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Last night’s plan featured one of my favorite Around the Horn setups: Sinker. This setup identifies a runaway move to a 52-week high that culminates in one or two Fast Ball patterns without any consolidation or pullback — often signaling exhaustion and a reversal.
In this case, we targeted a short entry at 299.13, with a stop just above yesterday’s high at 300.35 and an initial profit target at 296.91. The setup offers a highly favorable risk/reward profile and is designed to capitalize on failed breakout attempts above the prior session’s high.
Traders should:
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Review the Sinker strategy in Trade Secrets (no physical copies remain, but descriptions are available on request).
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Look for a failed breakout early in the session, followed by a reversal through the previous close.
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Adjust entries as needed based on early price action around the opening print.
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Understand this is a single-entry strategy; there is no automatic re-entry if the initial move completes.
Sinker is one of the highest-probability setups in the Around the Horn plan and is best executed on that initial reversal thrust, not on any secondary attempt.
Market Highlights
Today's Trading Recap
📈 U.S. Market Rally on Trade & Tech Optimism
Record Highs across Major Indices
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S&P 500 rose ~0.5% to a fresh all-time closing high barrons.combarrons.com+6investopedia.com+6investopedia.com+6.
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Nasdaq Composite also climbed ~0.5%, hitting record highs driven by tech strength .
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Dow Jones gained ~1–1.2%, boosted by financials and industrials theguardian.com+15apnews.com+15investopedia.com+15.
Trade Deal Progress
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U.S.–China: A new trade framework, including commitments on rare earth exports, injected optimism reuters.com+4investopedia.com+4theguardian.com+4.
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U.S.–Canada: Trump’s cancellation of talks weighed on sentiment but was overshadowed by China success .
Sector Highlights & Big Movers
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Nike surged ~15% after better-than-expected fiscal Q4 results and upbeat commentary from CEO Elliott Hill apnews.com+2investopedia.com+2barrons.com+2.
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Boeing jumped ~5.9% on a Rothschild upgrade citing stronger production and safety investopedia.com+1barrons.com+1.
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Equinix rebounded ~5.3%, recovering from earlier weakness investopedia.com.
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Palantir dropped ~9% due to declining defense spending and easing geopolitical tensions reuters.com+10investopedia.com+10barrons.com+10.
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Coinbase slid ~5.8% after ARK Innovation ETF offloaded shares investopedia.com+1barrons.com+1.
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Enphase Energy saw a ~4.9% pullback following anticipation from Senate budget changes investopedia.com.
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Newmont fell ~4.1% as gold prices declined on trade optimism investopedia.com+1barrons.com+1.
Drivers Behind Today’s Move
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Trade optimism — Framework deal with China (rare earths) + optimism on other trade pacts drove sentiment .
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Tech & AI tailwinds — Strength in AI-related megacaps (Nvidia, Micron, AMD) supported Nasdaq reuters.com+1reuters.com+1.
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Investor wariness still evident — Elevated sector correlations suggest caution remains, meaning room to grow if clarity emerges marketwatch.com.
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Rate-cut hopes & Fed signals — Slightly dovish tone from Fed and rising odds of September rate cuts lent further support bloomberg.com+3wsj.com+3reuters.com+3.
📊 Market Microscopy
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Financials: Broad strength here added credibility to the rally, signaling systemic support nasdaq.com+3bloomberg.com+3reuters.com+3.
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Bonds & Yields: Treasury yields drifted lower, reinforcing equity attractiveness and supporting financials .
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Dollar & Commodities: Weaker dollar and softer gold prices during trade optimism impacted miners like Newmont timesofindia.indiatimes.com+5reuters.com+5barrons.com+5.
Today's War Room Opportunities
June 27, 2025
| Plan | Symbol | Position | Entry | Stop | Target | Exit | Result |
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| Manz AAPL-A-Day | AAPL | Long | 201.38 | 201.5 | 202.3 | 201.98 | 0.6 |
| Manz 2SD Gapz | APOG | Short | 46.15 | 47.50 | 44.4 | 44.4 | 1.75 |
| Manz Planz ATH | FLS | Long | 52.15 | 51.77 | 53.10 | 53.10 | 0.95 |
| Manz Planz ATH | FN | Short | 299.13 | 300.35 | 296.91 | 296.91 | 2.22 |
| Manz Planz ATH | FN | Short | 299.13 | 300.35 | 296.91 | 296.91 | 2.22 |
| Manz Bandz Live | COO | Short | 71.78 | 72.00 | 71.38 | 71.38 | 0.4 |
| Manz Bandz Live | COIN | Short | 358.00 | 358.25 | 357.07 | 357.07 | 0.93 |
| Manz Bandz Live | PLTR | Short | 139.78 | 140.00 | 139.08 | 139.08 | 0.7 |
| Total Per Share Traded | 9.77 | ||||||
| PENDING TRADES WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW | |||||||
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