Monday, July 27, 2020

Tuesday Watch

Evening Headlines
Bloomberg:    
Wall Street Journal:
Fox News:
CNBC.com:
Zero Hedge:
The Epoch Times:
Night Trading 
  • Asian equity indices are +.5%  to +1.0% on average.
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 74.75 unch.
  • China Sovereign CDS 44.0 -.5 basis point.
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 61.62 unch.
  • FTSE 100 futures +.49%.
  • S&P 500 futures +.15%.
  • NASDAQ 100 futures +.35%.
Morning Preview Links

Earnings of Note 
Company/Estimate

Before the Open:
  • (MMM)/1.79
  • (MO)/1.06
  • (B)/.20
  • (GLW)/.14
  • (CMI)/.93
  • (DHI)/1.28
  • (BEN)/.55
  • (HOG)/.14
  • (JBLU)/-1.97
  • (LH)/.92
  • (MLM)/2.97
  • (MCD)/.76
  • (MDC)/.83
  • (PFE)/.66
  • (PII)/.65
  • (RTX)/.12
  • (ROK)/1.17
  • (SHW)/5.71
After the Close:
  • (AMD)/.17
  • (AFL)/1.05
  • (AKAM)/1.21
  • (AMED)/.81
  • (AMGN)/3.77
  • (CAR)/-5.84
  • (BXP)/1.74
  • (BYD)/-1.50
  • (CHRW)/.61
  • (CB)/-.39
  • (CYH)/-.83
  • (EBAY)/1.06
  • (EIX)/1.00
  • (FEYE)/-.02
  • (JNPR)/.34
  • (LSCC)/.15
  • (MXIM)/.56
  • (MDLZ)/.56
  • (NCR)/.24
  • (PKI)/.78
  • (STX)/1.23
  • (SBUX)/-.57
  • (V)/1.04
  • (WH)/-.06
Economic Releases
9:00 am EST
  • The S&P CoreLogic CS 20-Ciuty MoM for May is estimated to rise +.3% versus a +.33% gain in April.
10:00 am EST
  • The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index for July is estimated to fall to 94.7 versus 98.1 in June.
  • The Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index for July is estimated to rise to 5 versus 0 in June.
Upcoming Splits
  • None of note
Other Potential Market Movers
  • The Spain Unemployment Rate, weekly US retail sales reports, $44B 7Y T-Note auction and the Keefe/Bruyette/Woods Community Bank Conference could also impact trading today.
Market Hours
Normal:
  • 9:30 am - 4:00 pm EST
BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are modestly 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 mixed. The Portfolio is 75% net long heading into the day.

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