First Call July 28, 2021

First Call July 28, 2021

S&P futures up 0.1% after US equities finished lower, but off worst levels, on Tuesday. Growth was a big underperformer vs value while S&P snapped a five-day winning streak. Asian equities mostly lower overnight with Japan and Australia among the laggards...
First Call July 28, 2021

First Call July 27, 2021

S&P futures down 0.2% in Tuesday morning trading after US equities finished mostly higher on Monday with upside leadership from energy, materials, financials and consumer discretionary. Asian markets mostly lower overnight with another meaningful selloff in...
First Call July 28, 2021

High Hopes

Investors have very high hopes this earnings season On today's note, I look at the setup with some of the largest companies reporting in the next couple of days Covering four shorts, two profitable and two at losses. Equity sentiment remains very extreme while there...
First Call July 28, 2021

First Call July 26, 2021

S&P futures down 0.2%, off worst levels, after US equities finished higher last week with growth extending its outperformance over value. Asian markets mostly weaker overnight with Hong Kong down over 4% and China down nearly 2.5%, though Japan bucked the trend as...