Video summary
📈 [LIVE] PRE-MARKET LIVE STREAM | $MU Earnings Rally | Can We Hold The Move?!
Main summary
Key takeaways
Macro catalyst / timing
- GDP released at 8:30 (market-moving).
- Presenter noted GDP came in “2.1 vs 1.6” and expected it could trigger a “smackdown” around key SPY resistance.
- Ongoing theme: MU earnings drove the move, but whether gains hold vs. get given back depends on reclaiming/holding key technical levels.
Index futures / ETF technical framework & key “hold/reject” levels
NASDAQ Futures (NQ)
Bull case requires:
- Hold demand at the daily 50 SMA
- Reclaim the “FOMC low”
Key zones / levels
- Demand/bounce zone: 29,250–29,330 (daily 50 SMA area)
- FOMC low reclaim levels:
- ~29,924 (also mentioned as 29 2924)
- ~29,923
- Bear risk:
- Price is up into a 4-hour rejection point / daily 20 SMA area
- Could create a lower-high rejection and unwind MU gains
Strategy emphasis
- Do not fade the exact high aggressively.
- Prefer fading only after a failure back below the FOMC low.
Targets / downside scenarios
- If rally holds above key highs: 30,915
- Possible “quick 500 points” move on NQ through the zone
- If key levels break:
- Pullback to 29,923
- If that breaks, down to 29,600
QQQ
Bull case:
- Reclaim/hold FOMC low and nearby daily levels
Key levels
- CPI high hold level cited: 704.75 (exact low of day)
- FOMC low reclaim: 720–721
- Rejection risk / resistance:
- 730 (potential lower-high rejection)
- Additional thresholds: 735 and 741 (toward all-time highs)
- If rejection occurs: move back down toward 720
S&P 500 (ES) / SPY
Critical must-hold level
- ES FOMC low: 7,472.25
If ES holds
- Possible push toward 7,506
- Otherwise: downside could retrace into a lower range and “kill the trading vibe”
Additional caution levels
- Want a higher low above daily 50
- Watch the 7,460–7,470 previous high area
- Upside supply noted at 7,506 (rejection point)
SPY key choke point (most important rejection reference)
- SPY ~739–740
- Presenter called it the “bastard child 740 spy”
- If SPY can’t get above 740:
- Likely trade back toward yesterday’s lows
- If SPY reclaims:
- Potential toward 743, then daily 20, and potentially 750
Sector / factor ETFs
SMH (Semiconductors)
Bull structure
- Daily 20 SMA hold
- Formation of a higher low
Mentioned support/holds
- 613–617
Key structure levels
- Higher lows: 633–636
- Rejection zones above: 640, then 652–654
Scenario framework (not exact order-entry sequence)
- If breaks/holds → long
- If pushes then rejects → fade
- If breaks down then finds demand → pullback long
- If breaks and turns into rejection → look for bear-flag break and retest
IWM (Russell 2000)
- Still cautious: “failure” under a key level
- Demand holding, but unable to clear:
- 320 area (“we just can’t get through this 320 spot”)
- Also referenced: IWM at 298
IGV (software sector ETF)
- Underperforming / “lost its mojo”
- Shows a squeeze that sold into supply and is back in a range
Equities (earnings / setups / levels)
MU (Micron) — primary catalyst
Earnings reaction
- Presenter: MU beat the expected move by $100
- Expected move ~$97
- Actual reaction up about $200
Key MU levels
- Daily 20 near 1020
- Earnings move squeeze back toward all-time highs near ~1250
- Must hold above earnings high: 12:04 / 1213
- References include: 1204, 1213, 1215, 1200, 1150, 1100
If/then plan
- If MU holds above earnings high → break above all-time highs
- If it breaks under:
- Look for a pullback (possible to 1150, maybe 1100)
WDC (Western Digital)
- Options position disclosed: July 17th 800 calls (held through MU earnings)
Key levels
- Daily 20 hold referenced near 650–600
- Upside threshold: above 730
- If clears 730:
- Targets 800
- Potential all-time-high breakout
SNDK (SanDisk / memory)
- Called the “best break-and-retest of all time”
Critical numeric detail
- Prior all-time high (June 3): $18.61 (written as 1861, treated as $18.61 style pricing)
- Yesterday LOD: $18.61 to $18.61 and 1 cent (1861.01)
- Retest:
- Came within 1 cent of prior ATH
- Also touched the daily 20 SMA
Targets / reclaim levels
- Reclaim long above prior highs around 21.60 / 21.47 / 21.50
- Hold above 2050 area
- If it holds → targets all-time highs
Intel (INTC)
- Presenter disclosed buying:
- 100 shares at 132.86 on “yesterday’s pullback”
- Entry referenced as 13286 / 132.86
- Wants to see it:
- Hold a demand zone
- Continue higher
- Earlier mention: watch 266–268 reclaim area for strength
TSM
- “Daily 20 holds” in uptrend
- Levels:
- Reclaim around 444–445
- Then 450
- Next threshold 458
ARM
- Daily 20 described as “magical”
- For continuation:
- Break above 393
- Targets cited: 416 and 440
- Also referenced: ARM reclaim of daily 20 after a liquidity grab
AMD
Bullish reclaim
- 527–530 break/retest hold
- If holds:
- Upside continuation
- Pullback long toward 555 / 558 (presenter mentioned 5558)
If losing
- Pullback longs referenced near 530
Tesla (TSLA)
- “Bear flag break and retest” thesis previously
- Support: demand found near 373
Today’s condition
- If TSLA can’t reclaim 379 → potential further downside
- Levels:
- 379–378 resistance area
- Downside targets: 373, then 368 if 373 breaks
Nvidia (NVDA)
- Presenter reduced interest due to:
- “oversaturation/ownership”
- Lack of follow-through on pushes
Levels
- 199–204 area (e.g., “199 hold” and must get above 204)
Other single-name mentions (brief levels)
- Broadcom (AVGO):
- Adding on pullback; likes “daily 200” buy zone
- Mentions 370–375
- Notes daily 200 SMA has been a good buy area since 2023
- IBM: reclaim/watch 266–268
- Corning (GLW): squeeze; retest zone 208–211
- Robinhood (HOOD): watch for reclaim of the 200 SMA
- Dell (DELL): needs to reclaim 444 (currently failing)
Explicit risk management / trading cautions
- Core caution: avoid front-running the exact high
- Wait for confirmation via rejection/failure below the FOMC low
- Market still described as having “supply” overhead
- Continuation requires multiple reclaim conditions (e.g., daily 20, 4-hour highs, FOMC lows)
- If levels fail (especially SPY 739–740 or FOMC lows):
- Expect rapid giveback into prior lows / the MU earnings range
Disclosures / promotional disclaimers
- Not financial advice: no explicit disclaimer noted in the subtitles (as stated in the summary).
- Promotional content:
- Insider’s coffee discount: 30% off using code “MU”
- Options prop firm: Vanquish promo with code “Desi” for 35% off
- Mentions a future live stream from the New York Stock Exchange (July) with Vanquish
Methodology / framework explicitly used (as stated)
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Level-based scenario planning for indices/ETFs
- Identify demand holds (e.g., daily 50 / daily 20 SMA) and FOMC low reclaims
- Treat overhead as supply / rejection points (e.g., 4-hour rejection areas, SPY 739–740, QQQ 730)
- Confirmation logic:
- If price reclaims and holds → look for continuation/rally targets
- If price hits rejection and shows failure → fade/short only after failure back below a key level (often the FOMC low)
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Break-and-retest structure for equities
- Reclaim above prior highs with minimal “margin of error”
- Watch tight confirmation triggers (highlighted especially in SNDK)
Key instruments / tickers mentioned
- Indexes / futures / ETFs: NASDAQ futures (NQ), QQQ, S&P 500 (ES), SPY, IWM, SMH, IGV (and Dow Jones mentioned as DJIA)
- Stocks: MU, AMD, ARM, SNDK, WDC, TSLA, NVDA, INTC, AVGO, TSM, IBM, GLW, HOOD, DELL
- Additional mentions (context): ServiceNow, CrowdStrike, Palantir, Dmail (unclear), DRAM, and Microsoft/Apple/Google/Amazon (not of interest today)
- Sectors: software (IGV), semiconductors (SMH), memory/storage (MU/WDC/SNDK)
Presenters / sources (mentioned)
- Presenter/host: Desi (referenced via code and in-stream identity)
- Other names referenced in context (not formal sources): John Tur Sid, Data Chef, Jose, Morning Margin, Morning Golf, Zack