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🔔 The Opening Bell |
Happy Friday! |
With the market closed yesterday for the holiday, it was a mostly-quiet day in the investment world, but not completely… |
Some things to watch for today: |
Market volatility - today almost $7 trillion dollars of options on stocks are set to expire during today’s trading session. Expect movement. Movement on geopolitical conflict(s) - good or bad news here can impact the market dramatically in a number of directions and areas, from oils to currencies to defense industry stocks to consumer confidence and more. Updates on tariffs and the “Trade War” - this area has been somewhat quiet but major news in the form of new deals or increases in rates could send the market in one direction or the other. |
We will go deeper into these areas in today’s newsletter and make sure you are as informed as possible going into today’s trading. |
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📰 Market Headlines |
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The S&P 500 has had an up-and-down week, currently sitting up 0.49% in the 1W period, and now being up 0.38% in pre-market trading today. |
However, markets prepped for volatility as President Trump announced he'll decide on striking Iran within two weeks. |
US markets were closed in observance of June 19th as a Federal holiday, but future markets continued to hedge bets on the growing conflict. |
Oil prices reacted to the timeline. West Texas Intermediate futures edged up to around $74 a barrel, paring earlier gains that had pushed the price toward $76. |
Shell CEO Wael Sawan cautioned of a "huge impact" on global trade if the conflict blocks the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20% of the world's oil flows. |
President Trump intensified his attacks on the Federal Reserve, demanding an unprecedented 2.5-point interest rate cut. He called Fed Chair Jerome Powell, his own appointee, "one of the dumbest, and most destructive, people in Government." |
Amazon roiled employees with a mandate to relocate to company hubs in cities like Seattle and Arlington. |
😱 Fear and Greed Index |
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Below, we have a quick message from Virtuix, and then we’ll get into our daily poll followed by crypto, AI & trade-related news, as well as this week’s big movers |
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🧠 Make yourself heard |
Which Future Tech-Focused Investments Are You Most Bullish On? |
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🤖 AI/Future/Tech News |
OpenAI severed ties with Scale AI after Meta invested billions in the startup. Google was also reported to be considering a similar move. Google trained Gemini and Veo 3 on YouTube videos, pulling from a library of 20 billion uploads. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy revealed AI-driven "efficiency gains" will reduce headcount, advising employees to become "conversant in AI" to remain valuable. |
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🪙 Crypto | Bitcoin's on-balance volume is rising, a technical indicator that analyst Cas Abbé says could catapult Bitcoin to $130,000 by Q3. Coinbase stock closed up 16.3% and Circle jumped 33.8% after the Senate passed the GENIUS Act, a stablecoin regulation bill now moving to the House. President Trump’s family reduced its stake in World Liberty Financial from 75% to 40% between December and June, as scrutiny over crypto ties intensified. |
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⚔️ Trade wars |
AlixPartners projected that President Trump's auto tariffs would raise car prices by $2,000 per vehicle, with automakers likely passing 80% onto buyers. The BYD Shenzhen, the world’s largest car-carrier, arrived in Brazil and triggered backlash as industry groups called for higher tariffs on cheap Chinese EV imports. |
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📈 AltIndex’s AI Algorithm & Data Signals |
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AltIndex sees $LLY ( ▼ 0.79% ) showing signals that indicate high likelihood of growth in the short to mid term. $LLY ( ▼ 0.79% ) was in the news this week for its acquisition of Verve Therapeutics to go after heart disease, the leading cause of death in the world. They have had a strong month, up over 5%, but have dipped a bit this week, down 3%. Do your own research and consider whether you think this might be a value opportunity. Use AltIndex to help find opportunities and entry points for your own research. |
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💡 Ideas, trends, and analysis |
The Social Security retirement trust fund faces depletion by 2033, with only 77% of benefits payable at that point. Global wealth climbed 4.6% last year, and UBS expects over 5 million new millionaires by 2030. |
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🌍 International Markets | | 🇨🇭 The Swiss National Bank zeroed rates as inflation turned negative and the franc stayed strong. 🇨🇳 China slashed its US Treasury holdings to a 16-year low in April, dumping bonds as tariffs with the US fuel Beijing’s retreat from American debt. 🇯🇵 Japan’s government cut bond sales by 10% after yields hit record highs and demand faltered. 🇨🇦 Canada threatened to raise tariffs on US steel and aluminum if a broader trade deal with President Trump is not reached within 30 days. |
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🎤 What you said last time |
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🚚 Market movers |
Texas Instruments pledged a historic $60 billion investment to build or expand seven chip facilities in Texas and Utah, creating 60,000 jobs. SpaceX's Starship blew up on a test stand in Texas as the company prepared for its tenth test flight. CEO Elon Musk downplayed the incident as "just a scratch." TikTok’s sale deadline was extended to September 17, giving ByteDance 90 more days to divest the app's US assets. Anker recalled 1.1 million PowerCore 10000 portable chargers after 19 reports of fires and explosions. |
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📊 Earnings this week |
Markets were closed for Juneteenth. |
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📢 We want to hear from you |
We love hearing from you, and we deeply appreciate your feedback. |
⭐️ What did you think of today's edition? |
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📺 What to watch today |
| Moths use stars as a compass |
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That’s all for today. Did I miss anything? Smash the reply button to let me know. | Cheers,
Brandon with Stefan & Wyatt |
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