Monday 9 October 2017

Oct 9, 2017 - Market Update (Quiet trading today unless..., Honeywell spinning off, Deutsche Borse working hard on moving euro clearing out of UK, JPM/Citi expecting lower trading revenues, BofA to benefit from cost cutting and expanding in retail, USDJPY - Peaking and may loose momentum as per daily chart/MACD)

Short recap

China in green after one week off
Europe in red
US/CA/JP markets closed on account of Columbus day/Thanksgiving/Health-Sports day
US banks/Trys closed but stocks open


NFPs good on earnings, the rest is a question of interpretation (hurricanes, steady jobs growth…etc.)
But USD not taking any clues
Should have quiet trading unless Catalonia declares independence
Or Trump announces something out of ordinary on Iran nuclear deal
EU having two issues at political level – Catalonian independence and how to handle it
And the rise of populism in Italy ahead of next year’s elections
Still Brexit ongoing while German economy at full speed with French numbers getting better as well
Brexit – no deal planning underway on UK side
Deutsche Borse working hard on moving euro clearing out of UK

Equities

Honeywell planning spin offs to streamline the business
Tesla benefiting from Puerto Rico need to restore power
Airbus living turbulent times (investigation of corruption)
Boeing injected GBP 100 into Monarch Airlines
Automation companies to benefit another winner of Trump’s tax plan
Activist investors looking to unlock value of Canadian real estate market

Earnings season is back
Sentiment is strong, valuations highs
Thus companies must deliver to justify valuations
Reporting this week: BlackRock, Delta Air Lines, JPMorgan, Citigroup, BofA, Wells Fargo
JPM, Citi expecting lower trading revenues, BofA to benefit from cost cutting and expanding in retail
Wells Fargo – sales scandal/reputation issues still up in the air

Bonds

10-yr Trys yield at 2.36% - finished the week lower on NFPs
10-yr Bund yield at 0.46%

COT report (as of Tue last week)

EUR longs at 91k vs 88k previous week
JPY shorts at 85k vs 71k previous week
GBP longs at 20k vs 5k previous week

EURUSD

EZ growth ok, CH private investors buying more assets abroad without hedging, some legacy shorts to be still closed out thus dips an opportunity to establish longs for 1.2500 (Source: Morgan Stanley)
Resistance at 1.1750 (200 HMA), 1.1755 (10 DMA), 1.1780
Support at 1.1720 (38.2% Fibo), 1.1714, 1.1699 (200 WMA)



 Source: Saxo Bank

USDJPY

Peaking and may loose momentum as per daily chart/MACD
Resistance at 113.00, 113.25 followed by 113.57
Support at 112.62 (10 DMA), 111.89 (200 DMA)

 Source: Saxo Bank

Gold

Managed to jump off the lows around 1263
On potential new NoKo nuclear test and lower USD
Resistance at 1296 (50 DMA), 1299 (38.2% Fibo)
Support at 1281 (50.0% Fibo), 1279 (10 DMA), 1273 (100 DMA), strong at 1268 (38.2% Fibo of Dec-Sep rally), 1263 (61.8% Fibo)

Data/events

US/CA/JP markets closed
Oct 9-15 – IMF/WB meeting
Eurogroup meeting
ECB’s Mersch (0745 GMT)
ECB’s Lautenschlaeger (1200 GMT)
BoJ’s Kuroda (2030 GMT)

Tue
Fed’s Kashkari (1000 GMT)
Fed’s Kaplan (1200 GMT)

Wed
Fed’s Evans (0715 GMT)
FOMC Minutes
Fed’s Potter
Fed’s Bostic
Fed’s Williams (1440 GMT)
ECB’s Praet (1450 GMT)

Thu
ECB’s Draghi (1030 GMT)
ECB’s Praet (1030 GMT)
Fed’s Brainard (1030 GMT)
Fed’s Powell (1030 GMT)
ECB’s Coeure (1600 GMT)
ECB’s Lautenschlaeger (1610 GMT)

Fri
Fed’s Rosengren (0830 GMT)
ECB’s Constancio (1015 GMT)
Fed’s Evans (1025 GMT)
Fed’s Kaplan (1130 GMT)
Fed’s Powell (1300 GMT)

Oct 18 – China National Congress
Oct 22 – Japanese elections
Oct 26 – ECB

Nov 1 – FOMC


Should you have any questions feel free to contact me anytime.

Good luck Champs!

Mr Hawk



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