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A broad-based Republican victory in the election is spurring a sharp rally on Wall Street as investors bank on investor-friendly policies.


Bitcoin, the U.S. dollar, and gold also rose. It was reported that the gold reserves of Italy and France have risen in value by about $100 billion in the last two years. It is unusual historically for gold and the U.S. dollar to rise in tandem. Gold’s steady rise is also unusual given that traders would normally take profits along the way. U.S. economic sanctions have encouraged many to move into gold beyond the long reach of the U.S. government.



It is amazing how much money is being spent on politics. More than 11,000 political groups spent almost $15 billion to influence the election. Of course, this amount seems small weighed against a global economy of about $100 trillion, with the U.S. accounting for about $23 trillion (and about 35% of global debt).



It will be very interesting who gets the top economic policy posts and the GOP strategy going forward.

Current Market Outlook


We don’t want to repeat ourselves too much, but the environment has remained mostly the same during the past few weeks. First, overall, this is a bull market that’s likely to carry nicely higher when looking out a few months; there remains plenty of doubt and uncertainty, which is (contrarily) a good thing. Second, though, making money has become trickier—there are far more news-driven moves, buying pressures seem to come and go for many leading stocks (as opposed to the sustained upmoves seen earlier this year) and there’s no question most indexes are extended to the upside. That’s no reason to get overly worried (most stocks are still acting normally), and in fact, we’re nudging our Market Monitor up a notch this week as leading stocks have perked up a bit. But it remains important to look for good entry points, honor your stops and take some partial profits when the opportunity arises.

Encouragingly, this week’s list is very broad, with all different types of sectors, sizes and growth/value outlook represented. There are many good names to choose from, but our Top Pick is Horizon Pharmaceuticals (HZNP), which has huge earnings estimates and a tight chart.

Stock Name	Price	Buy Range	Loss Limit
Anaplan (PLAN)	61.25	59.5-62.5	53-55
Enphase Energy (ENPH)	77.23	72-76	64-66
FedEx (FDX)	219.84	206-213	184-188
Futu Holdings (FUTU)	32.17	30-32	26-27
Horizon Therapeutics (HZNP)	75.12	72-76	65-67
Lithia Motors Inc. (LAD)	248.96	238-250	215-220
Roku, Inc. (ROKU)	173.48	167-174	147-150
Salesforce.com (CRM)	272.65	263-273	233-239
Trupanion (TRUP)	62.73	60.5-63	53-55
Tupperware Brands (TUP)	16.29	14.5-15.5	12-12.5

A large number of our portfolio stocks are experiencing bullish price action right now. Unless something ugly hits news headlines in the next few days, we’re probably going to enjoy a strong stock market in the first half of July. I hope you’re not sitting on the sidelines!

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