Friday 29 May 2015

Pre-Market Brief

Good morning. Futures are largely flat (ahead of GDP data), we're set to open at sp'2120. USD is fractionally lower @ DXY 96.90s. Metals are broadly flat. Oil has early gains of 1.2%.


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Summary

*futures were sp -9pts at one point, but with more Greek chatter... jumped back to evens.
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Equity bears should keep in mind that even if somehow the market closes significantly lower today by 1%, most indexes would still settle May with a net gain.
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Update from Oscar



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Have a good Friday.
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...awaiting GDP and PMI data.... should give prices a kick... one way or the other.


8.30am Q1 GDP (first rev): -0.7%... not pretty.... broadly inline with market exp.

Equity reaction is muted...    the only real mover was Gold.. flipping from -$2 to +4

USD has turned fractionally positive.
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Overnight action in China was indeed crazy... opening to the low 4400s - on rising support.. but closing -0.2% in the 4600s. No doubt some will still be looking for 5K in the near term
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8.39am... sp -3pts... 2117.  Bears just need to break -0.5% lower to build enough downside momentum to cause some problems into the weekly close.

As ever, its a case of how many of the rats might want to bail ahead of the weekend.


9.34am... Relatively muted open.. sp -2pts... 2112 is the low to break...

Who wants to buy ahead of the Chicago PMI ? Hmmm

.. eyes to the VIX... looking for a break into the 14s.
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9.45am.. Chicago PMI: 46.2      vs. market exp' 53.1

Absolutely DIRE number... a RECESSIONARY number for May.. so that ain't pretty for GDP Q2

VIX breaks into the 14s...   things are starting to get moderately interesting