Pre-Market Brief

Good morning. US equity futures are fractionally higher, SPX +4pts, we’re set to open at 3706. USD is -0.2% in the DXY 90.76s. The precious metals are broadly lower, Gold -$13, with Silver -1.5%. WTIC is -0.1% in the $45s.

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Summary

Yesterday was a rather typical turnaround Tuesday, opening weak, but swinging upward to break a new hist’ high in the mid afternoon. S/t momentum settled fractionally negative.

Overnight futures have been choppy, if leaning on the upward side, and as things are, we’ll probably break new hist’ highs in early morning.


Early movers

AAL +3.7%
ADBE u/c, earnings due in AH
AMD -0.4%, just a little cooling
BA +1.1%, next resistance the 280s. Jefferies 250>275
BAC +0.5%
CCL +2.4%, the (UK based) Cunard division extending cancellations until end May

CHWY +0.6%, post earnings churn

CPB -0.5%, Campbell Soup earnings: EPS $1.02 vs 91cents est. Rev’ y/y +7.2% to $2.3bn inline. Guidance inline, as soup demand is strong with the lockdown.

DIS +1.6%, Keybanc ‘overweight $177s’, MS 160>175
GDX -0.8%
GOLD -0.6%
GME -15.2%, post earnings horror
INTC -0.5%
JPM +0.6%

LI +2.0%
MSFT -0.3%, the broad chop continues
NET -3.0%, JPM overweight>neutral
NEM -0.6%
NIO +1.2%
PFE +1.5%

RIG +4.4%
RH +0.8%, earnings due in AH
ROKU +2.7%
SLB +0.3%
SIRI +1.5%
SFIX -1.3%, yesterday’s black candle to play out.

SPCE +2.5%, s/t speculative hysteria
TLT -0.4%, lower bonds, as yields rebound
UAL +1.6%, receives first 737MAX since the grounding

UBER +1.4%, places $1.0bn convert’ 2025 corp’ debt notes… with a yield of 0.0%. Indicative of the crazy times we’re in, when a loss making taxi cab app’ can borrow for literally nothing.

VIX -0.3% in the 20s

X +0.9%
XPEV -3.2%, upsized secondary offering
XOM +0.8%
ZM -2.3%, JPM mixed downgrade, overweight>neutral, 425>450


Overnight markets

Asian markets were very mixed, whilst European markets are leaning on the positive side…

Japan: +1.3% at 26817
China: -1.1% at 3371
Germany: currently +0.8% at 13390
UK: currently +0.2% at 6575

Have a good Wednesday