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What’s on our radar for next week

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on November 5, 2021.

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The S&P 500 retreated during this shortened trading week, largely due to a massive sell-off on Friday resulting from renewed COVID fears following the announcement of a new “highly mutated variant“discovered in South Africa. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average was hit hardest on Friday, the Nasdaq was the main underperforming this week thanks to a rotation out of high-tech flight ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Our strategy

While some of the actions we saw on Friday were very choppy in nature with stop pieces like Zoom Video (ZM) and Peloton (PTON) catching an almost automatic bid as the names of energy and finance were pushed aside, it’s too early to call the market one way or another as we don’t ‘don’t know enough about the new variant. Additionally, trying to gauge sentiment over a half day, when the volume is below normal, may be futile as there is simply not enough market participation.

For this reason, although we have provided some thoughts earlier today on areas where we believe members should be looking for opportunities, we chose to sit on the sidelines on Friday and preserve cash until we have more actionable information from the scientific community.

Under the hood this week, consumer discretionary, communications and tech lead the index lower with most sectors in the red after Friday’s sell-off. For the week, and energy did gain over the period despite Friday’s large losses due to a pop earlier in the week.

What we learned this week

Here’s a quick look at some of the broader market metrics we like to keep an eye out for: The dollar index held around the 96 level. Gold fell back to around $ 1,800. WTI crude prices were hit again on Friday, falling to around $ 70 a barrel. And the 10-year Treasury hovers around the 1.5% level as COVID fears hit the market.

Within the portfolio, we heard from American Eagle Outfitters (AEO). here is our breakdown of results.

In addition to earnings, we received some notable macro readings this week.

On Monday, the National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales rose 0.8% in October, better than the 1.8% monthly drop the streets were expecting. With the October reading, sales are down 5.8% from the previous year. Stock remains a headwind for the housing market, with existing housing stock standing at 2.4 months at the end of October, down from the 2.5-month level in September and well below the 6-month level that many see as balanced between supply and demand. As for affordability, which suffers from the lack of supply, the median price of existing homes in October was $ 353,900 (+ 13.1% yoy). Finally, adding to the affordability dynamic, according to Freddie Mac, the 30-year average conventional fixed mortgage rate was 3.07% in October, down from 2.9% in September.

On Tuesday, IHS Markit Group reported that the Flash US PMI Composite Exit Index for November came in at 56.5, down from 57.6 in October and marking a 2-month low for the index. Similar to the ISM PMI numbers, any reading above 50 represents an expansion of the manufacturing sector, while any value below 50 indicates a contraction. However, IHS Markit data is collected from a different panel of companies than that used for the ISM data source. Additionally, this “Flash” data is based on approximately 85% to 90% of expected survey data – the data used in this report was collected between November 12 and 22.

Topping the figure, the US Services PMI Business Activity Index fell to 57.0 (from 58.7 in October), missing expectations of 59.0, while the Managers Index d US manufacturing purchasing (PMI) rose to 59.1 (from 58.4 in October), matching expectations. In addition, the Flash index of US manufacturing production rose to 53.9 in November (from 52.1 in October).

The posts for the rest of the week were all on Wednesday due to markets closing on Thursday and closing early on Friday.

For starters, we learned that new orders for manufactured durable goods fell 0.5% ($ 1.2 billion) in October to $ 260.1 billion. The reading missed expectations of a 0.2% lead. Excluding transportation equipment, which can increase monthly volatility due to higher prices for planes and automobiles, new orders rose 0.5% in October. Excluding defense equipment, new orders rose 0.8% in October.

It is important to note that new orders for basic capital goods (non-military capital goods, excluding aircraft), which are tangible goods used in the manufacturing process (not sold to consumers) and therefore used as a proxy confidence in business and investment, fell 0.5% in October, missing expectations for a monthly advance of 0.5%. Shipments of basic capital goods rose 1.5% in October, well above expectations of a 0.5% increase.

In addition, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its second estimate that real gross domestic product (GDP) grew 2.1% in the third quarter of 2021, a slight failure from expectations of an increase of 2.2%. This follows a 6.7% increase in the second quarter. Additionally, the core personal consumption expenditure (PCE) price index – an important metric to watch as the core PCE price index is the Fed’s preferred proxy for inflation and therefore can provide insight future stock rates – QoQ rose 4.5%, a deceleration from the 6.1% gain in QoQ observed in the second quarter. On an annual basis, the core PCE price index rose 3.6%, an acceleration from the 3.4% year-over-year advance seen in the second quarter.

The BEA also reported that personal income rose 0.5% ($ 93.4 billion) in October, better than expectations of a 0.2% increase. Disposable income (DPI) increased 0.3% ($ 63.0 billion) and personal consumption expenditure (PCE, that is, personal expenditure) increased 1.3% (214 , 3 billion) over the month, ahead of 1.0% expected. After adjusting for inflation, real DPI fell 0.3%, real PCE rose 0.7%, and the PCE price index rose 0.6% in October. Finally, on an annual basis, the core PCE price index – again, the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation – rose 4.1% year-on-year, in line with expectations and significantly accelerating from at the annual rate of 3.7% observed in September.

Also on Wednesday, the Census Bureau announced that new home sales of single-family homes rose 0.4% mo on October to reach a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 745,000, lower than expected for a SAAR of 800. 000. Despite the advance in October, sales were down 23.1% compared to the same period a year earlier. Additionally, the median selling price for new homes in October was $ 407,700, while the average selling price was $ 477,800, compared to $ 405,700 and $ 457,200, respectively, in September.

Finally, the US Department of Labor reported that during the week ending Nov. 20, initial jobless claims were 199,000, representing a weekly drop of 71,000, and was well below estimates of 260,000. In addition, this was the lowest level of initial claims since November 15, 1969, when it stood at 197,000. The previous week’s reading has been revised up to 270,000, against 268,000 previously reported.

Importantly, the four-week moving average, used to smooth weekly volatility, stood at 252,250, down 21,000 from the revised average of 273,250 the previous week (revised by compared to 272,750 previously reported). This represents the lowest level of the moving average since March 14, 2020, when it was 225,500.

What we look forward to

Looking ahead, the earnings season continues into next week, within our portfolio we will hear from Salesforce on Tuesday after the closing bell; and of Marvell Technology (MRVL) Thursday, after the closing bell.

Here are the earnings for the coming week that we will be watching:

Mon 11/29

Open: Frontline (FRO), Li Auto (LI)

Mar 11/30

Open: Baozun (BZUN), Hello Group (MOMO), Jinko Solar (JKS)

Close: Salesforce (CRM), Ambarella (AMBA), Box (BOX), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), NetApp (NTAP), Zscaler (ZS)

Wed 12/1

Open: Patterson Companies (PDCO), Royal Bank of Canada (RY)

Close: C3.ai (AI), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Descartes (DSGX), Elastic (ESTC), Five Below (FIVE), Okta (OKTA), PVH (PVH), Semtech (SMTC), Snowflake (SNOW), Splunk (SPLK), Synopsys (SNPS), Veeva Systems (VEEV), Zuora (ZUO)

Thursday 12/2

Open: Dollar General (DG), GMS (GMS), Kroger (KR), SecureWorks (SCWX), Signet Jewelers (SCWX)

Close: Marvell Technology (MRVL), Asana (ASAN), Cooper (COO), DocuSign (DOCU), Domo (DOMO), Ulta Beauty (ULTA), Ollie’s Bargain (OLLI), Verint Systems (VRNT)

Fri 12/3

Open: Big Lots (BIG), Dole plc (DOLE), Genesco (GCO), Hibbett (HIBB)

Close:

On a macroeconomic level, in addition to keeping an eye on the geopolitical sphere, we will be monitoring the following releases (all weather ET):

MONDAY

10:00 am Pending house sales

10:30 Dallas Fed Index

TUESDAY

9:00 FHFA House Price Index

9:00 am S & P / Case-Shiller House Prices

9:45 Chicago PMI

10:00 am Consumer confidence

WEDNESDAY

8:15 am ADP employment survey

9.45 a.m. Markit PMI Manufacturing SA (final)

10:00 Construction expenses

10:00 ISM Manufacturing

14:00 FED Beige Book

THURSDAY

08:30 am Unemployment claims

FRIDAY

08:30 Jobs report

9:45 Markit Services PMI

10:00 Durable orders

10:00 Factory orders

10:00 ISM non-manufacturing OEA, CRM, MRVL

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