The equities bulls are on the ropes following this week’s strong selling pressure that has negated near-term price uptrends on the daily bar charts for the U.S. stock indexes, which is a technical clue the indexes have put in price tops. Traders and investors are pondering the old trading adage, “Sell in May and go away.” A hot U.S. consumer price index report on Wednesday has spooked the marketplace and further stoked notions that price inflation could get out of control down the road. Stay tuned! Jim