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Stocks Are Caught In A "Resevoir Dogs” Standoff While the core drivers of (very negative) risk sentiment today have been the re-escalation of the geopolitical tensions in Ukraine coupled with Goldman''s unexpected admission that " the economy may be slowing more than expected ", it is quite likely that all this could flip with just one headline out of the White House as we have observed on several occasions in recent weeks, when geopolitical sentiment reversed on a dime (although as Zoltan Poszar today suggested, a crash may be precisely what Powell and Biden both want to cap inflation, even though all a stock market crash would achieve is sending the economy into a recession). But below the barrage of conflicting headlines, a just as fierce tug of war emerges when looking at the sharply polarized technicals, flows and dealer "greek" positioning, which are far more powerful and persistent than geopolitical newsflow. A good recap of many of these forces comes courtesy of Nomura''s Charlie McElligott who, in his usual florid style, first looks at events earlier this week, writing that the rally which we have seen off the Monday lows was largely from the “squeeze fodder” of Dealer “short hedges” around the "biblical demand" for Index downside over the past few months (iVol absolutely collapsed by mid-week) as well as hedge fund dynamic covering in their recently grossed-up “short books" - as a reminder last week we noted that according to Goldman Prime the cumulative short flow within the hedge fund sector since 12/31 has been the largest in more than 10 years… ... which has been more mechanical, like virtually everything else in this flow and positioning driven market, than anything else (and certainly not about any sort of “sentiment upgrade”).

The S&P 500 has been hit rather hard during the trading session again, but the 200 day EMA seems to be trying to pick the market back up. That being said, it is interesting to see how geopolitical issues continue to be at the forefront and cause such havoc.

Shares of Mullen Automotive Inc. bounced 3.9% in midday trading Thursday, putting them on course to snap a record-long 11-day losing streak, after the electric vehicle maker said it was on track to meet its operational goals and listed a number of recent accomplishments in response to the selloff. Mullen also stated: "The company is unaware of any business reason for the current decline of the Mullen stock (MULN) price." The stock had plummeted 75.6% over the past 11 sessions to close Wednesday at a split-adjusted record low of 87 cents (the stock had undergone two 1-for-10 reverse stock splits, on in October 2017 and the other in May 2016). The previous record losing streak was the 10-day stretch that ended April 2, 2018. Mullen Thursday that it was on track to deliver the first EV cargo van fleet in the second quarter, and said high-performance versions of its Mullen FIVE EV is scheduled to arrive in late-summer 2022. The stock has plummeted 92.6% over the past three months, while the Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF has slumped 9.7% and the S&P 500 has declined 5.6%.

Shares of US Foods Holdings Corp. pared some of losses, after the foodservice and distribution company''s "updated" its full-year adjusted earnings per share outlook higher, but that outlook remained below expectations. The company reported before the opening bell fourth-quarter profit that came up shy for Wall Street forecasts while revenue topped expectations. It had also said it expected 2022 adjusted EPS of $1.80 to $2.10. On the post-earnings conference call with analysts, the company said it noticed an "inadvertent error" in the original press release, so that release was "updated" to show the correct 2022 adjusted EPS guidance range of $1.95 to $2.25, which was still below the FactSet consensus of $2.46. The stock slumped 1.5% in morning trading, but was down as much as 3.6% earlier in the session. The stock, which closed Wednesday at an eight-month high, has still gained 12.4% over the past three months, while the S&P 500 has shed 5.6%. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move.

After two up days as hope flourished about a resolution, the S&P 500 slips 1.4%.

For the first month in six, mutual fund investors were net redeemers of fund assets, withdrawing $176.3 billion from conventional funds for January.

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks finished mixed on Wednesday as investors assessed the Federal Reserve''s next move. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 54.57 points, or 0.16 percent, to 34,934.27. The S&P 500 increased 3.94 points, or 0.09 percent, to 4,475.01. The Nasdaq Composite Index decreased 15.67 points, or 0.11 percent, to 14,124.09. Eight of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in gree

Stocks rallied Wednesday afternoon but came up short in finishing positive after the FOMC minutes dampened expectations of a 50-basis-point rate hike in March.

Stocks showed a notable move to the downside in morning trading on Wednesday but staged a significant recovery attempt in afternoon trading. The major averages bounced well off their lows of the session, with the S&P 500 managing to close in positive territory.

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The yields are little lower. Stocks are little higher and the US dollar is a little lower after the FOMC meeting minutes.The chance of a 50 basis point hike at the March meeting is back below 50%.The snapshot of thee market currently shows:S&P index -23.45 points or -0.52% verse is down 33.84 point

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NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks retreated early Wednesday, giving back some of the prior session''s gains amid skepticism over Russia''s latest statements on Ukraine, while investors digested strong US retail sales data. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg indicated that major questions persist about Russia''s announcement Tuesday that it was pulling troops back from the Ukrainian border. "It remains to be seen whether there is a Russian withdrawal," Stoltenberg said. Meanwhile, US retail sales rose 3.8 percent last month, the Commerce Department said, double what was expected and a dramatic reversal of the 2.5 percent decline in December, which was worse than originally reported. About 25 minutes into trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.5 percent at 34,804.12. US stocks jump on easing worries over Ukraine The broad-based S&P 500 shed 0.7 percent to 4,439.31, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index tumbled 1.3 percent to 13,956.69. Investors are looking ahead to the release later Wednesday of minutes from the last Federal Reserve meeting.

Markets dip as investors assess geopolitical risks and Fed''s next move.