And the catalyst was… crap China data means moar stimulus (except pork prices are soaring), oil rumors (denied), JPY (stalled), Fischer (same old), and Lockhart… or maybe it's just your standard Monday morning stop run…

Nasdaq (blue) just surged up to the Thursday cash market open – with the S&P closely following…

As VIX is crushed…

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Charts: Blopmberg