Welcome to another "Week Ahead" where I try to recap last week, look forward to this coming, and talk about whatever is on my mind. __________________________ Performance for this past week: U.S. Indices Dow -1.8% to 27,174. S&P 500 -0.6% to 3,298. Nasdaq +1.1% to 10,914. Russell 2000 -4.1% to 1,474. CBOE Volatility Index +2.1% to 26.38. S&P 500 Sectors Consumer Staples -0.8% . Utilities -0.4% . Financials -5.3% . Telecom -1.7% . Healthcare -3.6% . Industrials -4.% . Information Technology -0.3% . Materials -5.4% . Energy -8.5% . Consumer Discretionary -0.3% . World Indices London -2.7% to 5,843. France -5.% to 4,730. Germany -4.9% to 12,469. Japan -0.7% to 23,205. China -3.6% to 3,219. Hong Kong -5.% to 23,235. India -3.8% to 37,389. Commodities and Bonds Crude Oil WTI -2.6% to $40.05/bbl. Gold -5.% to $1,864.2/oz. Natural Gas +3.9% to 2.127. Ten-Year Treasury Yield +0.% to 139.63. Forex and Cryptos EUR/USD -1.74% . USD/JPY