Morning Watchlist: Can 3-Day Rally Hold?
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Markets held onto their three-day winning streak yesterday, but futures are sliding this morning, threatening the rally. Mixed reports over U.S./China trade negotiations further confuse markets. Alphabet (GOOGL) rallied after beating on earnings last night, while Intel (INTC) plummeted. Apple (AAPL) is reportedly shifting their supply chain to India, with the aim of building most U.S. iPhones there by the end of 2026.
Snapshot (as of 7 AM ET)
- Oil (/CL) – Oil prices are down over 1% to just below $62.
- Gold (/GC) – Gold is also down over 1%, hovering around $3302.
- Bitcoin (/BTC) – The crypto future is up almost 1% near the $95K level.
- VIX – The CBOE Volatility Index has continued to fall overall, but is up almost 2% this morning to the 27 level.
- U.S. Dollar (/DX) – The dollar is slightly positive around 99.4.
Biggest Premarket Movers (Mark % Change as of 7 AM ET)
- GE Healthcare (GEHC): +5.10%
- Alphabet (GOOGL): +3.66%
- AbbVie (ABBV): +2.84%
- Intel (INTC): -7.31%
- T-Mobile U.S. (TMUS): -5.41%
- Old Dominion Freight (ODFL): -3.41%
Economic Data
- 10:00AM ET: Consumer Sentiment
- 1:00PM ET: Baker-Hughes Rig Count
Notable Earnings
- Premarket: ABBV, HCA, AON, CL, CHTR, SLB, CNC, KMTUY, LYB
- Postmarket: None
- Premarket Monday: ROP, DPZ
- Postmarket Monday: WELL, WM, CDNS, NXPI, BRO, NUE, FFIV, TER, UHS, CR
Upgrades/Downgrades
- Northland upgrades SolarEdge (SEDG) to Market Perform from Underperform
- RBC Capital upgrades Procter & Gamble (PG) to Outperform from Sector Perform
- Keybanc upgrades Lowe’s (LOW) to Overweight from Sector Weight
- Wells Fargo downgrades United Therapeutics (UTHR) to Equal Weight from Overweight
