NYSE Composite Index:
- Volume Running -12.2% Below 100-Day Average
- Nasdaq/NYSE Volume Ratio 12.4 -2.3
- 2 Sectors Declining, 9 Sectors Rising
- 72.2% of Issues Advancing, 25.0% Declining
- TRIN/Arms 1.03 -3.7%
- Non-Block Money Flow +$194.1M
- 72 New 52-Week Highs, 15 New Lows
- 53.3% (+4.0%) of Issues Above 200-day Moving Average
- Average 14-Day RSI 57.0 +2.0
Other:
- Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk-Off Index 57.2 +.5%
- Bloomberg Cyclicals/Defensives Index 237.9 -.3%
- Russell 1000: Growth/Value 20,569.4 -1.2%
- CNN Fear & Greed Index 42.0 (FEAR) +2.0
- 1-Day Vix 7.9 -11.7%
- Vix 13.2 +.2%
- Total Put/Call .92 +8.2%
Today's Headlines
Bloomberg:
Zero Hedge: -
Maher Audience Silenced After Andrew Cuomo Admits NYC Trump Trial Should Have Never Happened.
- Large Terror Attack On Synagogue & Orthodox Churches In Russia's Dagestan.
- "This Is Going To Be Far Worse Than The Great Depression...".
- Declining Black Church Attendance Weakens Key Democratic Asset.
- Chemicals From East Palestine Train Disaster Spread To 16 States: Study.
- Stifel: "Investors In Full Bubble/Mania Mode" Will Push S&P To 6,000 Before Round-Tripping It To 4,800.
- Weekend News Round Up - Newsquawk Asia-Pac Market Open.
- Biden Admin Asked Amazon To Hide Vaccine-Critical Books During Pandemic.
- Mike Wilson: These Are The Three Biggest Risks To Stocks Right Now.
- Children Among Mass Casualties After US-Supplied Missile Targets Crowded Crimean Beach.
- "This Cannot Go On Forever": Explaining The U.S. Debt Crisis In Simple Terms.
- Hezbollah Shows Off Israeli Target Bank Of Sensitive Sites In New Video Warning.
- The Radical Left Can't Understand Why Normal People Are Angry...
- Sub-Saharan Africa Becomes New Child-Labor Hostpot.
- The Myth Of The European "Far-Right Surge".
- British Children Getting Shorter, Fatter, And Sicker: Report.
- Common Sense And Memes Are Viruses To The New World Order.
- Gaps In Electoral College Tiebreaker Rules Could Bring Constitutional Crisis.
- Disney Exposed? VP Admits On Hidden Camera That Company Refuses To Hire 'White Males'.
- "Here In Ten Days": Dust Plume From Africa Headed To US Gulf Coast.
- LEGO Produces 'Pride' Video With Drag Queens And Furries.
- US-Built Gaza Pier To Be Dismantled Early Amid Ongoing Failures.
- Paxton Warns Texas Schools Not To Comply With Title IX Transgender Rules Or Face Legal Action.
- Hackers Demand CDK Pay Millions In Ransom To End Auto-Dealer Cyberattack.
- David Stockman On The Ukrainian Border War Folly.
- Judge Judy Says Trump's NYC Hush Money Trial Was "Nonsense" And She "Resents" It As A Taxpayer.
- What Chinese AI Tells Us About The Semi Market.
- Gold Is Goldman's Preferred US Presidential Election Inflation Hedge.
- Hundreds Of Thousands Of Americans Are Going "Off Grid" In Anticipation Of What Is Coming.
- DHS
'Intelligence Experts Group' Classified Military Service, Religion,
& Trump-Support As Indicators Of Domestic Extremism & Terrorism.
- Affordability, Charging-Infrastructure, & Range-Anxiety Continue To Keep Americans From Fully Embracing EVs.
- "Never Would Have Happened": Trump Talks Ukraine, Nato, And Hints At "The Next AI Trade" In Explosive Interview.
- Leader Of Maryland LGBTQ+ Dems Caught In Alleged Pedo Sting, Trying To Meet With Young Boy.
- BBC Climate Disinformation Reporter Attacks Kenyan Farmer.
- Cancer-Drug Costs Skyrocket, Leaving Even Insured Patients In Financial Ruin.
- Geopolitics And Demand Growth Underpin Need For Commonsense Energy Policies.
- House Committee Forms Group To Tackle CCP's Role In Fentanyl Crisis.
- You Will Be Tagged... And You Will Love It.
- California Legalized Drugs; Cartels Took It Over...
- Supreme Court Broadens Use Of Expert Testimony Against Accused Criminals.
- Say Their Names: Young American Women Are Being Raped & Murdered By Illegal Aliens.
- Nearly Half Of US EV Drivers Consider Switching Back To Gas Vehicles: McKinsey Study.
- Putin Issues Ominous Nuclear Triad Expansion Warning.
- The Game Theory Of Biden's Replacement And Trump's VP Pick.
- Ukrainian Drone Swarms Target Four Russian Refineries In Major Attack.
- The Anxiety Economy.
- Markets chop on quad witching and Flash PMI day - Newsquawk US Market Wrap.
- Crude Pops, Gold Drops, Crypto Flops As NVDA Suffers Worst Week In 2 Months.
- Had bullish commentary on (NKE).
CNBC:
MarketWatch.com:
Fox News:
The Epoch Times:
Around X:
- Kevin O’Leary Explains Why Biden Is Doomed. “Inflation always hurts the incumbent.” • “Your buying power has been eroded by 30%.”
• Meat prices up 38%. • Energy costs up 20%. • Housing prices through
the roof. “You don’t care about anything except the fact that you’re
getting squeezed ... That’s it. That’s what matters. That’s what the
debate’s about. Everything else [is] interesting — not as important.”
(video)
Night Trading
- Asian indices are -.75% to +.25% on average.
- Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 99.5 + basis point.
- China Sovereign CDS 67.25 +.75 basis point.
- China Iron Ore Spot 103.4 USD/Metric Tonne -1.7%.
- Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 39.0 -.02%.
- Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk Off Index 58.3 +2.4%.
- Volatility Index(VIX) futures 14.8 +2.1%.
- Euro Stoxx 50 futures -.36%.
- S&P 500 futures -.23%.
- NASDAQ 100 futures -.27%.
BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are mostly lower, weighed down by technology and consumer 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 week.
Today's Headlines
CNBC:
MarketWatch.com:
Fox News:
The Epoch Times:
Around X:
- California’s
$20 minimum wage “Boomerang” wipes out tens of thousands of jobs and
hikes prices on customers who were already struggling. Chipotle is now
planning another 9% price hike in California — it’s 5th hike in 2 years.
One study put the additional cost at $250,000 per outlet. And with 80%
of consumers already seeing fast food as a luxury, they simply can’t pay
it. Many locations are shutting down — especially in California’s
heIIscape cities. Those who remain are investing in kiosks or machines
to replace the workers for good. Government's own research shows minimum wages kiII jobs and hike prices. But they keep doing it. (video)
Night Trading
- Asian indices are -.5% to +.25% on average.
- Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 98.75 -1.5 basis points.
- China Sovereign CDS 66.5 -.75 basis point.
- China Iron Ore Spot 107.8 USD/Metric Tonne +.6%.
- Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 39.3 -.02%.
- Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk Off Index 60.1 +2.4%.
- Volatility Index(VIX) futures 14.3 -.3%.
- Euro Stoxx 50 futures -.02%.
- S&P 500 futures +.12%.
- NASDAQ 100 futures +.28%.
BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are mostly lower, weighed down by consumer and financial 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.