Overnight Summary: The S&P 500 closed Tuesday lower by -0.01% at 4373.20 from Monday higher by 1.06% at 4373.63. The overnight high was hit at 4403.25 at 4:05 p.m. EDT while the low was hit at 4378.25 at 6:55 a.m. EDT. The range overnight was 25 points as of 7:25 a.m. EDT. The 10-day average of the overnight range is at 23.50 from 24.50 down from a peak of 31.50 on 8/15.  The average for May-September average was 20.96 from 21.10 in May through August and the September average was 19.87. Currently, the S&P 500 is lower by -19.250 points which is -0.44% at  7:25 a.m. EDT.

Earnings Out After The Close: 

• IPOs Priced or News: None of note.
• New SPACs launched/News: None of note.
• Secondaries Priced: None of note.
• Notes Priced of note: None of note.
• Common Stock filings/Notes:
  • BAER: Commences $70 million public offering of common stock.
  • CDT: Filed Form S-1.. 7,755,710 Shares of Common Stock 16,033,000 Shares of Common Stock Underlying Warrants 976,000 Shares of Common Stock Underlying an Option.
  • NUZE: Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock. (Maxim Bookmanager)
  • RARE: Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock. up to $300,000,000 of shares. (JPM, GS, BAC, TD bookmanagers)
  • SSNT: Filed Form RW.
• Direct Offering: None of note.
• Selling Shareholders of note:
  • DINO: Agreed to repurchase from the Selling Stockholder 1,376,652 shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock.
• Private Placement of Public Entity (PIPE): None of note.
• Mixed Shelf Offerings:
  • AMAM: Files $300 million mixed shelf securities offering.
  • NXU: Filed Form S-3.. $75,000,000 Mixed Shelf.
• Debt/Credit Filing and Notes: None of note.
• Tender Offer: None of note.
• Convertible Offering & Notes Filed:
  • NUWE: Announces Closing of $2.25 Million Public Offering of Series J Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock and Warrants.

Capital Raise Summary From The TradeXchange, bringing traders and investors real time news and Squawk Box, and other sources.

News After The Close :

• After Hours: 
  • Trading Up: VKTX +9%, FND +6%of note.
  • Trading Down: RARE -6%, WAFD -6%, MIRM -5%, BIO -5%, BAER -5%, AMAM -4%, UAL -4%, JBHT -4%, IBKR -4% of note.
• News Items After the Close:
  • Nvidia (NVDA) says China AI chip ban could result in delays, and transition of operations. (MarketWatch)
  • Fed to Propose Lowering Debit-Card Swipe Fees. (WSJ)
  • Terex’s (TEX) stock slides as hiked outlook falls short of Street view (MarketWatch)
  • Viking Therapeutics’ (VKTX) stock rallies following early drug study data (MarketWatch)
  • Microsoft (MSFT) is preparing to bring on Amazon (AMZN) as a customer of its 365 cloud tools in a $1 billion megadeal, according to an internal document. (BuisinessInsider)
  • The number of homes on the market grew month over month for a sixth consecutive month in September as sales declined 13.8% from August and 17.0% from a year ago. The 9.3% increase in inventory was the largest month-over-month increase in 14 months. Even so, inventory is 8.6% below September 2022 levels.  (Remax)
  • X, formerly known as Twitter, will begin charging new users $1 a year to access key features including the ability to tweet and retweet. (Forbes)

• Exchange/Listing/Company Reorg and Personnel News:
  • Index Changes: Floor & Decor Holdings (FND) to join S&P MidCap 400; Vicor (VICR) to join S&P SmallCap 600
  • Ambarella (AMBA) CFO Brian White will retire at the conclusion of the current fiscal year ending January 31, 2024.
  • American Eagle (AEO) appoints two executive positions after the departure of its COO.
  • Bio-Rad Labs (BIO) CFO Ilan Daskal to resign.
  • Cameco (CCJ) announces its Board Chair Ian Bruce passed away on October 15.
  • KANZHUN Limited (BZ) announces board changes; Charles Zhaoxuan Yang and Yusheng Wang have resigned as independent non-executive directors.
  • Park City (PCYG) will transition from NASDAQ to NYSE effective on or about November 2, 2023; to rebrand with corporate name ‘ReposiTrak’ and ticker symbol ‘TRAK’.
  • Terex (TEX) announces that John Garrison is retiring as Chairman and CEO.
• Buyback Announcements or News: 
  • Just Eat Takeaway (JTKWY) launching a new share buyback program of up to EUR 150 million.
• Stock Splits or News:
  • TALS 1-for-10 reverse split.
  • WAVD trading reverse split price
• Dividends Announcements or News: 
  • Liberty Energy (LBRT) increases quarterly cash dividend 40% to $0.07 per share from $0.05 per share.
  • Lincoln Electric (LECO) increases quarterly cash dividend 11% to $0.71 per share from $0.64 per share.
• Insider Sales Of Note: None of note.

What’s Happening This Morning: Futures value reflects the change with fair value.

Sector Action – (1/3/6/12/YTD Updated Weekly with Monday release):  

• Daily Positive Sectors: Basic Materials, Energy, Consumer Defensive of note.
• Daily Negative Sectors: Technology of note.
• One Month Winners: None of note.
• Three Month Winners: Energy and Communication Services of note.
• Six Month Winners: Communication Services, Technology, Consumer Cyclical of note.
• Twelve Month Winners: Technology, Communication Services, and Industrials of note.
• Year to Date Winners:  Communication Services, Technology, Consumer Cyclical of note.

U.S. government bond yields hit fresh decade-plus highs Tuesday after another hot economic-data release fueled concerns that interest rates could remain elevated for longer.   The latest retail sales report showed spending online, at stores and in restaurants rose a stronger-than-expected 0.7% in September from a month earlier. Treasury yields jumped afterward, with the benchmark 10-year bond yield rising to 4.846%, up from 4.709% Monday. It was the highest closing level since July 2007.  Stocks wavered between gains and losses before closing little changed. The S&P 500 fell less than one-tenth of a percent, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added less than one-tenth of a percent. The Nasdaq Composite was 0.3% lower.  (WSJ – edited by QPI)

Upcoming Earnings Of Note: (From Chartroom Software – sorted by market cap, highest to lowest with most visible names)

• Gap Up: VKTX +9%, TALS +8%, FND +8%, RYTM +6%, FULT +4% of note.
• Gap Down: BAER -6%, WAFD -6%, MIRM -6%, UAL -6%, BIO -5%, RARE -5%, GOGO -4%, JBHT -4% of note.

Insider Action: CERE sees Insider buying with dumb short selling.  No stock sees Insider buying with smart short sellers.

Rags & Mags: Repeated stories from prior days never listed, i.e. “rehashed news”. Sorted by Global, U.S. and stock specific.

• 5 Things To Know Before The Stock Market Opens Wednesday. (CNBC)
• Bloomberg Lead Story:  Biden Sees “Other Team” and Not Israel Behind Hospital Blast in Gaza. (Bloomberg)
• Bloomberg Second Most Shared Story: Real Estate Brokers Pocketing Up to 6% Fees Draw Antitrust Scrutiny. (Bloomberg)
• Oil Jumps as Iran seeks Israel embargo; Stocks dip: Market Wrap. (Bloomberg)
• China’s Strong GDP Report Shows Housing Remains A Big Problem. (Bloomberg)
• Mortgage demand slows to the lowest level since 1995 as rates approach 8%. (CNBC)
• Procter & Gamble (PG) tops earnings, and revenue estimates even as unit volumes drop. (CNBC)
• Morgan Stanley (MS) tops estimates on better-than-expected trading results. (CNBC)
• NPR Morning Report Marketplace: Bacteria could be the key to a safer, greener way of processing rare-earth metals. (Podcast)
• NY Times The Daily:   The diplomatic scramble to contain the Israel-Hamas war. (Podcast)
• BBC Global News:  Strike on Gaza hospital kills more than 500 people. (Podcast) 
• Wealthion: The economy is trapped in a vicious cycle of more debt & bigger deficits. (Podcast)

Moving Average Update:

• Score improves to 71% from 68%.

Geopolitical: 

M&A Activity and News: 

• The J.M. Smucker Co. (SJM) Announces Agreement to Divest Fermented Food Condiment Brands in Canada.

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