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Low Data Week Commences With Pre-Markets in the Green
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Last week’s market reports were a big deal. Not only that, but their overall trajectory toward a soft-landing for the economy has led the stock market to new record highs. Retail Sales, Homebuilder Confidence, Leading Economic Indicators and especially Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) all pointed to slower growth domestically, without threatening to crash into negative territory, at least not based on current data. We now start a new trading week with the Dow above 40K for the first time.
In fact, market indices are drifting higher from here. The Dow is currently up another +30 points, the S&P 500 is +10 and the Nasdaq is +50 points at this hour. We have few, if any, major economic reports expected in this last full trading week before Memorial Day Weekend — compared to last week’s busy time period and next week, which brings us the latest Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) a week from this Friday.
What we will see plenty of is Fed member appearances. Not only do we expect half a dozen Fed presidents and governors to give speeches this week — seven for just today and tomorrow — but we’ll also see the release of the Fed minutes from the latest FOMC meeting from April 30-May 1st. We’ve been at the same Fed funds rate level since July of last year, so any “reading of the tea leaves” will have to include no projected rate cuts likely for June, when many analysts expected cuts to commence. Contrast that with the European Central Bank (ECB), which does appear on a trajectory to cut rates next month.
Also on Wednesday, NVIDIA (NVDA - Free Report) reports fiscal Q1 earnings after the close. This stock is the poster child for the A.I.-driven bull market of the past year-plus; NVIDIA is up nearly +200% over that time period. With targets currently being raised and the company carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) into the trading week, expectations are for revenue growth of more than +230% and earnings growth of a whopping +400% year over year. You may say the stock is priced for perfection, but name a “more perfect” stock at this stage…
Regardless of outcome, NVIDIA’s earnings will be illustrative. There is no better gauge of the A.I. economy today, and so by Wednesday afternoon we shall see if the sky is still the limit or whether there is some thin air market participants should be wary of. From this vista, it would appear the graphic-chip innovator is sitting pretty, but “that’s why they play the games,” so to speak: the proof will be in the quarterly report (and forward guidance). After all, we’ve seen stocks that “can’t miss” in the recent past: Tesla (TSLA - Free Report) , Amazon (AMZN - Free Report) and Apple (AAPL - Free Report) , to name but a few. And they’ve all taken a back seat.
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Low Data Week Commences With Pre-Markets in the Green
Last week’s market reports were a big deal. Not only that, but their overall trajectory toward a soft-landing for the economy has led the stock market to new record highs. Retail Sales, Homebuilder Confidence, Leading Economic Indicators and especially Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) all pointed to slower growth domestically, without threatening to crash into negative territory, at least not based on current data. We now start a new trading week with the Dow above 40K for the first time.
In fact, market indices are drifting higher from here. The Dow is currently up another +30 points, the S&P 500 is +10 and the Nasdaq is +50 points at this hour. We have few, if any, major economic reports expected in this last full trading week before Memorial Day Weekend — compared to last week’s busy time period and next week, which brings us the latest Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) a week from this Friday.
What we will see plenty of is Fed member appearances. Not only do we expect half a dozen Fed presidents and governors to give speeches this week — seven for just today and tomorrow — but we’ll also see the release of the Fed minutes from the latest FOMC meeting from April 30-May 1st. We’ve been at the same Fed funds rate level since July of last year, so any “reading of the tea leaves” will have to include no projected rate cuts likely for June, when many analysts expected cuts to commence. Contrast that with the European Central Bank (ECB), which does appear on a trajectory to cut rates next month.
Also on Wednesday, NVIDIA (NVDA - Free Report) reports fiscal Q1 earnings after the close. This stock is the poster child for the A.I.-driven bull market of the past year-plus; NVIDIA is up nearly +200% over that time period. With targets currently being raised and the company carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) into the trading week, expectations are for revenue growth of more than +230% and earnings growth of a whopping +400% year over year. You may say the stock is priced for perfection, but name a “more perfect” stock at this stage…
Regardless of outcome, NVIDIA’s earnings will be illustrative. There is no better gauge of the A.I. economy today, and so by Wednesday afternoon we shall see if the sky is still the limit or whether there is some thin air market participants should be wary of. From this vista, it would appear the graphic-chip innovator is sitting pretty, but “that’s why they play the games,” so to speak: the proof will be in the quarterly report (and forward guidance). After all, we’ve seen stocks that “can’t miss” in the recent past: Tesla (TSLA - Free Report) , Amazon (AMZN - Free Report) and Apple (AAPL - Free Report) , to name but a few. And they’ve all taken a back seat.