That’s a Wrap!

Avatar photo Stephen Guilfoyle on June 4, 2026

What a day! What a rally. Could have been a heck of a lot worse.

Markets opened on weakness Thursday, after a bloody day for stocks on Wednesday. Oil sold off, which was nice. That left some room for equities to rally ahead of Friday’s BLS labor market survey results for the month of May.

Thursday morning was defined by a sharp rotation out of tech. The Nasdaq Composite opened sharply lower before closing just below the unchanged mark. The S&P 500 added 0.4% for the day.

Health Care led the markets for the day, as providers and pharmaceuticals led health care. Humana ($HUM) and UnitedHealth ($UNH) gained 6.8% and 5.5% respectively. On the flipside, the semiconductors took a pounding as Broadcom ($AVGO) and Micron ($MU) surrendered 12.5% and 7.2% in that order. Nine of the 11 S&P sector SPDR ETFs closed the regular session in the green.

Quantum computing firm Quantinuum ($QNT) finally opened trading at $68 per share on the Nasdaq after its initial public offering. The company raised $1.68 billion after pricing the shares at $60 a piece.

The BLS is set to release its Jobs numbers for May tomorrow at 08:30. Consensus view is for growth of 105K non-farm positions. These results are expected to impact the outcome of the June FOMC meeting.

Have a good night, gang. It’s always a pleasure to pitch in relief of the ace of our staff, Dougie Kass. May you have a pleasant evening, and may God hold and protect those you love.

Sarge

Position: Long MU equity

Baseball Trivia Answer

Avatar photo Stephen Guilfoyle on June 4, 2026

Question:

In 1982, Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athletics stole 130 bases. He was also caught stealing 42 times. Both are MLB records. In fact, no one else has ever been caught more than 33 times.

Only four other players (one time each) have been caught stealing 30 or more times in a single season. All of those seasons occurred between 1965 and 1983.

Name the four other “would-be” base-stealers….

Answer:

1) In 1965, Maury Wills of the LA Dodgers stole 94 bases and was caught 31 times.
2) In 1974, Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals stole 118 bases and was caught 33 times.
3) In 1980, Omar Moreno of the Pit Pirates stole 96 bases and was caught 33 times.
4) In 1983, Steve Sax of the LA Dodgers stole 56 bases and was caught 30 times.

Baseball Trivia 

Avatar photo Stephen Guilfoyle on June 4, 2026

In 1982, Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athletics stole 130 bases. He was also caught stealing 42 times. Both are MLB records. In fact, no one else has ever been caught more than 33 times.

Only four other players (one time each) have been caught stealing 30 or more times in a single season. All of those seasons occurred between 1965 and 1983.

Name the four other “would-be” base-stealers…. 

Thinking Further on IBM 

Avatar photo Stephen Guilfoyle on June 4, 2026

Yes, I’ve added to IBM ($IBM) on today’s weakness.

Readers will see that after falling out of bed late this past winter, the shares of IBM had developed a rectangle pattern with a $258 pivot over the following three-month period. The stock broke out of that pattern in response to the above news flow. In doing so, IBM took back its 21-day EMA, 50-day SMA and 200-day SMA. 

Relative Strength is still quite robust but has now come off of a technically overbought level. Below the chart, the MACD now has a lot of bullish momentum, and is still postured in that way. Within that indicator, the histogram of the 9-day EMA is now well into bullish territory while the 12-day EMA is holding its ground above the 26-day EMA.

What if we strip away the rectangle? Take a look:

It’s a little lopsided, but IBM has developed a “cup with handle” pattern bearing a $331 pivot. This, in my opinion, refreshes the bullish setup for this stock. 

International Business Machines (IBM)

Price Target: $397 (up from $337)

Pivot: $331

Add: Down to 200-day SMA (Currently $272)

Panic: Loss of that 200-day line. 

Position: Long IBM equity