Stocks took a dive today, finishing off near the lows.VIX rose.The Dollar climbed a little higher.Gold rallied a bit while silver flattened after a big intraday drop.The US apparently has persuaded Israel to hold off on their invasion of Gasa in order to allow the US to deploy more missile defense systems ‘to protect US troops’.I suspect this, and the timeliness for a rinse in the old wash-rinse cycle was the primary motivation.There was some positive economic news, but meh, it looks like the markets are a bit jumpy.We’ll be getting another Payrolls report at the end of next week, but really the timing and scope of a Middle East conflict seems to be the primary influence for market sentiment.Have a pleasant evening. 
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