“Thus, it should be understood that when pro-US figures use the term, 'rules-based international order,' they are not referring to anything analogous to the rule of law. Quite the opposite, they are using Orwellian language to describe a system in which essentially no rules can be established and/or observed, given that the dominant state has the prerogative to violate and/or rewrite “rules” at its whim.” Aaron Good, American Exception
10 February 2014
SP 500 and NDX Futures Daily Charts - All God's Children
Stocks had a little upward bias today, but are now more firmly up against resistance.
VIX has fallen back down to calmer levels as you can see.
There are enough economic statistics this week to make things interesting.