Heading toward the barn - traders looking for Santa to come though for DecemberNovember was a pretty spectacular month for stocks...Oil - OPEC+ making some moves - crude prices diving.PLUS we are now on Spotify and Amazon Music/Podcasts!Click HERE for Show Notes and LinksDHUnplugged is now streaming live - with listener chat. Click on link on the right sidebar.Love the Show? Then how about a Donation?Follow John C. Dvorak on TwitterFollow Andrew Horowitz on TwitterWarm Up- Announcing the Winner - CROC's and Entries for the CTP Cup 2023- Thanksgiving is over - heading into the end of the year and investors appear excited- More strikes on  the horizon- Black Friday numbers are in - surprise - no surprise|- Temporary Cease Fire - Extended a few days- A LimerickMarket Update- Short week - great month.... Best month in 2023 for most indices- AI got its grove back - Microsoft saved the day !- -  VIX hits low since the pandemic-  KRI indicator +4 and holding with several clusters- Yields holding down - Housing numbers poor and economy slowly slowing- OIL! OPEC+ delays meeting - oil plunges on Wednesday...- Fed Parade of Talking heads is at it again....Following:- Slap in Face? OpenAI not anticipated to offer MSFT a board seat on its new board, according to The Information- "It’s a sign that the board will prioritize safety practices ahead of investor returns."Word Watch- Seeing this word starting to seep into all sorts of areas- "ELEVATED"- Schwab ad: "An elevated experience tailor made for trader minds"- Pinky up!December - Traders and Investors heading for home....- Santa Rally is a possibility, especially if we see a quick dump to get rid of some of this froth....- So much bad news is baked in and plenty of momentum- USD breaking below the 50-day - good for stocks  and commodsVIX- FRIDAY - The VIX index of implied volatility on the S&P500 plunged to its lowest close since just before the COVID-19 shock unfolded in 2020 - an extreme some fear will inspire demand for options hedging and reversion back toward historic mean. It ticked back up to regain a foothold above 13 today.- This is interesting as other metrics are calling for extreme overheat- KRI +4 and holding with clusters (+5 or +6 is very concerning)- S&P 500, NASDAQ all high (HIGH) levels of RSI - Spearman +97 (HIGH)----- McClellan +137 (complex above zero line)Markets Love it!- Fed Governor Christopher Waller (voting FOMC member) in Q&A says if inflation continues to fall for several more months, the policy rate could be lowered; if there is a consistent decline in inflation, no reason for rates to remain really highBlack Friday Update- Cut and paste every year- US online revenue up 7.5% from last year: Adobe Analytics  (NOTE: Nominal - not adjusted for inflation)- Black Friday shoppers spent a record $9.8 billion online in the US, Adobe Analytics reported, offering a positive sign for retailers facing lackluster sales forecasts for the holiday season.- Demand for electronics, smartwatches, TVs and audio equipment helped boost the day’s online sales by 7.5% compared with last year.- Consumers extended their budgets by leaning on buy-now, pay-later options, which climbed by 72% from the week before Thanksgiving (AFRM stock?)--- On the other hand: US Black Friday sales rise 2.5%  (less than anticipated) according to Mastercard and  many looking for bargains- E-commerce sales on Friday increased by 8.5% year-over-year as consumers shopped for deals online, while in-store sales increased by 1.1%, MasterCard Spendingpulse said.Bank Closures  (JCD)- Big banks like PNC Bank and JPMorgan Chase filed for closing several of their branches in multiple states last week amid a troubling pattern of rising branch shutdowns over the past years.- Altogether, banks filed for shutting down 64 branches.