Tag: Mid-Day Report

Has The Trump Trade Resumed?

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Hello MarketClub members everywhere. The NASDAQ has crossed the 6,000 level for the first time, and the DOW has had two straight triple-digit gains leading me to wonder if the Trump trade is back on. What do you think?

Of course, I would be remiss to overlook the slew of positive corporate earnings that have been this released this week with more to come. Home prices and home sales on are the rise as well, according to new data from the S&P/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index.

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However, I believe everyone is zeroed in on Washington, as President Trump is expected to release an outline to potential tax reform later this week. Tax reform expectations have been one of the key market drivers since the presidential election.

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Oil Falls As Oversupply Concerns Resurface

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Hello MarketClub members everywhere. Oil prices fell on Friday as oversupply concerns resurfaced and the euro and stocks dipped ahead of the first round in a too-close-to-call French presidential election.

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After a two-week losing streak, the major indexes are on track to post weekly gains fueled by Thursday's rally, which was largely driven by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's comments that the Trump administration would unveil a tax reform plan very soon.

A steady stream of strong earnings through the week continued to bolster market sentiment.

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Market Looking To Break 3 Day Losing Streak

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Hello MarketClub members everywhere. The indexes are looking and pacing to snap a 3-day losing streak today with the big 3 all being in the green. This move comes on the heels of a relatively quiet holiday weekend where fears of geopolitical upheaval that never came to fruition.

Traders have turned their attention to a slew of corporate earnings this week, led off by Netflix and of course United Airlines, who both report after the close today.

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Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) is expected to report earnings of .37 EPS according to analysts. That would be more than a 38% increase compared with the .6 ESP Netflix reported during the same quarter a year ago.

Analysts expect United Continental Holdings Inc. (NYSE:UAL) earnings per share to drop 69% to .38 EPS, this decline is a reflection of higher fuel costs. Revenue is expected to increase 2% to $8.379 billion.

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Stocks Waver As Earnings Season Kicks Off

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Hello MarketClub members everywhere. The indexes are trading in a narrow range as the shortened trading week comes to an end and the big banks kicked off earnings season. The Dow is down 85 points, the S&P 500 and NASDAQ are little changed on the day.

Risk-off trades have been all the rage this week, with gold, Treasury's and the Japanese yen all tracking for gains.

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Geopolitical Risks Push Gold Higher

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Hello MarketClub members everywhere. As the geopolitics risks rise around the globe traders are heading for the traditional safe havens of gold and the yen. Both have rallied to five-month highs while Treasury note yields approached the lowest levels of the year.

Meanwhile the dollar has softened and oil has extended its winning streak to five days.

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