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The buying in our market on Friday hasn’t followed through today. Sell signals on the US markets. We are in cash in all our active portfolios.

ASX up 8 points having been down 46 – another session of constant buying from the lows. Iron ore a weak spot.

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SPI Futures down 97 following a 98 point drop in the ASX 200 yesterday. The “High for Long” mantra is being adopted globally with obvious consequences for equities.

We have halved our losses this morning from down 105 to down 51. We are in cash again in the Strategy, Ideas, MQG and BHP portfolios. Waiting for the bottom. Could be tomorrow. Could be a year away.

The ASX 200 finished the week up 4 points to 7069 (+0.1%), clawing back earlier losses after falling over 100 points (~1.5%) at the opening bell and snapping a four-day losing streak. SPI Futures were down 97 points this morning. ASX 200 fell for a second consecutive week, down 2.89%. Sectors were mixed. Real Estate and Tech were hit hardest, while Industrials and Utilities showed resilience. Iron ore heavyweights mixed, BHP and FMG pared earlier losses, closing up 0.5% and 1.5%, respectively, while RIO fell 1.2%. Tech suffered heavy losses. SQ2 down another 2.1% with the CEO’s departure still hammering the stock. BRN off 2.5%, down for its fifth consecutive session, suffering heavy losses since its exit from the ASX 200, and XRO fell 0.6%. Banks mixed, CBA, ANZ and MQG all down, while NAB rose 0.5% despite a $2.1m fine for unconscionable conduct wrongfully overcharging customers and WBC up 0.7%. Big Bank Basket up to $175.11 (+0.1%). REITS lower, pressured by rising bond yields. GMG dow