Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Wednesday Watch

Night Trading 
  • Asian equity indices are -1.0% to -.5% on average.
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 76.0 +1.5 basis points.
  • China Sovereign CDS 54.5 +2.0 basis points.
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 65.59 -.03%.
  • S&P 500 futures -.29%.
  • NASDAQ 100 futures -.49%.
Morning Preview Links 

Earnings of Note 
Company/Estimate
Before the Open:
  • (ANF)/-.43
  • (BMO)/2.33
  • (GOOS)/.05
  • (DKS)/.59 
After the Close:
  • (GES)/-.26
  • (KEYS)/.99
  • (PANW)/1.25
  • (PVH)/2.45
  • (SMTC)/.33
  • (VRNT)/.62
Economic Releases
10:00 am EST
  • The Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index for May is estimated to rise to 7.0 versus 3.0 in April.
Upcoming Splits
  • (FFIN) 2-for-1
Other Potential Market Movers
  • The French GDP report, $32B 7Y T-Note auction, weekly MBA Mortgage Applications report, US weekly retail sales reports, Raymond James Defense/Govt Services Conference, Cowen Tech/Media/Telecom Conference and the (PBI) investor day  could also impact trading today.
BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are lower, weighed down by technology and industrial shares in the region. I expect US stocks to open modestly lower and to maintain losses into the afternoon. The Portfolio is 25% net long heading into the day.

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