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Midday review Neutral

Futures slightly lower ahead of ISM services, no index idea published

At 11:00 UTC the US index futures are giving back about 0.2% from Friday's cash-close print, and the VIX is at 16.3 (+1.6%), so the volatility filters are clear. Cash levels are estimated from the futures change applied to Friday's close, with MA20 and ATR14 computed on cash history only. US 500: estimated 7,708 against an MA20 of 7,670 and an ATR14 of 71.3, so 0.53 ATR above the average, technically inside the band but only just. US Tech 100: 30,721, or 2.04 ATR above its MA20 of 29,908, which is a late entry. US 30: 51,077, 1.53 ATR below its MA20 of 51,855, also just past the 1.50 limit. The Dow below its average while the Nasdaq-100 stretches above is the notable divergence of the day. The deciding factor is the ISM services survey at 14:00 UTC: this review falls inside its blackout window, and any intraday idea opened at the 13:30 cash open would be exposed to the release. No idea is published at midday; single stocks are assessed only at the 16:30 UTC review. No open positions.

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