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Thu, May 25th, 2023
Stocks Climb Before the Open as Investors Await Key U.S. GDP Data, Nvidia Results Boost Sentiment

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are up +0.63%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are up +1.74% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices finished the regular session in the red as talks...

ESM23 : 4,154.50 (+0.69%)
NQM23 : 13,902.25 (+1.85%)
ADI : 173.20 (-7.83%)
A : 120.99 (-5.95%)
PANW : 204.31 (+7.68%)
NVDA : 305.38 (-0.49%)
BESI.NA : 99.040 (+8.22%)
ASM.NA : 381.050 (+8.65%)
TATE.L.EB : 793.500 (+1.21%)
SNOW : 177.14 (+1.13%)
AEO : 12.07 (+4.50%)
NTNX : 25.41 (-0.55%)
Midweek Cotton Futures Fall Triple Digits

The front month cotton futures dropped 1.9% to 3.3% on Wednesday with losses of as much as 273 points. July futures are still 119 points above last week’s low. The market continues to fret about the...

CTN23 : 82.13 (+0.50%)
CTV23 : 80.64s (-3.27%)
CTZ23 : 80.08 (-0.25%)
Mixed Close for Hog Futures

Lean hogs were mixed with gains for the deferred contracts and 2 to 87 cent losses in the summer months. July futures were still at a net $9.97 premium to Dec at the close. USDA’s National Average Base...

Midweek Rally for Cattle Futures

Live cattle ended the session ~40 cents off their highs on $0.60 to $1.82 gains. The June contract flipped back to net positive for the week’s net move after fading Monday and Tuesday, and saw a new...

LEM23 : 166.100s (+1.11%)
LEQ23 : 164.125s (+0.95%)
LEV23 : 168.375s (+0.72%)
GFK23 : 208.975s (+0.57%)
GFQ23 : 234.525s (+0.45%)
Midweek Losses for Wheat Market

Front month wheat futures fell double digits on Wednesday. For SRW, that left the market 2% to 2.6% lower as July got back near the $6 mark. KC Wheat futures ended the session 18 1/2 to 29 1/4 cents in...

ZWN23 : 603-2 (-0.49%)
ZWU23 : 616-0 (-0.48%)
ZWPAES.CM : 5.4521 (-2.86%)
KEN23 : 806-0 (-0.77%)
KEPAWS.CM : 7.7856 (-3.95%)
MWN23 : 796-4 (-0.31%)
July Soybeans Close in the Black

Soybean futures were mostly lower, but July ended the midweek 2 cents in the black. July futures saw a 21 3/4 cent range on Wednesday from -6 1/2 to +15 1/4. The other nearby futures were 2 to 3 cents...

ZSN23 : 1317-4 (-0.53%)
ZSPAUS.CM : 12.9757 (-0.55%)
ZSQ23 : 1249-6 (-0.71%)
ZSU23 : 1188-0 (-0.63%)
Corn Gains on Mostly Red Grains Day

Corn and oats futures stood out as several of the ag futures fell on Wednesday. The front month corn futures were off their highs by as much as 7 cents, but were still 2 to 9 3/4 cents higher at the close....

ZON23 : 334-0 (+1.29%)
ZCN23 : 587-0 (unch)
ZCPAUS.CM : 6.1966 (+1.67%)
ZCU23 : 513-2 (-0.39%)
ZCZ23 : 518-4 (-0.29%)
Stocks Close Moderately Lower as a Debt-Ceiling Deal Remains Elusive

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Wednesday closed down -0.73%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.77%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IU XX) (QQQ ) closed...

$SPX : 4,115.24 (-0.73%)
SPY : 411.09 (-0.72%)
$DOWI : 32,799.92 (-0.77%)
DIA : 328.01 (-0.79%)
$IUXX : 13,604.48 (-0.50%)
QQQ : 331.65 (-0.51%)
ADI : 173.20 (-7.83%)
MCHP : 73.62 (-5.15%)
NXPI : 166.52 (-4.88%)
GFS : 55.51 (-3.49%)
ON : 79.79 (-3.33%)
AMAT : 121.73 (-2.22%)
Petco vs. Chewy: Which Is the Worse Stock to Buy?

Petco Health and Wellness reported Q1 2023 earnings on Wednesday. Its stock got hit hard, but so too did Chewy. While Petco took the bigger hit, neither is a slam dunk in the future. 

WOOF : 8.33 (-18.17%)
CHWY : 31.58 (-1.44%)
WOOF : 8.33 (-18.17%)
Dollar Gains on Liquidity Demand as Stocks Slump

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday rose by +0.35% and posted a 2-month high. Hawkish comments Wednesday from Fed Governor Waller were supportive of the dollar when he said he “does not support stopping...

DXY00 : 104.037 (+0.14%)
^EURUSD : 1.07260 (-0.22%)
^USDJPY : 139.489 (+0.01%)
GCM23 : 1,962.5 (-0.11%)
SIN23 : 23.240 (unch)

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Updated Nvidia $NVDA Trader's Cheat Sheet based on yesterday's closing price https://t.co/mnCQkWqY7c
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Treasury Bills maturing around the U.S. Treasury's "X" date are yielding more than 6% which is higher than some corporate bonds sold by junk-rated companies https://t.co/GzprhP5gHM
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Food inflation proving sticky in the UK as the average cost of an English Breakfast is up an average of 22% year-over-year. In fact, every single item that makes up Bloomberg's Breakfast Index has increased since April 2022. https://t.co/pPdQYJqp5R
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Expectations of a Federal Reserve June interest rate hike are increasing. Fed swaps are now pricing in a 40% chance of a 25bps hike in June. https://t.co/oAw2rwUUcC
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Fed Governor Christopher Waller believes additional interest rate hikes are coming and won't support a pause right now https://t.co/Ny5iinaycM
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The Treasury Yield Curve (10Y-3M) is a perfect 8/8 in forecasting recessions since 1968. Duke University Professor Campbell Harvey believed it was showing a false warning in January. He now believes it is real and only questions how deep the recession will be. https://t.co/rgWiTZ4aNj
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A U.S. credit rating downgrade is being considered by Fitch Ratings https://t.co/MxZOb10QKv
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7 Fear & Greed Indicators: * Market Momentum (Greed) * Stock Price Strength (Neutral) * Stock Price Breadth (Fear) * Put and Call Options (Extreme Greed) * Market Volatility (Neutral) * Safe Haven Demand (Greed) * Junk Bond Demand (Greed) https://t.co/qRmhZnyEa8 https://t.co/G0EZ5FBfky
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Here is how much money you need to be among the Top 1% in the World's 10 Richest Countries: https://t.co/BWuQwM3qZA
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ETFs w/ most active options trading: $SPY - 9.076M $QQQ - 3.153M $IWM - 1.022M $XLI - 387k $HYG - 382k $KRE - 308k $TQQQ - 253k $EEM - 243k $UVXY - 243k $SLV - 234k $XLF - 203k $SQQQ - 197k $EWZ - 192k $TLT - 142k $ARKK - 124k $EFA - 123k $SOXL - 116k $GLD - 101k $XHB - 76k
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Stocks w/ most active options trading: $TSLA - 2.178M $NVDA - 930k $AMZN - 837k $AAPL - 722k $NU - 422k $AMD - 396k $PLTR - 385k $BABA - 358k $NIO - 330k $NFLX - 315k $GOOGL - 295k $DIS - 285k $META - 283k $MSFT - 279k $PFE - 267k $ETRN - 226k What options did you trade?
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% of Large Cap Stocks Above Their Moving Averages https://t.co/qoXV3Chkvo
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Stock Market Fear & Greed Index = 61 (Greed) https://t.co/EuG3dB1zK3
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Dividends from the world's largest 1,200 publicly traded companies hit a record $326.7 billion during the 1st quarter, a 12% increase YOY https://t.co/iTXZT7eLkK
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Central Banks bought 1,079 tonnes of gold bullion in 2022, the most ever since record keeping began in 1950. https://t.co/9uPBBZPFL0 https://t.co/GlOwh0NP7Y
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Nvidia $NVDA continues to surge in after hours. If it continues, tomorrow could be the largest one-day gain in the company's history (and at a significantly higher market cap makes it even more impressive). Previous record was in 2016. https://t.co/CdJYIhlKSy https://t.co/tB3VzscwQ2
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Abercrombie & Fitch $ANF exploded higher by more than 30% today which is the stock's largest one day gain in more than a decade https://t.co/Zque19hj9c
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Orange Juice continues its surge with another all-time high 🟠 https://t.co/KICWVhp00j

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