Monday, May 16, 2022

Tuesday Watch

Evening Headlines

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Night Trading 
  • Asian equity indices are -.25% to +.5% on average.
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 129.0 -.25 basis point. 
  • China Sovereign CDS  81.75 -.75 basis point.
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 51.8 +.01%  
  • Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk Off Index 4,097.0 +32.0  points.
  • Volatility Index(VIX) futures 28.1 -.02%.
  • Euro Stoxx 50 futures n/a.
  • S&P 500 futures -.01%.
  • NASDAQ 100 futures +.11%. 
Morning Preview Links

Earnings of Note 
Company/Estimate 
 
Before the Open: 
  • (HD)/3.69
  • (JD)/1.64
  • (ONON)/-.04
  • (SE)/-1.22
  • (WMT)/1.48
  • (WB)/.46
After the Close:
  • (DOCS)/.15
  • (KEYS)/1.68
Economic Releases
8:30 am EST
  • Retail Sales Advance MoM for April is estimated to rise +1.0% versus a +.5% gain in March.
  • Retail Sales Ex Autos MoM for April is estimated to rise +.7% versus a +.2% gain in March.
  • Retail Sales Ex Autos and Gas for April is estimated to rise +.7% versus a +.2% gain in March.
9:15 am EST
  • Industrial Production MoM for April is estimated to rise +.5% versus a +.9% gain in March.
  • Capacity Utilization for April is estimated to rise to 78.6% versus a 78.3% gain in March.
  • Manufacturing Production for April is estimated to rise +.4% versus a +.9% gain in March.
10:00 am EST
  • Business Inventories for March is estimated to rise +1.9% versus a +1.5% gain in Feb.
  • The NAHB Housing Market Index for May is estimated to fall to 75.0 versus 77.0 in April.
Upcoming Splits
  • None of note
Other Potential Market Movers
  • The Fed's Powell speaking, Fed's Mester speaking, Fed's Bullard speaking, China Industrial Production report, weekly US retail sales reports, BofA Metals/Mining/Steel Conference, Goldman Staples Forum, RBC Healthcare Conference, BofA Transport/Airlines/Industrials Conference, (MRNA) Science Day, Goldman Sachs Consumer Conference, (WING) investor day and the (CAT) investor day could also impact global trading today.
US Equity Market Hours
  • 9:30 am - 4:00 pm EST
BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are mostly higher, boosted by commodity and consumer shares in the region. I expect US stocks to open mixed and to weaken into the afternoon, finishing modestly lower. The Portfolio is 50% net long heading into the day.

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