Morning Commentary
Yesterday’s session was doomed out of the gate with angst over today’s speech from Jerome Powell. And of course, angst over Afghanistan, as the U.S. military death toll increased from the suicide bombing in Kabul.
There was never panic, but market breadth reverted to its ugly negative trend.
Market Breadth |
NYSE |
NASDAQ |
Advancing |
838 |
1,516 |
Declining |
2,454 |
2,829 |
52 Week High |
83 |
109 |
52 Week Low |
42 |
66 |
Up Volume |
648.34M |
1.51B |
Down Volume |
2.62B |
2.08B |
Keep an Eye Open
The U.S. Dollar (DXY) has gained strength and hints at a monumental breakout, as the recent double bottom looks more like it might have signaled a short-term bottom.
The Core Commodities Index (CRB) is also at a key point after staging a huge bounce off a double bottom. A strong dollar could cool sizzling commodities, but it is not great for multinational corporations.
Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Composite came in better than expected but had several issues.
Production swooned from supply chain issues and some labor problems as well.
Nevertheless, prices keep surging with the ‘paid’ trend (see Kansas City Fed chart below), rising to its second highest on record, and prices received hit a new record.
Consumer Power
The Consumer Comfort Index from Langer Research continues to edge higher, which is important as the consumer will have to do more heavy lifting to absorb higher prices.
Personal finance continues to drive the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI), while households with less than $50,000 in their annual income saw the largest increase in comfort.
Earnings
After the close, there was a dramatic reaction to corporate earnings:
Gap Stores (GPS) beat on revenue and posted earnings of $0.70 against the consensus of $0.46, as comp- store sales rose by +12% from the 2019 quarter.
Strong guidance as management is confident the surge of 19 million new shoppers - primarily teens- means its 40 million total will keep showing up and spending.
Peloton (PTON) saw its quarterly losses climb to -$1.05, more than double the -$0.45 expected. Guidance is also less than expected, as the company has been forced to cut the price of its original bike by $400.
Pray for Our Troops
In Kabul, Afghanistan, up to 13 American soldiers lost their lives trying to help people in a foreign land flee an avalanche of unspeakable terror. Let's never forget their sacrifice.
Portfolio Approach
There are no changes to the Hotline Model Portfolio this morning.
Today’s Session
Personal Income rose 1.1% and Spending up 0.3%, reflecting a growing angst among households resulting in higher savings.
Other $907.1b from $735.6b Wages $10,251 from $10,152.
Personal Spending
Savings Rate
Waiting on Consumer Sentiment and Jerome Powell (a parade of Fed officials making the rounds every. I think I saw one on the Weather Channel, trying to potentially soften any blow from the chairman’s speech, which is not supposed to spook investors and shouldn’t since most are saying its time to start tapering).
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Charles, I have always been a fan of yours and have enjoyed listening to your straight forward, common sense, related to market issues. Thank you for your daily updates, it is nice to know what is moving the market each day. Timothy Houska on 8/27/2021 10:21:48 AM |
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