On Thursday, the Bears started off looking for follow-through to Wednesday’s black candle by opening lower (gapping down 0.47% in the SPY, gapping down 0.31% in the DIA, and gapping down 0.66% in the QQQ).  However, the Bulls met the lower open with a slow, meandering rally that lasted until early afternoon when a modest selloff took over and drove into the close.  This action gave us white-bodied candles in all three major index ETFs with the DIA and SPY both printing Spinning Top candles with a larger upper wick than lower wick.  For its part, the QQQ printed a white-bodied Inverted Hammer-type candle with no lower wick. This happened on less-than-average volume in all three of the major index ETFs.

On the day, seven of the 10 sectors were in the red with Utilities (-2.14%) way, way out in front (by 1.5%) leading the way lower while Energy (+1.02%) held up far better (by almost three-quarters of a percent) than other sectors.  At the same time, the SPY lost 0.29%, DIA lost 0.21%, and QQQ lost 0.16%.  The VXX fell slightly to 24.96 and T2122 climbed toward the center but remains in the lower half of the mid-range at 41.32.  10-year bond yields spiked to 4.187% while Oil (WTI) jumped 2.84% to close at $81.78 per barrel.  So, on Thursday we saw an opening gap follow through by the Bears, a “slow but steady” rebound rally by the Bulls that recrossed that gap, and then a “slow but steady” selloff that took us back down into the gap by the close.  All three major index ETFs remain at minor potential support levels that were tested during the day.

The major economic news reported Thursday included Weekly Initial Jobless Claims, which came in exactly as predicted at 227k (compared to a forecast of 227k and higher than the prior week’s 221k).  At the same time, Preliminary Q2 Nonfarm Productivity (quarter-on-quarter) came in much higher than expected at +3.7% (versus a forecast of +2.0% and a Q1 decline of 1.2%).  Meanwhile, the Preliminary Q2 Unit Labor Cost was reported much lower than anticipated at +1.6% (compared to a forecast of +2.6% and less than half of the Q1 reading of +3.3%).  Later, the July S&P Global Composite PMI was reported just as predicted at 52.0 (versus a 52.0 forecast and down a bit from the June value of 53.2).  At the same time, the July S&P US Services PMI came in slightly low at 52.3 (compared to a forecast of 52.4 and the June reading of 54.4).  After that, June Factory Orders were a bit better than expected at +2.3% (versus a forecast calling for +2.2% and far above the +0.4% in May).  The July ISM Non-Mfg. Employment Index came in a bit low at 50.7 (compared to the 51.1 forecast and the June value of 53.1).  Simultaneously, the July ISM Non-Mfg. PMI was also light at 52.7 (compared to a 53.0 forecast and a June reading of 53.9).  Finally, after the close, the Fed’s Balance Sheet showed another reduction.  The week ended at $8.207 trillion down $36 billion from the previous week’s $8.243 trillion.

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In stock news, HAS announced plans to sell its eOne film and TV studio to LGF by the end of the year for about $500 million.  Elsewhere, Reuters reported that two sources tell it TSLA executives met with India’s Commerce Minister to discuss plans to build a plant in India.  At the same time, MRNA announced a forecast of as much as $4 billion in revenue in 2023 from its COVID-19 vaccine when sales shift from government to private markets and expects further growth in 2024.  Meanwhile, Teamsters began the vote on their tentative deal with UPS.  The 340,000 workers will continue voting until August 22 as union leaders are urging members to accept the deal.  (Local Teamster leaders voted 161-1 to support and “sell” the deal to their union members.)  After the close, JPM announced it is expecting to pay nearly $3 billion to replenish its share of the FDIC insurance deposit fund once FDIC rules are finalized.  Also after the close, NKLA announced it has received enough shareholder support to allow it to increase the number of shares it can issue to raise much-needed capital.  At the same time, Reuters reported that KKR is in advanced talks to buy Simon & Schuster from PARA for $1.65 billion.

In stock legal, REGN told Reuters it expects an approval decision from the FDA during Q3 related to a higher-dose version of its blockbuster Eylea drug.  This comes after the FDA has completed an inspection of REGN’s contract manufacturer (CTLT) for the new dosage.  Elsewhere, securities regulators in MA have opened an investigation into major financial firms using AI technology in interactions with customers.  The investigation will include JPM and MS.  Later, TEVA announced it has agreed to pay US hospitals $126 million (over 18 years) to settle claims that marketing of its opioid drugs raised the operating costs of hospitals.  The agreement also includes TEVA supplying another $49 million of the overdose drug naloxone.  At the same time, HYMLF (Hyundai) and KIMTF (Kia) recalled 91,000 2023-2024 cars over a fire risk.  Simultaneously, a panel of US judges denied GOOGL’s request to pause a TX antitrust lawsuit against the online ad giant.  This came after TX got the case transferred back from NY to a TX court known as “the rocket docket.”

After the close, ABNB, AMZN, AMGN, AAPL, ACA, ATSG, TEAM, SQ, BKNG, BWXT, COIN, DVA, DKNG, DBX, EOG, GEN, ICFI, LNT, MTZ, MODV, MSI, OPEN, PBA, POST, RKT, RYAN, SYK, and VTR all reported beats on both revenue and earnings.  Meanwhile, AL, BGS, BIO, ED, CTVA, FND, FTNT, MCHP, MNST, ZEUS, and SWN all missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, AES, AGL, EXPI, GDDY, GILD, OTEX, TPC, and RBA all beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  Unfortunately, COLD, REZI, RMD, and WERN missed on both the top and bottom lines.  It is worth noting that ABNB, COLD, DVA, DKNG, DBX, MODV, MSI, and POST all raised their forward guidance.  However, AMN, MTZ, and OPEN all lowered their guidance.

Overnight, Asian stocks leaned toward the green side on modest moves.  India (+0.70%), Shenzhen (+0.67%), and Hong Kong (+0.61%) paced the gainers while Singapore (-0.35%), Taiwan (-0.21%), and South Korea (-0.10%) were the only losers in the region.  Meanwhile, in Europe, the bourses are more mixed with eight markets in the red and seven in the green at midday.  The CAC (+0.15%), DAX (-0.30%), and FTSE (-0.30%) lead on volume while Russia (+1.34%) is the only exchange to move more than a percent in either direction in early afternoon trade.  In the US, as of 7:30 am, Futures are pointing toward a modestly higher start to the day.  The DIA implies a flat open, the SPY is implying a +0.16% open, and the QQQ implies a +0.27% open at this hour.  At the same time, 10-year bond yields are flat at 4.188% and Oil (WTI) is up another 0.28% to $81.78 per barrel in early trading.

The major economics news scheduled for Friday includes July Avg. Hourly Earnings, July Nonfarm Payrolls, July Participation Rate, July Private Nonfarm Payrolls, and July Unemployment Rate (all at 8:30 am).  Major earnings reports scheduled for before the opening bell include ADV, AMR, AXL, AMRX, BSAC, BBU, BEPC, BEP, CLMT, CNK, CRBG, D, ENB, EVRG, FLR, FYBR, GTES, GLP, GTN, GPRE, LSXMK, LSXMA, LYB, MGA, OMI, PAA, PAGP, PPL, QRTEA, TU, TIXT, TNC, and XPO. There are no reports scheduled for after the close. 

So far this morning, AMRX, CNK, CRARY, CRBG, ENB, FLR, FYBR, GTN, KUBTY, MGA, OMI, PNM, QRTEB, and WPP all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, EVGR, LYB, QRTEA, TIXT, and XPO reported misses on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, Unfortunately, ADV, BEP, PNM, and TU missed on both the top and bottom lines.  It is worth noting that GTN also lowered its forward guidance.

In miscellaneous news, Bloomberg reported Thursday that S&P 500 companies may be tipping their hand on economic prospects.  Their data shows that major companies have increased capital expenditures (expansion) by 15% in Q2 while buyback program spend is down.  Elsewhere, Saudi Arabia announced it is extending its 1 million barrel per day oil production cut again, this time through the end of September.  Finally, it is worth expanding on the two big reports from Thursday night.  AMZN blew past analyst expectations reporting double-digit growth and gave rosy guidance.  Meanwhile, AAPL beat analyst expectations but reported sales that were down one percent year-over-year.  The company’s main product (iPhones) revenues are down from even earlier in the year (a third consecutive decline) while predicting similar results for the current quarter.

With that background, it looks like markets are trying a modest premarket move. However, the candles of all three major index ETFs are black-bodied, indicating we have fallen down off the premarket highs. All three may try to retest their T-line (8ema) from below today with DIA doing so now. Once again the large-cap indices (SPY and DIA) are also testing a support level. (QQQ’s premarket move higher has it up away from its support level.) As far as extension goes, all of them are close to T-line and T2122 is in the mid-range. So, both sides of the market have plenty of room to run…if they can find momentum. Don’t forget we get July Payrolls data before the opening bell. So volatility remains likely. Also, keep in mind that it’s Friday, Payday. So, take some money off the table to pay yourself and prepare your account for the weekend news cycle.

As always, be deliberate and disciplined…but don’t be stubborn. If you have a loss, admit you were wrong and take that loss before it gets out of hand. And when the price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor and take a little profit off the table. You have to keep the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe” in mind. In a winning situation, it is NOT HOUSE MONEY you’re betting, it’s YOUR MONEY! There is absolutely no reason to keep raising your bet (risk) size just because you’ve had a win. Finally, remember that trading is not a hobby. It’s a job. The money is real and so is the risk. So, treat it that way. Do the work and follow the process. Stick to your trading rules, trade with the trend, and take those profits when you have them. Do the work!

See you in the trading room.

Ed

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The Bears finally had their day thanks to the Fitch downgrade of the US credit rating.  The SPY gapped down 0.84%, DIA gapped 0.46% lower, and QQQ gapped down 1.19%.  After that open, the Bears followed through until noon in all three major index ETFs.  At that point, SPY and QQQ meandered sideways the rest of the day.  Meanwhile, DIA sold off very slightly from noon for the rest of the day. However, all three major index ETFs did bounce up off the lows in the last 30 minutes.  This action gave us gap-down, large black-bodied candles in the SPY and QQQ.  At the same time, DIA printed a gap-down black-bodied Spinning Top-type candle. All three also closed below their T-line (8ema).

On the day, all 10 sectors were in the red with Technology (-2.81%) way out in front (by almost a percent) leading the way lower while Consumer Defensive (-0.06%) was barely in the red and held up better than the other sectors.  At the same time, the SPY lost 1.39%, DIA lost 0.97%, and QQQ lost 2.19%.  The VXX shot higher by more than 9% on the day to 25.02 and T2122 dropped but remains in the mid-range at 37.02.  10-year bond yields climbed to 4.082% while Oil (WTI) dropped 1.98% to close at $79.76 per barrel.  So, on Wednesday we saw the first significant Bearish move in a long time.  (First in four weeks in the DIA.)  However, there was no major technical damage done.  It was definitely a Bearish day but unless there is follow-through, support has not been taken out.

The major economic news reported Wednesday included the July ADP Nonfarm Employment Change, which came in well above expectations at +324k (compared to a forecast of +189k but also far less than the previous level, which was +497k but was revised down to +455k).  Later, the EIA Weekly Crude Oil Inventories showed a much bigger than expected drawdown of 17.049 million barrels (versus a forecasted 1.367-million-barrel drawdown and the prior week’s 0.600-million-barrel draw).  Elsewhere, there was also a parade of people from government and business who called the Fitch rating reduction either mistimed at best to flat wrong.  These included Treasury Sec. Yellen who said the decision was “arbitrary and based on outdated data,” and former Treasury Sec. Summers (who is a fiscal hawk and opponent of recent Fed/Treasury actions) called the move “absurd … If anything, the data in the last couple of months has been that the economy is stronger than what people thought, which is good for the creditworthiness of US debt.”  It also included many across the business world, such as JPM’s CEO Dimon who called the decision “ridiculous” but also said “it doesn’t really matter.” Others have commented that there have been no changes since the GOP Congress held the US debt ceiling hostage. (Implying the idea of doing it now when you didn’t do it in June is suspect.)  Still, Fitch did it Tuesday night.  (Personally, I think Fitch waited on, or at least took advantage of, the widely expected Trump Jan. 6 indictment to slip in the rating cut with less media attention.  Not that it helped much.)  Regardless, it is what it is, the US is still the largest economy and safest debt in the world, and we move on.

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In stock news, AAL said Wednesday they have begun talks with both BA and EADSY (Airbus) over a potential order for at least 100 new narrow-body jets.  (Bloomberg reported the order could end up over 200 jets over the next seven years.)  Later, GM and EVGO celebrated the opening of the 1,000^th fast-charging station installed by their collaboration project.  (The first was installed in 2020 and their goal is 3,250 in major metro areas.)  Elsewhere, TSLA has begun leasing office space in India, increasing the speculation the EV-maker will enter the Indian car market after CEO Musk recently had talks with Indian PM Modi.  At the same time, XPEV (Chinese electric carmaker and direct TSLA competitor) shares fell when it was announced its VP of Autonomous Driving had resigned.  Meanwhile, NTR (the world’s largest fertilizer producer) announced it has indefinitely paused plans to ramp up production and has halted work on a new “clean ammonia” project in LA. The announcement cited falling prices and, specifically, the resumption of exports of potash from Belarus (which had been blocked from exports by now-expired sanctions for supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine).  Later, CHK reported that it expects the cost to service oilfields to fall 5%-7% in 2024 due to falling demand causing prices to be lowered.  (This roughly matches FANG’s similar expectation for reduced costs next year, reported last week.)

In stock legal, government, and regulatory news, GSK filed suit against PFE in US federal court on Wednesday alleging that PFE’s “RSV vaccine” violates four of GSK’s patents.  Elsewhere, the UK antitrust regulator announced Wednesday that it is opening an investigation of the CCJ and BEP’s $7.9 billion acquisition of BAM’s (Westinghouse parent) nuclear power plant equipment maker.  Meanwhile, plaintiffs against JNJ have urged a US judge to ban more bankruptcy claims by JNJ for at least six months.  This comes after the same judge denied JNJ’s second attempt in the prior six months to file for bankruptcy of its LTL subsidiary (onto which it had transferred all talc liability).  At the same time, the US Labor Board ruled in a 3-1 decision that business work rules may not interfere with employees’ rights to join unions.  This ruling came against SRCL but now applies broadly.  (The ruling prohibits rules against discussing work conditions, distributing union literature, and prohibiting social media posts by employees.)

After the close, ATUS, AEE, ANSS, APA, BTG, CCRN, CPE, CIVI, CLX, COKE, CTSH, CYH, CW, ETSY, EVH, GXO, HLF, HUBS, KGC, MKL, MCK, MELI, MGM, MKSI, MOD, NCR, NE, PYPL, QRVO, O, HOOD, SIGI, SHOP, SPNT, SNEX, TS, WCN, WTS, and Z all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  At the same time, ALB, DOX, BKH, CHRW, CENT, CF, CAKE, CODI, HI, NGVT, LESL, LNC, MRO, MET, PK, CNXN, PSA, QCOM, SM, RUN, WMB and WSC all missed on revenue while beating on earnings. On the other side, AFG, CHRD, DASH, NTR, SPG, SBGI, TRIP, and ZG all beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  Unfortunately, ATO, ET, FMC, GT, VAC, OXY, PR, PTVE, UFPI, and UGI missed on both the opt and bottom lines. It is worth noting that ALB, HUBS, QRVO, and SHOP raised their forward guidance.  However, CCRN, NGVT, VAC, and NTR reduced their forward guidance.

Overnight, Asian stocks leaned heavily to the red side again.  Only Shanghai (+0.58%) and Shenzhen (+0.53%) were in the green while Taiwan (-1.85%), Japan (-1.68%), and Thailand (-1.37%) led the region lower.  Meanwhile, in Europe, we see a similar story starting to take shape at midday.  Only Russia (+0.85%) and three smaller bourses are in the green while the CAC (-0.81%), DAX (-0.78%), and FTSE (-0.85%) lead the region lower in early afternoon trade.  In the US, as of 7:30 am, Futures are pointing toward a start to the day just on the red side of flat.  The DIA implies a -0.11% open, the SPY is implying a -0.15% open, and the QQQ implies a -0.25% open at this hour.  At the same time, 10-year bond yields are spiking to 4.145% and Oil (WTI) is off one-tenth of a percent to $79.41 per barrel in early trading.

The major economics news scheduled for Thursday includes the Weekly Initial Jobless Claims, Preliminary Q2 Nonfarm Productivity, and Preliminary Q2 Unit Labor Costs (all three at 8:30 am), July S&P Global Composite PMI and July S&P US Services PMI (both at 9:45 am), June Factory Orders, ISM Non-Mfg. Employment, and July ISM Non-Mfg. PMI (all three at 10 am), and Fed Balance Sheet (4:30 pm).  Major earnings reports scheduled for before the opening bell include GOLF, WMS, APD, BUD, APG, APO, APTV, ARW, BALY, BHC, BCE, BDX, BV, BIP, BRKR, CNQ, FUN, CQP, LNG, CI, CLVT, COMM, COP, CEG, CMI, DQ, DLX, DNB, EPC, ENTG, EPAM, EXPE, FCNCA, FOCS, HAS, DINO, HGV, HII, H, ICE, IRM, ITRI, ITT, K, MMP, MDU, MIDD, MUR, NJR, ONEW, PZZA, PH, PBF, PNW, PBI, PRVA, PWR, REGN, SABR, SBH, SNDR, SRE, FOUR, SO, SAVE, STWD, TRGP, TGNA, TFX, TPX, TKR, BLD, TRMB, VC, VMC, WBD, W, WCC, WLK, and WRK.  Then, after the close, AES, AGL, AL, ATSG, ABNB, LNT, AMZN, COLD, AMGN, AAPL, ACA, TEAM, BGS, BIO, SQ, BKNG, BWXT, ED, CTVA, DVA, DKNG, DBX, EOG, EXPI, FND, FTNT, GEN, GILD, GDDY, ICFI, MTZ, MCHP, MODV, MNST, MSI, ZEUS, OTEX, OPEN, PBA, PBR, POST, RMD, RBA, RKT, RYAN, SWN, SYK, TPC, VTR, and WERN report.   

In economic news later this week, on Friday, July Avg. Hourly Earnings, July Nonfarm Payrolls, July Participation Rate, July Private Nonfarm Payrolls, and July Unemployment Rate are reported.

In terms of earnings reports, on Friday, we hear from ADV, AMR, AXL, AMRX, BSAC, BBU, BEPC, BEP, CLMT, CNK, CRBG, D, ENB, EVRG, FLR, FYBR, GTES, GLP, GTN, GPRE, LSXMK, LSXMA, LYB, MGA, OMI, PAA, PAGP, PPL, QRTEA, TU, TIXT, TNC, and XPO report.

In miscellaneous news, the relevant international standards body proposed its first set of rules for auditing company climate-related disclosures. (The new rules are intended to help auditors give investors reports free of “greenwashing” distortions.)  Elsewhere, after the close, Fitch followed up its US long-term treasury downgrade by also reducing FNMA and Freddie Mac credit ratings.  Just like US bonds, they lowered both ratings from AAA to AA+.  (FNMA and Freddie Mac guarantee roughly 70% of US mortgages.) Meanwhile, in what is hopefully a sign, although the Bud Light boycott by outraged conservatives hurt sales of that brand, the company (BUD) beat on earnings and posted 6.4% revenue growth quarter-on-quarter as well as 2.2% revenue growth from the same quarter last year. The company did miss its previous revenue forecast for the quarter but only by 1.7%. So, hopefully, this shows folks that cancel culture, and culture wars in general, are bad and ineffective ideas. (Can’t we all just get along man? lol)

So far this morning, GOLF, ADDYY, WMS, APG, APTV, BDX, BRKR, CI, CEG, DLX, EPC, ENTG, EPAM, FCNCA, GEL, DINO, IRM, ITT, MIDD, MUR, NTDOY, REGN, SCMWY, TFX, BLD, and TRMB all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, AHEXY, APD, BUD, BALL, BV, FUN, CLVT, PBF, PRVA, SBH, and WRK missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, BCE, HAS, HII, PWR, and VC beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  Unfortunately, BALY, COMM, COP, DQ, ONEW, SAVE, TKR, WBD, and WLK all missed on both the top and bottom lines.  It is worth noting that APTV and WIX have raised their forward guidance.  However, ENTG and WCC have both lowered guidance.  

With that background, it looks like again we are trying to open a bit lower. Prices have recovered from the premarket lows to some extent, but we have also now come down off premarket highs. The bears will be looking to get follow through to their best candle in weeks as a premarket struggle at potential support is underway in all three major index ETFs. As far as extension goes, none of them are too far away from their 8ema (T-line) yet and the T2122 indicator is still in the mid-range. So, both sides of the market still have room to run if they can muster the momentum to do so. Also, keep in mind that despite yesterday’s candle, we were due for a pullback and the Bullish trend has not been broken yet. We do have some economic news both this morning and during the day, as well as Trump gets arraigned this afternoon (his last arraignment was a non-event for markets but generated plenty of news coverage). Any of those could potentially give the market a push one way or the other. Plus, remember the heavy earnings schedule, including AAPL and AMZN after the close…and we also get July Payrolls data on Friday. So, be ready for some volatility.

As always, be deliberate and disciplined…but don’t be stubborn. If you have a loss, admit you were wrong and take that loss before it gets out of hand. And when the price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor and take a little profit off the table. You have to keep the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe” in mind. In a winning situation, it is NOT HOUSE MONEY you’re betting, it’s YOUR MONEY! There is absolutely no reason to keep raising your bet (risk) size just because you’ve had a win. Finally, remember that trading is not a hobby. It’s a job. The money is real and so is the risk. So, treat it that way. Do the work and follow the process. Stick to your trading rules, trade with the trend, and take those profits when you have them. Do the work!

See you in the trading room.

Ed

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🎯 Dick Carp: the scanner paid for the year with HES-thank you

🎯 Arnoldo Bolanos: LTA scanner really works $$, thanks Ed.

🎯 Bob S: LTA is incredible…. I use it … would not trade without it

🎯 Malcolm .: Posted in room 2, @Rick… I used the LTA Scanner to go through hundreds of stocks this weekend and picked out three to trade:  PYPL, TGT, and ZS.   Quality patterns and with my trading, up 24%, 7% and 12%…. this program is gold.

🎯 Friday 6/21/19  (10:09 am) Aaron B: Today, my account is at +190% since January. Thanks, RWO HRC Flash Malcolm Thomas Steve Ed Bob S Bob C Mike P and everyone that contributes every day. I love our job.

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Tuesday saw a mixed start to the day with the SPY gapping down 0.39%, the QQQ gapping down 0.37%, and the DIA opening just 0.11% lower.  However, after the open all three major index ETFs ground sideways with a very modest Bullish trend.  This left both SPY and QQQ inside of their morning gap and DIA modestly above their prior close.  This action gave us a Doji in the SPY, a white-bodied Spinning Top in the QQQ, and a white-bodied candle with a small upper wick in the DIA.  All three remain above their T-line (8ema) with only the QQQ actually retesting that T-line during the day.  This all happened on a well below-average volume in the DIA, SPY, and QQQ.

On the day, nine of the 10 sectors were in the red with Utilities (-1.29%) leading the way lower while Industrials (+0.16%) was the only sector hanging onto the green area.  At the same time, the SPY gained 0.19%, DIA gained 0.30%, and QQQ gained 0.05%.  The VXX climbed 1.55% for the day to 22.95 and T2122 dropped back to just outside of the overbought territory at 76.70.  10-year bond yields climbed above the key 4% level to 4.035% while Oil (WTI) was flat to close at $81.73 per barrel. So, Tuesday was another day of indecision and sideways drift where mega-caps again had the strongest showing as we have seen very recently but not all year.

The major economic news reported Tuesday included the July S&P Manufacturing PMI which came in exactly as predicted at 49.0 (compared to a forecast of 49.0 and up from the June reading of 46.3). Shortly afterward, the July ISM Manufacturing PMI was reported a bit lower than expected at 46.4 (versus a forecast of 46.8 but slightly better than the June value of 46.0). At the same time, the July ISM Mfg. Price Index was just a bit better than anticipated at 42.6 (compared to the forecast of 42.8 but up from the June reading of 41.8).  Elsewhere, the June JOLTs Job Openings were lower than expected at 9.582 million (versus a forecast of 9.610 million and the May value of 9.616 million).  Finally, after the close, the API Weekly Crude Oil Stock Report showed a huge surprise drawdown of 15.400 million barrels (compared to an expected draw of only 0.900 million barrels and the prior week’s 1.319-million-barrel inventory build).

In Fed speak, Chicago Fed President Goolsbee said he thinks the Fed is on track and is bringing down inflation.  However, he hedged his bets on whether or not he thought another hike would be needed in 2023, saying that decision would depend on the data.  Goolsbee told Reuters, “I’m closet optimistic … my forecast is that we manage this, that we walk the fine line of the path that we get inflation down, not immediately but at a reasonable pace without a big, a huge increase, in unemployment.”  He went on to say, “So far so good; it’s a tight line to walk … (but we’re) on the golden path.”   Later in the day, Atlanta Fed President Bostic said he doesn’t think the Fed needs to hike rates in September.  In fact, in a Zoom call with reporters, Bostic said that after “significant progress in slowing inflation” there is a growing risk the Fed could overdo tightening, potentially damaging the economy unnecessarily. 

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In stock news, Tuesday CVS announced it will be cutting 5,000 employees to reduce costs.  (CVS had 300,000 employees as of year-end 2022.)  At the same time, F said it has restarted F-150 Lightning pickup production after a six-week shutdown.  The truck maker said after expansion (during the shutdown) they are on track to triple production capacity (to 150,000 trucks/year) by this fall.  Elsewhere, the Financial Times reported that META is preparing to launch AI-powered chatbots as soon as September.  The chatbots will have different “personalities” capable of having human-like discussions with users as the company seeks to boost user engagement to boost retention and increase screen (ad display) time.  At the same time, BRKB-owned BNSF Railway announced it had reached a tentative agreement with the union which represents its locomotive engineers.  Meanwhile, Bloomberg reported that APO (the lead creditor outside of the US government) is nearing a deal that would allow YELL to have cash and come out of bankruptcy.  (YELL is the country’s third-largest trucking company and only filed for bankruptcy on Sunday.)  YELL stock shot up 121.59% on the news.  At the same time, ETRN said it now expects to complete its Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline this year after the US Supreme Court removed the last obstacle last week.

In stock legal, government, and regulatory news, Bloomberg reported Tuesday that TSLA has applied for $100 million in federal grants to build nine semi-truck recharging stations between the TX-Mexico border and Northern CA.  (The TSLA proposal said each station would include eight TSLA truck chargers and four non-TSLA truck chargers.)  Elsewhere, ESLOF (Essilor Luxottica, parent of Lenscrafters) agreed to pay $39 million to consumers in NY, FL, and CA for misleading advertising about the accuracy of automated eye measurement (Accufit).  Then at midday, the NHTSA announced it has opened a new investigation into 280,000 TSLA vehicles over the loss of steering control and loss of power steering.  At the same time, TMO settled a lawsuit by the estate of a woman whose cells have been used as the basis of biomedical research for decades.  The terms of the deal are confidential.  Meanwhile, GM announced a recall of 900 (more) older vehicles due to Takata airbag inflator defects.  (Worldwide, over 100 million cars have been recalled in the last decade for the same defective inflator.)  Finally, META began blocking access to news to its Canadian users as the new law in Canada took effect requiring online publishers to pay news organizations for the news content they create.  (META and GOOGL threatened the same thing in Australia in 2021, but eventually negotiated deals to compensate Australian news outlets.)

After the close, AMD, AFL, ALIT, AIG, AIZ, AXS, BXP, BFAM, CZR, CHK, COLM, EA, EHC, EXAS, FLS, HY, MTCH, MATX, OI, PINS, PXD, SCI, SEDG, SFM, STE, TEX, UIS, UNM, and VRTX all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  At the same time, DVN, ULCC, KWR, LUMN, NUS, SBUX, and TX all missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, ALL, CACC, MOS, and VFC beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  Unfortunately, AXTA, CWH, LFUS, PRU, and JBT all missed on both the top and bottom line.  It is worth noting that AXTA, BFAM, COLM, LFUS, and NUS all lowered their forward guidance.  However, BXP, EHC, SBUX, and TEX all raised their forward guidance.

Overnight, global stocks were sharply lower following a downgrade of US debt rating.  Asian markets were strongly in the red across the board.  Hong Kong (-2.47%), Japan (-2.30%), and South Korea (-1.90%) lead the region lower.  Meanwhile, in Europe, we see a similar picture taking shape with only Russia (+0.63%) in the green at midday.  The CAC (-0.65%), DAX (-0.78%), and FTSE (-1.06%) are leading the bourses lower in early afternoon trade. In the US, as of 7:30 am, Futures have recovered some to point toward a modestly lower start to the day.  The DIA implies a -0.23% open, the SPY is implying a -0.41% open, and the QQQ implies a -0.68% open at this hour.  At the same time, 10-year bond yields are down a bit to 4.017% and Oil (WTI) is up almost one percent to $82.14 per barrel in early trading.

The major economics news scheduled for Wednesday is limited to July ADP Nonfarm Employment Change (8:15 am) and EIA Crude Oil Inventories (10:30 am).  The major earnings reports scheduled for before the opening bell include ADNT, ATI, ALGT, ABC, BLCO, BWA, BLDR, BG, CG, CDW, SID, CVS, DD, DVRN, EMR, EXC, RACE, FIS, FDP, FTDR, GRMN, GNRC, GFF, HUM, IBP, JCI, KHC, LPX, DNOW, PSN, PSX, QUAD, RCM, RXO, SMG, SGEN, SPR, SUN, TEVA, TRI, TT, VRSK, VRT, WAT, XYL, and YUM.  Then, after the close, ALB, ATUS, DOX, AEE, AFG, ANSS, APA, ATO, BKH, CHRW, CPE, CENT, CF, CAKE, CHRD, CIVI, CLX, COKE, CTSH, CYH, CODI, CCRN, CW, DASH, ET, ETSY, FMC, GT, GXO, HLF, HI, HUBS, NGVT, KGC, LNC, MRO, MKL, VAC, MMS, MCK, MELI, MET, MGM, MKSI, MOD, NFG, NCR, NTR, OXY, PTVE, PK, PYPL, CNXN, PR, PSA, QRVO, QCOM, O, HOOD, SHOP, SPG, SBGI, RUN, TRIP, UFPI, UGI, U, WCN, WTS, WMB, WSC, ZG, and  Z report.   

In economic news later this week, on Thursday, we get Weekly Initial Jobless Claims, Preliminary Q2 Nonfarm Productivity, Preliminary Q2 Unit Labor Costs, July S&P Global Composite PMI, July S&P US Services PMI, June Factory Orders, ISM Non-Mfg. Employment, July ISM Non-Mfg. PMI, and Fed Balance Sheet.  Finally, on Friday, July Avg. Hourly Earnings, July Nonfarm Payrolls, July Participation Rate, July Private Nonfarm Payrolls, and July Unemployment Rate are reported.

In terms of earnings reports, on Thursday, GOLF, WMS, APD, BUD, APG, APO, APTV, ARW, BALY, BHC, BCE, BDX, BV, BIP, BRKR, CNQ, FUN, CQP, LNG, CI, CLVT, COMM, COP, CEG, CMI, DQ, DLX, DNB, EPC, ENTG, EPAM, EXPE, FCNCA, FOCS, HAS, DINO, HGV, HII, H, ICE, IRM, ITRI, ITT, K, MMP, MDU, MIDD, MUR, NJR, ONEW, PZZA, PH, PBF, PNW, PBI, PRVA, PWR, REGN, SABR, SBH, SNDR, SRE, FOUR, SO, SAVE, STWD, TRGP, TGNA, TFX, TPX, TKR, BLD, TRMB, VC, VMC, WBD, W, WCC, WLK, WRK, AES, AGL, AL, ATSG, ABNB, LNT, AMZN, COLD, AMGN, AAPL, ACA, TEAM, BGS, BIO, SQ, BKNG, BWXT, ED, CTVA, DVA, DKNG, DBX, EOG, EXPI, FND, FTNT, GEN, GILD, GDDY, ICFI, MTZ, MCHP, MODV, MNST, MSI, ZEUS, OTEX, OPEN, PBA, PBR, POST, RMD, RBA, RKT, RYAN, SWN, SYK, TPC, VTR, and WERN report.  Finally, on Friday, we hear from ADV, AMR, AXL, AMRX, BSAC, BBU, BEPC, BEP, CLMT, CNK, CRBG, D, ENB, EVRG, FLR, FYBR, GTES, GLP, GTN, GPRE, LSXMK, LSXMA, LYB, MGA, OMI, PAA, PAGP, PPL, QRTEA, TU, TIXT, TNC, and XPO report.

In miscellaneous news, as mentioned above, Fitch downgraded US debt on Tuesday night, reducing the US long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating from AAA to AA+.  Fitch went on to say they are “expecting fiscal deterioration over the next three years” and also cited “deteriorating governance” based on Congress playing politics with the Debt Ceiling in June. (Global stocks and US Futures both plummeted on the news.)  Meanwhile, ERCOT (the TX electric grid operator) reported that TX electric demand hit a record high for the second straight day.  ERCOT said Tuesday that it still has the resources to meet demand but again urged consumers to reduce their usage.  (ERCOT’s real-time market held prices between $1,000 and $3,000 per MWh at its peak Monday.)  Elsewhere, the main news Tuesday evening was the latest (and third) set of felony indictments of ex-President Trump.  These particular indictments stem from the attempts to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss and were handed down by a Federal Grand Jury in Washington DC.  The actual charges of this set of indictments will remain sealed until Trump is arraigned Thursday. However, the 45-page indictment covers four counts of conspiracy across three major laws and also mentions six unnamed co-conspirators. In addition, the investigation also remains ongoing. So, there is a chance additional charges or co-conspirators are later added to the indictments.

So far this morning, ABC, ADNT, BWA, CDW, CVS, DD, EMR, EXC, FIS, FDP, GRMN, HUM, NMR, PSN, RITM, TEVA, TT, VRT, WAT, and XYL all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, BLCO, BG, CG, JCI, KHC, RXO, TRI, and YUM all missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, BGNE, DRVN, GNRC, DNOW, and SUN beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  Unfortunately, LPX, RACE, RCM, and SMG missed on both the top and bottom lines.  It is worth noting that GNRC, RCM, and SMG all lowered their forward guidance.

With that background, it looks like the Bears are working off of the debt downgrade news. The gap lower will take all three major index ETFs back below their T-lines. However, all three are giving us white-bodied candles near the top of their premarket range and are retesting those T-lines. As far as extension goes, all of them are very close to their T-line and the T2122 indicator is outside of, but near, the overbought region. So, both sides of the market have room to run there is room to run if they can summon the momentum to do so. Remember that this is a heavy earnings week (Q2 earnings have been modestly good so far), that we get July Payrolls data at the end of the week, and the Trump indictment (as well as the next one expected to come from Georgia any day) are likely to generate a lot of news and have some potential to cause temporary volatility.

As always, be deliberate and disciplined…but don’t be stubborn. If you have a loss, admit you were wrong and take that loss before it gets out of hand. And when the price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor and take a little profit off the table. You have to keep the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe” in mind. In a winning situation, it is NOT HOUSE MONEY you’re betting, it’s YOUR MONEY! There is absolutely no reason to keep raising your bet (risk) size just because you’ve had a win. Finally, remember that trading is not a hobby. It’s a job. The money is real and so is the risk. So, treat it that way. Do the work and follow the process. Stick to your trading rules, trade with the trend, and take those profits when you have them. Do the work!

See you in the trading room.

Ed

🎯 Mike Probst: Rick, Got CTL off the scanner today. Already up 30%. Love it.

🎯 Dick Carp: the scanner paid for the year with HES-thank you

🎯 Arnoldo Bolanos: LTA scanner really works $$, thanks Ed.

🎯 Bob S: LTA is incredible…. I use it … would not trade without it

🎯 Malcolm .: Posted in room 2, @Rick… I used the LTA Scanner to go through hundreds of stocks this weekend and picked out three to trade:  PYPL, TGT, and ZS.   Quality patterns and with my trading, up 24%, 7% and 12%…. this program is gold.

🎯 Friday 6/21/19  (10:09 am) Aaron B: Today, my account is at +190% since January. Thanks, RWO HRC Flash Malcolm Thomas Steve Ed Bob S Bob C Mike P and everyone that contributes every day. I love our job.

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Markets opened just on the green side of flat Monday (up 0.10% in SPY, up 0.04% in the DIA, and up 0.10% in the QQQ).  From that point, the three major index ETFs just meandered sideways around that small gap.  This action gave us indecisive candles in the QQQ (a Doji) and a white-bodied Spinning Top candle in the SPY (which closed at the high from Friday).  Meanwhile, the DIA gave us a white-bodied candle that closed on the highs (and above Friday’s high).   All three also remained above their T-line (8ema).  All of this happened on very low volumes in all three major index ETFs.  This ended another strong month, where the SPY gained 3.27%, DIA gained 3.41%, and QQQ gained 3.86%.

On the day, seven of the 10 sectors were in the green with Energy (+1.80%) way out front (by two-thirds of a percent) leading the way higher while Consumer Defensive (-0.38%) lagged behind the other sectors.  At the same time, the SPY gained 0.19%, DIA gained 0.30%, and QQQ gained 0.05%.  The VXX dropped 1.35% for the day to 22.59 and T2122 popped back up well into the overbought territory at 92.88.  10-year bond yields remained basically flat at 3.959% while Oil (WTI) jumped up another 1.6% to close at $81.88 per barrel. So, Monday was mostly an indecisive day with the mega-cap DIA showing a little strength the last 10 minutes of the day. 

The major economic news reported Monday was limited to Chicago PMI which can in a bit below expectation at 42.8 (compared to a forecast of 43.0 but above the June value of 41.5).  Elsewhere, a Fed survey found that US banks reported that they are using tighter credit standards and are seeing weaker loan demand from both businesses and consumers.  In addition, the Senior Loan Officers also expect to tighten their standards further later this year.

In the oil market, both Brent and WIT rallied to new three-month highs on Monday. The rally was driven by tightening supplies as rumors of Saudi Arabia extending their voluntary production cuts swirled.  In addition, the Kingdom reported their oil output fell 840,000 barrels per day in July.  In addition, widespread belief that the US is likely to avoid a recession has sparked demand-side pressures.  One analyst told Reuters, “After the end of SPR releases … which caused the markets to ignore a looming supply squeeze, the coming supply deficits are getting too big to ignore.” 

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In stock news, WMT announced it had bought out the hedge fund (Tiger Global) which had owned the remaining 23% of Indian e-commerce company Flipkart for $1.4 billion.  (WMT had bought the other 77% of the company in 2018 for $16 billion.) Unlike AMZN, Flipkart focuses on smaller cities and towns in India.  Elsewhere, NKLA stock got a big boost Monday when it was announced that JBHT has placed a contractual order to buy 13 of the NKLA zero-emission (class 8) trucks with deliveries scheduled to begin in August.  At the same time, AMC announced Monday that the Barbie and Oppenheimer movies drove ticket sales, giving the theatre chain its best-ever week of ticket sales.  Meanwhile, NEWR announced it has entered an agreement to be taken private at a buyout price of $87/share in an all-cash deal with two private equity firms.  At midday, ARCHR stock spiked 33% after the Air Taxi company announced the US Air Force had signed a deal to purchase six of the company’s “Midnight” aircraft.  North of the border, BB announced it has been chosen as the mobile software platform by a consortium of contract manufacturers led by Taiwanese Foxconn.  The consortium’s electric vehicle platform will integrate BB’s operating system into six and nine-seat EVs aimed at the Asian market.

In stock legal and regulatory news, on Sunday, YELL ceased operations and filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy after failing to be able to restructure over $1 billion in debt.  ($700 million of that debt is a US pandemic-relief government loan from the Trump era, which gave the Us government a 30% interest in the company).  Then on Monday, and quite interestingly, the UK antitrust watchdog called for public comment on the MSFT acquisition of ATVI ahead of the already-scheduled August 29 “final decision” on deal approval.  Elsewhere, the US NIH announced it has launched a mid-stage clinical trial of four treatments (including PFE’s Paxlovid) for the treatment of “long COVID.”  Later, a class-action suit was filed against YUM’s Taco Bell unit for its “Mexican Pizza” (and several other products) only containing half as much beef and beans as advertised.  It is worth noting that the claimant filed similar suits (which are still pending) against MCD and WEN last year.  Meanwhile, Bloomberg reported that XOM is in talks with TSLA, F, VLKAF (Volkswagen), and other automakers about supplying them with lithium.  Last month XOM entered a deal with TTI to develop 6,100 acres of lithium-rich land in AR.  Finally, the CA Privacy Protection Agency has launched an investigation into the privacy practices of automakers related to the data collected by cars, including internal cameras and navigation monitors.  (The companies being probed were not disclosed.)

After the close, ANET, AVB, BHE, BCC, CWK, HOLX, SBAC, THC, VNO, WELL, WDC, and WWD all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  At the same time, AAN, AMKR, CAR, BMRN, CVI, RSG, SANM, and YUMC missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, CNO, CRC, beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  Unfortunately, FANG, HUN, LEG, RYI, SON, TFII, and RIG missed on both the top and bottom lines.  It is worth noting that ANET, BMRN, RSG, and WWD all raised their forward guidance.  However, AMKR, SON, and WDC all lowered their guidance.

Overnight, Asian markets were mixed.  South Korea (+1.31%), Japan (+0.92%), and Thailand (+0.83%) led the gainers while New Zealand (-0.63%), Malaysia (-0.56%), Shenzhen (-0.36%), and Hong Kong (-0.34%) paced the losses.  In Europe, the bourses are leaning toward the red side at midday.  The CAC (-0.80%), DAX (-0.83%), and FTSE (-0.15%) are leading the region lower in early afternoon trade.  In the US, as of 7:30 am, Futures are pointing toward a modestly down start to the morning.  The DIA implies a -0.15% open, the SPY is implying a -0.21% open, and the QQQ implies a -0.28% open at this hour.  At the same time, 10-year bond yields have risen to 3.985% and Oil (WTI) is off 0.46% to $81.42 per barrel in early trading.

The major economics news scheduled for Tuesday includes July S&P US Mfg. PMI (9:45 am), July ISM Mfg. PMI and July ISM Mfg. Prices, and JOLTs Job Openings (all at 10 am), and API Crude Oil Stocks Report (4:30 pm).  The major earnings reports scheduled for before the opening bell include MO, AME, ARES, BLMN, BP, CAT, CEQP, DORM, ETN, ECL, EPD, ESAB, IT, GPN, GPK, HWM, HSBC, IDXX, ITW, INCY, NSP, IGT, IQV, JBLU, KMT, LEA, LDOS, LGIH, MPC, MAR, MLCO, MRK, TAP, MPLX, NCLH, OSK, PFE, PEG, ROK, SIRI, SWK, SPWR, SGRY, SYY, TM, TRN, UBER, WSO, WEC, ZBRA, and ZBH.  Then, after the close, AMD, AFL, ALIT, ALL, AIG, AIZ, AXTA, AXS, BXP, BFAM, CZR, CWH, CHK, COLM, DVN, EA, EHC, EXAS, FLS, ULCC, GNW, GTE, JBT, LFUS, LUMN, MTCH, MATX, MOS, NUS, PINS, PXD, PRU, KWR, SCI, SEDG, SFM, SBUX, STE, SU, TEX, TX, UNM, VRTX, and VFC report.     

In economic news later this week, on Wednesday, ADP Nonfarm Employment Change, and EIA Crude Oil Inventories are reported.  On Thursday, we get Weekly Initial Jobless Claims, Preliminary Q2 Nonfarm Productivity, Preliminary Q2 Unit Labor Costs, July S&P Global Composite PMI, July S&P US Services PMI, June Factory Orders, ISM Non-Mfg. Employment, July ISM Non-Mfg. PMI, and Fed Balance Sheet.  Finally, on Friday, July Avg. Hourly Earnings, July Nonfarm Payrolls, July Participation Rate, July Private Nonfarm Payrolls, and July Unemployment Rate are reported.

In terms of earnings reports, on Wednesday, we hear from ADNT, ATI, ALGT, ABC, BLCO, BWA, BLDR, BG, CG, CDW, SID, CVS, DD, DVRN, EMR, EXC, RACE, FIS, FDP, FTDR, GRMN, GNRC, GFF, HUM, IBP, JCI, KHC, LPX, DNOW, PSN, PSX, QUAD, RCM, RXO, SMG, SGEN, SPR, SUN, TEVA, TRI, TT, VRSK, VRT, WAT, XYL, YUM, ALB, ATUS, DOX, AEE, AFG, ANSS, APA, ATO, BKH, CHRW, CPE, CENT, CF, CAKE, CHRD, CIVI, CLX, COKE, CTSH, CYH, CODI, CCRN, CW, DASH, ET, ETSY, FMC, GT, GXO, HLF, HI, HUBS, NGVT, KGC, LNC, MRO, MKL, VAC, MMS, MCK, MELI, MET, MGM, MKSI, MOD, NFG, NCR, NTR, OXY, PTVE, PK, PYPL, CNXN, PR, PSA, QRVO, QCOM, O, HOOD, SHOP, SPG, SBGI, RUN, TRIP, UFPI, UGI, U, WCN, WTS, WMB, WSC, ZG, and  Z.  On Thursday, GOLF, WMS, APD, BUD, APG, APO, APTV, ARW, BALY, BHC, BCE, BDX, BV, BIP, BRKR, CNQ, FUN, CQP, LNG, CI, CLVT, COMM, COP, CEG, CMI, DQ, DLX, DNB, EPC, ENTG, EPAM, EXPE, FCNCA, FOCS, HAS, DINO, HGV, HII, H, ICE, IRM, ITRI, ITT, K, MMP, MDU, MIDD, MUR, NJR, ONEW, PZZA, PH, PBF, PNW, PBI, PRVA, PWR, REGN, SABR, SBH, SNDR, SRE, FOUR, SO, SAVE, STWD, TRGP, TGNA, TFX, TPX, TKR, BLD, TRMB, VC, VMC, WBD, W, WCC, WLK, WRK, AES, AGL, AL, ATSG, ABNB, LNT, AMZN, COLD, AMGN, AAPL, ACA, TEAM, BGS, BIO, SQ, BKNG, BWXT, ED, CTVA, DVA, DKNG, DBX, EOG, EXPI, FND, FTNT, GEN, GILD, GDDY, ICFI, MTZ, MCHP, MODV, MNST, MSI, ZEUS, OTEX, OPEN, PBA, PBR, POST, RMD, RBA, RKT, RYAN, SWN, SYK, TPC, VTR, and WERN report.  Finally, on Friday, we hear from ADV, AMR, AXL, AMRX, BSAC, BBU, BEPC, BEP, CLMT, CNK, CRBG, D, ENB, EVRG, FLR, FYBR, GTES, GLP, GTN, GPRE, LSXMK, LSXMA, LYB, MGA, OMI, PAA, PAGP, PPL, QRTEA, TU, TIXT, TNC, and XPO report.

In miscellaneous late-breaking news, overnight AMZN expanded its “Virtual Clinic” telemedicine nationwide.  The service, which was launched on a trial basis in November, will connect patients to healthcare providers for common ailments in all 50 states.  (AMZN does not provide the medical care, but instead works through unlisted medical practice partner firms.)  Also overnight, China survey data showed manufacturers reporting “muted” foreign demand in July.  Meanwhile, Chinese home sales fell the most they have in a year hitting that country’s beleaguered real estate market yet again.

So far this morning, MO, AME, ARES, BLMN, CAT, ETN, ESAB, IT, GPN, HWM, IGT, HSBC, IDXX, INCY, IQV, JBLU, LEA, LDOS, LGIH, MAR, MPC, MRK, TAP, MPLX, OSK, SIRI, SWK, TM, and ZBH all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, CEQP, PFE, and WEC missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, TRN beat on revenue while missing on the earnings line.  Unfortunately, BP, EPD, GPK, KMT, ROK, UBER, and ZBRA missed on both the top and bottom lines.  (DORM, ECL, ITW, NSP, MLCO, NCLH, PEG, SPWR, SGRY, SYY, and WSO all report closer to the opening bell.)   It is worth noting that MRK has raised its forward guidance.

With that background, it looks like the Bears are working on a modest inside-day push within the recent consolidation. All three index ETFs are giving us small, black-body candles that are making modest losses versus Monday’s close. The SPY, DIA, and QQQ all remain above their T-lines (8ema), but the QQQ and SPY look like they may try a retest this morning. As far as extension goes, none of them are far from their T-line. However, the T2122 indicator is now well into (though not at the top-end of) the overbought region. So, there is room to run in either direction. Remember that this is a heavy earnings week (Q2 earnings have been modestly good so far) and that we get July Payrolls data at the end of the week.

As always, be deliberate and disciplined…but don’t be stubborn. If you have a loss, admit you were wrong and take that loss before it gets out of hand. And when the price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor and take a little profit off the table. You have to keep the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe” in mind. In a winning situation, it is NOT HOUSE MONEY you’re betting, it’s YOUR MONEY! There is absolutely no reason to keep raising your bet (risk) size just because you’ve had a win. Finally, remember that trading is not a hobby. It’s a job. The money is real and so is the risk. So, treat it that way. Do the work and follow the process. Stick to your trading rules, trade with the trend, and take those profits when you have them. Do the work!

See you in the trading room.

Ed

🎯 Mike Probst: Rick, Got CTL off the scanner today. Already up 30%. Love it.

🎯 Dick Carp: the scanner paid for the year with HES-thank you

🎯 Arnoldo Bolanos: LTA scanner really works $$, thanks Ed.

🎯 Bob S: LTA is incredible…. I use it … would not trade without it

🎯 Malcolm .: Posted in room 2, @Rick… I used the LTA Scanner to go through hundreds of stocks this weekend and picked out three to trade:  PYPL, TGT, and ZS.   Quality patterns and with my trading, up 24%, 7% and 12%…. this program is gold.

🎯 Friday 6/21/19  (10:09 am) Aaron B: Today, my account is at +190% since January. Thanks, RWO HRC Flash Malcolm Thomas Steve Ed Bob S Bob C Mike P and everyone that contributes every day. I love our job.

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On Friday, more good economic data (or perhaps just a bounce off the ugly Thursday candle) led to a gap higher.  The SPY gapped up 0.73%, the DIA gapped up 0.46%, and QQQ gapped up 1.17%.  All three major index ETFs then slowly followed through to the upside until lunchtime.  There was a brief selloff from 12:30 – 1:45 pm and then a recovery that lasted until 3:15 pm.  The SPY, DIA, and QQQ then drifted sideways with a very slight bearish lean the last 45 minutes of the day.  This action gave us a gap-up, Bullish Harami Spinning Top in the SPY, a gap-up, long-legged Doji Harami in the DIA, and a gap-up white-bodied candle in the QQQ.  This move came on above-average volume in the QQQ and slightly below-average volume in both the SPY and DIA.

On the day, nine of the 10 sectors were in the green with Consumer Cyclical (+2.09%) way out front (by half of a percent) leading the way high while Utilities (-0.14%) lagged and was the only red sector.  At the same time, the SPY gained 0.98%, DIA gained 0.47%, and QQQ gained 1.82%.  The VXX dropped 3.78% for the day to 22.90 and T2122 popped up but remained just outside the overbought territory at 79.05.  10-year bond yields fell to 3.957% while Oil (WTI) gained another two-thirds of a percent to close at $80.61 per barrel.  So, Friday saw another strong move by the Bulls at the open, a little follow-through, and then afternoon indecisiveness that amounted to a giveback of the morning follow-through. 

The major economic news reported Friday started with the June PCE Price Index which came in better than expected at +3.0% year-on-year (compared to a forecast of +3.1% and a much higher May reading of +3.8%). This included a June Core PCE Price Index that was better than expected at +4.1% (versus a forecast of +4.2% and a May value of +4.6%).  In addition, Q2 Employment Cost quarter-on-quarter came in better than anticipated at +1.0% (compared to a forecast of +1.1% and a Q1 reading of +1.2%).  However, at the same time, June Personal Spending month-on-month was reported as above predicted at +0.5% (versus a forecast of +0.4% and much above the May value of +0.2%).  Later, Michigan Consumer Sentiment came in slightly below anticipated at 71.6 (compared to a 72.6 forecast but well above the June reading of 64.4).  At the same time, Michigan Consumer Expectations likewise improved but below expectation at 68.3 (versus the forecast of 69.4 but well above the June value of 61.5).  Finally, the Michigan 5-year Inflation Expectations remained as predicted at 3.0% (compared to a 3.0% forecast and a 3.0% June reading).

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In stock news, Reuters reported Friday that heatwaves across North America are going to drive large increases in coal shipments by rail (to fuel power plants).  UNP (largest public railroad) told them “Demand for coal is increasing again. And our customers are asking us to be able to handle more (volumes), which we love, and we’re doing.”   In the same article, CSX (the second largest public railroad) said “hot summers to provide a helpful tailwind.”  Elsewhere, STLA purchases one-third of zero-emission hydrogen vehicle company Symbio.  Meanwhile, after the close Friday, LUV announced it has converted its order for 54 BA “737 MAX 7” jets into “737 MAX 8” jets due to long and ongoing delivery delays.  (BA pushed back the delivery of the first of these jets into 2024 recently.)  Also, after the close, SGML (a lithium miner) told Reuters the company is in talks with parties interested in acquiring it.  (Bloomberg reported in February that TSLA was considering buying that company, but no suitor was mentioned Friday.)

In stock legal and regulatory news, on Friday the NHTSA rejected GM’s Thursday dire predictions from GM.  (Thursday, GM had said the new US emissions standards would cost the auto industry $100 billion in 2026 and up to $300 billion from 2027-2031.  That sounds dire, but the auto industry made $3 trillion in 2022 and is projected to make almost $6.1 trillion in 2030.)  Friday, the NHTSA (which oversees CAFÉ standards) said “The GM estimate is pure speculation and inaccurate.”  In addition, “(the higher standards) will save consumers more than $50 billion on fuel over a vehicle’s lifetime … Overall, the benefits of the rule would exceed costs by more than $18 billion,” the official added.  Elsewhere, the US Dept. of Justice asked a judge to dismiss a 2020 case against EADSY after a probationary period for the European aircraft maker expired.  (EADSY had paid $582 million in US penalties in connection with the case earlier.)  At the same time, the FDA approved a second opioid overdose drug for sale over the counter.  The new drug (RiVive) will be manufactured by CTLT.  Meanwhile, F recalled 870,000 2021-2023 F-150 trucks over the risk of unexpected parking brake activation.  After the close, a US judge shot down the second attempt by JNJ to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits over its talc products.  The move puts the company’s $8.9 billion settlement offer (which would stop new lawsuits) in doubt.  The judge said the lawsuits simply do not put JNJ subsidiary LTL in financial peril and therefore the bankruptcy is clearly a legal maneuver (Texas two-step) to avoid the consequences of JNJ operations.  Finally, Politico reported that the US Dept. of Justice is investigating and may file an antitrust suit against LYV by the end of the year.  (LYV fell 5% in post-market trading on that news.)

So far this morning, AER, CNA, L, and SOFI have reported beats on both the revenue and earning lines.  Meanwhile, ARLP missed on revenue While beating on earnings. (HCM and ON report closer to the opening bell.)

Overnight, Asian markets leaned heavily to the green side.  Japan (+1.26%), South Korea (+0.93%), and New Zealand (+0.92%) led the region higher.  Meanwhile, in Europe, the bourses lean to the green side but are a little more mixed at midday.  The CAC (+0.60%), DAX (+0.14%), and FTSE (+0.01%) lead the region on volume while Russia (+1.68%) is the movement leader and five smaller exchanges are modestly red in early afternoon trade.  In the US, as of 7:30 am, Futures are pointing toward a very modestly green start to the day.  The DIA implies a +0.14% open, the SPY is implying a +0.14% open, and the QQQ implies a +0.09% open at this hour.  At the same time, 10-year bond yields are up a bit to 3.967% and Oil (WTI) is up just less than one percent to $81.33 per barrel in early trading.

The major economics news scheduled for Monday is limited to July Chicago PMI (9:45 am).  The major earnings reports scheduled for before the opening bell include AER, ARLP, CAN, HCM, ON, and SOFI.  Then, after the close, AAN, AMKR, ANET, AVB, CAR, BHE, BMRN, BCC, CRC, CNO, CWK, CVI, FANG, HOLX, HUN, LEG, RSG, RYI, SANM, SBAC, SON, THC, TFII, RIG, WELL, WDC, WWD, and YUMC report.    

In economic news later this week, on Tuesday we get July S&P US Mfg. PMI, July ISM Mfg. PMI, July ISM Mfg. Prices, and JOLTs Job Openings, and API Crude Oil Stocks Report.  Then Wednesday, ADP Nonfarm Employment Change, and EIA Crude Oil Inventories are reported.  On Thursday, we get Weekly Initial Jobless Claims, Preliminary Q2 Nonfarm Productivity, Preliminary Q2 Unit Labor Costs, July S&P Global Composite PMI, July S&P US Services PMI, June Factory Orders, ISM Non-Mfg. Employment, July ISM Non-Mfg. PMI, and Fed Balance Sheet.  Finally, on Friday, July Avg. Hourly Earnings, July Nonfarm Payrolls, July Participation Rate, July Private Nonfarm Payrolls, and July Unemployment Rate are reported.

In terms of earnings reports, on Tuesday MO, AME, ARES, BLMN, BP, CAT, CEQP, DORM, ETN, ECL, EPD, ESAB, IT, GPN, GPK, HWM, HSBC, IDXX, ITW, INCY, NSP, IGT, IQV, JBLU, KMT, LEA, LDOS, LGIH, MPC, MAR, MLCO, MRK, TAP, MPLX, NCLH, OSK, PFE, PEG, ROK, SIRI, SWK, SPWR, SGRY, SYY, TM, TRN, UBER, WSO, WEC, ZBRA, ZBH, AMD, AFL, ALIT, ALL, AIG, AIZ, AXTA, AXS, BXP, BFAM, CZR, CWH, CHK, COLM, DVN, EA, EHC, EXAS, FLS, ULCC, GNW, GTE, JBT, LFUS, LUMN, MTCH, MATX, MOS, NUS, PINS, PXD, PRU, KWR, SCI, SEDG, SFM, SBUX, STE, SU, TEX, TX, UNM, VRTX, and VFC report.  Then Wednesday, we hear from ADNT, ATI, ALGT, ABC, BLCO, BWA, BLDR, BG, CG, CDW, SID, CVS, DD, DVRN, EMR, EXC, RACE, FIS, FDP, FTDR, GRMN, GNRC, GFF, HUM, IBP, JCI, KHC, LPX, DNOW, PSN, PSX, QUAD, RCM, RXO, SMG, SGEN, SPR, SUN, TEVA, TRI, TT, VRSK, VRT, WAT, XYL, YUM, ALB, ATUS, DOX, AEE, AFG, ANSS, APA, ATO, BKH, CHRW, CPE, CENT, CF, CAKE, CHRD, CIVI, CLX, COKE, CTSH, CYH, CODI, CCRN, CW, DASH, ET, ETSY, FMC, GT, GXO, HLF, HI, HUBS, NGVT, KGC, LNC, MRO, MKL, VAC, MMS, MCK, MELI, MET, MGM, MKSI, MOD, NFG, NCR, NTR, OXY, PTVE, PK, PYPL, CNXN, PR, PSA, QRVO, QCOM, O, HOOD, SHOP, SPG, SBGI, RUN, TRIP, UFPI, UGI, U, WCN, WTS, WMB, WSC, ZG, and  Z.  On Thursday, GOLF, WMS, APD, BUD, APG, APO, APTV, ARW, BALY, BHC, BCE, BDX, BV, BIP, BRKR, CNQ, FUN, CQP, LNG, CI, CLVT, COMM, COP, CEG, CMI, DQ, DLX, DNB, EPC, ENTG, EPAM, EXPE, FCNCA, FOCS, HAS, DINO, HGV, HII, H, ICE, IRM, ITRI, ITT, K, MMP, MDU, MIDD, MUR, NJR, ONEW, PZZA, PH, PBF, PNW, PBI, PRVA, PWR, REGN, SABR, SBH, SNDR, SRE, FOUR, SO, SAVE, STWD, TRGP, TGNA, TFX, TPX, TKR, BLD, TRMB, VC, VMC, WBD, W, WCC, WLK, WRK, AES, AGL, AL, ATSG, ABNB, LNT, AMZN, COLD, AMGN, AAPL, ACA, TEAM, BGS, BIO, SQ, BKNG, BWXT, ED, CTVA, DVA, DKNG, DBX, EOG, EXPI, FND, FTNT, GEN, GILD, GDDY, ICFI, MTZ, MCHP, MODV, MNST, MSI, ZEUS, OTEX, OPEN, PBA, PBR, POST, RMD, RBA, RKT, RYAN, SWN, SYK, TPC, VTR, and WERN report.  Finally, on Friday, we hear from ADV, AMR, AXL, AMRX, BSAC, BBU, BEPC, BEP, CLMT, CNK, CRBG, D, ENB, EVRG, FLR, FYBR, GTES, GLP, GTN, GPRE, LSXMK, LSXMA, LYB, MGA, OMI, PAA, PAGP, PPL, QRTEA, TU, TIXT, TNC, and XPO report.

In miscellaneous news, TUP was up more than 242% last week as “meme stock” fever seems to have returned.  (Early in July, TUP was warned it may be delisted for a low market cap, $50 million, and stock price, $1.)  Elsewhere, Bloomberg reported that for the first time since 2000, the amount of office space in the US is declining.  This is due to the pandemic exposing a massive amount of unneeded office space (i.e. remote work works) and as a result, there is a lack of new office construction while nearly 15 million square feet of office space has been removed from the market.  (Some of this space was converted to other uses and some was torn down to be replaced by other projects.)  Finally, as in the US, overnight Eurozone inflation was reported down in July even as economic activity is picking up.  EU headline inflation fell to 5.3% according to preliminary data (down from 5.5% in June).  At the same time, Eurozone GDP grew by 0.3%, which was higher than the forecasted +0.2%.  While Euro inflation remains far above the 2% target, progress is being made without the crash landing many had predicted over and over.

With that background, it looks like the Bulls are working on another modest attempt at a push within the recent consolidation. All three index ETFs are giving us white-body candles that are making modest gains on Friday’s close. The SPY, DIA, and QQQ all remain above their T-lines (8ema). As far as extension goes, none of them are far from their T-line and the T2122 indicator remains in the mid-range just outside the overbought region. So, there is room to run in either direction. Remember that this is a heavy earnings week (Q2 earnings have been modestly good so far) and that we get July Payrolls data at the end of the week. In addition, we are looking to close out a strong July as all three major index ETFs start the 31st up more than 3% for the month.

As always, be deliberate and disciplined…but don’t be stubborn. If you have a loss, admit you were wrong and take that loss before it gets out of hand. And when the price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor and take a little profit off the table. You have to keep the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe” in mind. In a winning situation, it is NOT HOUSE MONEY you’re betting, it’s YOUR MONEY! There is absolutely no reason to keep raising your bet (risk) size just because you’ve had a win. Finally, remember that trading is not a hobby. It’s a job. The money is real and so is the risk. So, treat it that way. Do the work and follow the process. Stick to your trading rules, trade with the trend, and take those profits when you have them. Do the work!

See you in the trading room.

Ed

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Markets gave us a major intraday reversal Thursday after gapping higher on the news that the US economy is strong (opening up 0.76% on the SPY, up 0.18% in the DIA, and up 1.44% in the QQQ).  We even saw modest follow-through to the upside in all three major index ETFs for about 15 minutes.  At that point, the Bears stepped in to drive the QQQ and SPY down (with a modest midday attempt to rally) followed by the DIA.  All three kept selling the rest of the day with the exception of a modest bounce the last 10 minutes.  This action gave us large, gap-up, Bearish Engulfing candles in the QQQ, SPY, and DIA.  Both the QQQ and SPY also crossed back below their T-line (8ema), while the DIA tested and stayed above its own.  This move came on heavy volume in the DIA, average volume in the QQQ, and slightly below-average volume in the SPY.

On the day, all 10 sectors were in the red with Utilities (-1.89%) way out front (by three-quarters of a percent) leading the way lower while Communications Services (-0.17%) held up better than the other sectors.  At the same time, the SPY lost 0.66%, DIA lost 0.70%, and QQQ lost 0.24%.  The VXX spiked up almost 5% for the day to 23.80 and T2122 dropped back to the center of the mid-range at 49.75.  10-year bond yields spiked higher to 4.004% while Oil (WTI) gained another 1.4% to close at $79.88 per barrel.  So, Thursday saw the Bulls make a strong move higher only to be met with a wall of selling.  This could be buyer exhaustion since the indices (especially the DIA) have been on a bullish tear lately.  However, it is also possible we were just looking at the contrarian nature of the market.  Great economic news is met by selling after scary data has been met with buying for some time.  In either case, no real technical damage was done, but it did give us a Bearish signal to worry about. 

The major economic news reported Thursday was something of a Fed dream.  Signs of a strong economy, slowing inflation, and a healthy job market…all in the midst of pretty good earnings.  Specifically, June Durable Goods Orders came in far higher than was expected at +4.7% (compared to a forecast of +1.0% and a May reading of +2.0%). At the same time, Preliminary Q2 GDP was also much stronger than predicted at +2.4% (versus a +1.8% forecast and a Q1 value of +2.0%).  In addition, Preliminary Q2 Price Index came in significantly lower than anticipated at +2.2% (compared to a forecast of +3.0% and the Q1 reading of +4.1%).  Elsewhere, the Preliminary Jun Goods Trade Balance saw a better-than-expected deficit of -$87.84 billion (versus the forecast of -$91.80 billion and the May value of -$91.13 billion).  At the same time, Weekly Initial Jobless Claims were also better than expected at 221k (compared to a 235k forecast and last week’s reading of 228k).  Later in the morning, June Pending Home Sales also came in above expectations at +0.3% (versus the forecast of -0.5% and the May value of -2.5%).   

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In stock news, Reuters reported its investigation had found that TSLA has suppressed thousands of complaints about battery range by manipulating dashboard displays and canceling range-related service appointments.  Apparently, call center managers told service reps that they saved the company $1,000 every time they canceled a range-related service call.  They also found TSLA cars had an average range 26% lower than what was advertised.  Elsewhere, the Wall Street Journal reported that NFLX reworked its partnership with MSFT related to the ad-supported tier of NFLX service.  The new deal lowers the MSFT guarantee of sales revenue and, at the same time, NFLX cut the cost of ads on that ad-supported tier.  (WSJ reported the ad price cuts went from $45-$55 per 1,000 viewers to $39-$45 per 1,000 viewers.)  Meanwhile, FSLR announced plans to build a fifth US factory to meet booming demand. The plant is expected to cost $1.1 billion and with production at the factory beginning in 2026.

In stock legal and regulatory news, the EU announced that MSFT is the target of a new antitrust investigation.  The new investigation is eerily similar to MSFT’s decades-old antitrust troubles over bundling Internet Explorer with Windows.  The new investigation implies that MSFT is leveraging its near-monopoly position in with Office to capture the collaboration market by bundling MSFT Teams with Office.  On this side of the pond, LHX announced Thursday that it received FTC approval for its $4.7 billion purchase of AJRD.  (The deal was opposed by LHX competitors LMT, RTN, and BA.)  Elsewhere, PPC, TSN, and JBSAY warned that a Chinese ban on the import of US poultry (over bird flu spread concerns) has cost them $900 million so far.  The companies said it has been months since their last reported infections but the bans stay in place following the worst-ever outbreak of the avian flu virus.  At the same time, the US EPA sent letters to T and VZ requiring both of the companies to provide information related to the ongoing risks of lead-clad buried telecom cables and those companies’ internal sampling data and results.  The agency also said it will begin independent sampling in PA and NJ.  Meanwhile, the Supreme Court lifted stays that had been imposed by lower courts, clearing the way for the Mountain Valley Natural Gas Pipeline to be completed (through the Jefferson National Forest).  The pipeline is owned by ETRN, NEE, ED, and RGCO.

After the close, ACHC, ALSN, AJG, TBBK, BZH, SAM, BYD, CINF, DECK, DXCM, DLR, ENSG, EQR, ERIE, FSLR, F, FBIN, INTC, JNPR, KLAC, LYV, LPLA, MATW, MTH, MHK, MDLZ, OVV, ROKU, SKX, SKYW, and TXRH all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, ATR, EMN, EIX, ENPH, HIG, HUBG, MTD, MTX, OLN, TMUS, X, VALE, and WY missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, AB, PFG, and SSNC beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  Unfortunately, CP missed on both the top and bottom lines.

Overnight, Asian markets were mixed but leaned toward the green side.  Shanghai (+1.84%), Shenzhen (+1.62%), Hong Kong (+1.41%), Thailand (+1.23%), and Singapore (+1.01%) led the strong gainers.  Meanwhile, Australia (-0.70%) and Japan (-0.40%) were the only appreciable losers on the session.  In Europe, the bourses are mostly modestly in the red at midday.  The CAC (-0.24%), DAX (-0.05%), and FTSE (+0.05%) lead the way in early afternoon trading.  In the US, as of 7:30 am, Futures are pointing toward a green start to the morning.  The DIA implies a +0.21% open, the SPY is implying a +0.43% open, and the QQQ implies a +0.84% open at this hour.  At the same time, 10-year bond yields have backed down to 3.963%, and Oil (WTI) is off three-tenths of a percent to $79.85 per barrel in early trading.

There major economics news scheduled for Friday includes June PCE Price Index, Q2 Employment Cost Index, and June Personal Spending (all at 8:30 am), as well as Michigan Consumer Sentiment, Michigan Consumer Expectations, and Michigan 5-Year Inflation Expectations (all at 10 am).   The major earnings reports scheduled for before the opening bell include AON, ARCB, AZN, AVTR, ITCL, BAH, CNC, GTLS, CHTR, CVX, CHD, CNHI, CL, DAN, XOM, BEN, GNTX, IMO, NWL, NMRK, NVT, POR, PG, SAIA, SNY, TROW, TRP, and HE.  There are no major reports scheduled for after the close.     

So far this morning, PG, AZN, CL, CNC, NWG, KMTUY, TROW, CHD, BAH, NWL, DAN, CVZ, and TYIDY all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings line.  Meanwhile, SNY, NVT, ARKAY, SEKEY, CRI, GTLS, and CC missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, XOM, AON, HTHIY, SCBFF, POR, VRTS, DNZOY, and SHG all beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  Unfortunately, CHTR, KDDIY, BASFY, FANUY, AVTR, and ARCB missed on bot the top and bottom lines.  It is worth noting that CNC raised its forward guidance.

In miscellaneous news, the Fed, FDIC, and Office of the Comptroller announced a wave of new bank regulations Thursday (although previously teased).  The changes call for banks with over $100 billion in assets to set aside 16% more capital aside in reserves to offset risk.  Pretty much all banks oppose this (or any) regulation, saying the moves would cost so much it would force them to cut services, raise banking fees, or both.  Fed Chair Powell gave tepid support, saying he supported putting the new regulations out for public comment before implementation.  The new regulations would bring the US finally into regulatory compliance with the 2017 Basel Regulatory Deal.  If implemented, the worst hit would be taken by “smaller big banks” like CFG, HBAN, RF, and FITB.  Elsewhere, Thursday’s market reversal seemed to step from a report out of Japan.  The Nikkei newspaper reported that the Bank of Japan would maintain its cap for interest on a 10-year Japanese Government Bond at 0.5% today, but would also discuss allowing long-term interest rates to rise.  The US Dollar immediately fell against the Yen and US stock markets responded with the sharpest decline of the day starting a few minutes later, just after 1 pm.  However, in what was a seismic shift, the BOJ loosened its grip on what has been decades of monetary stimulus by being willing to let the 10-yr. Japanese Bond rate rise “up to” 1.0% (up from 0.5%).  However, they did leave the cap “around 0.50%” and the “target” at 0%. (Don’t ask me how you can have a 0% target, 0.5% cap, but also be willing to let rates go up to 1.0%. I must have missed that day in Japanese logic class.) The overall point is that these language changes indicate the BOJ is gearing up for tweaking targets in the not-too-distant future to become more hawkish (again, for the first time in years).

With that background, it looks like the Bulls are looking to make another run, at least in the premarket. All three of the major index ETFs are trading back about their T-line (8ema) this morning with all three also giving us small white-bodied candles so far in the pre-session. As far as extension goes, none of the major index ETFs are far away from their T-line and the T2122 indicator is in the dead-center of its mid-range. So, there is plenty of room to run in either direction…if either side can muster the momentum. With all that said, keep in mind that despite yesterday’s candle, the trend is bullish. Finally, remember that it’s Friday…Pay Day. So, take some profits where you can, lighten up, move stops, and/or hedge your account for the weekend news cycles.

As always, be deliberate and disciplined…but don’t be stubborn. If you have a loss, admit you were wrong and take that loss before it gets out of hand. And when the price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor and take a little profit off the table. You have to keep the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe” in mind. In a winning situation, it is NOT HOUSE MONEY you’re betting, it’s YOUR MONEY! There is absolutely no reason to keep raising your bet (risk) size just because you’ve had a win. Finally, remember that trading is not a hobby. It’s a job. The money is real and so is the risk. So, treat it that way. Do the work and follow the process. Stick to your trading rules, trade with the trend, and take those profits when you have them. Do the work!

See you in the trading room.

Ed

🎯 Mike Probst: Rick, Got CTL off the scanner today. Already up 30%. Love it.

🎯 Dick Carp: the scanner paid for the year with HES-thank you

🎯 Arnoldo Bolanos: LTA scanner really works $$, thanks Ed.

🎯 Bob S: LTA is incredible…. I use it … would not trade without it

🎯 Malcolm .: Posted in room 2, @Rick… I used the LTA Scanner to go through hundreds of stocks this weekend and picked out three to trade:  PYPL, TGT, and ZS.   Quality patterns and with my trading, up 24%, 7% and 12%…. this program is gold.

🎯 Friday 6/21/19  (10:09 am) Aaron B: Today, my account is at +190% since January. Thanks, RWO HRC Flash Malcolm Thomas Steve Ed Bob S Bob C Mike P and everyone that contributes every day. I love our job.

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On Monday, markets started higher with SPY gapping 0.23% higher, DIA gapping up 0.17%, and QQQ opening 0.26% higher.  At that point, the two large-cap index ETFs ground sideways for 30 minutes.  For its part, QQQ sold off hard during that half hour, recrossing the opening gap to the lows of the day at 10 am.  Then SPY and DIA rallied until noon, before grinding sideways in a tight range the rest of the day.  At the same time, QQQ road the rollercoaster back and forth across the opening gap 10 times over the day.  This action gave us indecisive candles in the SPY (white-bodied Spinning Top) and QQQ (black-bodied Doji) and a white-bodied candle in the DIA.  QQQ failed a retest of its T-line (8ema) while the two large-cap index ETFs remained above their own T-lines. 

On the day, eight of the 10 sectors were in the green with Energy (+1.63%) way out front leading the way higher while Healthcare (-0.80%) was by far the lagging sector.  At the same time, the SPY gained 0.45%, DIA gained 0.55%, and QQQ gained 0.16%.  The VXX fell 1.69% to 23.30 and T2122 rose further into the overbought territory to 89.15.  10-year bond yields climbed to 3.874% while Oil (WTI) jumped up 2.36% to close at $78.89 per barrel.  This happened on well below-average volume in the SPY and QQQ and just a bit below-average volume in the DIA.  So, Monday was essentially a gap-up drift day where the market was waiting on more earnings and the Fed decision before putting a lot of new money to work. 

The major economic news reported Monday includes the Preliminary July S&P US Manufacturing PMI, which came in above expectations at 49.0 (compared to a forecast of 46.4 and a June reading of 46.3).  At the same time, the Preliminary July S&P Global Composite PMI came in below the predicted level at 52.0 (versus a forecast of 53.1 and a June value of 53.2).  Finally, the Preliminary July S&P Services PMI also came in low at 52.4 (compared to a 54.0 forecast and a June reading of 54.4).  

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In stock news, TM announced Monday that it has terminated 1,000 workers (out of 19,000) at its joint venture with state-owned Guangzhou Automotive Group in China.  This move was just the latest in a string of similar announcements from automakers that signal pressure from the auto price wars in China.  Elsewhere, the AAL pilot’s union has indefinitely postponed the ratification vote on the tentative contract deal that was revised over the weekend (following the better-than-original deal to which UAL pilots had agreed).  Meanwhile, BAYRY (Bayer) cut its full-year earnings forecast for the second time this year.  The move comes as the company also announced a $2.8 billion write-down of its glyphosate-related assets citing weak global demand for glyphosate-based weed killers.  At the same time, TSLA announced it would begin offering 7-year (84-month) loan terms on the purchase of new cars in an effort to reduce monthly payments for potential customers.  Later, FDX pilots rejected a tentative contract deal with the company, which had included a 30% pay increase over the new contract.  The contract was rejected by 57% of the voters.  No strike is imminent and negotiations will resume soon, likely under the supervision of the National Mediation Board.  After the close, PFE announced that the supply of 30 drugs may be disrupted following an NC tornado last week (which accounted for 25% of the company production of the drugs in question).  For now, the company has placed order limits on hospitals for the 30+ drugs (64 different formulations of the 30 drugs).

In stock legal and regulatory news, the FDIC called on banks (without naming any bank in particular) to fix their incorrect financial statements.  Specifically, FDIC says banks have been misstating (reducing) the uninsured deposits on its books.  (Banks are doing this to reduce the amount of “special assessment” the FDIC said it will charge to recoup losses from the three bank collapses earlier this year.)  At the same time, AMC filed a revised “stock conversion plan” with a Delaware court, hoping to address the court’s concerns and allow it to issue millions of new shares of common stock.  Later, the Fed fined UBS $268.5 million for misconduct by CS (which UBS bought out) related to the handling of defunct Archegos Capital.  Elsewhere, a TX jury ruled GOOGL must pay $338.7 million for violating the patents of Touchstream Technologies related to GOOGL’s Chromecast.  After the close, the EU announced that ADBE now faces a full-scale antitrust investigation related to its $20 bid to buy designer platform Figma.  This announcement comes after the completion of a preliminary EU investigation.  Also after hours, AAPL was hit with a $1 billion class action lawsuit in the UK over its App Store fees.  (AAPL gets roughly $20 billion per quarter from App Store fee revenue.)  Finally, after hours, a federal labor board judge ruled that SBUX violated US labor law by firing a NY store supervisor who had organized workers to form a union

After the close, ARE, BRO, CDNS, CLF, FFIV, NXPI, RRC, and SSD all reported beats on the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, CHX, CCK, PKG, and WHR reported misses on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, CADE and LBTYA both beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  It is worth noting that CDNS raised its forward guidance while CHX and PKG both lowered their forward guidance.

Overnight, Asian markets leaned heavily to the green side.  Only New Zealand (-0.70%) and Japan (-0.06%) were in the red.  Meanwhile, Hong Kong (+4.10%), Shenzhen (+2.55%), Shanghai (+2.13%), and Taiwan (+0.97%) led the region higher.  In Europe, we see the same picture taking shape at midday.  Only, Denmark (-0.42%) and Portugal (-0.07%) are in the red while the CAC (+0.16%), DAX (+0.12%), and FTSE (+0.12%) lead the region higher on volume but actually significantly lag all the smaller exchanges on move size in early afternoon trade.  In the US, as of 7:30 am, Futures are pointing toward a modestly green start to the day.  The DIA implies a +0.06% open, the SPY is implying a +0.12% open, and the QQQ implies a +0.32% open at this hour.  At the same time, 10-year bond yields are climbing again to 3.904% and Oil (WTI) is up two-tenths of a percent to $78.90 per barrel in early trading.

The major economic news scheduled for Tuesday is limited to Conference Board Consumer Confidence (10 am) and the API Weekly Crude Stocks report (4:30 pm).  The major earnings reports scheduled for before the opening bell include MMM, ALK, ACI, HOUS, ADM, ARCC, ABG, AVY, BIIB, GLW, DHR, DOV, DOW, FELE, GEHC, GE, GM, HRI, HUBB, IVZ, KMB, LW, LTH, MCO, MSCI, NEE, NUE, PCAR, PII, PHM, RTX, ST, SHW, SPOT, TRU, VZ, and XRX.  Then, after the close, GOOGL, ASH, CALM, CNI, CB, CSGP, CR, WIRE, ENVA, EQT, HA, KALU, MTDR, MSFT, NBR, NEX, RNR, RHI, RUSHA, SNAP, TDOC, TXN, UHS, V, WD, and WM report.      

In economic news later this week, on Wednesday, Building Permits, June New Home Sales, EIA Weekly Crude Oil Inventories, the Fed Rate Decision, Fed Statement, and FOMC Press Conference are delivered.  On Thursday, we get June Durable Goods Orders, Preliminary Q2 GSP, Preliminary Q2 GDP Price Index, Preliminary June Goods Trade Balance, Weekly Initial Jobless Claims, Preliminary June Retail Inventories, June Pending Home Sales, and the Fed Balance Sheet.  Finally, on Friday, June PCE Price Index, Q2 Employment Cost Index, June Personal Spending, Michigan Consumer Sentiment, Michigan Consumer Expectations, and Michigan 5-Year Inflation Expectations are reported.

In terms of earnings reports, on Wednesday, we hear from AMG, ALKS, ALLE, APH, T, ADP, BA, BOKF, GIB, CHKP, CME, KO, CSTM, CPG, EQNR, EEFT, EVR, FTV, GD, GPI, HES, HLT, LAD, MHO, EDU, ODFL, OMF, OTIS, OC, PAG, BPOP, PRG, DGX, RCI, RES, RPM, R, SLGN, STLA, SCL, TMHC, TEL, TDY, TMO, TNL, UNP, UMC, WNC, AEM, ALGN, AWK, AMP, NLY, AR, ACGL, ASGN, AGR, CSL, CLS, CCS, CMG, CHDN, CMPR, FIX, EBAY, EW, ESI, FLEX, GFL, GL, GGG, HP, ICLR, IEX, INVH, LHX, LRCX, LSTR, MAT, META, MEOH, MAA, MOH, MYRG, NGD, NOV, ORLY, OII, PPC, PLXS, PTC, RJF, ROL, STX, SEIC, STC, TER, TNET, TYL, URI, VMI, VICI, WFG, and WU.  On Thursday, AOS, ABBV, AGCO, AEP, AMT, MT, ARCH, AMBP, AVNT, BAX, BSX, BFH, BMY, BC, CRS, CARR, CBRE, CX, CVE, CNP, CMS, CMCSA, CROX, CFR, DTE, EXP, EME, FAF, FCFS, FSV, FMX, FCN, GTX, GOL, GVA, HOG, HCA, HSY, HTZ, HON, IP, KBR, KDP, KEX, LH, LAZ, LII, LECO, LIN, LKQ, MDC, MLM, MAS, MA, MCD, NYCB, NSC, NOC, ORI, OPCH, PATK, PTEN, BTU, PNR, PCG, RS, RCL, SPGI, SHEL, SAH, LUV, SRCL, STM, FTI, TECK, TXT, TTE, TSCO, TPH, VLO, VLY, GWW, WAB, WST, WEX, WTW, XEL, ACHC, AB, ALSN, ATR, AJG, BZH, SAM, BYD, CP, CC, CINF, DECK, DXCM, DLR, EMN, EIX, ENPH, EQR, ERIE, FSLR, F, FBIN, HIG, HUBG, INTC, JNPR, KLAC, LYV, LPLA, MATW, MTH, MTD, MTX, MHK, MDLZ, OLN, OVV, PFG, ROKU, SKX, SKYW, SSNC, TMUS, TXRH, X, VALE, and WY report. Finally, on Friday, we hear from AON, ARCB, AZN, AVTR, ITCL, BAH, CNC, GTLS, CHTR, CVX, CHD, CNHI, CL, DAN, XOM, BEN, GNTX, IMO, NWL, NMRK, NVT, POR, PG, SAIA, SNY, TROW, TRP, and HE.

So far this morning, MMM, ALK, ABG, ADM, BIIB, DHR, DOW, GE, GEHC, GM, KMB, LOGI, MCO, MSCI, PII, PHM, RTX, ST, SHW, TRU, and VZ all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, XRX missed on revenue while beating on earnings. On the other side, BKU, GLW, IVZ, and LTH beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  Unfortunately, AVY, DOV, HRI, and SPOT missed on both the top and bottom lines.  It is worth noting that GLW and ST lowered their forward guidance while GE and GM both raised their own guidance.

In miscellaneous news, China in general, and Hong Kong, in particular, got a major shot in the arm from newly-released Chinese government support aimed at helping the country’s real estate sector, boosting consumer spending, and solving local government debt.  This came after Beijing announced its Q2 GDP growth was 6.3% year-on-year (an entire percent below the 7.3% expected growth).  However, the new measures were short on specifics leading to some worry this will end up being just more cheerleading, rather than actual substantial action.  Elsewhere, UPS and the Teamster Union return to the bargaining table today with one week left until the current contract expires (and the union strikes).  The union reports that all work condition-related issues have been resolved and the only remaining question is pay, where the sides reportedly remain significantly far apart.

With that background, it looks like markets are again working on more small, inside candles on the green side of break-even in the premarket. The QQQ is again retesting its T-line from below. Meanwhile, the SPY and DIA are seeming to continue pushing to break out of their tight consolidation in an uptrend. Those two large-cap index ETFs remain above their T-lines (8ema). As far as extension goes, all of the major index ETFs are near their T-line, but the T2122 indicator remains in the overbought region. So, there is room to run in either direction. With all that said, keep in mind that the DIA has been on a Bullish tear for over two weeks now, even as it had been the laggard all year. My point is that the mega-cap index is due for some rest. However, also bear in mind that markets can stay extended longer than we can stay solvent predicting the reversion to the mean. Finally, with this being a Fed week and heavy with major earnings, do not be surprised if we see both drifting and volatility.

As always, be deliberate and disciplined…but don’t be stubborn. If you have a loss, admit you were wrong and take that loss before it gets out of hand. And when the price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor and take a little profit off the table. You have to keep the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe” in mind. In a winning situation, it is NOT HOUSE MONEY you’re betting, it’s YOUR MONEY! There is absolutely no reason to keep raising your bet (risk) size just because you’ve had a win. Finally, remember that trading is not a hobby. It’s a job. The money is real and so is the risk. So, treat it that way. Do the work and follow the process. Stick to your trading rules, trade with the trend, and take those profits when you have them. Do the work!

See you in the trading room.

Ed

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The market couldn’t make up its mind on Friday.  The session started with a 0.40% gap higher in the SPY, a 0.17% gap up in the DIA, and a 0.66% gap higher in the QQQ.  At that point, the SPY began an all-day rollercoaster ride going back and forth between the open and the Thursday close.  Meanwhile, DIA did essentially the same thing, just meandering above the open and below the prior close in the process.  For its part, QQQ immediately sold off to recross its opening gap meandered around that prior close level until 3 pm, and then sold off again to go out on the lows.  This action gave us black-bodied near Marubozu, inside day candle in the SPY.  At the same time, DIA printed a black-bodied Spinning Top inside day candle, and QQQ just gave us a black-bodied candle with small wicks on both ends.

On the day, five of the 10 sectors were in the green with Utilities (+1.12%) out front leading the way higher while Industrials (-0.39%) lagged behind the other sectors.  At the same time, the SPY was flat +0.00%, DIA lost 0.08%, and QQQ lost 0.30%.  The VXX fell 1.21% to 23.70 and T2122 fell again but remains in the overbought territory at 83.71.  10-year bond yields fell a bit to 3.837% while Oil (WTI) was up 1.56% to close at $76.83 per barrel.  So, Friday was basically a drift day where traders were not taking too many new positions in front of the weekend and the Fed decisions on Wednesday.  The two large-cap index ETFs remain above their T-line (8ema) and QQQ failed a retest to stay below its own T-line for the second day in a row.  This all happened on less-than-average volume in all three of the market index ETFs.

There was no major economic news on Friday and with the FOMC meeting this week, all the Fed members were in their “Quiet Period.”  

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In stock news, ISRG said Friday that demand for robot-assisted bariatric surgery (which often use the company’s products) has fallen since effective obesity drugs have hit the market.  (NVO already has an obesity drug approved in the US while LLY expects their own drug to be approved in the next few months.  Elsewhere, AMZN announced Friday that it is building a $120 million facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the processing of the company’s Kuiper internet satellites.  After the close, the Wall Street Journal reported that SPOT plans to raise the price of its ad-free premium plan in the US.  Also after the close, AAL announced it has raised its offer to pilots by $1 billion, matching the deal UAL agreed with its own pilots.  AAL pilots are set to begin voting on the now-revised deal today. Meanwhile, late Friday it was reported that DIS has held preliminary talks with three major sports leagues (NFL, NBA, and MLB) as part of its effort to create a strategic partnership while selling off part of ESPN.  (DIS owns 80% of ESPN with the other 20% owned by the private firm Hearst Communications.) On Sunday, YELL announced it has averted a strike by 22,000 Teamster truckers by backing down and agreeing to pay the $50 million it had already owed for worker benefits and pension deposits.

In stock legal and regulatory news, on Friday, Republican members of the US House of Representatives announced two committees have begun an investigation into the partnership between F and Chinese battery maker CATL.  Elsewhere, STLA lost its bid to block an Indian knock-off of its Jeep from Mahindra for selling in the US.  A judge in the Eastern District of MI ruled the nearly jeep-identical 2018 and 2019 models of the Roxor vehicle are no longer for sale and the post-2020 versions are unique enough to be sold in the US.  Later, the US 5^th Circuit Court of Appeals has granted a request from TSLA that all 16 judges reconsider an earlier decision made by three of them. The three originally ruled that CEO Elon Musk had violated federal labor law by tweeting that employees who joined a union would lose their stock options.  Meanwhile, BAH agreed to pay $377.4 million to settle its violation of US law when it billed the US government for international (non-US) and unrelated expenses.  After the close, a DE judge blocked a proposed settlement that would have allowed AMC to issue more shares, citing that the settlement would impact preferred shareholders who were not party to the settlement.

So far this morning, PHG and RYAAY reported beat to both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, DPZ missed on revenue while beating on earnings.

Overnight, Asian markets were mixed but leaned toward the red side.  Japan (+1.23%), Malaysia (+0.79%), and South Korea (+0.72%) paced the gainers.  Meanwhile, Hong Kong (-2.13%), Shenzhen (-0.58%), and India (-0.37%) led the slightly more plentiful losers on the day.  In Europe, we see a similar picture taking shape on modest moves at midday.  The CAC (-0.45%), DAX (+0.04%), and FTSE (-0.17%) lead on volume and are typical of early afternoon trading.  In the US, as of 7:30 am, Futures are pointing toward a modestly green start to the day.  The DIA implies a +0.13% open, the SPY is implying a +0.22% open, and the QQQ implies a +0.31% open at this hour.  At the same time, 10-year bond yields are down to 3.794% and Oil (WTI) is up half of a percent to $77.49 per barrel in early trading.

There major economics news scheduled for Monday are limited to Preliminary Manufacturing PMI and Preliminary S&P Global Composite PMI (both at 9:45 am), and Preliminary Services PMI (10 am).  The major earnings reports scheduled for before the opening bell are limited to DPZ, PHG, and RYAAY.  Then, after the close, ARE, BRO, CADE, CDNS, CHX, CLF, CCK, FFIV, LBTYA, LOGI, NXPI, PKG, RRC, SSD, and WHR report.     

In economic news later this week, on Tuesday we get Conf. Board Consumer Confidence and the API Weekly Crude Stocks report.  Then Wednesday, Building Permits, June New Home Sales, EIA Weekly Crude Oil Inventories, the Fed Rate Decision, Fed Statement, and FOMC Press Conference are delivered.  On Thursday, we get June Durable Goods Orders, Preliminary Q2 GSP, Preliminary Q2 GDP Price Index, Preliminary June Goods Trade Balance, Weekly Initial Jobless Claims, Preliminary June Retail Inventories, June Pending Home Sales, and the Fed Balance Sheet.  Finally, on Friday, June PCE Price Index, Q2 Employment Cost Index, June Personal Spending, Michigan Consumer Sentiment, Michigan Consumer Expectations, and Michigan 5-Year Inflation Expectations are reported.

In terms of earnings reports, on Tuesday, MMM, ALK, ACI, HOUS, ADM, ARCC, ABG, AVY, BIIB, GLW, DHR, DOV, DOW, FELE, GEHC, GE, GM, HRI, HUBB, IVZ, KMB, LW, LTH, MCO, MSCI, NEE, NUE, PCAR, PII, PHM, RTX, ST, SHW, SPOT, TRU, VZ, XRX, GOOGL, ASH, CALM, CNI, CB, CSGP, CR, WIRE, ENVA, EQT, HA, KALU, MTDR, MSFT, NBR, NEX, RNR, RHI, RUSHA, SNAP, TDOC, TXN, UHS, V, WD, and WM.  Then Wednesday, we hear from AMG, ALKS, ALLE, APH, T, ADP, BA, BOKF, GIB, CHKP, CME, KO, CSTM, CPG, EQNR, EEFT, EVR, FTV, GD, GPI, HES, HLT, LAD, MHO, EDU, ODFL, OMF, OTIS, OC, PAG, BPOP, PRG, DGX, RCI, RES, RPM, R, SLGN, STLA, SCL, TMHC, TEL, TDY, TMO, TNL, UNP, UMC, WNC, AEM, ALGN, AWK, AMP, NLY, AR, ACGL, ASGN, AGR, CSL, CLS, CCS, CMG, CHDN, CMPR, FIX, EBAY, EW, ESI, FLEX, GFL, GL, GGG, HP, ICLR, IEX, INVH, LHX, LRCX, LSTR, MAT, META, MEOH, MAA, MOH, MYRG, NGD, NOV, ORLY, OII, PPC, PLXS, PTC, RJF, ROL, STX, SEIC, STC, TER, TNET, TYL, URI, VMI, VICI, WFG, and WU.  On Thursday, AOS, ABBV, AGCO, AEP, AMT, MT, ARCH, AMBP, AVNT, BAX, BSX, BFH, BMY, BC, CRS, CARR, CBRE, CX, CVE, CNP, CMS, CMCSA, CROX, CFR, DTE, EXP, EME, FAF, FCFS, FSV, FMX, FCN, GTX, GOL, GVA, HOG, HCA, HSY, HTZ, HON, IP, KBR, KDP, KEX, LH, LAZ, LII, LECO, LIN, LKQ, MDC, MLM, MAS, MA, MCD, NYCB, NSC, NOC, ORI, OPCH, PATK, PTEN, BTU, PNR, PCG, RS, RCL, SPGI, SHEL, SAH, LUV, SRCL, STM, FTI, TECK, TXT, TTE, TSCO, TPH, VLO, VLY, GWW, WAB, WST, WEX, WTW, XEL, ACHC, AB, ALSN, ATR, AJG, BZH, SAM, BYD, CP, CC, CINF, DECK, DXCM, DLR, EMN, EIX, ENPH, EQR, ERIE, FSLR, F, FBIN, HIG, HUBG, INTC, JNPR, KLAC, LYV, LPLA, MATW, MTH, MTD, MTX, MHK, MDLZ, OLN, OVV, PFG, ROKU, SKX, SKYW, SSNC, TMUS, TXRH, X, VALE, and WY report. Finally, on Friday, we hear from AON, ARCB, AZN, AVTR, ITCL, BAH, CNC, GTLS, CHTR, CVX, CHD, CNHI, CL, DAN, XOM, BEN, GNTX, IMO, NWL, NMRK, NVT, POR, PG, SAIA, SNY, TROW, TRP, and HE.

In miscellaneous news, Reuters reported Friday that investors put $3.6 billion in fresh money into hedge funds during Q2.  This brought the industry’s net inflow to $12.64 billion for the year after investors took out $55.4 billion in 2022.  Equity funds led the Q2 inflow list with a $2.8 billion in net increase in money invested.  Elsewhere, over the weekend more than 80 million Americans had to deal with temperatures in excess of 105 degrees.  Meanwhile, Florida Gov. DeSantis made a move in his “culture war” by ordering an investigation into BUD.  DeSantis said he will have his people try to prove that a BUD marketing decision backfired and this failure amounted to a management breach of an obligation to shareholders (some of which who live in Florida).  I guess the Governor would prefer all public company decisions be put to a shareholder vote before execution…at least the decisions with which he disagrees.  He also replied to a reporter’s question by saying “they” were looking into a suit against DIS for the same reason (but no rationale was announced, so that one may just be talking).  Finally, the CME Fedwatch Tool tells us that the probabilities (based on Fed Futures) are a staggering 99.8% chance of a quarter-point hike on Wednesday. (It is fairly rare to see everybody…not just most or even the vast majority, but everybody…betting on the same outcome.)

With that background, it looks like markets are working on more small, inside candles in the premarket. The SPY and DIA are seeming to continue their tight consolidation in an uptrend. Meanwhile, QQQ is looking to consolidate in its modest pullback of an uptrend. The two large-cap index ETFs are above their T-lines (8ema) while QQQ is just below its T-line. As far as extension goes, none of the major index ETFs are far away from their T-line, but the T2122 indicator remains inside the bottom of the overbought region. So, there is room to run in either direction. Bear in mind that markets can stay extended longer than we can stay solvent predicting the reversion to the mean, especially using an indicator like T2122. Also, with this being a Fed week and heavy with major earnings, do not be surprised if we see both drifting and volatility.

As always, be deliberate and disciplined…but don’t be stubborn. If you have a loss, admit you were wrong and take that loss before it gets out of hand. And when the price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor and take a little profit off the table. You have to keep the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe” in mind. In a winning situation, it is NOT HOUSE MONEY you’re betting, it’s YOUR MONEY! There is absolutely no reason to keep raising your bet (risk) size just because you’ve had a win. Finally, remember that trading is not a hobby. It’s a job. The money is real and so is the risk. So, treat it that way. Do the work and follow the process. Stick to your trading rules, trade with the trend, and take those profits when you have them. Do the work!

See you in the trading room.

Ed

🎯 Mike Probst: Rick, Got CTL off the scanner today. Already up 30%. Love it.

🎯 Dick Carp: the scanner paid for the year with HES-thank you

🎯 Arnoldo Bolanos: LTA scanner really works $$, thanks Ed.

🎯 Bob S: LTA is incredible…. I use it … would not trade without it

🎯 Malcolm .: Posted in room 2, @Rick… I used the LTA Scanner to go through hundreds of stocks this weekend and picked out three to trade:  PYPL, TGT, and ZS.   Quality patterns and with my trading, up 24%, 7% and 12%…. this program is gold.

🎯 Friday 6/21/19  (10:09 am) Aaron B: Today, my account is at +190% since January. Thanks, RWO HRC Flash Malcolm Thomas Steve Ed Bob S Bob C Mike P and everyone that contributes every day. I love our job.

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Thursday was a divergent day with the Bears in control in the SPY and QQQ and the Bulls hanging on in DIA.  This started with a 0.21% gap down in the SPY, a 0.74% gap down in the QQQ, and a 0.23% gap up in the DIA.  Then the Bulls led a 20-minute modest rally.  However, from there SPY and QQQ sold off the rest of the day ending the day just up off the lows.  Meanwhile, the DIA continued to rally until 12:20 pm only to sell off modestly the rest of the day, ending up about 0.27% above the open.  This action gave us an Evening Star in the SPY and QQQ (with the QQQ even closing back below its T-line) as well as a white-bodied, high-wick candle in the DIA.  It is also notable that QQQ saw significantly higher-than-average volume, with above-average volume in the DIA, but well less-than-average volume in the SPY. 

On the day, seven of the 10 sectors were in the green with Utilities (+1.34%) way out front leading the way higher and Technology (-02.48%) and Consumer Cyclical (-1.79%) dragging the rest of the market lower.  At the same time, the SPY lost 0.66%, DIA gained 0.50, and QQQ lost 2.31%.  The VXX climbed 0.38% to 23.99 and T2122 fell but remains well into the overbought territory to 88.11.  10-year bond yields spiked up to 3.856% while Oil (WTI) was up 0.37% to close at $75.63 per barrel. So, Thursday looked like a reversal day in the QQQ (which has led markets all year) and to a lesser extent in the SPY.  However, neither of them has broken its uptrend yet.  On the other hand, the DIA (which has lagged all year) held up relatively well, gaining on the day. 

The major economic news on Thursday included Weekly Initial Jobless Claims coming in lower than expected at 228k (compared to a forecast of 242k and the prior week’s 237k).  At the same time, Philly Fed Manufacturing Index also came in lower than predicted at -13.5 (versus a forecast of -10.0 but slightly better than the June reading of -13.7).  The Philly Fed Mfg. Employment Index came in better than anticipated at -1.0 (compared to a forecast of -4.5 but still worse than June’s -0.4).  Later the June Existing home sales were reported as less than expected at 4.16 million (versus a forecast of 4.20 million and the May value of 4.30 million).  This was a month-on-month 3.3% decline as compared to the May value of +0.2%.  Elsewhere, US mortgage rates fell significantly in the week ending July 20.  30-year, fixed-rate mortgages averaged 6.78% (the lowest level in four weeks) for the week down from 6.96% the week prior.  Then, after the close, the Fed said that Bank borrowing from the two emergency lending programs increased in the week ending July 19 going from $105 billion to $105.56 billion. 

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In stock news, GOOGL announced that, for the first time ever, YouTube has hiked prices for premium subscribers of multiple YouTube services.  Elsewhere, the CEO of UAL confirmed previous reports that the airline is having trouble getting pilots to take promotions to the captain role.  (50% of UAL’s 978 captain job openings have gone unfilled in the past year.)  The reason has been reported to be that Captain pilots have a much less predictable schedule in addition to a bigger paycheck.  Meanwhile, in its earnings call, TSLA confirmed that it is in preliminary discussions about licensing its “Full Self Driving” software to a major automaker.  Speculation is that the automaker involved would be STLA since F and GM already have their own self-driving programs well underway.  At the same time, AMC announced it has dropped its previous plan to charge tiered ticket prices based on the seat location within the theatre. 

In stock legal and regulatory news, the bill which increases the mandatory retirement age of pilots from 65 to 67 passed the US House in a large-majority bipartisan vote.  Elsewhere, the NHTSA said that TSLA has recalled 15,000 Model S and Model X cars due to a potential front seatbelt issue.  At the same time, an executive from STLA has pleaded guilty to Dept. of Justice charges of conspiracy to breach the Clean Air Act (by cheating on emissions testing).  Later, a US Appeals Court ruled that PZZA cannot force its delivery drivers to arbitrate claims that the company violated federal law by not reimbursing for vehicle expenses (mileage) after it was revealed the lead driver in the class-action suit had never even seen the arbitration agreement the company was trying to invoke to get the case dismissed.  Meanwhile, Bloomberg reported that the FTC is poised to pause its internal trial against MSFT over the ATVI acquisition.  At the same time, the US Dept. of Transportation has opened an investigation into DAL after a loaded plane sat on the tarmac without air conditioning for four hours Monday in 111-degree heat in Las Vegas.  (Multiple passengers had to be treated by medics.)

After the close, COF, BANF, ISRG, PPG, and SCHL all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, ASB and OZK beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  On the other side, CSX and WRB both missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  Unfortunately, KNX missed on both the top and bottom lines.

Overnight, Asian markets were mixed with Hong Kong (+0.78%), Thailand (+0.53%), and Malaysia (+0.49%) leading the gainers while India (-1.17%), Taiwan (-0.78%), and Japan (-0.57%) pacing the losses.  In Europe, we see a similar picture taking shape with a lean slightly more to the green side at midday.  The CAC (+0.29%), DAX (-0.41%), and FTSE (+0.11%) lead on volume and are fairly typical of the region in early afternoon trade.  In the US, as of 7:30 am, Futures are pointing toward a green start to the day.  The DIA implies a +0.04% open, the SPY is implying a +0.26% open, and the QQQ implies a +0.53% open at this hour.  At the same time, 10-year bond yields are down 3.837% and Oil (WTI) is rallying now up 1.10% to $76.46 per barrel in early trading.

On Friday, there are no major economics news scheduled.  The major earnings reports scheduled for before the opening bell include AXP, ALV, AN, CMA, HBAN, IPG, RF, ROP, and SLB.  However, after the close, there are no reports scheduled.    

So far this morning, ALV, AN, DNKEY, HBAN, IPG, NHYDY, and ROP all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, AXP and SLB missed on the revenue line while beating on earnings.  On the other side, RF beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  Unfortunately, SEOAY missed on both the top and bottom lines.  It is worth noting that ROP raised its forward guidance. 

In miscellaneous news, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Chopra told Reuters that the days of easy approvals for bank mergers are over. He went on to say, “There is no question past adjudications of mergers did not meet the level of analytical rigor that they ought to have.” He also said, “Banks can expect a more rigorous review of applications. The ink on the rubber stamp has dried up and … my hope is to see a shift from the regulators of moving from cheerleader to umpire.”  For what it’s worth, Chopra does also sit on the Board of the FDIC.  Elsewhere, the Fed launched its long-awaited “FedNow” instant settlement service covering 41 banks and 15 service providers.  While touted as a boon for everyday consumers, the move just means fund settlement for electronic payments should happen within seconds rather than hours to days later.

In other news, overnight the White House announced that it has secured “voluntary pledges” from OpenAI, MSFT, and GOOGL related to artificial intelligence.  The group will meet with President Biden at the White House today.  The commitment is that the group will create ways the consumers will be able to identify AI-generated information (like watermarks) as well as standards for how the companies and third parties test AI tools for security before they are released. The overall goal is to ensure AI safeguards without hindering innovation. With that said, like everything else in the world, intentions and platitudes are fine, but the devil is in the details when it comes to controlling a new technology that offers significant advantages to any individual, group, company, or country. Notably absent from the list of attendees are META, AAPL, and any Chinese or European representatives.

With that background, it looks like markets are working on inside candles in the premarket. The QQQ is now retesting its T-line (8ema) from below while the DIA has reversed and is giving us a black candle before the opening bell. With no major news planned for the day and earnings out of the way before the open, today may be more of a drift. The bears have the chart pattern in the market-leading QQQ and SPY. However, the Bulls have been in control all year and are not going to roll over on the back of a single candle. So, at this point, it is still looking like a pullback in an uptrend, with no strong indication a reversal has or is happening. As far as extension goes, none of the major index ETFs are far away from their T-line, but the T2122 indicator remains well into the overbought region. So, there is room to run in either direction. Just remember that markets can stay extended longer than we can stay solvent predicting the reversion to the mean, especially using an indicator like T2122. Finally, remember that it’s Friday. Pay yourself, hedge, move stops, and do whatever you need to do to get your account ready for the weekend news cycle. (Also, bear in mind there will be a slight weighting rebalance in the QQQ as of Monday. This is likely not a big deal, but it is happening.)

As always, be deliberate and disciplined…but don’t be stubborn. If you have a loss, admit you were wrong and take that loss before it gets out of hand. And when the price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor and take a little profit off the table. You have to keep the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe” in mind. In a winning situation, it is NOT HOUSE MONEY you’re betting, it’s YOUR MONEY! There is absolutely no reason to keep raising your bet (risk) size just because you’ve had a win. Finally, remember that trading is not a hobby. It’s a job. The money is real and so is the risk. So, treat it that way. Do the work and follow the process. Stick to your trading rules, trade with the trend, and take those profits when you have them. Do the work!

See you in the trading room.

Ed

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Markets were indecisive on Wednesday after gapping higher (opening up 0.18% in SPY, up 0.24% in the DIA, and up 0.27% in the QQQ).  At that point, all three major index ETFs did some version of just moving sideways until 12:15 pm.  Then we saw a selloff that lasted until 2 pm, modest in the SPY and DIA and more pronounced in the QQQ (which recrossed its morning gap).  However, the bulls righted the ship, rallying until 3:30 pm when we saw modest selling in the last 30 minutes.  This action gave us indecisive candles in all three major index ETFs.  The DIA printed what could easily be seen as a Shooting Star of Gravestone Doji-type candle.  At the same time, the SPY printed a gap-up Doji of its own and the QQQ printed a black-bodied Spinning Top candle.  All three remain comfortably above their T-line (8ema).

On the day, eight of the 10 sectors were in the green with Communications Services (+1.90%) leading the way higher and both Technology (-0.34%) and Basic Materials (-0.33%) lagging behind the other sectors.  At the same time, the SPY gained 0.22%, DIA gained 0.32, and QQQ lost 0.02%.  The VXX climbed 1.79% to 23.90 and T2122 climbed even higher into the overbought territory to 96.79.  10-year bond yields fell to 3.746% while Oil (WTI)was down 0.63% to close at $75.27 per barrel.  So, Wednesday was an indecisive day after the earnings-driven modest gap higher.  It seems traders are getting wary of whether the Bulls can keep up the momentum of the last 7 days of action and are thinking better of chasing at the current highs.  This happened on less-than-average volume in the SPY and QQQ, and above-average volume in the DIA. 

The major economic news on Wednesday included Preliminary June Building Permits, which came in below expectations at 1.440 million (compared to a forecast of 1.490 million and a May reading of 1.496 million).  At the same time, June Housing Starts also came in light at 1.434 million (versus a forecast of 1.480 million and a May value of 1.559 million, which was admittedly a blowout high number).  Later in the morning, the EIA Crude Oil Inventories showed a smaller-than-anticipated drawdown of 0.708 million barrels (compared to a forecast of -2.440 million barrels but well down from the prior week’s number which showed a 5.946-million-barrel increase in inventories.

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In stock news, Bloomberg reported Wednesday that AAPL is working on artificial intelligence tools to rival OpenAI, GOOGL, META and others.  However, reportedly, AAPL has not yet developed a clear strategy for AI offerings. Elsewhere, after criticism related to the recent allegedly Chinese hacks, MSFT is expanding the suite of free security tools it offers customers.  At the same time, NFLX announced it will scrap its cheapest ad-free plan in order to boost the number of ad-supported members it has on the books.  Meanwhile, AAL and its pilots have resumed negotiations to improve their previously agreed tentative contract (after the UAL offer to its own pilots was sweeter).  AAL pilot voting is set to begin on Monday.  After the close, HCCI announced it has agreed to be bought by private equity firm J.F. Lehman for $1.2 billion in case ($45.50 per share).

In stock legal and regulatory news, on Wednesday, ATVI announced that it agreed to extend the deadline for closing the purchase by MSFT to October 18.  (Previously the deadline was August 29 and if the deal was not completed by that date MSFT owed ATVI $3 billion.  Along with the extension, the walk-away fee increases to $3.5 billion.) This extension was done to help secure UK approval for the acquisition.  Elsewhere, a federal judge in NY ordered TSLA to turn over emails from CEO Musk to JPM as part of a lawsuit over a bond contract (related to Musk saying “he had secured funding to take TLSA private in 2018”).  In other bank news, the Fed fined DB $186 million for failing to address previously identified money laundering.  At the same time, 200 US lawmakers said that they will not intervene if Teamsters go on strike against UPS.  (Although, truthfully, Congress has no power to intervene anyway other than to ask the President to invoke a cooling-off period prior to the strike.)   In related news, after-hours UPS said it would return to the negotiating table and sweeten its offer to the Teamsters.  Meanwhile, in Delaware, the Governor has signed a new law that will enable NKLA to double the number of shares from 800 million to 1.6 billion.  NKLA will resume its shareholder meeting on August 3 and with the new law will have the votes to offer new shares despite non-insider shareholder objections.  After the close, the SEC reported that it has accepted six ETF applications for the spot price of Bitcoin.  There was no schedule announced for any approval decisions.

After the close, TSLA, UAL, LVS, CCI, WTFC, and FNB all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, AA, EFX, IBM, KMI, and NFLX all missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, COLB, DFS, and ZION all beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  Unfortunately, LBRT and STLD missed on both the top and bottom line.  It should be noted that CCI and EFX lowered their forward guidance.  However, UAL raised its forward guidance.

Overnight, Asian markets mostly in the red.  Japan (-1.23%), Shenzhen (-1.06%), and Thailand (-1.01%) paced the losses.  On the green side, India (+0.74%) was by far the biggest gainer.  Meanwhile, in Europe, the bourses are mostly green at midday.  The CAC (+0.40%), DAX (+0.25%) and FTSE (+0.64%) lead the region mostly higher in early afternoon trade.  In the US, as of 7:30 am, Futures are pointing toward a mixed start to the day.  The DIA implies a +0.10% open, the SPY is implying a -0.17% open, and the QQQ implies a -0.74% open at this hour.  At the same time, 10-year bond yields are up sharply to 3.787% and Oil (WTI) is on the green side of flat at $75.46 per barrel in early trading. 

The major economic news events scheduled for Thursday include the Weekly Initial Jobless Claims and Philly Fed Mfg. Index (both at 8:30 am), June Existing Home Sales (10 am), and the Fed’s Balance Sheet (4:30 pm).  The major earnings reports scheduled for before the opening bell include ABT, ALFVY, AAL, BX, DHI, EWBC, FITB, FCX, GPC, INFY, JNJ, KVUE, KEY, MAN, MMC, NEM, NOK, PM, POOL, SAP, SNA, SNV, TSM, TRV, TFC, and WBS. Then, after the close, COF, CSX, ISRG, KNX, PPG, and WRB report.    

In economic news later this week, on Friday, there are no major economic news scheduled.

In terms of earnings reports, on Friday, AXP, ALV, AN, CMA, HBAN, IPG, RF, ROP, and SLB report.

In miscellaneous news, Russia announced that starting today it is setting up a shipping lane in an attempt to continue its own grain exports.  However, at the same time, it said any ships traveling to Ukrainian ports will be assumed to be carrying military cargo.  (The obviously implied threat being the ships would be captured or sunk.)  Elsewhere, Elon Musk may have put a scare into TSLA investors, hinting that more price cuts may be coming and seeming much less concerned about profits now than self-driving as a potential profit engine in the future.  Musk said “The short-term variances in gross margin and profitability really are minor relative to the long-term picture. Autonomy will make all of these numbers look silly.”  Meanwhile, overnight, TSM beat but also made less revenue than a year prior (for the first time in 4 years).  It also revised its forecast, now expecting a 10% drop in revenue for the year. The world’s largest chipmaker cited weak global demand for everything from cars to cell phones.  (Oddly, carmakers have been saying sales continue to be very strong.)  However, TSM also cited high demand for high-end chips to support artificial intelligence as offsetting some of the weakness.

So far this morning, AAL, ABT, BX, DHI, FITB, JNJ, KVUE, MMC, PM, SNA, TSM, and TCBI all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines. Meanwhile, ALFVY and GPC missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, INFY, KEY, TRV, and TFC all beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  Unfortunately, ELUXY, NEM, NOK, and POOL all missed on both the top and bottom lines.

With that background, markets are looking to diverge in the premarket (ahead of data and more earnings). All three major index ETFs are looking at very small premarket candles at this point. However, the QQQ is gapping down strongly on last night’s NFLX report and TSLA. Nonetheless, all three remain above their T-line. So, at this point, it is looking a pause or pullback with no indication trend has changed. As far as extension goes, with the morning pullback in QQQ, none of the major index ETFs are too far away from their T-line, but the T2122 indicator is again deep into the overbought region. Just remember that markets can stay extended longer than we can stay solvent predicting the reversion to the mean.

As always, be deliberate and disciplined…but don’t be stubborn. If you have a loss, admit you were wrong and take that loss before it gets out of hand. And when the price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor and take a little profit off the table. You have to keep the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe” in mind. In a winning situation, it is NOT HOUSE MONEY you’re betting, it’s YOUR MONEY! There is absolutely no reason to keep raising your bet (risk) size just because you’ve had a win. Finally, remember that trading is not a hobby. It’s a job. The money is real and so is the risk. So, treat it that way. Do the work and follow the process. Stick to your trading rules, trade with the trend, and take those profits when you have them. Do the work!

See you in the trading room.

Ed

🎯 Mike Probst: Rick, Got CTL off the scanner today. Already up 30%. Love it.

🎯 Dick Carp: the scanner paid for the year with HES-thank you

🎯 Arnoldo Bolanos: LTA scanner really works $$, thanks Ed.

🎯 Bob S: LTA is incredible…. I use it … would not trade without it

🎯 Malcolm .: Posted in room 2, @Rick… I used the LTA Scanner to go through hundreds of stocks this weekend and picked out three to trade:  PYPL, TGT, and ZS.   Quality patterns and with my trading, up 24%, 7% and 12%…. this program is gold.

🎯 Friday 6/21/19  (10:09 am) Aaron B: Today, my account is at +190% since January. Thanks, RWO HRC Flash Malcolm Thomas Steve Ed Bob S Bob C Mike P and everyone that contributes every day. I love our job.

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Disclosure: We do not act on all trades we mention, and not all mentions acted on the day of the mention. All trades we mention are for your consideration only.

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DISCLAIMER: Investing / Trading involves significant financial risk and is not suitable for everyone. No communication from Hit and Run Candlesticks Inc, its affiliates or representatives is not financial or trading advice. All information provided by Hit and Run Candlesticks Inc, its affiliates and representatives are intended for educational purposes only. You are advised to test any new trading approach before implementing it.  Past performance does not guarantee future results.  Terms of Service