2.99/gallon fill up yesterday, manipulated tech sell off last week is what the Japan market being up now is showing... PPI coming in weaker than expected shows a slowing economy very well... Oil price even dropped on Tuesday as it shuddered at slow down prospects... Shipping cost are Very Elevated, so what is getting weak enough to cause the PPI data to drop more than expected?... https://www.barchart.com/story/news/27999713/stocks-settle-higher-on-favorable-ppi-report U.S. Dollar dropping on the news should have seen a rising oil price during the day... Vern, we can expect more volatility ahead in the markets... So we watch...LJ