The slow news week continues with zero economic data today and just one scheduled Goon. This leaves the playing field open for shenanigans and agendas but, so far, the day has been relatively quiet.
That doesn't mean straight up, mind you. It rarely does. Instead, the London Monkeys returned from their 3-day weekend and proceeded to lean on price all through the session. There wasn't much help out of China, either, and the result was a falling price all through day with a low made just before the Comex open....