Stocks pullback Monday as investors await Fed Chair Powell’s speech tomorrow

MARKETS TODAY Feb 6 (Vica Partners)

DOW (^DJI) 33,891 (-35), S&P 500 (^GSPC) 4,111 (-25 Nasdaq (^IXIC) 11,887 (-120), Russell 2000 (^RUT) 1,957 (-28), NYSE FANG+ (^NYFANG) 5,675 (-57), Brent Crude $81.79/barrel (+$0.80), Gold $1,873/oz (+$8), Bitcoin $22.9k (+$105)

Session Overview

  • Market pullback today with Nasdaq outperforming the DOW and S&P 500, YTD
  • Goldman Sachs says level of short covering last week was the largest since Nov 2015
  • Indexes decline
  • Yields rising
  • Defensives outperformed
  • 10 of 11 S&P 500 Sectors lower: Information Technology and Communication Services underperformed/ Utilities and Consumer Staples outperformed
  • Fed Chief Powell speaks tomorrow
  • Earnings pickup Tuesday

Technicals/ Sector Performance/ Yields+

Index Moving Averages

S&P 500 Index ($SPX) close 4,111+/ 50 Day 3,959+/ 100 Day 3,874+/ 200 Day 3,948+

Dow Jones In ($DOWI) close 33,891+/ 50 Day 33,661+/ 100 Day 32,465+/ 200 Day 32,330+

Nasdaq Co ($NASX) close 11,887+/ 50 Day 11,036+/ 100 Day 10,979+/ 200 Day 11,458+

10 of 11 S&P 500 Sectors lower: Information Technology and Communication Services underperformed/ Utilities and Health Care outperformed

Information Technology and Communication Services were the biggest decliners, down 1.44% and 1.43% respectively. Utilities and Consumer Staples outperformed, up 0.44% and down 0.17% respectively.

Yields rising: US 2yr to 4.431%, 5yr to 3.80%, 10yr to 3.63%, 30yr to 3.673%+

Greed Index Rating 75/ Extreme Greed

Notable Company Earnings

  • Beats / Cummins (CMI), Sumitomo ADR (SSUMY), Activision Blizzard (ATVI), ON Semiconductor (ON), Skyline (SKY), Spirit Airlines (SAVE)
  • Misses/ Tyson Foods (TSN), Energizer (ENR), Aurubis ADR (AIAGY), Pinterest (PINS)

U.S Economic News

  • None scheduled
  • Tomorrow/ Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks at Economic Club of Washington, Consumer credit and International trade deficit

Other Asset Classes:

  • CBOE Volatility Index (^VIX): +1.10 to 19.43
  • USD index: -0.18 to $103.44
  • Oil prices: Brent: +0.99% to $81.79, WTI: +1.13% to $74.95, Nat Gas: +1.34% to $2.490
  • Gold: +0.42% to $1,873.23, Silver: +0.27% to $22.34, Copper: +0.24% to $4.04
  • Bitcoin: +0.46% to $22.9k

Business News  

  • Google unveils ChatGPT rival Bard, AI search plans in battle with Microsoft Reuters
  • Hedge funds caught in bigger squeeze than 2021 meme stock frenzy – Goldman Sachs note Reuters
  • Morning Bid: Rates start to bite Reuters
  • Oil rises on China outlook, supply worries after Turkey earthquake Reuters

 

Vica Momentum Stock Report

Skyline Champion Corp (SKY) $SKY (Momentum B+) (Value B+) (Growth A), moving averages/ 50 Day +17.94%, 100 Day +11.98%, 200 Day +12.12%, Year-to-Date +16.52%

Skyline Champion Corporation independent publicly traded factory-built housing company. The Company designs, produces, and markets manufactured and modular homes, park models, and modular buildings for the multi-family, hospitality, senior, and workforce housing sectors.

 

 

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