Markets opened flat on Wednesday but then the bulls took over and put in a slow, steady, all-day rally.  However, there was very modest profit-taking in the last 10 minutes of the day.  This action left us with large white candles with small upper wicks in all 3 major indices.  DIA and SPY both managed to print Bullish Engulfing signals but none of the 3 major indices managed to touch (or climb up through) its T-line (8 ema).

On the day, 9 of the 10 sectors were green with Energy (-1.13%) being the laggard.  Meanwhile, Utilities and Consumer Cyclical (both up 2.67%) led the gaining sectors.   SPY gained 1.79%, DIA gained 1.32%, and QQQ gained 2.01%.  The VXX fell 3.64% to 18.55 and T2122 climbed out of the oversold territory to 39.00.  10-year bond yields fell to 3.277% and Oil (WTI) dropped a whopping 5.79% to $81.87/barrel.  (The oil decline was mostly based on fears of a dramatic demand decline in the face of skyrocketing European energy prices as well as rate hikes in Europe and the US.)

In economic news, Imports/Exports fell slightly in July ($330 billion and $259 billion vs. June’s $340 and $261 billion).  However, the July Trade Deficit also dropped by just over $10 billion (from $81 billion to $71 billion).  Next door in Canada, the Central Bank raised rates three-quarters of a percent to 3.25% as expected.  After the close, the API Weekly Crude Oil Inventories showed a 3.645-million-barrel increase for the week which was a surprise since a 0.733-million-barrel drawdown was the consensus.  Also after the close, the Fed announced it is reviewing Bank Capital Requirements which might impose tighter controls on large regional banks, depending on the outcome of its review of the “economic climate for lenders.”

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In stock news, AAPL held its annual product announcement.  The company outlined a new line of iPhone 14s with 4 models ranging between $800 and $1,100 dollars.  These will include satellite-based SOS capability using GSAT satellites.  AAPL stock gained 0.93% on the day on this early afternoon news.  GSAT traded in a massive range (85%) but closed down just 1.44% on the day.

After the close, CPRT reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  At the same time, PLAY and CASY beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  On the other side, GME missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  However, AEO missed on both the top and bottom lines. So far this morning, BILI has reported a beat on revenue while missing on earnings.

In miscellaneous news, the US Dollar continues its rally, reaching another 24-year high versus the Yen and a 37-year high against the British Pound yesterday.  However, the Euro gained against the Dollar and is back very slightly above parity.  Elsewhere, a pair of papers were published at an economic forum yesterday claiming that the Fed’s fight against inflation will need to cause more harm to the economy (will be more restrictive) than the market currently appreciates.  In the US West, the CA power grid managed to get through the eighth day of record heat without blackouts.  However, that continues to be a close run race.  Finally, the ECB will announce its decision on interest rates (+0.75% expected) at 8:15 am with a presser to follow at 8:45 am.

Overnight, Asian markets were mostly green with the notable exception of mainland China.  Japan (+2.31%), Australia (+1.77%), and Taiwan (+1.20%) led the region higher while Hong Kong (-1.00%), Shenzhen (-0.86%), and Shanghai (-0.33%) were the only red in the region.  In Europe, stocks are following Asia’s lead at mid-day.  The FTSE (+0.20%), DAX (-0.25%), and CAC (+0.27%) are typical of the continent in early afternoon trade.  As of 7:30 am, US Futures are pointing toward a very modestly green start to the day.  The DIA implies a +0.19% open, the SPY is implying a +0.17% open, and the QQQ implies a +0.16% open at this hour.  10-year bond yields are lower to 3.241% and Oil (WTI) is up fractionally to $81.22/barrel in early trading.

The major economic news events scheduled for Thursday are limited to Weekly Jobless Claims (8:30 am) and Weekly Oil Inventories (11 am).  Fed Chair Powell also speaks at 9:10 am.  The major earnings reports scheduled for the day include BILI before the open.  Then after the close, DOCU and RH report.

In economic news later this week, on Friday, there are no major economic reports.  However, in terms of earnings later this week, on Friday, we hear from ABM, KR, and WDH.

As we start the day, keep in mind that AAPL may get some pushback in sales (and therefore the stock market) as it is testing the price elasticity of its phones by raising prices in 14 markets around the world while also keeping prices the same for iPhone 14s in the US. In politics to watch (which could impact US companies later), the UK’s new PM Truss announced a stimulus package that puts a $2,880 cap on what households pay for energy for the next two years. This will save a typical British household $1,154 annually. The pinch this will put on energy companies was offset (sugar for their medicine) by also announcing the government is granting new oil and gas exploration leases in the North Sea.

With that backdrop, we should note the market is still in a downtrend and yesterday’s strong candle is only a white candle in a sea of black ones until we get confirmation of a reversal (which we do not have yet). So, do not assume a reversal has happened until you have confirmation. Also be aware that futures are likely to react to the ECB Rate news, US Weekly Jobless Claims, and Fed Chair Powell speaking all before the open. So, be prepared for some volatility, at least early in the day. The T-line (8ema) above will be a key level for all 3 indices today as the bulls test their strength. So, keep an eye on that as well.

Remember that trading is our job, not a pastime or hobby. So, treat it that way. Do the work and follow the process. Stick with your trading rules, trade with the trend, and take those profits when you have them. Demonstrate patience and wait for confirmation. Don’t be stubborn. If you have a loss, just admit you were wrong, respect your stop, and take the loss before it grows. When price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor (remember the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe“…it is NOT HOUSE MONEY, it’s all OUR MONEY!). Lastly, remember that you get rich slowly and steadily in Trading…not by striking it rich on one or two trades. So, give up that lottery ticket mentality.

See you in the trading room.

Ed

Swing Trade Ideas for your consideration and watchlist: No trade ideas today, GPN, TGT, PYPL, KEYS, WMT, SQQQ, DXCM, SNAP, SDOW, GERN. You can find Rick’s review of tickers on his YouTube Channel here. Trade your plan, take profits along the way, and smart. Also, remember to check for impending earnings reports. Finally, remember that any tickers we mention and talk about in the trading room are not recommendations to buy or sell.

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Stocks gapped slightly higher (about 0.25%) at the open Monday.  However, that was another bull trap as the bears immediately stepped in to sell off the 3 major indices for the first hour.  The bulls did step back in to rally us back to the highs of the day shortly after 11 am.  Still, that was the end of the bull’s strength as all 3 major indices oscillated lower the rest of the day, closing midway between the lows and the previous day’s close.  This action left us with somewhat indecisive Black Spinning Top type candles across all the major indices. 

On the day, all 10 sectors were in the red with Industrials (-0.01%) just barely below break-even and Energy (-1.35%) leading the market lower.  The SPY lost 0.39%, DIA lost 0.50%, and QQQ lost 0.72%.  This all happened on very slightly above-average volume.  The VXX gained eight-tenths of a percent to 19.25 and T2122 fell even further into the oversold territory at 6.06.  10-year bond yields spiked higher to 3.342% and Oil (WTI) was just south of flat at $86.70/barrel.

In stock news, AIG announced that its upcoming IPO of its Corebridge Financial (CRBG) will be priced between $21 and $24 per share and they expect to raise $1.92 billion on the IPO.  Elsewhere, NWL cut its forward guidance after hours, citing a deteriorating economic climate and inflationary pressure.  Then after the close, Reuters reported that sources tell them that CVS’s weekend acquisition of SGFY is likely to face stiff antitrust regulator opposition from the FTC.  Finally, in an attempt to steal AAPL’s thunder (AAPL holds its iPhone 14 launch event today), Tuesday afternoon GOOGL announced their new Pixel watch and Pixel 7 phones (running Android 13) will go on sale on October 6.

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In miscellaneous news, the dollar continued to be strong and gained against the Euro and Yen after the July ISM Services PMI showed edged higher (56.9 vs. 56.7 in June and Economist forecasts of 54.7).   The Yen reached another 24-year low of 142 Yen per dollar on that move.  Elsewhere, after hours, Reuters reported that CEOs from banks (BAC. TFC, and MTB) all said consumers and businesses are still in good financial shape.  Despite inflation and fear of recession, consumers spent 10% more in August than the same month in 2021.  In addition, bank account balances are higher than even before the pandemic according to those bank CEOs.

In energy news, for the second consecutive day, California narrowly averted blackouts. Scorching temperatures above 100 pushed electrical demand to record levels again. At 5:30 pm Pacific, California’s grid operator ordered its highest level of emergency, warning that blackouts were imminent and the CA Office of Emergency Services then asked people to turn off electrical devices. Within 5 minutes electric demand dropped significantly and the crisis was avoided (at least for the moment). However, this was a tight-run affair and the CA electric demand is very near a crisis that could shut down (or at least slow down) the state’s business operations while electric supply is very tight (read: while the heatwave persists).

In real estate-related news, mortgage demand dropped again as the national average rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate, conforming loan rose from 5.80% to 5.94%.  Refinance loan applications fell another 1% on the week (83% lower than the same week in 2021) and new home purchase loan applications also fell 1% (23% lower than last year).  In other real estate news, the big banks (GS, MS, JPM, etc.) have now removed the final hurdles to full-time employees returning to the office.  There are some exceptions as C is being more flexible in allowing workers to use a hybrid remote / in-office schedule.

So far this morning, NIO beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  KFY and GIII both came in in-line on revenue while missing on earnings.  Meanwhile, REVG came in in-line on revenue while beating on earnings.

Overnight, Asian markets were mixed but leaned to the red side.  Taiwan (-1.82%), Australia (-1.42%), and South Korea (-1.39%) led the region lower as China’s trade data missed expectations amid “Zero Covid” shutdowns in various parts of that country.  In Europe, we see even more red at mid-day.  The FTSE (-0.59%), DAX (-0.39%), and CAC (-0.32%) are leading the region lower with only Spain (+0.55%) showing any significant green in early afternoon trade.  As of 7:30 am, US Futures are pointing toward a flat start to the day.  The DIA implies a +0.09% open, the SPY is implying a +0.12% open, and the QQQ implies a +0.13% open at this hour.  10-year bond yields are down a bit to 3.324% and Oil (WTI) is up a quarter of a percent in early trading.

The major economic news events scheduled for Wednesday are limited to July Import/Exports and July Trade Balance (8:30 am) and Fed Beige Book (2 pm).  However, there are also 3 Fed speakers (Mester at 10 am, Brainard at 12:40 pm, and Vice Chair Barr at 2 pm).  The major earnings reports scheduled for the day include ASO, GIII, KFY, NIO, and REVG before the open.  Then after the close, AEO, CASY, CPRT, and GME report.

In economic news later this week, on Thursday, Weekly Jobless Claims and Weekly Oil Inventories are reported.  Finally, on Friday, there are no major economic reports.

In terms of earnings later this week, on Thursday, we hear from BILI, DOCU, and RH report.  Finally, on Friday, we hear from ABM, KR, and WDH.

In the watch and phone announcement noted above, GOOGL CEO Pichai said he hopes to improve the company’s efficiency by 20% and that could include a headcount reduction. This is just the latest example of companies fearing a recession or at least an economic slowdown. Elsewhere, be aware that analysts are now expecting the Central Bank of Canada to hike interest rates 0.75% at 10 am today. This may have a modest impact on US markets.

The downtrend remains in place, but the extension to the downside also remains extreme. The premarket indices continue to be flat but are just now on the red side of that break-even line. The SPY is sitting at a potential support level, but the DIA and QQQ support is much less discernable. Expect chop and be very careful about chasing any move as it is likely to be a precursor to reversal.

Remember that trading is our job, not a pastime or hobby. So, treat it that way. Do the work and follow the process. Stick with your trading rules, trade with the trend, and take those profits when you have them. Demonstrate patience and wait for confirmation. Don’t be stubborn. If you have a loss, just admit you were wrong, respect your stop, and take the loss before it grows. When price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor (remember the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe“…it is NOT HOUSE MONEY, it’s all OUR MONEY!). Lastly, remember that you get rich slowly and steadily in Trading…not by striking it rich on one or two trades. So, give up that lottery ticket mentality.

See you in the trading room.

Ed

Swing Trade Ideas for your consideration and watchlist: No trade ideas today, Rick is on vacation visiting a gandbaby. You can find Rick’s review of tickers on his YouTube Channel here. Trade your plan, take profits along the way, and smart. Also, remember to check for impending earnings reports. Finally, remember that any tickers we mention and talk about in the trading room are not recommendations to buy or sell.

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🎯 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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Counterintuitively, stocks gapped higher at the open Friday after better-than-expected August Payrolls (+315k vs. +300k forecast) which would logically be seen as helping to lead the Fed to a larger September Rate hike that one would think the bulls would hate.  However, maybe traders were hanging their hats on the oddly higher Unemployment rate which rose to 3.7% as opposed to the previous (and expected) 3.5%, which could be seen as giving the Fed cover for a smaller hike. In either case, after some volatility and a 2-hour sideways grind, all 3 major indices sold off hard about noon and then took another leg down about 3:15 pm.  This action left us with large Bearish Engulfing candles that failed a retest of the T-line (8ema).

On the day, 8 of the 10 sectors were red with Healthcare (-1.25%) and Technology (-1.11%) leading the market lower.  Energy (+2.06%) was an outlier on the other side due to G7 agreeing to try to limit the price Russia can get for its oil and, probably not coincidentally, Gazprom shut down natural gas flows to Europe but also announced it had “found a leak” and can no longer commit to restart the gas flows September 3 as previously planned.  The SPY lost 1.05%, the DIA lost 1.04%, and QQQ lost 1.41%.  (This capped off a terrible third-straight down week for the major indices.  On the week, SPY lost 3.22%, DIA lost 2.84%, and QQQ lost 3.99%.)  VXX fell almost 2% on the day to 19.09 and T2122 climbed but remains deep in oversold territory at 10.70. 10-year bond yields fell to 3.195% and Oil (WTI) rose modestly to $87.19/barrel.

In stock news, Friday afternoon it was announced that for the first time AAPL iPhones account for more than half (just over 50%) of all US smartphones. Elsewhere (also Friday afternoon) the CFO of BBBY committed suicide by jumping from his high-rise apartment balcony.  This leaves BBBY without a CEO or CFO as it works to compile its quarterly report for the period ending August 27.  Bloomberg reported Saturday that AMZN has now abandoned dozens of existing and planned delivery facilities around the US as sales have slowed in the post-pandemic period.

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In Forex news, the Euro sank to a new 20-year low (below $0.99) Monday following the news Russia will not reopen the Nord Stream One gas pipeline.  However, the Euro recovered a bit to the $0.99 level within 6 hours.  Meanwhile, the British Pound hit a 2-year low against the dollar as the UK’s Tory Party selected Liz Truss as its new leader and therefore also new Prime Minister.  After her selection, she vowed to cut taxes and also cut energy bills (2 promises, in the short-term and long-term).  No specifics were offered.

In energy news, on Friday, G-7 countries (US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, UK, and Japan) agreed to force a price cap on Russian Oil and explore insurance rules that would ban shipments of Russian oil above a capped price.  (Analysts predict this plan is likely to be ineffective at best without the cooperation of China and India.)  Not at all coincidentally, Russia announced the flow of natural gas to Europe would not resume as planned Saturday (ostensibly due to an oil leak in a turbine).  Shortly after Russia’s announcement, Germany announced an additional $65 billion (bringing the total to $95 billion) in Consumer Energy Inflation Relief.  Then on Monday, OPEC+ announced a production cut of 100,000 barrels per day starting in October.  This came one month after the group’s token increase of 100,000 barrels per day just one month ago.  The group said that the small September increase (seen as a rebuff of President Biden) was always intended as a temporary measure.  Oil prices surged higher on this small decrease. Finally, Tuesday Uniper (largest German Gas supplier) warned of a European crisis coming soon unless drastic steps are taken to control markets. The company’s CEO said that wholesale prices are now 20 times what they were two years ago.

In Russian invasion news, the head of the UN Inspectors (Intl. Atomic Energy Agency) will release its report on the findings from inspection of the Zaporizhshia nuclear power plant (largest in Europe) following Russia’s takeover and continued shelling in the area.  Elsewhere, India said Monday that it will carefully consider the G-7 price cap on Russian oil.  On another front, French President Macron called for his citizens to cut energy use by 10% in order to avoid rationing in coming months.  For its part, Russia has upped the threats to cut energy supplies to the West and sell more oil to Asia in response to the G-7 price-cap.  They also, through Gazprom, said they have no idea when the gas can resume flowing into the Nord Stream One pipeline, saying it is up to SMNEY (Siemens Energy) to repair the turbine.  However, Siemens said the leak in a turbine is no reason to halt gas flows.

Overnight, Asian markets mixed but leaned to the upside on the day.  Shanghai (+1.36%), Shenzhen (+1.04%), and Thailand (+0.73%) led the region higher on mostly modest moves.  In Europe, stocks are mostly solidly in the green with the major outlier being Norway (-2.54%) at mid-day.  The FTSE (+0.16%), DAX (+0.90%), and CAC (+0.49%) are leading the region higher in early afternoon trade.  As of 7:30 am, US Futures are pointing toward a gap higher to start the day.  The DIA implies a +0.67% open, the SPY is implying a +0.70% open, and the QQQ implies a +0.75% open at this hour. 10-year bond yields are rising again at 3.244% and Oil (WTI) is down two-thirds of a percent to $86.33/barrel in early trading.

The major economic news events scheduled for Tuesday are limited to Aug. Services PMI (9:45 am) and Aug. ISM Non-Mfg. PMI (10 am).  In terms of earnings, there are no major earnings reports scheduled for the day.

In economic news later this week, on Wednesday we get July Trade Balance and Fed Beige Book.  Then Thursday, Weekly Jobless Claims and Weekly Oil Inventories are reported.  Finally, on Friday, there are no major economic reports.

In terms of earnings later this week, on Wednesday ASO, GIII, KFY, NIO, REVG, AEO, CASY, and GME report.  Then Thursday, we hear from BILI, DOCU, and RH report.  Finally, on Friday, we hear from ABM, KR, and WDH.

The last piece of news to start the week is that CVS has reached an agreement to buy SGFY for $8 billion or $30.50/share. (That would be a 6% premium over Friday’s closing price of $28.77 for SGFY.) AMZN had been mentioned as a bidder for the healthcare provider and this deal is just another example of vertical integration in the Healthcare-Pharmacy space.

The downtrend remains in place after 3 weeks of pullback. So, while the premarkets are looking to make a modest gap higher, do not get caught up in FOMO to the upside. At this point, it looks like a move to relieve over-extension more than a reversal.

Remember that trading is our job, not a pastime or hobby. So, treat it that way. Do the work and follow the process. Stick with your trading rules, trade with the trend, and take those profits when you have them. Demonstrate patience and wait for confirmation. Don’t be stubborn. If you have a loss, just admit you were wrong, respect your stop, and take the loss before it grows. When price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor (remember the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe“…it is NOT HOUSE MONEY, it’s all OUR MONEY!). Lastly, remember that you get rich slowly and steadily in Trading…not by striking it rich on one or two trades. So, give up that lottery ticket mentality.

See you in the trading room.

Ed

Swing Trade Ideas for your consideration and watchlist: No trade ideas today, Rick is on vacation visiting a gandbaby. You can find Rick’s review of tickers on his YouTube Channel here. Trade your plan, take profits along the way, and smart. Also, remember to check for impending earnings reports. Finally, remember that any tickers we mention and talk about in the trading room are not recommendations to buy or sell.

🎯 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 gapped lower at the open on Wednesday on fears raised by the closing of yet another major (21 million population) Chinese City due to a covid outbreak.  (The gaps were between half of a percent and nine-tenths of a percent.)  We then saw some follow-through with the 3 major indices reaching the lows of the day by 11 am.  At that point, markets ground sideways for a couple of hours.  The day then ended with a slow protracted 3-hour rally that filled the opening gap and closed very near the highs of the day.  This action gave us white-bodied Hammer-type candles in all 3 major indices. It is worth noting that Thursday saw slightly above average volume in all 3 major indices (and that was the first time that has happened on a green day since August 16).

On the day, seven of the 10 sectors were in the red, with Basic Materials and Energy both down more than 2%.  Healthcare (+0.91%) and Utilities (+0.82%) were by far the leading sectors Wednesday.  Despite the sectors leaning red, the SPY gained 0.31%, DIA gained 0.45%, and QQQ gained 0.04%.  The VXX rose 1% to 19.44 and T2122 remains deeply oversold at 3.57.  10-year bond yields spiked higher to 3.257% and Oil (WTI) plummeted another 3.5% to $86.44/barrel.  Overall, this was a small attempt by the bulls to find their footing (support) after reeling since last Friday’s Jackson Hole inspired bloodbath.

In economic news, Weekly Initial Jobless Claims came in better than expected (232k actual versus 248k forecast and 237k previous week).  Q2 Nonfarm Productivity also came in better than expected, but still down.  The actual was -4.1% while -4.5% was the consensus forecast and last quarter we saw -4.6%.  August Mfg. PMI and August ISM Mfg. PMI also both came in stronger than expected (PMI 51.5 actual vs 51.3 forecast and ISM PMI at 52.8 actual versus 52.0 forecast).  All of these things would indicate the economy is at least slightly stronger than expected…therefore giving the Fed cover for a larger September rate hike.  However, on the other side, Q2 Unit Labor Costs came in lower than expected.  They showed a +10.2% actual versus a +10.7% consensus forecast and last quarter’s +10.8%.  This would tend to indicate that there is less inflationary pressure on labor costs than expected, which would speak against a heavy hand by the Fed.

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In stock news, US military veterans sued MMM to prevent the company from spinning off its healthcare business.  The lawsuit calls the move by MMM a blatant attempt to transfer liability over defective earplugs to another company after a judge had ruled MMM could not use bankruptcy to avoid the damages.  Elsewhere, the UK Antitrust Regulator has ruled that the MSFT acquisition of ATVI (for $69 billion) could harm competition.  This is not likely to derail the deal but should force MSFT to give broader assurances around the not ordering platform exclusivity of games to block rivals SONY and Nintendo from having access to ATVI games.

In energy news, XOM and RDS.A agreed to sell their California oil joint venture operations to German asset manager IKAV for $4 billion.  Elsewhere, the US Dollar reached yet another 20-year high Thursday, providing an additional headwind for oil prices (which are denominated in dollars).  In nuclear news, the California legislature approved a bill to extend the life of the state’s only atomic power plant by 5 years on Thursday.  This reversed the 2016 decision to retire the PCG Diablo Canyon plant by 2025.  The bill also provided PCG with a $1.4 billion loan to keep the plant operational until 2030.

After the close AVGO and LULU both reported beats on the revenue and earnings lines.  Both companies also raised forward guidance.  However, JOAN beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  The company left guidance as-is.

This morning, META and QCOM announced an agreement to jointly develop and produce a chipset META’s Quest virtual reality devices.  The chipset will be based on QCOM’s Snapdragon chip line which is already widely used in Android phones.  This partnership comes just weeks ahead of META launching a new virtual reality headset (set for October).  However, losses have continued to widen in META’s “Reality Labs” division since the company bet its future on virtual reality by rebranding in 2021.

Overnight, Asian markets leaned heavily to the red side on modest moves.  Taiwan (-0.87%), Hong Kong (-0.74%), and Singapore (-0.57%) led the region lower.  In Europe, stocks lean heavily to the upside at midday.  The FTSE (+0.62%), DAX (+1.31%), and CAC (+0.44%) are leading the region higher with only 3 smaller exchanges showing red in early afternoon trade.  As of 7:30 am, US Futures are pointing toward a slightly red start to the session (granted, well ahead of critical data).  The DIA implies a -0.13% open, the SPY is implying a -0.18% open, and the QQQ implies a -0.36% open at this hour. 10-year bond yields are up just slightly to 3.258% and Oil (WTI) is up almost 2% to $88.29/barrel in early trading.

The major economic news events scheduled for Friday include Aug. Avg. Hourly Earnings, Aug. Nonfarm Payrolls, Aug. Participation Rate, and Aug. Unemployment Rate (all at 8:30 am), July Factory Orders (10 am).  There are no major earnings reports scheduled for the day.

Today brings a slew of data before the open, most importantly August Payrolls data. This is widely expected to come in hotter than the consensus forecast (+300k) and most analysts think this will cause the bears to roar (as traders then expect another 0.75% hike later this month). However, US futures are already pricing in an 80% probability of a 0.75% rate hike. So, to me, the risk seems to be to the upside if somehow the Payroll data comes in a bit soft. With that said, the premarket is essentially flat (just on the red side) already while we wait on the data.

Expect volatility at the open as markets react to Payrolls, Unemployment Rate, and Participation. However, with a 3-day weekend ahead, it is very likely we see light volume in the afternoon (perhaps all day) as the big traders head for a long weekend in the Hamptons. So, be careful about initiating any new positions that you might not be able to get out of later in the day. The short-term trend remains strongly bearish, but we did put in candles that suggest the bulls tried to find support Thursday. If nothing else, we are due a pause just to relieve bearish overextension. The bottom line is that we are in a downtrend, but the bulls are trying to hold this level and the bears may have gotten ahead of themselves.

Again, remember it is Friday and we have a 3-day weekend ahead. Prepare yourself by taking profit, hedging, and/or getting smaller in your risk positions. Stick with your trading rules, trade with the trend, and take those profits when you have them. Demonstrate patience and wait for confirmation. Remember that trading is our job. So, do the work and follow the process. Don’t be stubborn. If you have a loss, just admit you were wrong, respect your stop, and take the loss before it grows. When price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor (remember the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe“…it is NOT HOUSE MONEY, it’s all OUR MONEY!). Lastly, remember that you get rich slowly and steadily in Trading…not by striking it rich on one or two trades. So, give up that lottery ticket mentality.

See you in the trading room.

Ed

Swing Trade Ideas for your consideration and watchlist: No trade ideas today, Rick is on vacation visiting a gandbaby. You can find Rick’s review of tickers on his YouTube Channel here. Trade your plan, take profits along the way, and smart. Also, remember to check for impending earnings reports. Finally, remember that any tickers we mention and talk about in the trading room are not recommendations to buy or sell.

🎯 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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Stocks gapped higher Wednesday between 0.2% (DIA) and 0.95% (QQQ).  However, once again this was a bull trap.  After about 25 minutes of meandering higher from the open, the bears stepped in and took all 3 major indices on a slow, protracted selloff that lasted the rest of the day and closed on the lows.  This action gave us black-bodied candles with small upper wicks and no lower wick across all those indices.  It could be seen as the completion of the second half of the Bearish Doji Continuation which was started last Friday.

On the day, all 10 sectors were in the red with Basic Materials and Communications Services leading the way lower.  The SPY lost 0.79%, the DIA lost 0.75%, and QQQ lost 0.58% during the session.  The VXX fell another 1.23% to 19.24 and T2122 (4-week New High/Low Ratio) remains deeply oversold at 3.00.  10-year bond yields surged higher to 3.178% and Oil (WTI) fell more than 3% to $88.86/barrel.  All-in-all, it was a slow, methodical, bear day in the market.

In economic news, the Aug. ADP Nonfarm Payrolls added far fewer jobs than was expected or was added in July (+132k vs. +300k forecast and +268k in July).  This indicates a slowing economy.  However, the Aug. Chicago PMI came in slightly better than expected at 52.2 (versus 52.0 forecast and July’s 52.1 number).  Elsewhere, the EIA Weekly Crude Oil Inventories diverged from Tuesday night’s API number.  EIA showed a drawdown of 3.326 million barrels for the week, which was more than twice the expected drawdown (1.483 million barrels) and slightly worse than the prior week’s drawdown of 3.282 million barrels.

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In stock news, after the close, BBBY confirmed what it had leaked.  The retail chain will close 150 stores, cut about 20% of its jobs (roughly 6,400), and change its merchandising strategy by cutting private label lines in favor of national third-party brands.  BBBY also confirmed that it has secured a $500 million loan (to get it through the holiday season) and it now forecasts a 26% drop in sales for Q2.  BBBY stock was down 21% on Wednesday.  Also, after the close, COST reported that its “Same Store Sales” grew 10.1% in July and 15.3% over the same period last year.  Elsewhere, Arm (owned by SFTBY) filed a lawsuit against QCOM.  At issue was that QCOM acquired Nuvia (a chip design firm) last year and neither company informed or gained consent from Arm as required by Arm’s license agreement. Finally, late last night, NVDA reported that the US government has ordered them to stop selling chips to Russia and China. The company had previously gotten export exemptions to continue selling to China, but now doubts that exemption will be extended again. NVDA said it expects to lose $400 million in sales this quarter due to the restriction.

In energy news, on Wednesday, US Gasoline futures fell back below the price they were at when Russia invaded Ukraine in February ($2.59/gallon).  Elsewhere, OPEC+ put out a statement Wednesday that failed to mention production cuts (as had been threatened by Saudi Arabia last week).  Instead, the release hyped up global demand for oil, which analysts read as meaning cuts were the last thing on the minds of OPEC+ members.  In related news, the White House said President Biden has informed Israel about the revival of the 2015 JCPOA nuclear deal with Iran.  (This deal reportedly will allow Iran to ship oil, significantly increasing global supplies.)  In addition, after the close, the White House announced the G7 will be discussing the Biden Administration’s proposal to put a price cap on Russian oil when the group meets Friday.

After the close GEF, PSTG, and VEEV all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  However, COO beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  FIVE missed on both the top and bottom lines.  GEF and PSTG raised their guidance while COO and FIVE lowered forward guidance.

So far this morning, CPB, SAIC, SIG, GMS, and WB have all reported beats on both the top and bottom lines.  Meanwhile, HRL beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  HRL also lowered its forward guidance.  On the other side, GCO missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  However, PDCO, CIEN, FLWS, and OLLI all reported misses on both lines.  FLWS and GCO also both lowered forward guidance.

Overnight, Asian markets leaned heavily to the downside.  South Korea (-2.28%), Australia (-2.02%), and Taiwan (-1.94%) led the region lower with only two smaller exchanges managing to stay on the green side of flat.  In Europe, stocks are red across the board at mid-day.  The FTSE (-1.38%), DAX (-1.40%), and CAC (-1.25%) are leading the region lower in early afternoon trade.  As of 7:30 am, US Futures are pointing toward a gap lower to start the day.  The DIA implies a -0.48% open, the SPY is implying a -0.50% open, and the QQQ implies a -0.68% open at this hour.  10-year bond yields are surging again, now at 3.20%, and Oil (WTI) is down another 2% to $87.81/barrel in early trading.

The major economic news events scheduled for Thursday include Weekly Initial Jobless Claims, Q2 Nonfarm Productivity, and Q2 Unit Labor Costs (all at 8:30 am), PMI Mfg. (9:45 am), and ISM Mfg. PMI (10 am).  There is also another Fed Speaker (Bostic at 3:30 pm).  The major earnings reports scheduled for the day include FLWS, CPB, CIEN, GCO, GMS, MOMO, HRL, HOV, OLLI, PDCO, SAIC, SIG, TTC, and WB before the open.  Then after the close, AVGO, JOAN, and LULU report.

In economic news later this week, on Friday we get Aug Avg. Hourly Earnings, Aug. Nonfarm Payrolls, Aug. Participation Rate, Aug. Unemployment Rate, July Factory Orders. In terms of earnings, there are no major reports scheduled for Friday.

September looks to be coming in like a bear as the bulls just have not been able to find their footing this week. We remain very extended to the downside at this point (both in terms of the T-line and T2122). However, the futures are not giving the bulls much hope, except that prices have recovered from the overnight lows. Be very careful of chasing any gaps or early moves. Remember that the last two days started with “gap traps” and we want to learn from those examples. The short-term trend remains strongly bearish, the mid-term bullish trend has been broken, and the long-term bearish trend is also broken. Volatility is a high probability and if nothing else we still need a pause to ease overextension. The bottom line is that we are in a downtrend, but the bears may have gotten ahead of themselves with support not far below.

Stick with your trading rules, trade with the trend, and take those profits when you have them. Demonstrate patience and wait for confirmation. Remember that trading is our job. So, do the work and follow the process. Don’t be stubborn. If you have a loss, just admit you were wrong, respect your stop, and take the loss before it grows. When price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor (remember the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe“…it is NOT HOUSE MONEY, it’s all OUR MONEY!). Lastly, remember that you get rich slowly and steadily in Trading…not by striking it rich on one or two trades. So, give up that lottery ticket mentality.

See you in the trading room.

Ed

Swing Trade Ideas for your consideration and watchlist: No trade ideas today, Rick is on vacation visiting a gandbaby. You can find Rick’s review of tickers on his YouTube Channel here. Trade your plan, take profits along the way, and smart. Also, remember to check for impending earnings reports. Finally, remember that any tickers we mention and talk about in the trading room are not recommendations to buy or sell.

🎯 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 higher between a third and a half of a percent on Tuesday.  However, this was a bull trap as all 3 major indices sold off hard the first 90 minutes of the day. From that point, we saw a sideways grind in a small range (relatively speaking) for the rest of the day.  This action is giving us a Bearish Engulfing candle of a Doji / Spinning Top (or if you prefer the start of the completion of a Bearish Doji Continuation or Doji Sandwich signal).  This made for the third straight down day for all 3 major indices and all this happened on average volume.

On the day, all 10 sectors are down sharply, with the Energy Sector (down 4%) leading the way lower.  The SPY lost 1.05%, DIA lost 0.95%, and QQQ lost 1.11%.  The VXX was also down a percent to 19.48 and T2122 is extremely oversold to 3.35.  10-year bond yields have rebounded from early lows and are back up to 3.112% while Oil (WTI) is down 5% to $92.16/barrel on news out of a Pro-Iran UK television station saying Iran has agreed to a deal with the United States to revive the Trump-killed JCPOA nuclear deal and allow Iran to sell oil.  All-in-all, it’s looking like it will end up a blah, bull trap, one plus percent down day.

In economic news, the Conference Board Consumer Confidence came in a 103.2, well above the consensus forecast (97.9) s well as July’s reading (95.3).  At the same time, July JOLTS (Job Openings) came in higher than expected at 11.293 million (versus a consensus forecast of 10.475 million and a June reading of 11.04 million).   Then, after the close, API reported Weekly Oil Stocks surprised with a modest build (0.593 million barrels) while a modest drawdown (-0.633 million barrels) was expected.  However, this was still much better than the prior week’s 5.632-million-barrel drawdown.

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In Forex / Fed news, the Dollar hit a 20-year high for the second day in a row Tuesday.  This came after the JOLTs report suggested a stronger than expected economy.  In addition to the forex impacts, traders have upped their bets for a 75-basis-point hike in September.  US Futures now have now priced in a 74.5% probability of that 0.75% hike.  After the close, NY Fed President Williams told the Wall Street Journal that he expects rate hikes and balance sheet reduction (quantitative tightening) to continue into 2023.  Specifically, he pushed back against the idea of a rate cut in 2023 (while the futures market still expects a cut in the fall of 2023).  This all just focuses eyes on the August Payrolls report Friday.

In stock news, it was reported Tuesday that SNAP is planning to reduce staffing by 20%.  Elsewhere, after its earnings report, BBY told the earnings call that they are now forecasting that consumers will resume the old pattern by doing most of their holiday shopping late.  (In 2021, consumers did the majority of their holiday shopping early.)  In TWTR news, Elon Musk has asked the judge to postpone the trial over his purchase of TWTR until November (from October 17).  In the filing, Musk cited his subpoena of the newly announced TWTR whistleblower as the reason.

After the close CRWD reported beats on both the top and bottom lines.  The company also raised guidance.  Meanwhile, HPE, HPQ, AMRK, CHWY, and PVH all reported misses on revenue while beating on earnings.  In addition, HPQ, PVH, and CHWY all lowered their forward guidance.  So far this morning, DBI, DCI, and CHS have all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, EXPR missed on revenue while beating on earnings.

Overnight, Asian markets were mixed.  Shenzhen (-1.29%), Shanghai (-0.78%), and Singapore (-0.55%) led the way lower on weak PMI data out of China (which actually slightly beat expectations but still came in at only 49.4 for Mfg. while Services PMI was at 52.6).  Meanwhile, India (+2.58%) Taiwan (+0.95%), and South Korea (+0.86%) paced the gainers.  In Europe, markets are mostly in the red at midday with the notable exception of Russia (+3.63%).  The FTSE (-1.08%), DAX (-0.36%), and CAC (-0.48%) are typical for most of the continent with a few smaller exchanges just holding on to the green side of flat in early afternoon trade.  As of 7:30 am, US Futures are pointing toward a flat to modestly green start to the day.  The DIA implies a +0.08% open, the SPY is implying a +0.22% open, and the QQQ implies a +0.58% open at this hour.  10-year bond yields are higher to 3.142% and Oil (WTI) is off 2.68% to $89.17/barrel in early trading.

The major economic news events scheduled for Wednesday include ADP Nonfarm Payrolls (8:15 am), Chicago PMI (9:45 am), EIA Crude Oil Inventories (10:30 am), and a couple of more Fed speakers (Mester at 8 am and Bostic at 6:30 pm).  The major earnings reports scheduled for the day include BF.A/B, CHS, DBI, DCI, and EXPR before the open.  Then after the close, FIVE, PSTG, and VEEV report. 

In economic news later this week, on Thursday Weekly Initial Jobless Claims, Q2 Nonfarm Productivity, Q2 Unit Labor Costs, PMI Mfg., and ISM Mfg. PMI are reported.  Finally, on Friday we get Aug Avg. Hourly Earnings, Aug. Nonfarm Payrolls, Aug. Participation Rate, Aug. Unemployment Rate, July Factory Orders.

In earnings later this week, on Thursday, FLWS, CPB, CIEN, GCO, GMS, MOMO, HRL, OLLI, PDCO, SAIC, SIG, TTC, WB, AVGO, JOAN, and LULU report.  Finally, Friday there are no major reports.

Markets are limping into the last day of August, coming off 3 straight down days. We remain very extended to the downside at this point and futures are giving us a very modest and indecisively bullish indication. Be very careful of chasing any gaps or early moves (especially to the downside). While the short-term trend is bearish, the mid-term bullish trend is broken, and the long-term bearish trend is also broken, volatility and if nothing else a pause to ease extension is a high probability. The bottom line is that we are in a volatile downtrend, but the bears may have gotten ahead of themselves with support not far below.

Stick with your trading rules, trade with the trend, and take those profits when you have them. Demonstrate patience and wait for confirmation. Remember that trading is our job. So, do the work and follow the process. Don’t be stubborn. If you have a loss, just admit you were wrong, respect your stop, and take the loss before it grows. When price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor (remember the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe“…it is NOT HOUSE MONEY, it’s all OUR MONEY!). Lastly, remember that you get rich slowly and steadily in Trading…not by striking it rich on one or two trades. So, give up that lottery ticket mentality.

See you in the trading room.

Ed

Swing Trade Ideas for your consideration and watchlist: BABA, Z, SNOW, CAH, UUP, BIG, WEAT, UEC, SQQQ. You can find Rick’s review of tickers on his YouTube Channel here. Trade your plan, take profits along the way, and smart. Also, remember to check for impending earnings reports. Finally, remember that any tickers we mention and talk about in the trading room are not recommendations to buy or sell.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stocks gapped down between three-quarters and a full percent on Monday in what the bears hoped was the start of follow-through on Friday’s big move down. However, after some early volatility, the bulls stepped in to fill the gap in a protracted rally from 11 am to 2 pm.  Then prices remained near those highs for the next 1.5 hours.  However, late in the day, the bulls took their profits, and all 3 major indices sold off hard in the last 15 minutes. This action is giving us indecisive, Spinning Top type candles (long wicks on both ends of the candle) that are resulting in modest bearish moves overall.  This sets up either a Bearish Doji Continuation (Sandwich) or a Bullish Morning Star Signal in all 3 indices.

Seven of the 10 sectors were red, with Energy being far-and-away the biggest gainer and Technology being far-and-away the biggest losing sector.  On the day, SPY lost 0.67%, DIA lost 0.57%, and QQQ lost 0.99%.  The VXX fell more than 2% to 19.71 and T2122 remains deep in the oversold territory at 10.25.  10-year bond yields are up significantly to 3.11% and Oil (WTI) has surged more than 4% to $96.96/barrel. 

There was no major economic news on Monday.  However, there was a LendingClub survey reported by CNBC that claimed there was a slight decline in the percentage of Americans who are living paycheck to paycheck.  The study found that 59% of Americans fall into that category, down from 61% in June, but also above the 54% number from June.  In somewhat related news, in the face of nine weeks of declining gasoline prices, US oil refiners have recently been really pushing exports of refined products in order to limit domestic supply and increase their recently-record profits.  It has gotten to the point where on Monday Energy Sec. Granholm was basically begging oil refiners to stop increasing those recent record-level distillate and fuel exports.

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In stock and miscellaneous news, MSFT announced it will amend cloud licensing deals as of Oct. 1 in order to stave off round another EU antitrust penalties. The changes will make it easier for rivals (GOOGL, AMZN, and BABA) to compete with MSFT in Europe.  Elsewhere, TSLA was hit with a class action lawsuit over sudden “phantom braking” by the company’s Model 3 when using the “Driver Assist” (Autopilot) mode.  Related to inflation, we’ve received some news lately tending to indicate that inflation has already peaked (especially gas prices). However, the Zumper National Rent Index came out yesterday afternoon and shows that landlords don’t buy that story. The national average rent for a 1-bedroom apartment rose to a record $1,500 in July, up 2% from June and more than 12% from one year ago.

In Russian invasion news, on the ground, Ukraine launched its long-awaited counter-offensive in the Southern Kherson region.  More than six months into the war, Monday, Ukraine recaptured 4 villages in that region and breached the first of 3 Russian defense lines.  Ukraine also initiated a much smaller offensive in the Eastern Izium region.  Elsewhere, Monday evening, EU Commissioner von Der Leyen announced that the EU is planning an “emergency intervention” in the region’s power market.  This plan clearly breaks with the EU’s prior “let the market handle the situation” stance.  Details are lacking, but EU countries have already been granted permission to cap natural gas prices and many are now calling for the same power on electricity prices.  (EU wholesale electricity prices are more than 800% higher than one year ago.)  Finally, a team of UN inspectors has left to visit the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (the largest in Europe) amidst fear over Russian shelling near the plant and Russia’s cutting the plant off from the electric grid.  (The plant produces more than 20% of all electricity generated in Ukraine.)

After the close HEI reported a beat on revenue, but missed on earnings.  So far this morning, AMWD, BMO, and BBY all reported beats on both the top and bottom lines.  Meanwhile, BIDU, BIG, and FUTU missed on revenue while also beating on earnings.  However, IQ beat on revenue and came in in line with earnings (a loss of $0.04/share).

Overnight, Asian markets were mixed but leaned to the upside.  India (+2.58%), New Zealand (+1.23%), and Japan (+1.14%) led the gains while mainland China showed the only red in the region.  In Europe, we see mostly green at midday.  The FTSE (+0.12%), DAX (+1.84%), and CAC (+1.11%) are leading the region higher in early afternoon trade.  However, Norway (-1.03%) is showing the only appreciable red in the region.  In the US, as of 7:30 am, US Futures are pointing toward a green start to the day.  The DIA implies a +0.69% open, the SPY is implying a +0.83% open, and the QQQ implies a +1.12% open at this hour.  10-year bond yields are back down to 3.058% and Oil (WTI) is starting the day down more than 2.77% to $94.32/barrel.

The major economic news events scheduled for Tuesday include Conf. Board Consumer Confidence and July JOLTs (both at 10 am), API Weekly Crude Oil Stocks (4:30 pm), and a Fed speaker (Williams at 11 am).  The major earnings reports scheduled for the day include AMWD, BIDU, BMO, BBY, BIG, FUTU, and IQ before the open.  Then after the close, AMRK, CHWY, CRWD, HPE, HPQ, and PVH report. 

In economic news later this week, on Wednesday we see ADP Nonfarm Payrolls, Chicago PMI, EIA Crude Oil Inventories, and another Fed speaker (Mester).  On Thursday Weekly Initial Jobless Claims, Q2 Nonfarm Productivity, Q2 Unit Labor Costs, PMI Mfg., and ISM Mfg. PMI are reported.  Finally, on Friday we get Aug Avg. Hourly Earnings, Aug. Nonfarm Payrolls, Aug. Participation Rate, Aug. Unemployment Rate, July Factory Orders.

In earnings later this week, Wednesday we get reports from BF.A/B, CHS, DBI, DCI, and EXPR.  On Thursday, FLWS, CPB, CIEN, GCO, GMS, MOMO, HRL, OLLI, PDCO, SAIC, SIG, TTC, WB, AVGO, JOAN, and LULU report. Finally, Friday there are no major reports.

Coming off a second straight day of losses, futures seem to indicate the bulls are ready to make a stand. The question is whether this is a true reversal, just an over-extension bounce, or even a bull trap. BAC warned this morning that the flow of funds from its account holders has gotten decidedly defensive since Friday. So, given the strength of the selloff the last 15 minutes Monday, we should be very cautious about chasing any gaps or rallies. We were very extended and at this point, the futures move does not look like a major reversal of market sentiment to me. The short-term trend is bearish, the mid-term bullish trend is broken, and the long-term bearish trend is also broken. The bottom line is that we are in a volatile, undecided market.

Demonstrate patience and wait for confirmation. Remember that trading is our job. So, do the work and follow the process. Stick with your trading rules, trade with the trend, and take those profits when you have them. Don’t be stubborn. If you have a loss, just admit you were wrong, respect your stop, and take the loss before it grows. When price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor (remember the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe“…it is NOT HOUSE MONEY, it’s all OUR MONEY!). Lastly, remember that you get rich slowly and steadily in Trading…not by striking it rich on one or two trades. So, give up that lottery ticket mentality.

See you in the trading room.

Ed

Swing Trade Ideas for your consideration and watchlist: CGC, MCK, META, UEC, KSS, ADM, CAH, X, DBC, WEAT, Z, SPXU, QID, UVXY. You can find Rick’s review of tickers on his YouTube Channel here. Trade your plan, take profits along the way, and smart. Also, remember to check for impending earnings reports. Finally, remember that any tickers we mention and talk about in the trading room are not recommendations to buy or sell.

🎯 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.

Hit and Run Candlesticks / Road To Wealth Youtube videos

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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Friday was a day of reckoning for markets are all 3 major indices opened flat and traded that way until Fed Chair Powell began to speak.  However, when he did begin to speak, it was immediately apparent that Powell was not going to tell the Bulls what they had hoped to hear (that inflation was coming down and the Fed could ease up on the tightening).  So, we saw massive volatility in the 10 minutes after Powell started speaking and then a brutal selloff the rest of the day (especially from 10am -11am) from that point.  This gave us a huge Bearish Engulfing signal in the DIA and just big, ugly black candles in the SPY and QQQ.  Obviously, all 3 major indices failed their T-lines (8ema) during the day, but all 3 are also now extended well below those 8ema levels.

All 10 sectors are well into the red with Technology, Consumer Cyclical, and Industrials leading the way lower on a risk-off day.  On the day, SPY lost 3.38%, DIA lost 3.07%, and QQQ lost 4.10%.  The VXX has gained over 2.25% to pop back up to 20.15 and T2122 has fallen all the way from overbought to well oversold at 7.87.  10-year bond yields pulled back to be slightly down (after rising overnight) at 3.028% and Oil (WTI) was down 0.5% to $92.99/ barrel.  Basically, the Bulls wanted Powell to tell them that the Fed can take its foot off the gas on tightening, but instead he was adamant that the rate increases will continue, and higher rates will persist “for some time.”  In fact, he told us to expect some pain ahead with higher interest rates, slower growth, and softer labor markets all required to bring down inflation.  Basically, that was a gut punch for the traders who have been chasing growth.

In China stock news, Beijing and Washington reached a preliminary deal that will allow SEC officials to review the audit documentation of 163 businesses that the SEC identified at high risk of US trading prohibition.  This is a good first step in avoiding the delisting of those companies from the NYSE and NASDAQ exchanges.  Some of those major tickers potentially saved include BABA, JD, BIDU, PDD, NIO, YUMC, PTR, EDU, etc.

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In food/agriculture/consumer news, a new forecast revision released Friday shows that drought and heatwaves have slashed US corn yield expectations for the fall.  The revisions are now expecting more than a 4% yield reduction versus last year, taking the crop total down to 2019 levels.  This does not sound like a huge issue, but add to that some very similar climate change problems in Europe and China, as well as the Russian invasion taking 20% of Ukrainian cropland out of production.  The end result will be shortages and higher food prices expected toward year-end.  Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat are the primarily-impacted grains with Beef, Hog, and Chicken meats impacted in turn (all are heavily grain fed).  This will have a big impact on consumer defensive input prices and consumer inflation this year.  However, the problem may well be made worse in 2023 because the Russian aggression has also cut natural gas supplies, lowering global fertilizer production (as much as 50% for Nitrogen-based fertilizer).  This is expected to lower next year’s crop yields globally an unspecified, but very significant amount as well.  (Global crop yields have dramatically increased ever since the early 1970s. This has kept food expenses a low percentage of the consumer’s budget, and freed up money for all sorts of previously unfeasible consumer spending (especially in North America and Europe). This all happened on the back of very cheap and widely-available nitrogen-based fertilizers. If that paradigm changes, you can bet consumer spending habits will also need to change…therefore reshaping stock market leadership. (All grain using tickers and as a result, the consumer spending on non-essentials will be hit significantly.)

In legal news, on Friday, a judge rules that MMM cannot use bankruptcy to avoid liability over selling defective earplugs to the US military.  MMM was down 12% on the news. On Saturday, META agreed in principle to an undisclosed settlement of a lawsuit in US Federal Court seeking damages for allowing third parties (such as the infamous Cambridge Analytica) to access uses private data.  Finally, also on Saturday, the USDOT temporarily waived truck driver hours of service restrictions.  This came after a fire took an Indiana BP refinery offline Wednesday causing the need for much more fuel trucking in the Midwest.

In market trends, Bloomberg reports that “meme stocks” are here to stay. In a weekend survey of 522 investors, two-thirds expect the speculative meme stock phenomenon to be here to stay (based on easy/rapid internet communications).  Elsewhere, Reuters reports that funds are heeding Powell’s Friday message and sticking to the old “Don’t fight the Fed” mantra.  At this point, traders have amassed the largest short position on 3-month Fed Rate Futures, having doubled in the last month and gained 100,000 contracts Friday.  (Traders are betting short-term bonds will fall in value as yields and interest rates rise.)  In short, markets believed Chair Powell and expect more bear market pain.

So far this morning, PDD reported beats on both the top and bottom lines.  Meanwhile, CTLT missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  CTLT also lowered its forward guidance when it reported.

Overnight, Asian markets were deeply in the red.  Japan (-2.66%), Taiwan (-2.31%), and South Korea (-2.18%) led the region lower as Asia played catch-up to the North American route from Friday.  In Europe, we see the same story (with the lone exception of a green Russia +0.67%) at mid-day.  The FTSE (-0.70%), DAX (-1.24%), and CAC (-1.90%) are leading the wave of red across that region in early afternoon trade.  As of 7:30 am, US Futures are pointing toward a significant gap lower to start the week.  The DIA implies a -0.87% open, the SPY is implying a -0.94% open, and the QQQ implies a -1.13% open at this hour.  In addition, 10-year bond yields are up sharply to 3.11% and Oil (WTI) is up a half of a percent in early trading.

There are no major economic news events scheduled for Monday.  The major earnings reports scheduled for the day include CTLT, HTHT, and PDD before the open.  Then, after the close, HRI and YY report.

In economic news later this week, on Tuesday we get Conf. Board Consumer Confidence, July JOLTs, and a Fed speaker (Williams).  Then Wednesday we see ADP Nonfarm Payrolls, Chicago PMI, EIA Crude Oil Inventories, and another Fed speaker (Mester).  On Thursday Weekly Initial Jobless Claims, Q2 Nonfarm Productivity, Q2 Unit Labor Costs, PMI Mfg., and ISM Mfg. PMI are reported.  Finally, on Friday we get Aug Avg. Hourly Earnings, Aug. Nonfarm Payrolls, Aug. Participation Rate, Aug. Unemployment Rate, July Factory Orders.

In earnings later this week, Tuesday we hear from BIDU, BMO, BBY, BIG, FUTU, IQ, AMRK, CHWY, CRWD, HPE, HPQ, and PVH.  Then Wednesday we get reports from BF.A/B, CHS, DBI, DCI, and EXPR.  On Thursday, FLWS, CPB, CIEN, GCO, GMS, MOMO, HRL, OLLI, PDCO, SAIC, SIG, TTC, WB, AVGO, JOAN, and LULU report. Finally, Friday there are no major reports.

Friday is a prime example of what happens when the market really wants to hear something. Mr. Market can really throw a tantrum when he doesn’t get what he wants/expects. However, we need to remember that the base case of markets is that they overreact, overreact to the overreaction, and then react again. That is what causes the unmistakable stairstep, zig-zag, or wave movements of price. So, at this point, we are back in a bear market…but we are over-extended to the downside in the short term. That doesn’t mean we have to rest or relief rally today…but it raises the probabilities. Just be wary of chasing gaps and run-away to the downside. Volatility is still high and traders have had a weekend to gather their wits and nerve since the unexpected bad news.

Demonstrate patience and wait for confirmation. Remember that trading is our job. So, do the work and follow the process. Stick with your trading rules, trade with the trend, and take those profits when you have them. Don’t be stubborn. If you have a loss, just admit you were wrong, respect your stop, and take the loss before it grows. When price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor (remember the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe“…it is NOT HOUSE MONEY, it’s all OUR MONEY!). Lastly, remember that you get rich slowly and steadily in Trading…not by striking it rich on one or two trades. So, give up that lottery ticket mentality.

See you in the trading room.

Ed

Swing Trade Ideas for your consideration and watchlist: UXVY, SQQQ, SPXU, QID, PSQ, SNAP, MRVL, SNOW. You can find Rick’s review of tickers on his YouTube Channel here. Trade your plan, take profits along the way, and smart. Also, remember to check for impending earnings reports. Finally, remember that any tickers we mention and talk about in the trading room are not recommendations to buy or sell.

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

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

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🎯 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 Thursday, the SPY and QQQ gapped higher while the DIA opened flat. From there, all 3 major indices made a morning rally to the highs of the day at about 11 am. However, once again the whipsaw kicked in and a selloff took all 3 indices back down to the open value or below in just 30 minutes before grinding sideways for a couple of hours.  At that point, the bulls rallied us back up to within shouting distance of the highs (or to new Highs in the DIA) again by 2:30 pm.  Finally, a very strong rally in the last 45 minutes tool all 3 major indices out on their highs.  This action is giving us white-bodied candles in the SPY, DIA, and QQQ.  The QQQ and SPY both crossed back above their T-line (8ema) and the DIA is right at that level at the close.

All 10 sectors are green with Basic Materials, Technology, and Consumer Cyclical leading the way higher.  On the day, SPY gained 1.41%, DIA gained 1.00%, and QQQ gained 1.77%.  The VXX is down 0.51% to 19.70 and T2122 crossed back up into the overbought territory at 83.95.  10-year bond yields fell back to 3.03% and Oil (WTI) fell 2.09% to $92.91/barrel.  Once again, this all took place on below-average volume.

In economic news, Q2 GDP came in a -0.6% which was better than the -0.8% forecast as well as Q1’s -0.9% print.  Weekly Initial Jobless Claims also came in better than was expected at 243k (versus 253k consensus forecast) as well as slightly better than last week’s 245k number.  In the afternoon, Fed Hawk Bullard told CNBC that he expects high inflation to persist and that interest rates are not yet high enough to begin curbing price increases.  He went on to say he favors front-loading rate hikes and hopes to convince peers to vote for a benchmark rate of between 3.75% to 4.00% by year-end.  Other Fed voters at Jackson Hole said that whether there will be a 0.75% or 0.50% hike in September is not decided yet and will depend on the 2 additional inflation and multiple jobs reports before the meeting. However, rates still need to rise to fight inflation.

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On Thursday, AMZN announced they had struck a deal with hydrogen fuel cell maker PLUG to supply power to forklifts, long-haul trucks, and building operations starting in 2025.  Part of the deal included PLUG giving AMZN a warrant to buy up to 16 million shares of PLUG with an exercise price of $22.98.  (PLUG closed the day at $30.00.)  AMZN also agreed to spend at least $2.1 billion on PLUG products over the 7-year contract.  Later in the day, the California Air Resources Board voted to require all new cars sold in the state to be electric or electric hybrid by 2035.  However, these regulations must still be approved by the US EPA.

In energy news, Reuters reported Thursday evening that ERCOT (the Texas Power Grid operator) has spent an additional $1 billion to avoid blackouts this summer.  This comes in the form of rewards for industrial customers to cut usage, paying power generators a premium to maintain higher reserves (production capacity).  The state set 11 demand records so far this summer.  Elsewhere, OPEC+ is seeing more support for Saudi Arabia’s stated plan to curb oil supplies to “stabilize world oil markets.”  Iraq, Algeria, Bahrain, Kuwait, Venezuela, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Azerbaijan, and Libya all endorsed the plan to cut OPEC+ production.  (Clarity on the move should be seen on this plan on September 5 when the group meets again.)  Overnight, the UK Energy Regulator announced that they expect Britons to pay as much as three times last year’s price to heat their homes this coming winter (including an 80% hike in October). Meanwhile, Germany is looking at restricting companies able to benefit from higher natural gas prices amidst public outcry over record energy company profits and soaring consumer costs.

In miscellaneous market news, Texas accused BLK, CS, UBS and other European-listed financial companies of boycotting the state’s huge fossil fuel industry.  (This is part of the state’s anti-ESG investing campaign.)  The state claims it may divest billions of dollars in state pension funds from those companies and their funds.  This may have big market price impacts on those stocks.  For example, the Texas School Teach Retirement fund currently owns large positions in BLK. In unrelated news, after the close Thursday, the CBOE announced that it is in talks with IBKR, HOOD, VIRT and others about taking equity stakes in the recently purchased ErisX crypto exchange (to be renamed CBOE Digital). In telecom news, late last night, Elon Musk (SpaceX) and TMUS announced a joint venture aimed at eliminating cellular dead zones. This backup network will only be available to TMUS customers and initially will only cover SMS messages. However, the (at least initially) no-cost backup service will later be upgraded to cover voice calls and video streaming.

After the close Thursday, GPS, VMW, ULTA, and FTCH all reported beats on both the top and bottom lines.  Meanwhile, DELL and MRVL both missed on revenue while also beating on earnings.  On the other side, WDAY beat on revenue while missing on earnings.

Overnight, Asian markets were mixed but leaned to the upside on mostly modest moves.  Shenzhen (-0.37%), Shanghai (-0.31%), and New Zealand (-0.16%) were the losing exchanges.  Meanwhile, Hong Kong (+1.01%), Australia (+0.79%), and Japan (+0.57%) paced the remaining, gaining exchanges in the region.  In Europe, stocks are mixed, but leaning red at mid-day, but again on mostly modest moves.  Denmark (-1.30%) is an outlier.  However, the FTSE (+0.04%), DAX (-0.41%), and CAC (-0.33%) are leading the region in a modest move lower in early afternoon trade.  As of 7:30 am, US Futures are pointing toward a lower start to the day.  The DIA implies a -0.29% open, the SPY is implying a -0.42% open, and the QQQ implies a -0.57% open at this hour.  10-year bond yields are back up to 3.071% and Oil (WTI) is up 1.3% to $93.74 in early trading.

The major economic news events scheduled for Friday include July PCE Price Index, July Personal Spending, July Trade Goods Balance, and July Retail Inventories (all at 8:30 am), Michigan Consumer Sentiment (10 am), and the Jackson Hole Central Banker Symposium continues with Fed Chair Powell Speaking (at 10 am).  The major earnings reports scheduled for the day are limited to JKS before the open.  There are no reports after the close.

Markets will have their eyes focused on Fed Chair Powell’s speech this morning. While he is very unlikely to tell the bulls what they want to hear, the bears are also not going to get everything they want. Expect him to say some version of “it will depend on coming data” when he addresses September Fed actions. Premarket action is looking like a battle around the T-line in all 3 major indices as traders wake up to a modestly down “wait and see” market. The pullback was broken (at least temporarily) on Thursday. However, the new short-term bullish trend is not running rampant yet. So, caution is in order, volatility is expected, and even if we get a good clue from Powell…it is Friday with a long weekend news cycle ahead.

Demonstrate patience and wait for confirmation. Remember that trading is our job. So, do the work and follow the process. Stick with your trading rules, trade with the trend, and take those profits when you have them. Don’t be stubborn. If you have a loss, just admit you were wrong, respect your stop, and take the loss before it grows. When price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor (remember the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe“…it is NOT HOUSE MONEY, it’s all OUR MONEY!). Lastly, remember that you get rich slowly and steadily in Trading…not by striking it rich on one or two trades. So, give up that lottery ticket mentality.

See you in the trading room.

Ed

Swing Trade Ideas for your consideration and watchlist: No Trade Ideas today. You can find Rick’s review of tickers on his YouTube Channel here. Trade your plan, take profits along the way, and smart. Also, remember to check for impending earnings reports. Finally, remember that any tickers we mention and talk about in the trading room are not recommendations to buy or sell.

🎯 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 flat on Wednesday before making a morning run up to the highs at noon.  Then the whipsaw kicked in and all 3 major averages sold off back down near the open shortly after 1:30 pm.  From there we saw an oscillating sideways grind in a tight range.  However, Mr. Market gave us one last rally and then selloff starting at 3 pm which left us mid-way between the open and highs as of the close.  This action gave us a white-bodied, Spinning Top type of candle in all the major indices.  The QQQ and DIA both held their 34ema as support on the day. 

All 10 sectors were in the green, with the Energy, Healthcare, and Consumer Cyclical sectors leading the way higher.  On the day, SPY gained 0.31%, DIA gained 0.24%, and QQQ gained 0.29%.  The VXX fell 1.69% to 19.80 and T2122 is back in the mid-range at 51.77.  10-year bond yields climbed to 3.111% and Oil (WTI) is up another 1.71% to $95.34/barrel.  All-in-all, this was another indecisive, low-volume day where markets have held support but haven’t really started back up yet.

In economic news, July Durable Goods Orders came in below consensus forecasts at dead flat.  This was below the +0.6% forecast and well below June’s +2.0% number.  July Pending Home Sales were also down.  However, the -1.0% was well above the -4.0% forecast and much better than June’s -8.9% number.   EIA Crude Oil Inventories came in down 3.282 million barrels (on increased exports, hitting a new all-time high) and this was a far bigger drawdown than the -0.933 million barrels forecast, but still much better than the previous week’s 7.056-million-barrel drawdown.  Also, during the day, President Biden announced the administration will forgive $20,000 in student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients and $10,000 in federal loan debt for others with income of less than $125,000.

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In another blow to the stock, the TWTR whistleblower mentioned in yesterday’s blog is now scheduled to speak before the US Senate on September 13.  This can’t help but lead to attacks from Senators eager to reign in big tech (as well as those just wanting to make headlines less than 2 months prior to the mid-term election). In other big tech news, AAPL invited the press to a “big announcement” on September 7. It has been y rumored the company will announce its new iPhone 14 line on that day.  Elsewhere, GOOGL is launching an ad campaign to fight disinformation in parts of Europe.  The pilot program spots (which will run on GOOGL search, TWTR, META, and TikTok) aim to help people identify emotional manipulation, scapegoating, and fake information in posts and media reports.  Initially, the campaigns will run in Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic.

In energy and consumer news, Bloomberg reported Wednesday that 20 million US homes (1 in 6 homes) are behind in payments of their energy bills.  This has been caused by surging electricity, natural gas, and fuel oil prices.  This is expected to get worst as we head into colder months.  Specifically, California’s PCG has seen a 40% rise in residential delinquencies and New Jersey’s PEG reports a 30% rise in customers who are more than 90-days late…just since March.  Meanwhile, as mentioned above, US exports of Oil and distillates hit an all-time high of more than 11 million barrels per day last week.  This is especially interesting since a fire at the main US LNG export terminal will keep that facility (and thus US exports of LNG) offline until November.

After the close Wednesday, CRM, WSM, NTAP, ADSK, and SPLK all reported beating on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, VSCO missed on revenue while beating on the bottom line.  On the other side, GES and SNOW both beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  However, NVDA missed on both the top and bottom lines.  It is also worth noting that SPLK raised forward guidance while CRM and NVDA both lowered their forecasts.

So far this morning, TD, DG, CM, COTY, and TITN all reported beats on both the top and bottom lines.  At the same time, BURL missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  However, PTON and HAIN missed on both the top and bottom lines.  It is worth noting that BURL and PTON also lowered their forward guidance.

Overnight, Asian markets leaned heavily to the green side.  Hong Kong (+3.63%) was an outlier, up hard after being halted in the morning for a typhoon warning and later resuming trade in the afternoon.  However, Malaysia (+1.92%), South Korea (+1.22%), and Shanghai (+0.97%) led the region higher.  In Europe, stocks are nearly green across the board at mid-day.  Only Switzerland (-0.01%) shows any red at all.  Meanwhile, the FTSE (+0.19%), DAX (+0.28%), and CAC (+0.06%) are leading the region higher in early afternoon trade.  As of 7:30 am, US Futures are pointing toward a green start to the day.  The DIA implies a +0.28% open, the SPY is implying a +0.53% open, and the QQQ implies a +0.71% open at this hour.  10-year bond yields are down slightly to 3.098% and Oil (WTI) is flat in early trading.

The major economic news events scheduled for Thursday include Q2 GDP Revision and Weekly Jobless Claims (both at 8:30 am), and the Jackson Hole Central Banker Symposium begins (at 9 am).  However, Fed Chair Powell does not speak until Friday.  The major earnings reports scheduled for the day include ANF, BURL, CM, COTY, DG, DLTR, GFI, GOGL, HAIN, PTON, and TD before the open.  Then, after the close, DELL, FTCH, GPS, MRVL, ULTA, VMW, and WDAY report.

In economic news later this week, on Friday, we get July PCE Price Index, July Personal Spending, July Trade Goods Balance, July Retail Inventories, Michigan Consumer Sentiment, and the Jackson Hole Central Banker Symposium continues with Fed Chair Powell Speaking. On the earnings front, JKS reports before the open Friday.

As markets grind toward getting their clue from Fed Chair Powell, the Jackson Hole Conference starts today with other Central Bankers speaking. New Chinese stimulus, in the form of government spending (which will amount to almost 1% of Chinese GDP), has given bulls an overnight shot in the arm. However, as stated before, don’t be surprised with a “wait and see” attitude in the market until Powell speaks on Friday. Premarket prices look like we will be gapping higher and may retest the T-line in the major indices. However, those prices have also fallen back from earlier highs as traders remembered they were waiting on Powell. There is no denying that it looks like the pullback has paused and just maybe started to reverse. There is potential support levels below, the broken mid-term trend was bullish, and the broken longer-term trend was bearish. So, caution is in order, and volatility is to be expected. However, China is giving us a little lift early today.

Demonstrate patience and wait for confirmation. Remember that trading is our job. So, do the work and follow the process. Stick with your trading rules, trade with the trend, and take those profits when you have them. Don’t be stubborn. If you have a loss, just admit you were wrong, respect your stop, and take the loss before it grows. When price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor (remember the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe“…it is NOT HOUSE MONEY, it’s all OUR MONEY!). Lastly, remember that you get rich slowly and steadily in Trading…not by striking it rich on one or two trades. So, give up that lottery ticket mentality.

See you in the trading room.

Ed

Swing Trade Ideas for your consideration and watchlist: ACAD, DM, CGC, AA, ALB, MRO, OKE, X, SNOW. You can find Rick’s review of tickers on his YouTube Channel here. Trade your plan, take profits along the way, and smart. Also, remember to check for impending earnings reports. Finally, remember that any tickers we mention and talk about in the trading room are not recommendations to buy or sell.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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