Market Overview – Morning Express
– Nonfarm Payrolls for April are due at 7:30 am CT and 391k jobs are expected to have been added, a drop from 431k in March.
– Wage Growth or Average Hourly Earnings stands front and center, expected to be in line with March at +0.4% MoM and +5.5% YoY
– Much was said about Nonfarm Productivity and Unit Labor Costs data yesterday, Q1 divergence at -7.5% and +11.6% respectively, both outstripping expectations. Paid more for less.
– Despite massive relief rally Wednesday, the S&P did not clear resistance and risk-assets broadly reversed sharply.
– Rising rates and U.S. Dollar are the culprits, generally speaking. Yield of U.S. 10-year reached a high of 3.10% yesterday before settling in at 3.04%.
– Dollar and rates set in motion by Bank of England’s sloppy meeting. Hike approved by 6-3 vote, but dissenters called for 10% inflation, and shock to growth and income. British Pound lowest since July 2020.
– BoE lit a fire under the U.S. Dollar and their cautiousness stoked inflation.
– Inflation was further stocked, and thus a tailwind to yields, after it was announced the White House will be buying 60 mb of Crude to replenish SPR. Crude was already buoyant due to OPEC+ adding production they cannot. Then Senate passes antitrust bill pressuring OPEC.
– Also, cannot ignore technical failure at resistance for many assets and overall environment as institutions used the rally to take down exposure.
– We do think the door is wide open for a Goldilocks scenario today; Nonfarm not too hot, not too cold. U.S. Dollar is well off the overnight highs and staying contained at 104.00 certainly will help risk-assets.
E-mini S&P (June) / NQ (June)
S&P, yesterday’s close: Settled at 4143.25, down 152.00
NQ, yesterday’s close: Settled at 12,858.00, down 673.25
– Most volume in both S&P and NQ since March 16th. More volume in the final 30-minute bounce than first 30 minutes after bell. But selling was very steady for the first 90 minutes with heavy volume.
– Measured downside was achieved Monday, re-fishing for such will not be as easy.
– We are now outright Neutral.
– Tremendous damage created from the reversal and washout.
– High into yesterday’s close held overnight and creates steady overhead resistance at 4143.25-4150 that must be regained or selling will continue.
– Similarly, the NQ must regain and trade decisively above major three-star resistance at … Click here to get our (FULL) daily reports emailed to you!
Crude Oil (June)
Yesterday’s close: Settled at 108.26, up 0.45
– Crude was pulled down with broad risk selling yesterday.
– Rebounding nicely overnight as EU’s sanctions on Russian Oil moving ahead after minor tweak allowing Hungary and Slovakia to purchase Russian Oil through 2024, instead of 2023
– U.S. Dollar Index hits highest since December 2002, before backing off.
– Yesterday’s high was 111.37, perfect achievement of our upside target of $111.
– Higher lows since yesterday’s reversal, very constructive and align with holding out above 106-107. Major three-star supports noted below.
– Bulls in the driver’s seat into the weekend and reaching for higher prices if holds out above first key support aligning with our momentum indicator at … Click here to get our (FULL) daily reports emailed to you!
Gold (June) / Silver (July)
Gold, yesterday’s close: Settled at 1875.7, up 6.9
Silver, yesterday’s close: Settled at 22.443, up 0.041
– U.S. Dollar pulling back from fresh 20 year high at 104, helping to buoy Gold and Silver.
– Yields not extending higher overnight.
– All is waiting for Nonfarm Payrolls, expectations described above.
– Gold and Silver both tested strong areas of resistance before falling yesterday. Do not want this to develop into a failure, do not want to see lower lows on the week.
– Still, strong support is underpinning each, detailed below, rebound is likely to hold if Gold can hold above our Pivot and point of balance at … Click here to get our (FULL) daily reports emailed to you!
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