Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Wednesday Watch

Evening Headlines

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SKirsch.com:
Night Trading 
  • Asian equity indices are unch. to +.5% on average.
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 198.75 -11.0 basis points. 
  • China Sovereign CDS 107.5 -7.75 basis point.
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 46.5 +.02%   
  • Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk Off Index 49.0 +.6%. 
  • Bloomberg US Financial Conditions Index -1.17 +2.0 basis points.
  • Volatility Index(VIX) futures 29.8 -1.3%
  • Euro Stoxx 50 futures +.58%.
  • S&P 500 futures +.85%.
  • NASDAQ 100 futures +1.25%  
Morning Preview Links

Earnings of Note 
Company/Estimate 
 
Before the Open: 
  • (ABT)/.94
  • (ASML)/3.46
  • (BMI)/.57
  • (BKR)/.25
  • (CMA)/2.57
  • (MTB)/4.26
  • (NDAQ)/.65
  • (NTRS)/1.82
  • (PG)/1.55
  • (TRV)/1.72
  • (WGO)/2.71
After the Close:
  • (AA)/.18
  • (CCI)/1.91
  • (EFX)/1.63
  • (IBM)/1.80
  • (KMI)/.29
  • (KNX)/1.32
  • (LRCX)/9.54
  • (LSTR)/2.76
  • (LVS)/-.25
  • (PPG)/1.66
  • (SLG)/1.65
  • (STLD)/5.16
  • (TSLA)/1.01
  • (WDFC)/1.22
Economic Releases
8:30 am EST
  • Housing Starts for Sept. is estimated to fall to 1462K from 1575K in Aug.
  • Building Permits for Sept. is estimated to rise to 1530K versus 1517K in Aug.
10:30 am EST
  • Bloomberg consensus estimates call for a weekly crude oil inventory gain of +1,322,430 barrels versus a +9,879,000 barrel gain the prior week. Gasoline supplies are estimated to fall by -1,227,710 barrels versus a +2,022,000 barrel gain the prior week. Distillate Inventories are estimated to fall by -1,493,000 barrels versus a -4,853,000 barrel decline the prior week. Finally, Refinery Utilization is estimated to fall by -.23% versus a -1.4% decline prior.
2:00 pm EST
  • US Fed Beige Book Release.
Upcoming Splits
  • None of note
Other Potential Market Movers
  • The Fed's Bullard speaking, UK CPI report, weekly MBA Mortgage Applications report and the 20Y T-Bond auction could also impact global trading today.
US Equity Market Hours
  • 9:30 am - 4:00 pm EST
BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are modestly higher, boosted by technology and commodity shares in the region. I expect US stocks to open modestly higher and to maintain gains into the afternoon. The Portfolio is 50% Net Long heading into the day.

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