Style Underperformer:
Sector Underperformers:
- 1) Airlines -2.7% 2) Hospitals -2.5% 3) Oil Tankers -2.2%
Stocks Falling on Unusual Volume:
- EGRX, GBT, MSFT, CMTL, CP, QURE, LBRDA, OSG, APLP, INXN, DEO, CBPO,
RH, RYI, GMS, PII, ASML, TR, PRMW, CRTO, VOD, TPC, MYE, BT, CRH, AXDX
and NVCR
Stocks With Unusual Put Option Activity:
- 1) LYB 2) LNKD 3) V 4) EXPE 5) JCI
Stocks With Most Negative News Mentions:
- 1) OSUR 2) EMES 3) FMSA 4) NMM 5) WLK
Charts:
Style Outperformer:
Sector Outperformers:
- 1) Steel +.8% 2) Gold & Silver +.5% 3) Restaurants +.3%
Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume:
- LNKD, RGR, SWHC, SYMC, WATT, TWTR and HMNY
Stocks With Unusual Call Option Activity:
- 1) SWHC 2) EGRX 3) AMJ 4) MBI 5) ASNA
Stocks With Most Positive News Mentions:
- 1) NVDA 2) QDEL 3) BSTC 4) NGL 5) MBII
Charts:
Night Trading
- Asian indices are -2.0% to -1.0% on average.
- Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 144.0 +4.5 basis points.
- Asia Pacific Sovereign CDS Index 53.0 +1.0 basis point.
- Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 71.80 -.12%.
- S&P 500 futures -.37%.
- NASDAQ 100 futures -.38%.
Earnings of Note
Company/Estimate
Economic Releases
6:00 am EST
- NFIB Small Business Optimism for May is estimated to fall to 93.5 versus 93.6 in April.
8:30 am EST
- The Import Price Index MoM for May is estimated to rise +.7% versus a +.3% gain in April.
- Retail Sales Advance MoM for May are estimated to rise +.3% versus a +1.3% gain in April.
- Retail Tales Ex Autos MoM for May are estimated to rise +.4% versus a +.8% gain in April.
- Retail Sales Ex Autos and Gas for May are estimated to rise +.2% versus a +.6% gain in April.
10:00 am EST
- Business Inventories for April are estimated to rise +.2% versus a +.4% gain in March.
Upcoming Splits
Other Potential Market Movers
- The Australian inflation report, OPEC monthly update, Stifel Industrials Conference, (GWW) May sales, (AAPL) WWDC and the (JCI) analyst day could also impact trading today.
BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are lower, weighed down by industrial and technology 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 week.
BOTTOM LINE: I expect US stocks to finish the week modestly lower on rising European/Emerging Markets/US High-Yield debt angst, global growth concerns, commodity weakness, yen strength, terrorism fears and escalating Brexit worries. My intermediate-term trading indicators are giving neutral signals and the Portfolio is 25% net long heading into the week.