Election Day!
The Futures certainly seem happy about it with the Dow (/YM) up 420 points and the S&P (/ES) up 40 points. Biden still has a commanding lead in the polls but there has been so much interference and disenfranchisement of voters already that there's no telling what will actually end up being counted so – anyone can win.
5.2M people, mostly people of color, have been deemed ineligible to vote by the courts, usually because they are unable to pay court ordered money sanctions (considered a felony), according to the Sentencing Project. In three states – Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee – more than eight percent of the adult population, one of every thirteen people, is disenfranchised and in Floriday, 900,000 people who have been in jail are never allowed to vote again despite the 2018 ballot referendum that was supposed to restore their voting rights in the country's largest swing state.
Speaking of swings, the S&P 500 is now back to 3,335 – a move I called "almost inevitable" last Wednesday and we bounced right off our predicted 3,277.50 line, where we wisely cashed in our hedges but now we'll see if the weak bounce line (3,335) holds up and, as I said at the time, it's not likely we make ti back over 3,392 as now you can see the "death cross" being taken by the 50-hour (two week) moving average crossing under the 200-hour (2 month) moving average. By the way, the weak bounce line on the chart is from our original drop from 3,600 to 3,200 in Aug/Sept – not this recent drop.
That death cross is going to turn 3,400 into serious upside resistance but we're 2.5% away from that so no worries this morning and it's not like we'll have a decision tomorrow in the election so I don't see a major catalyst unless the Fed steps up and does their own stimulus on Thursday.
As you can see with 78% of the S&P 500 reporting so far, although 85% of the companies have beaten estimates – that's only because those estimates were a joke as the actual earnings are still down 10% from last year – 10%! Q4 is projected to be WORSE, not better. Full-year earnings are expected to be $136/share on the S&P so 3,340 is 24.6 times those earnings, while last year earnings were $166 when the S&P was at 3,000 so 18x earnings last year. That's a 25% increase in the p/e of the average S&P 500 stock since last year – grossly overpriced!
This is why I continue to expect a correction – because we are still trading at an INCORRECT price. Also, if Biden wins, we need to consider that he will roll back Trump's tax breaks to Corporations and that will hit them for about 20% of their current profits so, even if the virus fades and let's them get back to last year's earnings levels – the taxes will rise and take those gains back. Don't expect fireworks from this market – no matter who wins.
Have fun at the polls (if you are allowed to vote).
And I have never said this with more sincerity: May the best man win!
Good Morning.
Great Add running today in Texas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk7LPpY8pXM
Good one batman. Thanks.
I was going to pick a fight on FB this morning but decided I dont have all day to respond to the hate comments. So Ill post here instead, hope you enjoy & thank you for indulging my rant 🙂
To all the people who voted Trump for his tax cuts, the 12.6 million unemployed Americans would like to thank you.
To all the people who voted Trump for his pro-life stance, the 230,000+ Americans dead from covid-19 would like to thank you.
To all the people who voted Trump for his pro-gun policies, the 150,000+ Americans dead from gun violence over the past 4 years would like to thank you.
To all the people who voted Trump for his immigration policy, the 545 children still separated years later and will never see their families again would like to thank you.
But most of all, Trump and his family would like to thank you. Because of you, they were able to rake it over $2 billion during his presidency from political campaigns, foreign actors, and multinational corporations…
emailmike
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Phil/Markets,
Markets are moving up like crazy….we are expecting some correction but doesn't look like from the last couple sessions….may be we are getting it wrong? they know something….
regards
pat
if trump has any hand in this bounce its probobly happening so that when biden wins and the market pulls back he can say see i told you the market wont survive with out me.
That's what a 'Lame Duck' says….. 🙂
The only map that Trump might be looking at after tomorrow:
Good morning!
Markets flying higher so we'll see how 3,400 goes, I guess.
Knowing something/Pat – I have no idea how this is a positive. More likely Trump is pushing to keep people in a good mood today.
Everyone's dumping Trump:
BABA down more than 8% ????
ANT group IPO has been suspended partially own by BABA, possible good time to put a foot in to BABA?
SPY Drop / Phil – Maybe the day where we buy premium? Or take the risk to sell one of these straddles with the high IV?
Yodi – are you thinking a spread selling ½ the puts? Maybe the '23 240/280 call spread combined with half the 185 puts, to net in for ~ $17 on each 40 spread, and the ability to double down on a crash?
That was half the puts on the butchered fraction above.
BABA/Yodi – Going down because of Ant IPO getting suspended. People don't know what's going on.
deano when a stock drops this is for me not the time to sell calls. I offered to sell the Jan 23 200 put for starters for about 28$. If you like the stock you sure can buy a Jan 23 call 270 for 77.35, going to a low of 240 for 93$ to expensive for me. Once the stock recovers you can think of selling calls.
Yodi – To be clear, I would not sell cherry calls, but I would enter the spread.
Cherry or leap calls the premium is tooooo low.
Might be time to short the RUT again.