Monday, June 17, 2019

Tuesday Watch

Night Trading 
  • Asian equity indices are -.25% to +.25% on average.
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 72.75 +.25 basis point.
  • China Sovereign CDS 50.25 -.5 basis point.
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 66.37 +.03%.
  • S&P 500 futures +.11%.
  • NASDAQ 100 futures +.15%.

Earnings of Note 
Company/Estimate
Before the Open:
  • None of note
After the Close:
  • (ADBE)/1.78
  • (JBL)/.57
  • (LZB)/.64
Economic Releases
8:30 am EST
  • Housing Starts for May is estimated to rise to 1240K versus 1235K in April.
  • Building Permits for May is estimated to fall to 1293K versus 1296K in April.
Upcoming Splits
  • None of note
Other Potential Market Movers
  • The Eurozone PPI report, Eurozone ZEW Survey, Japan trade data report, weekly US retail sales reports, Oppenheimer Consumer Growth/E-Commerce Conference, JPMorgan Energy Conference and the Raymond James Life Sciences/MedTech Conference could also impact trading today.
BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are mostly higher, boosted by commodity and technology shares in the region. I expect US stocks to open modestly higher and to weaken into the afternoon, finishing modestly mixed. The Portfolio is 75% net long heading into the day.

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