another drip in futures, presently down 65, placing the market between a rock (the Fed) and a Russian tank. Which is the preferred object to bash our heads into and knock ourselves out?
Clearly, the news out of Moscow is noteworthy because every indication since then was war was imminent, in spite of Russia denying it. Who exactly expected Russia to flatly come out and say “we are going to attack Ukraine?”
My sense is markets should be relieved by this but aren’t because they’re filled with babies and RETESTOORS who want to see certain technical levels tested again. I will likely cover my shorts today and go to cash.
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