Dow futures soar on debt ceiling uproar; Nvidia, Chip and AI Plays, but the market breadth is dire

Dow futures tended higher early Friday, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. Key inflation data is available before the market opens, amid reports that a debt ceiling deal is not far off.

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Costco wholesale (it costs), Ulta Beauty (Ulta), a work day (day), outdoor deckers (deck) And Marvell technology (MRVL) and major earnings reports Thursday evening.

The stock market rally was wildly mixed on Thursday. The Nasdaq, especially the Nasdaq 100, rose nvidia (NVDA) rose significantly on the back of strong earnings and explosive guidance. that also sent advanced micro devices (AMD), Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) And Arista Networks (network) also soared, with strong gains for ASML (ASML), Microsoft (MSFT), a parent from Google the alphabet (Google) and other AI or chip games.

But aside from a handful of big winners, the market showed tepid or weak action amid ongoing debt ceiling talks, concerns about the Fed’s rate hike and more. The losers handily beat the winners as the Dow drops below its 200-day line.

ASML and fellow chip equipment giants Applied materials (AMAT) And KLA Corp. (KLAC) returned above buy points on Thursday, along with the chip design software maker Cadence Design Systems (CDNS). Anet shares and Mobileye (MBLY) flashes early entries.

But investors should be careful about new buying amid the divided market movement and the ultra-focused market leadership.

Debt ceiling talks

Debt ceiling talks have continued, with reports that negotiators from the White House and House Republicans are closing in on a debt ceiling agreement that would limit discretionary spending for the next two years.

Any initial deal would need to be passed through Congress.

The US could default in early June if there is no agreement to raise the debt limit by then.

Moody’s said Thursday that the US must make a mid-June interest payment on Treasurys to avoid losing its AAA credit rating. Fitch Ratings late Wednesday placed the US’s AAA rating on negative watch due to the elevated risk of default.

The debt ceiling is just the beginning. These clouds may derail the economy.

PCE inflation data

The Commerce Department will release the Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index, the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation, at 8:30 a.m. ET on Friday.

Economists expect the personal consumption expenditures price index to rise 0.3% in April. This would bring the 12-month PCE inflation rate to 4.3%. Core personal consumption expenditures, which exclude food and energy, also rose 0.3%, leaving the core inflation rate for personal consumption expenditures unchanged at 4.6%.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell has indicated that he is paying extra attention to core personal consumption expenditure services excluding housing. So find reading these super services inflation.

The odds of another rate hike at the June 13-14 policy meeting are 49%, up sharply over the past several days. And it would reach 73% by the end of the Fed’s meeting last July.

Personal consumption expenditures inflation data is part of the Business Income and Expenditure report. Economists see income and spending rising 0.4% in April.

Dow jones futures today

Dow futures rose 0.2% against fair value. S&P 500 futures rose 0.2% and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.4%.

The 10-year Treasury yield fell 2 basis points, to 3.79%. But the one-month Treasury rate is close to 6% amid the debt ceiling battle.

The dollar, which has rallied significantly over the past several days, has weakened slightly on reports of a debt reduction deal starting to take shape.

Crude oil futures rose 1% while copper prices rose 2%. rose gold.

Remember that overnight action in Dow futures and elsewhere does not necessarily translate into actual trading in the next regular stock market session.

earnings

Costco’s earnings came in lower than the fiscal outlook for the third quarter. COST stock was little changed in the extended trade after closing modestly below all of its moving averages.

Ulta’s earnings are just above its first quarter hits while it just missed sales. ULTA stock fell overnight, indicating a dip below the 200-day mark after slipping from record highs on May 1.

Workday topped first-quarter earnings views and topped the line for subscription revenue in the second quarter. WDAY stock is still jumping in late trading, indicating a move above multiple buy points. Shares rose 0.1 percent to 196.41 Thursday. The software giant is running a 206.78 cup base buy, with 199.17 as an early entry from an initial handle.

Deckers’ earnings topped views, but DECK’s stock fell hard overnight. Maker of Ugg shoes and running shoes Hoka dropped below its 50-day streak recently. on hold (Onon) And foot locker (fl) profits.

Marvell’s earnings and earnings slightly exceeded first-quarter viewership. It also led the chipmaker higher, forecasting artificial intelligence revenue to double in the second half of the fiscal year. MRVL stock jumped overnight. Shares jumped 7.6% on Thursday, to 49.47. It was on the cusp of a 49.58 cup bottom rule, but Marvell stock has been extended from the 50-day and 200-day lines.

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Stock market rise

The stock market rally showed a very mixed move, with the Nasdaq gaining ground thanks to a handful of big-cap tech companies.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1% in stock market trading Thursday. The S&P 500 rose 0.9%. The Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 1.7%. Small cap Russell 2000 fell 0.8%.

Nvidia stock jumped 24%. AMD shares jumped 11% and Taiwan half 12%. ANET stock fell nearly 11%. ASML, KLA and AMAT shares rose 6%-7%. Microsoft stock rose nearly 4% to a 52-week high, while Google stock rose 2.1%%. Excluding Arista and KLAC shares, its market cap is at least $100 billion. Nvidia’s price is close to $1 trillion, with GOOGL stock passing $1.5 trillion and Microsoft $2 trillion.

US crude oil prices fell 3.4% to $71.83 a barrel. Copper prices rose 0.8%, but from their lowest levels in nearly seven months.

The 10-year Treasury yield jumped 10 basis points, to 3.81%.

The US dollar continued to rally, closing at the 2023 highs set in early March.

Exchange Traded Funds

Among the growth ETFs is iShares Expanding Technology and Software Sector Fund (IGV) 2.5%, to its highest level in 10 months. MSFT stock is one of IGV’s most important holdings. VanEck Vectors Semiconductor Corporation (SMH) rose 8.6% to a 52-week high. NVDA, Taiwan Semiconductor, AMD ASML, Applied Materials, and KLA Corp. All are notable SMH ingredients. CDNS stock is in IGV and SMH ETFs.

Reflecting more speculative stories, the ARK Innovation ETF (ARK)ark(Sinking 2.7% and ARK Genomics ETF)ARKG) 2.5%.

SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETFs (XME) fell 0.8%. US Global Gates Foundation ETF (Planes) climbed 1.2%. SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB) increased by 0.3%. Energy Defined Fund SPDR ETF (xle(down 1.8% and the SPDR Healthcare Sector Selection Fund)XLV) Waiver of 1%.

SPDR Financial Selection Fund (XLF) is closed directly below the break-even point. SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) decreased by 0.8%

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Market rally analysis

The stock market rally showed a sharp divergence on Thursday. The Nasdaq 100 rose more than 2% while the losers outweighed the winners two to one.

The Nasdaq Composite Index recovered almost all of the losses from the previous two days. The S&P 500 has regained its 21-day line in a solid advance. But those reflect significant to huge gains at Nvidia, AMD, Microsoft, Google, and more.

Meanwhile, debt default fears, along with rising Treasury and dollar yields, weaker external economies and growing prospects for higher federal interest rates weighed on the broader market.

The Dow Jones, even MSFT stock as a component, fell below its 200-day line, although it closed off lows. Russell 2000 fell below the 50-day line.

First Trust Nasdaq 100 Equal Weighted Mutual Fund (QQEW) gained just 0.5%, rebounding from 21 days ago.

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Fund (RSP) fell by less than 0.1%, but far from session lows. The RSP is down 2.1% for the week, below all of its moving averages.

New lows easily overcome new highs.

Aside from AI and playing on the chips, there weren’t many stocks flashing buy signals ELF Beauty (dwarf) was an exception.

Some names showed a strong move, but many stocks in or near overbought areas pulled back significantly. This was a disturbing trend this week.

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What are you doing now

The forked market rally continues to show extraordinary movement. A number of stocks were big winners but the market in general was lackluster at best.

Investors can modest exposure. How much depends greatly on whether you are in the winning stocks.

If you are not among the great winners of 2023 and are struggling to make progress, don’t beat yourself up. It is difficult to pass a tight march in the market, with a different alternation of segments. Plenty of stocks looked promising, only for breakouts or entries to quickly fade, or to quickly post solid gains back and forth.

What you don’t want to do is chase the extended stock. Nvidia stock has crossed more than 90% of its 200-day moving average. A major pullback and possibly the creation of a new base over the next several weeks wouldn’t be a surprise. This may offer new entries in the future, but NVDA is out of reach at the moment.

Don’t be too focused. Among the many issues with a highly divided market and narrow leadership is that traders can become overly exposed to a particular stock, group, or topic. Anyone who was heavily invested in Nvidia and related plays was clearly a big winner Thursday, but negative portfolio risk is high. Investors could have bought shares of ANET, ASML, KLA, or a few other names Thursday, but they probably don’t want to buy many of them.

The time to invest heavily is when there is a clear and broad uptrend in the market, with a large number of stocks from a variety of sectors flashing buy signals and continuing higher. At various points, the market rally triggered such a turnaround, only to turn back down again.

But you want to be ready for action. So keep working on the watchlists.

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