 In today's trend watching, is there a deal coming to bring a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas? If you look at the oil markets, they're certainly suggesting that things are getting better. Whether or not they're also discounting a slower global economy, weaker demand for crude oil and other products remains to be seen. But the message of that market appears to be that there may be less tension in that region of the world if you judge the price of oil and other products that come in the way of energy.