Wednesday was another roller coaster day for stocks as the opened before running up and down all day, closing on the lows.  All 3 major indices printed ugly black high-wick, inverted hammer type candles.  On the day the QQQ was flat (-0.08%), SPY was down 0.21%, and DIA was down 0.35%.  The VXX was also down to 22.67 and T2122 fell back to almost exactly mid-range.  10-year bond yields rose again to 0.818% (the High since June) and Oil (WTI) fell over 4% to $39.97/barrel.

Stimulus (or the lack thereof) remained the main story during the day.  The Senate failed to pass the $500 billion PPP loan/grant program Majority Leader McConnell had been pushing.  At the same time, while negotiations continue, House Speaker Pelosi and Treasury Sec. Mnuchin failed to reach a deal.  However, both sides announced that differences are narrowing and that they are optimistic for a deal.  Talks will continue on Thursday.  However, even if a deal is reached, it is still an open question if and when McConnell would bring the deal to a Senate vote or whether they could get a larger deal passed.  FDA Head Hahn also said that while no timeline exists, the goal remains that all Americans will be able to begin a vaccine course by sometime next Spring.

Purdue Pharma has plead guilty to 3 federal criminal charges stemming from opioid marketing, will pay a $8 billion fine, and the Sackler family will close the company as an entity while the operations continue as a new company.  Several State Attorney’s General objected to the deal, which would create a government-controlled business from the assets of the company (to continue making/selling Oxycontin).  The objection is based on the states would likely have gotten more money from a private sale, because at least one other drug manufacturer has expressed interest in purchasing the business.  However, the DOJ has completed the deal anyway.

On the virus front, in the US the numbers show we now have 8,585,748 confirmed cases and 227,419 deaths.  After another day in excess of 63,600 cases, the 7-day average daily new case count has risen to 61,481/day, while the over 1,200 deaths only moved the daily average of deaths slightly to 794.  With that background, the CDC reported an alarming trend with surging cases all across the country and particularly high transmission levels in the Midwest as national cases have risen 17% in the last week.  However, NIH Director Collins says a viable vaccine should be approved in the next couple of months with wide availability sometime in Q2 of 2021.  In related good news, the head of the “Warp Speed” program told Bloomberg that it is possible both the JNJ and AZN phase 3 trials would be allowed to restart this week. 

Globally, the numbers rose to 41,568,570 confirmed cases and the confirmed deaths are now at 1,137,684 deaths.  This includes the world seeing over 437,000 new cases Wednesday (a record high new case count).  Global Covid deaths have also risen (almost 7,000 on the day), but on average remain about 5,640 per day.  In the UK, the country saw another record number of new cases.  In Poland, the daily death count has reached four times the count during the first wave as the country recorded another consecutive record number of new cases and has turned the national stadium into a field hospital.  A similar situation runs throughout Europe, in particular the Eastern part of the continent including Russia, but also Italy, Belgium, Germany, and Ireland.

Overnight, Asian markets were mostly lower with South Korea (-0.67%) and Shenzhen (-0.49%) leading the modest losses.  In Europe, markets are mixed so far today with very modest moves so far.  Among the big 3 bourses, the FTSE is up 0.10%, the DAX flat +0.01%, and the CAC up 0.17%.  The rest of European Exchanges are mainly in the red.  As of 7:30 am, US futures are pointing to a modestly lower open with all 3 major indices showing -0.20% as of now. 

The major economic news for Thursday is limited to Initial Jobless Claims (8:30 am), Sept. Existing Home Sales (10 am), and a Fed speaker (Kaplan at 6 pm).   However, there is also the final Presidential debate at 9 pm.  Major earnings reports include AAL, AB, AEP, CTXS, DGX, DHR, DOW, EQT, FAF, FCX, FITB, GPC, GWW, HBAN, KMB, LUV, MTB, NOC, NUE, PAG, PHM, POOL, RCI, RS, SIRI, SON, STM, T, TSCO, UNP, and VLO all before the open.  Then after the close, COF, INTC, MAT, RHI, SIVB, and TFII report. 

Jobless claims or some tidbit from the stimulus negotiations are likely the only drivers today, in front of the last Presidential Debate. That being the case, we may see another day of rest in the markets as traders seek more clarity. The virus continues to surge, but markets seem to have baked that fact into the cake and are now more worried about political risk and stimulus. Of course, earnings reports remain the wildcard, with mixed but generally positive results reported so far against much-lowered expectations.

Continue to be careful and nimble in this whipping market. The short-term trend remains bearish and has broken the medium-term uptrend. However, all it takes is a whiff of a stimulus deal to turn the bulls loose. So, keep locking-in your profits and sticking to your trading rules. Don’t get too greedy, don’t chase the moves you have missed, and don’t predict. Be sure you respect potential support and resistance.  Follow the trend and trade your plan.

Ed

Swing Trade Ideas for your consideration and watchlist: AA, BKR, WRB, HUN, SO, DIS, KSS. Trade your plan, take profits along the way, and smart. Also, remember to check for impending earnings reports. Finally, remember that any tickers we mention and talk about in the trading room are not recommendations to buy or sell.

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Tuesday saw another volatile day with a half percent gap higher followed by a roller coaster ride that traded in a 1.25% range before closing back just below the open.  The result was a high-wick Doji day that did nothing to break the downtrend.  On the day, SPY was up 0.38%, DIA up 0.35%, and QQQ up 0.21%.  The VXX was flat at 23.23 and T2122 rose a bit but remains firmly in the mid-range at 63.89.  10-year bond yields rose again to 0.791% and /Oil (WTI) rose a percent and a half to $41.51/barrel.

The main news on stimulus was positive during the day with House Speaker Pelosi saying a deal could come before day end and Senate Majority Leader McConnell saying that if a deal was reached, he would hold a vote in the Senate “at some point.”  However, Pelosi’s statement came before she had spoken to Treasury Sec. Mnuchin Tuesday and McConnell also said he was still doesn’t support a bigger deal and is doubtful that such a deal would pass the vote if he held one.  In the evening, White House Chief of Staff Meadows said more progress was made in negotiations, but big differences remain.

In other news, just before the open Tuesday, the US government sued GOOG over anti-trust violations.  In particular, they cite a deal GOOG struck with AAPL in 2018 to make Google the default search engine on all AAPL devices and software (Safari).  As a result, apparently almost half of all GOOG search traffic came from AAPL devices in 2019.  Emails filed with the case report that an AAPL senior executive wrote to GOOG saying their goal was for the two companies “to work as if they were on company.”  Of course, GOOG later released a statement saying the suit is deeply flawed and would hurt consumers by “artificially propping up” lower-quality search engines.

On the virus front, in the US the numbers show we now have 8,521,465 confirmed cases and 226,204 deaths.  After another day in excess of 62,000 cases, the 7-day average daily new case count has risen to 60,915/day, while the nearly 1,000 deaths did little to move the lagging daily average of deaths, which remains relatively flat at 759.  42 states are reporting an increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations as 20% of all hospitals nationally are reporting 80% or more of their ICU beds are full.  However, there are some parts of the country (those that locked down hardest early in the pandemic) that are now easing restrictions. This includes San Francisco, which has now opened non-essential office spaces and various indoor venues.

Globally, the numbers rose to 41,115,504 confirmed cases and the confirmed deaths are now at 1,130,693 deaths.  This includes the world seeing just under 400,000 new cases a day.  The good news is that global reported Covid deaths remain about 5,500 per day. In the UK, Manchester was forced to lock down based on the city’s spike in cases, but local authorities and even Tory party factions continue to rail against PM Johnson and the restrictions.  Cases also jumped again in Germany amidst talk of more restrictions from Chancellor Merkel.  The Czech Republic saw another all-time high in new cases, including their PM. 

Overnight, Asian markets were mixed yet again on modest moves both directions.  Hong Kong (+0.75%) led the gainers being boosted by airline shares soaring after an announcement of major layoffs (5,900) by Hong Kong based Cathay Pacific.  Meanwhile Shenzhen (-1.10%) and Malaysia (-1.23%) led the losses.  However, most of the Asian exchanges were split modestly on either side of break-even.  In Europe, markets are red across the board on pessimism over more US stimulus.  Among the big 3 bourses, the FTSE is down 1.13%, the DAX down 0.83%, and the CAC down 0.96%.  the rest of the continent’s exchanges are following the same pattern at this point in their day.  As of 7:30 am, US futures are relatively flat, all 3 showing -0.10% to -0.15% as of now. 

The major economic news for Wednesday is limited to Oil Inventories (10:30 am) and a pair of Fed speakers (Brainard at 8:50 am and Mester at 10 am).  However, major earnings reports include ABT, AAN, APH, AVY, BKR, BIIB, ERIC, IPG, KEY, KNX, LAD, NEE, NTRS, SLGN, TMO, and VZ before the open.  Then after the close, CMG, CCI, CSX, DFS, EW, EFX, FTI, GL, KMI, LRCX, MTH, TSLA, UFPI, WHR, and XLNX after the close.

With little news on the schedule, stimulus negotiations and the Senate vote on a much smaller PPP-only bill are likely to lead the news today. The virus continues to surge and the Presidential campaigns may slack off a bit today in preparation for Thursday’s debate. However, we have seen hope spring eternal for more stimulus and all we can be sure of is that volatility remains high. Of course, earnings remain the wildcard, with mixed but generally positive results reported so far against much-lowered expectations.

Continue to be careful and nimble in this whipping market. The short-term trend remains bearish and has broken the medium-term uptrend. However, all it takes is a whiff of a stimulus deal to turn the bulls loose. So, keep locking-in your profits and sticking to your trading rules. Don’t get too greedy, don’t chase the moves you have missed, and don’t predict. Be sure you respect potential support and resistance.  Follow the trend and trade your plan.

Ed

Swing Trade Ideas for your consideration and watchlist: RIOT, TWTR, FITB, BIDU, CARR, F, FCX, NIO. Trade your plan, take profits along the way, and smart. Also, remember to check for impending earnings reports. Finally, remember that any tickers we mention and talk about in the trading room are not recommendations to buy or sell.

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🎯 Dick Carp: the scanner paid for the year with HES-thank you

🎯 Arnoldo Bolanos: LTA scanner really works $$, thanks Ed.

🎯 Bob S: LTA is incredible…. I use it … would not trade without it

🎯 Malcolm .: Posted in room 2, @Rick… I used the LTA Scanner to go through hundreds of stocks this weekend and picked out three to trade:  PYPL, TGT, and ZS.   Quality patterns and with my trading, up 24%, 7% and 12%…. this program is gold.

🎯 Friday 6/21/19  (10:09 am) Aaron B: Today, my account is at +190% since January. Thanks, RWO HRC Flash Malcolm Thomas Steve Ed Bob S Bob C Mike P and everyone that contributes every day. I love our job.

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Stocks gapped higher at the open for no particular reason except hope for stimulus, but that was just a bull trap.  After the first 5-minutes, the rest of the day saw an all-day selloff which saw prices close near the lows.  The DIA printed what looked like an Evening Star pattern, as did the SPY (if you squint) with the QQQ printing the biggest black candle of the bunch.  All 3 indices gave up their mid-term uptrends and look to be headed down toward their 50sma for a retest.  On the day, QQQ was down 1.63%, SPY down 1.52%, and DIA down 1.38%.  The VXX rose over 4% to 23.24 and T2122 fell all the way to the lower end of the midrange at 32.28.  10-year bond yields rose significantly to 0.772% and oil fell half a percent to $40.71/barrel.

On the stimulus front, after the close Monday it was reported that House Speaker Pelosi and Treasury Sec. Mnuchin made some progress in their talks.  The pair plan to talk again Tuesday.  In the meantime, Senate Republicans oppose the deal the two sides are working toward.  So, on Tuesday, Majority Leader McConnel is still planning to propose a bill about one-fourth the size what Pelosi and Mnuchin are negotiating (covering $500 billion in PPP Loan/Grants for small businesses) in hope of passing it in the Senate in a vote Wednesday.  With all this, there still seems to be optimism in the market that a deal can be reached before the election.

After hours, INTC announced that they had agreed to sell their NAND memory unit to South Korean firm SK Hynix for $9 billion.  Early this morning PG reported a huge beat on sales (+9%) on high demand for household items.

On the virus front, in the US the numbers show we now have 8,459,041 confirmed cases and 225,241 deaths.  The 7-day average daily new case count rose again to 59,124/day, while the lagging average of deaths remains relatively flat at 741/day.  At the moment, 37 states are reporting virus hospitalizations increasing more than 5% since last week.  More ominously, a half dozen states report ICU bed utilization over 80%. At the same time, 41 states are reporting new case numbers growing by more than 5%. 

Globally, the numbers rose to 40,720,262 confirmed cases and the confirmed deaths are now at 1,124,213 deaths.  In Europe, Ireland has imposed a 6-week national lockdown closing bars, restaurants, offices, and limiting gatherings to fewer than 6 people.  Meanwhile, the UK has set a deadline for the city of Manchester to comply with a lockdown order with the threat of national government intervention if they do not comply.  However, in Asia, Hong Kong has slightly reduced restrictions after a week with a better trend in new cases.

Overnight, Asian markets were mixed again.  Japan (-0.44%), Australia (-0.72%) are typical on the losing side.  Meanwhile, Shanghai (+0.47%) and South Korea (+0.50%) are typical on the green side.  Shenzhen (+1.33%) was the only mover of more than one percent.  In Europe, markets are also mixed, but generally lean to the positive side.  Among the big 3 bourses, the FTSE (+0.31%) and CAC (+0.56%) on green while the DAX (-0.27%) shows red at this point.  The rest of the continent is mixed, but the larger moves are to the plus side at this point in their day.  As of 7:30 am, US futures are pointing to another gap higher at the open. The large-cap indices are both implying a move of +0.74%, while the QQQ is indicating +0.71% at this point.  

The major economic news for Tuesday is limited to Sept. Building Permits and Sept. Housing Starts (both at 8:30 am), and 2 Fed speakers (Williams at 9 am, Quarles at 10:50 am.  However, earnings are ramping up with ACI, CP, DOV, GPK, IQV, LMT, MAN, NVR, PCAR, PM, PG, RF, and TRV reporting before the open.  Then after the close AGR, CNI, CSL, NFLX, TER, THC, TXN, and WRB all report.

The virus continues to surge, no stimulus deal has been reached, and the politicians of both parties are more focused on the impending election than the nation’s business. Nonetheless, the hope/expectation of more stimulus very soon appears to remain high in the market. earnings reports are likely to remain the big drivers of the market Monday. Earnings are the wildcard, with mixed but generally positive results reported against much-lowered expectations. The one constant is raised volatility. And don’t forget there are ACB confirmation votes and the final Presidential Debate coming this week that is sure to raise the political risk.

So, continue to be careful in this market. The short-term trend remains strongly bearish and has broken the medium-term uptrend. Lock-in your profits whenever you can and stick to your rules. Singles and doubles in the bank beat hope for a home run every time. Don’t get too greedy, don’t chase the moves you have missed, and don’t predict. Be sure you respect potential support and resistance.  Follow the trend and stick with your trade plans. Monday’s candles were ugly, but again this morning the market seems to want to shrug that off.

Ed

Swing Trade Ideas for your consideration and watchlist: MRNA, TNA, FAS, DDOG, BYND, RIOT, NIO. Trade your plan, take profits along the way, and smart. Also, remember to check for impending earnings reports. Finally, remember that any tickers we mention and talk about in the trading room are not recommendations to buy or sell.

🎯 Mike Probst: Rick, Got CTL off the scanner today. Already up 30%. Love it.

🎯 Dick Carp: the scanner paid for the year with HES-thank you

🎯 Arnoldo Bolanos: LTA scanner really works $$, thanks Ed.

🎯 Bob S: LTA is incredible…. I use it … would not trade without it

🎯 Malcolm .: Posted in room 2, @Rick… I used the LTA Scanner to go through hundreds of stocks this weekend and picked out three to trade:  PYPL, TGT, and ZS.   Quality patterns and with my trading, up 24%, 7% and 12%…. this program is gold.

🎯 Friday 6/21/19  (10:09 am) Aaron B: Today, my account is at +190% since January. Thanks, RWO HRC Flash Malcolm Thomas Steve Ed Bob S Bob C Mike P and everyone that contributes every day. I love our job.

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Markets gapped higher at the open and ran higher the first hour Friday on better than expected Sept. Retail Sales.  However, a mid-morning selloff led to a sideways grind that lasted until 3pm, when the floor fell out from underneath the indices.  That late-day selling left all 3 major indices with higher wicks and ugly black candles (although the DIA managed to remain a Gravestone Doji).  On the day, SPY ended down 0.06%, QQQ down 0.55%, and DIA up 0.33%.  The VXX was flat at 22.27 and T2122 remains just inside the overbought territory at 81.48.  10-year bond yields rose to 0.749% and Oil (WTI) fell slightly to $40.78/barrel.

On the stimulus front, on Friday House Speaker Pelosi told other Democratic leaders that the 2 sides remain far apart on several issues.  These are funding for state/local governments, tax breaks for working families, child care funding, and the liability waiver that Republicans want for businesses.  Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader McConnell insists the two sides are negotiating at 4 times the level the Senate GOP will accept and on Saturday said he’s proceeding with votes on a $500 billion PPP Small Business loan/grant bill on Tuesday and Wednesday. In response, on Sunday, Speaker Pelosi set a Tuesday deadline for a deal prior to the election.

On Sunday AAL said they intend to return to the use of the BA 737 Max in December.  Then, early Monday, COP said it will acquire driller CXO for $9.7 billion.  In economic news, China also announced that its economy grew 4.9% in Q3, which brings YTD growth up to +0.7% versus 2019.  However, in the Middle East, the IMF is forecasting a 4.1% economic contraction and oil prices to remain in the $40-$50/barrel range through 2021

On the virus front, in the US we have now gone over 8 million cases, with the numbers showing we now have 8,388,013 confirmed cases and 224,732 deaths.  The 7-day average daily new case count rose again to 56,322/day, while the lagging average of deaths remains relatively flat at 718/day.  21 states reported a record number of new cases at least once in the last week.  At the moment, 38 states are reporting new case numbers growing by more than 5% with only 2 states trending down and the country as a whole has seen a 16% increase in cases in the last week. 

Globally, the numbers rose to 40,348,289 confirmed cases and the confirmed deaths are now at 1,119,305 deaths.  Europe has overtaken the US to become the area with the highest average daily new case count (to be fair, Europe including Russia does have nearly 2.5 times the US population).  This comes as the WHO is warning that many major cities across Europe may reach ICU bed capacity in the next couple of weeks based on the current new case and hospitalization rates.  On cue, Poland began converting a soccer stadium into a field hospital, Italy announced new restrictions and the UK  is in negotiations to lockdown its Northern city of Manchester.

Overnight, Asian markets were mixed, but overall, modestly higher.  Taiwan (+1.24%) and Japan (+1.11%) led the gainers, while Thailand (-2.02% on political unrest) and China (-0.70%) led the losers.  In Europe, markets are also mixed by generally higher so far today.  Among the big 3 bourses, the FTSE is down (-0.22%), the DAX flat (-0.03%), and the CAC up (+0.32%).  The other European bourses show a modest move in either direction, but lean to the green side.   As of 7:30am, US futures are pointing to a gap higher at the open.  The DIA implying +0.70%, the SPY suggesting +0.83%, and the QQQ indicating +1.00% at this point. 

The major economic news for Monday is limited to Sept. Federal Budget Balance and 3 Fed speakers (Chair Powell at 8 am, Clarida at 11:45 am, and Harker at 3 pm.  Major Earnings Reports include HAL before the open and CCK, IBM, LOGI, PPG, STLD, and ZION after the close.

The surging virus, lack of a stimulus deal, and earnings reports are likely to remain the big drivers of the market Monday. However, any potential news on the political front remains an overhang for at least another couple of weeks. And of course, the M&A world seems to still be in vogue as we head into the stretch run of the year. The one thing that is sure is that posturing is sure to add to volatility. So, continue to be careful in this market.

Lock-in your profits whenever you can and stick to your rules. Don’t get too greedy, chase the moves you have missed, and don’t predict. Be sure you respect potential support and resistance.  Follow the trend and stick wiht your trade plans. Friday’s candles were ugly, but the market seems to want to shrug that off this morning.

Ed

Swing Trade Ideas for your consideration and watchlist: GLW, URI, HAS, NIO, CGC, GPS, MCRB, SPCE. Trade your plan, take profits along the way, and smart. Also, remember to check for impending earnings reports. Finally, remember that any tickers we mention and talk about in the trading room are not recommendations to buy or sell.

🎯 Mike Probst: Rick, Got CTL off the scanner today. Already up 30%. Love it.

🎯 Dick Carp: the scanner paid for the year with HES-thank you

🎯 Arnoldo Bolanos: LTA scanner really works $$, thanks Ed.

🎯 Bob S: LTA is incredible…. I use it … would not trade without it

🎯 Malcolm .: Posted in room 2, @Rick… I used the LTA Scanner to go through hundreds of stocks this weekend and picked out three to trade:  PYPL, TGT, and ZS.   Quality patterns and with my trading, up 24%, 7% and 12%…. this program is gold.

🎯 Friday 6/21/19  (10:09 am) Aaron B: Today, my account is at +190% since January. Thanks, RWO HRC Flash Malcolm Thomas Steve Ed Bob S Bob C Mike P and everyone that contributes every day. I love our job.

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Markets gapped down 1.25% on Thursday on decreased expectations for stimulus and a much higher than expected Initial Jobless Claims.  However, the bulls spent most of the day working their way back toward the Wednesday close before taking a step back in the final 15 minutes.  On the day, the large-caps both ended flat and the NASDAQ closed down, but all 3 remain in a Bull Flag type pattern.  At the close, QQQ was down 0.67%, SPY down 0.11%, and DIA down 0.03%.  The VXX was up only slightly to 22.10 and T2122 climbed back into overbought territory at 86.39.  10-year bond yields rose to 0.734% and Oil (WTI) was flat at $41.01/barrel.

On the stimulus front, Treasury Sec. Mnuchin told reporters that the White House will no longer let funding targets over Covid-19 testing hold back a stimulus deal.  Later the president said he would raise his offer above the Administration’s current $1.8 trillion, but gave no specifics.  These two developments raised hopes in the market that a deal may still get done soon.  However, after hours, Senate Majority Leader McConnell rejected the idea of any large stimulus bill passing the Senate, regardless of whether the White House backs the bill or not.  He told reporters that the $500 billion PPC bill Senate Republicans will propose and vote for next week is the right level of stimulus.

In an interesting follow-up to a story earlier this week, Robinhood confirmed that almost 2,000 of their trader’s accounts were hacked from a data leak that had been sold on the dark web.  CNBC reported that E*Trade, Schwab, TDA, and others have also been hacked and the Treasury Dept. reports that the total theft through these leaks has been about $1 billion since February.  However, Robinhood is the latest and most high profile due to their notoriety on social media during the pandemic.

European Aviation regulators have declared the BA 737 Max plane fit to fly in European air space again, even before the company makes the final changes demanded by the US FAA. This is very good news for BA, which has struggled with a Public Relations nightmare over this problem plane. In other European news, UK’s PM Johnson told the country to prepare for a “No Deal Brexit” (breaking of an international treaty, using WTO tarrif rates, and turmoil around a hard border in Ireland) as no progress has been made in trade negotiations.

On the virus front, in the US we now have 8,219,123 confirmed cases and 222,754 deaths.  After 66,219 new cases Thursday, the 7-day average daily new case count rose again to 54,413/day, while the lagging average of deaths remains relatively flat at 711/day.  36 states are reporting increasing new case numbers and the country as a whole has seen a 14% increase in cases in the last week.  In good news, MRNA said it may have efficacy data on the first 53 patients in its Phase 3 trial sometime in November, but will not have safety data on even those 53 until some unspecified time beyond then.

Globally, the numbers rose to 39,250,410 confirmed cases and the confirmed deaths are now at 1,104,131 deaths.  ECB President Lagarde said that economic stimulus in the form of interest rate cuts, forward guidance, and asset purchases is ready and waiting as 80% of European countries are seeing a surge in cases.  In the UK, another region of the UK moved into the highest alert level with a surge of cases, binging a lockdown to that region.  France, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Poland, Belgium, Spain, and Russia are all sitting at a record level of new cases as the rate of spread seems to be even worse than in the US.  Analysts speculate this is because Europe is farther North than the US and may well be further into their seasonal shift indoors.

Overnight, Asian markets were mixed and saw modest moves in both directions.  Hong Kong was the biggest winner at +0.94, while South Korea was the biggest loser at -0.83%.  In Europe, markets are nearly green across the board, with the lone outlier of a red Russia.  The big 3 bourses are showing the FTSE +1.31%, DAX +0.87%, and CAC +1.49%.  Other European bourses show a more moderate positive move so far Friday. As of 7:30am, US futures are also pointing to a modestly higher open.  The DIA and SPY are both implying about a 0.25% gap up, while the QQQ is showing a 0.36% gap up at this point. 

The major economic news for Friday includes Sept. Retail Sales (8:30 am), Sept. Industrial Production (9:15 am), as well as Aug. Business Inventories and Univ. of Michigan Consumer Sentiment (both at 10 am).  Major Earnings Reports include ALLY, BK, CFG, JBHT, SLB, STT, and VFC before the open.  There are no earnings reports after the close.

Just like yesterday, the surging virus, lack of a stimulus deal, and earnings reports are likely to be the main drivers of the market today. However, news on stimulus (good, bad, and/or conflicting) may also be likely in front of the weekend news cycle. Regardless, the one thing that is sure is that political overhang and posturing are sure to add to volatility. So, continue to be careful in this market.

As always, lock-in profits whenever you can and stick to your rules. Don’t chase moves you have missed, don’t predict, and respect potential support and resistance.  Follow the trend and the short-term trend remains to the downside. However, the market is in a longer Bull trend and doing a Flag pattern type move despite yesterday’s strong white candle. Just stick to those trading plans and they will serve you well.

Ed

Swing Trade Ideas for your consideration and watchlist: FITB, GLW, CGC, TSLA, SPCE, X, OKE, FCX, GPS, INTC. Also, the public is invited to join Rick in the trading room starting at 9 am using this link: https://bit.ly/Hrcopenroom Trade your plan, take profits along the way, and smart. Also, remember to check for impending earnings reports. Finally, remember that any tickers we mention and talk about in the trading room are not recommendations to buy or sell.

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