In this featured presentation video with NinjaTrader (recorded on Jun 21, 2026), Samantha LaDuc and other guests discuss that markets are entering a more challenging macro environment after several months of unusually supportive liquidity and positioning.
A strengthening U.S. dollar, higher Treasury yields, fading options-related support, quarter-end rebalancing, and crowded AI positioning all increase the probability of a near-term equity pullback.
While they remain constructive on longer-term opportunities in selected sectors, their near-term stance is defensive: monitor the dollar closely, expect increased volatility, treat oil as structurally supported despite headline-driven swings, remain cautious on gold until institutional selling subsides, and view Bitcoin as technically weak until its bearish patterns are invalidated.
