Today in Focus: Peace Deals and Press Conferences

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Market Condition: Market Bounce - Cautious

Commentary: I took a short family vacation last week. For the most part I wasn’t trading but I kept some basic routine to not lose touch with the market. My current view of the market is one of caution. A lot of my positions stopped out in the past two weeks. The selling in individual names was quite fierce. We had a strong two day bounce toward the end of last week this absolutely may continue from here to All Time Highs but I’m prepared for a month or two of sideways choppiness. I primarily trade Catalysts. I will continue to focus on those and wait for strong catalysts with good charts to hit. There is no need to panic buy here. If we get another sustained leg up then there will be plenty of opportunities.

The Iran/US Peace Deal seems set to be signed over the weekend. This has likely been well priced in for the market. SpaceX IPO was a day one success. That is a positive. We want to see money flowing.

Short week this week but importantly we have the FED Decision on Wednesday. This isn’t something I’ve been focusing on in recent times but considering it’s Warsh’s first meeting as FED Chair his commentary will be important to market direction.

Note that the market is CLOSED Friday.

I’m cautious. Continue to be patient on longer duration catalyst swing opportunities. No need to force anything here.

No earnings of note this coming week. I have flagged some that have tradable charts but there is nothing I’m hugely excited about.

I’ve updated my Stocks in Play Watchlist also. I’ve added sections to make it easier to navigate. Additionally I have added a Recent IPO section for liquid IPOs that I think are worth monitoring. I also intend on including more Short Catalysts in future. I still expect these to make up less than 10% of Stock Picks.

Upcoming Earnings:
Before Open: CMTL, CODA

Current Positions: APPS, AEHR, DELL, INOD, SCO

Major Economic Events this week.

Tuesday June 16 2026

08:30 AM - Building Permits Prel MAY (Previous: 1.423M, Consensus: 1.41M, Forecast: 1.41M)
08:30 AM - Housing Starts MAY (Previous: 1.465M, Consensus: 1.44M, Forecast: 1.44M)

Wednesday June 17 2026

08:30 AM - Retail Sales MoM MAY (Previous: 0.5%, Consensus: 0.5%, Forecast: 0.6%)
02:00 PM - Fed Interest Rate Decision (Previous: 3.75%, Consensus: 3.75%, Forecast: 3.75%)
02:00 PM - FOMC Economic Projections
02:30 PM - Fed Press Conference

Monday Before Open: CMTL, CODA

Monday After Hours: QMCO

Tuesday Before Open: VNCE

Tuesday After Hours: LZB

Wednesday Before Open: JBL

Full Earnings Watchlist: TradingView Link

Flagged Charts: CTNM, NAMS, MBX, RYTM, BCRX, ELDN, DNLI, IONS, PBYI, ELTX

Note: Never front-run biotech catalysts. Wait for the catalyst to hit, then assess if the reaction is tradable. Dates are estimates and can shift.

Full Q2 Biotech Watchlist: TradingView Link

I’ve done some spring cleaning on the Stocks in Play Watchlist. I’ve added some sections to make it easier to navigate and removed anything I felt wasn’t worth having in there. I don’t continue to track the Biotechs on this list because I won’t take a delayed reaction in a Biotech. I want it to work day one or I’m happy to pass.

Monitoring This Week:

Stocks in Play Watchlist (TradingView Link)

Have a Great Week!

Sean Sharpe

_{PS: There are many ways to trade stocks in play. It does not have to be the one that keeps going straight up and sometimes it doesn’t even have to be day one of the catalyst. Everyone must find a setup, timeframe and method that works for them. This list is supposed to educate on the criteria I use and the methods in which I find Stocks in Play. Yours may differ and that is completely okay.}