Monday, June 29th 2026 — SLS Rips, Brixton Drops, and the Traders Got Reset

Show Notes — 2026-06-29 Monday June 29 brings a wild pre-market with SELLAS Life Sciences ripping over twenty-four percent, futures pointing to a green open, and the Hunchline Traders competition getting blown up on day one by a cheating scandal that reset all five portfolios back to zero. Also: Putin finally admits Ukraine's drones are damaging Russia's fuel supply, Canada beats South Africa at the World Cup, and DoorDash went down on a Sunday night like some kind of war crime. **In This Episode** - **SELLAS Life Sciences +24%** — Pre-market biotech rip leads Monday's session with major retail attention - **Traders Reset Scandal** — Tom Dowd reveals a cheating breach forced a full competition reset with Beverly Hills legal involvement - **Putin Admits Drone Damage** — Russia's president publicly details fuel shortages caused by Ukraine's deep-strike campaign for the first time - **Venezuela Miracle Rescue** — Mother and eighteen-day-old baby Juan David pulled from earthquake rubble; both survived - **South Africa Eliminated** — Canada beats South Africa 1-0 at the World Cup; South Africa's coach resigns - **South Korea Chip Trillion** — South Korea announces one trillion dollar semiconductor and AI investment plan featuring Samsung and SK Hynix - **China CXMT-Tencent Deal** — Chinese memory chip company lands three billion dollar supply deal, escalating the semiconductor cold war - **Trump UAP File Order** — Pentagon authorized to collect all UAP files; no public release yet - **DoorDash Outage** — App crashed Sunday evening during peak dinner hours across multiple cities **Market Board** - **S&P 500 Futures** — $7,450.25 (+0.66%) - **Nasdaq Futures** — $29,665.00 (+1.01%) - **Bitcoin** — $59,944 (-0.26%) - **Ethereum** — $1,578.02 (+0.36%) - **Solana** — $72.70 (+2.32%) - **Gold** — $373.02 (+0.96%) - **SELLAS Life Sciences** — $13.10 (+24.41%) - **FuelCell Energy** — $23.96 (+21.93%) - **Bloom Energy** — $263.10 (-14.90%) **The Traders Leaderboard** - **Brixton Rayne** — +0.0% (no trades today, all cash) ← Today's Trader - **Grandpa Joe** — +0.0% - **Karen Stanwick** — +0.0% - **Chad Brody** — +0.0% - **Tia Loca** — +0.0% *All portfolios reset to $100 following the cheating scandal. Competition restarts today.* **Sports + Odds** - **World Cup:** Canada 1, South Africa 0 — Canada advances, South Africa eliminated - **Today:** Brazil vs Japan (Brazil -145, Japan +400) — Round of 32 in Houston - **Today:** Paraguay vs Germany (Germany -315, Paraguay +900) - **MLB Sunday highlights:** Boston over NY Yankees 5-4, Dodgers over San Diego 4-2, Houston over Detroit 7-5 - **MLB Today:** Chicago White Sox vs Baltimore (BAL -134), Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (PHI -116) **Google Trends Watch** - **#1 Crude** — WTI oil near $79/barrel; OPEC-plus production discussions sparked weekend searches - **#2 G-Shock Pokémon Watch** — 30th anniversary collab sold out in under an hour; secondary market surging - **#3 DoorDash Outage** — App crashed Sunday evening during peak dinner hours - **#4 Investments** — Likely tied to Hunchline Traders reset announcement - **#5 The Patriot** — Mel Gibson film airing over July Fourth weekend after viral clip - **#6 40 Degrees Celsius** — UK and European heatwave hit 104°F over the weekend - **#7 RJ Jett** — College football WR prospect went viral at weekend showcase event - **#8 MSI 2026** — League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational bracket controversy - **#9 Josh Gordon Tom Brady** — Reported documentary/content project collaboration - **#10 Lizzo 2026 BET Awards Appearance** — Singer's return to public spotlight sparked widespread online reaction **Chapters** 00:00 — Intro 01:14 — The Board 02:51 — Daily Thread 05:53 — Stonks + Crypto 09:58 — Sports + Predictions 13:39 — Google Trends 17:37 — Conspiracy Corner 21:12 — The Traders 23:02 — The Wrap 24:41 — Today's Morning Line **Links** - Hunchline: [https://hunchline.io](https://hunchline.io) - Email: [email protected] - RSS Feed: [https://feeds.transistor.fm/hunchline-the-morning-line](https://feeds.transistor.fm/hunchline-the-morning-line) *Hunchline: The Morning Line is AI-generated and for informational and entertainment purposes only. Nothing in this podcast constitutes investment, financial, legal, or betting advice. All market data is delayed and may not reflect current prices. Past performance does not guarantee future results.* (00:00) - Intro (01:14) - The Board (02:51) - Daily Thread (05:53) - Stonks + Crypto (09:58) - Sports + Predictions (13:39) - Google Trends (17:37) - Conspiracy Corner (21:12) - The Traders (23:02) - The Wrap (24:41) - Today's Morning Line