Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, October 6, 2021.
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This is the daily notebook of Mike Santoli, CNBC's senior markets commentator, with ideas about trends, stocks and market statistics.
- Indexes pausing exactly at the prior record highs, a perfectly logical wait-and-see moment after a 6% pop over 13 trading days.