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[LIVE] Pre-Market Prep – Memory Stocks RIPPING – Can MU validate the rally?!

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Key takeaways

Finance

Finance-focused summary (Pre-market prep: June 22, Monday)

Macro / calendar watch

  • The economic calendar is “pretty light”, with key scheduled items:
    • Today (Mon): Christopher Waller speech at 9:00 a.m.
    • Tue: ADP Employment Change (8:15 a.m.) and S&P Global Flash Manufacturing/Services PMI (9:45 a.m.)
    • Wed: Mentions bank stress test results (4:30 p.m. after close) as potentially “fun to look at,” but not likely to directly inform the “AI trade.”
    • Thu: PCE inflation (8:30 a.m.) plus GDP, GDP price index, and Jobless claims (8:30 a.m. cluster)
    • Fri: Trade balance and University of Michigan inflation expectations

Fed stance / rates (Fed watch tool)

  • Markets are pricing “higher for longer” rather than near-term cuts.
  • Speaker notes: Bank of America expects three rate hikes this year, with pricing potentially reflecting levels up toward 4.25–4.50% (speaker expresses skepticism about feasibility).

Key market headlines / cross-asset notes

  • Stock index futures:
    • Dow futures: about +7 bps
    • S&P futures: about -8 bps
    • Nasdaq futures: about +13 bps
  • Oil: around $76.50 per barrel (contrasted with prior ~mid/high $90s)
  • US 10-year yield: about 4.493%, up ~4.2 bps overnight
  • Geopolitics/trade noise: mentions US–Iran talks and shipping/waterway closures, but frames crude as “noise.”
  • Natural gas angle: discussed as a possible “fuel play” for data centers (connectivity/AI buildout), with a warning that natural gas futures can be a “widowmaker.” Constraint theme: capacity vs solar/wind.

Core technical framework used (futures/ETFs)

The host applies an “inside day / auction-in-structure” checklist across ES, NQ, QQQ (cash), and Russell (RUT/IWM):

  • Treat the entire prior shortened session range as “overnight” (minimal volume during that segment).
  • Use three “interrogation” questions:
    1. Where do we open relative to the prior day’s range?
      • In-range = neutral
    2. Where do we open relative to the value area?
      • Opening near/over the value area high = bullish/neutral bias
    3. Overnight inventory / balance
      • Net long vs net short; estimates include ~55% net long/short leaning
  • Trade “pathing ideas” via simplified scenarios:
    • Inside-bar breakout: bullish when attempting to reclaim key highs
    • If failing, rotate back to value area / key lows (FOMC low / key prior lows)
    • “If it fails” levels trigger either chop or bearish targeting

ES (S&P 500) futures — bias, levels, and “pathing”

Bias from the host’s 3.5-question read

  • Opening: in range and slightly above value area high → bullish to neutral
  • Overnight action: sellers failed multiple attempts below Thursday’s low → bullish
  • Overnight inventory estimate: “100% net short” in a strict framing, adjusted to a more neutral ~55% net short (because price isn’t opening at the lows)

Key ES levels

  • Thursday high / key break: ~7645
  • Overhead target/pivot: ~7645 region
  • Value area high (referenced): ~7570
  • Downside pivot(s):
    • 7500 (round-number inflection)
    • FOMC low: ~7472
    • Lower bound / deeper downside: ~7370s
  • Note: levels were stated as updated with the U contract roll, producing a revised set of numbers.

Simplified upside path vs failure

  • Preferred upside: inside-bar breakout holding above Thursday high / FOMC high → target continuation upward.
  • Failure case: if price breaks down and “doesn’t hold,” look for support attempts near 7500, then the FOMC low (~7472).
  • Emphasis: base case is buyers stepping up; downside intensifies if FOMC low fails.

NQ (Nasdaq 100) futures — bias, levels, and “pathing”

Context / trend read

  • NQ is described as contested on higher timeframes (lower low vs possible higher low), but:
    • Hourly trend: up/sideways with higher lows
  • “Breadth narrowness” is treated as a threat only if it causes reversal; otherwise bullish tilt remains.

Key NQ levels

  • All-time highs target: near 31156
  • Value areas / supports:
    • ~30525 labeled as FOMC high
    • ~30250 as critical
    • FOMC low: ~2925
  • Additional references included ~30007/30072 (one subtitle line was garbled), but actionable anchors were 31156 / 30525 / 30250 / 2925.

Simplified pathing logic

  • Higher probability upside: reclaim/support the value area high, then break above overnight high → push toward all-time highs.
  • If it fails: look for a failed break at overnight high and then balance/sideways to keep the higher low thesis alive.
  • If it can’t hold ~30250: speaker says things “do not look good.”

QQQ / “Spiders” ETF (Nasdaq 100 cash) — simplified levels

  • Uses a similar inside-range logic with these described levels:
    • All-time high: ~74,875
    • Previous Monday high: ~74,425
    • Inflection / opening print: ~73,750 (also called “line in the sand” / value area anchor)
    • Hourly higher-low target: ~72,950
  • Warning: avoid buying an extension straight into all-time highs; better if price pulls back to form a higher low.

Russell / small caps (RUT and IWM) — breakout thesis

Key breakout level(s)

  • Focus on RTY (Russell) with a key level around the 29.90s:
    • Updated after contract roll: 29.90 (previously different)
  • If RTY is above ~2990s today, it supports the bull case (“doing great”).
  • If it takes out the FOMC low, problems emerge (no precise RTY FOMC low number provided beyond earlier structure references).

Breadth argument

  • Small caps/Russell attempting to break out suggests breath expansion may not be as bad as breadth narrowness implies.

Single-name / sector mentions (tickers and what was said)

Memory / HBM / “memory stocks ripping”

  • Main earnings watch: Micron (MU), including discussion of HBM (high-bandwidth memory) demand.
  • Memory leaders referenced:
    • MU
    • SanDisk (SNDK) / Seagate storage complex
    • WDC (Western Digital)
    • STX (Seagate)
    • Framing also included “DRAMM” and “HBM commitments extending further.”
  • MU trading logic / caution:
    • MU is “running” pre-earnings, with gap rules.
    • Speaker stance: not interested in shorting day one of a potential blowoff; emphasizes admitting being wrong and stopping out if trading above the overnight high.
    • Mentioned MU price region: about ~$1,200/share (subtitles referenced $1,200–$2,000-type expectations and high pre-market activity: ~3 million shares).
    • Planned approach: look for gap close / gap-and-go behavior and watch for an unfilled gap pattern.

Chip / semis and megacap related

  • ASML: “Bank of America sees an upgrade” (multiple not given)
  • Intel (INTC): overnight “ripper,” with a line in the sand ~1350; watch continuation without losing the breakout level
  • AMD: prefers gap-fill + firm up, then build and break higher; doesn’t like gapping into resistance
  • NVIDIA (NVDA):
    • Breakout structure referenced near ~212.75
    • Another reference near ~221.1; bullish watch if strength continues above a moving-average area
  • Apple (AAPL):
    • Suggested short setup if it breaks under ~294.50s (daily 50 nearby), or an alternative short if it’s above ~300 and fails
  • Microsoft (MSFT): watch reclaim/holding above ~380; less attractive currently due to pullback
  • Amazon (AMZN): not as interesting unless over ~247; double-bottom needs progress above that region
  • Google (GOOGL): not prioritized for bottom fishing; needs support resolution or strength in Mag 7
  • Broadcom (AVGO):
    • Described as a heavy S&P 500 component (~3% weight)
    • Speaker: chart isn’t great for trading now; could be a “nothing burger” range
  • Meta (META): reclaim level ~580; “alert” if at/above

Financials / rotation proxy

  • JP Morgan (JPM):
    • Used as a proxy for XLF (SPDR Financial Select Sector ETF)
    • ~52.85 highlighted as important as long as it takes place for XLF

Space / IPO speculation and trade watch

  • SpaceX ticker mentioned: SPCX
    • Speaker flagged chart integrity issues (fake wick) and identified ~175 as the critical hold.
    • Plans described: reclaim/break over levels depending on whether it breaks and holds
    • Implied volatility ~116 mentioned; options pricing characterized as expensive

Other notable single-name news

  • Chevron (CVX): appeared on the headline list (details not developed)
  • FedEx Freight (FDXF): noted as a spin-off/earnings item (mentioned as first-time)
  • CR: “to buy” across an $8.5B all-cash deal (details unclear, but deal size explicit)
  • Apogee (ABBY): referenced with a $10.9B bet (subtitle garbled, but number given)
  • Mentions of LG restart / blast and Qar LG restart (not developed)

Explicit recommendations / cautions captured

  • Do not chase QQQ extension into all-time highs; wait for a pullback/higher-low structure.
  • For MU and parabolic setups:
    • Expect gap-rule behavior; don’t short too early
    • Stop out if wrong to avoid squeezes
  • For ES/NQ: if key pivots fail (notably ES FOMC low ~7472, NQ ~30250), structure may shift from bullish into chop or bearish targets
  • General behavioral rule: stay disciplined, follow the plan, stick to the process

Disclosures / disclaimers

  • No explicit “not financial advice” disclaimer was present in the provided subtitles.

Presenters / sources mentioned (end)

  • Presenter/host: Mr. G (named in chat references)
  • Referenced figure/joke: “Allan Greenspan” (with a CNBC headline joke about “Dies at age 100”)
  • Referenced sources/events: CNBC, S&P Global (PMI), ADP, University of Michigan, and Bank of America (rates outlook / ASML upgrade mention)
  • Fed speaker referenced: Christopher Waller

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