1/8/21

Stocks – PLUG, LMND, WFC

Macro – SPY, HGX, Lumber

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Stocks jump again on January 8, with the S&P 500 climbing 55 bps, to close around 3,825. Today the never-ending stimulus train continued to pump hope into investors’ dreams that money would be hitting their bank accounts.

Don’t worry about the horrible job report because that will ensure that even more stimulus will come. But the market has gone to extremes; the S&P 500 is now trading at its highest valuation since the 2000 bubble on a PE multiple. The daily chart shows that it has an RSI over 70, the monthly chart shows it’s now trading outside of its upper Bollinger Band for the third month in a row. (Paid Subscriber Content – MIDDAY- HERE WE GO AGAIN, GAMMA, GAMMA, GAMMA!)

Even more bizarre is the market could rise to even higher levels. Why, because the S&P 500 multiple peaked around 23 in 2000, which would equate to about 4500 on the index. So can the mania grow, sure!? (If This Is A Stock Market Bubble, It May Have Further To Go)

Housing (HGX)

The housing sector seems to be the only group not surging to new highs, perhaps because interest rates are moving higher.

Lumber

It could also be because lumber prices have soared, but the market is telling you the prices won’t stay this high.

Yields

The yield curve has exploded higher, with the 10-year minus 2-year now almost at 1%, its highest level since July 2017.

That’s why the banks are soaring. In a “should” be free story, I noted that Wells Fargo could rise to around $36. (Wells Fargo Could Climb Even Higher)

Lemonade (LMND)

Meanwhile, Lemonade jumped again. Do you know why? Probably not. Just look at the options volume that traded today. LoL. Look at the implied volatility spike; it’s only at 115%. It is s called a squeeze, no, not a short-squeeze, a gamma squeeze, or a convexity squeeze. Dealers are getting long the stock to hedge themselves against all those call options being traded. No, there isn’t a buyer for every seller; it doesn’t work like that in the options markets. The seller is the market maker, looking to make the spread. (I think this story is still free-Lemonade’s Stock Declines May Have Only Begun)

See FUBO if you don’t believe me – (fuboTV’s Stock Is In The Middle Of A Giant Squeeze)

But what do I know.

Plug Power (PLUG)

or maybe like Plug, with a soaring IV of 130%

Good luck!

-Mike