Markets Live Recap: The S&P 500 Just Turned Positive YTD

The S&P 500 erased all of its 2020 losses on Monday as investors continued their bullishness on the reopening of the economy.

The S&P 500 closed 1.2% higher, the Dow jumped 1.7%, and the Nasdaq was up 1.1%.

Here's what our experts - Chris Johnson, Tom Gentile, D.R. Barton, Jr., and Shah Gilani - saw today, June 8...

Chris Johnson (8:45 a.m. EDT)

• Chris said investors should be closely watching the oil markets after their big rebound from negative prices back in April.
  • Last week, it appeared the rally in Brent above $40 could be coming under pressure. That's because doubts emerged about the timing of an OPEC+ meeting to agree on an extension to production rates.
  • But Chris thinks there's still room for oil to drive to the $50 level. And his favorite stocks to trade this move are Halliburton Co. (NYSE: HAL), Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX), Occidental Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: OXY), and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (NYSEARCA: XLE).
• Chris is also seeing signs of a bifurcated market...
  • It's beginning to split as tech leaders, which have been so strong during the pandemic, are showing signs of slowing down relative to some of the recent underperformers like financials.
  • About 30% of the Nasdaq 100 is in overbought territory, and that could be a problem in the coming weeks.

Tom Gentile (11 a.m. EDT)

• Tom still sees Bitcoin as a long-term alternative asset with high reward potential based on its fixed quantity and its supply/demand economics playing out over time.
  • Bitcoin is a long-term hold for Tom. He's not trading it because it's too volatile and unpredictable short-term.
• Tom finds some of the most recently beat up stocks interesting today:
  • Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL), currently trading for $75 - momentum is strong as this stock has more than tripled since making lows back in March of $22.
  • Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL), currently trading for $37 - this stock has doubled in the last month as investors are betting people will begin flying again soon.
  • Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS), currently trading for $55.50 - Las Vegas, the city, opened this weekend, and it's looking more likely that gamblers and tourists will be returning soon.
• Before you make your next trade, think about what type of trader you are and try to be in the 1%:
  • Ninety percent of traders will trade what they "think" the market is going to do, which is consistently wrong.
  • Nine percent of traders will trade what they "see," which is better but inconsistent.
  • One percent of traders are "rules based," meaning they take their emotions out of it and instead trade based on what others don't see.

D.R. Barton, Jr. (1:30 p.m. EDT)

• D.R. expects a brief market pullback will come soon.
  • But he doesn't think it's going to last long and will instead be another buying opportunity for investors.
• He likes utilities companies today because interest rates are still historically low and expected to stay lower for longer. Two of his favorite utility stocks today are:
  • Southern Co. (NYSE: SO) and the American Water Works Co. Inc. (NYSE: AWK).
• D.R. also likes the financials because they had been beaten up so badly through the depths of the coronavirus lockdown.
  • Now, he expects them to revert to the mean and catch a bid as technology stocks turn over after a strong rally these last couple months.
• There are two tech leaders that D.R. doesn't expect to slow down anytime soon, however. They are Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT).
  • He likes Amazon because of its upcoming healthcare venture with JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A).
  • And he likes Microsoft because the release of its newest Xbox gaming console is still on track for the upcoming holiday season.

Shah Gilani (3:45 p.m. EDT)

• Shah doesn't know if we're going to see three to four quarters of this irrational exuberance continue.
  • At some point, investors are going to question these valuations.
• The top 25% best performing stocks in the market from 1950 to today had an average P/E of 26.3.
• In the last year, the top 25% performers have an average P/E of 38.3 - meaning we're already at lofty valuations.
• Shah thinks retail investors have been driving the market higher because they can trade commission-free, buy fractional shares, and have little competition from other betting avenues.
  • It will be interesting to see if these retail investors will continue buying stocks or not once sports and other forms of gambling come back as more of the economy reopens.

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