Wednesday gave us a gap lower at the open.  SPY gapped down 0.37%, DIA opened just 0.10% lower, and QQQ gapped down 0.58%.  However, this was a Bear trap with all three major index ETFs immediately rallying.  SPY and QQQ recrossed its morning gap and reached their highs at 10:50 a.m.  From there, both of those ETFs ground sideways the rest of the day.  However, DIA rallied slower but continuously until the last 10 minutes where it took profits.  This action gave us a bullish engulfing signal in the DIA and gap-down, large-body white candles with an upper wick in QQQ and to a smaller-wick extent the SPY.  All three remain well above their T-lines (8emas).  This all happened on far lower than average volume in all three of those major index ETFs.

On the day, five of the 10 sectors were in the green and the other five in the red.  The Utilities (+0.78%) led the green sectors higher while Healthcare (-0.63%) led the red side lower.  VXX fell a little more than a percent to close at 12.28 and T2122 dropped back out of its overbought territory to the top of the mid-range to close at 72.81.  At the same time, 10-year bond yields rose to 4.498% and Oil (WTI) gained 1.05% to close at $79.20 per barrel.  Meanwhile, SPY gained 0.01%, DIA gained 0.45%, and QQQ lost 0.06%.  So, Wednesday, was largely a nothing day in the broader SPY and QQQ index ETFs, but was another modestly bullish day for DIA. 

The major economic news scheduled for Wednesday was limited to EIA Weekly Crude Oil Inventories, which had a slightly smaller-than-expected inventory drawdown that was expected at -1.362 million barrels (compared to a forecasted drawdown of 1.430 million barrels and far below the prior week’s 7.265-million-barrel inventory build.

In Fed speak news, Boston Fed President Collins repeated the obvious, saying that the economy needs to cool for us to get back to the FOMC’s 2% inflation target.  Collins said, “A slowdown in activity will be needed to ensure that demand is better aligned with supply for inflation to return (to target) durably.”  She went on to explain that this means the Fed’s ‘higher for longer’ mantra will, in fact, need to come to pass…just as the Fed has been saying since last year.  She said, “the recent upward surprises to activity and inflation suggest the likely need to keep policy at its current level until we have greater confidence that inflation is moving sustainably toward 2%.”  Finally, Collins reiterated the “data driven” view of the Fed, saying “there is no pre-set path for policy – it requires decisions based on a methodical, holistic assessment of wide-ranging information.”  Meanwhile, Fed Governor Cook said US households, banks, and companies are all largely in solid shape financially.  Cook said even the commercial real estate sector isn’t in bad shape, saying it poses “sizable but manageable” risks and even then only to certain regional banks with high concentrations of commercial real estate loans.  She said, Fed supervisors were also “working closely” with those banks that either suffered losses in the book value of some assets or who hold large amounts of loans secured by commercial real estate that may have lost value.

After the close, ABNB, AMC, APP, ARM, CART, CENTA, CENT, CAKE, CXW, EXAS, FLNC, HUBS, JXN, LNW, MFC, MMS, MKSI, MRC, HLI, HOOD, NTR, PAAS, SBGI, SNEX, STN, TKO, TSE, TTD, VSTO, WTS, and WES all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, ATO, CE, CPAY, CTLT, NWSA, SSRM, STE, RUN, and MODG missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, COMP, ET, FG, FNF, MATV, RGLD, and TTEC all beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  However, CAPL, DOX, and QDEL missed on both the top and bottom lines.

In stock news, on Wednesday, Bloomberg reported that WBD is planning a cost-cutting program that will include an undetermined number of job cuts as well as a price hike for its MAX streaming platform.  Later, GM announced it will end the production of its gasoline-powered Chevrolet Malibu model later this year in order to produce more electric vehicles.  (More than 10 million Malibus have been sold since its introduction in 1964.)  At the same time, BA announced that a crewed flight of its Starliner space capsule had been pushed back at least 10 more days.  (The first crewed flight had been scheduled for Tuesday, but pushed back to Wednesday.  Now it will be delayed at least another 10 days.)  Meanwhile, TSLA announced it has told all employees at its Berline plant to stay home Friday, due to expected protests against the expansion of the company’s plant. Later, MSFT said it will close its software development operations in Nigeria.  (That operation was opened in 2022 and was the company’s largest operation in Africa.)  After the close, WBD and DIS announced they had agreed to bundle their Disney+, Hulu, and Max streaming services starting this summer. (No pricing or exact date was announced, only the agreement that had previously been reported as under discussion.) Also after the close, there was bad blood in the air as GOOGL employees grilled top executives over the poor morale as the company has reported another blowout quarter…but also laid off a bunch of employees, blew up entire groups, and openly stated they plan to let higher-cost US employees go to move development to lower-priced labor countries.

In stock legal and governmental news, on Wednesday, three insurance companies rejected CVX’s $57 million claim related to an Iranian-seized oil cargo.  The three companies filed suit in US federal court asking that the court uphold their determination that the Iranian seizure did not constitute a “war risk” loss.  At the same time, Reuters reported that US Dept. of Justice prosecutors are evaluating whether to file securities and wire fraud charges against TSLA for misleading investors about their car’s “self-driving” capabilities.  (Many times, CEO Musk told conferences that TSLA cars could drive themselves from CA to NY with no human help within the year.) Later, Bloomberg reported that PFE has agreed to settle more than 10,000 Zantac cancer-risk lawsuits for an undisclosed sum.  At the same time, GOOGL announced it will fight the UK’s $17 billion lawsuit alleging the company abused its market dominance in the online advertising market. 

Elsewhere, US House and Senate negotiators agreed to a deal that will codify the recent Dept. of Transportation rules requiring airlines to ensure quick and automatic refunds for canceled flights and fees for services not available.  (US airlines had opposed both the bill and DOT rules.)  At the same time, Turkey’s competition board fined META $37.2 million related to two data-sharing probes.  Later, a group representing SPOT and other music streaming platforms urged the European Commission to reject AAPL’s proposal for complying with the antitrust case ruling against the company in March.  At the same time, HYMTF (Hyundai) and Kia agreed to pay $335k to settle charges it had illegally repossessed 26 vehicles belonging to US military members on active duty.  After the close, a federal judge grilled the head of AAPL’s App Store about whether the company is violating the judge’s order to allow alternative payment options.  The judge said AAPL has set up what seemed to be a series of exasperating hurdles meant to discourage consumers from buying Apps by any way other than through its app store (where AAPL gets a 30% cut).  The tone of the questioning showed frustration and skepticism about AAPL’s complying with the court’s orders.

Overnight, Asian markets were mixed but leaned toward the red side.  India (-1.55%), South Korea (-1.20%), and Australia (-1.06%) led the region lower.  In Europe, we see the opposite picture taking shape at midday with mixed bourses that lean toward the green side.  Belgium (-1.08%) is the biggest mover, but the CAC (+0.15%), DAX (+0.47%), and FTSE (+0.43%) lead the region higher on volume in early afternoon trade.  In the US, as of 7:30 a.m., Futures are pointing toward a modestly down start to the morning.  The DIA implies a -0.22% open, the SPY is implying a -0.21% open, and the QQQ implies a -0.29% open at this hour.  At the same time, 10-year bond yields are up to 4.512% and Oil (WTI) is up 0.78% to $79.60 per barrel in early trading.

The major economic news scheduled for Thursday is limited to Weekly Initial Jobless Claims and Weekly Continuing Jobless Claims (both at 8:30 a.m.), and Fed Balance Sheet (4:30 p.m.).  In addition, Fed member Daly speaks at 2 p.m.  The major earnings reports scheduled for before the open on ADV, ALE, AZUL, BERY, CSIQ, CRL, COMM, CEG, EDR, EPAM, EVRG, HBI, HGV, H, ICL, IHRT, IBP, KELYA, NXST, NOMD, PZZA, PLTK, ACDC, RPRX, RBLX, SBH, SN, SOLV, SPB, TPR, TEF, TIXT, VTNR, VTRS, WBD, and WMG. Then, after the close, AKAM, COLD, AMN, BAP, DBX, SSP, EVH, FIHL, GEN, G, HRB, IAG, IOSP, MTD, PBA, RXT, RBA, and SLF report. 

In economic news later this week, on Friday, Michigan Consumer Sentiment, Michigan Consumer Expectations, Michigan 1-Year Inflation Expectations, Michigan 5-Year Inflation Expectations, the WASDE report, and April Federal Budget Balance as well as Fed members Bowman and Vice Chair Barr speak.

In terms of earnings reports later this week, on Friday, AQN, AMCX, CLMT, CPG, CRH, ENB, HMC, and DNOW report.

In miscellaneous news, a cyberattack disrupted “clinical operations” at major non-profit healthcare provider Ascension Wednesday.  (Ascension operates 140 hospitals and 40 “senior living” facilities across 19 states.)  In politics, MAGA extremist MTG made a surprise motion to vacate the Speaker again.  However, the House voted resoundingly to kill her motion (table it) by a 359-43 vote.  (Only 11 MAGA Republicans, including MTG, voted for the motion along with 32 Democrats.  Meanwhile, 196 Republicans and 163 Democrats voted to table her proposal.)  Meanwhile, a UK-based think tank (Ember) reported Wednesday that 30% of global electricity was generated by renewable sources in 2023.  (This included Hydropower, which fell as a percentage but was still by far the largest renewable source, Wind, and Solar.)  Interestingly, China was the leader, generating nearly 10 times more renewable energy (279.6 Terawatt Hours) than the second-largest producer (Brazil at 35.7 TWh).  The US was in the fourth spot at 24 TWh of renewable electric produced in 2023. 

So far this morning, AVAH, CSIQ, CRL, CCO, COMM, EPAM, ICL, IBP, KELYA, SN, SOLV, SPB, VTNR, and WMG all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, BERY, CEG, HBI, HGV, NXST, PZZA, RPRX, TAK, TPR, and TIXT missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, EVRG, FOUR, and USFD reported beats on revenue while missing on earnings.  However, ADV, ALE, H, NOMD, SBH, VTRS, and WBD missed on both the top and bottom lines.

With that background, it looks as if markets are heading toward an indecisive, if slightly bearish open. All three major index ETFs started the premarket with a modest gap down. However, all three have also put in white-bodied candles in the early session as the Bulls push back toward even. The SPY, DIA, and QQQ all remain above their T-line (8ema). So, the short-term trend is now bullish again. Meanwhile, the mid-term remains sideways but is leaning toward the bullish again now. The longer-term market remains Bullish as all three major index ETFs have returned within a few percent of all-time highs. Overall, the character of the market is gappy and more than a bit volatile. In terms of extension, none of the three major index ETFs are “too far” extended above their T-line. The T2122 indicator has pulled back a bit, outside of its overbought area. So, while both sides still have room to run if they can gain the momentum to do so. In terms of those 10 big dog tickers, nine of the 10 are in the red this morning putting a considerable drag on the QQQ and SPY. Again, keep in mind that this is not a heavy news week but we do have a lot of earnings reports. Perhaps more importantly, there are several Fed speakers and undoubtedly a few others will also pop off. Any of those statements could swing markets, especially as Bulls are now dreaming of Fed rate cuts again.

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 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 gains are 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 opened just modestly higher Tuesday. SPY opened 0.18% higher, DIA started 0.19% higher, and QQQ opened up +0.08%.  From there, all three major index ETFs ground sideways the first hour.  At that point DIA started a long, very modest selloff that finally recrossed the opening gap at 2:30 p.m.  From there DIA ground along the prior close level before heading back to the open level during the last hour. Meanwhile, SPY and QQQ both continued sideways until 1:30 p.m.  Then, those two followed DIA but with a bit sharper selloff before grinding sideways along the previous close after 2:30 p.m. until a rally the last 15 minutes took both back up to the opening level.  This action gave us, Doji candles in all three major index ETFs.  SPY and DIA gapped just a bit higher before printing the Doji while QQQ opened flat and printed its own Doji.  All three remain above their T-line (8ema).

On the day, seven of the 10 sectors were in the green with the Consumer Defensive (+1.01%) group leading the market higher.  Meanwhile, Consumer Cyclical (-0.74%) was the weakest sector by half of a percent.  VXX was flat and remains at 12.41 and T2122 pulled back a bit but remains in the overbought territory at 84.80.  At the same time, 10-year bond yields fell again to 4.459% and Oil (WTI) was flat, closing at $78.56 per barrel.  So, again Tuesday, it was an indecisive day across the market with no real strength from either the Bulls or the Bears.  One indicator of the indecision is that the 10 big dog stocks were evenly split between green and red.  However, we should note that the biggest movers among that group were on the red side and also had the heaviest dollar move.  NVDA (-1.72%) traded $39.1 billion in stock and TSLA (-3.76%) traded $13.2 billion in stock.  Meanwhile, AAPL (+0.38%) was the biggest gainer with $13.1 billion of stock traded.

The major economic news scheduled for Tuesday included March Consumer Credit, which came in FAR below expectations at $6.27 billion (compared to a forecasted $14.80 billion and the February value of $15.02 billion).  After the close, API Weekly Crude Stocks showed an inventory build of 0.509 million barrels (versus a forecasted -1.430 million barrels and far below the previous week’s 4.906-million-barrel inventory build). 

In Fed speak news, Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari said the FOMC may need to hold rates steady through all of 2024.  Kashkari said, “(In order to support a rate cut) I would need to see multiple positive inflation readings suggesting that the disinflation process is on track.”  However, on the other side, he did allay some fears by saying “The bar for a rate hike is quite high but it’s not infinite … There is a limit when we say, ‘OK, we need to do more.’ I think it’s much more likely we would just sit here for longer than we expect, or the public expects right now, until we see what effect our monetary policies have.”  

After the close, ANET, AIZ, CRC, CHRD, GMED, GXO, HY, IAC, ICUI, KD, KGC, LYFT, MASI, MTCH, PR, RNG, SU, TOST, TWLO, and WYNN all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, AGL, ANDE, ARKO, BIO, BTG, BHF, JKHY, OVV, OXY, and RRR missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, AMRK, CPNG, GO, MTW, RYAM, and RIVN beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  However, EA, and MCK missed on both the top and bottom lines.  It is worth noting that AGL lowered its forward guidance while ANET and MASI both raised their guidance.

In stock news, on Tuesday, a Brazilian paper company (Susano) mad a bid to buy IP for $15 billion. The $42.00 per share offer was given to the IP board verbally and will be submitted in writing soon.  (IP closed at $36.92 on Monday and then at $38.84 after the news Tuesday.)  At the same time, AAPL held an event to announce new iPad models based on the M4 version of their in-house designed ARM processor.  Later, RCL announced it is trying to recruit 10,000 new workers to staff ships and its private destinations this year.  The company says the need to hire so many workers is due to record cruise demand.   At the same time, META announced it has launched tools for AI image generation for advertisers.  This comes after GOOGL announced the same set of tools in February.  Later, PNRA announced it is phasing out its “Charged Sips” line of ultra-caffeinated drinks.  (That line of products is the subject to many lawsuits claiming they caused health issues and have created significant bad PR for the chain.)  Meanwhile, Bloomberg reported that JPM has started its latest round of layoffs at the Vice President and Associate level of its consumer, energy, and healthcare units.

In stock legal and governmental news, on Tuesday, a Spanish startup filed a complaint against MSFT with the Spanish antitrust regulator, related to MSFT’s cloud computing practices.  Later, the US Dept. of Commerce revoked some export licenses for good such as INTC and QCOM chips that were to be shipped to China’s Huawei.  At the same time, Reuters reported that four sources tell it the US has held up the shipment of BA-made munitions to Israel.  (The sales will reportedly eventually go through, but are being delayed based on priorities such as shipment to Ukraine.) Later, LEVI settled its lawsuit which accused an Italian fashion brand of infringing its trademarked pocket tab.  (The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.)  Elsewhere, Chinese company ByteDance filed suit in the US, arguing that the recently-passed law (passed as part of the Ukraine-Israel-Taiwan aide package) is unconstitutional on a number of grounds.  (The law required ByteDance to sell TikTok to a US owner in the next nine months or cease all operations in the US.  TiKTok has 170 million American users according to the company.)

So far this morning, AFRM, BUD, BCO, BAM, CLVT, ELAN, EMR, GFF, LCII, LPX, TIGO, NYT, QRTEA, REYN, SHOP, SUN, and VSH all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, ALIT, BR, EPC, HAIN, DINO, INGR, EYE, NFE, NI, and STWD missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, TEVA and UBER beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  However, SATS, KMT, MIDD, ODP, PFGC, and RCM missed on both the top and bottom lines.

Overnight, Asian markets were mixed but leaned toward the red side.  Japan (-1.63%), Shenzhen (-1.35%), and Singapore (-1.08%) led the region lower.  In Europe, we see the opposite picture taking shape with only three of 15 bourses in the red at midday.  The CAC (+0.81%), DAX (+0.34%), and FTSE (+0.25%) lead the region higher in early afternoon trade.  In the US, as of 7:30 a.m., Futures are pointing toward a start just on the red side of flat.  The DIA implies a -0.05% open, the SPY is implying a -0.15% open, and the QQQ implies a -0.20% open at this hour.  At the same time, 10-year bonds are back up to 4.488% and Oil (WTI) is down more than a percent to $77.54 per barrel in early trading.

The major economic news scheduled for Wednesday is limited to EIA Weekly Crude Oil Inventories (10:30 a.m.).  The major earnings reports scheduled for before the open on AFRM, BUD, BCO, BR, CLVT, SID, SATS, EPC, ELAN, EMR, FWONK, FOXA, GLP, DINO, IEP, INGR, KMT, LCII, LSXMA, LPX, MIDD, EYE, NEUE, NFE, NYT, NI, ODP, PFGC, RCM, REYN, SHOP, SWX, STWD, SUN, TGNA, TEVA, TM, UBER, VSH, and VST.  Then, after the close, AE, ABNB, AMC, APP, ARM, ATO, CE, CENTA, CENT, CAKE, CCU, COMP, CPAY, CAPL, ET, EXAS, FG, FLNC, FNF, FWRD, HLI, HUBS, CART, JXN, MFC, MATV, MMS, MKSI, MRC, NWSA, NTR, PAAS, QDEL, RGLD, SBGI, SSRM, STN, STE, SNEX, RUN, TKO, MODG, TSE, TTEC, VSTO, WTS, and WES report. 

In economic news later this week, on Thursday, we get Weekly Initial Jobless Claims, Weekly Continuing Jobless Claims, and the Fed Balance Sheet.  Finally, on Friday, Michigan Consumer Sentiment, Michigan Consumer Expectations, Michigan 1-Year Inflation Expectations, Michigan 5-Year Inflation Expectations, the WASDE report, and April Federal Budget Balance as well as Fed members Bowman and Vice Chair Barr speak.

In terms of earnings reports later this week, on Thursday, we hear from ADV, ALE, AZUL, BERY, CSIQ, CRL, COMM, CEG, EDR, EPAM, EVRG, HBI, HGV, H, ICL, IHRT, IBP, KELYA, NXST, NOMD, PZZA, PLTK, ACDC, RPRX, RBLX, SBH, SN, SOLV, SPB, TPR, TEF, TIXT, VTNR, VTRS, WBD, WMG, AKAM, COLD, AMN, BAP, DBX, SSP, EVH, FIHL, GEN, G, HRB, IAG, IOSP, MTD, PBA, RXT, RBA, and SLF.  Finally, on Friday, AQN, AMCX, CLMT, CPG, CRH, ENB, HMC, and DNOW report.

In miscellaneous news, a plague of leafhopper insects has infected Argentinian corn crops.  This insect, has the ability to reduce thousands of acres of corn crop to zero yield.  (While the US is the largest producer of corn, Argentina is number four behind China and Brazil.  A failure of the Argentine crop would cause significant impact on global corn prices.)   At the moment, Argentina is forecasting a 17% reduction in its corn production.  Elsewhere, US spot electricity and natural gas prices turned negative Tuesday in TX, CA, and AZ.  (Ample Western hydropower, moderate weather, and limited storage capacity were forcing many LNG producers to flare (burn off) excess gas Tuesday, rather than slow/stop well production.)

In other news, Hamas and Israeli negotiators resumed ceasefire negotiations Tuesday.  However, Israel began the new session by giving a Friday deadline for a deal, saying it would halt negotiations and initiate its “real Rafah operation” if a deal has not been agreed by then.  (That distinction was needed because IDF ground forces attacked and captured the Gaza border crossing between Rafah and Egypt.  That crossing is where 75% of Gaza aid passed prior to the war.  That crossing is now completely shut down again as famine looms in that city and the whole Gaza strip.)  It’s hard to predict how this will impact oil markets, with a return to talks a soothing sign while threats and continuing Israeli attacks not so soothing.

With that background, it looks as if traders are on the bearish side this morning. The QQQ in particular shows some follow through with the larger black candle being printed in the premarket. However, the two large-cap index ETFs opened the premarket flat and are printing more “indecisive candles” since that point. All three remain above their T-line (8ema). So, the short-term trend is now bullish again. Meanwhile, the mid-term remains sideways (choppy). The longer-term market remains Bullish as all three major index ETFs have returned within a few percent of all-time highs. Overall, the character of the market is gappy, choppy, and volatile. In terms of extension, none of the three major index ETFs are “too far” extended above their T-line, but the QQQ is starting to push that level. The T2122 indicator remains in its overbought area. So, while both sides still have room to run if they can gain the momentum to do so, the Bears have more slack to play with. In terms of those 10 big dog tickers, eight of the 10 are in the red this morning putting a considerable drag on the QQQ and SPY. Again, keep in mind that this is not a heavy news week but we do have a lot of earnings reports. Perhaps more importantly, there are several Fed speakers and undoubtedly a few others will also pop off. Any of those statements could swing markets, especially as Bulls are now dreaming of Fed rate cuts again.

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 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 gains are 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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🎯 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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Monday was a bullish, yet mostly sideways day in the market.  SPY gapped up 0.51%, DIA gapped up 0.41%, and QQQ gapped up 0.43%.  From there, all three major index ETFs traded sideways in roughly a half of a percent range.  The SPY and QQQ both had a slight bullish trend to that grind.  Meanwhile, DIA gave us a more volatile chop to the side and had a modest bearish trend to that sideways grind.  A late-day rally took all three out very near their highs of the day.  This action gave us gap-up large white-body candles with small lower wicks in the SPY and QQQ.  Meanwhile, the DIA printed a gap-up, white-body Doji.  All three remain above their T-line (8ema).  This all came on well-below-average volume in all three of those major index ETFs.

On the day, all 10 sectors were again in the green with Technology (+1.55%) once again out front leading the market higher.  Meanwhile, Consumer Defensive (+0.09%) lagged well behind the other sectors.  VXX dropped another 2.66% to close at 12.45 and T2122 jumped up well into the overbought territory at 90.48.  At the same time, 10-year bond yields fell again to 4.489% and Oil (WTI) gained half a percent to close at $78.55 per barrel.  So, once again Monday, most of the market’s move came at the open.  After a significant gap, the predominate direction of all three major index ETFs was to the side.  Most talking heads seem to think this is chiefly driven by hope for a Fed rate cut soon.  However, it is worth noting that three-fourths of the way through earnings season, five of the six “Magnificent 7” tickers have reported beats (only TSLA has missed, but it missed on both lines).  This leaves only the biggest dog of them all (NVDA) to report on Wednesday.  My point is that for those who believe in those seven tickers driving the market, they’ve gotten a lot of good news recently.

There was no major economic news scheduled for Monday.  

In Fed Consumer Expectations Survey news, on Monday the NY Fed released results of its survey.  The report found that respondents are bracing for higher housing costs again in the next year. On average that group predicts home prices will rise 5.1% (over the next year) which is far above the +2.6% increase they expected one year ago.  However, five years from now, they see home prices only up 2.7% from current.  So, on average the group expects home price inflation and then deflation.  In terms of rental prices, the survey found respondents expect a 9.7% increase in rent on average in the next 12 months.  (That is the second-highest expectation reading in history and up from the +8.2% in early 2023.)  In terms of mortgage rates, the group now expect the average mortgage to be at 8.7% in a year and 9.7% in three years.  (This survey was conducted while the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage at Fannie Mae was at 7.22%.)

In Fed speak news, NY Fed President Williams said Monday that the FOMC’s next move is likely to be a cut in rates.  Williams said “Eventually we’ll have rate cuts” but for now monetary policy is in a “very good place.”  Williams did not offer a timetable for when a cut (next move) may take place. He also said the Fed’s shrinking of its Balance Sheet have gone well and have not rocked the boat.  Later, Richmond Fed President Barkin said that up to now the fight on inflation has been on the supply side.  However, to end inflation, the US will need to take a hit on the demand side.  Specifically, Barkin said, “We got a lot of benefit last year on the supply side,” … “I do tend to imagine that we’re going to need a little more edge off of demand to get all the way (back to target).”  He went on to say that he was optimistic that the current Fed Funds Rate was high enough to do the job.  Still, when asked where he felt the biggest risk to the economy was, Barkin replied “I still have the weight going toward inflation.” “It’s a stubborn road back…It doesn’t mean you won’t get back. It just means it takes a while…to corral price setters (businesses) into believing they don’t really have a chance (for price increases without losing sales).

After the close, ACM, ATSG, BCC, BWXT, CBT, COKE, COHR, CPS, FN, FIS, IFF, ITUB, VAC, PLTR, O, SPG, and VRTX all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, AL, FMC, GT, JELD, MCHP, OTTR, RRX, and WMB missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, COTY, NE, PARR, and PRI all beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  However, AAN, DOOR, and OGS missed on both the top and bottom lines.  It is worth noting that SPG raised its forward guidance.

In stock news, on Monday, KKR announced it will buy Indian medical device maker Healthium Medtech from UK-based Apax Partners for roughly $839 million.  At the same time, Reuters reported that DIS and CMCSA are seeking to hire a third-party financial advisor to resolve their dispute over the valuation of Hulu.  (DIS will acquire a 33% stake in Hulu from CMCSA according to a deal struck in 2023, but value was undecided.  JPM told DIS Hulu was worth $27.5 billion while MS told CMCSA that Hulu was worth $40 billion.) Later, Chinese premium EV-maker NIO announced it will launch its first mass-market EV by the end of this month, in Europe, for under $30k.  At the same time, industry publication Electrek reported that TSLA laid off more employees Monday in its Software, Service, and Engineering departments.  (Employees received layoff emails on Sunday.)  Later, ALE announced it would go private at a $6.2 billion valuation (including debt to be assumed). This will result in a $67/share cash offer.  Elsewhere, tech publication “The Information” reported Monday that MSFT is training a new, in-house AI model named MAI-1.  The model, much bigger than any MSFT has trained internally in the past, is intended to compete with GOOGL and OpenAI.  (The project is being headed by the co-founder of GOOGL’s DeepMind unit.)

In stock legal and governmental news, on Monday, HOOD received notice from the SEC that its cryptocurrency unit has been “preliminarily found” to have engaged in securities violations and will likely face either “cease and desist” action, civil court injunctions, or other penalties relate to the broker’s listings and crypto transactions.  Later, the highest state court in MA began hearing a challenge to ballot initiatives proposed and paid for by LYFT and UBER, which would define gig workers explicitly as contractors, not eligible for benefits, minimum wage laws, worker protection laws, and tax withholding.  (No timeframe for a decision is available.)  At the same time, the Wall Street Journal reported that the FAA has opened a new investigation into BA over inspections the company recently admitted its employees skipped on 787 Dreamliner planes in order to maintain production schedules.  The investigation will also determine whether the documentation submitted to the FAA indicated those inspections had been made and passed (if documents were falsified).  Later, a Us judge formally ended the US Dept. of Justice case against GS related to the bank’s work with corrupt Malaysian fun 1MDB, accepting the $2.9 billion in penalties GS paid.  Elsewhere, Reuters reports that crypto “Super PACs” have raised more than $102 million to spend on the 2024 Congressional elections.  ($54 million of this reportedly came from COIN and Ripple Labs.)  Reports say much of this will be focused on defeating Democratic Senators Brown (OH) and Tester (MT) who have been critical of crypto.

Overnight, Asian markets were mixed but leaned to the bullish side with seven of the 12 exchanges in the green.  South Korea (+2.16%), Japan (+1.57%), and Australia (+1.44%) were by far the biggest movers and led the region higher.  However, in Europe, 13 of the 15 bourses are in the green at midday with only Russia (-0.44%) worse than flat.  The CAC (+0.37%), DAX (+0.63%), and FTSE (+1.03%) are leading the region higher in early afternoon trade.  In the US, as of 7:30 a.m., Futures are pointing toward a mixed open near flat.  The DIA implies a +0.07% open, the SPY is implying a dead flat open, and the QQQ implies a -0.20% open at this hour.  At the same time, 10-year bond yields are down to 4.461% and Oil (WTI) is off four-tenths of a percent to $78.15 per barrel in early trading.

The major economic news scheduled for Tuesday includes the EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook (noon), March Consumer Credit (3 p.m.), and API Weekly Crude Stocks (4:30 p.m.).  Fed member Kashkari also speaks (11:30 a.m.).  The major earnings reports scheduled for before the open on Tuesday include GOLF, AHCO, ALGT, GBTG, ARMK, ATKR, AVNT, BLMN, BP, BLDR, CEIX, CROX, DDOG, DK, DUK, ERJ, ENR, EXPD, RACE, FTRE, GEO, GTN, HSIC, J, KVUE, NJR, NRG, OSCR, MD, PRGO, ROK, SCSC, SRE, SPR, SGRY, TPX, BLD, TDG, UBS, VVX, and DIS.  Then, after the close, KLG, AMRK, AGL, ARKO, AIZ, BTG, BIO, BRFS, BHF, CRC, CHRD, CPNG, EC, EA, GMED, GO, GXO, HY, IAC, ICUI, JKHY, KGC, KD, LYFT, MTW, MASI, MTCH, MCK, OXY, OVV, PR, RYAM, RRR, RNG, RIVN, SU, VIV, TOST, TWLO, and WYNN report. 

In economic news later this week, on Wednesday, EIA Weekly Crude Oil Inventories are reported.  On Thursday, we get Weekly Initial Jobless Claims, Weekly Continuing Jobless Claims, and the Fed Balance Sheet.  Finally, on Friday, Michigan Consumer Sentiment, Michigan Consumer Expectations, Michigan 1-Year Inflation Expectations, Michigan 5-Year Inflation Expectations, the WASDE report, and April Federal Budget Balance as well as Fed members Bowman and Vice Chair Barr speak.

In terms of earnings reports later this week, on Wednesday, AFRM, BUD, BCO, BR, CLVT, SID, SATS, EPC, ELAN, EMR, FWONK, FOXA, GLP, DINO, IEP, INGR, KMT, LCII, LSXMA, LPX, MIDD, EYE, NEUE, NFE, NYT, NI, ODP, PFGC, RCM, REYN, SHOP, SWX, STWD, SUN, TGNA, TEVA, TM, UBER, VSH, VST, AE, ABNB, AMC, APP, ARM, ATO, CE, CENTA, CENT, CAKE, CCU, COMP, CPAY, CAPL, ET, EXAS, FG, FLNC, FNF, FWRD, HLI, HUBS, CART, JXN, MFC, MATV, MMS, MKSI, MRC, NWSA, NTR, PAAS, QDEL, RGLD, SBGI, SSRM, STN, STE, SNEX, RUN, TKO, MODG, TSE, TTEC, VSTO, WTS, and WES report.  On Thursday, we hear from ADV, ALE, AZUL, BERY, CSIQ, CRL, COMM, CEG, EDR, EPAM, EVRG, HBI, HGV, H, ICL, IHRT, IBP, KELYA, NXST, NOMD, PZZA, PLTK, ACDC, RPRX, RBLX, SBH, SN, SOLV, SPB, TPR, TEF, TIXT, VTNR, VTRS, WBD, WMG, AKAM, COLD, AMN, BAP, DBX, SSP, EVH, FIHL, GEN, G, HRB, IAG, IOSP, MTD, PBA, RXT, RBA, and SLF.  Finally, on Friday, AQN, AMCX, CLMT, CPG, CRH, ENB, HMC, and DNOW report.

So far this morning, GOLF, AVNT, BLDR, CEIX, CROX, DDOG, ENR, RACE, GFS, GTN, J, OSCR, ROK, SGRY, TDG, UBS, VVX, and WAT all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, ARMK, ATKR, DK, DUK, HSIC, NJR, NRG, MD, PRGO, TPX, BLD, and DIS all missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, AHCO and GEO beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  However, BLMN and BP missed on both the top and bottom lines.

In miscellaneous news, the largest physician-run hospital network in the US (Steward Health Care), which operates 31 hospitals, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday after failing to secure a new loan from its landlord MPW.  Steward has nearly 30,000 employees, including 4,500 doctors and operates 400 locations (not just the 31 hospitals).  Elsewhere, the CDC said Monday that it had asked state health depts. And asked that they provide protective gear to farm workers to reduce the risk of H5N1 bird flu transmission to (and then between) humans.  (There has already been one case of a farm work contracting bird flu from a dairy herd, which had been contaminated.  The case was mild, similar to traditional flu.)  The USDA had previously said that H5N1 had likely been circulating in poultry and dairy animals since November and was first found on March 25.  So far, test have found pasteurized milk contains remnants but remains safe for human consumption.

In other news, Hamas made news Monday by announcing they had agreed to a ceasefire plan proposed by Egypt and Qatar.  (Reports had said Israel had signed off on the deal before it was proposed.)  However, Israel said what Hamas agreed to was nowhere close to what they could accept…implying Hamas agreed to its own counter to the deal shown to them.  In the meantime, Israeli Defense Forces announced it has begun a “limited” ground offensive into Rafah (city of 1.4 million).  This includes the takeover of the Rafah side of the border crossing to Egypt.  While oil markets calmed on the news midday Monday, the IDF operation in Rafah (where explosions were heard Monday night) is likely to stoke oil fears again.  In the meantime, Israeli negotiators said they will travel to resume ceasefire talks as both sides work to blame the other for no halt to fighting.

With that background, it looks as if traders are undecided this morning. The two large-cap index ETFs opened the premarket flat and have printed mostly wicks since that point. Meanwhile, the QQQ gapped down to start the early session and then has printed its own indecisive candle. All three remain above their T-line (8ema). So, the short-term trend is now bullish again. Meanwhile, the mid-term remains sideways. The longer-term market remains Bullish as all three major index ETFs have returned within a few percent of all-time highs. Overall, the character of the market is gappy, choppy, and volatile. In terms of extension, none of the three major index ETFs are “too far” extended above their T-line, but the QQQ is starting to push that level. However, at the same time, the T2122 indicator is now well inside of its overbought area. So, while both sides still have room to run if they can gain the momentum to do so, the Bears have more slack to play with. In terms of those 10 big dog tickers, eight of the 10 are in the red with the two biggest dogs TSLA (-1.46%) and NVDA (-1.34%) leading the QQQ (and probably overall market) lower. Again, keep in mind that this is not a heavy news week but we do have a lot of earnings reports. Perhaps more importantly, there are several Fed speakers and undoubtedly a few others will also pop off. Any of those statements could swing markets, especially as Bulls are now dreaming of Fed rate cuts again.

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 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 gains are 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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Friday saw another significant gap higher.  The SPY gapped up 1.21%, DIA gapped up 1.28%, and QQQ gapped up 1.75%.  From there, all three major index ETFs wobbled to the side, reentering the gap and crossing above the open, but never straying too far from the opening price. This lasted the entire session.  This gave us gap-up, indecisive candles in all three.   SPY printed a white-bodied Doji, QQQ gave us a white-bodied Spinning Top, and DIA printed a black-body Doji.  All three are now firmly above their T-lines (8emas).  This happened on average volume in the QQQ and DIA as well as just-less-than-average volume in the SPY.

On the day, all 10 sectors were in the green with Technology (+1.86%) far out front (by 0.75%) while Energy (+0.40%) lagged the other sectors.  VXX dropped another 3.47% to close at 12.78 and T2122 climbed to the very top edge of its mid-range at 79.25.  At the same time, 10-year bond yields fell sharply to 4.497% and Oil (WTI) fell 1.08%, to close at $78.10 per barrel.  So, Friday saw all of its move in the opening gap.  Most of the market analysts seemed to think that a decline in jobs increases and a climb in the Unemployment Rate will help clear the way for a Fed rate cut.  After that start to the session, there were some waves but price oscillated in a fairly tight range around that opening price.  It was as if traders had decided to head for the weekend early.

The major economic news scheduled for Friday included April Avg. Hourly Earnings (Year-on-Year) increased less than expected at +3.9% (compared to a forecast of +4.0% and the March increase of 4.1%).  At the same time, April Nonfarm Payrolls increased far less than predicted at +175k (versus the +238k forecast and dramatically less than the March +315k).  Meanwhile, April Private Nonfarm Payrolls also increased less than anticipated at +167k (compared to the +181k forecast and far less than the March +243k reading).  The April Participation Rate remained steady at 62.7% (the same as March’s participation rate).  Together, this gave us an April Unemployment Rate which increased to 3.9% (compared to a forecast and March value of 3.8%). Later, the April S&P Global Services PMI came in higher than expected at 51.3 (versus a 50.9 forecast but down from March’s 51.7).  Combined with Thursday’s Mfg. data this gave us an April S&P Global Composite PMI of 51.3 (compared to a 50.9 forecast and March’s reading of 52.1).  Later, the ISM Non-Mfg. Employment Index was lower than anticipated at 45.9 (versus a 49.0 forecast and the March 48.5 value).  At the same time, the ISM Non-Mfg. PMI also came in low at 49.4 (compared the 52.0 forecast and the March reading of 51.4).  On the cost side, the ISM Non-Mfg. PMI Price Index were significantly higher than expected at 59.2 (versus the 55.0 forecast and a March value of 53.4).

In Fed speak news, on Friday Fed Governor Bowman (a hawk) told an audience of bankers that she supports the current FOMC stance but still fears inflation risks.  “My baseline outlook continues to be that inflation will decline further with the policy rate held steady, but I still see a number of upside inflation risks that affect my outlook, … While the current stance of monetary policy appears to be at a restrictive level, I remain willing to raise the federal funds rate at a future meeting should the incoming data indicate that progress on inflation has stalled or reversed.”  Later, after the close, Chicago Fed President Goolsbee told a conference that the Fed’s “dot plots” (which are published once per quarter, showing the inflation predictions of each Fed member) need more context.  Goolsbee said, “the dot plot is just a collection of opinions without economic content … Because it can’t be connected to the economic conditions the participant thinks will justify that interest rate, there is nothing to tell us why they think this a reasonable choice.”   Instead, Goolsbee proposed “A matrix that anonymously matches the economic forecasts to the rate path for each participant would answer some important questions.”

In stock news, on Friday, ALK announced that it had received $61 million in credit toward future purchases of BA jets (in addition to the $162 million cash ALK got from BA) as compensation for the temporary grounding of all 737 MAX 9 jets earlier this year.  At the same time, Reuters reported that LUV will be forced to reduce the hours (and thus pay) of its pilots later this year as it grapples with a lack of jets due to BA delivery delays.  This is a problem, because LUV, like all major airlines has been trying to increase its pilot staff amidst an industry-wide pilot labor shortage.  Lower pay will hardly help the plans to increase staff.  Later, the New York Times reported that PARA will let its exclusive negotiation deal with Skydance lapse in the face of a competing bid from SONY and APO.  At the same time, XOM told Reuters Friday that after reaching a deal with the FTC for approval of its acquisition of PXD, the oil giant expects it to take between 18 and 24 months to achieve full synergies of the purchase.  (This will push XOM’s Permian Basin oil output by 1.3 million barrels per day with another 700k bpd added by 2027 due to integrating PXD technologies.

In stock legal and governmental news, on Friday, the Treasury Dept. gave automakers an extension until 2027 to remove Chinese-sourced trace minerals from electric vehicle batteries and still have their electric vehicles qualify for tax credits. (The announcement attributed the extension to the minerals being hard to source from other sources at this time.)  At the same time, GOOGL and the Dept. of Justice finished closing arguments in the antitrust case the US brought against GOOGL related to web search and related advertising.  Later, the FTC requested more information from NVO relate to its $16.5 billion bid to acquire CTLT.  At the same time, GS announced it had finally reached an agreement in-principle to settle a 2014 class-action lawsuit over GS trading in platinum and palladium.  (No terms were announced.)  Later, AMRX announced it had reached a $270 settlement (payable over 10 years) agreement over its involvement in the US opioid epidemic.

Overnight, Asian markets were mixed but leaned toward the green side with eight of the 12 exchanges in the green.  Shenzhen (+2.00%), Shanghai (+1.16%), and Taiwan (+0.95%) led the region higher.  Meanwhile, in Europe, 13 of the 15 bourses are in the green at midday.  The CAC (+0.76%), DAX (+0.89%), and FTSE (+0.51%) lead the region higher in early afternoon trade.  In the US, as of 7:30 a.m., Futures are pointing toward a green start to the day.  The DIA implies a +0.32% open, the SPY is implying a +0.33% open, and the QQQ implies a +0.23% open at this hour.  At the same time, 10-year bond yields are down to 4.481% and Oil (WTI) is up just less than a percent to $78.86 per barrel in early trading.

The major economic news scheduled for Monday is limited to Fed member Williams speaking at 1 p.m.  The major earnings reports scheduled for before the open on Monday include, AMG, AMR, BRKB, BNTX, CAN, JLL, SAVE, THS, and TSN.  Then, after the close, AAN, ACM, AL, BCC, BWXT, CBT, COHR, COTY, FN, FIS, FMC, GT, IFF, ITUB, JELD, VAC, DOOR, MCHP, NE, OGS, OTTR, PLTR, PARR, PRI, O, RRX, SPG, VRTX, and WMB report. 

In economic news later this week, on Tuesday, we get March Consumer Credit, API Weekly Crude Stocks, and Fed member Kashkari speaks.  Then Wednesday, EIA Weekly Crude Oil Inventories are reported.  On Thursday, we get Weekly Initial Jobless Claims, Weekly Continuing Jobless Claims, and the Fed Balance Sheet.  Finally, on Friday, Michigan Consumer Sentiment, Michigan Consumer Expectations, Michigan 1-Year Inflation Expectations, Michigan 5-Year Inflation Expectations, the WASDE report, and April Federal Budget Balance as well as Fed members Bowman and Vice Chair Barr speak.

In terms of earnings reports later this week, on Tuesday, we hear from GOLF, AHCO, ALGT, GBTG, ARMK, ATKR, AVNT, BLMN, BP, BLDR, CEIX, CROX, DDOG, DK, DUK, ERJ, ENR, EXPD, RACE, FTRE, GEO, GTN, HSIC, J, KVUE, NJR, NRG, OSCR, MD, PRGO, ROK, SCSC, SRE, SPR, SGRY, TPX, BLD, TDG, UBS, VVX, DIS, KLG, AMRK, AGL, ARKO, AIZ, BTG, BIO, BRFS, BHF, CRC, CHRD, CPNG, EC, EA, GMED, GO, GXO, HY, IAC, ICUI, JKHY, KGC, KD, LYFT, MTW, MASI, MTCH, MCK, OXY, OVV, PR, RYAM, RRR, RNG, RIVN, SU, VIV, TOST, TWLO, and WYNN.  Then Wednesday, AFRM, BUD, BCO, BR, CLVT, SID, SATS, EPC, ELAN, EMR, FWONK, FOXA, GLP, DINO, IEP, INGR, KMT, LCII, LSXMA, LPX, MIDD, EYE, NEUE, NFE, NYT, NI, ODP, PFGC, RCM, REYN, SHOP, SWX, STWD, SUN, TGNA, TEVA, TM, UBER, VSH, VST, AE, ABNB, AMC, APP, ARM, ATO, CE, CENTA, CENT, CAKE, CCU, COMP, CPAY, CAPL, ET, EXAS, FG, FLNC, FNF, FWRD, HLI, HUBS, CART, JXN, MFC, MATV, MMS, MKSI, MRC, NWSA, NTR, PAAS, QDEL, RGLD, SBGI, SSRM, STN, STE, SNEX, RUN, TKO, MODG, TSE, TTEC, VSTO, WTS, and WES report.  On Thursday, we hear from ADV, ALE, AZUL, BERY, CSIQ, CRL, COMM, CEG, EDR, EPAM, EVRG, HBI, HGV, H, ICL, IHRT, IBP, KELYA, NXST, NOMD, PZZA, PLTK, ACDC, RPRX, RBLX, SBH, SN, SOLV, SPB, TPR, TEF, TIXT, VTNR, VTRS, WBD, WMG, AKAM, COLD, AMN, BAP, DBX, SSP, EVH, FIHL, GEN, G, HRB, IAG, IOSP, MTD, PBA, RXT, RBA, and SLF.  Finally, on Friday, AQN, AMCX, CLMT, CPG, CRH, ENB, HMC, and DNOW report.

So far this morning, BRKB, JLL, and L reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, AMG and TSN missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, CNA and THS missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  However, SAVE missed on both the top and bottom lines.

On Saturday, “Woodstock for Capitalists” took place in Omaha.  Warren “The Oracle of Omaha” Buffett spoke and BRKB reported a massive 32% increase (year-over-year) in Q1 operating income.  Yet, the company managed to report a huge 66% drop in net income for the quarter. As of the end of the quarter, BRKB was sitting on a record $189 billion pile of cash-on-hand.  During the quarter, BRKB reduced its holding of AAPL by 13%, down to (a paltry) $135.4 billion.  Still, AAAPL remains the biggest holding in the BRKB portfolio.  During his Q/A session, Warren Buffett said he expects US taxes to rise to tackle the country’s wide federal deficit.  Buffett said, “I think higher taxes are likely.” “They (Congress and the President) may not want to decrease spending and they may decide they’ll take a larger percentage of what we own…and we’ll pay it.”  He continued, “Almost everybody I know pays a lot more attention to not paying taxes than I think they should, we don’t mind paying taxes at Berkshire.”  Later, in answering questions, Buffett made it clear that Greg Abel will succeed him as the head of BRKB, claiming that Abel is already handling almost all of the company business.  Specifically, Buffett said, “The number of calls I get from managers is essentially awfully close to zero and Greg is handling those. I don’t know quite how he does it, but we’ve got the right person, I can tell you that.”

With that background, it looks as if the Bulls are working again this morning. The premarket started a bit higher and all three major index ETFs have printed white-body candles since then in the early session. Only SPY and QQQ show any wick and those are both small upper wicks at this point. All three remain above their T-line (8ema). So, the short-term trend is now bullish again. Meanwhile, the mid-term remains bearish. The longer-term market remains Bullish but under pressure. Overall, the character of the market is indecisive, choppy, and volatile. In terms of extension, none of the three major index ETFs is extended above their T-line. At the same time, the T2122 indicator is now just outside of its overbought area at the top of the mid-range. So, both sides still have room to run if they can gain the momentum to do so. In terms of those 10 big dog tickers, eight of the 10 are in the green with AMD well out in front leading the charge. However, AAPL (-0.26%) is by far the biggest drag (probably on news Buffett reduced the BRKB holdings of AAPL) as the joy of the huge buyback program announcement fades a bit early. Keep in mind that this is not a heavy news week but we do have a lot of earnings reports. Perhaps more importantly, there are several Fed speakers planned and undoubtedly others will also pop off. Any of those statements could rock markets as the Bulls are now dreaming of a rate cut again.

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 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 gains are 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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Markets gapped up Thursday as traders rethought their late-day selloff from the day before.  SPY gapped up 0.76%, DIA gapped up 0.61%, and QQQ gapped up 0.94%.  At that point, all three major index ETFs faded and recrossed the gap by 10:10 a.m.  However, this was a Bear Trap with all three major index ETFs starting a steady rally at 10:15 a.m., recrossing the gap and continuing North and reaching the highs of the day at 3:15 p.m.  From there, SPY, DIA, and QQQ all sold off modestly the last 45 minutes of the day.  This action gave us white-bodied Hammer-type candles in all three major index ETFs.  All three crossed back above their T-line (8ema) during the session.  This all happened on less than average volume in all three, with QQQ have by far the weakest volume relative to its average.

On the day, all 10 sectors were in the green with Consumer Cyclical (+2.01%) far out front of Technology (+1.50%) which was far out in front of the other sectors, leading markets higher.  At the same time, SPY gained 0.93%, DIA gained 0.89%, and QQQ gained 1.28%.  VXX dropped 3.29% to close at 13.24 and T2122 popped higher and is now in the top-end of its mid-range at 70.16.  10-year bond yields fell to 4.589% and Oil (WTI) was just on the red side of flat, closing at $78.96 per barrel.  So, Thursday was a rebound day after Wednesday’s Fed indecision.  However, truly, nothing major has changed in the last 10-12 days as bullish moves are met with bearish moves and visa-versa. 

The major economic news scheduled for Thursday included March Exports, which came in lower at $257.60 billion (compared to February’s $263.00 billion reading).  The March Imports also fell to $327.00 billion (down from $331.90 billion in February).  This gave us a March Trade Balance of -$69.40 billion, which was down slightly from the February -$69.50 billion value.  At the same time, Weekly Initial Jobless Claims were lower than expected at 208k (compared to a 212k forecast but flat from the prior week’s 208k).  On the ongoing side, Weekly Continuing Jobless Claims were flat at 1,774k (versus a forecast of 1,800k and the prior week’s 1,774k).  Meanwhile, the Q1 Nonfarm Productivity was down slightly to +0.3% (compared to a much higher forecast value of +0.8% but only down a touch from Q4’s +3.5%).  However, the bigger miss was on Q1 Unit Labor Cost (preliminary) which was up 4.7% (versus a +3.6% forecast and greatly higher than Q4’s +0.4%).  Later, March Factory Orders were up to +1.6% (which was in line with the +1.6% forecast but up nicely from February’s +1.2%).  Then, after the close, the Fed Balance Sheet showed a $40 billion reduction from $7.402 trillion to $7.362 trillion. 

After the close, AMGN, AAPL, ACA, SQ, BKNG, BFAM, COIN, CTRA, DVA, EOG, EXPE, FTNT, GDDY, HOLX, HUN, ILMN, MTZ, MELI, MSI, OPEN, OTEX, PTVE, REZI, RGA, RKT, RYAN, SEM, and TXRH all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  At the same time, AES, DLR, ED, FND, IR, ZEUS, POST, SM, and X missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, ALHC, BECN, CIVI, DKNG, LYV, MODV, and WSC beat on the revenue line while missing on earnings.  However, AEE, WTRG, MNST, OEC, and SWN missed on both the top and bottom lines.

In stock news, on Thursday, CB told the Wall Street Journal is it preparing to pay a $350 million claim to the state of MD related to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March.  At the same time, NVO announced it will be reducing the price of its blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy amidst an increase in competition from LLY. After the close, AAPL reported that iPhone sales fell less than expected (down 10% year on year in Q1) while overall sales fell 4%.  However, AAPL also announced the biggest stock buyback program in the history of the market at $110 billion (a 22% increase over their record $90 billion repurchase program from last year).  AAPL share soared in post-market trading on the news.  Also after the close, AMGN announced it had scrapped plans for a pill version of a weight loss drug and will move ahead with an injection version similar to NVO and LLY drugs in the same class.  For what it is worth, the CEO of AMGN touted excellent early-phase results of its injectable weight loss candidate.  Finally, SONY and APOS both expressed interest in buying PARA for $26 billion in cash as the company considers a bid from Skydance.  Under the alternate offer, SONY would be the majority shareholder with APOS holding a minority position.

In stock legal and governmental news, on Thursday, a Russian court ruled that JPM assets held in accounts which cannot be transferred outside of Russia will not be seized.  The court said this covered $2.25 billion of JPM’s assets.  Later, the FCC told Congress Thursday that 40% of US telecom providers report they will need additional government money to fund the removal of Chinese equipment from Huawei and ZTE from their networks.  (Congress approved $1.9 billion and the telecom companies report $4.98 billion will be needed to cover the 39.5% of replacement cost that the law said would be covered.)   At the same time, SPR filed suit in US district court to block TX from demanding documents and conducting a probe of the company (which does no manufacturing in TX).  Later, RIVN reported that it received $827 million in incentive packages from the state of IL to help fund the expansion of the company’s operations in that state.  At the same time, the Wall Street Journal reported that the US Dept. of Justice has launched a probe into how Chinese drug traffickers have laundered money from the sale of fentanyl through TD (TD Bank).  After the close, the USDA announced that WMT had recalled 16,000 pounds of ground beef due to a suspicion it is infected with E. coli. 

Overnight, Asian markets were evenly mixed.  Hong Kong (+1.48%) led the gainers while Shenzhen (-0.90%) paced the losses.  In Europe, the bourses are much more bullish with 12 of 15 exchanges in the green at midday.  The CAC (+0.53%), DAX (+0.40%), and FTSE (+0.49%) lead the region higher in early afternoon trade.  In the US, as of 7:30 a.m., Futures are pointing toward another green start to the day.  The DIA implies a +0.79% open, the SPY is implying a +0.40% open, and the QQQ implies a +0.68% open at this hour.  At the same time, 10-year bond yields are down to 4.559% and Oil (WTI) is up 0.34% to $79.22 per barrel in early trading.

The major economic news scheduled for Friday include April Avg. Hourly Earnings, April Nonfarm Payrolls, April Private Nonfarm Payrolls, April Participation Rate, and April Unemployment Rate (all at 8:30 a.m.), April S&P Global Services PMI and April S&P Global Composite PMI (both at 9:45 a.m.), ISM Non-Mfg. Employment, ISM Non-Mfg. PMI, and ISM Non-Mfg. PMI Price Index (all at 10 a.m.), and Fed Member Williams speaks at 7:45 p.m.  The major earnings reports scheduled for before the open include on Friday, ADNT, AXL, AMRX, BEPC, BEP, CBOE, CBRE, GTLS, LNG, CRBG, FLR, FYBR, GPRE, HSY, KOP, MGA, NMRK, NVT, PAA, PAGP, TRP, TAC, TRMB, and XPO.  Then, after the close there are no major earnings report scheduled. 

So far this morning, AMRX, BBU, CBOE, CRBG, FYBR, HSY, NVT, TRP, TRMB, and XPO all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, ADNT, CBRE, OMI, and TAC all missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, BEP and LNG beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  However, GTLS, FLR, GPRE, and MGA missed on both the top and bottom lines.  It is worth noting that MGA lowered its forward guidance.

With that background, it looks as if the Bulls are gapping markets higher today as all three major index ETFs opened the premarket higher. However, with the exception of DIA’s significant white body, they have only printed indecisive candles since the open of the early session. All three are back above their T-line (8ema). So, the short-term trend is now bullish again. Meanwhile, the mid-term remains bearish. The longer-term market remains Bullish but under pressure. Overall, the character of the market is indecisive, choppy, and volatile. In terms of extension, none of the three major index ETFs is extended above their T-line. At the same time, the T2122 indicator is now in the upper-end of its mid-range. So, both sides have room to run if they can gain the momentum to do so. In terms of those 10 big dog tickers, they are evenly split with 5 in the green and 5 in the red this morning. However, AAPL (+6.02%) is by far the biggest mover and dragging the overall market higher on its massive buyback program announced last night. Keep in mind that we still have the April Jobs Report is likely to cause volatility or a change in market direction this morning. Also, don’t forget this is Friday, pay day. So 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 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 gains are 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

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

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🎯 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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Wednesday saw a mixed start to the day for markets.  SPY opened 0.14% lower, DIA opened 0.07% higher, and QQQ gapped down 0.39%.  From that point, all three major index ETFs chopped sideways until early afternoon.  Oddly, instead of waiting on the Fed decisions and statement, all three started to rally at 1:30 p.m.  However, the rally really picked up steam with a strong spike higher between 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.  This was followed by 30 minutes of a sideways grind in all three.  At that point, the Bears woke up and markets sold off sharply the rest of the day.  This action gave us Inverted Hammer candles in all three major index ETFs.  DIA gave us a white version while SPY and QQQ printed black versions.  This means that all three also retested and failed their T-line (8ema) during the session.  This all happened on about average volume.  We saw average volume in the QQQ and SPY along with heavier-than-average volume in the DIA.

On the day, the 10 sectors were evenly split with Utilities (+1.18%) far out front leading the five gainers while Energy (-1.36%) was way out front leading the five red ones.  At the same time, SPY lost 0.29%, DIA gained 0.20%, and QQQ lost 0.72%.  VXX gained 0.59% to close at 13.69 and T2122 climbed out of the oversold territory to close in the lower-end of the mid-range at 28.51.  10-year bond yields fell to 4.639% and Oil (WTI) plummeted 3.31% to close at $79.20 per barrel. So, on Wednesday, saw a typical “wait and see” in the morning.  However, oddly, markets seemed to think they knew how the wind would be blowing about a half hour ahead of the Fed announcements.  Then we saw a spike, followed by rest and then a sharp selloff.  In short, traders seem relieved the Fed left rates where they were and loved the fact Chairman Powell essentially took more rate hikes off the table.  However, they also then realized there won’t be a rate cut anytime soon and that scared them back into a bearish move.

The major economic news scheduled for Wednesday included the ADP Nonfarm Employment Change, which came in stronger than expected at 192k (compared to a forecast of 179k but down from the March reading of 208k).  Later, April S&P Global Mfg. PMI was just a tick stronger than predicted at 50.0 (versus a 49.9 forecast but down from March’s 51.9).  After that, March Construction Spending was well down from what was anticipated at -0.2% (compared to a +0.3% forecast but slightly better than February’s -0.3% value).  Meanwhile, April ISM Mfg. Employment came in a bit stronger than expected at 48.6 (versus a 48.2 forecast and the March 47.4 reading).  At the same time, April ISM Mfg. PMI was lower than predicted at 49.2 (compared to a 50.0 forecast and a March 50.3 value).  However, the April ISM Mfg. Price Index was well above expectations at 60.9 (versus a 55.5 forecast and a 55.8 March reading).  On the jobs front, March JOLTs Job Openings were down at 8.488 million (compared to the 8.680 million forecast and significantly down from the February 8.813 million).  Later, EIA Weekly Crude Oil Inventories showed a large, unexpected inventory build of 7.265 million barrels (versus a predicted drawdown of 2.300 million barrels and the prior week’s 6.368-million-barrel drawdown). 

However, the big news of the day was the Fed.  The FOMC held rates flat, but the statement added a note that there has been a lack of progress on inflation toward its 2% goal since its last meeting.  Beyond that, the statement added a flat declaration that, beginning in June, the FOMC will slow the pace of its balance sheet reductions (in terms of bonds) from an average of $60 billion to $25 billion per month.  However, it will also maintain the $35 billion per month pace of reductions for non-Treasury balance sheet items (mortgage-backed securities and agency debt).  In terms of Powell’s press conference, the Chair poo-pooed the idea of stagflation, saying “I don’t see the ‘stag’ or the ‘-flation’,” … “(So,) I don’t really understand where that’s coming from.”  When asked about the possibility of a rate hike, Powell said “I think it’s unlikely that the next policy rate move will be a hike. I’d say it’s unlikely.”  When pushed further on what it would take to cause a rate hike, the Fed Chair replied “I think we’d need to see persuasive evidence that our policy stance is not sufficiently restrictive to bring inflation sustainably down to 2% over time. That’s not what we think we’re seeing.”  The rest of the press conference really boiled down to Powell saying the Fed has not gained any additional confidence that inflation is on path to 2% (which the Fed has said is the required trigger for a rate cut).  Powell said, “It is likely that gaining such greater confidence will take longer than previously expected. We are prepared to maintain the current target federal funds rate for as long as appropriate.”

In stock news, on Wednesday, TELL sent Houston-based workers home as it is in talked to sell its shale gas business in order to raise funds for its “Driftwood LNG Export” plant.  At the same time, research firm S3 Partners released a report saying that the so-called Magnificent 7 (GOOGL, MSFT, AAPL, NVDA, AMZN, META, and TSLA) now account for $1.08 trillion in short interest.  This means they represent 12% of the US market’s total shorts.  Later, Bloomberg reported that KR is in talks with DIS about adding DIS+ streaming as a benefit of the grocery chain’s membership program for the remainder of 2024 at no cost.  At the same time, SPR announced it had a plan that gives it “a high degree of confidence” it can meet BA’s quality and production rate demands for 737 MAX jets.  (BA and the FAA declined to comment to Reuters on the announcement.) 

In stock legal and governmental news, on Wednesday, Reuters reported that sources tell it the FTC will rule on its antitrust investigation of the XOM acquisition of PXD for $60 billion within days.  Later, the Wall Street Journal reported that the FTC is planning to approve the deal, but will prohibit the PXD CEO from joining the board of XOM as a condition of approval.  After the close, CMCSA stopped broadcasting Bally Sports channels.  This puts the bankruptcy restructuring of a SBGI subsidiary (Diamond Sports) at risk of collapse.  At the same time, Bloomberg reported that US bank regulators are discussing finalizing bank capitalization rules by as soon as August.  After the close, JPM made a filing that indicated it expects bank assets in Russia to be seized by that country.  (The filing did not specify the dollar value of the bank’s assets in Russia.)

After the close, AFL, AIG, AXS, BHE, CHRW, CWH, CVNA, CTSH, CW, DLX, EBAY, ENSG, EXPI, FLSR, FNV, GIL, HST, MGM, MYRG, PAYC, PGRE, PPC, PTC, QRVO, QCOM, SEB, SCI, SFM, TTEK, VMI, VICI, VTR, ZG, and Z all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, ACHC, ALL, BBSI, BV, BZH, CTVA, DVN, ES, HLF, THG, MRO, MET, MOS, SUM, and UGI missed on revenue while beating one earnings.  On the other side, AFG, AWK, CAR, CF, DASH, GFL, KMPR, MAA, MKL, and TROX beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  However, ALB, ANSS, BALY, CMPR, CODI, NVST, ETSY, JAZZ, CNXN, MUSA, RHP, SIGI, and TWI missed on both the top and bottom lines.  It is worth noting that BHE, MPWR, SFM, and TTEK raised their guidance.  At the same time, QRVO and ZG lowered forward guidance.

Overnight, Asian markets were mixed, Hong Kong (+2.50%) was by far (by 1.6%) the biggest mover on the day.  On the other side, Shenzhen (-0.90%) and Taiwan (-0.85%) paced the losers on a day where six exchanges were green and six red.  In Europe, we see a similar picture taking shape at midday with seven of 15 bourses in the green.  The CAC (-0.73%), DAX (+0.08%), and FTSE (+0.39%) lead the region on volume as Norway (-0.88%) has made the biggest move in early afternoon trade.  In the US, as of 7:30 a.m., Futures are pointing toward a solidly green start to the day.  The DIA implies a +0.48% open, the SPY is implying a +0.71% open, and the QQQ implies a +0.93% open at this hour.  At the same time, 10-year bond yields have dropped to 4.602% and Oil (WTI) is up 0.43% to $79.38 per barrel in early trading.

The major economic news scheduled for Thursday includes March Exports, March Imports, March Trade Balance, Weekly Initial Jobless Claims, Weekly Continuing Jobless Claims, Q1 Nonfarm Productivity, and Q1 Unit Labor Cost (all at 8:30 a.m.), March Factory Orders (10 a.m.), and Fed Balance Sheet (4:30 p.m.).  The major earnings reports scheduled for before the open include AGCO, ATUS, AME, APA, APG, APO, APTV, MT, ARES, ARW, BHC, BAX, BCE, BDX, BDC, BWA, BTSG, BRKR, CNQ, CAH, CHD, CI, CNK, CNHI, CIGI, COP, CMI, XRAY, DBD, D, DRVN, DNB, ENOV, NVRI, EXC, ULCC, HWM, HII, NSIT, ICE, IQV, IRM, ITRI, ITT, JHG, K, KTB, LNC, LIN, MCO, MUR, NFG, NVO, ONEW, OGN, PH, PATK, PBF, BTU, PTON, PENN, PNW, PBI, PWR, REGN, RXO, SABR, SNDR, SEE, SHEL, SO, SWK, TRGP, TFX, TRI, UPBD, VAL, VSTS, VMC, W, WEN, WCC, WRK, XYL, ZBH, and ZTS. Then, after the close, AES, ALHC, AEE, AMGN, AAPL, ACA, BECN, SQ, BKNG, BFAM, CIVI, COIN, ED, CTRA, DVA, DLR, DKNG, EOG, WTRG, EXPE, FND, FTNT, GDDY, HOLX, HUN, ILMN, IR, LYV, MTZ, MODV, MNST, MSI, ZEUS, OTEX, OPEN, OEC, PTVE, PXD, POST, RGA, REZI, RKT, RYAN, SEM, SM, SWN, TXRH, X, and WSC report. 

In economic news later this week, on Friday, April Avg. Hourly Earnings, April Nonfarm Payrolls, April Private Nonfarm Payrolls, April Participation Rate, April Unemployment Rate, April S&P Global Services PMI, April S&P Global Composite PMI, ISM Non-Mfg. Employment, ISM Non-Mfg. PMI, ISM Non-Mfg. PMI Price Index, and Fed Member Williams speaks.

In terms of earnings reports later this week, on Friday, ADNT, AXL, AMRX, BEPC, BEP, CBOE, CBRE, GTLS, LNG, CRBG, FLR, FYBR, GPRE, HSY, KOP, MGA, NMRK, NVT, PAA, PAGP, TRP, TAC, TRMB, and XPO report.

So far this morning, MT, BDX, BWA, BTSG, BRKR, CHD, CI, CNK, CNHI, ENOV, NVRI, ULCC, GEL, GVA, HWM, ICFI, IQV, IRM, ITT, KTB, LAMR, MCO, MUR, NVO, PBF, PBI, PWR, SWK, TFX, TRI, UPBD, VNT, W, XYL, ZBH, and ZTS all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, AME, APTV, BCE, CAH, COP, XRAY, LIN, RXO, SHEL, WEN, and WRK all missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, ACDVF, APO, and EXC beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  However, ARES, PENN, REGN, and WCC missed on both the top and bottom lines.  It is worth noting that CI raised its forward guidance.

In miscellaneous news, on Wednesday, GS strategists told clients that the single-stock options volume decline prior to the start of earnings season signaled weakness in stocks.  However, the report says that this volume has now stabilized and even shows a modest increase, which GS says indicates that the market has an appetite to buy the weakness in equity prices.  (In other words, “buy the dip” is still in play.)   Meanwhile, BestEx Research that roughly one-third of all S&P 500 stock trades happen in the last 10 minutes of the trading session.  This is up significantly from the 27% happening in those minutes found in the company’s 2021 study. 

In other news, the US Treasury and State Departments issued hundreds of sanctions related to targeting the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  This included 20 companies in China and Hong Kong. Unsurprisingly, a spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Washington said Beijing firmly opposes what he called the US’s “illegal unilateral sanctions.”  Meanwhile, in Japan, the Yen jumped 3% against the Dollar late in the US session.  This has led to broad speculation that the Bank of Japan has intervened for the second time this week. Finally, in late-breaking news, PTON announced it will lay off 15% of its staff and the CEO will step down.

With that background, it looks as if the Bulls have rethought yesterday’s late selloff and are looking to gap all three major index ETFs higher. All three opened just under their T-line (8ema) but are printing small, indecisive, white-bodied candles after that gap. The SPY, DIA, and QQQ all remain just below their T-line (8ema). So, the short-term trend is now bearish but under pressure from the Bulls. Meanwhile, the mid-term remains bearish. The longer-term market remains Bullish but under pressure. In terms of extension, none of the three major index ETFs is extended below their T-line. At the same time, the T2122 indicator is now in the lower-end of its mid-range. So, both sides have room to run if they can gain the momentum to do so. In terms of those 10 big dog tickers, all 10 are in the green this morning with the biggest dog NVDA (+1.75%) out front leading the way higher. Keep in mind that we still have the April Jobs Report on Friday morning. So, after the rethink of Fed reaction we may see an afternoon drift waiting for those Friday morning numbers.

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 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 gains are 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 lower on Tuesday in response to a higher-than-expected Employment Cost Index.  SPY gapped down 0.28%, DIA gapped down 0.33%, and QQQ gapped 0.41% lower.  From there, all three major index ETFs meandered sideways (perhaps lulling the Bulls to sleep) until 10:50 a.m.  At that point, all three began a wavy selloff that lasted the rest of the day and accelerated the last 10 minutes.  (In particular, QQQ had a massive move that last 10 minutes.)  This action gave us large, black-bodied candles with small upper wicks and which closed on the lows in all three major index ETFs.  All three could also be called Evening Star signals if you are a little lenient on the first candle of that 3-candle signal.  All three also crossed back below their T-line (8ema), with DIA even coming into the range of the lows from roughly two weeks ago.

On the day, all 10 sectors were in the red with Energy (-2.92%) far out front leading the rest of the market lower.  Healthcare (-0.28%) held up far better than the other sectors but obviously was also in the red.  Meanwhile, SPY lost 1.58%, DIA lost 1.48%, and QQQ lost 1.89%.  VXX gained more than three percent to close at 13.61 and T2122 plummeted back down into the oversold area at 15.51.  10-year bond yields spiked to 4.682% and Oil (WTI) dropped 1.20% to close at $81.64 per barrel.  So, Tuesday was clearly a day for the Bears.  A gap lower led to treading water for almost 90 minutes but then the selling kicked in and did not stop the rest of the day.  All this happened on a bit less than average volume in all three major index ETFs.

The major economic news scheduled for Tuesday included the Q1 Employment Cost Index, which, as said above, came in higher than expected at +1.2% (compared to a forecast of +1.0% and a Q4 reading of +0.9%).  Later, April Chicago PMI was lower than predicted at 37.9 (versus a 44.9 forecast and a 41.4 March value).  Then, Conf. Board Consumer Confidence also came in a bit low at 97.0 (compared to a predicted 104.0 and a previous reading of 103.1).  After the close, API Weekly Crude Oil Stocks showed a n unexpected 4.906-million-barrel inventory build (versus a forecast 1.500-million-barrel drawdown and the prior week’s 3.230-million-barrel drawdown). 

After the close, AMD, AMZN, ASH, AX, BXP, CACC, FANG, EXR, FBIN, INVH, LFUS, LPLA, MCY, MDLZ, OI, PINS, PK, QUAD, SYK, UMBF, and UNM all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, AMCR, CC, CLX, EIX, EQH, HI, MATX, NGD, RNR, RSG, SWKS, SON, and SMCI missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, CHK, PRU, and PSA beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  However, CZR, LEG, LUMN, OKE, RYI, SBUX, and WERN missed on both the top and bottom lines.  It is worth noting that AMZN and SWKS lowered their guidance.  At the same time, PINS and SMCI raised their forward guidance.  It is also worth noting that PSNY announced it will delay its earnings reports for a second time.

In stock news, on Tuesday, TLSA announced plans to layoff more of the recently announced 10,000 workers.  This time, CEO Musk fired two senior executives and all of the 500 people reporting up through one of them (the entire “Supercharger group”).  The other senior executive fired was the Director of the New Vehicles program.  At the same time, WMT rolled out a new “house” grocery brand (BetterGoods) while also saying it will close all of its health-care clinics and close its telehealth operation as it gets out of the healthcare field.  Later, CMCSA announced it will raise prices on it Peacock streaming service by $2/month ahead of what it expects to be a large audience draw, the Summer Olympics.  Meanwhile, GOOGL agreed to pay NWSA $5 million to $6 million annually to develop new AI-related content and products with the company (owner of the Wall Street Journal).  Later, Reuters reported that sources tell it that the PARA ousting (“stepping down”) of former CEO Bakish will cost the company “North of $50 million.”

In stock legal and governmental news, on Tuesday BRKB subsidiary PacifiCorp was hit with $30 billion in new claims (from 1,000 plaintiffs) for damages caused by 2020 wildfires started by the utility’s equipment.  (This is four times the amount the company had projected.)  This is on top of the $735 million that PacifiCorp had paid in claims up through February and a $90 million judgement the company lost to 17 victims in a case last year for gross negligence during a windstorm.  Later, the FTC said it will crack down on what it is calling “junk patents” associated with 20 brand-name drugs.  These “junk patents” are minor variations from existing patents that extend price protections.  (NVO’s wildly popular weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy are the major drugs impacted, but they are protected by “legitimate” patents.) 

Elsewhere, the US Dept. of Justice moved to reclassify marijuana out of “schedule three.”  That drug is currently classified the same as heroin and LSD.  The new classification would put it in a group with ketamine and Tylenol with codeine.  Cannabis stocks like TLRY, TCNNF, ACB, CGC, FLGC, and other soared on the news.  Later, the 50 GOOGL workers fired for protesting the company cloud computing contract with the Israeli military and other government departments filed a complaint with the NRLB alleging that the firing was illegal.  At the same time, IBM won its appeal of a $1.6 billion judgement from a suit filed by BMC Software (owned by KKR).  The case will return to the district court after being instructed on how to determine liability.  Later, the first trial over GSK’s drug Zantac potentially causing cancer began in Chicago with jury selection. In late-breaking news this morning, JNJ announced it had reached a $6.5 billion settlement ending 99% of the tens of thousands of “talc-caused cancer” lawsuits the company had pending.

Overnight, Asian markets were mostly in the red with only four of 12 exchanges green.  Australia (-1.23%), Shenzhen (-0.90%), and New Zealand (-0.75%) led the region lower.  Meanwhile, in Europe, we see a sea of red with two bourses, led by Norway (+0.24%), in the green at midday.  The CAC (-0.99%), DAX (-1.03%), and FTSE (+0.02%) lead the region, as always, on volume in early afternoon trade.  In the US, as of 7:30 a.m., Futures are pointing to a red start to the day.  The DIA implies a -0.23% open, the SPY is implying a -0.40% open, and the QQQ implies a -0.65% open at this hour.  At the same time, 10-year bond yields are at 4.684% and Oil (WTI) is down 1.46% to $80.72 per barrel in early trading.

The major economic news scheduled for Wednesday includes the ADP Nonfarm Employment Change (8:15 a.m.), April S&P Global Mfg. PMI (9:45 a.m.), March Construction Spending, April ISM Mfg. Employment, April ISM Mfg. PMI, April ISM Mfg. Price Index, and March JOLTs Job Openings (all at 10 a.m.), EIA Weekly Crude Oil Inventories (10:30 a.m.), FOMC Rate Decision and FOMC Statement (both at 2 p.m.), and Fed Chair Press Conference (2:30 p.m.).  The major earnings reports scheduled for before the open include AER, ARCC, ADP, AVA, AVT, AXTA, GOLD, BLCO, CG, CRS, CDW, COR, CVE, CENX, GIB, CHEF, CLH, CNDT, CVS, DD, ENTG, ESAB, EL, EEFT, FLEX, FTS, GRMN, GTES, GNRC, GSK, GPN, IDXX, NSP, JCI, KKR, KHC, DRS, LTH, MAR, MA, NBIX, NCLH, OGE, PSN, PFE, PPL, SMG, SLGN, SR, STGW, TRN, TTMI, UTHR, VRSK, WEC, WLK, and YUM.  Then, after the close, ACHC, AFL, ALB, ALL, AFG, AIG, AWK, ANSS, CAR, AXS, BALY, BBSI, BZH, BV, CHRW, CWH, CVNA, CF, CMPR, CTSH, CODI, CTVA, CW, DLX, DVN, DASH, EBAY, ENSG, NVST, ETSY, ES, EXPI, FLSR, FNV, GFL, GIL, THG, HLF, HST, JAZZ, KMPR, MRO, MKL, MET, MGM, MAA, MOS, MUSA, MYRG, PGRE, PTEN, PAYC, CNXN, PTC, QRVO, QCOM, RHP, SIGI, SCI, SFM, SUM, TTEK, TWI, TROX, UGI, VMI, VTR, VICI, ZG, and Z report.  

In economic news later this week, on Thursday, we get March Exports, March Imports, March Trade Balance, Weekly Initial Jobless Claims, Weekly Continuing Jobless Claims, Q1 Nonfarm Productivity, Q1 Unit Labor Cost, March Factory Orders, and Fed Balance Sheet.  Finally, on Friday, April Avg. Hourly Earnings, April Nonfarm Payrolls, April Private Nonfarm Payrolls, April Participation Rate, April Unemployment Rate, April S&P Global Services PMI, April S&P Global Composite PMI, ISM Non-Mfg. Employment, ISM Non-Mfg. PMI, ISM Non-Mfg. PMI Price Index, and Fed Member Williams speaks.

In terms of earnings reports later this week, on Thursday, we hear from AGCO, ATUS, AME, APA, APG, APO, APTV, MT, ARES, ARW, BHC, BAX, BCE, BDX, BDC, BWA, BTSG, BRKR, CNQ, CAH, CHD, CI, CNK, CNHI, CIGI, COP, CMI, XRAY, DBD, D, DRVN, DNB, ENOV, NVRI, EXC, ULCC, HWM, HII, NSIT, ICE, IQV, IRM, ITRI, ITT, JHG, K, KTB, LNC, LIN, MCO, MUR, NFG, NVO, ONEW, OGN, PH, PATK, PBF, BTU, PTON, PENN, PNW, PBI, PWR, REGN, RXO, SABR, SNDR, SEE, SHEL, SO, SWK, TRGP, TFX, TRI, UPBD, VAL, VSTS, VMC, W, WEN, WCC, WRK, XYL, ZBH, ZTS, AES, ALHC, AEE, AMGN, AAPL, ACA, BECN, SQ, BKNG, BFAM, CIVI, COIN, ED, CTRA, DVA, DLR, DKNG, EOG, WTRG, EXPE, FND, FTNT, GDDY, HOLX, HUN, ILMN, IR, LYV, MTZ, MODV, MNST, MSI, ZEUS, OTEX, OPEN, OEC, PTVE, PXD, POST, RGA, REZI, RKT, RYAN, SEM, SM, SWN, TXRH, X, and WSC.  Finally, on Friday, ADNT, AXL, AMRX, BEPC, BEP, CBOE, CBRE, GTLS, LNG, CRBG, FLR, FYBR, GPRE, HSY, KOP, MGA, NMRK, NVT, PAA, PAGP, TRP, TAC, TRMB, and XPO report.

So far this morning, AER, ARCC, ADP, AXTA, BIP, CG, GIB, CHEF, DD, ENTG, ESAB, EL, EEFT, GRMN, GNRC, GSK, GPN, KKR, LTH, PSN, PFE, SMG, SHOO, TRN, UTHR, VRSK, and WLK all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, GOLD, COR, CVE, FTS, IDXX, JCI, KHC, NYCB, SLGN, and WEC all missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, AVA, BLCO, MAR, SITE, and SR beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  However, CDW, CVS, NBIX, OGE, and YUM missed on both the top and bottom lines.  It is worth noting that AXTA raised its guidance while CVS and ENTG lowered forward guidance.

In miscellaneous news, on Tuesday, Oil (WTI) prices closed lower on record US oil production.  US crude output popped by the most since October 2021, reaching 13.15 million barrels per day in February (up from 12.58 million barrels per day in January).  In other oil-related news, Israeli PM Netanyahu vowed this military will continue attacks on Rafah (the last standing city in the Gaza strip) regardless of whether a cease-fire deal is reached or not.  (I’m just a country boy, but a ceasefire without a halt in firing doesn’t seem like much of a ceasefire.)  Netanyahu also vowed to invade Rafa to “finish the job” sooner or later.  (It may be worth noting that Israel has been building tents to house 500k in the desert outside Rafa, presumably as a relocation site for during an invasion.)  In other energy news, the G7 Energy Ministers agreed Tuesday to halt the use of coal in power generation in the first half of the 2030s (10 years).  (In the US, about 15.3% of electricity is currently generated by burning coal.  For the overall G7, 15% of electricity is generated from coal today.)

In other news, the US Labor Dept. urged all western companies to exit from China’s Xinjiang region (it’s a province-sized area but does not have province status).  The reason is that the Labor Dept. says China continues to operate internment camps and forced labor camps in that region focused largely on Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups.  China made it illegal to conduct human rights audits in that region, although they deny all allegations of abuses or forced labor.  Late in the day, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety specifically cited AMZN and FDX as needing to implement more safety technologies in their delivery vans.  The group said delivery vans were involved in 935,000 police-reported crashes in 2023, including 98,000 crashes that involved injuries.  The group (funded by auto insurers) said many of the crashes could have been prevented by technologies available in cars like “automated emergency braking” and “collision warning technologies.”

With that background, it looks as if the Bears are looking to follow through on Tuesday’s move, at least early. All three major index ETFs gapped down to start the premarket but have put in indecisive Spinning Top type candles since then. The QQQ in particular has pulled away below its T-line, perhaps on AMD which reported in line and moved guidance as expected but that was not enough for overnight markets. In fact, all three major index ETFs are now below their T-line (8ema). So, the short-term trend is now bearish. Meanwhile, the mid-term remains bearish. The longer-term market remains Bullish but under pressure. In terms of extension, the QQQ is the only one of the major index ETFs that could be called too far extended below their T-line. However, the T2122 indicator is now in the upper end of its oversold range. So, both sides have room to run if they can gain the momentum to do so but the Bulls have much more slack to work with. In terms of those 10 big dog tickers, seven of the 10 are in the red with AMD (-6.38%) out front leading the way lower. Keep in mind that today is a Fed day. So, after the open, we may see a “dead money” market until we get volatility about 2 p.m. and then a second jolt of volatility following after 2:30 p.m.

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 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 gains are 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!

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Monday saw a modest gap higher in the markets.  SPY gapped up 0.35%, DIA gapped up 0.22%, and QQQ gapped up 0.51% with TSLA dragging markets higher on China FSD approval news.  From there, all three major index ETFs chopped sideways the entire day, meandering back and forth around that modest gap.  All three ended on an upswing the last 50 minutes.  This action gave us gap-up indecisive candles in all three with a Doji in the SPY and QQQ and more of a white-bodied Spinning Top in the DIA. All three closed above their respective T-lines (8ema).  This happened on well below-average volume in all three major index ETFs.

On the day, eight of the 10 sectors were in the green again with Utilities (+1.44%) way out in front leading the rest of the market higher. At the same time, the only red sectors were Financial Services (-0.12%) and Technology (-0.06%).  Meanwhile, SPY gained 0.35%, DIA gained 0.39%, and QQQ gained 0.41%.  VXX fell 1.71% to close at 13.20 and T2122 climbed but remained in the upper end of its mid-range at 75.00.  10-year bond yields fell to 4.609% and Oil (WTI) dropped 1.31% to close at $82.75 per barrel.  So, Monday was a typical indecisive pre-Fed day.  The TSLA news popped stocks higher at the open.  However, from there it was an all-day meander back-and-forth in and slightly above the opening gap.  At the end of the day, all three major index ETFs were little changed from their opens.

There was no major economic news scheduled for Monday.

After the close, AMKR, ACGL, CLW, FLS, ST, SUI, WELL, WWD, and YUMC all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, CNO beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  On the other side, CCK, CWK, ESI, EG, FFIV, NXPI, PARAA, PARA, SBAC, and RIG missed on the revenue line while beating on earnings.  However, CVI and SANM missed on both the top and bottom lines.  It is worth noting that WWD raised its forward guidance.

In stock news, on Monday, UMBF announced a deal to acquire HTLF in a $2 billion all stock deal.  (Analysts expect the deal to create a strong regional bank with operations spanning 13 states.)  Later, Bloomberg reported that KO is gearing up to IPO its $8 billion African bottling operation.  At the same time, Reuters reported that BA tapped the debt market to raise $10 billion after burning through almost $4 billion of cash in Q1 amidst slowing production and sluggish sales.  Later, the CA New Car Dealers Assn. reported TSLA vehicle registrations in CA fell 8% during Q1, the second consecutive quarterly decline in those registrations (sales).  (CA is one of the most important EV markets.)  At the same time, MBGAF (Mercedes), BMWYY, RIVN, and HYMTF (Hyundai) saw increases in EV vehicle registrations.  Later, LUV announced it has launched a “delay compensation” program.  (This was part of the airline’s $140 million settlement with DOT over the airline’s December 2022 holiday debacle.)  The airline said the program actually launched April 16 and it has already heard from thousands of customers seeking compensation for delays.  After the close, PARA announced the widely-expected resignation of CEO Bakish as the board works on a merger/sale to Skydance.  Bakish will be replaced by a triumvirate of internal executives.

In stock legal and governmental news, on Monday, PHG announced it had reached a $1.1 billion settlement (many, many times smaller than the expected $4-$10 billion) to resolve all personal injury claims due to its respiratory devices.  Later, the Financial Times reported that the European Commission is opening an investigation into how META is handling Russian disinformation in political advertising on Facebook and Instagram.  (However, the investigation report is not expected to single out Russia, instead calling the sources “foreign actors.”)  At the same time, US House and Senate negotiators said they had reached a deal to boost air traffic controller staffing. However, the deal will not increase the mandatory airline pilot retirement age.  (Airlines had lobbied to increase the age of mandatory retirement to 67 from the current 65.)  Later, EU antitrust regulators announced that AAPL’s iPad operating system has been designated a “gatekeeper.”  This makes AAPL subject to the EU’s recent landmark DMA legislation for iPad users in addition to phone and Mac users.  At the same time, the NHTSA announced it is opening a probe into 130k F vehicles equipped with the company’s “hands-free driving” technology BlueCruise after two fatal crashes of those vehicles striking parked cars.  Later, the FCC fined T ($57 million), VZ ($47 million), and TMUS ($92 million) for illegally sharing phone service customer location data.  The TMUS fine included $80 million for T-Mobile and $12 million for Sprint.  The wireless carriers protested and said they would appeal.  At the same time, a US District Judge threw out challenges by BMY and JNJ, which had filed lawsuits challenging the law that requires them to negotiate prices with Medicare.  (This was the fourth federal judge to rule in favor of the Biden administration requirement that pharma companies negotiate price with Medicare in the same way it negotiates with insurers and foreign market entities.  The conservative 5^th-circuit Court of Appeals will hear an pharma trade group appeal to revive suits to challenge the law later this week.)

Overnight, Asian markets were mixed but leaned toward the green.  Japan (+1.24%) was by far the biggest mover in the region followed by Shenzhen (-0.90%) and the rest of the region was at least a half of a percent closer to even on the day.  In Europe, we see a similar mixed market leaning slightly to the red side with seven of the 15 bourses in the green.  Once again, the CAC (-0.04%), DAX (-0.33%), and FTSE (+0.59%) lead the region by far on volume in early afternoon trade. In the US, as of 7:30 a.m., Futures are pointing toward a start just on the red side of flat.  The DIA implies a -0.04% open, the SPY is implying a -0.10% open, and the QQQ implies a -0.18% open at this hour.  At the same time, 10-year bond yields are back up to 4.626% and Oil (WTI) is up four-tenths of a percent to $82.97 per barrel in early trading.

The major economic news scheduled for Tuesday includes Q1 Employment Cost Index (8:30 a.m.), Chicago PMI (9:45 a.m.), Conf. Board Consumer Confidence (10 a.m.), and API Weekly Crude Oil Stocks (4:30 p.m.).  The major earnings reports scheduled for before the open include MMM, APD, ATI, AEP, AMT, ARCB, ADM, BGC, EAT, CNP, KO, GLW, DAN, ETN, ECL, LLY, EPD, FELE, IT, GEHC, GPK, HSBC, HUBB, ITW, INCY, KBR, LEA, LDOS, MPC, MLM, MCD, MLCO, TAP, MPLX, NOG, OMF, PCAR, PYPL, PAG, PNM, PEG, QSR, RITM, SIRI, STLA, SCL, SYY, TMHC, THC, TKR, TT, and UFPI.  Then, after the close, ABRA, AMD, AMZN, AMCR, ASH, EQH, BXP, CZR, CC, CHK, CLX, FANG, EIX, EXR, FBIN, HI, INVH, LEG, LFUS, LPLA, LUMN, MATX, MCY, MDLZ, NGD, OI, OKE, PK, PINS, PSNY, PRU, PSA, QUAD, RNR, RSG, RYI, SWKS, SBUX, SYK, SMCI, UNM, and WERN report. 

In economic news later this week, on Wednesday, ADP Nonfarm Employment Change, March Construction Spending, April S&P Global Mfg. PMI, ISM Mfg. Employment, ISM Mfg. PMI, ISM Mfg. Price Index, March JOLTs Job Openings, EIA Weekly Crude Oil Inventories, FOMC Rate Decision, FOMC Statement, and Fed Chair Press Conference are reported.  On Thursday, we get March Exports, March Imports, March Trade Balance, Weekly Initial Jobless Claims, Weekly Continuing Jobless Claims, Q1 Nonfarm Productivity, Q1 Unit Labor Cost, March Factory Orders, and Fed Balance Sheet.  Finally, on Friday, April Avg. Hourly Earnings, April Nonfarm Payrolls, April Private Nonfarm Payrolls, April Participation Rate, April Unemployment Rate, April S&P Global Services PMI, April S&P Global Composite PMI, ISM Non-Mfg. Employment, ISM Non-Mfg. PMI, ISM Non-Mfg. PMI Price Index, and Fed Member Williams speaks.

In terms of earnings reports later this week, on Wednesday, AER, ARCC, ADP, AVA, AVT, AXTA, GOLD, BLCO, CG, CRS, CDW, COR, CVE, CENX, GIB, CHEF, CLH, CNDT, CVS, DD, ENTG, ESAB, EL, EEFT, FLEX, FTS, GRMN, GTES, GNRC, GSK, GPN, IDXX, NSP, JCI, KKR, KHC, DRS, LTH, MAR, MA, NBIX, NCLH, OGE, PSN, PFE, PPL, SMG, SLGN, SR, STGW, TRN, TTMI, UTHR, VRSK, WEC, WLK, YUM, ACHC, AFL, ALB, ALL, AFG, AIG, AWK, ANSS, CAR, AXS, BALY, BBSI, BZH, BV, CHRW, CWH, CVNA, CF, CMPR, CTSH, CODI, CTVA, CW, DLX, DVN, DASH, EBAY, ENSG, NVST, ETSY, ES, EXPI, FLSR, FNV, GFL, GIL, THG, HLF, HST, JAZZ, KMPR, MRO, MKL, MET, MGM, MAA, MOS, MUSA, MYRG, PGRE, PTEN, PAYC, CNXN, PTC, QRVO, QCOM, RHP, SIGI, SCI, SFM, SUM, TTEK, TWI, TROX, UGI, VMI, VTR, VICI, ZG, and Z report.  On Thursday, we hear from AGCO, ATUS, AME, APA, APG, APO, APTV, MT, ARES, ARW, BHC, BAX, BCE, BDX, BDC, BWA, BTSG, BRKR, CNQ, CAH, CHD, CI, CNK, CNHI, CIGI, COP, CMI, XRAY, DBD, D, DRVN, DNB, ENOV, NVRI, EXC, ULCC, HWM, HII, NSIT, ICE, IQV, IRM, ITRI, ITT, JHG, K, KTB, LNC, LIN, MCO, MUR, NFG, NVO, ONEW, OGN, PH, PATK, PBF, BTU, PTON, PENN, PNW, PBI, PWR, REGN, RXO, SABR, SNDR, SEE, SHEL, SO, SWK, TRGP, TFX, TRI, UPBD, VAL, VSTS, VMC, W, WEN, WCC, WRK, XYL, ZBH, ZTS, AES, ALHC, AEE, AMGN, AAPL, ACA, BECN, SQ, BKNG, BFAM, CIVI, COIN, ED, CTRA, DVA, DLR, DKNG, EOG, WTRG, EXPE, FND, FTNT, GDDY, HOLX, HUN, ILMN, IR, LYV, MTZ, MODV, MNST, MSI, ZEUS, OTEX, OPEN, OEC, PTVE, PXD, POST, RGA, REZI, RKT, RYAN, SEM, SM, SWN, TXRH, X, and WSC.  Finally, on Friday, ADNT, AXL, AMRX, BEPC, BEP, CBOE, CBRE, GTLS, LNG, CRBG, FLR, FYBR, GPRE, HSY, KOP, MGA, NMRK, NVT, PAA, PAGP, TRP, TAC, TRMB, and XPO report.

So far this morning, MMM, ATI, AMT, EAT, KO, ETN, ECL, EPD, IT, HUBB, KBR, LEA, LDOS, LKNCY, MPC, TAP, OMF, PYPL, QSR, RITM, SIRI, TMHC, THC, TKR, TT, and ZBRA all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, APD, ADM, CNP, GLW, LLY, GEHC, GPK, MLM, and SCL all missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, ARCB, DAN, and PEG beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  However, AEP, INCY, MCD, MPLX, PAG, and PNM all missed on both the top and bottom lines.  It is worth noting that KO, LLY, LDOS, and TMHC all raised their forward guidance.

In geopolitical news, on Monday, the Yemeni Houthi rebels fired missiles at a British-owned, Panamanian-flagged ship in the Red Sea.  At least one missile struck the vessel, causing unknown damage.  At the same time, the Houthi fired three missiles at a Malta-flagged container ship which was in the Gulf of Aden travelling from Djibouti to Saudi Arabia.  This comes after the Houthi shot down a US military MQ-9 Reaper drone on Saturday.  In short, the Houthi threat to Red Sea and Suez Canal merchant traffic has ticked up the last few days.

In miscellaneous news, on Monday S&P reported that margins shrank at all five of China’s top banks in Q1.  This came as those banks are under pressure, supporting weak property developers while new loan demand is weak.  Elsewhere in Asia, the Japanese Yen surged Monday on speculation that the Bank of Japan will intervene to support the currency, which was at a 34-year low versus the US Dollar.  Ban in the US, the Philly Fed released data Monday showing that only one in 50 employees changed employers in March (going directly from one employer to another).  This is near the historic lows of 2020 and 2010-2011.  (This suggests employees may be unsure of the job market and headhunting firms are less active.  Both potential forerunners of a weakening labor market…which is what the Fed is looking to cause with high rates.)

With that background, it looks as if the markets are opening indecisive and just on the red side of flat. QQQ is showing us the largest premarket candle body and its still just a small, black-body, Spinning Top candle. The two large cap index ETFs are tru Doji at this point. All three major index ETFs remain above their T-line (8ema), although the DIA is just barely so. So, the short-term trend is bullish but under pressure. Meanwhile, the mid-term remains bearish but under pressure from Bulls. The longer-term market remains Bullish but trend has been broken and is clearly under pressure. Therefore, in general we can say we have a choppy, undecided market. In terms of extension, none of the major index ETFs is too far extended from their T-line and the T2122 indicator is in its mid-range, although now at the top end. So, both sides have room to run if they can gain the momentum to do so. In terms of those 10 big dog tickers, seven of the 10 are in the red with TSLA (-1.95%) out front leading the way lower. Keep in mind that we’ve seen a lot of whipsaw lately. So, be careful not to chase a gap. Also remember that this is a Fed week and the last day of April, meaning we’ll get April Jobs data on Friday as well as a ton of earnings over the week. There will be a tendency to “wait and see” and a ton of ammunition for over-reaction on news this week. Just be careful.

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 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 gains are 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, markets diverged at the open.  SPY gapped up 0.60%, QQQ gapped up 0.77%, but DIA opened 0.03% lower.  From there, all three major index ETFs saw some follow-through, with DIA rallying until 10:15 a.m. and then meandering sideways the rest of the day.  Meanwhile, SPY and QQQ continued their rally until about 1:45 p.m. before starting their own sideways meanders for the remainder of the session. This action gave us white-bodied candles in all three major index ETFs.  SPY printed a Spinning Top type crossing back above its T-line (8ema).  QQQ could be called a fat body Spinning Top that also gapped up above, retested and stayed above its T-line.  DIA had the weakest candle, with a larger upper wick, but also crossed back above its T-line and closed just a few cents above.  This all happened on below-average volume in all three.

On the day, eight of the 10 sectors were in the green with Technology (+2.14%) way out in front (by more than one percent) leading the rest of the market higher.  At the same time, Utilities (-0.78%) lagged far behind the other sectors.  Meanwhile, SPY gained 0.95%, DIA gained 0.36%, and QQQ gained 1.54%.  VXX fell another 3.24% to close at 13.43 and T2122 climbed but remained in its mid-range at 61.21.  10-year bond yields rose to 4.663% and Oil (WTI) was just on the green side of flat to close at $83.66 per barrel.  So, Friday, the market thumbed its nose at conventional wisdom and took the PCE reading as Bullish.  Or perhaps traders just ignored that data while focusing on strong earnings from MSFT and a great report (a beat), first-ever dividend, and raised forward guidance from GOOGL.  In either case, it was the Bulls’ Day and ended the strongest week for the markets (SPY and QQQ) since November.

The major economic news scheduled for Friday included March Core PCE Index Year-on-Year, which was flat at 2.8% (higher than the forecast 2.6% but in-line with the February 2.8% value).  On a Month-on-Month basis the March Core PCE Price Index was flat as expected at +0.3% (compared to a +0.3% forecast and prior reading).  On the headline number, March PCE Price Index Year-on-Year was hotter than predicted at +2.7% (versus a forecast of +2.6% but up two ticks from February’s +2.5%).  For the Month-on-Month basis, the PCE Price Index was flat, as predicted and seen the prior month, at +0.3%.  At the same time, March Personal Spending remained flat at +0.8% (compared to a forecast of +0.6% and a February reading of +0.8%).  Later, Michigan Consumer Sentiment was down to 77.2 (versus a 77.8 forecast and the previous value of 79.4).  At the same time, Michigan Consumer Expectations were also low at 76.0 (compared to a 77.0 forecast and a previous value of 77.4).  In terms of forward-looking, the Michigan 1-Year Inflation Expectation if up to 3.2% (versus a forecast of 3.1% and well up from the prior +2.9% value).  On the longer-term, the Michigan 5-Year Inflation Expectations are +3.0% (in-line with the forecast of +3.0% but up two ticks from the previous +2.8% reading).

In stock news, on Friday, SBUX and US worker’s union met for contract negotiations.  In other labor news, Reuters reported that MBGAF (Daimler Truck) faces an imminent strike at six US facilities by 7,300 UAW workers if a deal was not reached by 10 p.m. Friday. At the same time, the staff of a Las Vegas CVS facility voted to join a pharmacy union by an overwhelming 87% vote. (The was the first CVS facility to unionize.)  Later, GM announced it is closing manufacturing operations in Columbia and Ecuador. With plans to lay off 850 workers in Columbia and an unspecified number in Ecuador.  At the same time, AAL announced it will have to adjust flights and routes in the second half to adjust for BA 787 jet delivery delays.  (This comes one day after LUV said it will need to shut down operations at some airports for the same reason.)  Later, GOOGL filed a motion with a federal court in VA, asking the court to reject the US government lawsuit accusing it of anticompetitive online advertising practices.  At the same time, LHX confirmed earlier reports that the company will cut 5% of its workforce in a bid to streamline.  After the close, Bloomberg reported that AAPL has re-opened its talks with OpenAI in a bid to catch up to its peers in the AI race.  The talks are aimed toward brining generative AI features to iPhones.  (AAPL is also in talks with GOOGL to license its AI technology named Gemini.)  Late Friday evening, MBGAF did reach a new contract agreement with the UAW.  (Daimler workers will get an immediate 10% raise, with an additional 3% increase in 3-months, then at 6-months, and finally at 12-months after ratification.  There will also be additional cost-of-living increases and profit-sharing. 

In stock legal and governmental news, on Friday, the BRKB subsidiary real estate brokerage reached a $250 million settlement on antitrust litigation related to how realtors are paid.  Later, the NHTSA announced it is investigating TSLA’s 2023 recall related to “Full Self Driving” software, after 20 crashes attributed to that feature have been reported after the software patch.  (The hypothesis is that TSLA’s system meant to ensure the driver remains attentive and in control of the vehicle is lax or faulty.)  The re4call covered 2 million TSLA vehicles (every one ever sold).  Later, by a 2-1 vote a federal appeals court revived a NY state law requiring the provision of affordable high-speed internet to low-income families.  (T, VZ, and industry trade groups had sued to block the 2021 law and r in the original trial.)  At the same time, FAA investigators are looking into an incident Friday where a DAL jet had its emergency slide fall off the plane after takeoff from NY.  The jet involved was a BA 767 enroute to Los Angeles.  Later, the FDIC announced it had sold seized bank FRBK (closed by PA state banking regulators Thursday night) to FULT in order to protect depositors and continue bank operations.   On Saturday.  MBGAF (Mercedes-Benz) announced that the US Dept. of Justice has closed its probe into the company over emissions test manipulation on its diesel engines.

Overnight, Asian markets were green across the board.  Shenzhen (+2.22%), Taiwan (+1.86%), and South Korea (+1.17%) led the region higher.  In Europe, we see a similar picture taking shape with only three of 15 bourses in red at midday.  (Greece at -0.44% was the only appreciable red bourse.)  The CAC (+0.12%), DAX (-0.04%), and FTSE (+0.48%) lead the region modestly higher in early afternoon trade.  In the US, as of 7:30 a.m., Futures are pointing toward a green start to the day.  The DIA implies a +0.16% open, the SPY is implying a +0.23% open, and the QQQ implies a +0.33% open at this hour.  At the same time, 10-year bonds are down to 4.624% and Oil (WTI) is flat at $83.88 per barrel in early trading.

There is no major economic news scheduled for Monday.  The major earnings reports scheduled for before the open include ARLP, BBVA, DQ, BEN, HNI, JKS, ON, RVTY, PHG, and SOFI.  Then, after the close, AMKR, ACGL, CNO, CCK, CWK, CVI, ESI, EG, FFIV, FLS, LOGI, NXPI, PARAA, PARA, SANM, SBAC, ST, SUI, RIG, WELL, WWD, and YUMC report. 

In economic news later this week, on Tuesday we get Q1 Employment Cost Index, Chicago PMI, Conf. Board Consumer Confidence, and API Weekly Crude Oil Stocks.  Then on Wednesday, ADP Nonfarm Employment Change, March Construction Spending, April S&P Global Mfg. PMI, ISM Mfg. Employment, ISM Mfg. PMI, ISM Mfg. Price Index, March JOLTs Job Openings, EIA Weekly Crude Oil Inventories, FOMC Rate Decision, FOMC Statement, and Fed Chair Press Conference are reported.  On Thursday, we get March Exports, March Imports, March Trade Balance, Weekly Initial Jobless Claims, Weekly Continuing Jobless Claims, Q1 Nonfarm Productivity, Q1 Unit Labor Cost, March Factory Orders, and Fed Balance Sheet.  Finally, on Friday, April Avg. Hourly Earnings, April Nonfarm Payrolls, April Private Nonfarm Payrolls, April Participation Rate, April Unemployment Rate, April S&P Global Services PMI, April S&P Global Composite PMI, ISM Non-Mfg. Employment, ISM Non-Mfg. PMI, ISM Non-Mfg. PMI Price Index, and Fed Member Williams speaks.

In terms of earnings reports later this week, on Tuesday, we hear from MMM, APD, ATI, AEP, AMT, ARCB, ADM, BGC, EAT, CNP, KO, GLW, DAN, ETN, ECL, LLY, EPD, FELE, IT, GEHC, GPK, HSBC, HUBB, ITW, INCY, KBR, LEA, LDOS, MPC, MLM, MCD, MLCO, TAP, MPLX, NOG, OMF, PCAR, PYPL, PAG, PNM, PEG, QSR, RITM, SIRI, STLA, SCL, SYY, TMHC, THC, TKR, TT, UFPI, ABRA, AMD, AMZN, AMCR, ASH, EQH, BXP, CZR, CC, CHK, CLX, FANG, EIX, EXR, FBIN, HI, INVH, LEG, LFUS, LPLA, LUMN, MATX, MCY, MDLZ, NGD, OI, OKE, PK, PINS, PSNY, PRU, PSA, QUAD, RNR, RSG, RYI, SWKS, SBUX, SYK, SMCI, UNM, and WERN.  Then on Wednesday, AER, ARCC, ADP, AVA, AVT, AXTA, GOLD, BLCO, CG, CRS, CDW, COR, CVE, CENX, GIB, CHEF, CLH, CNDT, CVS, DD, ENTG, ESAB, EL, EEFT, FLEX, FTS, GRMN, GTES, GNRC, GSK, GPN, IDXX, NSP, JCI, KKR, KHC, DRS, LTH, MAR, MA, NBIX, NCLH, OGE, PSN, PFE, PPL, SMG, SLGN, SR, STGW, TRN, TTMI, UTHR, VRSK, WEC, WLK, YUM, ACHC, AFL, ALB, ALL, AFG, AIG, AWK, ANSS, CAR, AXS, BALY, BBSI, BZH, BV, CHRW, CWH, CVNA, CF, CMPR, CTSH, CODI, CTVA, CW, DLX, DVN, DASH, EBAY, ENSG, NVST, ETSY, ES, EXPI, FLSR, FNV, GFL, GIL, THG, HLF, HST, JAZZ, KMPR, MRO, MKL, MET, MGM, MAA, MOS, MUSA, MYRG, PGRE, PTEN, PAYC, CNXN, PTC, QRVO, QCOM, RHP, SIGI, SCI, SFM, SUM, TTEK, TWI, TROX, UGI, VMI, VTR, VICI, ZG, and Z report.  On Thursday, we hear from AGCO, ATUS, AME, APA, APG, APO, APTV, MT, ARES, ARW, BHC, BAX, BCE, BDX, BDC, BWA, BTSG, BRKR, CNQ, CAH, CHD, CI, CNK, CNHI, CIGI, COP, CMI, XRAY, DBD, D, DRVN, DNB, ENOV, NVRI, EXC, ULCC, HWM, HII, NSIT, ICE, IQV, IRM, ITRI, ITT, JHG, K, KTB, LNC, LIN, MCO, MUR, NFG, NVO, ONEW, OGN, PH, PATK, PBF, BTU, PTON, PENN, PNW, PBI, PWR, REGN, RXO, SABR, SNDR, SEE, SHEL, SO, SWK, TRGP, TFX, TRI, UPBD, VAL, VSTS, VMC, W, WEN, WCC, WRK, XYL, ZBH, ZTS, AES, ALHC, AEE, AMGN, AAPL, ACA, BECN, SQ, BKNG, BFAM, CIVI, COIN, ED, CTRA, DVA, DLR, DKNG, EOG, WTRG, EXPE, FND, FTNT, GDDY, HOLX, HUN, ILMN, IR, LYV, MTZ, MODV, MNST, MSI, ZEUS, OTEX, OPEN, OEC, PTVE, PXD, POST, RGA, REZI, RKT, RYAN, SEM, SM, SWN, TXRH, X, and WSC.  Finally, on Friday, ADNT, AXL, AMRX, BEPC, BEP, CBOE, CBRE, GTLS, LNG, CRBG, FLR, FYBR, GPRE, HSY, KOP, MGA, NMRK, NVT, PAA, PAGP, TRP, TAC, TRMB, and XPO report.

So far this morning, ARLP, DPZ, HNI, RVTY, and SOFI all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, JKS and PHG missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  Unfortunately, DQ missed on both the top and bottom lines.

In miscellaneous news, on Saturday, the China International Capital Corp (one of China’s largest banks) announced it had cut the base pay of 2,000 investment bankers by 25%.  This comes after the bank cut banker bonuses by 40% last year.  On Sunday, TSLA CEO Musk travelled to China to lobby their government for approval to roll out Full Self Driving in that country.  Musk gained approval to remove restrictions (such as automated lane changes) from TSLA vehicles in China, despite safety concerns. Reports are that the large amount of data collected by the cars will be held in China (the key hurdle was approval for “data security”) and the cars will use BIDU’s mapping technology.

With that background, it looks as if the Bulls are gapping all three major index ETFs higher in the premarket. However, all three are also putting in small, indecisive candles since that higher open in the early session. SPY, DIA, and QQQ are all back above their T-line (8ema) at this moment. So, the short-term trend is bullish but not strongly so. Meanwhile, the mid-term remains bearish but under pressure from Bulls. The longer-term market remains Bullish but trend has been broken and is clearly under pressure. In terms of extension, none of the major index ETFs is too far extended from their T-line and the T2122 indicator is in the center of its mid-range. So, both sides have plenty of room to run if they can gain the momentum to do so. In terms of those 10 big dog tickers, six of the 10 are in the green with only GOOGL (-1.54%) and META (-1.25%) appreciably lower so far. MEanwhile, TSLA (+11.46%) is soaring on the China FSD approval while that biggest dog (NVDA +0.17%) is just on the green side of flat. Keep in mind that we’ve seen a lot of whipsaw lately. So, be careful not to chase a gap. Also remember that this is a Fed week and end of April, meaning we’ll get April Jobs data on Friday as well as a ton of earnings over the week. There will be a ton of ammunition for “wait and see” and over-reaction on news this week. Be careful.

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 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 gains are 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 diverged at the open Wednesday.  SPY opened 0.18% higher, DIA opened down just 0.04%, and QQQ gapped up 0.71%.  However, at that point all three major index ETFs sold off modestly with DIA reaching its low of day at 11:50 a.m., QQQ reaching that low level by 12:35 p.m., and SPY doing so at 12:50 p.m.  From there, the SPY and QQQ meandered back-and-forth between the open and lows the rest of the day.  DIA did something similar, but rallied to a new high of the day at 2 p.m.  This action gave us black-bodied, indecisive, Spinning Top candles in all three major index ETFs.  QQQ crossed above its T-line (8ema), so all three closed above their T-lines after a retest from above during the day.  This all happened on below-average volume in all three, with well-below-average volume on the SPY.

On the day, six of the 10 sectors were in the red with Industrials (-0.72%) out in front leading markets lower.  At the same time, Consumer Defensive (+0.49%) and Utilities (+0.42%) held up better than the other sectors.  Meanwhile, SPY lost 0.04%, DIA lost 0.15%, and QQQ gained 0.34%.  VXX fell another 1.02% to close at 13.57 and T2122 climbed again dropped back to the center of its mid-range at 51.16.  10-year bond yields rose to 4.646% and Oil (WTI) was down 0.56% to close at $82.89 per barrel.  So, Wednesday was an indecisive day.  It could be seen as rest after a couple decent days of gained or maybe as the relief rally petering out.   bullish day with DIA breaking up out of its consolidation while SPY and DIA turned higher.  However, the downtrend has only been broken in the DIA with the two broader index ETFs still below that falling line. None of the three has put in a higher low yet.  So, for now this must be considered a relief rally at the moment.

The major economic news scheduled for Wednesday included March Core Durable Goods Orders came in lower than expected at +0.2% month-on-month (compared to a forecast of +0.3% but still up from February’s +0.1%). At the same time, March Durable Goods Orders were stronger than predicted at +2.6% month-on-month (versus a +2.5% forecast and well above the February +0.7% value).  Later, Weekly EIA Crude Oil Inventories were far lower than anticipated, drawing down 6.368 million barrels (compared to a +1.600 million forecast and well down from the prior week’s +2.735 million barrels). 

After the close, ALGN, NLY, AR, ASGN, CACI, CCS, CLS, CMG, CHDN, CYH, EHC, F, ICLR, KALU, LRCX, LSTR, MTH, MEOH, META, MOH, ORLY, PLXS, ROL, SLM, SEIC, NOW, STC, TER, TX, TYL, URI, UHS, WCN, WU, and WHR all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, AGI, BMRN, CHX, DBOEY, IBM, SNBR, and WM missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, CHE, CP, NBR, and RJF all beat on revenue while missing on earnings. Unfortunately, GGG, FAF, KNX, and OII missed on both the top and bottom lines.

In stock news, on NVDA announced it had agreed on a deal to acquire Run:ai a cloud workload management software provider.  (Finances were not released, but reports said the deal was around $700 million.)  At the same time, HUM withdrew its forward guidance, citing disappointing Medicare reimbursement rates (but not mentioning its hack that shut down operations at it CHNG unit).  Later, BAC shareholders rejected a proposal to split the CEO and Chairman roles.  At the same time, LUV flight attendants ratified their new union contract, with 81% voting to approve.  The contract gives them an immediate 22% raise and 3% annual raises until May 2028.  Later, the Wall Street Journal reported that WHR will cut 1,000 jobs globally (out of 59,000 employed).  No timetable was provided.  At the same time, Reuters reported that BX is buying the” Tropical Smoothie Café” restaurant chain in a deal that sources say will be for about $2 billion.  Tropical Smoothie currently has 1,400 cafes.  Later, SPWR announced it was cutting 1,000 jobs in coming weeks, mostly from its direct sales channel, as part of a restructuring.  After the close, Bloomberg reported that BHP is considering a buyout bid for AAUKF.  (AAUKF has a $36.71 billion market cap.)  Also after the close, F disclosed that is lost $1.3 billion on its electric vehicles, which is $132,000 for each of the 10,000 electric vehicles it sold in Q1.  (That 10,000 was down 20% from the number it sold in Q1 2023.) 

In stock legal and governmental news, on Wednesday, the US Dept. of Transportation announced finalized rules requiring upfront disclosure of airline fees and immediate refunds for canceled flights, delayed (more than 12 hours) baggage delivery, and inoperative services.  Later, the US Dept. of Justice announced it will decide in May whether BA violated the agreement (consent decree) the company made to avoid prosecution over the 2018 and 2019 737 MAX crashes.  This came as family members of the crash victim families met with DOJ officials Wednesday to urge prosecution after the FAA and DOT investigations into the mid-air loss of a door plug revealed broad and deep quality issues at BA stemming back to the time of that agreement.  At the same time, Bloomberg reported that the FDIC is in talks with buyers to sell FRBK which was seized in 2023.  Later, the USAF chose two unlisted finalists (General Atomics and Anduril) to compete for its unmanned combat aircraft design, production, and testing.  (This means that BA, LMT, and NOC were eliminated and if they wish to push toward somehow overturning the decision, they would have to foot their own bills for all efforts past today on the project.)  A final choice and production decision is scheduled for 2026.  At the same time, a US appeals court revived a lawsuit against Whole Foods (AMZN) which alleges the company illegally fired an employee for refusing to remove her “Black Lives Matter” facemask during covid restrictions.  The suit alleges she was fired over racism.  The court ruled 3-0 that the company had “arguably deviated” from its internal disciplinary process in firing the worker. After the close, a TSLA shareholder who successfully sued to have CEO Musk’s $56 billion pay package thrown out filed a motion with the Delaware court who made that ruling, asking that the court prevent TSLA from dodging the ruling by moving its headquarters to TX.

Overnight, Asian markets were evenly mixed but leaned to the downside on strength of moves.  Japan (-2.16%), South Korea (-1.76%), and Taiwan (-1.36%) led the region lower.  In Europe, markets are more firmly red at midday with only four of 15 bourses showing gains at the half-way point.  The CAC (-0.93%), DAX (-0.75%), and FTSE (+0.62%) lead the region on volume, as always, in early afternoon trade.  Meanwhile, in the US, as of 7:30 a.m., Futures are pointing toward a gap down to start the day.  DIA implies a -0.58% open, the SPY is implying a -0.68% open, and QQQ implies a -1.04% open at this hour.  At the same time, 10-year bond yields are at 4.65% and Oil (WTI) is just on the green side of flat at $82.92 per barrel in early trading.

The major economic news scheduled for Thursday include Weekly Initial Jobless Claims, Weekly Continuing Jobless Claims, Q1 GDP, Q1 GDP Price Index, March Goods Trade Balance, and March Retail Inventories (all at 8:30 a.m.), March Pending Home Sales (10 a.m.), and the Fed Balance Sheet (4:30 p.m.).  The major earnings reports scheduled for before the open include AOS, ADT, ALFVY, ALLE, MO, AAL, HOUS, AIT, ARCH, AMBP, ABG, AZN, BFH, BMY, BC, CARR, CAT, CBZ, CX, CHKP, CMS, CMCSA, CFR, DAR, DOV, DOW, DTE, EQNR, FCNCA, FCFS, FCN, GTX, GEV, HOG, HP, HTZ, HES, HON, IP, KDP, KEX, LH, LAZ, LECO, HZO, MRK, NDAQ, NEM, NOC, ORI, OSK, PCG, PHIN, POOL, RS, RCL, SPGI, SNY, SAH, LUV, SRCL, STM, FTI, TECK, TXT, TSCO, TRU, TPH, UNP, VLO, VC, GWW, WST, WEX, WTW, and XEL.  Then, after the close, AEM, AB, ALSN, GOOGL, ATR, AJG, TEAM, AVB, BYD, COF, CSL, CINF, COLM, DXCM, EMN, EW, EGO, ERIE, FE, GILD, GOOG, TV, HIG, HUBG, INTC, JNPR, KLAC, LHX, MSFT, MTX, MHK, NOV, DOC, PFG, RMD, RHI, ROKU, SKX, SKYW, SNAP, SSNC, TMUS, TDOC, TS, TEX, TFII, TBBB, TPC, WDC, WY, and WKC report. 

In economic news later this week, Friday, March Core PCE Price Index, March PCE Price Index, March Personal Spending, Michigan Consumer Sentiment, Michigan Consumer Expectations, Michigan 1-Year Inflation Expectations, and Michigan 5-Year Inflation Expectations are reported.

In terms of earnings reports later this week, on Friday, ABBV, AON, ALV, AN, AVTR, BALL, CNC, CHTR, CVX, CL, XOM, FMX, GNTX, HCA, IMO, LYB, NWL, PSX, POR, ROP, SAIA, and TROW report.

So far this morning, ADT, MO, AIT, ARCH, AZN, CHLP, CMCSA, DOV, DOW, EQNR, FCNCA, HOG, HON, KDP, KEX, LH, LAZ, MRK, NEM, NOC, ORI, OSK, RNECY, RCL, SPGI, SNY, SWDBY, FTI, TRU, TPH, and WST all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, AOS, ALLE, AMBP, CARR, CAT, CMS, DAR, FCFS, GTX, PCG, SAH, SRCL, VLO, and XEL all missed on the revenue line while beating on earnings.  On the other side, ASX, BFH, BMY, IP, NDAQ, VLY, and WEX beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  Unfortunately, AAL, ABG, BC, CBZ, DTE, HZO, POOL, RS, LUV, STM, TECK, TXT, and VC all missed on both the top and bottom lines.  Notable was BMY, which better have a good story to tell since they had higher than expected revenue but still missed earnings estimates by $6 per share.  It is also with nothing that AIT, RS, RCL, WST, and WEX all raised their guidance.  However, HZO lowered forward guidance.

In miscellaneous news, on Thursday, the CEO of DJT (former Congressman Nunes) complained publicly, urging his former House GOP friends to launch an investigation of short-sellers as “market manipulators.”  While the House has no regulatory power, I suppose it could pass a law banning short sales.  As usual, the threat of being attacked by MAGA types and the hassle of being subpoenaed and testifying is meant to bully short-sellers into not shorting DJT stock in particular.  (We all know some people feel they need to be treated by different rules.)  However, large short-sellers like Citadel called those demands “losers trying to blame someone else for their falling stock price.”  Elsewhere, CT lawmakers advanced the state’s first-in-the-nation “paid sick leave” law.  The 2011 law was revised to overcome legal challenges and it will require employers (down to a single-employee in size) to provide paid sick leave (one hour for every 30 hours worked) by 2027.  While the passage was not technically party line, it was close to being so, with Democrats supporting the law.  Meanwhile, GOP members in both CT houses decried the law as an unfounded mandate on business that will be abused by employees who will “take a day off to go to the beach.”  Finally, the US Chamber of Commerce (and other business groups) sued the FTC over the rules passed Tuesday which ban most types of non-compete clauses in employment contracts.  As expected, the suit was filed in the Eastern district of TX, where all the Federal judges are extremely conservative.

With that background, it looks as if the bears have control of the market early as all three major index ETFs gapped lower to start the premarket. However, they have reacted a bit differently since then. DIA is giving us a decent sized black candle since that gap-down premarket open. However, SPY is very flat with no body on its candle and QQQ is giving a modest white body candle after the gap-down start to the early session. SPY and QQQ are back below their T-line (8ema) while DIA is retesting that level as I write. So, the short-term trend is uncertain to bearish. Meanwhile, the mid-term remains bearish but under pressure from Bulls. The longer-term market remains Bullish but trend has been broken and is clearly under pressure. In terms of extension, none of the major index ETFs is too far extended from their T-line and the T2122 indicator is back in the center of its mid-range. So, both sides have plenty of room to run if they can gain the momentum to do so. In terms of those 10 big dog tickers, six of the 10 are in the red with META (-14.63%) leading markets lower on bad forward guidance after an earnings beat. However, it is worth noting that the two biggest dogs, NVDA (+0.78%) and TSLA (+0.31%) are both on the green side and although META has traded more dollar volume in premarket, it will not trade more than those two over the day. With that all said, continue to be careful. We’ve see a lot of those widowmaker reversales lately.

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 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 gains are 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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