Markets gapped down Friday on Trade War fears (China and Canada) and perhaps second thoughts on good July Payrolls number (better than expected but less than half of the June increase).  After a roller-coaster day markets ended on an upswing.  The SPY closed up 0.07%, the DIA up 0.26%, and QQQ faired worst at down 1.15%.   VXX fell again to 26.53 and the T2122 (4-week New High/Low Ratio) closed up deep into the overbought territory at 96.20.  10-year bond yields rose slightly to 0.566% and oil (WTI) was down to $41.60/barrel.

Stimulus talks broke down Friday. The White House rejected an offer from Democrats, saying it wasn’t actually a $1.5 trillion reduction (to $2 trillion) and the administration could not see spending more than about $1 trillion.  Then on Saturday the President issued executive orders and memorandum that will at least possibly restart an Enhanced Unemployment program ($300 of federal funds, if states first put up $100 per week).  He also deferred Payroll Tax collection through December, deferred federal Student loan payments (again through December), and told the HHS to continue to review evictions for “reasonableness”).  The impact and timing of these actions is unclear and legal challenges are possible (likely?) for some of the fiats.  Sunday, the President said he is already considering revising the Enhanced Unemployment order to just be $300/week (avoiding a state mandate).

Over the weekend, CNBC also reported that BRK repurchased over $5.1 billion of its own stock in May and June. This was a record amount for the company and over twice that they had bought back in the same period the year prior.  However, this should be seen in the context of BRK having a record of $146 billion in cash on hand.  The reason this is of note is that Warren Buffett has famously said buybacks are a sign the company cannot find anything better to do with their money. So, this may be a tangible indication BRK feels stocks the stock market is way over-priced…or perhaps that their own stock is extremely underpriced.

On the virus front, in the US, the numbers show we now have 5,199,524 confirmed cases and 165,617 deaths.  The good news that even ignoring habitually under-reported weekend numbers, the averages of new cases are flattening again. The same appears to be true (in a lagging sense) of deaths, although the 7-day average is still over 1,000 per day.  Over the weekend, 26 states saw rising infection rates, but in good news, 18 states also saw decreasing hospitalization rates.  The bad news is that a survey found that one-third of Americans say they won’t take a vaccine if/when available and another 24% are unsure whether they will.  This means the effectiveness in a herd immunity sense would be dramatically lessened if over half the population were to refuse a vaccine.

Globally, the number of cases rose above 20 million as it reached 20,046,642 confirmed cases and 734,525 deaths.  A survey of German businesses found that they expect virus restrictions to last until at least April.  This comes as new cases have picked up in Germany, France, Spain, etc.  In Asia, Japan continues to see an uptick, and Australia’s second-largest state reported a record number of cases and deaths on Monday.

Overnight, Asian markets were mixed, but lean to the green side.  China, South Korea and Australia were the winners, with Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore leading the losers.  In Europe markets are leaning more to the green side.  However, the moves are less than half a percent so far in their day.  In the US, at 7:30 am futures are flat with the 3 major indices straddling and close to the break-even line from Friday. 

The only major economic news for Monday is June JOLTS (10 am).  Major earnings include DUK, GOLD, MAR, MELI, ON, and PARR before the open.  Then after the close, BKD, CNXN, IFF, NGL, NTR, OXY, SPG, and TME report.

Markets continue to be relentlessly bullish, but at least the techs are looking a little tired and everything is extended.  The truth is all 3 indices could use a little rest.  So, don’t fight the trend, but remain aware that another pause or swing to the downside may come soon.  Stick to those trading rules and execute them with discipline.  Follow the trend, don’t predict reversals or chase missed-moves, and don’t be greedy.  Take profits along the way.  Remember, our job is to achieve trade goals consistently, not hit massive winners. 

Ed

The Daily Swing Trade Ideas for today: UNM, DFS, MS, XLU, JCI, SLB, NKE, FEYE, PM, HAL. Trade your plan, take profits along the way, and smart. Also, remember to check for impending earnings reports. Finally, remember that any tickers we mention and talk about in the trading room are not recommendations to buy or sell.

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