Despite the Columbus Day banking holiday, there was still a lot of news to cover on Monday's PreMarket Prep show.
After the furious rally Friday, when a deal with China looked imminent, the market took the news that China wanted "more talks" in stride.
At the start of the show, the S&P 500 index was off the lows of the premarket session and was poised to challenge Friday's close. The index ended Monday's session down 0.14% at 2,966.15.
Finding Resistance In Bank Stocks Due To Report
With third-quarter earnings season ramping up Tuesday, the big banks due to report — Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS, JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM, Wells Fargo & Co WFC and Citigroup Inc C — were analyzed from a technical perspective on PreMarket Prep.
For the most part, the charts offered more identifiable areas of resistance than support based on recent rallies and the retreat from current highs.
Surveying Marijuana Sector 1 Year After Canadian Legalization
Midway through the show, Alan Brochstein, the author of the 420 Investor newsletter, joined the broadcast to analyze the marijuana sector one year after legalization in Canada.
Despite the carnage in the sector, Brochstein still remains optimistic in the long run. He identified companies that were taking a "cautious" approach to growth that may pay dividends in the future, with Trulieve Cannabis Corp TCNNF being one of his favorites.
The merits of owning Alacanna Inc LQSIF, a Canadian alcohol and marijuana distributor, were discussed.
Busy Weekend For Wall Street Analysts
It's rare that Wall Street analysts downgrade issues to Sell, and it's even rarer for one firm to dole out two in one day.
Citigroup slapped the dreaded Sell rating on TD Ameritrade Holding Corp AMTD and Crowdstrike Holdings Inc CRWD.
The latter seemed to be more warranted, since it was a high-flying IPO that has cratered — but still trades at a high valuation. The PreMarket Prep co-hosts were cautious and more interested in waiting for the issue to test its all-time low from last month ($51.61) than trying to pick a bottom in Friday's session.
The TD Ameritrade downgrade to Sell seemed to be late to the party. As it turns out, the issue did breach Friday's low ($34.77), trading to $34.58, before rebounding and turning positive for the session.
Other ratings changes discussed on the show were Nike Inc NKE, Western Digital Corp WDC and Xilinx, Inc. XLNX were discussed as well.
Tuesday's Guest
Along with breaking down the price action as a result of earnings reports, Ryan Detrick, senior market strategist at LPL Financial, will put the market's recent price action into a historical perspective on Tuesday and reveal how he views the markets moving forward.
PreMarket Prep is a daily trading show hosted by prop trader Dennis Dick and former floor trader Joel Elconin. You can watch PreMarket Prep live every day from 8-9 a.m. ET here. The replay can be found on Benzinga's YouTube channel, and the podcast is on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher and Tunein.
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