Monday, November 30, 2020

Bear Radar

Style Underperformer:
  • Small-Cap Value -2.1%
Sector Underperformers:
  • 1) Energy -4.2% 2) Oil Service -3.8% 3) Homebuilding -2.6%
Stocks Falling on Unusual Volume: 
  • MP, CRM, SAGE, LMND, CIIC, LGVW, SBE, HYLN, APPN, NKLA, MP, BDTX, GNRC, GPS, FSR, AAL, GRBK, CCL, MAC, ANF, CIIC, SBE, EVER and HYLN
Stocks With Unusual Put Option Activity:
  • 1) GME 2) GPN 3) SCHW 4) GES 5) XBI
Stocks With Most Negative News Mentions:
  • 1) PT 2) PTCT 3) CDEV 4) PPL 5) LYV
Charts:

Bull Radar

Style Outperformer:
  • Mid-Cap Growth +.1%
Sector Outperformers:
  • 1) Digital Health +.5% 2) Semis +.3% 3) Biotech +.2%
Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume:
  • VERI, GTHX, MRNA, PI, GMHI, NVAX, ARCT, GME, APPS, EPZM, KPTI, TBIO, SI, BCOV, SONO, WORK and CDK
Stocks With Unusual Call Option Activity:
  • 1) BOX 2) IGC 3) NUAN 4) AVYA 5) ECPG
Stocks With Most Positive News Mentions:
  • 1) APDN 2) QCOM 3) CRWD 4) UAL 5) PLUG
Charts:

Mid-Day Market Internals

NYSE Composite Index:
  • Volume Running +25.6% Above 100-Day Average
  • 0 Sectors Rising, 11 Sectors Declining
  • 24.6% of Issues Advancing, 73.0% Declining
  • 145 New 52-Week Highs, 3 New Lows
  • 84.4% of Issues Above 200-day Moving Average
  • Average 14-Day RSI 57.1% 
  • Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk-Off Index 1,222.0 -112.0 points
  • Vix 22.1 +5.8%
  • Total Put/Call .70 -5.4%
  • TRIN/Arms 1.15 -30.7%

Sunday, November 29, 2020

Monday Watch

Today's Headlines
Fox News:
CNBC:
Zero Hedge: 
 TheGatewayPundit.com:
The Epoch Times:
@kylenabecker:
ProtectTheVote.com: 
HereIsTheEvidence.com:
Digital Blackboard:
Worldometer:
Rt Covid-19:
KFF:
Night Trading
  • Asian indices are -.25% to +.5% on average.
  • Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 59.75 +.5 basis point.
  • China Sovereign CDS 30.25 unch.
  • Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 61.28 unch.
  • Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk Off Index 1,379.0 +44.0 points.
  • Volatility Index(VIX) futures 22.95 +.55%. 
  • Euro Stoxx 50 futures -.48%.
  • S&P 500 futures -.22%.
  • NASDAQ 100 futures +.13%.

Earnings of Note
Company/Estimate

Before the Open:
  • (ATHM)/1.00
After the Close:
  • (ZM)/.76
Economic Releases
9:45 am EST
  • The MNI Chicago PMI for Nov. is estimated to fall to 59.1 versus 61.1 in Oct.
10:00 am EST
  • The Pending Home Sales MoM report for Oct. is estimated to rise +1.5% versus a -2.2% decline in Sept.
10:30 am EST
  • The Dallas Fed Manufacturing Activity report for Nov. is estimated to fall to 15.8 versus 19.8 in Oct.
Upcoming Splits
  • None of note
Other Potential Market Movers
  • The Italian inflation reports, CSFB Tech/Media/Telecom Conference, Citi Basic Materials Conference, Goldman Sachs Industrials Conference and the (DPZ) investor day could also impact trading today.
Market Hours
Normal:
  • 9:30 am - 4:00 pm EST
BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are mostly higher, boosted by technology and consumer shares in the region. I expect US stocks to open mixed and to weaken into the afternoon, finishing modestly lower.  The Portfolio is 50% net long heading into the week.

Saturday, November 28, 2020

Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:          
Wall Street Journal:
CNBC: 
  • Had bullish commentary on (F), (AAPL), (AZEK) and (RGS).
MarketWatch.com:    
Fox News:
Newsmax:  
One America News Network:
Zero Hedge:

Friday, November 27, 2020

Evening Headlines

Bloomberg:       
Wall Street Journal:
CNBC: 
MarketWatch.com:   
Fox News:
Newsmax:  
One America News Network:
Zero Hedge:
@kylenabecker:
@SydneyPowell1:
The Epoch Times:
ProtectTheVote.com: 
HereIsTheEvidence.com: