Markets gapped up just over 0.50% across all three major indices on Tuesday.  At that point, we saw a modest pullback and recovery over the first 45 minutes in the SPY and DIA (fading the gap and then returning to the open level). The QQQ had a much bigger pullback, but then started a rally that led the rest of the market higher the rest of the day. This QQQ rally really slowed down at 11 am but continued slowly. Meanwhile, the large-cap indices experienced a couple of multi-hour sideways grinds in a tight range before stepping up again to a new level just to grind sideways again until 3 pm.  At 3 pm, all 3 of the major indices took another step higher before again the QQQ led the rest higher into the close. With that said, the SPY and DIA also broke out above their Bull Pennant downtrend lines.  This action gave us Doji gap-up white candles (some may call it a Best Friend signal) across the SPY, SIA, and QQQ.

On the day, all ten sectors are in the green, with the Energy sector (+2.98%) leading the way higher and the Consumer Defensive sector (+0.49%) lagging behind.  At the same time, the SPY has gained 1.32%, the DIA has gained 1.16%, and the QQQ has gained 1.44%.  The VXX was down 3.44% to 15.42 and T2122 has climbed back up into the overbought territory to 90.91.  10-year bond yields have fallen back down to 3.76% and Oil (WTI) is up 1.37% to $81.13 per barrel.  So, Tuesday was a mildly bullish day where the large caps were dragged higher by high-tech names, like NVDA, AMD, and ADBE.

In economic news, the API Weekly Crude Oil Stock Report showed more than twice the expected oil drawdown.  The report claimed a 4.8-million-barrel drawdown (versus the forecasted 2.2-million-barrel drawdown, but better than last week’s 5.835-million-barrel drawdown.  Meanwhile, in Fed speak, Cleveland Fed President Mester said that “We’re (FOMC) committed to using our tools to put inflation on a sustainable downward trajectory to 2%.”  She went on to say that wage increases are rising, but they are below inflation, suggesting they are not a key inflation driver. She also said inflation expectations remain stable but did not comment on the outlook for Fed policy.  Later, Kansas City Fed President George said that the ample US savings will be a buffer and could mean higher interest rates are needed to cool inflation. (In other words, as a country, we have too much savings, so we will feel the pain later and may keep spending longer, causing the Fed to need to keep hiking rates longer and higher to overcome that savings buffer in order to reduce spending.)

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In stock news, TEVA and ABBV announced they have finalized the terms of their settlement (worth more than $6.6 billion) to resolve thousands of lawsuits by state and local governments over marketing opioid painkillers.  The breakdown is approximately $4.25 billion paid by TEVA and 2.37 billion paid by ABBV.  However, final payout numbers will depend on how many state and local governments opt-in versus those who go on to court proceedings.  Later in the day, a META spokesman had to deny the persistent rumors that CEO Zuckerberg will be stepping down in 2023.  (Shares of META had been up close to 2% on the rumor and retreated after the rebuttal.)  At the same time, ZEN announced it has been taken private in a $10.2 billion deal which will pay shareholders $77.50/share.  Elsewhere, the SEC charged the GS Asset Mgmt. unit for failing to follow policies and procedures related to mutual funds that it had marketed as “ESG” investments. GS agreed to pay a $4 million penalty without admitting (or denying) the charges.  Meanwhile, HPQ announced after the close that it will be cutting 4,000-6,000 jobs between now and the end of 2025 and that it will incur a $1.0 billion charge related to restructuring costs with $0.6 billion of that coming in 2023.  (Implying 60% of those job cuts will happen next year.) Finally, COP announced it has taken a stake in the SRE Port Arthur LNG terminal.

In miscellaneous news, the White House said Tuesday that President Biden is directly involved in negotiations between railroads and unions after he had publicly said a rail shutdown was “unacceptable.”  This may be related to the CEO of UNP railroad being called to Washington and also called to testify before the Surface and Transport Board on December 13-14 to address the railroad’s substantial increase in the use of embargoes.  (An embargo is when a railroad fears rail network congestion and it temporarily embargoes or halts train movement until the company deems the congestion has cleared.  This causes delays in shipments without impacting the reported (or paid for) service levels, similar to a “force majeure” declaration in a contract.) During 2017, UNP had 5 embargoes but has declared over 1,000 so far in 2022.  Elsewhere, in Europe, EU countries are now close to announcing the cap price on Russian oil (maybe as soon as today).  In what I’m sure is unrelated news, the Russian company Gazprom again threatened to cut the gas supply to the single remaining pipeline (through Ukraine) that feeds Western Europe.  However, European (and especially German) natural gas stockpiles remain full and as of Tuesday, a German independent agency said the energy outlook for Germany had improved from just a couple of months ago. (This means the Russian threat may carry less weight.)

After the close, HPQ, BBAR, and JWN both reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  In addition, ADSK met both revenue and earnings estimates.  At the same time, GES beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  However, VMW missed on both the revenue and earnings lines. It’s worth noting, ADSK and GES both lowered their forward guidance. So far this morning, DE beat (handily) on both lines.

Overnight, Asian markets were mostly green on modest moves.  Australia (+0.70%), Japan (+0.61%), and Hong Kong (+0.57%) led the region higher while only Shenzhen (-0.27%) and Singapore (-0.11%) were in the red.  Meanwhile, in Europe, exchanges are also mostly green on smaller moves at midday.  The FTSE (+0.31%), DAX (-0.17%), and CAC (-0.02%) are typical with most of the smaller exchanges modestly in the green in early afternoon trade.  As of 7:30 am, US Futures are pointing toward a start to the day just on the green side of flat.  The DIA implies a +0.06% open, the SPY is implying a +0.16% open, and the QQQ implies a +0.24% open at this hour.  At the same time, 10-year bond yields are up slightly to 3.769% and Oil (WTI) is down almost 2% to $79.31/barrel in early trading.

The major economic news events scheduled for Wednesday, October Building Permits (8 am), October Durable Goods and Weekly Initial Jobless Claims (both at 8:30 am), Mfg. PMI and Services PMI (both at 9:45 am), Michigan Consumer Sentiment and Oct. New Home Sales (both at 10 am), EIA Weekly Crude Oil Inventories (10:30 am), and FOMC Meeting Minutes (2 pm) are reported.   Meanwhile, the major earnings reports scheduled for the day are limited to DE before the open.  Then, after the close, LU reports.

As you would expect on a holiday week, there will be no economic news on Thursday or Friday due to the Thanksgiving break. There are also no major earnings reports scheduled for Thursday or Friday.

There is a lot of economic data crammed into the schedule today due to the holiday-shortened week. Among other things, mortgage demand grew 2.2% last week as rates plummeted from 6.91% the prior week to 6.67% (6.61% at one point) for a 30-year fixed-rate loan last week. The Dollar is also showing a little weakness for the second day in a row. (News that should support commodity prices at the margins.) And while we are not supposed to get Fed speakers today, analysts are expecting to see the FOMC Minutes show strong support in the committee for higher terminal rates to really choke out inflation (which could be a bit of a disappointment to markets but has been signaled all week by Fed speakers). At the very least, the minutes are expected to tamp down bull hopes of a pause in hikes.

In the short term, the large-cap indices are working to break out of the recent consolidation (5-day) with the DIA already broken out and the SPY appearing to do so in the premarket. Even the lagging Q is breaking out of the top of its Pennant downtrend in premarket trading today. Extension from the T-line is not a problem yet but the T2122 indicator had climbed back into the overbought area. So, be careful. Also, do not be surprised if volume and moves die as the day goes on and markets seems to slowly drift one way or the other…especially in the late afternoon. Remember that this is the virtual Friday before a 4-day weekend for the majority of traders, with only a minority planning to return to their trading desk for a half-day on Friday. In short, this may be time better spent “sharpening your axe” than trying to chop up too many trees.

As always, be deliberate and disciplined…but don’t be stubborn. Remember it’s 100 times more important to avoid big mistakes than it is to pick big winners. If you have a loss, admit you were wrong and take that loss before it gets out of hand. And when the price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor and take a little profit off the table. You have to keep the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe” in mind. In a winning situation, it is NOT HOUSE MONEY you’re betting, it’s YOUR MONEY! There is absolutely no reason to keep raising your bet (risk) size just because you’ve had a win. Finally, remember that trading is not a hobby. It’s a job. The money is real and so is the risk. So, treat it that way. Do the work and follow the process. Stick to your trading rules, trade with the trend, and take those profits when you have them. Do the work!

See you in the trading room.

Ed

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

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On Monday, stocks opened basically flat (SPY and QQQ down modestly and DIA flat).  All 3 major indices then sold off modestly until 11 am.  We then saw a sideways grind in a very tight range un 12:30 pm.  We then saw a rally in all 3 major indices that died out at 1:45 pm and fell into a very modest and slow pullback, again in a tight range, all the way into the close.  This action is giving us very indecisive, black-bodied Spinning Top type candles in the 3 major indices.  The two large-cap indices held up after their retests of their T-lines, while the QQQ closed slightly back below its own 8ema.

On the day, six of the ten sectors are in the red, with Consumer Defensive sector (+0.67%) leading the four gainers and the Technology sector (-1.41%) lagging behind.  At the same time, the SPY fell 0.36%, the DIA fell 0.09%, and the QQQ fell 1.03%. The VXX was down 2.68% to 15.97 and T2122 fell back out of overbought territory to 75.57.  10-year bond yields have climbed back up to 3.833% and Oil (WTI) was down 0.42% to $79.74 per barrel.  So, overall Monday was an indecisive session as we wait on more earnings on Tuesday and then the holiday break.

In stock news, the G20 Financial Stability Board issued its report on the world’s most “systematically important banks,” which concluded that JPM remains the world’s most important bank to financial systems which means it remains the most in need of tight scrutiny to ensure it has a capital buffer.  BAC was on the list and moved into the bucket needing lesser scrutiny (due to improved capital reporting) where it joined C in that tier of scrutiny requirement.  Elsewhere, British Competition Regulator announced it is looking into the $61 billion acquisition of VMW by AVGO. In other M&A news, MRK announced it will acquire IMGO for $1.35 billion (at 107% premium on Friday’s closing price).  Meanwhile, DKNG shares plummeted Monday on news that the company was hacked and user accounts had been cashed out as part of the hack.  Elsewhere, TSLA shareholders have created an online petition urging the CEO (Elon Musk) to initiate a share buyback program to support the share price.  Among those leading this call are the third largest TSLA shareholder, Leo KoGuan.  Finally, Bloomberg reported that BYND has serious food safety issues, including noticeable listeria, mold, and other food safety red flags at its PA plant.  This was witnessed by 11 different occasions where the facility tested positive for Listeria within the 6 months ending Dec. 2021.

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In legal news and government news, a US Appeals Court has decertified a class action lawsuit that had found BA and LUV liable for covering up a fatal flaw in the BA 737 Max 8 plane design.  The court ruled that because the risk did not materialize (i.e. there was no crash) the risk never really existed, so plaintiffs lacked standing.  Elsewhere, the FAA proposed new rules to regulate vertical takeoff/landing Air Taxis in coming years.  At the moment, only DAL has invested significantly in that niche and the company is expecting significant urban demand in coming years and specifically the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.  Finally, the US Supreme Court has decided to hear a case brought by BF.A against a dog toy maker for their parody of the Jack Daniel’s “Old No. 7” trademark (the dog toy box had been labeled as “Old No. 2 on your Tennessee Carpet” and included alcohol descriptions of “43% Poo By Vol.”  (So, take heart, life can’t be all that bad if our highest court has time to hear and rule on this kind of thing.)

In Supply Chain news, the largest rail union has voted to reject the latest contract offer by railroads.  The sticking issue is paid sick time.  As a result, a potential national rail strike is back on the table for as soon as December 9.  A full strike would shutdown roughly 40% of US freight long-haul shipments (which exclude “last mile” deliveries).  The expected impact would be roughly $2 billion per day and the US would need an extra 460,000 semi-trucks to offset the tonnage this would stop.

After the close, DELL, SNEX, A, MMS, and ZM all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, ZTO missed on revenue while beating on earnings. On the other side, URBN beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  Unfortunately, CENT and CENTA missed on both the top and bottom lines.  It is worth noting that ZM and CENT/CENTA lowered their forward guidance.

So far this morning, BBY, ADI, DY, CAL, and AMWD all reported beats on both the top and bottom lines.  In the meantime, MDT, VIPS, and CSIQ all missed on the revenue line while beating on earnings.  On the other side, BIDU and IQ beat on revenue while missing on the earnings line.  However, BURL missed on both the revenue and the earnings lines.  (DLTR and DKS reports come out later in premarket.)

Overnight, Asian markets were mixed.  Taiwan (+0.64%), Japan (+0.61%), and Australia (+0.59%) led the gainers while Hong Kong (-1.31%), Shenzhen (-1.18%), and South Korea (-0.59%) paced the losses.  Meanwhile, in Europe, stocks are mixed but lean toward the green side at midday.  The FTSE (+0.55%), DAX (-0.02%), and CAC (-0.17%) lead the region with a strong majority of the smaller exchanges in the green in early afternoon trade.  As of 7:30 am, US Futures are pointing toward a start to the day modestly on the green side of flat. The DIA implies a +0.18% open, the SPY is implying a +0.16% open, and the QQQ implies a +0.03% open at this hour.  10-year bond yields are back down to 3.791% and Oil (WTI) is up 1.3% to $81.08/barrel in early trading.

The major economic news events scheduled for Tuesday include the API Weekly Oil Stock report (4:30 pm) as well as 3 Fed speakers (Mester at 11 am, George at 2:15 pm, and Bullard 2:45 pm).  Meanwhile, the major earnings reports scheduled for the day are ANF, AEO, AMWD, ADI, BIDU, BBY, BURL, CAL, CSIQ, CHS, DKS, DLTR, DY, IQ, MDT, VIPS, and WMG before the open.  Then, after the close, ADSK, GES, HPQ, and JWN report.

As you would expect on a holiday week, this week will be light on economic news.  On Wednesday, October Building Permits, October Durable Goods, Weekly Initial Jobless Claims, Mfg. PMI, Services PMI, Michigan Consumer Sentiment, October New Home Sales, EIA Weekly Crude Oil Inventories, and FOMC Meeting Minutes are reported.  Thursday and Friday have no economic news due to the holiday.

In earnings reports later this week, on Wednesday, DE and LU report.  There are no reports on Thursday or Friday due to the holiday.

As the holiday-shortened week grinds forward, the focus today will be trying to read through on the state of the consumer from the handful of retail reports that come out today. BBY beat on both lines and held its outlook as it was before. This comes after DELL beat on both lines last night. So, if that gives you some clue of electronics buyers’ mood, it seems things are as expected and not getting appreciably better or worse yet as we head into the holiday sales season. One thing that should be noted is that the US Dollar is down today, pulling back for the first time in four sessions and down against all major trading pairs. This will give a tailwind to commodities on at least a very short-term basis. Also bear in mind that we have several Fed speakers today. It is likely they will continue to spread the message that things are improving…but we should not expect a Fed pivot any time in the near future. (In other words, there will be a hike in December, it may be less than 0.75%, but it will be a hike and it won’t be the last one as the Fed continues to tighten toward its terminal rate goal that is still 1-3% higher, depending on whether you believe perma-hawk Bullard or others.)

In the short term, all 3 major indices can be seen to be in a Bullish Pennant pattern of one sort or another. The trend remains bullish, the T-line has held after multiple retests in the large-caps, and although it fell through the T-line yesterday, the QQQ looks ready to try to get back above that level this morning. So, over-extension is not a problem for the market today either. The probabilities are in the Bull’s favor in the near term as we grind toward the holiday break. Do not be surprised if volume and moves on strength die out as we get close to the Wednesday close. (Look to yesterday’s “dead market” periods as a guide.) In short, this may be time better spent “sharpening your axe” than trying to chop up too many trees.

As always, be deliberate and disciplined…but don’t be stubborn. Remember it’s 100 times more important to avoid big mistakes than it is to pick big winners. If you have a loss, admit you were wrong and take that loss before it gets out of hand. And when the price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor and take a little profit off the table. You have to keep the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe” in mind. In a winning situation, it is NOT HOUSE MONEY you’re betting, it’s YOUR MONEY! There is absolutely no reason to keep raising your bet (risk) size just because you’ve had a win. Finally, remember that trading is not a hobby. It’s a job. The money is real and so is the risk. So, treat it that way. Do the work and follow the process. Stick to your trading rules, trade with the trend, and take those profits when you have them. Do the work!

See you in the trading room.

Ed

Swing Trade Ideas for your consideration and watchlist: BP, TSLA, AMC, CLF, BIDU, PSX, ETSY, and XOM. 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 diverged at the open again Friday as the SPY gapped up 0.87%, DIA gapped up 0.37%, and QQQ gapped up 1.10% to start the day. However, at that point, all 3 got back in-step and sold off the first 40 minutes with all 3 having recrossed their gaps by 10:10 am.  Then 3 major indices diverged again with QQQ continuing its selloff, DIA going sideways back and forth inside its morning gap in waves, and the SPY bouncing along on both sides of the Thursday close. This lasted until 3:30 pm, when a broad-based rally took all 3 indices back up a bit.  All this action is giving us black-bodied candles that retested and held the T-line in all 3 major indices.  The DIA was more of an indecisive Doji candle while the SPY was more of a Black Hammer, and the QQQ was just a black candle with a large lower wick.

On the day, seven of the ten sectors are in the green, with Utilities sector (+2.00%) leading the winners by a large margin while the Energy Sector (-0.67%) fared worst.  Meanwhile, the SPY gained 0.45%, the DIA gained +0.38%, and the QQQ was dead flat at day end.  The VXX fell 1.03% to 16.41 and T2122 climbed back into the low end of the overbought territory at 85.71.  10-year bond yields have climbed back up to 3.824% and Oil (WTI) plunged another 1.90% to $80.09 per barrel.  So, overall Friday was a gap-up day where that turned indecisive as the bulls could not follow through and the bears were able to fade the gap, but ultimately could not drive prices lower as the late-day rally turned markets modestly green.

In stock news, CVNA announced Friday they are cutting another 1,500 jobs (another 8% of the workforce) after cutting 2,500 earlier in the fall.  In other Auto industry news, EVGO announced a deal to become the preferred EV charging partner of Subaru with buyers of some of Subaru’s EV offerings receiving a $400 credit to use EVGO fast charging stations nationwide in the US.  Elsewhere, HON agreed to pay $1.3 billion to end asbestos-related lawsuit claims against a former business unit.  On Saturday, TSLA recalled 321,000 cars over rear light problems.  Finally, in a shocker, the CEO of DIS (Chapek) was ousted Sunday night and replaced with former DIS CEO, Bob Iger. Iger returns to the job after a 3-year hiatus.

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In miscellaneous news, the CFTC reports the that US Dollar is in a “net short” position for the first time since July 2021.  Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced to 11 years in prison Friday after the close for her defrauding of investors.  In economic news from Friday, the October Existing Home Sales came in a bit higher than expected at 4.43 million (compared to the forecasted value of 4.38 million, but worse than the September value of 4.71 million).  In China-related news, the bull’s hopes that China was pivoting from its “Zero Covid” policy evaporated over the weekend as the city was rumored to be a test case for loosening instead closed schools, locked down universities and ordered its residents to stay at home for 5 days. So, no loosening yet.

In Ecological news, the COP27 conference reached a deal to pay the poor countries for all the environmental damage caused by climate change due to the industrialized nations’ emissions.  However, no more progress was made on getting the industrialized nations (especially the US and China) to actually meet their previously agreed commitments to reduce emissions.

So far this morning, J and SJM both beat on the revenue and earnings lines. 

Overnight, Asian markets leaned heavily to the downside, but on mostly modest moves.  Hong Kong (-1.87%) was by far the biggest loser while South Korea (-1.02%), and India (-0.88%) rounded out the biggest red numbers.  On the upside, only Japan (+0.16%), and Thailand (+0.09%) managed to stay green on the day.  Meanwhile, in Europe, we see a similar picture taking shape at midday.  The FTSE (-0.05%), DAX (-0.67%), and CAC (-0.20%) are typical of the region in early afternoon trade, with only 2 small exchanges managing to stay modestly green so far.  As of 7:30 am, US Futures are pointing toward a red start to the day.  The DIA implies a -0.25% open, the SPY is implying a -0.57% open, and the QQQ implies a -0.82% open at this hour.  At the same time, 10-year bond yields are up to 3.831% and Oil (WTI) is off eight-tenths of a percent to $79.40/barrel in early trading.

There are no major economic news events scheduled for Monday. The major earnings reports scheduled for the day are FUTU, SJM, J, and NIU before the open.  Then, after the close, A, CENTA, CENT, DELL, MMS, SNEX, URBN, ZM, and ZTO report.

As you would expect on a holiday week, this week will be light on economic news.  On Tuesday we get the API Weekly Oil Stock report as well as 3 Fed speakers (Mester, George, and Bullard).  Then Wednesday, October Building Permits, October Durable Goods, Weekly Initial Jobless Claims, Mfg. PMI, Services PMI, Michigan Consumer Sentiment, October New Home Sales, EIA Weekly Crude Oil Inventories, and FOMC Meeting Minutes are reported.  Thursday and Friday have no economic news due to the holiday.

In earnings reports later this week, on Tuesday, we hear from ANF, AEO, AMWD, ADI, BIDU, BBY, BURL, CAL, CSIQ, CHS, DKS, DLTR, DY, IQ, MDT, VIPS, WMG, ADSK, GES, HPQ, and JWN.  Then on Wednesday, DE and LU report.  There are no reports on Thursday or Friday due to the holiday.

The shortened holiday week is shaping up to be light on news and lighter on earnings than in recent weeks. Still, we will get some more retail and miscellaneous earnings reports (mostly Tuesday). In the short term, the trend remains bullish and over-extension has been addressed with last week’s pullback and hold to the T-line and support. With this background, what we know for sure is that the probabilities in the near term lie in the Bull’s favor. However, continue to be cautious about chasing. Finally, expect the volume to lighten up as we get closer to the holiday (and we can expect Friday’s half-day to be a dead market).

As always, be deliberate and disciplined…but don’t be stubborn. Remember it’s 100 times more important to avoid big mistakes than it is to pick big winners. If you have a loss, admit you were wrong and take that loss before it gets out of hand. And when the price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor and take a little profit off the table. You have to keep the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe” in mind. In a winning situation, it is NOT HOUSE MONEY you’re betting, it’s YOUR MONEY! There is absolutely no reason to keep raising your bet (risk) size just because you’ve had a win. Finally, remember that trading is not a hobby. It’s a job. The money is real and so is the risk. So, treat it that way. Do the work and follow the process. Stick to your trading rules, trade with the trend, and take those profits when you have them. Do the work!

See you in the trading room.

Ed

Swing Trade Ideas for your consideration and watchlist: GRWG, DDD, AAPL, NKE, FSM, TSLA, NOK 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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Again or still…for the second day in a row. However you say it, it’s the same story as Thursday.

Markets gapped down strongly Thursday after Wednesday’s Hawkish Fed statements.  The SPY opened down 1.27%, DIA gapped down 1.00%, and QQQ jumped down 1.59% at the open.  However, from that point, the bulls started a slow, wavy, rally that took us to the highs of the day about 1:20 pm. At that point, a slow, steady selloff started that took us back down into the morning gap, before rallying hard the last 30 minutes. During the session, price tested and held the T-line (8ema) in all 3 indices (SPY, DIA, and QQQ).  This action gave us gap-down white candles with upper wicks in all 3 major indices.

On the day, eight of the ten sectors are in the red, with the Utilities sector (-1.53%) leading the losses while the Communications Services (+0.16%) and Consumer Defensive (+0.14%) sectors held up the best.  Meanwhile, the SPY lost 0.31%, the DIA was flat at +0.01%, and the QQQ lost 0.22%.  The VXX fell 0.96% to 16.58 and T2122 dropped back into the center of the mid-range at 56.25.  10-year bond yields have climbed to 3.769% and Oil (WTI) plunged 4.26% to $81.94 per barrel.  So, overall Thursday was a gap-down day where the bulls immediately rejected the gap as the bulls and bears then fought to an overall standstill by day’s end.

In economic news, October Building Permits came in above the forecast at a number of 1.526 million (compared to 1.512 million expected, but still below the September value of 1.564 million).  October Housing Starts also beat the forecasted value, coming in at 1.425 million (compared to the forecasted 1.410 million, but again still below the 1.488 million in September).  Weekly Initial Jobless Claims also beat expectations, coming in at 222k (compared to a forecasted 225k and last week’s value of 226k).  However, the November Philly Fed Mfg. Index came in far below expectations at -19.4 (compared to the forecasted -6.2 and October’s value of -8.7).  In other economic news, Bloomberg reported that US mortgage rates saw the biggest drop in over 41 years this week, with the US avg. 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage dropping to 6.61% (lowest level in two months).  In Fed news, Fed speakers gave us more hawkish comments Thursday.  St. Louis Fed Pres. Bullard said that the rate hikes, so far, have only had limited effects on inflation.  He suggested rates will have to be hiked further than expected to effectively bring down inflation.  While he did not say how high, he used a chart that showed a range of 5%-7% (and we are currently between 3.75% and 4%).  Later, Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari said he wants to be sure inflation has stopped climbing before he would support stopping interest rate hikes, and “it’s an open question how far we have to go with the interest rate (hikes).”

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In stock news, Reuters reported that HAS is looking to sell its TV production business unit eOne.  Meanwhile, the FAA said it does not expect to certify the BA “737 Max 7” plane this year.  This means the plane will need to be reworked to meet new cockpit safety alert standards that come into effect on December 27.  However, BA is still seeking a waiver from those safety standards from Congress, but no progress has been reported on that front yet.  Elsewhere, GM subsidiary Brightdrop said it expects to reach $1 billion in revenue.  Also on Thursday, workers at 100 SBUX stores held a 1-day walkout to protest “illegal retaliation against workers who tried to organize unions.”  Elsewhere, after hours, DNUT settled US Dept. of Labor charges that it failed to pay overtime to several hundred workers by paying a $1.19 million fine.  Finally, AMZN CEO Jassy said the company would continue cutting jobs into 2023, but did not detail the additional cuts.

In energy news, the EIA said on Thursday that in October, Heating Oil costs for US households were 65% more than in the same month of 2021. In part, this was due to the US importing 38% less distillate fuel than it has in recent years as well as by a fire that has taken the largest East Coast distillate refinery (in Philadelphia) offline permanently.  In other energy news, the cause of Thursday’s selloff in oil is being attributed to bad covid news out of China.  The Chinese new case total has risen to the highest level since April with the majority of new cases coming from the heavy manufacturing region of Guangzhou.  However, the hawkish talk from Fed members also stoked fear of a rate-hike-induced economic slowdown in the US, which did not help oil prices.

After the close, AMAT, ROST, GPS, POST, UGI, KEYS, PANW, WWD, and STNE all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, WSM beat on the revenue line while missing on the earnings line.  Unfortunately, FTCH missed on both the top and bottom lines.  It is worth noting that ROST, KEYS, and PANW raised their forward guidance.  However, GPS, UGI, WWD, and STNE all lowered their forward guidance.

So far this morning, JD and FL have both reported beats on the revenue and earnings lines.  However, SPB reported misses on both the top and bottom lines.

Overnight, Asian markets were mixed on modest moves.  New Zealand (+0.76%) was by far the largest gainer while Shanghai (-0.58%), Singapore (-0.42%), and Shenzhen (-0.37%) paced the losses.  Meanwhile, in Europe, with the exception of Russia (-0.65%), the entire region is in the green at midday.  The FTSE (+0.92%), DAX (+1.00%), and CAC (+1.20%) are leading a broad-based rally in early afternoon trade.  As of 7:30 am, US Futures are pointing toward a green start to the day.  The DIA implies a +0.56% open, the SPY is implying a +0.76% open, and the QQQ implies a +0.93% open at this hour.  10-year bond yields are moving higher at 3.799% and Oil (WTI) is off fractionally to $81.37/barrel.

The major economic news events scheduled for Friday, are limited to October Existing Home Sales are reported at 10 am.  It is also important to note that today is Options Expiration Friday and Bloomberg reports we have $2 Trillion of options expiring today. The major earnings reports scheduled for the day are FL, JD, and SPB before the open.  However, there are no major reports scheduled for after the close.

The retail industry continues to show strong earnings, implying that consumers (at least last quarter) had not yet rolled over into recession mode. However, hawkish Fed comments (especially from the most hawkish, Bullard) are telling markets not to get ahead of themselves. (Bullard implied that the end of hikes may not come until 2% higher than analysts and Fed futures have priced in. If that were to happen, it is not yet priced into markets.) So, once again, beauty and the market outlook is in the eye of the beholder. There is something to hang your hat on regardless of how you feel about market direction in the longer term.

However, in the short term, there is no question that the trend is bullish and we have seen a healthy pullback to rest in the upward move. All 3 major indices tested and held the T-line yesterday. So, extension is no problem at all (either in terms of the T-line or T2122). In addition, we held support levels in all 3 major indices. With this background, what we know for sure is that the probabilities in the near term lie in the Bull’s favor. With that said, continue to be cautious about chasing and remember it is Friday (time to get paid and “get ready for the weekend news cycle” day). This is also Options Expiration Friday, with Bloomberg reporting more than $2 Trillion in options ending at the close (really Saturday, but effectively at the close). So, we could always see some kind of price action where somebody tries to pin the price in or out of the money depending on their option position. Just be aware if there is a large open interest near price.

As always, be deliberate and disciplined…but don’t be stubborn. Remember it’s 100 times more important to avoid big mistakes than it is to pick big winners. If you have a loss, admit you were wrong and take that loss before it gets out of hand. And when the price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor and take a little profit off the table. You have to keep the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe” in mind. In a winning situation, it is NOT HOUSE MONEY you’re betting, it’s YOUR MONEY! There is absolutely no reason to keep raising your bet (risk) size just because you’ve had a win. Finally, remember that trading is not a hobby. It’s a job. The money is real and so is the risk. So, treat it that way. Do the work and follow the process. Stick to your trading rules, trade with the trend, and take those profits when you have them. Do the work!

See you in the trading room.

Ed

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.

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Markets diverged a bit at the open Wednesday as QQQ gapped down 0.80%, SPY gapped down 0.40%, and DIA gapped down just 0.20%.  From there, the SPY and QQQ ran sideways in waves within a not-too-large range below the open all day while the DIA did the same back and forth back across the prior close level all day.  This action gave us smaller candles today, with the SPY and QQQ printing black-bodied Spinning Top candles while the DIA printed a white-bodied Inverted Hammer-type candle. This action relieved extension from the T-line (8ema) as well. 

On the day, nine of ten sectors were in the red, with the Technology sector (-2.24%) leading the losses while the Utility sector (+0.47%) held up best.  Meanwhile, the SPY lost 0.76%, the DIA gained 0.04%, and the QQQ lost 1.36%.  The VXX fell 2,67% to 16.74 and T2122 dropped back into the mid-range at 67.57.  10-year bond yields fell down to 3.692% and Oil (WTI) fell 1.82% to $85.34 per barrel.  So, overall Wednesday was a rest day where we saw a modest pullback in the bullish trend.

In economic news, October Import Price Index fell by 0.2% (compared to a drop of 0.4% that was forecast and the September drop of 1.1%).  On the other side, October Export Price Index fell 0.3% (compared to a forecast drop of 0.4% and the September drop of 1.5%).  Meanwhile, October Retail Sales grew by 1.3% (much more strongly than the forecast +1.0% and the September dead flat value at +0.0%).  Later, October Industrial Production grew 3.28% showing some slowing compared to the September 4.96% growth.  Elsewhere, September Business Inventories grew less than expected at +0.4% (compared to +0.5% forecasted and the August +0.9% growth).  At the same time, September Retail Inventories fell 0.1% which was exactly what was forecasted and better than the August growth of 0.6%.  Finally, EIA Weekly Crude Oil Inventories followed the API move by having a 5.400-million-barrel drawdown (compared to an expected 440k barrel drawdown and last week’s 3.925-million-barrel build in stocks).

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In stock news, UAL said Wednesday that they expect the busiest travel day since the start of Covid-19 over the Thanksgiving weekend.  They forecast a 12% increase in passengers over the holiday weekend compared to 2021.  Meanwhile, COST says it has reached a deal with activist investors to cut its greenhouse emissions to new meet a new target by the end of next year.  70% of COST shareholders voted in favor of a resolution for COST to cut emissions back in January.  At the same time, a Washington state court has ruled that the $4 billion dividend payment by ACI, scheduled to be paid today will remain on hold pending the close of the KR buyout.  Reuters reports that regulators have said they received “good access” to Chinese firms’ financial records during their 7-week audit in Hong Kong.  BABA and YUMC were among the 200 companies whose records were audited in hope of saving the US listings for those companies.  Elsewhere, TSLA reported 2 new fatal car crashes involving their self-driving systems on Model 3 cars to the NHTSA Wednesday.

In miscellaneous news, despite constant talk of heavy inflation, Coffee prices have been collapsing recently, due in part to great weather in Brazil.   Coffee futures fell from $239 at the end of August to $158 (per 237,000 pounds of beans) currently. This represents a 34% drop in 2.5 months.  Elsewhere, three environmental groups sued the state of LA over its issuing of a permitting exemption to an LNG Terminal run by an unlisted firm.  However, this terminal would impact several listed companies such as KMI, ATO, and XOM.  Finally, in Fed news, San Francisco Fed President Daly said that “a pause is off the table” while Fed Governor Waller said the Fed “has a ways to go” on rate hikes and we will still need increases into next year (although he added that data is making him more comfortable with a 0.50% increase in December).

After the close, CSCO, BBWI, HP, and HI all beat on both the top and bottom lines.  At the same time, NVDA and CPRT beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  On the other side, CPA missed on revenue while beating on earnings. 

So far this morning, BABA, SIEGY, M, KSS, BJ, NTES, and FORTY all posted beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, DOLE, BV, and WB all missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, PLCE beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  It’s worth noting that BJ and M both raised their forward guidance while KSS removed its forward guidance altogether, citing a volatile retail environment.

Overnight, Asian markets were mostly in the red on modest moves.  South Korea (-1.39%) and Hong Kong (-1.15%) led the region lower while Singapore (+0.61%), Australia (+0.19%), and Malaysia (+0.06%) were the only three exchanges that managed to stay green.  In Europe, exchanges are red across the board as of midday.  The FTSE (-0.53%), DAX (-0.05%), and CAC (-0.71%) are typical of the region with a couple of the smaller exchanges managing to be down more than one percent in early afternoon trading.  As of 7:30 am, US Futures are pointing toward a down start to the day.  The DIA implies a -0.60% open, the SPY is implying a -0.67% open, and the QQQ implies a -0.63% open at this hour.  10-year bond yields are back up to 3.721% and Oil (WTI) is off 1.79% to $84.06/barrel in early trading.

The major economic news events scheduled for Thursday, we get October Building Permits, October Housing Starts, Weekly Initial Jobless Claims, and Philly Fed Mfg. Index (all at 8:30 am).  We also have a few Fed speakers (Bullard at 8 am, Bowman at 9:15 am, and Mester at 9:40 am).  The major earnings reports scheduled for the day are BABA, BJ, BV, DOLE, KSS, M, NTES, and WB before the open.  Then, after the close, AMAT, FTCH, GPS, KEYS, PANW, POST, ROST, WSM and WWD report.

In economic news later this week, on Friday, October Existing Home Sales are reported.  Meanwhile, in earnings reports later this week, on Friday, we hear from FL, JD, and SPB.

With retail earnings continuing to show strong consumers (last quarter) and some expectations (HD, LOW, WMT, M, BJ) for this quarter, and Hawkish Fed members telling the market not to expect a pause in rate hikes, we get ready for another day in the market. Traders seem cautiously pessimistic in the Premarket. At any rate, retail earnings have shown that there is a clear split between strong management teams (WMT, M, BJ, etc.) and the weak ones TGT (which was punished yesterday).

With this background, what we know for sure is that the trend is bullish continues and it looks like stocks are going to retest the T-line today in all 3 major indices. So, over-extension is no problem at all today. We are also now coming back down into a potential support level for the SPY, DIA, and QQQ. So, continue to be cautious if you are thinking of chasing a move (bearish or bullish).

Be deliberate and disciplined…but don’t be stubborn. Remember it’s 100 times more important to avoid big mistakes than it is to pick big winners. 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 remember the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe“…in that situation, it is NOT HOUSE MONEY you’re betting, it’s YOUR MONEY! And there is absolutely no reason to keep raising your bet (risk) just because you’ve had a win. Finally, keep in mind that trading is not a hobby. It’s a job. The money is real. So, you have to 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

Swing Trade Ideas for your consideration and watchlist: VALE, CSCO, TLT, DIS, INTC, AAPL, EGHT, AFRM, NAIL, NTR. 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 strongly higher at the open Tuesday (+1.50% in the SPY, +0.82% in the DIA, and a whopping +2.48% in the QQQ) after PPI and the NY Fed Mfg. Index both came in much better than expected (from a market perspective). From there, all 3 major indices waffled sideways in a fairly tight range until just before noon.  At that point, a slow selloff took us slowly to the lows of the day (as of then) at about 1 pm.  Then at 1:10 pm, 2 missiles (presumed Russian and likely intended for Ukraine) struck a Polish village a few kilometers inside Poland, killing 2 Polish civilians.  Poland called an emergency National Security Council meeting to talk about their response. This caused a strong and immediate selloff across all 3 major indices as traders feared escalation of the war to involve NATO.  This hard selloff recrossed the morning gap and reached the lows of the day by 2 pm when a bounce kicked in that regained about two-thirds of the losses seen in the afternoon by 3:30 pm and then ground sideways into the close. 

On the day, this action is giving us gap-up, black-bodied Spinning Top type candles across all 3 major indices.  (With a little larger body in the QQQ.)  Nine of ten sectors were in the green, led by the Technology sector (+2.57%) while Communications Services (-0.73%) lagged.  At the same time, the SPY gained 0.85%, the DIA gained 0.13%, and the QQQ gained 1.38%.  The VXX rallied 1.3% to 17.20 and T2122 spiked back up into the overbought territory at 91.70.  10-year bond yields fell down to 3.777% and Oil (WTI) spiked 1.21% to $86.91 per barrel.  So, overall Tuesday was a volatile day punctuated by premarket economic news (which is taken as good by the market under the assumption it will cause the Fed to ease up) and bad afternoon geopolitical news (which the market briefly took as bad under fear of war expanding in Europe).

In economic news, the NY Empire State Manufacturing Index came in at +4.50, which was significantly higher than the forecasted value of -5.00 and very much improved from the October reading of -9.10.  This positive value indicates improving business conditions.  At the same time, October PPI came in at +8.0% (year-on-year) which, like CPI last week, was well below the forecasted value of +8.3% and much better than the September reading of +8.4%.  More importantly, the Core PPI (stripping out energy and food) was up just +6.7%, a full half percent below the forecast of +7.2% and much lower than the September value of +7.1%.  Again, this indicates the growth of inflation is easing by a considerable amount, which led traders to believe the Fed may reduce the size of the rate hike it does in December.  In the afternoon, the Fed reported that US Household Debt rose at the fastest pace in 15 years during Q3 (+$351 billion). This increase was mostly due to credit card usage and mortgage balances.

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In energy news, TRP announced after the close that it has declared Force Majeure and will be required to reduce the volume of oil shipped through the Keystone pipeline (that ships oil to the Midwestern US) due to recent severe weather events.  No details were given on the amount of the reduction or the duration of the slowdown.  However, industry analysts said the reduction was about 7% of the normal 622,000 barrels per day volume.  The API reported after the close that US oil inventories dropped much more than expected last week (a 5.8 million barrel drawdown, compared to a forecast 400k barrel drawdown).  However, gasoline inventories rose by 1.7 million barrels and distillate stocks increased 850k barrels.

In stock news, activist investors TCI Fund publicly urged GOOGL to cut headcount to lower losses at the company’s Waymo self-driving unit after noting that this unit had increased headcount 20% per year since 2017.   Elsewhere, AN announced Tuesday that it has acquired a 6.1% stake in automotive digital marketplace TRUE.  Meanwhile, Jim Farley, CEO of F, said the company will need to bring much more work in-house (eliminating the need for many suppliers) in order to preserve jobs.  The underlying problem for the F workforce is that it takes 40% less labor to build an electric vehicle and the underlying problem for F is that paying profit to suppliers reduces margins in comparison to TSLA (which makes most of its own parts).  In regulatory news, the SEC has delayed its decision on whether to approve an Ark21 (spot Bitcoin) ETF until Jan. 27.  In the late afternoon, Reuters reported that CG is in talks trying to form a partnership to acquire HPN for between $8-$10 billion.  Finally, in legal news, INTC was hit with a $949 million judgment by a Texas court Tuesday for infringing the patents of Softbank subsidiary VLSI.  Earlier in the day, it was reported that GS paid $12 million to a former partner over the charge of creating a “toxic workplace for women” including vulgar remarks by the CEO.  The settlement took place two years ago but was hidden by a nondisclosure agreement.

In miscellaneous news, the New York Fed announced it is starting a 12-week pilot project for the “digital dollar.”  The pilot will include participation by C, MA, and WFC among other financial institutions.  Elsewhere, Consumer Reports ranked TSLA worst out of 24 brands of electric vehicles in terms of reliability in the US.  In currency news, the missile strikes in Poland caused very volatile Forex trading Tuesday.  The Euro was down dramatically against all pair partners and the USD swung wildly against the Yen and British Pound.  Finally, in Supply Chain news, the Port of Los Angeles reports that October volumes at the busiest US seaport fell to the lowest level since 2009.  The imports were down 28% from a year earlier and empty container handling fell more than 25% during the month.

After the close, AAP reported a beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  The company also lowered its forward guidance.  Meanwhile, GSM reported misses on both the top and bottom lines.  So far this morning, LOW, ARCO, and ZIM have reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, TGT beat on the revenue line while missing on earnings.  On the other side, TJX missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  It is worth noting that LOW raised its forward guidance and ZIM lowered its own forward guidance.

Overnight, Asian markets were mostly in the red on mostly modest moves while the second day of the G-20 summit continued in that region.  Shenzhen (-1.02%), Thailand (-0.58%), and Hong Kong (-0.47%) led the way lower. Meanwhile, only Japan (+0.14%) and India (+0.03%) managed to hang on to green territory.  In Europe, we see a very similar picture taking shape at midday.  After it was decided the missiles in Poland were likely caused by Ukrainian Air Defense misses (trying to shoot down Russian missile attacks), things have settled a bit.  The FTSE (-0.03%), DAX (-0.95%), and CAC (-0.48%) are typical of the region.  However, a couple of the smaller exchanges are down more than 1% in early afternoon trade.  As of 7:30 am, US Futures are now pointing toward an open just on the red side of flat.  The DIA implies a -0.08% open, the SPY is implying a -0.11% open, and the QQQ implies a -0.19% open at this hour.  At the same time, 10-year bond yields are down to 3.768% and Oil (WTI) is off just a fraction at $86.77/barrel in early trading.

The major economic news events scheduled for Wednesday include October Retail Sales and October Import/Export Price Indexes (both at 8:30 am), October Industrial Production (9:15 am), September Business Inventories and Sept. Retail Inventories (both at 10 am), and EIA Weekly Crude Oil Inventories (10:30 am).  We also have a Fed speaker (Williams at 9:50 am).  The major earnings reports scheduled for the day are ARCO, LOW, TGT, TCEHY, TJX, and ZIM before the open. Then, after the close, BBWI, CSCO, CPA, HP, HI, NVDA, and SONO report.

In economic news later this week, on Thursday, we get October Building Permits, October Housing Starts, Weekly Initial Jobless Claims, and Philly Fed Mfg. Index.  Finally, on Friday, October Existing Home Sales are reported.

In earnings reports later this week, on Thursday, we hear from BABA, BJ, BV, DOLE, KSS, M, NTES, WB, AMAT, FTCH, GPS, KEYS, PANW, POST, ROST, WSM, and WWD report.  Finally, Friday, we hear from FL, JD, and SPB.

With yesterday afternoon’s immediate threat (expanding war in Europe) mostly lessened, US markets turn back toward earnings and the economy. This morning, TGT warned it sees a weak holiday coming this year, but this is likely due to it having large inventories that will need to be discounted heavily in order to be sold. On the other hand, just like competitor HD, LOW raised its Q4 guidance saying that it expects a strong Q4. (Maybe more of Santa’s gifts are coming from the hardware store this year.) Also, yesterday we saw more evidence that inflation may be slowing (which could mean the pace of hikes by the Fed also eases up…and the market would love that). At any rate, tensions have eased a bit and retail earnings up to this moment are mixed at worst.

With this background, what we know for sure is that the trend is bullish and yesterday’s pullback did not break the recent range, let alone the trend. However, it did lessen extension from the T-line (8ema) just a bit. We also know that price moves in a lightning bolt, zig-zag pattern. And, once again, our zig is still in need of a zag if we are going to sustain a bullish move higher. Can Mr. Market overcome that need, sure…but only in the short-term. So, even if the bulls rule the day, don’t expect this to be a vertical rally. Normal rallies need pullbacks and there are also a lot of bears out there that still believe Q1 and Q2 will be terrible and the market should fall more to account for this fact. In addition, we still have more retail name (lesser ones) reports coming later this week. So, caution is still warranted, but so far it is looking like the consumer may still hold up (at least through year-end).

So, continue to be deliberate and disciplined…but don’t be stubborn. Remember it’s 100 times more important to avoid big mistakes than it is to pick big winners. If you have a loss, admit you were wrong and take that loss before it gets out of hand. And when price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor and take a little profit off the table. You have to remember the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe“…in that situation, it is NOT HOUSE MONEY you’re betting, it’s YOUR MONEY! And there is absolutely no reason to keep raising your bet (risk) just because you’ve had a win. Finally, keep in mind that trading is not a hobby. It’s a job. The money is real. So, you have to 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

Swing Trade Ideas for your consideration and watchlist: PLUG, EL, GOLD, META, SBLK, VALE, and GFI. 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

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

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Stocks gapped down modestly on Monday (-0.69% in the QQQ, -0.45% in the SPY, and -0.31% in the DIA).  The three major indices rollercoastered their way sideways until about 12:30 pm.  At that point, all 3 of those indices rallied up above the gap to new highs of the day at 2 pm.  Then a slow, protracted selloff took us back down to Friday’s close by 2:45 pm before accelerating into a hard selloff the last 30 minutes.  This took us out to a close very near the lows of the day.  This action gave us black-bodied candles with long upper wicks and small lower wicks.  (In other words, black Inverted Hammer candles in the DIA, SPY, and QQQ.)  It is worth noting that all 3 major indices are still extended above their T-line (8ema), especially the QQQ and SPY. 

On the day, all ten sectors were red after the late selloff with the Financial Services sector (-1.28%) leading the losses and Communications Services (-0.17%) holding up best.  Meanwhile, the SPY lost 0.78%, the DIA lost 0.60%, and the QQQ lost 0.88%.  The VXX rallied to close dead flat at 16.98 and T2122 dropped and fell just outside the overbought territory at 77.88.  10-year bond yields rose a bit to 3.874% and Oil (WTI) plunged 4.22% to $85.21 per barrel.  So, all-in-all, Monday was a pause day that ended up with very modest pullbacks across the market.

In Fed news, Fed Vice-Chair Brainard gave us a study in contradiction Monday when she said that she “thinks it will probably be appropriate soon to move to a slower pace of (rate) increases.”  However, later in the speech, she said “Inflation is very high in the United States and abroad” and “Monetary policy will need to be restrictive for some time to have confidence that inflation is moving back to target…For these reasons, we are committed to avoiding pulling back prematurely.”  In other words, there was a little something for both sides of the debate and the listener will interpret her words to support the position they held before she started talking.

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In stock news, Reuters reported Monday that AMZN is planning to lay off 10,000 employees from corporate and technology positions.  Elsewhere, Investing.com reports that VLKAF (Volkswagen) has reached its goal of delivering 500k electric vehicles more than a year earlier than they had forecast.  (For reference, TSLA, the leader in electric cars, has delivered 3.2 million cars total since 2015.)  After the close, Reuters reported that FDX (specifically the freight division) is furloughing an unspecified number of employees due to business conditions that are hurting shipping volumes.  In addition, ILMN announced after hours that it is cutting 5% of its global workforce. At the same time, activist investor Ancora Holdings said Monday that it will fight the sale of IAA (in which Anchora holds a 4% stake) to RBA for $7.3 billion (which was a 19% premium on the IAA price at the time of the deal).  Ancora claimed it was a poorly structured deal that resulted from a weak sale process that was not in the best interest of the shareholders.  Finally, GOOGL paid nearly $400 million to settle the allegations brought by 40 states that the tech giant illegally tracked users’ locations back in 2014 (action brought in 2018).

In BRKB (Warren Buffet) news, Monday filings of 13F documents show that Berkshire has taken a 60 million share position in TSM.  They also took a 5.75 million share in LPX and a 434k position in JEF.  In the oil industry, Berkshire added to its holdings of both CVX and OXY.  Among other big names, BRKB maintained its holdings in AAPL ($133 billion) and BAC ($38 billion).  Finally, Berkshire increased its holdings of PARA by 13 million shares.  All the stocks in which a new Berkshire position was announced were trading higher in the post-market session.

In energy news, Reuters reports that CVX is sending crews to cap old wells that are leaking methane and other gases.  This action is ahead of new regulations coming in CO after voters set limits on unused wells.  CVX estimates it will cost between $80k and $100k per well to cap each of the 500 wells in that state, each of which produces as much emissions as 22,000 cars each year.  Elsewhere, on Monday afternoon, executives at DUK and AEP told Bloomberg that they see the recently passed “Inflation Reduction Act” as significantly reducing their customer’s energy bills.  They went on to say that the law will shift the majority of those savings onto the top 1% of taxpayers.  However, they had not fully analyzed the dollar value of potential savings of their customers.

So far this morning, MT, BAM, AZN, USFD, RWEOY, BDX, NIO, DDS, TDG, KELYA, SBH, SLVM, and NICE all posted beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  At the same time, AEG, WRK, TPR, EPC, and EYE all missed on revenue while beating on the earnings line.  On the other side, PRMW beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  Unfortunately, WE and SIX missed on both the top and bottom lines.  It is worth noting that USFD and PRMW raised their forward guidance.  However, BDX, NIO, TPR, SBH, WE, and YETI all lowered their forward guidance.

Overnight, Asian markets leaned heavily to the upside.  Hong Kong (+4.11%), Taiwan (+2.64%), and Shenzhen (+2.14%) led the region higher as tech stocks soared on the optimism caused by the Biden-Xi talks and joint statements (and despite Chinese Industrial Production and Retail Sales data disappointing).  Meanwhile, in Europe, stocks are much more mixed and even lean to the red side at midday.  The FTSE (-0.03%), DAX (-0.05%), and CAC (+0.31%) lead the region showing more red than green in early afternoon trading.  However, as of 7:30 am, US Futures are pointing toward a gap higher to start the day.  The DIA implies a +0.33% open, the SPY is implying a +0.70% open, and the QQQ implies a +1.12% open at this hour.  10-year bond yields are back down to 3.812% and Oil (WTI) is off seven-tenths of a percent to $85.27/barrel in early trading.

The major economic news events scheduled for Tuesday include October PPI and NY Empire State Mfg. Index (both at 8:30 am), and API Weekly Crude Oil Stocks report (4:30 pm).  The major earnings reports scheduled for the day are ARMK, BERY, ENR, AQUA, HD, SE, TME, VVV, and WMT before the open. Then, after the close, AAP and GSM report.   

In economic news later this week, on Wednesday, October Retail Sales, October Import/Export Price Indexes, October Industrial Production, September Business Inventories, EIA Weekly Crude Oil Inventories, and a Fed speaker (Williams) report. On Thursday, we get October Building Permits, October Housing Starts, Weekly Initial Jobless Claims, and Philly Fed Mfg. Index.  Finally, on Friday, October Existing Home Sales are reported.

In earnings reports later this week, on Wednesday, ARCO, LOW, TGT, TCEHY, TJX, ZIM, BBWI, CSCO, CPA, HP, HI, NVDA, and SONO report.  Then on Thursday, we hear from BABA, BJ, BV, DOLE, KSS, M, NTES, WB, AMAT, FTCH, GPS, KEYS, PANW, POST, ROST, WSM, and WWD report.  Finally, Friday, we hear from FL, JD, and SPB.

So far this morning, WMT, HD, SE, TME, VVV, ENR, and AQUA all posted beats on both the top and bottom lines.  (WMT and HD in particular posted significant beats on both revenue and earnings.)  Meanwhile, ARMK beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  It is also worth noting that WMT raised its forward guidance.

With that background, premarkets are very bullish, in part because WMT says sales are stronger than expected and its inventory glut has been significantly reduced. Between this and the HD revenue beat, traders seem to be reading through that the consumer is in much better shape than the bears had been suggesting. Still, we do have the PPI data at 8:30 am, and while it tends to follow in line with the CPI data, there is still a chance that we get a premarket shock later this morning. Be careful chasing any bullish moves. We know that price moves in a lightning bolt, zig-zag pattern. And, once again, at the moment, our zig is in need of a zag if this is going to be a sustained move higher. Can good news overcome the need, sure…but only in the short-term. So, even if the bulls rule the day, don’t expect this to be a vertical rally. In addition, we have more big retail names coming up later this week. There is no guarantee they will have had the same results that WMT and HD had last quarter. Finally, remember that we get another read on the US consumer this week as the big retail names all report.

So, continue to be deliberate and disciplined…but don’t be stubborn. Remember it’s 100 times more important to avoid big mistakes than it is to pick big winners. If you have a loss, admit you were wrong and take that loss before it gets out of hand. And when price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor and take a little profit off the table. You have to remember the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe“…in that situation, it is NOT HOUSE MONEY you’re betting, it’s YOUR MONEY! And there is absolutely no reason to keep raising your bet (risk) just because you’ve had a win. Finally, keep in mind that trading is not a hobby. It’s a job. The money is real. So, you have to 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

Swing Trade Ideas for your consideration and watchlist: IGT, TWOU, ELF, VRT, ANET, KGC, HZNP, GOLD. 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

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🎯 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 Friday.  At that point, we saw a wave of volatility until 11:30 am.  This was volatility to the upside on the SPY and QQQ and to the downside on the DIA. Then the 3 major indices got into lock-step and steadily rallied in the afternoon until we saw a small pullback at 3 pm. However, the day ended on a run back up near the high of the day.  The QQQ broke out of its “W pattern” resistance level during the day.  This action gave us white-bodied candles with wicks at both ends in the SPY and QQQ.  At the same time, the DIA printed a Dragonfly Doji candle. 

On the day, eight of the ten sectors were in the green with the Consumer Cyclical sector (+2.95%) leading the way higher while the Utility sector (-0.97%) lagged behind.  Meanwhile, the SPY gained 0.97%, the DIA gained 0.16%, and the QQQ gained 1.84%. The VXX was down 1.34% to 16.98 and T2122 remained deep in the overbought territory at 96.26.  10-year bond yields remained lower at 3.811% and Oil (WTI) spiked 2.76% to $88.86 per barrel.  So, all-in-all, Friday saw modest follow-through to Thursday’s CPI rally everywhere other than the DIA where we got a pause.

In miscellaneous news, Friday evening, Reuters reported that EL was close to a deal to buy luxury brand Tom Ford for $2.8 billion and details may be announced as soon as today.  On Sunday, TSLA said it will assist Chinese police in investigating another fatal crash (2 dead, 3 injured) of a Model Y car on November 5.  TSLA has faced claims of brake failure in the past in China and a witness to this crash (a family member of the driver) said the driver was having problems with the brake pedal, but video of the crash showed no brake lights.  In various buyback announcements, ASML authorized $12.43 billion in additional buybacks, PSX approved a $5 billion increase in its buyback plan, TMO authorized $4 billion in buybacks, and STLD added another $1.5 billion to its existing share buyback plans.

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In cryptocurrency news, the crypto world continued to be rocked by the implosion (and Friday bankruptcy) of crypto exchange FTX.  Over the weekend, it was reported that, in addition to the company’s financial woes, FTX was hacked with over $400 million in coins missing.  Even more troubling, recently FTX’s former CEO (Sam Bankman-Fried) moved $10 billion of customer funds from the FTX exchange to his own trading company (Alameda Research). From there, as much as $1.7 billion has gone “missing” in the last couple of weeks.  Meanwhile, in the same space, Crypto.com says it has now recovered $400 million of Ether coins days after that money had been “misplaced” when Crypto.com mistakenly sent 320k Ether coins to a cold wallet owned by Gate.io.  All of this turmoil has caused billions of dollars of withdrawals from crypto exchanges and untold loss of capital in the panic selling of the last week.  This has led many leading analysts in the crypto world to call for strong government regulation to re-establish trust before the entire crypto space implodes.

In energy news, Natural Gas prices plunged (5.5%) Friday as traders were trying to figure out how to interpret a blizzard of tweets that have since been called false and disinformation by the target of the tweets.  Essentially, the original tweet said that the major natural gas terminal (Freeport LNG) would remain offline for at least months due to “cracked pipes” that resulted from a fire back in June.  (Markets had been counting on this major terminal coming back online to reduce inventory.)  If true, this would mean that US export of natural gas would be severely curtailed and US inventories of natural gas would skyrocket, lowering US prices for months.  However, Freeport has now said that tweet was false, the information did not come from them (even though the original tweet was made to look like a company announcement). Meanwhile, in Congress, Coal-backed Senator Manchin has now said he does not intend to hold a re-confirmation hearing for President Biden’s Energy Secretary. This is his petty response to Biden calling for the “end of dirty energy” in the last ten days prior to last week’s election.  Nonetheless, it could leave the Energy Dept. without a head for the foreseeable future.

In dividend news, these were the largest dividend increases for last week.  ADP hiked its dividend by 20.2% to $1.25/share ($5 annualized) to be paid on January 1 for the holders of record on December 8.  MAR raised its dividend by 33.3% to $0.40 ($1.60 annualized) per share payable December 30 for holders as of November 22.  AAON hiked its semi-regular dividend by 26% to $0.24 ($0.48 annualized) payable December 16 for holders of record on November 28.  PFSW declared a special $4.50 dividend payable on December 15 for holders as of November 30.  ROP bumped its dividend by 10.1% to $0.6825 per share ($2.73 annualized) payable Jan. 23 for owners as of January 6.

So far this morning, MT, BAM, AZN, USFD, RWEOY, BDX, NIO, DDS, TDG, KELYA, SBH, SLVM, and NICE all posted beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  At the same time, AEG, WRK, TPR, EPC, and EYE all missed on revenue while beating on the earnings line.  On the other side, PRMW beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  Unfortunately, WE and SIX missed on both the top and bottom lines.  It is worth noting that USFD and PRMW raised their forward guidance.  However, BDX, NIO, TPR, SBH, WE, and YETI all lowered their forward guidance.

Overnight, Asian markets were mixed.  Hong Kong (+1.70%), Taiwan (+1.19%), and Singapore (+1.01%) were the gainers.  Meanwhile, Japan (-1.065) Thailand (-0.85%), and South Korea (-0.34%) paced the rest of the region lower into losses.  In Europe, we see a similarly mixed picture at midday.  The FTSE (+0.26%), DAX (+0.37%), and CAC (+0.27%) are leading the region modestly higher, while 4-5 smaller exchanges are showing red in early afternoon trade.  As of 7:30 am, US Futures are pointing toward a down start to the day.  The DIA implies a -0.24% open, the SPY is implying a -0.38% open, and the QQQ implies a -0.62% open at this hour.  10-year bond yields are rising again at 3.899% and Oil (WTI) is off 1.34$ to $87.77/barrel in early trading.

There are no major economic news events scheduled for Monday.  However, there are two Fed speakers scheduled (Brainard at 11:30 am and Williams at 6:30 pm). The major earnings reports scheduled for the day are QFIN, ACM, XRAY, and VNTR before the open. Then, after the close, NU reports.   

In economic news later this week, on Tuesday, we get October PPI, NY Empire State Mfg. Index, and API Weekly Crude Oil Stocks report. Then Wednesday, October Retail Sales, October Import/Export Price Indexes, October Industrial Production, September Business Inventories, EIA Weekly Crude Oil Inventories, and a Fed speaker (Williams) report. On Thursday, we get October Building Permits, October Housing Starts, Weekly Initial Jobless Claims, and Philly Fed Mfg. Index.  Finally, on Friday, October Existing Home Sales are reported.

In earnings reports later this week, on Tuesday we hear from ARMK, BERY, ENR, AQUA, HD, SE, TME, VVV, WMT, AAP, and GSM.  Wednesday, ARCO, LOW, TGT, TCEHY, TJX, ZIM, BBWI, CSCO, CPA, HP, HI, NVDA, and SONO report.  Then on Thursday, we hear from BABA, BJ, BV, DOLE, KSS, M, NTES, WB, AMAT, FTCH, GPS, KEYS, PANW, POST, ROST, WSM, and WWD report.  Finally, on Friday, we hear from FL, JD, and SPB.

Over the weekend, it became clear that Democrats will retain control of the Senate, with a chance to expand their margin depending on the December Georgia runoff. In addition, control of the House still remains up in the air. (The expected “red wave” we were supposed to see last week, simply wasn’t a wave at all and while it looks more likely the GOP will control the House, it will be by razor-thin margins at best with 10 more races not decided.) Also, as mentioned above, the cryptocurrency implosion (and massive volatility) also became more clear, with allegations that the CEO of FTX had moved and used $10 billion in customer funds to his own trading company prior to the Friday default. (Criminal investigations are now ensuing.) Then, overnight at the G20 summit, President Biden met with Chinese President Xi in a bid to cool tensions between the two largest economies in the world. In not unrelated news, China announced a 16-point plan to boost its real estate sector on Monday.

With that background, premarkets now look modestly red and are very extended (especially the QQQ). So, do some serious thinking before you chase any bullish moves. We know that price moves in a lightning bolt, zig-zag pattern. And, once again, at the moment, our zig is sorely in need of a zag if this is going to be a sustained move higher. Finally, remember that we get another read on the US consumer this week as the big retail names all report. Markets may wait on that news and give outsized importance to individual retail reports this week. So, beware of volatility.

So, continue to be deliberate and disciplined…but don’t be stubborn. Remember it’s 100 times more important to avoid big mistakes than it is to pick big winners. If you have a loss, admit you were wrong and take that loss before it gets out of hand. And when price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor and take a little profit off the table. You have to remember the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe“…in that situation, it is NOT HOUSE MONEY you’re betting, it’s YOUR MONEY! And there is absolutely no reason to keep raising your bet (risk) just because you’ve had a win. Finally, keep in mind that trading is not a hobby. It’s a job. The money is real. So, you have to 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

Swing Trade Ideas for your consideration and watchlist: VZ, PFE, FDX, INTC, ANET, NFLX, PLUG, PM. 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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After a pleasant surprise, stocks ripped higher in the pre-market and gapped massively higher at the open.  (SPY gapped up 3.75%, DIA gapped up 2.75%, and QQQ gapped up 4.95%.)  At that point, we saw a sideways rollercoaster that led to gains of another 0.3% (DIA) to 1.1% (QQQ) by noon.  From that point, stocks sold off modestly for an hour and recovered for another hour, bringing us back to the highs of the day at about 2 pm.  At that point we saw another wave higher the rest of the afternoon.  This action gave us a huge gap-up, followed by strong white candles with lower wicks in the DIA, SPY, and QQQ.  All three indices are now extended well above their T-line (8ema) and the SPY and DIA have broken out of their recent high resistance level.  DIA is also testing its long-term downtrend line (going back to the start of the year).  Meanwhile, the QQQ is testing its 50sma. 

On the day, all ten sectors were in the green with Technology (up a whopping +8.42%) and Consumer Cyclical (+7.06%) leading the way higher while the Energy sector (+2.22%) “lagged” behind.  Meanwhile, the SPY gained 5.49%, DIA gained 3.66%, and QQQ gained 7.31%.  The VXX was down 5.49% to 17.21 and T2122 spiked back up deep into the overbought territory at 97.69.  10-year bond yields continue to be very volatile and plunged back down to 3.824% and Oil (WTI) went up 0.56% to $86.31 per barrel.  So, all-in-all, Thursday was all about the huge gap with a modest morning and then an even larger afternoon follow-through that took us out near the highs.

In economic news, as mentioned above, the October CPI gave us a great surprise by coming in at 7.7% (compared to a forecast of 8.0% and September’s reading of 8.2%).  That 0.5% month-on-month drop led traders to think that inflation is coming under control and the Fed may start easing up on its rate hikes.  As a result, pre-markets rocketed higher and the bulls never looked back.  The Weekly Initial Jobless Claims came in slightly worse than expected at 225k (compared to the forecast of 220k and last week’s reading of 218k).  That too reinforced the idea that the economy was now slowing and that should lead the Fed to ease up soon.  Finally, in the afternoon, the October Federal Budget Balance also came in better than expected at a $88 billion deficit (compared to the expected $90 billion deficit).

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In miscellaneous news, the US Dollar fell sharply on Thursday after the CPI data.  This gave the Japanese Yen its largest gain since 2008 while the British Pound had its best day since 1985.  Meanwhile, in China, the country’s normal annual surge in exports is now in doubt after it reported October exports fell unexpectedly due to falling global demand and covid lockdowns.  Back in the US, Fed speakers on Thursday seemed to embrace more gradual rate hikes at this point.  San Francisco Fed President Daly told a virtual conference that she “supports a more gradual approach.”  At the same time, Kansas City Fed President George said “A more measured approach to rate increases may be particularly useful…”  At a separate event, Philly Fed President Harker said he believes the Fed ought to pause once rates get above 4.6% and that the Fed can always start tightening again if needed, based on data.

In stock news, GOOGL’s Waymo announced it has opened up its autonomous taxi service in Phoenix AZ after months of test runs.   Meanwhile, AZN announced it has withdrawn its application for US approval of its Covid-19 vaccine. AZN cited declining demand that is already being served by existing shots. Elsewhere, AMD released new server market CPU products Thursday that analysts say are far faster, larger (many more cores and I/O lanes), and much more power efficient than rival INTC offerings.  In CEO news, BIIB announced that the former CEO of SNY will take over the reins as BIIB on November 14.  The CEO of KDP also resigned after a violation of the company code of conduct.  However, the CEO of AIG was given a 5-year contract extension after hours.  Finally, after hours, the state of CA sued MMM and DD (and other smaller companies) in an effort to recoup the costs of clean-up of toxic and cancer-causing substances known as “forever chemicals.”  The state is alleging the two firms marketed products containing these chemicals in the state for decades despite knowing their toxicity.

After the close, FLO, BZH, STN, and TOST reported beating on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, EDR missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, COMP beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  It is worth noting that TOST raised its forward guidance.  However, COMP and EDR both lowered their forward guidance.

So far this morning, MT, BAM, AZN, USFD, RWEOY, BDX, NIO, DDS, TDG, KELYA, SBH, SLVM, and NICE all posted beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  At the same time, AEG, WRK, TPR, EPC, and EYE all missed on revenue while beating on the earnings line.  On the other side, PRMW beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  Unfortunately, WE and SIX missed on both the top and bottom lines.  It is worth noting that USFD and PRMW raised their forward guidance.  However, BDX, NIO, TPR, SBH, WE, and YETI all lowered their forward guidance.

Overnight, Asian markets were strongly green across the board.  Following the cue from the US, Hong Kong (+7.74%), Taiwan (+3.73%), and South Korea (+3.37%) led the region higher.  In Europe, we see a more mixed picture, but still leaning toward the upside at midday.  The FTSE (-0.47%), DAX (+0.38%), and CAC (+0.27%) are leading a region that is mixed and showing modest moves in early afternoon trade.  Denmark (-1.24%) is an outlier in the region.  As of 7:30 am, US Futures are pointing toward a modestly green start to the day.  The DIA implies a +0.35% open, the SPY is implying a +0.35% open, and the QQQ implies a +0.39% open at this hour.  10-year bond yields are down again to 3.811% and Oil (WTI) is spiking more than 3% to $89.21/barrel in early trading.

The major economic news events scheduled for Friday is limited to Michigan Cons. Sentiment (10 am).  The major earnings reports scheduled for the day are limited to AQN before the open.  There are no major earnings reports scheduled for after the close.     

So far this morning, AQN beat on the revenue line while missing on the earnings line.  However, DDL had massive misses on both the top and bottom lines.  It is worth noting that AQN also lowered their forward guidance.

After a massive rally on Thursday, US markets (both stock and bonds) seem to have declared victory over the inflation enemy and will now EXPECT the Fed to act accordingly. This just means the risk has shifted to the downside, where Fed words (and especially the December meeting) could crush those raised expectations of the bulls. Be careful buying into that line of thinking. Yes, inflation came down half of a percent, but it’s still at 7.7% and that is a far cry from the Fed’s 2% target. Even more salient is the fact that this is a single data point. All of the Fed members have been talking about tightening and staying tight until inflation has shown clear evidence of SUSTAINED progress toward the target. I’m just a country boy, but to me, one data point does not equal sustained. Either way, all we can do is focus on what the market actually does, not on what we expect the Fed will/should do.

With that background, premarkets look green, but we are very extended and coming into resistance areas in the DIA and QQQ. So, think long and hard about chasing and if you decide to do so, stop and think again. We know that price moves in a lightning bolt, zig-zag pattern. And at the moment, our zig is sorely in need of a zag if this is going to be a sustained move higher. This is born out in the distance from the T-line and the extension in the T2122 indicator. Also remember that control of the House and Senate are still up in the air. While it is a very high probability that the GOP will take the House, we will not know about the Senate for another month due to the GA runoff.

So, continue to be deliberate and disciplined…but don’t be stubborn. Remember it’s 100 times more important to avoid big mistakes than it is to pick big winners. If you have a loss, admit you were wrong and take that loss before it gets out of hand. And when price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor and take a little profit off the table. You have to remember the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe“…in that situation, it is NOT HOUSE MONEY you’re betting, it’s YOUR MONEY! And there is absolutely no reason to keep raising your bet (risk) just because you’ve had a win. Finally, keep in mind that trading is not a hobby. It’s a job. The money is real. So, you have to 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

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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Stocks gapped lower on Wednesday (0.50% in the SPY, 0.60% in the DIA, and 0.70% in the QQQ) at the open.  From there we saw a sideways roller coaster ride in all 3 major indices until noon.  At that point, the bears stepped in to lead a steady 45-degree selloff for the remainder of the day.  All three of the major indices closed very close to their lows for the day.  This action gave us big, ugly black candles that complete Evening Star-type patterns for the DIA, SPY, and QQQ.  (Not picture perfect, but show exactly the same sentiment change that an Evening Star shows.)  The DIA is sitting right at a retest of its T-line (8ema), while the SPY and QQQ gave up the T-line levels during the day.  Meanwhile, the SPY also fell back through its 50sma after having climbed above it just a day before.  Once again, only the DIA managed to reach their average volume for the day.

On the day, all ten sectors were in the red with Energy (-4.25%) leading the way lower and Utilities (-0.92%) holding up the best.  Meanwhile, the SPY lost 2.05%, DIA lost 1.92%, and QQQ lost 2.31%.  The VXX was up 3.11% to 18.21 and T2122 fell out of the overbought territory and back toward the bottom of the mid-range at 27.27. 10-year bond yields continue to be very volatile and fell back to 4.084% and Oil (WTI) plunged 3.72% to $85.60/barrel.  So, overall, it was a gap down and then fail to hold the level type of day.  Perhaps, most traders were waiting on today’s CPI print before making any serious moves.  However, traders continue to seek safety in the mega-cap DIA as it tries to hold the rest of the market up.

In economic news, early Wednesday morning (3 am), NY Fed President Williams told a Swiss audience that relatively stable longer-term inflation expectations are correct.  Still, he also expressed concern that some in the US are expecting short-term declines in price pressures, which is a bad expectation according to Williams.  Then at mid-morning, the EIA Weekly Crude Oil Inventories showed a 3.925-million-barrel build of inventory (three times the size of the expected build of 1.360 million barrels).  Later in the day, the WASDE report increased both US corn and soybean production forecasts (corn was raised by 35 million bushels, and beans were raised by 33 million bushels).  However, the US corn crop is still expected to be at a three-year low.

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In stock news, MSFT faces a new European antitrust complaint from technology trade group CISPE over its cloud computing (Azure) practices.  In related news, EU antitrust regulators are now drawing up charges against META over its use of customer data.  If META loses the case, the EU would impose fines of up to 10% of the company’s global turnover  (but appeals would drag this case out for years).  Elsewhere, in another “do we really need this and is it safe” decision, ZOOM and TSLA announced they will be bringing video conferencing to TSLA vehicles.  On the legal front, a lawsuit filed in Seattle Wednesday claims that AAPL and AMZN have colluded to drive up iPhone and iPad prices, by allowing only 7 of the previous 600 resellers to stay on the AMZN platform.  (20% discounts used to be common on Amazon prior to the removal of the vast majority of AAPL product resellers.)  In addition, LLY was ordered to pay TEVA $176.5 million after losing a trial over patent infringement related to a migraine drug.  Meanwhile, COP announced it is cutting 1,100 jobs on Wednesday and expects to save up to $500 million (after taking charges for the separation costs).

In miscellaneous news, at the close on Wednesday, Binance backed out of its rescue buyout of peer exchange FTX.  This leaves the FTX exchange and its native token FTT on the brink of collapse. That fear spread all across the crypto space as Bitcoin dropped 13%, Ethereum plunged more than 15%, and BNB-USD plummeted over 16%.  On the supply chain front, railroad unions and companies have extended the strike deadline to December 4. The previously agreed cooling-off period was previously set to expire on November 19.  Finally, in China, the number of new Covid cases in Beijing jumped to the highest in five months this week.  Most alarming to the Health Ministry was that a large number of those were outside the city’s quarantine zone.  This raises the specter of even wider quarantines.

After the close, G, WYNN, JAZZ, ENS, ATO, TTEC, RNG, RXT, TTEK, CRGY, JXN, and RIVN all reported beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  Meanwhile, CPNG, and RDFN both missed on revenue while beating on earnings.  On the other side, LNW beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  Unfortunately, STE, APP, VET, BGS, CANO, KGC, RBT, ADV, and NGL all missed on both the top and bottom lines.

So far this morning, MT, BAM, AZN, USFD, RWEOY, BDX, NIO, DDS, TDG, KELYA, SBH, SLVM, and NICE all posted beats on both the revenue and earnings lines.  At the same time, AEG, WRK, TPR, EPC, and EYE all missed on revenue while beating on the earnings line.  On the other side, PRMW beat on revenue while missing on earnings.  Unfortunately, WE and SIX missed on both the top and bottom lines.  It is worth noting that USFD and PRMW raised their forward guidance.  However, BDX, NIO, TPR, SBH, WE, and YETI all lowered their forward guidance.

Overnight, Asian markets were mostly down.  Singapore (+0.24%) and Malaysia (+0.252%) were the only green in the region.  Meanwhile, Hong Kong (-1.70%), Shenzhen (-1.33%), Taiwan (-0.99%), and Japan (-0.98%) led the rest of the area’s exchanges lower.  In Europe, stocks are slightly more mixed, but still lean to the red side at midday.  The FTSE (-0.03%), DAX (+0.04%), and CAC (-0.40%) lead the region on volume with Russia (+1.33%) being an outlier in early afternoon trade.  As of 7:30 am, US Futures are pointing toward a modestly higher start to the day. The DIA implies a +0.17% open, the SPY is implying a +0.27% open, and the QQQ implies a +0.50% open at this hour.  10-year bond yields are up slightly to 4.09% and Oil (WTI) is off four-tenths of a percent to $85.47/barrel in early trading.

The major economic news events scheduled for Thursday include October CPI and  Weekly Initial Jobless Claims (both at 8:30 am), and October Federal Budget Balance (2 pm).  We also hear from 4 Fed speakers (Waller at 2 am, Mester at 12:30 pm, George at 1:30 pm, and Williams at 6:35 pm).  The major earnings reports scheduled for the day include AZN, AZUL, BDX, BAM, CAE, CEPU, EPC, GBTG, KELYA, EYE, NICE, PRMW, RL, SBH, SIX, TPR, TDG, USFD, WRK, WE, and YPF before the open.  Then, after the close, BZH, COMP, EDR, FLO, ITUB, STN, and TOST report.     

In economic news later this week, on Friday, we get Michigan Consumer Sentiment.  In terms of Friday earnings reports, AQN reports before the open.

With crypto markets in mayhem (the FTX exchange may file for bankruptcy today), and control of Congress still an unknown (it looks like the GOP will win the House and the Dems may just barely hang on to the Senate with their VP tie-breaker, but neither is decided yet as races remain uncalled and/or in need of a runoff election), all eyes are on the October CPI data to come out at 8:30 am. The consensus is expecting an annual rate of 8.0%, which seems like a big ask to me since last month’s number was 8.2%. So, I think the risk is to the upside. If we do get a hotter-than-expected number, markets may shoot lower as traders realize that would likely mean the Fed needs to keep up its aggressive rate hikes. If the consensus number is hit (or even beaten), look for the bulls to run (under the expectation that would mean the Fed will ease up in December). In either case, we should know how the market will react well before the open.

With that background and before that data, it looks like the markets are set to open with a modestly green “inside day” type of price as of now. Extension is no issue at all, either from the T-line or in terms of the T2122 indicator. Bear in mind that divergence between the mega-cap DIA (which has been pulling markets higher pretty much single-handedly as of late) remains a very real factor as traders have been seeking the haven of the big, stodgy names. So, beware of the knee-jerk reaction to the CPI number as well as any surprises from election decisions or sore loser challenges in various “election denying” spots around the country. Those could cause a market blip. However, the key thing to keep in mind is that you are no The Amazing Carnac” and you can’t predict reversals. So, just follow the trend and manage your risk. Slow and steady wins the race.

Be deliberate and disciplined, but don’t be stubborn. Remember that it is 100 times more important to avoid big mistakes than it is to pick big winners. If you have a loss, admit you were wrong and take the loss before it gets out of hand. And when price does move in your direction, always move your stops in your favor and take a little profit off the table. (You have to remember the “Legend of the man in the green bathrobe“…in that situation, it is NOT HOUSE MONEY you’re betting, it’s all OUR MONEY!). Finally, trading is not your hobby. It’s a job. The money is real. 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. I know the Powerball is huge right now, but 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.

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.

Free YouTube Education  •  Subscription Plans • Private 2-Hour Coaching

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