Swing Trade Idea – February 17, 2022
Market Setup
US markets red, Japan red, Europe green, Hong Kong green, China green, Asia mixed
Yields: Yields lower and flatter
US dollar higher
News: USA: Philly Fed mfg index, UE claims, FOMC Bullard 11ET; Ukraine: Separtists and Ukrainian govt forces shooting
Stocks: WMT beat divi+ increased forecast; NVDA beat inline guidance; CSCO beat divi+ buyback; AMAT beat meh guidance;
Big Positive: DASH+22% GLBE+14% SBLK POOL Big Negative: AMPL-40% FSLY-30% TXG-23% APP ATUS ALB TRIP PLTR
Indices: USA indices are red but trading within Wed range. SPY consolidating at 445 gamma level with upside target: 450 downside targets: 442.5, 440, 435. Vix futures are inverted signaling risk as geopolitical events are meme du jour. Premarket high and low are levels that can be used as references in what will likely be a range day
Sectors: Leading: gold miners, commodities, energy, bonds Lagging bitcoin, spec tech, semis, airlines
Stocks to watch: WMT CSCO AMAT SBLK FSLY ALB Spec Names: FVRR DASH GLBE PLTR
Pre-830ET
Earnings AIG ALSN AMAT AMPL APP AR ATUS CPRT CSCO DASH ET FSLY FSR GLBE MRO NTR NVDA QS SBLK SPWR TRIP BAX CIM FVRR GFI HIMX PLTR SO TPH WMT
Indices GDX DBC yen XLE TLT /btc LIT ARKK SOXX JETS SMH QQQ IWM XLK EWZ SPY
S&P500 EPAM HAS POOL CSCO WMT AMAT CPRT MOS NEM V AIG TGT ALB WY TYL MMM NVDA CF AMD SO IP
Movers DASH GLBE FVRR SBLK EPAM UPST HAS CSCO NTR AMAT TXG MTTR PLTR NICE NVDA SHOP CF YETI AMD
WSB CCJ RBLX BABA PLTR NVDA AFRM RIVN NET AMD AMC SOFI
Trade Idea MOS
Fertilizer stocks have been strong. NTR beat and guidance raise is positive for MOS. MOS earnings Feb 22 so potential for run into earnings. Potash prices at 10yr highs due to Belarus sanctions, the second largest supplier. Russia is #3.