Joel Elconin – Market Pullback, Tariff Tensions, and Defensive Rotation – A Technical Breakdown
In this KE Report Daily Editorial (August 1st), we’re joined by Joel Elconin, co-host of the PreMarket Prep show and founder of the Stock Trader Network, to unpack a tough end to the week for markets.
Markets sold off sharply on Friday, driven by a combination of renewed tariff worries and weak jobs data. Joel breaks down the technical damage, discusses the break of key support levels, and explores whether this is simply a short-term pullback or something more significant.
Key Discussion Highlights:
- Tariff deadline and soft jobs data spark a sharp risk-off move across equities.
- Tech leadership falters, with names like Apple breaking down below multi-week ranges.
- Joel highlights a shift in sentiment from a “Goldilocks market” to growing caution.
- VIX, bonds, and gold rise, while small caps underperform – signs of broad defensiveness.
- Rotation into value and dividend-paying stocks like utilities and healthcare names.
- Technical signs of complacency peaking in July, with low realized volatility and narrow breadth.
- What could come next: tariff negotiations, inflation data, and potential August seasonality pressure.
Joel also shares why investors should zoom out and maintain perspective after a strong run from April’s lows, rather than focusing solely on the recent pullback from all-time highs.
Click here to visit Joel’s PreMarket Prep website.
Joel gives honest reads.
Once again, GLD:SPY looks ready to fly.
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Gold is up $72.90 today as I speak, the bankers in The West and The East and the Asian citizens are buying gold because they know the World is going back to a solid footing and that is a Gold Standard. That’s the only way they can make it work. Currencies must be represented by something other than nothing, or all you have are electronic 1’s and 0’s. A currency which is backed by nothing is worth its intrinsic value. ZERO! DT 🤣🤣🤣
Fiat currencies are much worse than “backed by nothing”. They are backed by the central bankers’ unspoken promise to make them less and less valuable forever. That process is called theft, btw.
HEAR! HEAR! Listen! Listen! DT
Some up, some down …. – $27 …is that the best the algos can do in breaking even. Total miss…