Fed steps in Bonds

For Trading JUNE 16th

FED STEPS INTO BONDS

Market Reverses 1000 Points

Smallcaps Lead the Way!

Today’s market was dramatic, to say the least. Futures were down hard on the COVID-19 spikes that I discussed in yesterday’s Weekly letter, but the worst was over within 15 minutes of the opening. The market then spent until about 1:15 grinding its way back to unchanged and was testing both sides of unchanged until the Fed announced that it was going into the market for individual bonds, not just the ETF’s. That took us to new highs +280 before another selloff to test unchanged again and a rally to close us +157.62 +.62%), NASDAQ +137.21 (1.43%), S&P 500 +25.28 (.83%), the Russell (listen to the closing video below) the biggest winner +31.92 (2.3%) and the DJ Transports +78 (.86%). The DJIA was 21:9 up with GS +31, AAPL +29 the gainers and MRK -16DPs the big loser. A/D were healthy at 2:1 NYSE, 2.5:1 NAZ, and volume was 3:2 higher. Financials, consumer staples, communication, and real estate the strength with Healthcare and Energy the “least strong.” All sectors were higher. The test tomorrow is the Friday highs of that day’s rally. DJIA 25,965, NASDAQ 9,768.84, S&P 500 3,088.42. After that, it’s back into the gap from last Thursday’s break lower.

Our “open forum” on Discord, which allows me to interact with subscribers and others to allow direct questions and chart opinions on just about any stock, continues to grow with more participants every day. It is informative and allows me to share insights as the market is open and moving. The link is: https://discord.gg/ATvC7YZ and I will be there and active from before the open and all day. It’s a great place to share ideas and gain some insights, and we’ve grown to almost 1900 members. I also did this video titled “How to survive being an options trader and not blow up your account,” over the long weekend. I think it’s very informative as a guide to stock selection and option choices. The link is https://youtu.be/Y7H9RpWfLlo Enjoy!!

Tonight’s closing comment video https://youtu.be/u7cwHodWIj8

SECTORS: There really wasn’t a lot of individual company news but SHOP, in a deal to help WMT with their online projects finished the day not far from last weeks all-time high at $805.47 +62.89 (8.47%). Momenta (MNTA) had news of a successful trial of its drug for “MG” Myasthenia gravis, a long-term condition is caused by a breakdown in communication between nerves and muscles. Symptoms include weakness in the arm and leg muscles, double vision, and difficulties with speech and chewing. A gruesome condition. The MNTA drug MG-ADL was a Phase 2 trial that showed that 52% of those given the drug has “rapid, significant and durable reductions.” The stock, as low as $9.51 last summer, broke out to new all-time highs @$37.57 and finished the day $35.65 +4.60 (14.81%). And, the HOMERUN OF THE DAY, URBAN-ONE (UONE) had no discernable news except a series of trading halt and trading resumed notifications and after closing $1.84 on Friday opened $2.18 and traded $8.38 before closing $6.54 +4.70 +255.43%. The company is listed as a TV / Radio broadcast stock.

FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN was HIGHER with TSN +.57, BGS +1.13, FLO +.41, CAG +.92, MDLZ +.75, KHC +.29, CALM +.61, JJSF +2.28, SAFM +3.15, LANC +5.24, GO +.37, HRL +.42, SJM +1.10, PPC +.23 and PBJ $30.62 +.34 (1.13%).

BIOPHARMA was HIGHER with BIIB -.78, ABBV +.67, REGN +2.18, ISRG +12.87, GOLD +.78, MYL +.11, TEVA +.29, VRTX -.79, BHC +.78, INCY +1.14, ICPT +2.12, LABU +3.79 (8.77%), and IBB $130.65 +2.70 (2.11%).

CANNABIS: was MIXED with TLRY +.07, CGC +.26, CRON +.03, GWPH +.83, ACB -.03, PYX -.88, NBEV -.02, CURLF +.01, KERN +.40, and MJ $13.70 +.23 (1.71%).

DEFENSE: was MIXED with LMT -7.34, GD +3.91, TXT -.31, NOC -.68, BWXT +.55, TDY +1.90, RTX +2.38 and ITA $173.75 +3.13 (1.84%).

RETAIL was MIXED with M +.04, JWN -.23, KSS +.03, DDS -2.49, WMT +.55, TGT +1.35, TJX +.53, RL -1.03, UAA +.20, LULU +8.04, TPR -.10, CPRI +.19, and XRT $41.83 +.54 (1.31%).

FAANG and Big Cap: were HIGHER with GOOGL +11.63, AMZN +33.98, AAPL +6.67, FB +5.92, NFLX +8.43, NVDA +12.00, CMG +54.35 (5.81%), CAT +1.85, BA +5.36, DIS +2.61 and XLK $101.90 +2.49 (2.50%).

FINANCIALS were HIGHER with GS +6.22, JPM +2.38, BAC +.67, MS +1.60, C +1.65, PNC +2.21, AIG +.55, TRV +3.11, AXP +3.86, V +.74, and XLF $24.38 +.55 (2.31%).

OIL, $37.12 +.86. Oil was under pressure early but turned up and finished the day near the high of the day. The stocks were higher with XLE $40.34 +.52 (1.31%).

METALS, GOLD: $1,727.20 -10.10. After trading higher overnight and this morning Gold fell back to the low of $1,706 and closed mid-range and slightly lower. The yellow metal is +$5 tonight. We bought back the 3rd and final lot of NEM @ $58.86.

BITCOIN: closed $9,440 -25. After trading lower (8930) BTC rallied to slightly higher on the day and finished nearer the highs. We added 350 shares of GBTC last Wednesday @ $10.02 to our position of 400 @ $8.06, bringing our average price to $8.97. GBTC closed $10.88, unchanged today.

Tomorrow is another day.

CAM