Another record high for Silver yesterday in trading up to 67.18 at which level year-to-date the white metal was up +129%; Silver currently is 66.61 and at present inside her Neutral Zone for today, as are all the BEGOS Markets, save for Oil’s being below same; session volatility is light. The NASDAQ 100 finished yesterday on a “Hobson Close” in settling on the low of the session, which by market lore is indicative of an up opening; indeed the Spoo is presently positioned for an opening S&P 500 gain of +22 points, placing the “live” futs-adj’d P/E at 54.2x. Too, the Spoo yesterday settled having crossed below its BEGOS Market Value, typically indicative of still lower prices near-term; the Spoo’s linreg trend remains up, but ’tis weakening (see Market Trends). Amongst the metrics expected today for the Econ Baro are December’s Philly Fed Index and November’s CPI; the Conference Board’s Leading (i.e. “lagging”) Indicators are “scheduled” but are not likely to be reported as the wake of the “shutdown” keeps the full view of the economy somewhat in question.