Thursday, August 28, 2025

Stocks Reversing Higher into Final Hour on Falling Long-Term Rates, Earnings Outlook Optimism, Technical Buying, Tech/Alt Energy Sector Strength

Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 36.53 +.13%
  • US 10-Year T-Note Yield 4.21% -3.0 basis points
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield 4.17% unch.
  • China Iron Ore Spot 103.6 USD/Metric Tonne -.6%
  • Dutch TTF Nat Gas(European benchmark) 31.6 euros/megawatt-hour -3.1%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 26.8 +3.1 points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 25.6 -3.9 points
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 1.3 +2.7 points
  • S&P 500 Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(486 of 500 reporting) +12.4% +1.5 percentage points
  • S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 289.22 +.16:  Growth Rate +10.4% -2.9 percentage points, P/E 22.4 unch.
  • S&P 500 Current Year Estimated Profit Margin 13.43% -1.0 basis point
  • NYSE FANG+ Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(9 of 10 reporting) +27.9% +4.3 percentage points
  • NYSE FANG+ Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 473.36 +.48: Growth Rate +15.8% -10.7 percentage points, P/E 32.7 +.3
  • Bloomberg US Financial Conditions Index .65 -2.0 basis points
  • Bloomberg Euro-Zone Financial Conditions Index 1.41 -15.0 basis points
  • Bloomberg Global Trade Policy Uncertainty Index 4.3 +.2
  • US Yield Curve 57.0 basis points (2s/10s) -4.25 basis points
  • US Atlanta Fed GDPNow Q2 Forecast +2.2% unch.
  • US Recession Within 6 Months Probability(3M/18M Forward Yld Curve Spread) 45.4% +1.4 percentage points
  • Cleveland Fed Inflation Nowcast Core PCE YoY +2.89% unch.: CPI YoY +2.84% unch.
  • 1-Year TIPS Spread 2.78 -1.0 basis point
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.42 -2.0 basis points
  • Highest target rate probability for Oct. 29th FOMC meeting: 48.3% (-.7 percentage point) chance of 4.0%-4.25%. Highest target rate probability for Dec. 10th meeting: 47.7%(-.8 percentage point) chance of 3.75%-4.0%. (current target rate is 4.25-4.5%)
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating +120 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating -11 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +70 open in Germany
Portfolio:
  • Higher: On gains in my tech/financial/utility/industrial sector longs
  • Disclosed Trades: Covered some of my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges
  • Market Exposure: Moved to 100% Net Long

Bear Radar

Style Underperformer:

  • Small-Cap Value -.4%
Sector Underperformers:
  • 1) Retail -1.0% 2) Pharma -.7% 3) Medical Equipment -.7%
Stocks Falling on Unusual Volume: 
  • DCI, VSCO, SN, BBY, TD, QGEN, DKS, FL, SBH, NTNX, VEEV, BBWI, URBN, COO, DOMO, HMY, HRL and ARX
Stocks With Unusual Put Option Activity:
  • 1) OPAD 2) WEN 3) MLTX 4) SILJ 5) SNOW
Stocks With Most Negative News Mentions:
  • 1) HRL 2) COO 3) SN 4) CHTR 5) CNC
Sector ETFs With Most Negative Money Flow:
  • 1) VGT 2) VOX 3) SOXX 4) VCR 5) XLC

Bull Radar

Style Outperformer:

  • Mid-Cap Growth +1.1%
Sector Outperformers:
  • 1) Computer Hardware +3.7% 2) AI/Innovation +3.0% 3) Nuclear +2.1%
Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume:
  • PSTG, SNOW, PAHC, BILL, BBW, TCOM, RGTI, AEHR, VEON, DFDV, CPRE, TIGR, XP, TIGR, SMWB, CEPU, PGY, BURL, MDB, LITE, RMBS, LEU, OPRX, CRWV,  BE, OKLO, KC, FN, DDOG, ASPI, UPST, TVTX, IREN, APP, GTLB, CFLT, MNDY, ATAT, GDS, TGS, FIVE, KYIV, NOW, PAM, BMA, ESTC, LI, ALGM, BBAR, AEVA, A, STVN, AFRM, TSEM, YPF, SKYT, MTSR, VKTX and MGNI
Stocks With Unusual Call Option Activity:
  • 1) GTES 2) ESTC 3) PBR/A 4) WYNN 5) PSTG
Stocks With Most Positive News Mentions:
  • 1) SNOW 2) PSTG 3) PAHC 4) CELC 5) BBW
Sector ETFs With Most Positive Money Flow:
  • 1) XLF 2) GDX 3) FDN 4) ITA 5) XLY
Charts:

Tomorrow's Earnings/Economic Releases of Note; Market Movers

Earnings of Note 
Company/Estimate 

Before the Open:
  • (BABA)/14.16
  • (FRO)/.44 
After the Close: 
  • None of  note
Economic Releases 

8:30 am EST

  • Personal Income for July is estimated to rise +.4% versus a +.3% gain in June.
  • Personal Spending for July is estimated to rise +.5% versus a +.3% gain in June.
  • The PCE Core MoM for July is estimated to rise +.3% versus a +.3% gain in June.
  • Advance Goods Trade Balance for July is estimated at -$90.0B versus -$86.0B in June
  • Wholesale Inventories for July is estimated to rise +.2% versus a +.1% gain in June.
  • Retail Inventories MoM for July is estimated to rise +.2% versus a +.1% gain in June.   

9:45 am EST

  • MNI Chicago PMI for Aug. is estimated to fall to 46.5 versus 47.1 in July.

10:00 am EST

  • Final Univ. of Mich. Consumer Confidence readings for Aug. 

11:00 am EST

  • The Kansas City Fed Services Activity Index for Aug. 

Upcoming Splits

  • None of note
Other Potential Market Movers
  • The Atlanta Fed GDPNow Q3 update, Bloomberg US Economic Survey for Aug., weekly US Baker Hughes oil rig count, weekly CFTC speculative net positioning reports and the Dallas Fed PCE for July could also impact global trading tomorrow.
US Equity Market Hours
  • 9:30 am - 4:00 pm EST

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Thursday Watch

Night Trading 

  • Asian equity indices are -.5% to +.25% on average. 
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 66.5 +1.0 basis point.
  • China Sovereign CDS 44.0 +1.5 basis points.
  • China Iron Ore Spot 103.0 USD/Metric Tonne +.44%. 
  • Swiss Franc/Offshore Chinese Renminbi Cross 8.92 +.1%.
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 36.50 +.02%.
  • Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk Off Index 81.4 -.3%.
  • US 10-Year Yield 4.23% -1.0 basis point.
  • Volatility Index(VIX) futures 17.0 +.3%.
  • Euro Stoxx 50 futures +.13%. 
  • S&P 500 futures -.15%. 
  • NASDAQ 100 futures -.34%.
Morning Preview Links

BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are mostly lower, weighed down by commodity and industrial shares in the region. I expect US stocks to open modestly lower and to rally into the afternoon, finishing mixed.  The Portfolio is 75% net long heading into the day.

Stocks Slightly Higher into Final Hour on Lower Long-Term Rates, Earnings Outlook Optimism, Technical Buying, Tech/Energy Sector Strength

Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 36.49 -.03%
  • US 10-Year T-Note Yield 4.24% -3.0 basis points
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield 4.17% -1.0 basis point
  • China Iron Ore Spot 103.2 USD/Metric Tonne +.6%
  • Dutch TTF Nat Gas(European benchmark) 32.6 euros/megawatt-hour -2.7%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 23.7 +.6 point
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 29.5 -.9 point
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index -1.4 -.4 point
  • S&P 500 Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(476 of 500 reporting) +10.9% -.1 percentage point
  • S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 289.06 +.07:  Growth Rate +13.3% unch., P/E 22.4 +.1
  • S&P 500 Current Year Estimated Profit Margin 13.44% +1.0 basis point
  • NYSE FANG+ Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(7 of 10 reporting) +23.6% unch.
  • NYSE FANG+ Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 472.88 +.27: Growth Rate +26.5% unch., P/E 32.4 +.2
  • Bloomberg US Financial Conditions Index .67 +1.0 basis point
  • Bloomberg Euro-Zone Financial Conditions Index 1.56 -9.0 basis points
  • Bloomberg Global Trade Policy Uncertainty Index 4.1 -.2
  • US Yield Curve 61.25 basis points (2s/10s) +3.5 basis points
  • US Atlanta Fed GDPNow Q2 Forecast +2.2% -.1 percentage point
  • US Recession Within 6 Months Probability(3M/18M Forward Yld Curve Spread) 44.0% +1.2 percentage points
  • Cleveland Fed Inflation Nowcast Core PCE YoY +2.89% unch.: CPI YoY +2.84% unch.
  • 1-Year TIPS Spread 2.79 +7.0 basis points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.44 +1.0 basis point
  • Highest target rate probability for Oct. 29th FOMC meeting: 49.0% (-1.6 percentage points) chance of 4.0%-4.25%. Highest target rate probability for Dec. 10th meeting: 48.4%(-.9 percentage point) chance of 3.75%-4.0%. (current target rate is 4.25-4.5%)
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating +50 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating -77 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +60 open in Germany
Portfolio:
  • Higher: On gains in my tech/financial/utility/industrial/consumer discretionary sector longs and emerging market shorts
  • Disclosed Trades: None
  • Market Exposure: 100% Net Long

Bull Radar

Style Outperformer:

  • Small-Cap Value +.8%
Sector Outperformers:
  • 1) Oil Service +2.5% 2) Energy +1.9% 3) Retail +1.8%
Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume:
  • MDB, KSS, SERV, SATS, GOOS, NCNO, AHL, SLDE, DOMO, DCI, AEO, PLAB, CBRL, VSAT, ALB, NN, ESTC, RY, CRWV, PTGX, PI, FROG, NEXT, CVI, REXR, CVI, SIG, JOYY, VTLE, MTSR, INTA, CDNA, WFRD, VSCO, CFLT, CSTL, WYNN, TRMD, PHR, SNOW, PSTG, ELAN, NTNX, BOX, SSYS, SBH, VEEV, MNDY, 
Stocks With Unusual Call Option Activity:
  • 1) WBA 2) VSAT 3) XP 4) PSTG 5) SERV
Stocks With Most Positive News Mentions:
  • 1) KSS 2) MDB 3) GOOS 4) VIR 5) ELMD
Sector ETFs With Most Positive Money Flow:
  • 1) KRE 2) XLF 3) XLV 4) IGV 5) NLR
Charts:

Tomorrow's Earnings/Economic Releases of Note; Market Movers

Earnings of Note 
Company/Estimate 

Before the Open:
  • (BBWI)/.38
  • (BBY)/1.21
  • (BF/B)/.36
  • (BURL)/1.28
  • (CM)/1.45
  • (DKS)/4.29
  • (DG)/1.58
  • (GCO)/-1.25
  • (HRL)/.40
  • (OLLI)/.93
  • (TD)/1.49
  • (VSCO)/.13 
After the Close: 
  • (AFRM)/.12
  • (AMBA)/.05
  • (ADSK)/2.45
  • (DELL)/2.29
  • (GAP)/.55
  • (MRVL)/.67
  • (WOOF)/.01
  • (ULTA)/5.10 
Economic Releases 

8:30 am EST

  • 2Q GDP revisions.
  • Initial Jobless Claims for last week is estimated to fall to 230K versus 235K the prior week.
  • Continuing Claims is estimated to fall to 1966K versus 1972K prior.   

10:00 am EST

  • Pending Home Sales MoM for July is estimated to fall -.2% versus a -.8% decline in June.

11:00 am EST

  • Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity for Aug. is estimated to fall to 0.0 versus 1.0 in July. 

Upcoming Splits

  • None of note
Other Potential Market Movers
  • The Fed's Waller speaking, 7Y T-Note auction, weekly EIA natural gas inventory report, Fed's weekly balance sheet report, (DOCS) annual meeting and the Deutsche Bank Tech Conference could also impact global trading tomorrow.
US Equity Market Hours
  • 9:30 am - 4:00 pm EST

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Wednesday Watch

Around X:

  • @Business
  • @ZeroHedge 
  • @CNBC
  • @TheTranscript 
  • Okta CEO: "Our solid Q2 results are highlighted by continued strength in new product adoption, the public sector, Auth0, and cash flow." $OKTA: +8% AH.
  • PVH CEO: "We continue to expect 2025 to mark our return to growth, and we are raising our reported revenue guidance and reaffirming our non-GAAP earnings outlook for the full year," $PVH: +5% AH. 
  • MongoDB CEO: "...strong Q2 results across the board, highlighted by Atlas revenue growth accelerating to 29% and adding over 5,000 customers YTD, the highest ever in H1" $MDB: +27% AH.
  • @LauraLoomer 
  • @WallStreetApes
  • @sovereignbrah
  • @Kylenabecker
  • @Peoples_Pundit
  • @Loganclarkhall
  • @RepMTG
  • @Libsoftiktok
  • @Liz_Wheeler
  • @RightAngleNews
  • @nicksortor
  • @newstart_2024
  • @LaraLogan
  • @EndWokeness
  • @braxton_mccoy
  • @realchasegeiser
  • @TonySeruga
Night Trading 
  • Asian equity indices are -.25% to +.5% on average. 
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 65.5 unch.
  • China Sovereign CDS 42.5 unch.
  • China Iron Ore Spot 102.8 USD/Metric Tonne +.5%. 
  • Swiss Franc/Offshore Chinese Renminbi Cross 8.89 -.2%.
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 36.49 -.02%.
  • Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk Off Index 81.6 -.4%.
  • US 10-Year Yield 4.27% +1.0 basis point.
  • Volatility Index(VIX) futures 16.8 -.3%.
  • Euro Stoxx 50 futures +.26%. 
  • S&P 500 futures +.07%. 
  • NASDAQ 100 futures +.10%.
Morning Preview Links

BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are mostly higher, boosted by financial and technology 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.

Stocks Rising into Final Hour on Lower Long-Term Rates, Earnings Outlook Optimism, Short-Covering, Financial/Tech Sector Strength

Economic Gauges:
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 36.5 -.07%
  • US 10-Year T-Note Yield 4.25% -2.0 basis points
  • 3-Month T-Bill Yield 4.18% -1.0 basis point
  • China Iron Ore Spot 103.0 USD/Metric Tonne +.6%
  • Dutch TTF Nat Gas(European benchmark) 33.5 euros/megawatt-hour +.6%
  • Citi US Economic Surprise Index 23.1 +7.6 points
  • Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 30.4 -.9 point
  • Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index -1.0 +2.3 points
  • S&P 500 Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(474 of 500 reporting) +11.0% unch.
  • S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 288.99 +.17:  Growth Rate +13.3% +.2 percentage point, P/E 22.3 -.1
  • S&P 500 Current Year Estimated Profit Margin 13.43% unch.
  • NYSE FANG+ Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(7 of 10 reporting) +23.6% unch.
  • NYSE FANG+ Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 472.61 +.27: Growth Rate +26.5% +.8 percentage point, P/E 32.2 -.2
  • Bloomberg US Financial Conditions Index .66 -1.0 basis point
  • Bloomberg Euro-Zone Financial Conditions Index 1.65 +27.0 basis points
  • Bloomberg Global Trade Policy Uncertainty Index 4.3 unch.
  • US Yield Curve 57.75 basis points (2s/10s) +3.25 basis points
  • US Atlanta Fed GDPNow Q2 Forecast +2.3% unch.
  • US Recession Within 6 Months Probability(3M/18M Forward Yld Curve Spread) 42.8% +1.3 percentage points
  • Cleveland Fed Inflation Nowcast Core PCE YoY +2.89% unch.: CPI YoY +2.84% unch.
  • 1-Year TIPS Spread 2.72 -2.0 basis points
  • 10-Year TIPS Spread 2.43 +1.0 basis point
  • Highest target rate probability for Oct. 29th FOMC meeting: 49.0% (-.1 percentage point) chance of 4.0%-4.25%. Highest target rate probability for Dec. 10th meeting: 48.4%(+1.6 percentage points) chance of 3.75%-4.0%. (current target rate is 4.25-4.5%)
Overseas Futures:
  • Nikkei 225 Futures: Indicating +60 open in Japan 
  • China A50 Futures: Indicating -7 open in China
  • DAX Futures: Indicating +80 open in Germany
Portfolio:
  • Higher: On gains in my tech/financial/utility/industrial/consumer discretionary sector longs and emerging market shorsts
  • Disclosed Trades: Covered some of my (IWM)/(QQQ) hedges
  • Market Exposure: Moved to 100% Net Long

Bear Radar

Style Underperformer:

  • Large-Cap Value +.1%
Sector Underperformers:
  • 1) Oil Service -.9% 2) Energy -.8% 3) Electric Vehicles -.8%
Stocks Falling on Unusual Volume: 
  • STZ, PDD, HMY, VTLE, KDP, BWLP, SLDE, PSIX, EH and KYIV
Stocks With Unusual Put Option Activity:
  • 1) SATS 2) FL 3) EH 4) OPAD 5) KDP
Stocks With Most Negative News Mentions:
  • 1) STZ 2)  ECX 3) EH 4) SCVL 5) WOOF
Sector ETFs With Most Negative Money Flow:
  • 1) XLF 2) XLP 3) XLY 4) XLI 5) XRT

Bull Radar

Style Outperformer:

  • Small-Cap Growth +1.1%
Sector Outperformers:
  • 1) Nuclear +3.3% 2) Gold & Silver +1.8% 3) Networking +1.6%
Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume:
  • SATS, DOMO, SMTC, GCO, UUUU, LEU, HSAI, NSSC, HUT, HEI, VSAT, DJT, AAOI, SPT, TLN, FN, ADUR, XPEV, EAT, BNS, CBRL, ATAT, OPFI, SSRM, LLY, BMO, TSEM, DRD, CP, HBNC, APP, NMAX, ARGX, EWTX, RKLB, OPRA, PEB and MUX
Stocks With Unusual Call Option Activity:
  • 1) GOOS 2) SATS 3) UP 4) KDP 5) TSEM
Stocks With Most Positive News Mentions:
  • 1) SMTC 2) IVVD 3) SATS 4) NSSC 5) HEI
Sector ETFs With Most Positive Money Flow:
  • 1) VGT 2) VOX 3) SOXX 4) VCR 5) XLV
Charts: