Before the Bell — Tuesday, June 30

A single evening only brought in $1 billion at auction one other time, Paul Allen’s estate in 2022.

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Good morning. Stocks come into Tuesday with the wind back at their backs: the Dow closed at a record on Monday and the Nasdaq jumped 2%, snapping back from last week’s tech selloff. Here’s what’s on deck before the open.

Monday’s rally found its footing — the Dow set a record, the S&P 500 added 1.2%, and IBD’s own growth-stock gauge (the IBD 50 ETF) rose 2.8%, a sign that leaders are working again. IBD’s posture stays constructive but careful: its recent guidance has been to keep roughly 60–80% of your portfolio invested and some cash on hand. The real test of the bounce is Thursday’s jobs report.

From the IBD 50 — IBD’s screen of top growth stocks — $APH ( ▲ 4.53% ) (Amphenol) makes the connectors and cables that wire up AI data centers. It closed Monday at $166.42, just below its 52-week high, after a long, steady climb. Consider this a “what to watch,” not a buy call: when a leader pauses right under its highs, swing traders watch whether it pushes through to new ground or stalls out. How it acts here tells you more than where it has been.

Sell into strength, not weakness. The moment to trim a winner is while it is still running and buyers are eager — not after it rolls over and everyone rushes the exit at once. Decide your exit before you need it.

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