$6 million short ARKK
@OptionsDelta:
I thought PCE was just an appetizer, but it was the main course. Before the market opened, the U.S. core PCE for January blew past expectations with a 4.7 percent annualized rate, above expectations of 4.3 percent and up from 4.4 percent. Core PCE m/m was 0.6%, above expectations of 0.4% and 0.3%. Nasdaq futures fell 1.88% after the data.The problem is that there are three other hawkish Fed officials speaking during the session today: Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard and Fed Governor Bob Waller. Ms. Mester was a proponent of a half-point rate hike, and the market pulled back Thursday after she spoke.Even if the bad news takes a turn tonight, who knows if the three of them will say they support the next 50 basis point hike? But with yields this h