anyhow, back to finance. vix is near 20, a dip below that could be really bullish. i dunno why that is, but it always works that way. obviously right now it's a news driven market, and i'm not about to try to predict what's going to happen, hoping the right deal gets done soon, but i don't even want to talk much about what's going on because i don't want to undermine efforts. things are tense right now. but if you're trading, know that today could be pivotal, if things get hotter, the market probably goes lower, and i'll likely take a loss on my trade before it gets even worse. it's not very big, couple hundred dollars, but it taxed my time, then again i don't think i was in any condition to trade recently and shouldn't have been doing it in the first place, need to feel secure in life to do well as a trader i think, too much on my mind.

there's a spacex launch today, wisekey has cargo on board. looks like a good place to buy if anyone is interested, laes might be even better. repeating myself but nobody has listened to me here and it is working, it's going to continue to, and you'll be hearing more about this company in the future, and not just quantum chips and satellites, ai and cybersecurity too.

intel has been outperforming recently too. been many disappointments, failures to break out, but i'm optimistic that it's time is coming, and may this not happen but if this conflict escalates and china starts throwing it's weight around, think intel might be the only semiconductor stock that works.