Bull Radar

Style Outperformer:

• Large-Cap Growth +.2%

Sector Outperformers:

• 1) Oil Service +2.7% 2) Energy +2.3% 3) Internet +1.2%

Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume:

• KEYW, MDSO, DAVA, MNOV, EYE, MYOV, KMB, CRZO, RCII, MRCY, APO, BX, IGV, VNO, ZYME, EXPO, WHD, DBX, MINI, BOX, IFRX, UNH, ADTN, MANH and QCOM

Stocks With Unusual Call Option Activity:

• 1) BOX 2) SIRI 3) KMB 4) DHI 5) KSS

Stocks With Most Positive News Mentions:

• 1) RCII 2) UPLD 3) KMB 4) NVR 5) LMT

Charts:

• ETFs Rising on Unusual Volume
• Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume

NYSE Composite Index:

• Volume Running -20.8% Below 100-Day Average
• 6 Sectors Rising, 5 Sectors Declining
• 38.2% of Issues Advancing, 58.7% Declining
• 41 New 52-Week Highs, 25 New Lows
• 57.6% of Issues Above 200-day Moving Average
• Average 14-Day RSI 50.6%
• Vix 12.8 +5.5%
• Total Put/Call .83 -4.6%
• TRIN/Arms .73 -15.1%

Monday Watch

Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:

• Sri Lanka Imposes Curfew After Easter Sunday Bombings Kill 207.

• Easter Carnage Threatens to Breed More Violence in Sri Lanka.

• In Photos: Sri Lanka Reels From Deadly Attacks on Hotels, Churches.

• Bond Traders Take Stock After Rebound in Yields Stalls Out.

• Primed for a Rebound? U.S. Growth Set to Stabilize: Economy Week.  

• Tesla Takes Short Seller to Court, Saying He Menaced Its Workers.  

• Diets High in Sodium Are Really Bad for Americans.

Wall Street Journal:

• Easter Bomb Attacks on Sri Lanka Churches, Hotels Kill at Least 207.

• Look What the TV Revolution Did to Your Cable Box.

• Comedian Elected President of Ukraine, Exit Polls Show.

• Parents Can Invest for Years in Kids’ Sports, but Scholarships Are Elusive. 

• Elon Musk to Tout Robot Cars Amid Tesla Sales Slump.

• Democrats Chart Divergent Paths After Mueller’s Report.

• Airline Stocks at Crossroads Ahead of Earnings.

• America’s Biggest Supermarket Company Struggles with Online Grocery Upheaval.

MarketWatch.com:

• You can capture a dividend above 5% and still reap the benefit of stock-market growth.

• These 20 stocks may give you the best shot to cash in on fast-rising dividends.

Fox News:

• ‘Several’ US citizens among 207 killed in explosions by ‘radical terrorists’ in Sri Lanka; 13 arrested.

• ALLIE BETH STUCKEY: Dem candidates' tax returns reveal big problem.

• Nadler: This person should've been charged after Mueller report released.

CNBC:

• US citizens among those killed in Sri Lanka Easter attacks, secretary of State Pompeo says.
  

Zero Hedge:   

• Bloody Sunday: Sri Lanka Easter Church And Hotel Bombings Kill Over 200.

• NYT: The Tables Have Turned -- Time To Investigate The FBI, Steele And The Rest Of The 'Witch Hunters'.

• Easter And Why Government Is Not Our God.

• MSNBC Harasses Mueller After Easter Church Service.

• This Is How Crazy The Climate Alarmists Are Getting.

• "I Was The CIA Director - We Lied, We Cheated, We Stole".

• Lyft IPO To Set Record... For Fastest Shareholder Lawsuit Ever.

• Farage & The Charge Of The Brexit Brigade.

• Toxic Arsenic Found In Major Bottled Water Brands.

• Racist, Sexist "Diversity Disaster" Looming In AI Thanks To White Male Programmers.

• China's Fake Numbers And The Risk They Pose For The Rest Of The World.

Business Insider

• Gap's new minimalist menswear brand is unlike anything we've seen from the company before.

• Long hours, isolating loneliness, and confusing fees: Uber drivers in Washington D.C. are struggling to make ends meet.

• The 24 coolest cars at the 2019 New York Auto Show.

• Sri Lanka has temporarily blocked access to Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp after a series of bombings left over 200 dead, fearing the spread of misinformation.

• Italy's 'perma-recession' could trigger a €2 trillion financial crisis that threatens the eurozone itself.

Night Trading

• Asian indices are -.25% to +.5% on average.

• Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 63.75 +.5 basis point.

• China Sovereign CDS 40.0 -1.0 basis point.

• Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 67.31 +.01%.

• FTSE 100 futures -.06%.

• S&P 500 futures +.12%.

• NASDAQ 100 futures +.12%.

Morning Preview Links

Earnings of Note

Company/Estimate

Before the Open:

• (AZZ)/.46

• (HAL)/.23

• (KMB)/1.55

• (NVR)/34.45

• (STLD)/.91

After the Close:

• (BRO)/.36

• (CE)/2.41

• (MINI)/.38

• (SANM)/.74

• (WHR)/2.85

• (ZION)/1.05

Economic Releases
8:30 am EST

• The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for March is estimated to rise to 5.2 versus -.29 in Feb.
  

10:00 am EST

• Existing Home Sales for March are estimated to fall to 5.3M versus 5.51M in Feb.
  

Upcoming Splits

• None of note
  

Other Potential Market Movers

• The Australia PMI report and the (TSLA) investor day could also impact trading today.

BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are mostly higher, boosted by technology and industrial shares in the region. I expect US stocks to open mixed and to strengthen into the afternoon, finishing modestly higher.  The Portfolio is 100% net long heading into the week.

Weekly Outlook

• Wall St. Week Ahead by Reuters.
• Stocks to Watch Next Week by Seeking Alpha.
• Weekly Economic Calendar by Briefing.com.

BOTTOM LINE: I expect US stocks to finish the week mixed as China trade deal hopes, diminishing global growth fears and earnings optimism offset technical selling, Brexit concerns and profit-taking. My intermediate-term trading indicators are giving neutral signals and the Portfolio is 100% net long heading into the week.

Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:        

• Paris Police Fire Tear Gas, Arrest Scores at Yellow Vest Protest.

• Pound Looks Placid in Brexit Break Before Parliament Meets Again.

• Pelosi Pressured as Progressives Demand Impeachment Post-Mueller.

• Did Capitalism Kill Inflation?

• Lyft's Fast-Slumping Stock Quickly Leads to Investor Lawsuit .

• Netflix(NFLX) Lands Deal With Beyonce Worth $60 Million.

• Engie Is Said to Consider Takeover of U.S. Services Firm Emcor.

Wall Street Journal:

• Driving? The Kids Are So Over It.

• Fed Officials Contemplate Thresholds for Rate Cuts.

Barron's:

• Had bullish commentary on (INTC), (UNH), (ANTM), (CI), (HUM) and (CVS).

• Had bearish commentary on (SPOT) and (SAM).

MarketWatch.com:

• FDA warns companies to stop making ‘unsubstantiated’ claims about CBD curing cancer and Alzheimer’s.

• The stock market’s progress to a fresh record hinges on a key gauge of economic growth.

Fox News:

• Mike Huckabee lashes out after Sen. Mitt Romney takes swipe at President Trump.

• There's one big question Mueller must answer: Bush AG.

• Controversial dossier back in the spotlight after Mueller report's release.

CNBC:

• Medicare for All is dragging down health-care stocks and there could be more pain ahead.

Zero Hedge:  

• Less Than 25% Of College Graduates Can Answer These 4 Simple Money Questions.

• Mexico's President Says The War On Drugs Is Over...Not All Mexicans Agree.

• The Wave Of Unicorn IPOs Exposes Silicon Valley's GroupThink.

• Exodus: Baltimore Sees Biggest Population Drop Since 2001.

• The Eurozone Slowdown Is Worse Than The Global One.

• "We're All Sick And Tired Of Five Star:" New Crisis Erupts In Italy's Government.

• Zuesse Exposes The Rabidly Hypocritical EU.

• Cord-Cutting Is Quickly Picking Up Pace.

• "They Were All Lying!".

Business Insider:

• The Democratic Party is cracking down on candidates who hope to be the next Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and progressives are fighting back.

• Ashley Madison now has 60 million users. Two men told us why they use it.

• Wall Street firms are being taken over by 22-year-olds — here are the big banks that rely on junior talent the most.

• CIA reportedly claims Huawei received secret funding from Chinese state intelligence services.

Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:         

• China's Stock Investors Are Still Hooked on Economic Stimulus.    

• Crisis at China's JPMorgan Wannabe Deepens on Bond Defaults.

• Inverted Yield Curve Is Waning as a Recession Gauge, BofA Says.

• For Job Security at the Factory, Learn How to Repair a Robot .

• Restaurants Are Using an App to Staff Their Kitchens .

• U.S. Housing Starts Fall in March to Weakest Pace Since 2017.

Wall Street Journal:  

• Trump Lashes Out Over Mueller Report; Democrats Take Aim.

• Gambling Will Take Over TV Sports.

• States Pursue Their Own Broker-Conduct Regulations.

• North Korea Seeks to Nudge, Not Pique, the U.S.

• Business Tech IPOs Outshine Their Consumer Counterparts.

• BP, Partners to Invest $6 Billion in Offshore Azerbaijan Project.

• Venmo’s Latest Effort to Turn a Profit: Credit Cards.

Fox News:

• Warren wants to begin impeachment proceedings against Trump.

CNBC:

• Lawmakers call for Zuckerberg to be held accountable for Facebook’s privacy fumbles.

• Earnings and data could be proof that slowdown fears were overblown.

• New college graduates enjoy the best job market in years with more offers and better salaries.

Zero Hedge:  

• CNN Op-Ed Admits "Mueller's Report Looks Bad For Obama".

• Are "Conspiracy Theories" Tearing Society Apart Or Saving Us From Destruction?

• DE Shaw Is Reverting To A "3 And 30" Fee Model After Spectacular Results.

• Tesla Board Bombshell: Four Directors To Quit By Next Year's Annual General Meeting.

• Average US Credit Score Hits An All Time High.

• Top Mueller Report Takeaways So Far.

• Samsung's $2,000 Foldable 'iPhone Killer' Keeps Breaking After 1 Day Of Use.

• Dallas County Crooks Rejoice; Democrat DA Won't Prosecute Thefts Under $750.

• Nearly Half Of Millennials Wouldn't Invest In Stocks Even If They Had The Money.

• The Elites Laugh As Americans Revel In Their Enslavement While Fearing Each Other.

• Info Overload? All Of The Data Created In 2018 Is Equal To...

• French Conservatives Furious Over Plans To Rebuild Notre Dame With Modern Materials.

• "Total Bullshit": Trump Slams "Fabricated" Testimony In Mueller Report.

• China's "JPMorgan" Hit By Sudden Debt Crisis As Cross-Default Chain Reaction Triggered.

• BuzzFeed Corrects Trump-Cohen Conspiracy Article After Mueller Report Rips To Shreds.

• Trump Pumps, Dow Jumps, Small Caps Slump, Healthcare Dumps.

The Telegraph:

• The climate protesters seeking a return to a pre-industrial age would doom us to lives of misery.