Thursday, August 19, 2021

Friday Watch

Night Trading 

  • Asian equity indices are -.25% to +.25% on average.
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 73.75 -4.75 basis points.
  • China Sovereign CDS 35.5 unch.
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 59.18 +.02%.
  • Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk Off Index 2,198.0 -96.0 points.
  • Volatility Index(VIX) futures 22.0 -1.6%.
  • FTSE 100 futures +.5%.
  • S&P 500 futures +.09%.
  • NASDAQ 100 futures +.17%. 
Morning Preview Links

Earnings of Note 
Company/Estimate 
 
Before the Open: 
  • (DE)/4.58
  • (FL)/1.02
After the Close:
  • None of note
Economic Releases
8:30 am EST
  • Chicago Fed National Activity Index for July.
9:45 am EST
  • The Markit US Manufacturing PMI for August is estimated to fall to 62.8 versus 63.4 in July.
  • The Markit US Services PMI for August is estimated to fall to 59.4 versus 59.9 in July.
10:00 am EST
  • Existing Home Sales for July is estimated to fall to 5.84M versus 5.86M in June.
Upcoming Splits
  • None of note
Other Potential Market Movers
  • The Eurozone PPI report could also impact global trading today.
US Equity Market Hours
  • 9:30 am - 4:00 pm EST
BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are slightly lower, weighed down by commodity and financial shares in the region. I expect US stocks to open mixed and to weaken into the afternoon, finishing modestly lower. The Portfolio is 75% net long heading into the day.

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