Markets so for this morning this trading with a bit of nervousness a bit of risk off or flight to safety.less the Steller Consumer confidence Report impacted by Shutdown so lets hope next month recaptures some of the Lost Confidence, report is trending lower last 3 months.Comments from the Director of national Intelligence Coates not very uplifting , saying “U.S. intelligence officials traveling around U.S. meeting with companies to discuss threats from China”. Also “China and Russia more aligned against the U.S. than any point in ‘Decades’ ,Lastly ” Looking to see if Chinese Gov’t is using Technology Firms to spy on U.S. . “

FAANG Stocks a bit heavy, worries about apple earnings after close,Amazon price target cut and Fedex working a new next day delivery method option all weigh on the stock, AMZn -2% ML fang index -1.7%,NDX -1%,Sp

Dollar small bid Gold higher and the weaker Stocks ,Nasdaq=Stronger bonds.