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Jackson king
Nonfarm payrolls were so bad, yet the US stock market rose? Don't rush to call a bull market back
I just reviewed today's market, and honestly, my mind is a bit tangled.
The moment the nonfarm data came out, it was -23,000, while the expectation was +83,000. This is not just "below expectations," this is a direct crash. Logically, with employment collapsing like this, the market should panic. But look at the market—it went up.
The reason is simple: the data is so bad that the Fed dares not move, and some have even started fantasizing about rate cuts.
But this is what makes me feel something is off—the market did rise, but it rose too steadily. Like a deliberately controlled steady pace, with no panic from shorts getting crushed. It feels more like someone is heavily supporting it, not letting it fall, but also not wanting to push it up too fast for now.
This reminds me of the saying I often mention: don’t expect a strong reversal after a strong breakout, but also don’t expect the same strength to continue for a while.
Right now, the S&P is hovering in a tiny range between 770-772, and QQQ between 720-725. I’ve marked these two ranges as my "warning lines." If it doesn’t break below the lower boundary, I consider it a strong consolidation; if one day a solid bullish candle breaks above the upper boundary, don’t hesitate—ride the rally. Conversely, if it softly leaks down, just wait patiently and don’t try to catch a falling knife.
Sector-wise, I’ve recently been focusing only on the semiconductor line.
NVDA, MU, MRVL, LITE, COHR, ASML, ARM—these I put in a watchlist. Not randomly chosen; their charts are all signaling: accumulation. Especially the two optical module stocks, LITE and COHR, moving like bulldozers, rising a little every day—this kind of steady rise is actually more reassuring than big bullish candles.
But here’s a cold splash of water.
Since I judge this as a "low volatility rise," implied volatility is very likely to go down. What does that mean? #SepHikeOddsFallHawks #AIMemoryBullContinues #SpaceXUnlockRebound
