10am update – starting weak

US equities open very significantly lower, but its just a minor retrace of yesterday’s monstrous ramp. WTIC cooled to $59.43. USD -1.3% at 101.20.

sp’60min

VIX’60min

Summary

Headline y/y: 2.4% vs 2.8% prior
Core y/y: 2.8% vs 3.1% prior

The Fed should be very pleased with that, and it’d give them extra leeway for a -25bps rate cut May 7th

Bears have until around 11am.


notable stock: AAPL

Relative to yesterday’s gain… its just a retrace.
The current candle is a reversal, as the buyers are out there!

notable semicon: NVDA

Momentum has still turned positive.
S/t bullish 125/130.

notable fin: JPM

Earnings due early Friday should be fine.
The bold will be buying this morning.

notable steel: X

Yesterday in AH
Trump “We don’t want to see it go to Japan”