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Power Hour #71: Power Hour: Market Rotation and Sniper Entries – Wednesday 7/1/2026

By WaveRider AI2 min read

Regime Check — Where Are We Now?

Regime stays constructive but breadth is thinning into the close — Sentiment 4% reads Very Bullish while the 40SMA sits Neutral. Note: SPY, QQQ and IWM technical levels are data unavailable today, so we lean on breadth and sector internals for direction.

  • Breadth contracting: % Above 20 SMA dropped hard to 92% from yesterday’s 122% (-30pp) — the frothy short-term extreme is unwinding even as the 40 SMA holds flat at 65.21%.
  • Leadership rotating: Health Care (RSPH) ripped to 3.95, a 100th-percentile reading and rising — clear leadership. Financials (RSPF 2.21) and Industrials (RSPN 1.35, 84th pct) hold firm; Energy (RSPG -1.97) remains the laggard.
  • Character: This is a rotational, mildly trending tape — breadth momentum (Bull 4% 376 vs Bear 203) is positive but narrowing, not a reversal day.

Strategy Signals — Continuation, Reversal & SIP

  • Strongest continuation (2LYNCH): AMPL leads at $8.64, up 12.9% on 3.5 RVOL, backed by a Raymond James Buy initiation — a genuine volume-driven breakout. ADAG ($4.65, +10.7%, 3.8 RVOL) is the higher-beta runner but carries 152% risk.
  • Strongest reversal setup: NKE at $42.42 (+3.4%, 3.5 RVOL) is the cleanest — reversing higher on strong Q4 results per SIP. Watch the $41 open area; holding above it keeps the reversal alive.
  • SIP leaders: NKE (Revenue, strong Q4) and AMPL (Guidance, Buy initiation) are holding constructive; OKLO ($52.33, DOE safety approval) is fading (change-from-open -1.26). Avoid SOC and INLF — offering/reverse-split blowups.
  • Most relevant action code — BBT (Big Bang Theory): AMPL and ADAG both fire on outsized RVOL (3.5-3.8x). Pair with PLASTICS — Health Care’s sector-leading ATR surge says lean into medical/health names for follow-through.

Closing Playbook — What To Do Now

  • Trim/close: Reduce exposure to fading momentum names — OKLO is red from the open despite good news, and Reversal-list decliners like CART (-6.1%), HUT (-6.3%) and CORZW (-10.8%) show crypto/miner weakness. Don’t chase bounces into the bell there.
  • Enter on confirmation: AMPL into the close above $8.64 on sustained volume is the FFM/BBT candidate — keep risk tight given the low-price beta. NKE reclaiming and holding over $42.42 offers a next-day continuation entry off the earnings reversal.
  • Key level — index unavailable: With SPY/QQQ/IWM levels not reported today, use breadth as your tell: if % Above 20 SMA stabilizes near 92% into the close, the pullback is healthy; a further slide flags more froth coming out. Don’t invent index levels — trade the internals.

Tomorrow’s Early Look

  • Catalyst watch: It’s the first trading day of July — monitor month/quarter-turn flows and any fresh economic prints overnight. NKE’s strong Q4 sets a consumer-tone reference for tomorrow’s open.
  • Setup forming: AMPL above $8.64 with a tight follow-through day would confirm a TTT/2LYNCH continuation; Health Care names remain the PLASTICS focus given RSPH’s rising 100th-percentile ATR.
  • Regime outlook: The -30pp drop in % Above 20 SMA cools the short-term extreme but the flat 40 SMA (65.21%) keeps the intermediate trend intact — plan for a healthier, more selective bull tape tomorrow, not a top. Stay ABC: Always Be in Control on size.