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While Small Caps and Trannies ended red, the other major indices held on to gains (record highs for Dow, S&P), through Mexico City's quake took some shine off in their afternoon...

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Futures show selling pressure as Japan opened, Europe opened and as the US opened...

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Interestingly, "Most Shorted" stocks have been fading since shortly after yesterday's open...

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Retailers tanked today (orange) as banks (green) were panic bid once again into The Fed decision tomorrow...

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Financials tagged recent high stops after smashing through the 50DMA finally...

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FANG Stocks slid after the opening ramp but dip-buyers were there once again...

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Meanwhile, Russell 2000 VIX collapsed to a new all-time record low...

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And then there's this utter fucking farce...

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Around 1pm local time, Mexico City was hit by a 7.2 quake which sent the peso and Mexican stocks lower...

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Markets are implying zero chance of a rate hike tomorrow but December's odds surged from high teens to over 53% in the last few days...

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Treasury yields ended modestly higher ahead of The Fed tomorrow...

With 10Y Yield hovering right at the same level as when FOMC Minutes hit...

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The Dollar Index leaked lower in a narrow range today...

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Gold and silver rose on the day (especially after Mexico) as WTI slipped in the afternoon ahead of API data...

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Gold has inched back ahead of the S&P year-to-date...

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And finally, as we noted earlier, 2017's "Big Short" is paying off...

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