Thursday 22 October 2015

Pre-Market Brief

Good morning. US equity futures are a little higher, sp +3pts, we're set to open at 2021. With the ECB leaving rates u/c, the USD is trading flat in the DXY 95.00s. Metals are flat. There is notable early strength in Oil, +1.3% in the $45s.


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Summary

*ECB press conf' with Draghi is around 8.30am EST. Market will be looking to the press conf' more than the earlier announcement for 'inspiration'.
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Corp' earnings continue to come in... and so far this morning... they are reasonable, but many companies are still missing on revenue.

A break into the sp'2040s will be important, whether late today or tomorrow, makes no difference.

For now... there seems little chance of sustained/significant downside until after the next FOMC.

early movers..  (all earnings related)

MCD +6%
AXP -4%
CAT -1.6%
EBAY +6.8%....  now having to cope without paypal.
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Update from a particularly loud Oscar


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Overnight Asia action

Japan: increasingly weak into the close, settling -0.6% @ 18435

China: rebounding, settling +1.4% @ 3368. A weekly close in the 3400s is rather important.. otherwise the brief foray >3400 will count as a FAIL at resistance.

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Have a good Thursday
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8.33am... Draghi begins... and the market reacts.

Euro drops... USD +0.4% in the DXY 95.50s.

sp +5pts.... clearly nothing significant... so far.

Oil holding sig' gains of 1.7%.. despite the jump in the USD.