Tuesday, May 08, 2018

Tuesday Watch

Night Trading 
  • Asian equity indices are -.25% to +1.0% on average.
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 77.0 +.25 basis points
  • Asia Pacific Sovereign CDS Index 12.5 +.25 basis point
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 72.21 -.08%.
  • FTSE 100 futures +.13%.
  • S&P 500 futures -.01%.
  • NASDAQ 100 futures +.05%.
Morning Preview Links

Earnings of Note
Company/Estimate
  • (DF)/.10
  • (DISCA)/.44
  • (DISH)/.69
  • (EXPD)/.65
  • (FSS)/.20
  • (IT)/.58
  • (HAIN)/.47
  • (JEC)/.87
  • (JLL)/.61
  • (LOXO)/-.13
  • (MCHP)/1.35
  • (FSS)/.20
  • (WLH)/.20
  • (CA)/.59
  • (CLVS)/-1.37
  • (EA)/1.16
  • (FOSL)/-.96
  • (JAZZ)/2.78
  • (MAR)/1.22
  • (MNST)/.39
  • (OXY)/.70
  • (OSTK)/-.87
  • (PZZA)/.62
  • (RGR)/.80
  • (DIS)/1.70
  • (WEN)/.10
Economic Releases
6:00 am EST
  • The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for April is estimated to fall to 104.5 versus 104.7 in March.
 10:00 am EST
  • JOLTS Job Openings for March are estimated to rise to 6100 versus 6052 in February.
Upcoming Splits
  • None of note
Other Potential Market Movers
  • The China Exports/Imports report, President Trump speech on drug pricing, WV Republican Primary, $31B 3Y T-Note auction, weekly US retail sales reports, Wells Fargo Industrial/Construction Conference, Deutsche Bank Healthcare Conference, Goldman Sachs Staples Forum, Oppenheimer Industrial Growth Conference and the (RHT) analyst day could also impact trading today.
BOTTOM LINE:  Asian indices are mostly higher, boosted by financial and technology shares in the region. I expect US stocks to open mixed and to rally into the afternoon, finishing modestly higher.  The Portfolio is 100% net long heading into the day.

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