Wednesday, January 08, 2020

Thursday Watch

Night Trading 
  • Asian equity indices are +.75% to +1.5% on average.
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 54.75 -4.0 basis points.
  • China Sovereign CDS 31.25  -3.25 basis points.
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index  66.64 +.07%.
  • FTSE 100 futures +.39%.
  • S&P 500 futures +.11%.
  • NASDAQ 100 futures +.16%.

Earnings of Note 
Company/Estimate
Before the Open:
  • (AYI)/2.21
  • (AZZ)/.80
  • (LNN)/.55 
After the Close:
  • (JEF)/.23
  • (KBH)/1.30
  • (PSMT)/.69
  • (SNX)/3.52
  • (WDFC)/.99
Economic Releases  
8:30 am EST
  • Initial Jobless Claims for last week are estimated to fall to 220K versus 222K the prior week.
  • Continuing Claims are estimated to fall to 1720K versus 1728K prior.
Upcoming Splits
  • None of note
Other Potential Market Movers
  • The Fed's Clarida speaking, Fed's Bullard speaking, weekly Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index, $16B 30Y T-Bond auction, Australia Retail Sales report, BofA Merrill Aerospace/Defense Outlook Conference, (CASY) investor day and the (MNST) Investor Conference could also impact trading today.
Market Hours
Normal:
  • 9:30 am - 4:00 pm EST
BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are higher, boosted by technology and industrial 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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