US equity futures are higher this morning with the Nasdaq leading the way to upside, up around 40 bps. Meanwhile, gold, silver, and crude oil futures are lower.
US indices were up across the board yesterday. The Nasdaq-100 ([NDX]) led the market higher, gaining 1.09% while the S&P 500 ([SPX]) was up 70 bps. It was a strong day for semiconductors as the iShares Semiconductor ETF ([SOXX]) was up almost 3%.
Crude oil was down almost 1.5% on Monday, but is still trading above $100/bbl.
Yesterday’s research focused on the rotation out of technology and into defensive stocks this month. The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF ([XLP]) is up more than 9% this month, outperforming technology by more than 14%.
The Fed will wrap up its October meeting tomorrow. The market is currently pricing in about a 90% chance that it will leave the Fed funds rate unchanged at this meeting. But, the market is still pricing in nearly an 80% chance of at least one more 25 bps increase by the end of the year, meaning that a December rate hike is the likely outcome in the market’s estimation.
Visa ([V]), Coca-Cola ([KO]), and Boeing ([BA]) are among the major names reporting earnings today.
V is 5 for 5’er and sits on four consecutive buy signals on its default chart but has recently moved into heavily overbought territory. The stock also sits about 10% away from its nearest level of support st $360.
KO is a 4 for 5’er that sits on a string of eight consecutive buy signals dating back November of last year. KO currently sits at $92 on its trend chart with initial support at $86, a level from which the stock has rallied twice since August.
BA is the weakest of the three – a 0 for 5’er that sits on three consecutive sell signals and its currently testing its 2026 lows.