Episode Details

Show Notes — 2026-06-24 Wednesday, June 24th delivered a brutal semiconductor selloff — the leveraged chip ETF dropped over twenty percent in a single session — while Germany scrapped a multi-billion-euro warship program and democratic socialist candidates swept New York City's Democratic primaries. Plus: Trump says aliens might be real, a Google employee allegedly won a million dollars on Polymarket using insider information, and turquoise alerts are now a thing everyone suddenly knows about. **In This Episode** - **Semiconductor Bloodbath** — The leveraged semiconductor ETF dropped over 20% in a single session; Micron, Vertiv, and Camtek all fell 9-13% - **Germany Scraps Warship Program** — Berlin cancels the multi-billion-euro F126 frigate contract; Rheinmetall falls 13% - **NYC Democratic Primaries** — Mamdani-backed democratic socialist candidates oust two sitting congressmen in a major political upset - **Google Insider Trading** — A Google employee charged with using non-public information to make $1 million on Polymarket - **Trump on Aliens** — The president publicly states the government will release information about extraterrestrials - **Comet 3I/ATLAS** — The interstellar object may be three times older than our solar system — roughly 12 billion years old - **World Cup Chaos** — Canada beats Qatar 6-0; Switzerland beats Bosnia 4-1; Czechia vs Mexico tonight - **Karen Stanwick Calls In** — HR director turned retail investor puts her $100 into Treasury bills and index funds while roasting the competition **Market Board** - **S&P 500** — $734.17 (-1.37%) - **NASDAQ** — $718.30 (-2.66%) - **Bitcoin** — $62,584 (-0.29%) - **Ethereum** — $1,670.99 (-0.51%) - **Gold (GLD)** — $372.93 (-3.03%) - **SOXL (Leveraged Semiconductor ETF)** — $239.56 (-20.35%) - **Micron Technology** — $1,099.48 (-9.24%) - **Rheinmetall** — down approximately 13% (European session) **The Traders Leaderboard** - **Karen Stanwick** — Debut week; allocated $40 to short-term Treasury bills, $60 to S&P index fund. Positioned defensively ahead of Tuesday's selloff. - **Brixton Rayne** — Portfolio active (check Monday's episode) - **Grandpa Joe** — Portfolio active (check Tuesday's episode) - **Chad Brody** — Checks in Thursday - **Tia Loca** — Checks in Friday **Sports + Odds** - **FIFA World Cup** — Qatar 0, Canada 6 (historic result) - **FIFA World Cup** — Bosnia & Herzegovina 1, Switzerland 4 - **FIFA World Cup** — Brazil 3, Haiti 0 (earlier in tournament window) - **Tonight** — Czechia vs Mexico (highly anticipated match) - **MLB** — Athletics 12, Angels 11 (23 combined runs) - **MLB** — Dodgers 6, Orioles 5 - **MLB** — Rangers 9, Padres 7 - **MLB** — Red Sox 6, Mariners 2 - **NFL Preseason Odds** — Seattle favored vs New England; Rams slight favorite vs San Francisco; Atlanta vs Pittsburgh near pick'em - **Kalshi** — Brazil to win World Cup: 5.1 cents (approx. 5% implied probability) **Google Trends Watch** - **#1 Czechia vs Mexico** — Tonight's World Cup match has the internet buzzing - **#2 Bosnia vs Qatar** — People searching the wrong matchup but finding the right carnage from yesterday's results - **#4 Amber Alert** — Active child abduction alert issued - **#6 Primary Elections Results** — NYC Democratic primaries; socialist-backed candidates oust sitting congressmen - **#7 Jodie Foster** — New project or award circuit appearance driving search - **#10 Turquoise Alert** — Emergency notification for missing elderly adults with cognitive impairments; newly issued alert made many people aware this system exists **Chapters** 00:00 — Intro 01:05 — The Board 02:39 — Daily Thread 06:13 — Stonks + Crypto 10:05 — Sports + Predictions 14:39 — Google Trends 18:06 — Conspiracy Corner 22:16 — The Traders 24:36 — The Wrap 26:00 — Today's Morning Line **Links** - Hunchline: [https://hunchline.io](https://hunchline.io) - Email: podcast@hunchline.io - RSS Feed: [https://feeds.transistor.fm/hunchline-the-morning-line](https://feeds.transistor.fm/hunchline-the-