{"id":5113,"date":"2016-08-24T19:41:43","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T23:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thet3trader.com\/?p=5113"},"modified":"2016-08-24T19:41:43","modified_gmt":"2016-08-24T23:41:43","slug":"t3s-take-3-hillary-clinton-beats-biotech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/2016\/08\/24\/t3s-take-3-hillary-clinton-beats-biotech\/","title":{"rendered":"T3&#8217;s Take 3: Hillary Clinton Beats Up Biotech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><b>The power of quantified trading\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Thursday\u00a0after the close, T3\u2019s Rob Smith <b><a href=\"https:\/\/t3campaigns.clickfunnels.com\/optin9845794\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&q=https:\/\/t3campaigns.clickfunnels.com\/optin9845794&source=gmail&ust=1472215311658000&usg=AFQjCNHjpJtvoaKnGpSH748iidjEjKX6og\">is hosting a special strategy session<\/a><\/b> on his unique Quant Edge Trading Strategy.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/t3campaigns.clickfunnels.com\/optin9845794\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&q=https:\/\/t3campaigns.clickfunnels.com\/optin9845794&source=gmail&ust=1472215311658000&usg=AFQjCNHjpJtvoaKnGpSH748iidjEjKX6og\">Learn more about it.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><strong>1) A Little Scare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have now gone 41 days without a 1% down move in the <strong>S&P 500<\/strong>, but the bears made some progress today.<\/p>\n<p>The S&P 500 finished down just -0.5%, but below the surface, the action was pretty ugly.<\/p>\n<p>The red hot <strong>Nasdaq Biotech ETF<\/strong> (IBB) was up 1.0% in early trading, but it collapsed intraday and closed down -3.4%.<\/p>\n<p>Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton attacked pharma company <strong>Mylan<\/strong>(MYL) for raising the price of its EpiPen emergency allergy treatment, which implies that the drug industry could again come under fire over pricing practices.<\/p>\n<p>We also saw many hot momentum stocks like <strong>Twilio<\/strong> (TWLO) and<strong>Acacia <\/strong>(ACIA) get hit hard.<\/p>\n<p>But only time will tell if I finally get paid on\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sz100.infusionsoft.com\/app\/linkClick\/154584\/ab9f1f07bbaa5224\/69386346\/a0f9e3258225217e\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&q=https:\/\/sz100.infusionsoft.com\/app\/linkClick\/154584\/ab9f1f07bbaa5224\/69386346\/a0f9e3258225217e&source=gmail&ust=1472215311658000&usg=AFQjCNHPIKbmGnLgyz9Nw-28Ya9Tk8o6xw\">my VIX calls\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2) Oil Takes a Hit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Crude oil fell nearly 3% on a very bearish inventory report from the Energy Information Administration.<\/p>\n<p>Traders expected an -850K decline in US crude stocks, but they actually grew by 2,501K.<\/p>\n<p>This 3,351K barrel miss just about erases last week\u2019s 3,458K beat.<\/p>\n<p>However, keep in mind that oil has been moving on chatter about a possible OPEC production freeze, so keep an eye out for those headlines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3) Playing in Italy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This morning, I added a position in the <strong>iShares MSCI Italy ETF<\/strong>\u00a0(EWI).<\/p>\n<p>Italy is one of the worst-performing and most hated markets in the world, and options traders are putting up big money in the options market to bet on further declines.<\/p>\n<p>Since sentiment is so incredibly negative, Italy may be washed out, so I decided to dip my toe in.<\/p>\n<p>I plan on treating this as a \u201cset it and forget it\u201d position.<\/p>\n<p>P.S. Don't forget to sign up for <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/t3campaigns.clickfunnels.com\/optin9845794\">Rob Smith's FREE training session<\/a><\/strong><\/span>!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2104735782\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Thursday\u2019s<\/span><\/span> Trading Calendar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>US Economics (Time Zone: EDT)<\/strong> <br clear=\"none\" \/><br clear=\"none\" \/><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2104735783\"><span class=\"aQJ\">08:30<\/span><\/span> Initial Jobless Claims (8\/20): exp. 265k , prior 262k <br clear=\"none\" \/><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2104735784\"><span class=\"aQJ\">08:30<\/span><\/span> Continuing Claims (8\/13): exp. 2155k , prior 2175k <br clear=\"none\" \/><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2104735785\"><span class=\"aQJ\">08:30<\/span><\/span> Durable Goods Orders (Jul P): exp. 3.40% , prior -3.90% <br clear=\"none\" \/><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2104735786\"><span class=\"aQJ\">08:30<\/span><\/span> Durables Ex Transportation (Jul P): exp. 0.40% , prior -0.40% <br clear=\"none\" \/><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2104735787\"><span class=\"aQJ\">08:30<\/span><\/span> Cap Goods Orders Nondef Ex Air (Jul P): exp. 0.20% , prior 0.40% <br clear=\"none\" \/><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2104735788\"><span class=\"aQJ\">08:30<\/span><\/span> Cap Goods Ship Nondef Ex Air (Jul P): exp. 0.30% , prior -0.20% <br clear=\"none\" \/><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2104735789\"><span class=\"aQJ\">09:45<\/span><\/span> Markit US Services PMI (Aug P): exp. 51.8 , prior 51.4 <br clear=\"none\" \/><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2104735790\"><span class=\"aQJ\">09:45<\/span><\/span> Markit US Composite PMI (Aug P):\u00a0\u00a0 prior 51.8 <br clear=\"none\" \/><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2104735791\"><span class=\"aQJ\">09:45<\/span><\/span> Bloomberg Consumer Comfort (8\/21):\u00a0\u00a0 prior 43.6 <br clear=\"none\" \/><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2104735792\"><span class=\"aQJ\">10:30<\/span><\/span> EIA Natural Gas Storage Change (8\/19): exp. 16 , prior 22 <br clear=\"none\" \/><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2104735793\"><span class=\"aQJ\">10:30<\/span><\/span> EIA Working Natural Gas Implied Flow (8\/19): exp. 16 , prior 22 <br clear=\"none\" \/><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2104735794\"><span class=\"aQJ\">11:00<\/span><\/span> Kansas City Fed Manf. Activity (Aug): exp. -2 , prior -6 <br clear=\"none\" \/><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2104735795\"><span class=\"aQJ\">18:30<\/span><\/span> Fed's George to Meet Fed Up with Other Fed Leaders Invited\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br clear=\"none\" \/><br clear=\"none\" \/><strong>Global Economics<\/strong> <br clear=\"none\" \/><br clear=\"none\" \/><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2104735796\"><span class=\"aQJ\">04:00<\/span><\/span> EUR German ifo Business Climate <br clear=\"none\" \/><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2104735797\"><span class=\"aQJ\">19:30<\/span><\/span> JPY Tokyo Core CPI y\/y <br clear=\"none\" \/><br clear=\"none\" \/><strong>Earnings<\/strong> <br clear=\"none\" \/><br clear=\"none\" \/>Before Open: <br clear=\"none\" \/><br clear=\"none\" \/><b>1-800-Flowers.com\u00a0<\/b>(FLWS) <br clear=\"none\" \/><strong>Dollar General<\/strong>\u00a0(DG) <br clear=\"none\" \/><strong>Dollar Tree<\/strong>\u00a0(DLTR) <br clear=\"none\" \/><strong>Sears Holdings<\/strong>\u00a0(SHLD) <br clear=\"none\" \/><strong>Tiffany & Co<\/strong><b>\u00a0<\/b>(TIF) <br clear=\"none\" \/><br clear=\"none\" \/>After Close: <br clear=\"none\" \/><br clear=\"none\" \/><b>Brocade Comm.\u00a0<\/b>(BRCD) <br clear=\"none\" \/><strong>GameStop<\/strong>\u00a0(GME)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The power of quantified trading\u2026 Thursday\u00a0after the close, T3\u2019s Rob Smith is hosting a special strategy session on his unique Quant Edge Trading Strategy. Learn more about it. 1) A Little Scare We have now gone 41 days without a 1% down move in the S&#038;P 500, but the bears made some progress today. The S&#038;P 500 finished down just -0.5%, but below the surface, the action was pretty ugly. The red hot Nasdaq Biotech ETF (IBB) was up 1.0% in early trading, but it collapsed intraday and closed down -3.4%. Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton attacked pharma company Mylan(MYL) for raising the price of its EpiPen emergency allergy treatment, which implies that the drug industry could again come under fire over pricing practices. We also saw many hot momentum stocks like Twilio (TWLO) andAcacia (ACIA) get hit hard. But only time will tell if I finally get paid on\u00a0my VIX calls\u2026 2) Oil Takes a Hit Crude oil fell nearly 3% on a very bearish inventory report from the Energy Information Administration. Traders expected an -850K decline in US crude stocks, but they actually grew by 2,501K. This 3,351K barrel miss just about erases last week\u2019s 3,458K beat. However, keep in mind that oil has been moving on chatter about a possible OPEC production freeze, so keep an eye out for those headlines. 3) Playing in Italy This morning, I added a position in the iShares MSCI Italy ETF\u00a0(EWI). Italy is one of the worst-performing and most hated markets in the world, and options traders are putting up big money in the options market to bet on further declines. Since sentiment is so incredibly negative, Italy may be washed out, so I decided to dip my toe in. I plan on treating this as a \u201cset it and forget it\u201d position. P.S. Don&#8217;t forget to sign up for Rob Smith&#8217;s FREE training session! Thursday\u2019s Trading Calendar US Economics (Time Zone: EDT) 08:30 Initial Jobless Claims (8\/20): exp. 265k , prior 262k 08:30 Continuing Claims (8\/13): exp. 2155k , prior 2175k 08:30 Durable Goods Orders (Jul P): exp. 3.40% , prior -3.90% 08:30 Durables Ex Transportation (Jul P): exp. 0.40% , prior -0.40% 08:30 Cap Goods Orders Nondef Ex Air (Jul P): exp. 0.20% , prior 0.40% 08:30 Cap Goods Ship Nondef Ex Air (Jul P): exp. 0.30% , prior -0.20% 09:45 Markit US Services PMI (Aug P): exp. 51.8 , prior 51.4 09:45 Markit US Composite PMI (Aug P):\u00a0\u00a0 prior 51.8 09:45 Bloomberg Consumer Comfort (8\/21):\u00a0\u00a0 prior 43.6 10:30 EIA Natural Gas Storage Change (8\/19): exp. 16 , prior 22 10:30 EIA Working Natural Gas Implied Flow (8\/19): exp. 16 , prior 22 11:00 Kansas City Fed Manf. Activity (Aug): exp. -2 , prior -6 18:30 Fed&#8217;s George to Meet Fed Up with Other Fed Leaders Invited\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Global Economics 04:00 EUR German ifo Business Climate 19:30 JPY Tokyo Core CPI y\/y Earnings Before Open: 1-800-Flowers.com\u00a0(FLWS) Dollar General\u00a0(DG) Dollar Tree\u00a0(DLTR) Sears Holdings\u00a0(SHLD) Tiffany &#038; Co\u00a0(TIF) After Close: Brocade Comm.\u00a0(BRCD) GameStop\u00a0(GME)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[189,104,8,107,10],"class_list":["post-5113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-daily-recap-article","tag-oil","tag-stocks","tag-take-3","tag-volatility"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}