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Not Much Out Today So Expecting a Quiet Monday Session
Morning Notes
- Asian markets had a strong day- in catch up reaction to Mubarak stepping down
- Speculation that China CPI, which is scheduled to be released tomorrow, may come in below expectation of +5.3%
- Japan GDP showed a contraction, -1.1%, which is still better than expectations- hence, the Nikkei closed up 1%
- Japan’s GDP release moves China up to be the second largest economy in the world
- Chinese markets were up nicely with the Shanghai Comp closing up 2.5% and the Hang Seng closing up 1.3%
- European bourses have backed off their early highs and they are currently up marginally
- Quiet on news front in Europe and in the U.S. as well
- S&P futures are down 1.25 handles from FV
- Crude continues its slide this morning
- Treasuries are flat
- Dollar is showing strength again today
- There are no major economic data releases scheduled for today; hence, expecting a quiet Monday session
S&P Futures Feeling Heavy Ahead of the Open
Morning Notes
- Main headline in the o/n is that Egyptian Pres. Mubarak announced he will not run for another term this September
- This announcement, however, did not ease protests
- Asian markets were strong with the Nkkei closing up 1.8% as did the Hang Seng
- Strength in Japan attributed to a mix of solid earnings both as well as catch up yday’s strength in the U.S. mkts
- Note that the Shanghai Comp was closed for the Lunar New Year
- UK Construction PMI came in showing an expansion
- European markets are generally flat
- S&P downgraded Ireland and issued negative rating actions on Irish Banks
- Dollar not resuming its slide from yesterday
- ADP Employment Chg: 187K vs. 145K; prior revised down to 247K (which was the highest since 2006)
- CME delays opening of floor trading until 11a
- S&P futures feeling heavy ahead of the open, but down just 3.5 handles from FV
- Pivots on the Spooz are wide following yday’s action; they are not trading on any pivot signal, between S3 and R3 pivots
Spooz/Naz Divergence Thanks to AAPL
Morning Notes
- Asian markets closed flattish, although Shanghai was down 3% yesterday while the U.S. equity market was closed
- China’s President Jintao made comments over the weekend around the yuan being a major player in the FX mkts in the upcoming yrs
- Strength seen in Europe
- 12 and 18 month T Bill auctions in Spain was generally viewed as successful
- UK CPI came in higher than expected
- German ZEW, which measures investor confidence, came in significantly higher than expected
- Commodities are up while dollar is facing weakness this morning- dollar recovered a bit from its recent slide yesterday; dollar weakness largely due to bounce in the euro
- S&P futures down just 2 handles from FV, trading along the R3 pivot level
- Nasdaq futures down about 19 handles due to AAPL, which is down on news that Steve Jobs will take a medical leave of absence
- January Empire Manufacturing: 11.92 vs. 12.50; prior revised down to 9.89 from 10.57
- Net Long Term TIC Flows: $85B vs. $40B; prior revised up to $28.9B from $27.6B
- Only remaining item on economic calendar for today is NAHB Housing Idx at 10a ET
Seeing a Bit of Pressure Ahead of New Year, Similar to Day Before Christmas Eve
Morning Notes
- Overseas mkts are mixed with Asian markets (note: Nikkei is closed) closed up while the European markets are currently down (note: DAX is closed)
- Shanghai showed some noticeable strength, closing up 1.8%
- In China MNI Business Condition Survey posted a drop
- In UK, housing prices increased for the first time since May 2010
- Crude lower again (see yesterday’s action) this morning
- Gold up this morning
- S&P futures are down in the pre, about 3.25 handles from FV, trading right along S4 pivot level
- Just to recap, S&P is up about 12.8% YTD and up about 6.5% MTD
- In corporate news, IMAX is up 13% in the pre on reports from the UK Daily Mail that SNE may be interested in the co.
- Meanwhile, BGP is down over 17% in the pre no report that it delayed pmts to certain vendors while trying to refinance
- Select European markets (including the FTSE) are closing early today on this New Year’s Eve holiday
- No economic data releases scheduled for today so the quiet trading will likely resume today
If You Are Trading Today, You Will Probably Contribute 1/10000 of Today’s Volume
Morning Notes
- Overseas mkts mixed in the overnight:
- Asian mkts closed down (-20 to -80bps)
- Meanwhile European mkts have seen mixed action thus far
- Irish gov’t confirmed plans to take control of AIB, according to CNBC
- November Durable Goods Orders: -1.3% vs. -0.6%; prior revised up to -3.1% from -3.3%
- November Durable Goods Ex Trans: +2.4% vs. +1.9%; prior revised up to -1.9% from -2.9%
- Initial Jobless Claims: 420K vs. 420K; prior revised up to 423K from 420K
- Continuing Claims: 4.064M, down from 4.167M
- November Personal Income: +0.3% vs. +0.2%; prior revised down to +0.4% from +0.5%
- November Personal Spending: +0.4% vs. +0.5%; prior revised to up +0.7% from +0.4%
- November PCE Prices m/m: +0.1% vs. +0.1%
- We do have some additional economic data out today including UMich Sentiment @ 9:55a ET and New Home Sales @ 10a
- Expecting not much reaction (or action) in the mkt following economic numbers
- Bond mkts close @ 2p today
- S&P futures pulled in below S3 a little past 8a
- S&P futures are down 1.75 handles from FV
Finally, Some Economic Data to Spice Up the Market!
Morning Notes
- Overseas mkts mixed in the overnight
- Asian mkts were mixed w/ Shanghai down 90bps and the Hang Seng up 20bps
- European mkts are flattish
- There were reports out that China may buy Portuguese sov debt (Dean has been talking about how there have been some great deals on sov debt for a few months now)
- China’s debt purchase may help assuage debt issues in Portugal (Portuguese bond yields pushed higher nonetheless today)
- This week has been extremely quiet, volumes- and new-wise
- There are at least a few items on the economic calendar for today to help provide a little bit of action
- Q3 GDP (third estimate): +2.6% vs. +2.8%; first revision: +2.5% from +2.0%
- Q3 GDP Deflator: 2.1% vs. 2.3%; first revision: 2.3% from 2.2%
- S&P still flattish after an initial pull back after GDP release
- Dollar seeing a little bit of pressure following GDP release
- Existing Homes Sales @ 10a ET
- S&P futures are up half a handle from FV and trading b/w S3 and R3
Light Volumes + No Pivot Signal Generated = Indecision
Morning Notes
- Light volumes in the overnight
- Hang Seng down the most, closed -1.3%, on concerns over monetary policy measures (Shanghai Comp down 50bps)
- China and Hong Kong upgraded (Asian mkts were closed already when the announcement was made)
- German and Eurozone Manufacturing PMI came in better than expected
- UK raised 2011 inflation forecast, as expected
- Commodities have been fairly quiet this morning
- FDX reported an earnings miss this morning, pulling in the futures as well
- S&P futures traded right up against R3 just before FDX earnings
- S&P futures not on a pivot signal this morning, trading between S3/R3
- Initial Jobless Claims: 420K vs. 425K; prior revised up to 423K from 421K
- Continuing Claims: 4.135M from 4.113M
- November Building Permits: 530K vs. 560K; m/m chg: -4.0%
- November Housing Starts: 555K vs. 545K; m/m chg: +3.9%
- Futures not reacting to data releases
- Philly Fed number out at 10a ET
Fairly Muted Action Ahead of FOMC Rate Decision Today
Morning Notes
- Overseas markets seeing muted action ahead of FOMC rate decision today at 2:15p ET
- Asian markets were up small
- In Japan, Industrial Production and Cap Utilization were revised down
- UK CPI rose slightly higher than expected
- Switzerland raised its 2011 GDP forecast
- Germany revised its 2010 and 2011 GDP forecast up
- Eurozone Industrial Production came in slightly worse than expected
- Gold up this morning
- Dollar showing weakness again
- Other economic items on the calendar for today: Business Inventories at 10a; FOMC decision at 2:15p
- Bank of India announced rate hike
- That along with BBY earnings at ~8a brought in the futures
- November Retail Sales: +0.8% vs. +0.5%; prior revised up to +1.7% from +1.2%
- November Retail Sales Ex Auto: +1.2% vs. +0.6%; prior revised up to +0.8% from +0.4%
- November PPI m/m: +0.8% vs. +0.5%; prior was +0.4%
- November Core PPI m/m: +0.3% vs. +0.2%; prior was -0.6%
- Futures recovering after the 8a pullback
- S&P futures are trading just below the R3 pivot level, up about 1.75 handles from FV
- Futures are on the R3 sell pivot signal
Will End of Month Trading Help Boost Stocks or Push Them Even Lower?
Morning Notes
- Weakness in the pre market, erasing much of yesterday’s late day rally
- S&P futures down about 11 handles from FV and continue to press lower
- Euro seeing even further weakness today
- Eurozone debt concerns still appear to be one of the main culprits for the mkt weakness
- European markets are holding up better than Asian markets did
- Nikkei closed down nearly 2%;
- Strength in yen added pressure to Nikkei
- There are still concerns around China tightening their monetary policy
- A few items on the economic calendar today: Case Shiller @ 9a ET; Chicago PMI @ 9:45a; Consumer Confidence (CB) @ 10a
- Also note that today is the last day of the month so that may add another dimension (volatility?) to the trading session
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