OPTIONS "EXASPERATION"

Friday was the last Option expiry and Triple Witching (futures,stocks) of 2016, and other things were happening to the market, including the upcoming Holidays. The week was basically a non-event as the DJIA moved up a tad, others down. Volume was a record high and the new Delta MSI indicator (Bullish when high) hit 70. The McClellan Oscillator was flat, as was the VIX and today's market. The I.I. Bull/Bear ratio stayed above 3.0, which shows complacency.
Here are the numbers:

Date		12/16/2016	12/9/2016
Indices:	DJIA	19843	19786
	NAZ	5437	5444
	SPX	2258	2259
WklyVolume (Bshs).	naz/ny….	11.0/6.2	10.0/4.6
Specul.Ratio hi=bullish		1.77	2.17
Sentiment:	put/call-CBOE	58	53
VIX>50-alltmlow=8.8		12.2	11.8
DeltaMSI-50%	MAC crossover	70%	64%
Advance/Dec-NYSE..		1045/2063	2451/666
Weekly Net:		-1018	1785
Cumulative:		170664	171682
Weekly	NYSE hi/low…	475/182	676/94
New Hi's/Low's	Nasdaq h/l	564/153	788/120
McClellan	Oscillator	4	50
McClellanSum	.+750/-1000	403	345
Newsletter	Inv.Intel -Bull	59.6	58.8
Surveys-Tues	Bear:-5yrs	19.2	19.6
Wed.	AAII  -Bull	44.7	43.1
	Bear	32.3	26.5
US$-WSJ		102.8	101.6
3-box rev	Bullish%-	71	68
US equity -ICI	Fund Flows	WeekLate	3.0B
MMF flows	Change in $B	(3.9B)	16.9B
MargDebt- top (300M)	monthly	484B	OCT.
10-yr Tsy yield	hi= stock buying	2.59%	2.47%
2-yr Tsy Yield: Inflation		1.26%	1.14%
TIP (ETF)	Inflation	111.2	112.8

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OPTIONS "EXASPERATION"