Sunday, April 7, 2019

Market Direction Week of April 8, 2019













Market Direction: BULLISH alert issued 1/10/2019


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Market Direction Week Review: Stocks rose globally, with the S&P 500 finishing higher for seven straight sessions. International stocks, particularly those in emerging markets, outperformed, while cyclical sectors outpaced the defensive ones. The main catalyst for the global rally was positive readings from China, the world's second-largest economy. The China March Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) showed a return to expansion after more than six months of mild contraction, signaling that the tax cuts and other policies are producing modestly faster growth. In the U.S., the jobs report showed that hiring rebounded strongly in March following a soft reading in February, easing fears of a dramatic slowdown in the labor market.

The Nonfarm Payrolls report which showed that 196K jobs were created in March, well above the 175K analysts had expected follows Thursday’s 202K Initial Jobless Claims figure, which represents a roughly 50-year low. On the U.S.-China trade front, President Trump described discussions with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He as a “big success”, but also noted that he didn’t want to predict whether a deal would ultimately be reached or not.

How the market finished last week, the S&P 500 up 2.1%, the Nasdaq up 2.7%, and the Dow up 1.9%.

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Market Direction This Week: Next week is going to be relatively lighter on the economic front, with no U.S. reports scheduled to be released on either Monday or Tuesday. Although inflation has remained relatively subdued, Wednesday’s CPI and Thursday’s PPI will likely get some attention along with the MBA Mortgage Applications Index, given the recent drop in mortgage rates.

Money continues to flow into equities, mainly supported by trade optimism, low-yields, and an accommodative Fed, but we might be getting a little stretched here in the near-term. I think we could still see a modest push higher early next week but get the sense that some healthy consolidation is on the horizon.

Economic Calendar: Consumer Price Index (CPI) (4/10), Producer Price Index (4/11), University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment (4/12)

Some of the major earnings announcements on deck: LEVI, BBBY, DAL, FAST, JPM.

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