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Good morning. The market can have small selloffs all the time, and often for seemingly no reason... It’s the monthly jobs numbers today and they’re not going to be pretty and will be possibly the tip of the iceberg as we head into May. [Trading Tips] Good morning. The market can have small selloffs all the time, and often for seemingly no reason. Those drops help keep speculation in check, and help rotate from big winners to the next batch of stocks to lead the market higher. One risk that can warn of impending market danger is concentration. If the market is rising and most stocks are going along for the ride, that’s a healthy move. When only a handful of stocks are moving the market, that’s a sign that things could get ugly. One sign of concentration can be seen in options volume. For July, just 5 big-tech stocks dominated a whopping 87 percent of options trades. That doesn’t mean a big market move down is likely, only that traders should be cautious and mindful of higher volatility. Now here's the rest of the news: Sponsored Content [Final week to invest in the soil poised to leverage the growth of the rapidly expanding, $38 billion cannabis industry]( The cannabis industry is expected to exceed $38 billion by 2025 – practically doubling from today. And while not everyone wants to get their hands dirty investing in the plant, you can put your green in the soil that makes it all possible. You can’t grow legal cannabis or hemp without soil and investing in Good Earth Organics’ certified organic soils and amendments is the perfect way to make some green off the legalization wave. GEO is one of the few certified organic national brands on the market, and that’s a big deal as growers are increasingly converting to organic soil due to its quality, safety, and increased regulation. In fact, 59% of growers are entirely organic and more than 70% are part way there. In addition, GEO has already seen 40% YoY revenue growth in 2019 and 2020 and 50% YoY revenue growth in the first quarter of 2021. The last day to invest in GEO is July 23rd. Don’t miss your chance – [INVEST TODAY.]( MARKETS DOW 34,687.85 -0.86% S&P 4,327.12 -0.75% NASDAQ 14,427.24 -0.80% *As of market close • Stocks declined going into the weekend, with all indices closing near the lows of the day. • Oil traded flat, closing at $71.60 per barrel. • Gold declined 1 percent, last going for $1,811 per ounce. • Cryptocurrencies were slightly higher, with Bitcoin at $31,956 at the stock market close. Today’s TOP TIPS [Meme Trade Absurdity Strikes Again]( Shares of GameStop (GME) dropped heavily last week, adding to weeks of sagging since its last earnings report. One potential culprit? Netflix (NFLX), which announced that it hired a former executive from the video game space to develop video games for the streaming giant. Shares of both companies ended up falling the day the news was announced. Many analysts have questioned the move, given the high development costs of video games from scratch. » [FULL STORY]( [Insider Trading Report: Aspen Group (ASPU)]( Michael Mathews, CEO of Aspen Group (ASPU), recently bought 10,000 shares. The buy increased his stake by more than 1 percent, coming to a total value of $58,000. He was joined by the company COO, who made a 2,000 share buy the day before, totaling nearly $12,000, and a director buy totaling 4,000 shares as well. Overall, company insiders own 6.2 percent of company shares. » [FULL STORY]( [Unusual Options Activity: Verizon (VZ)]( Shares of telecom company Verizon (VZ) have been trading in a narrow range over the past year. One trader sees shares moving higher, possibly back to the top of their trading range, if not higher. That’s based on the September $50 calls. Over 10,000 contracts traded against a prior open interest of 336, for a 30-fold rise in volume. The buyer of the options paid about $6.75 to make the trade. » [FULL STORY]( IN OTHER NEWS • [Retail Sales Rise in June]( Retail sales rose 0.6 percent in June, beating an expected decline of retail sales of 0.5 percent. That’s helped to offset concerns about a slowdown in spending, which could lower GDP. In the meantime, consumer sentiment is dipping lower as inflation expectations for future prices rises are starting to sink in with consumers. • [US Warns Companies Over Hong Kong Risks]( The Biden administration issued an advisory on Friday warning businesses in Hong Kong that they are subject to national security laws passed by Beijing, and as such are at high risk of electronic surveillance and may have to surrender data to the Chinese government without warrants. China passed a sweeping national security law last year to attack the antigovernment protest movement in Hong Kong. • [Yellen Cautions on Inflation, Housing]( Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen states that she expects to see several more months of rapid inflation before rates start to subside, and that longer-term expectations remain for prices to fall back to normal levels. Higher inflation rates are a potential concern for housing, as prices are rising and may price out lower-income homebuyers. • [Moderna to Join S&P 500]( Moderna (MRNA) is joining the S&P 500 index. The announcement sent shares of the Covid-19 vaccine manufacturer rallying on Friday, and the stock is now up nearly 175 percent year-to-date. The addition of the company to the index will mean a rebalancing by index funds that track the index, which should lead to further buying pressure in the weeks ahead. • [Intel Eyes $30 Billion Acquisition]( Semiconductor chip firm Intel (INTC) is looking to potentially buy privately-held GlobalFoundries in a deal valued at $30 billion. That would allow Intel to add to its design capabilities with the ability to manufacture its own chips as well, with an eye towards chips in the 5G, IoT and automotive space, an expansion for Intel away from computers. S&P 500 MOVERS TOP CTAS 4.624% TFX 3.753% STT 2.891% CLX 2.616% ABMD 2.511% BOTTOM NCLH 5.358% CZR 4.838% LYB 4.812% OXY 4.737% MAC 4.713% Quote of the Day We’re talking about the CPI at 5.4%, and if we want to use the 10-year Treasury it’s not even at 1.4%, that’s a negative 4% interest rate. That’s Jimmy Carteresque,… A lot of things remind me of the 1970s. We’re just pulling out of a failed war in Afghanistan where we basically fought to stalemate. It kind of reminds me of the ’70s in Vietnam and we had guns and butter that lead to inflation in the late ‘60s and the ‘70s and even the early ’80s and we certainly have guns, butter, student loan cancellation, free unemployment benefits and everything else. - Jeffrey Gundlach, Doubleline Capital CEO and “bond king” on why the combination of high interest rates and low bond yields make bonds an unattractive prospect right now. 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