$ZETA one of the few technology names that has an intact uptrend since the start of 2022. above all KMAs while undergoing 4 weeks of consolidation within a bullish pennant pattern. further price tightening will see all KMAs coiling into the pennant for an imminent breakout
$LLNW flagging the 2nd time after its recent ER. YoY Q4'21: EPS +167% Sales +14% past year price action is reflecting RS against its sector $XLK. sitting on VWAP support at $4.00 & all major MAs. beautiful 1 year base pattern.
$TRGP in midst of a setup (cup and handle) within its uptrend line supporting since jan'21. do note bigger cap oil & gas names (eg. $CNQ, $CVE, $DVN, $PXD) have earlier ran much ahead of their 52wks high in early January. earnings on 24th feb pre-market
$SUM reflected intraday RS, wriggling out of its downtrend line. it is one of the few names with a price action supported on its rising 50MA during the December market weakness.
The big story on the emergence of a new strain of COVID-19 in South Africa caused Wall Street’s three main indices ($SPX, $NDX, $RUT) to tumbled on Friday as they re-opened after Thursday’s Thanksgiving holiday with energy, financial and travel-related stocks bearing the brunt of the selloff. The renewal or pandemic fear has outlined as the biggest risk to today’s...
Investors will be preparing for the busiest week of earnings season, with focus turning to reports from several tech giants including Apple ($AAPL), Alphabet ($GOOGL), Amazon ($AMZN), Microsoft ($MSFT) and Facebook ($FB). There are also some key economic reports in the coming week, including a first look at U.S. third quarter GDP (Advance GDP) on Thursday....
Third-quarter earnings season gets underway with major banks; JPMorgan Chase ($JPM), Bank of America ($BAC), Wells Fargo ($WFC), Morgan Stanley ($MS) and Goldman Sachs ($GS) reporting later in the week. It is also a relatively busy week ahead on the economic data front with inflation driven US Consumer Price Index report (Wednesday) for September will will be...
Data released last Friday reflects a faster pace of growth than expected in September for US Manufacturing and ISM Manufacturing PMIs. However, it’s likely that investor focus will return to worries about inflation, along with Federal Reserve tightening on the horizon. This Friday’s monthly US employment report will be adding to the potential market jitters,...
Expect markets to remain at last week’s levels of raised volatility for the final week of the third quarter with investors keeping an eye on fresh economic data for the US including the ISM Manufacturing PMI and PCE inflation. Fed Chair Powell will also testify on Coronavirus and CARES Act before the Senate and lawmakers will try to pass a funding plan to avoid a...
This Wednesday’s Fed policy announcement will be the main directional driver for equity markets as investors will be expecting to hear if the central bank will begin withdrawing stimulus this year. Several policymakers have been calling for early tapering despite the recent slowdown in inflation numbers. On the economic data front, notable publications include...
It is a relatively busy week ahead in the US on the economic data front. This Tuesday’s U.S. inflation numbers could help dictate market direction in the coming week amid concerns that persistent rising inflation could prompt the Fed to roll back emergency stimulus measures. The timing of when central banks choose to scale back economic stimulus has been a key...
This week is a holiday-shortened week as US Markets will be closed on Monday in observance of US Labor Day. As Investors are weighing the impact of last Friday’s surprisingly soft August jobs report, Stocks are likely to look beyond the numbers and latch onto the latest data on labor and inflation in the coming week’s jobless claims and producer price index...
All eyes will be on Federal Reserve’s annual Jackson Hole symposium’s speech by Fed’s Chairman Powell on Friday, with investors hoping for indications on when the Fed will begin tapering the monetary stimulus that has powered stocks to record highs since the COVID-19 pandemic. The economic calendar also features a string of economic data, including US personal...
Investors will be waiting for the FOMC minutes due Wednesday for further clarification on the next monetary policy steps to direct the market in the week ahead. At its July meeting, the Federal Reserve left monetary policy unchanged, but said asset purchases could start being reduced soon amid signs of a solid recovery in the US labor market and temporary...
With U.S. CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) reversing its stance on mask for vaccinated people amid the resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic, Investors will be watching closely on the main U.S. economic data reports on consumer and producer price inflation for any potential scale back of stimulus by the Federal Reserve. Several Fed officials are...
All eyes turn to the US July jobs report due this Friday, with investors on the watch for any catalysts that could encourage the Federal Reserve to tighten monetary policy sooner. Earnings will continue to dominate headlines, with more than a quarter of S&P 500 companies set to report this week. Berkshire Hathaway ($BRK.A), General Motors ($GM) and Uber ($UBER)...
The earnings season is gathering pace as it enters into the busiest phase this week. Investors will be closely watching earnings from tech heavyweights with Apple ($APPL), Facebook ($FB), Microsoft ($MSFT), Alphabet ($GOOGL) and Amazon ($AMZN) are reporting quarterly results. US Federal Reserve will also be meeting this week, and more details will likely emerge...
Despite solid results last week as earnings season ramped up, investors have been shifting their focus to data releases with global economic growth beginning to show signs of fatigue while many countries, particularly in Asia that are struggling to curb the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus. The spectre of elevated inflation, which the market has...