If you’ve been watching the markets over the past week, you no doubt have a case of whiplash.

The markets went sideways this week as investors couldn’t decide whether to be concerned about the prospects for an extended period of high inflation or happy about the Fed’s never-ending 24/7 money printing operation.

The second quarter ended on a strong note but was followed this week by a step up in volatility as investors wonder what the third quarter holds.

This week was a bit of a reversal as the markets trended a bit higher.

The unease and uncertainty continued this week as investors digested a good deal of economic data and suffered a little acid reflux.

For the past two months, the markets have traded in a choppy fashion, going sideways for much of that time.

While you may be reading this on Friday, I need to confess it was written on Thursday.

The last couple weeks have seen an uptick in volatility partially due to earnings announcements

It was a heck of a week as the markets drifted ever higher.

This was an exciting week as the bulk of large technology companies reported earnings, among many other companies.