Swing Trade Idea – April 3, 2024
Laurie’s Abbreviation Index:
** ‘div’ – dividend
** ‘m/m’ – month over month
** ‘y/y’ – year over year
** ‘Inven’ – inventories
** ‘mfg’ – manufacturing
** +/- – plus or minus, positive or negative
** Underlined text – higher volume premarket
** ‘d’ – day
** ‘Y’ – year
**govt – government
Color Key: Positive – Neutral – Negative
Global Markets: USA, Europe, Japan, China, Hong Kong Asia – Slight negative global set-up
· Commodities: Gold, Silver, Oil, natgas, AGGS, Industrial Metals
· Yields: 30Y Bond -.08% Currencies: USA$ -.12% Vix: +1.%
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News: USA: ADP jobs 815ET; ISM Services PMI 10ET; Powell
1210ET EUR: Core CPI 2.9% y/y vs 3%
Stocks: INTC-5% $7B 2023 foundry loss, TSM -1.5% sympathy
CALM +5.7%, PLAY +6% earnings
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Overview: USA SPY 517.8 support 516.5 515 and resistance 520
521.1 SPY expected move +/- 2.3. QQQ 439.6 with resistance 440
443.6 and support 438.6 435 ; expected move +/-2.5. USA
indices are cautious ahead of ADP report premarket. Long yields continue to
rise which is a negative for equities and commodities continue to rise which
increases inflation risk which is positive for yields. Indices are below key
levels hence caution warranted while SPY < 520 and QQQ < 440. Semis under
some pressure on INTC announcement Levels to watch on pullback are SPY 520 and
QQQ 440. Moves outside daily expected moves can lead to much larger moves.
Today’s daily expected move levels: SPY (521.1-516.5), QQQ (443.6-438.6),
IWM (206.1-202.9), SPX(5228.8-5182).
Stocks to watch: CALM, PLAY, XOM, AMD, TSLA, Spec Names: GFI
Pre-800ET
Earnings:
Indices: VIX, COPX, SLV, BITO, KWEB, FXI, TLT, GDX, SMH, QQQ
S&P500: PARA, UPS, INTC, SMCI, TSLA
Movers: CALM, PLAY, OWL, FLNC, GCT, GFI, PARA, EH, LSPD, STM, PHG, EC,
MSTR, RUN, INTC, NTDOY, LI, WOLF, STLA, SMCI, ALLY, TSM, BILI, RIO, BHP, AU,
VALE
Trade Idea: INTC
INTC is 5% lower after announcing a $5B foundry loss. It is short term oversold at support 41.5. Below 41.5 potential move to 200sma at 40. Above 41.5 potential bounce to 42 which could be a fade entry level.