Volume was back to normal, with an edge to speculative (Nasdaq over NYSE), MSI stocks on a Buy signal rose to a new recent high of 74 as did the Bullish Consensus, while VIX "slud" to 11.2. The Inflation Indicator - TIP hit 114 for the first time in awhile, and Margin Interest hit $500B, near its $507B high - scary, when you think about having to cover that in a major slide -margin calls. MMF outflows doubled from the prior week Here are the numbers:
| Date | 1/13/17 | 1/6/2017 | |
| Indices: | DJIA | 19885 | 19963 |
| NAZ | 5574 | 5521 | |
| SPX | 2274 | 2277 | |
| WklyVolume (Bshs). | naz/ny…. | 8.9/4.2 | 7.2/3.6 |
| Specul.Ratio hi=bullish | 2.12 | 2 | |
| Sentiment: | put/call-CBOE | 64 | 67 |
| VIX>50-alltmlow=8.8 | 11.2 | 11.3 | |
| DeltaMSI-50% | MAC crossover | 74.2 | 69.8 |
| Advance/Dec-NYSE.. | 1757/1339 | 2369/724 | |
| Weekly Net: | 418 | 1645 | |
| Cumulative: | 172608 | 172190 | |
| Weekly | NYSE hi/low… | 295/39 | 360/27 |
| New Hi's/Low's | Nasdaq h/l | 308/79 | 362/67 |
| McClellan | Oscillator | 17 | 21.4 |
| McClellanSum | .+750/-1000 | 644 | 577 |
| Newsletter | Inv.Intel -Bull | 58.4 | 60.2 |
| Surveys-Tues | Bear:-5yrs | 18.3 | 18.4 |
| Wed. | AAII -Bull | 43.6 | 46.2 |
| Bear | 27 | 25.2 | |
| US$-WSJ | 101.2 | 103 | |
| 3-box rev | Bullish%- | 73 | 72 |
| US equity -ICI | Fund Flows | WeekLate | (2.1B) |
| MMF flows | Change in $B | (22.5B) | (11.3B) |
| MargDebt- top (300M) | monthly | NOV. | 500B |
| 10-yr Tsy yield | hi= stock buying | 2.4 | 2.42 |
| 2-yr Tsy Yield: Inflation | 1.2 | 1.21 | |
| TIP (ETF) | Inflation | 114 | 113.5 |
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