Friday, November 3, 2023

The Morning Call---Nonfarm payrolls come in light; that's big

 

The Morning Call

 

11/3/23

 

The Market

         

    Technical

 

Thursday in the charts.

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/massive-squeeze-sends-stocks-soaring-yield-curve-dollar-dump

 

Note: the S&P soared above its 200 DMA but did so on a gap up open.  That suggests that even if we witnessed a bottom (still too soon to tell) some backing and filling is needed to fill that gap.

 

            AAII bull/bear ratio so bad it’s good.

            https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/bulls-bears-and-rubners-rules-tools

 

            Fugawi

            https://www.zerohedge.com/the-market-ear/fugazi

 

            Just a squeeze or a new bull market?

            https://www.zerohedge.com/the-market-ear/just-squeeze-or-real-new-bull

 

            TLT panic.

            https://www.zerohedge.com/the-market-ear/4-charts-we-are-watching-tlt-panic

 

    Fundamental

 

       Headlines

 

              The Economy

 

                        US

 

September factory orders rose 2.8% versus forecasts of +2.4%; ex transportation, they were up 0.8% versus +0.7%.

                                   

October light vehicle sales totaled 15.5 million versus predictions of 15.3 million.

                          

October nonfarm payrolls grew 150,000 versus expectations of 180,000; the October unemployment rate was 3.9 versus 3.8%.   

                           https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/jobs-come-crashing-down-october-payrolls-only-150k-missing-estimates-and-follow-more

 

                        International

 

The September German trade balance was +E16.5 billion versus consensus of +E16.3 billion.

 

The September EU unemployment rate was 6.5% versus estimates of 6.4%.

 

The final October Chinese Caixin services PMI was 50.4, in line; the final composite PMI was 50.0 versus 51.0; the final October UK services PMI was 49.5 versus 49.2; the final composite PMI was 48.7 versus 48.6.

 

                        Other

                       

                          The housing market has become an impossible mess.

  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-02/housing-crisis-gets-worse-for-americans-on-mortgage-lock-in-effect?srnd=premium&embedded-checkout=true&sref=loFkkPMQ

 

                          Asking rents are down YoY.

                          https://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2023/11/asking-rents-down-12-year-over-year.html

 

            The Fed

 

              Key takeaways from Fed decision.

  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-01/key-takeaways-from-fed-s-decision-to-leave-rates-unchanged?utm_campaign=What%20I%20Am%20Reading&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=280823154&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-97BPGl-YWfcd-NNicTUyFfZWyEDCDOPYimq1bRjfOiEOb8sOQyr3IgOLRLCRj5piB_UoO6eYU8rA1tKZqo2cTpuJMW_Q&utm_content=280823154&utm_source=hs_email&sref=loFkkPMQ

 

Fiscal Policy

 

  Three cheers for supply and demand.

  https://www.ft.com/content/a50abfe2-4f75-483b-9cca-79a2f8adea10

 

  More on your tax dollars at work.

  https://freebeacon.com/national-security/taliban-controlled-afghanistan-gets-80-million-cash-infusion-every-two-weeks-watchdog-says/

 

War in Ukraine

 

  Top Ukrainian commander admits stalemate.

  https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ukraines-top-commander-makes-surprising-first-time-admission

 

China

 

  Beware a Chinese fall stall.

  https://www.wsj.com/economy/global/beware-a-chinese-fall-stall-c1c97e75?mod=economy_lead_pos3&utm_campaign=What%20I%20Am%20Reading&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=280823154&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--Vd5aD2zmluRZzuG4xqHH1MeNP3MPEUlXAY8L1u5QJImjeed7gLi6_4iCPy5FTPg4tBuwZ9XAVs9-sWlKCIFRgxsHpwA&utm_content=280823154&utm_source=hs_email

 

              The breakdown of China’s social contract.

              https://www.ft.com/content/d7b9db0a-9275-48ad-be3a-99afcc6bbf4c

 

            The coronavirus

 

              The lockdowns were anything but prudent and essential.

              https://brownstone.org/articles/lockdowns-were-anything-but-prudent-and-essential/

 

     Bottom line

 

            Update on valuations.

            https://www.advisorperspectives.com/dshort/updates/2023/11/02/buffett-valuation-indicator-october-2023-update

            https://www.advisorperspectives.com/dshort/updates/2023/11/02/market-valuation-is-the-market-still-overvalued

 

            Druckenmiller warns about stocks.

            https://investorplace.com/2023/11/stanley-druckenmiller-just-issued-a-big-warning-about-the-stock-market/

 

            Where is this rally going?

            https://ritholtz.com/2023/11/where-is-this-rally-going/

 

            October dividends by the numbers.

            https://politicalcalculations.blogspot.com/2023/11/dividends-by-numbers-in-october-2023.html

 

    News on Stocks in Our Portfolios

 

Apple press release (NASDAQ:AAPL): Q4 GAAP EPS of $1.46 beats by $0.07.

Revenue of $89.49B (-0.7% Y/Y) in-line.

 

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) declares $0.24/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous.

 

EOG Resources press release (NYSE:EOG): Q3 Non-GAAP EPS of $3.44 beats by $0.45.

Revenue of $6.21B (-18.2% Y/Y) beats by $430M.

 

EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG) declares $0.91/share quarterly dividend, 10.3% increase from prior dividend of $0.82.

 

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS) declares $0.98/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous.

 

What I am reading today

 

4.5 billion years ago another planet crashed into earth.  Scientists may have found its remains.

            4.5 billion years ago, another planet crashed into Earth. We may have found its leftovers. (nationalgeographic.com)

 

            Quote of the day.

            https://cafehayek.com/2023/11/quotation-of-the-day-4431.html

 

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