Trading day nears closing bell and markets still have no clear direction

• Peloton leader Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF gains 0.31%; currently at $46.51
• Lead straggler iShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF moves 0.04% as lethargic equity market winds down to close
• European markets are flat.

With the trading session drawing to a close, markets are mixed with Nasdaq slipping 0.29% and closing at 12,038. Dow Jones goes up 0.17%, trading at 33,866.

European markets have no obvious direction. Asia-Pacific markets are currently mixed so far this session.

3Rd quarter earnings season is mostly over, with F5 Networks Inc and Universal Health Services Inc releasing their earnings reports just this week.

Data to be released later is expected to clarify investor sentiment while boosting price action volatility as United States Core Durable Goods Orders expected to decline to -0.2% while its preceding data was -0.1%, data will be available Wednesday. United States Crude Oil Inventories is projected to outperform its last figure with -1 million. It previously stood at -4.58 million; data will be released Wednesday. United States Building Permits scheduled to come out tomorrow at 13:30 UTC.

While markets are generally sideways so far today, these assets are pulling ahead as Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF up 0.31% trading at $46.51. JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF is doing well and gains 0.07%.

Despite lacklustre price action, some assets are lagging behind their peers as iShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF is trading at $25.35, moves 0.04%.

IShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF | Broadly flat at $25.35; session high: $25.35 session low: $25.34

It's been more of the same this session on the back of a month of flat trade, Today's session so far looks to be heading in a similar way — iShares Trust – iShares iBonds Dec 2021 Term Treasury ETF trades at $25.35, after ending Friday at $25.36.

JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF | Broadly flat at $50.3; session high: $50.3 session low: $50.27

It's been more of the same this session on the back of 14 days of flat trade, Today's session so far looks to be heading in a similar way — JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF trades at $50.3 after gaining 3.5 cents (0.07%).