My comment: Absolutely, a market rally based on an agreement to keep talking would be an opportunity to short
Excerpt: The game goes on, possibly to extra innings. The real-world equivalent is some promise by China to reduce the trade deficit, us putting on hold any new or increased tariffs and both sides agreeing that Intellectual Property rights are important and that both sides agree to focus on a plan to protect intellectual property rights. and when coupled with a less dogmatically hawkish Fed, we can get the year-end risk on rally, though people will be looking to fade that rally well ahead of January 1st. This is my highest probability scenario. I think if we get to the dinner, there is a decent chance some formal progress announcement is made. How strong that announcement is will determine the strength of the market reaction.