"I wonder if other have had a change to talk to people in the supply chains to see how orders are going and what the feeling is for business right now"
If insiders are any indication then business sucks. Record insider sales last quarter, more like massive dumping.
VIX is in the "Lull em to Sleep" formation. Looks like its going lower so I expect market will get pumped up some more before the holiday.
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