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Mike Paulenoff

Why Equity Indices Are Poised For A Pause

Good Wednesday Morning, MPTraders!  April 15, 2026-- Pre-Market Update:-- The overbought market was positioned for a Wednesday pullback, but President Trump's comments (see below) and the attendant knee-jerk algorithmic buy programs attached to his comments put a floor under any weakness in pre-market trading. MJP comment: Whereas POTUS jawboning and comments drove the equity market higher since 4/08/26, now- one week later-- his tweets are merely holding it up, not driving it higher, which is a much riskier proposition for late buyers up here... and a prescription for disappointment...

Has The Honey-Badger Returned?

I can’t remember the last time I saw this many heads being scratched as I did yesterday and today.   The news is clearly that there is no peace agreement, yet the market has rallied over 2% during that time.  In fact, it has rallied almost 3.5% off the overnight low struck on Sunday night, despite the news which was taken as something that should have been very negative for the market.

From Fear to Disbelief: Not the Time to Chase As Structure Will Dictate the Next Move

Today, we saw the market continue to push higher, with the SPX moving into new all-time high territory and the ES not far behind. To say this has been an impressive move off the lows would be an understatement. The ES has now rallied more than 11% in just 10 trading days, an aggressive move by any standard.What makes this even more notable is that it comes on the heels of significant fear and uncertainty near the lows. It’s safe to say that the vast majority of market participants were not positioned for, nor expecting, this type of upside extension.

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