Episode Details

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: podcast@hunchline.io - RSS Feed: [https://feeds.transistor