CAPIS Morning Note – 5/03/24: Jobs Friday! Futures Higher Into The Data

Overnight Summary: The SP 500 closed Thursday higher by 0.91% at 5064.20 from Wednesday lower by -0.34% at 5018.39. The overnight high was hit at 5,118 at 6:20 p.m. while the overnight low was hit at 5087 at 4:35 p.m. EDT. The range overnight is 31 points as of 7:15 a.m. EDT.  Currently, the S&P 500…

Overnight SummaryThe SP 500 closed Thursday higher by 0.91% at 5064.20 from Wednesday lower by -0.34% at 5018.39. The overnight high was hit at 5,118 at 6:20 p.m. while the overnight low was hit at 5087 at 4:35 p.m. EDT. The range overnight is 31 points as of 7:15 a.m. EDT.  Currently, the S&P 500 is higher by +16.50 points at 7:15 a.m. EDT.

Executive Summary:  It’s Jobs Friday. Enough said as stocks are up. Could be volatile
  • Jobs data and ISM Non-manufacturing PMI Index later in the morning.
Earnings Out After The Close: 
  • Beats:  BKNG+6.41, COIN +3.25, GDDY +1.81, MELI +0.68,  +0.72, DVA+0.43, EXPE +0.35, AES +0.26, POST+0.22, BJRI +0.15, EOG +0.10 of note. (Greater than +0.10)
  • Flat:   of note.
  • Misses: CIVI -0.80, PXD -0.43,  FDP -0.26, AEE -0.08, DKNG -0.01 of note.

Capital Raises:

  • IPOs For The Week: ALEH KMCM NNE RAN ZENA
    • SLNO prices at $16.00 a share.
  • New SPACs launched/News:
  • Secondaries Priced:
    •  prices $4.8 million offering.
  • Notes Priced of note:
  • Common Stock filings/Notes:
    • ASPM files 21,070,518 shares of common stock .
    • TARA files 21,686,760 shares of common stock.
  • Direct Offering:
  • Exchangeable Subordinate Voting Shares:
  • Selling Shareholders of note:
    • GDYN files 14,802,570 by the selling shareholder.
  •  Debt/Credit Filing and Notes: .
  • Mixed Shelf Offerings:
    •  CDXS files mixed-shelf offering
    •  MBUU files a mixed-shelf offering
    •  OPEN files a mixed-shelf offering
    •  SABR files a mixed-shelf offering
    •  SBET files a $100 million mixed-shelf offering.
    •  TOVX files a $200 million mixed-shelf offering.
    •  ZYME files a mixed-shelf offering.
  • Tender Offer:
  • Private Placement of Public Entity (PIPE)
  • Rights Offering:
  • Convertible Offering & Notes Filed:

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

  • Movers of Note: 
  • News Items After the Close:
    • If you cannot create earnings off sales, then buy back stock and shrink the float. Apple to buyback $110 billion. (Reuters)
    • Apple sales fall less than expected. (Reuters)
    • April Job’s Preview. (Yahoo)
    • Expedia lowers full year revenue forecast. (Reuters)
    • Draft Kings (DKNG) raises sales forecast on customer growth. (Bloomberg)
    • Amgen on earnings call announced they have a weight loss drug in trials. (Bloomberg)
    • Lockheed Martin (LMT) drops bid for Terran Orbital. (MarketWatch)
    • Northrop Grumman (NOC) gets B-2 Bomber contract worth $7 billion. (MarketWatch)
    • Stocks making the biggest move in after hours: . (CNBC)
  • Buyback Announcements or News
    • .
  • Exchange/Listing/Company Reorg and Personnel News
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  • Stock Splits or News:
    • .
  • Dividends Announcements or News: 
    • .

What’s Happening This MorningFutures value reflects the change with fair value.

S&P 500 +18, Dow Jones +298, NASDAQ +110, Russell  -2.  (as of 8:15 a.m. EDT).  Asia is lower ex Australia while Europe is higher this morning. VIX Futures are at +15.30 from 16.05.  Gold and Silver are lower with Copper lower this morning. WTI Crude Oil and Brent Crude Oil are higher with Natural Gas higher as well for a second day in a row. US 10-year Treasury sees its yield at 4.561% from 4.616% yesterday. The U.S. Dollar is lower versus the Euro, lower versus the Pound and lower against the YenBitcoin is at $59,176 from $57,667 higher by -0.02% this morning.

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

  • Daily Positive Sectors: Consumer Cyclical, Technology, Real Estate, Communication Services and Industrials of note.
  • Daily Negative Sectors:  Healthcare of note.
  • One Month Winners: Communication Services, Energy and Utilities of note.
  • Three Month Winners: All but Real Estate led by Energy, Industrials or Communication Services of note.
  • Six Month Winners: Communication Services, Technology, Industrials and Financials of note.
  • Twelve Month Winners: Communication Services, Technology, Financials,  Industrials, and Consumer Cyclicals of note.
  • Year to Date Winners:  Communication Services, Energy,  Technology, Financials, Industrials, and Technology, Consumer Defensive of note.

(WSJ – Edited by QPI)

Upcoming Earnings Of Note:

  • Friday After the Close: ($6 Billion Market Cap Cut Off)
  • Monday Before the Open: (No Market Cap Cut Off)

Earnings of Note This Morning:

  • Beats: TRP+0.40, HSY+0.31, CQP +0.21, TDS +0.15, CBOE +0.10, TRMB +0.02, OMI +0.01of note.
  • Flat:  None of note.
  • Misses:  GPRE -0.50, MGA -0.16, LNG -0.13, FLR -0.07, USM-0.06, UNIT -0.02 of note.
  • Still to Report: AXL NMRK TNC of note.

Company Earnings Guidance:

  • Positive Guidance:  TILE of note.
  • Negative Guidance: ADNT MGA of note.

Erlanger Research Advance/Decline Chart: 

Gap Ups & Down In Early Pre-Market (+2% or down more than -2%):

  • Gap Up: ARDX +29%, OSPN +19.5%, LOCO +19.4%, TNDM +17.3%, WOW +14.8%, AMGN +14.1%, PCTY +12.4%, UDMY +11.8%, RMAX +11%, OPEN +10.8%, BJRI +10.5%, CDXS +10.2%, ALHC +10.1%, CLFD +9.7%, MODV +9.2%, TWST +9.2%, IBRX +7.2%, SIMO +7.2%, SQ +7.2%, NR +6.8%, MTZ +6.6%, AAPL +5.9%, MSI +5.6%, TDW +5.2%, FIVN +5%, OLED +4.9%, WSC +4.9%, WK +4.8%, MELI +4.7%, SPXC +4%, REG +3.3%, DBRG +3.2%, AES +3.2%, MBUU +3.1%, QGEN +3.1%, RKT +3.1%, LYV +3.1%, VIR +3.1%, CRBG +3.1%, MNST +3%, ACA +2.9%, DVA +2.9%, HOLX +2.8%, CTRA +2.7%, TILE +2.4%, LMAT +2.3%, DLR +2%  of note.
  • Gap Down: SPT -25.4%, LLAP -18.6%, STEM -18.3%, NET -13.8%, TRUP -13.8%, BBAI -12.1%, CTOS -11.2%, EXPE -10.8%, VREX -10.8%, ASUR -10.1%, FTNT -8.1%, KURA -7.7%, VIAV -7.2%, SLNO -6.6%, OTEX -6.3%, FDP -5.5%, AAON -5.4%, CABO -5.3%, RARE -5.1%, MGA -5%, IR -4.4%, SWN -4.3%, ILMN -4%, COIN -3.5%, ASPN -3.2%, WW -3.2%, DRH -3%, IHG -3%, COHU -2.9%, KOD -2.7%, PLMR -2.5%, CLLS -2.3%, ZYME -2.2%, ALTR -2.1%, of note.

Insider Action:  No stocks sees Insider buying with dumb short selling.   No stocks see 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 Market Opens On Friday. (CNBC)
  • What You Need To Know To Start Your Day. (Bloomberg)
  • Stocks Making the Biggest Moves:  (CNBC)
  • Bloomberg Lead Story: Traders Pull First Rate Cut To November. (Bloomberg)
  • Stocks rally on Apple earnings before jobs report: Markets Wrap. (Bloomberg)
  • Here’s what to expect from Friday Job’s Data. (CNBC)
  • Bloomberg: The Big Take: World’s largest pension fund is falling short for its retirees. (Podcast)

Moving Average Update: Score moves to 63% from 20%.

Geopolitical: 

  • President’s Public Schedule:
    • President Biden receives the Daily Briefing at 12:30 p.m. EDT.
    • Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre  at 1:30 p.m. EDT.
    • President Biden presents Presidental Medal of Freedom  at 4:30 p.m. EDT.
    • President Biden head to Wilmington, DE for the weekend at 6:00 p.m. EDT.

Economic:  

  • April Nonfarm Payrolls are due out at 8:30 a.m. EDT and expected to fall to 250,000 from 300,000. The unemployment rate is expected to stay at 3.80%.
  • April ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI is due out at 10:00 a.m. EDT and expected to rise to 51.80% from 51.40%.
  • Baker Hughes Rig Count is due out at 1:00 p.m. EDT..

Federal Reserve / Treasury Speakers:

  • Federal Reserve New York President John Williams speaks at 7:45 a.m. EDT.
  • Federal Reserve Chicago President Austan Goolsbee speaks at 7:45 a.m. EDT as well.

M&A Activity and News:

  • None of note.

Meeting & Conferences of Note:

  • Sellside Conferences:
    • None of note.
  • Top Shareholder Meetings: ABBV CMS DOV FELE GEO ITW MAN R SATS SHO ZEUS
  • Fireside Chat: None of note.
  • Investor/Analyst Day/Calls: CGON SGMT OKYO
  • Update: None of note.
  • R&D Day: None of note.
  • FDA Presentation:
    • CGON Data presentation for Cretostimogene
    • LCTX Data presentation for OpRegen
  • Company Event:
  • Industry Meetings:
    • Austin Technology Workshop
    • American Urological Association Annual Meeting
    • American Association of Immunologists
    • European Wound Mgmt Association
    • NSBW Summit
    • Pediatric Endocrine Society Annual Meeting
    • Retinal Cell & Gene Therapy Innovation Summit
    • Spinal Cord Injury Investor Symposium
    • Uranium, Battery and Precious Metals Investor Conference

Top Tier Sell-side Upgrades & Downgrades:

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Today’s Upgrades and Downgrades: