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Stocks Fall As Oil Surges and the Odds of a Rate Cut Continue to Drop
Stocks fell today as oil prices surged and the odds of a rate cut continue to decline, making this week's Fed meeting no slam dunk.

Stocks Fall As Oil Surges and the Odds of a Rate Cut Continue to Drop

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September 16 – Stock mentions: SPY, ACAD, BB, MU, AMZN, NFLX

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Stocks had a mild decline with the S&P 500 falling by roughly 30 basis point, nothing dire. However, what did have a significant change is the odds of a rate cut on Wednesday. Currently, the odds of a 25 bps rate cut on September 16 have fallen to just 63.5%.

Fed Funds Futures have been gradually creeping higher in recent days. It suggests that a rate cut is no slam dunk on Wednesday, and one should mentally beginning to prepare for a scenario where the Fed doesn’t cut rates.ย  I talked about this a lot today in my video; in fact, I spent the whole video going through this and why they may not cut rates. The Odds Of No Rate Cut Are Rising Sharply- Get the first two weeks for free.

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I still expect a rate cut on Wednesday. However, I think Powell will have to position his stance as act as appropriate to sustain the expansion, without signaling futures cuts are happening.ย  I don’t envy him.

Oil

The move higher in oil was so important me that I totally forget to even mention it until I was writing the title. Oops. Anyway, WTI oil hit resistance at $63.55, and pullback. We’ll see what happens tomorrow.

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S&P 500

As of now, the chart of the S&P 500 looks fine, and the trend continues to be higher for now.

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STOCKS

Acadia (ACAD)

Acadia had a big day, rising by over 9%. The stock rose above resistance at $42. It means that the next significant level of technical resistance at $48. I’m sure if the move up today is on expectations of another event? The negative symptoms study isn’t likely to see results until late October. acadia, acad

Blackberry (BB)

Blackberry had a good day but failed at the downtrend line around $7.75. I think the stock breaks the downtrend and continues higher on to $8. That RSI is continuing to rise nicely.

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Micron (MU)

Micron managed to hold support around $49 today, and still, I think the stock can continue to work higher towards $54.The company reports results on September 26.

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Amazon (AMZN)

Amazon was down today on the WSJ article, but the outlook for the stock seems unchanged. The stock is still holding the uptrend and support around $1800.

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Netflix (NFLX)

Finally, Netflix managed to scratch out a minor gain. The stock is emerging from the falling wedge and even close over $293. Hopefully, it is a sign of good things to come and the start of its move higher. Premium content – Netflix Still Has Some Life LeftGet the first two weeks free to try.ย 

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Have a good evening.

-Mike

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