Pre-Market Brief

Good morning. US equity futures are broadly lower, SPX -37pts, we’re set to open at 4250. USD is -0.6% at DXY 102.99. The precious metals are significantly higher, Gold +$17 (printing $1919), with Silver +1.0% (printing $23.65). WTIC is +0.9% in the $106s.

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Summary

Yesterday saw opening shaky gains, but a powerful secondary wave upward. The closing hour saw a little cooling, as s/t momentum settled on the very high side.

Overnight futures have been leaning on the weaker side, we’re set to open broadly lower in the 4240s, around first support of the hourly 10MA.

So, early weakness, although I expect 4162 to hold for a few weeks. Regardless of today’s exact close, its been a month for the equity bears, with the SPX net lower by around -5%.


Early movers

AAPL -2.7%, post earnings depression
AG +2.3%, higher silver
AMD -1.5%
AMZN -9.6%, post earnings upset

BABA +11.2%
BIDU +7.8%, Chinese stocks bouncing into end month
CFVI +3.0%
CHWY -2.7%

COIN -2.3%

Bitcoin is -2.4% in the $38000s

CVX -1.4%, EPS $3.36 vs 3.44est. Rev’ y/y +70% to $54.4bn vs 55est. Broadly fine.

DKNG -1.4%, m/t horror, as betting is not the foundation for a new US economy.

DWAC +9.2%

It remains truly bizarre Trump is only just registering on his own platform.
Its still difficult to see him resisting returning to Twitter, assuming he is eventually given his account back.

FB -0.9%
FCX +1.2%, with copper +4cents to $4.47
GDX +1.3%
GOLD +1.5%
HON +2.1%, post earnings jump

HOOD -10.8%, post earnings horror. The company has no path to profitability.

INTC -3.5%, post earnings depression
LAC -2.2%
MU -1.3%
NEM +1.3%
NFLX -0.9%
NVDA -2.2%
PYPL -1.5%

RIG +1.2%
RIVN -1.9%, m/t horror
ROKU +4.4%, post earnings gains, but still m/t horror

SHOP -4.8%, in sympathy with AMZN
SQ -2.1%
TDOC -3.5%, the horror continues
TLT -0.3%, as yields climb

TSLA +1.5%


UAL -0.8%

VIX -1% in the 29s

X +1.9%, post earnings gains

XOM -1.1%, EPS $2.07 vs 2.23est. Rev’ y/y +53% to $90.5bn vs 83.6est. Buyback raised to $30bn. $3.3bn hit on Russian operations


Overnight markets

Asian markets ended the month on a significantly positive note, whilst European markets are leaning positive…

Japan: CLOSED
China: +2.4% at 3047
South Korea: +1.0% at 2695

Germany: currently +0.6% at 14062
UK: currently +0.03% at 7511

Have a good Friday