Good Monday morning. Here are our 3 most likely targets, when we take action on the long side:

1) SSO (2 x S&P 500 ETF)

2) USD (2 x Semi ETF)

3) QLD (2 x Nasdaq 100 ETF)

Note: we will likely use 2 of these, at most. These will be shorter term trading opportunities (days, not weeks).

Market Update

Futures were twice as bad at 4AM EST, as they are now. However, we’re still lower by 2-3% as I write.

Margin calls and weekend selling pressure have the potential to create "air pockets”. As oversold as we are, and as due for a bounce higher as we are, the risks remain highly elevated (unless the president announces that he is moderating his tariff plans). The hard reality is that Trump has no real coalition to speak of. It’s the president versus the world and more specifically, the president versus his enemies. As we’ve been discussing, his open-ended, vague tariff policies may have just enabled his enemies to do what they’ve wanted to for many years; seriously damage...