Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Thursday Watch

Evening Headlines
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Wall Street Journal:
Fox News:
CNBC.com:
MarketWatch.com:          
Zero Hedge:
USA Today:
Night Trading 
  • Asian equity indices are -1.0% to -.5% on average.
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 65.75 unch.
  • China Sovereign CDS 38.0 -.75 basis point.
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 59.81 -.07%.
  • Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk Off Index 177.0 -7.0 points.
  • Volatility Index(VIX) futures 29.65 +1.45%
  • FTSE 100 futures -.6%.
  • S&P 500 futures -.66%.
  • NASDAQ 100 futures -.6%.
Morning Preview Links

Earnings of Note 
Company/Estimate

Before the Open:
  • (ALK)/-2.93
  • (AB)/.68
  • (AAL)-5.75
  • (T)/.77
  • (CCL)/-1.89
  • (CTXS)/1.25
  • (KO)/.46
  • (DHR)/1.36
  • (DOW)/.29
  • (FITB)/.59
  • (FCX)/.21
  • (GPC)/1.42
  • (GWW)/4.13
  • (KMB)/1.73
  • (NOC)/5.60
  • (NUE)/.54
  • (PHM)/1.14
  • (DGX)/3.75
  • (RS)/1.47
  • (SIRI)/.05
  • (SNA)/2.12
  • (LUV)/-2.25
  • (TSCO)/1.37
  • (UNP)/2.06
  • (VLO)/-1.29
After the Close:
  • (SAM)/4.72
  • (COF)/2.08
  • (INTC)/1.11
  • (MANH)/.39
  • (MAT)/.38
  • (RHI)/.59
  • (STX)/.90
Economic Releases
8:30 am EST
  • Initial Jobless Claims for last week are estimated to fall to 870K versus 898K the prior week.
  • Continuing Claims are estimated to fall to 9625K versus 10018K prior.
10:00 am EST
  • The Leading Index for Sept. is estimated to rise +.6% versus a +1.2% gain in Aug.
  • Existing Home Sales for Sept. is estimated to rise to 6.3M versus 6.0M in Aug.
11:00 am EST
  • Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity for Oct. is estimated at 11.0 versus 11.0 in Sept.
Upcoming Splits
  • None of note
Other Potential Market Movers
  • The Third Presidential Debate, Senate Judiciary Committee vote on Amy Coney Barrett, Japan Inflation Data report, German GFK Consumer Confidence report, Bloomberg Economic Expectations Index for Oct., weekly Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index, weekly EIA natural gas inventory report and the (GPS) virtual investor day could also impact trading today.
Market Hours
Normal:
  • 9:30 am - 4:00 pm EST
BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are lower, weighed down by energy and industrial shares in the region. I expect US stocks to open modestly lower and to rally into the afternoon, finished mixed. The Portfolio is 50% net long heading into the day.

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