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Tuesday’s After-Hours Advancers and Decliners

After-Hours % Advancers

After-Hours % Decliners

Position: None

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 4:40 PM EDT

Tuesday’s Closing Market Data

Closing Volume

– NYSE volume 9% below its one-month average 

– NASDAQ volume 19% below its one-month average

– VIX index: down 6.91% to 16.43

Breadth

S&P 500 Sectors

% Movers

Nasdaq 100 Heat Map

Closing S&P 500 Heat Map

Position: None

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 4:25 PM EDT

Earnings Calendar for After the Close and Before the Open

EARNINGS AFTER CLOSE TUESDAY, JUNE 30

EARNINGS BEFORE OPEN WEDNESDAY, JULY 1

Position: None

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 3:54 PM EDT

Happy Camper

I am heading out early to pick my granddaughter up at camp.

Enjoy the evening.

Thanks for reading.

Be safe.

Position: None

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 3:51 PM EDT

Goldman on AI

Position: None

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 3:20 PM EDT

Adding a Second Tranche

I am adding a second tranche to my high-beta tech short basket now with S&P cash +60 handles.

Position: Short high-beta tech basket 

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 3:02 PM EDT

A Very Important Development in Cannabis

As I noted in my 8 Reasons I’m Getting More Positive on Cannabis, the custodian issues are about to be resolved with rescheduling and uplistings:

Position: None

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 2:52 PM EDT

More Negative S&P 500 Sectors Despite Index Increase

More negative S&P 500 sectors since 10:30 AM despite index increase:

Position: None

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 1:49 PM EDT

Observation

TLT low of the day, yields at the high of the day as quarter-end markups started early in the equity markets.

Position: None

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 1:09 PM EDT

And …. Another Marijuana Moment

Positions: None.

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 12:30 PM EDT

Riddle Me This Bitcoin Bulls

Position: None

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 12:05 PM EDT

Late Morning Market Stats and Charts

– NYSE volume 21% below its one-month average; 
– Nasdaq volume 25% below its one-month average; 
– VIX index: down 3.97% to 16.95

Positions: None.

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 11:45 AM EDT

Launching for the Third Time…

With S&P cash +30 handles I am (for the third time) launching my high-tech, high-octane short basket.

Position: Short high-beta basket

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 11:25 AM EDT

Elder Abuse!

Added to GRNY (GRNY) short at $27.61.

Positions: Short GRNY M

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 11:06 AM EDT

Tweet of the Day (Part Trois)

Positions: None.

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 10:35 AM EDT

Chart of the Day

Positions: none.

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 10:35 AM EDT

The Consumer is Spent Up Not Pent Up

Walmart’s (WMT) shares have dropped from $135 to $113 since mid-May. 

Costco’s (COST) shares have fallen from $1095 to $940.  

Positions: none.

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 10:29 AM EDT

Going Medium-Sized Shorts

With S&P cash +29 handles I have moved to medium-sized short the indexes:

* SPY (SPY) $744.28

* QQQ (QQQ) $732.31

Positions; Short SPY M QQQ M

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 10:16 AM EDT

Tech (XLK) Vs. Financials (XLF)

From 9:38 a.m. ET.

Positions: None.

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 10:10 AM EDT

Going Small on Index Shorts

I moved from very small to small sized short the indexes:

* SPY (SPY) $741.74

* QQQ (QQQ) $728.50

Positions: Short SPY S QQQ S

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 9:46 AM EDT

More on Margin

Positions: None.

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 9:45 AM EDT

Ackman Defending His Book

Positions: None.

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 9:30 AM EDT

ETF Action in the A.M.

Positions: None

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 9:15 AM EDT

Charting the Percent Movers in the Morning

Positions: None.

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 9:05 AM EDT

Upside, Downside Action in the A.M.

Upside:

-AVAV +35% (earnings, guidance)

-VWAV +29% (acquires 51% controlling interest in private Israeli aerospace and defense company Meteor Aerospace for ~$20.4M in stock)

-SEDG +11% (solar stock strength following FCC reportedly drafting ban on imports of foreign inverters)

-JACK +10% (momentum)

-ENPH +9.4% (solar stock strength following FCC reportedly drafting ban on imports of foreign inverters)

-APD +8.3% (will not proceed with Louisiana Clean Energy Complex)

-GMAB +8.2% (Phase 3 EPCORE DLBCL-4 meets primary PFS endpoint in R/R DLBCL)

-RDW +7.8% (awarded contract by Taiwan Color Optics to deliver Penguin Mk2.5 VTOL UAS to Taiwan Coast Guard)

-JOBY +7.0% (launches initial phase of strategic manufacturing alliance with Toyota)

-PCRX +3.8% (divests iovera° to Zimmer Biomet for up to $140M)

-RUN +3.3% (solar stock strength following FCC reportedly drafting ban on imports of foreign inverters)

-AXON +2.4% (momentum)

-FSLR +2.3% (solar stock strength following FCC reportedly drafting ban on imports of foreign inverters)

Downside:

-UNCY -51% (FDA issues complete response letter for OLC NDA resubmission due to third-party manufacturing deficiencies)

-CNXC -23% (earnings, guidance)

-NVCT -22% (prices 5.0M shares at $20.00/shr for $100M gross proceeds)

-SOC -21% (plans $100M common stock offering and $300M convertible senior notes due 2031)

-BDRX -16% (prices $3.5M registered direct offering and $1.0M private placement with warrant inducement)

-VSH -11% (prices 15M-share offering at $50/share for $750M gross proceeds)

-PATK -10% (LCII to combine with Patrick Industries in all-stock merger)

-MSTR -5.1% (adopts Digital Credit Capital Framework; authorizes $1B Digital Credit Securities repurchase and $1B class A common stock repurchase)

-DLR -4.7% (prices Blackstone secondary offering of 12.3M shares at $185/share)

-ABBV -2.1% (US House Committee opens investigation into China drug trials)

-OLN -2.0% (Tier1 firm Cuts OLN to Underperform from Buy, price target: $21 from $32)

Positions: None.

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 8:55 AM EDT

The CNBC Panelist Said What? (Issue #5)

Position: None

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 8:40 AM EDT

Fed Speakers, Treasury Auctions

Fed Speaker

10:40 a.m.: Fed Bank of Cleveland President Hammack (Voter) television appearance on CNBC

Treasury Auctions

11:00 a.m.: Treasury Announces a 4, 8 and 17 Week Bill Auction; 

11:00 a.m.: Treasury buyback announcement (liq support); 

11:30 a.m.: Treasury hosts an $80B 6-Week Bill Auction

Economic Calendar

Positions: None.

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 8:32 AM EDT

Tweet of the Day (Part Deux)

Positions: None

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 8:25 AM EDT

Nothing Here!

Positions: None.

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 8:08 AM EDT

Another Marijuana Moment

Position: None

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 7:31 AM EDT

Subscriber Comment of the Day

From Randorama:

Randy

Office CMBS Delinquency Rate hits 12.3%, the highest level in history

Position: None

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 6:30 AM EDT

Howling About the U.S. Fiscal ‘Mess’

Wolf Street howls about the U.S. fiscal mess.

Position: None

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 6:15 AM EDT

Tweet of the Day

Position: None

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 6:05 AM EDT

Oscillator Moves to Slightly Overbought

The S&P Short Range Oscillator moved to a slightly overbought at 1.70% vs. 2.24%.

Position: Short SPY (VS), QQQ (VS)

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 5:55 AM EDT

Early Morning Trading (4:30 AM)

Added to Index shorts with S&P futures about +10 handles:

SPY $741.87
QQQ $725.71 

Position: Short SPY (VS), QQQ (VS)

BY Doug Kass · Jun 30, 2026, 5:45 AM EDT