Night Trading  Asian equity indices are -1.0% to unch. on average. Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 113.25 +1.0 basis point. China Sovereign CDS 71.75 +1.75 basis points. China Iron Ore Spot 119.0 USD/Metric Tonne +.9%. Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 39.2 unch. Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk Off Index 69.0 +1.3%. Volatility Index(VIX) futures 16.1 +3.2%. Euro Stoxx 50 futures n/a. S&P 500 futures -.62%. NASDAQ 100 futures -1.14%.   Morning Preview Links BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are modestly lower, weighed down by industrial and technology shares ..read more

Economic Gauges: Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 39.2 -.06% 3-Month T-Bill Yield 5.41% +1.0 basis point China Iron Ore Spot 118.7 USD/Metric Tonne +.7% Dutch TTF Nat Gas(European benchmark) 29.0 euros/megawatt-hour +2.1% Citi US Economic Surprise Index 20.1 -8.3 points Citi Eurozone Economic Surprise Index 32.7 +3.1 points Citi Emerging Markets Economic Surprise Index 30.6 -1.5 points S&P 500 Current Quarter EPS Growth Rate YoY(138 of 500 reporting) +4.8% -2.0 percentage points S&P 500 Blended Forward 12 Months Mean EPS Estimate 252.43 -.23:  Growth Rate +13.2 ..read more

Style Underperformer: Small-Cap Value -.5% Sector Underperformers: 1) Road & Rail -3.1% 2) Airlines -2.7% 3) Homebuilding -1.3% Stocks Falling on Unusual Volume:  FRO, SAIA, BA, EVR, RCI, XPO, GD, LAD, CNI, FTV, CSTM, BXMT, ENPH, CP, SPOT, DAWN, TDY, HELE, SLAB, MANH, ODFL and EDU Stocks With Unusual Put Option Activity: 1) ACAD 2) HCP 3) PCG 4) GEV 5) HBAN Stocks With Most Negative News Mentions: 1) EDU 2) TDY 3) AVXL 4) PLUG 5) LAD Sector ETFs With Most Negative Money Flow: 1) XLI 2) VGT 3) XOP 4) XLE 5) XLF Charts: ETFs Falling on Unusual Volume Stocks Falling on Un ..read more

Style Outperformer: Large-Cap Growth +.3% Sector Outperformers: 1) Semis +1.0% 2) I-Banking +.8% 3) Networking +.8% Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume: RILY, CGEM, TSLA, HAS, BILI, WAB, MNDR, VRT, LRN, SAGE, HCP, CSGP, DJT, WSO, GL, BSX, TCMD, VIRT, TXN, TRMK, ON, STM, STOK, EVER, EQT, KMPR, POWL, VERX, TRML, HLT, ITGR, CRTO, SA, TTD, SYF, AMBA, NXPI, WFRD, ZTO, BIIB, RIOT, ADI, MAT, RRC, PEP, EQR, KLG and LKQ Stocks With Unusual Call Option Activity: 1) HCP 2) NSC 3) PCG 4) TXN 5) TAN Stocks With Most Positive News Mentions: 1) WAB 2) VRT 3) BSX 4) HLT 5) SYF Sector ETFs With Most ..read more

Earnings of Note  Company/Estimate  Before the Open: (MO)/1.15 (AAL)/-.27 (AZN)/.96 (BMY)/-4.43 (CARR)/.50 (CAT)/5.14 (CMCSA)/.99 (DOW)/.45 (FCN)/1.87 (HOG)/1.51 (HTZ)/-.45 (HES)/1.71 (HON)/2.17 (IP)/.22 (KDP)/.35 (LH)/3.48 (MRK)/1.90 (MBLY)/-.06 (NEM)/.36 (NOC)/5.78 (OSK)/2.25 (RCL)/1.33 (LUV)/-.34 (STRA)/.58 (TSCO)/1.72 (TPH)/.76 (UNP)/2.51 (VLO)/3.22 (XEL)/.77 After the Close:  (AEM)/.60 (AB)/.71 (GOOG)/1.51 (APPF)/.88 (AVB)/2.65 (SAM)/-.03 (BYD)/1.58 (COF)/3.25 (DXCM)/.27 (GILD)/-1.51 (INTC)/.14 (JNPR)/.41 (KLAC)/4.97 (LHX)/2.91 (MSFT)/2.82 (MHK)/1.68 (RHI)/.61 (SKYW ..read more

NYSE Composite Index: Volume Running -10.8% Below 100-Day Average  Nasdaq/NYSE Volume Ratio 10.5 +.1 7 Sectors Declining, 4 Sectors Rising 26.7% of Issues Advancing, 70.4% Declining  TRIN/Arms .91 -29.5% Non-Block Money Flow -$236.1M 42 New 52-Week Highs, 15 New Lows 56.6% (-.2%) of Issues Above 200-day Moving Average Average 14-Day RSI 48.0 -1.0 Other: Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk-Off Index 68.1 +2.2% Bloomberg Cyclicals/Defensives Pair Index 141.7 +.07% Russell 1000: Growth/Value 18,755.3 +.51% CNN Fear & Greed Index 41.0 (Fear) +1.0 1-Day Vix 11.6 unch. Vix 16.1 +2.6% Tot ..read more

Night Trading  Asian equity indices are +.75% to +1.75% on average. Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 112.25 unch. China Sovereign CDS 70.0 unch. China Iron Ore Spot 114.3 USD/Metric Tonne +1.30%. Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 39.3 +.03% Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk Off Index 68.7 +3.0%. Volatility Index(VIX) futures 15.7 -.9%. Euro Stoxx 50 futures +.16%. S&P 500 futures +.21%. NASDAQ 100 futures +.60%.   Morning Preview Links BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are modestly higher, boosted by industrial and technology shares in the region. I expect US ..read more

Style Underperformer: Large-Cap Value +.8% Sector Underperformers: 1) Steel -2.9% 2) Airlines -.9% 3) Electric Vehicles -.1% Stocks Falling on Unusual Volume:  PKG, CALX, WBS, WRB, IVZ, VERX, CART, NUE, SSD, CLF, XRX, LKQ and MSCI Stocks With Unusual Put Option Activity: 1) LSXMK 2) HTZ 3) GSM 4) CYTK 5) CORT Stocks With Most Negative News Mentions: 1) JBLU 2) LKQ 3) XRX 4) NUE 5) SPWR Sector ETFs With Most Negative Money Flow: 1) GDX 2) XOP 3) ARKK 4) KWEB 5) XLE Charts: ETFs Falling on Unusual Volume Stocks Falling on Unusual Volume ..read more

Style Outperformer: Small-Cap Growth +2.2% Sector Outperformers: 1) Homebuilding +3.4% 2) Alt Energy +3.2% 3) Disk Drives +3.0% Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume: HIBB, SPOT, GL, FUTU, R, SNBR, DAWN, LFMD, AY, NEB, MEDP, DHR, CGEM, GATO, GE, RIOT, KMB, AVAV, GM, SAP, DGX, FL, PHM, BHVN, TME, HAS, SPHR, VCTR, ALCC, NSSC and OPCH Stocks With Unusual Call Option Activity: 1) SGMO 2) BSX 3) PR 4) APH 5) HTZ Stocks With Most Positive News Mentions: 1) HIBB 2) KMB 3) SPOT 4) GE 5) DHR Sector ETFs With Most Positive Money Flow: 1) SMH 2) MLPX 3) XLF 4) VGT 5) XLU Charts: ETFs Rising ..read more

Earnings of Note  Company/Estimate  Before the Open: (T)/.54 (BIIB)/3.45 (BA)/-1.63 (BSX)/.51 (BG)/2.53 (CME)/2.45 (GD)/2.91 (HAS)/.27 (HLT)/1.41 (HUM)/6.12 (NSC)/2.91 (ODFL)/1.34 (OTIS)/.87 (OC)/3.07 (TDY)/4.63 (TMO)/4.71 After the Close:  (ALGN)/1.97 (CACI)/5.63 (CMG)/11.69 (ETD)/.64 (F)/.43 (IBM)/1.60 (KNX)/.30 (LRCX)/7.30 (MTH)/3.55 (META)/4.32 (MOH)/5.68 (ORLY)/9.27 (RJF)/2.30 (NOW)/3.14 (URI)/8.37 (WHR)/1.67 (WH)/.74 (FWRD)/.02 (ROK)/2.15 (SAVE)/-1.44 Economic Releases 8:30 am EST Durable Goods Orders for March is estimated to rise +2.5% versus a +1.3% gain in Fe ..read more