Sunday, December 22, 2019

Monday Watch

Night Trading
  • Asian indices are -.25% to +.25% on average.
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 53.25 -1.25 basis points.
  • China Sovereign CDS 32.5 -2.25 basis points.
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 66.24 -.04%.
  • FTSE 100 futures -.09%.
  • S&P 500 futures +.09%.
  • NASDAQ 100 futures +.12%.

Earnings of Note
Company/Estimate
Before the Open:
  • (NEOG)/.32
After the Close:
  • None of note
Economic Releases
8:30 am EST
  • Durable Goods Orders for Nov. is estimated to rise +1.5% versus a +.5% gain in Oct.
  • Durables Ex Transports for Nov. is estimated to rise +.2% versus a +.5% gain in Oct.
  • Cap Goods Orders Non-Def Ex-Air for Nov. is estimated to rise +.2% versus a +1.1% gain in Oct.
  • The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for Nov. is estimated to rise to -.13 versus -.71 in Oct.
10:00 am EST
  • New Home Sales for Nov. is estimated to fall to 730K versus 733K in Oct.
Upcoming Splits
  • None of note
Other Potential Market Movers
  • The Canada GDP report and the $40B 2Y T-Note auction could also impact trading today.
BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are slightly lower, weighed down by consumer and commodity 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 week.

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