Stock futures look ready to bounce back today, as investors buy back into a beaten-down tech sector ahead of Micron Technology (MU) earnings after the close today. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and S&P 500 (SPX) are modestly higher, while Nasdaq-100 (NDX) futures are enjoying a triple-digit boost. Elsewhere, oil prices are on the move lower again, as investors bet on a resumption of inflows through the Strait of Hormuz.
Continue reading for more on today's market, including:
- Unpacking rare S&P 500 signals with Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White.
- Casino stock riding on long-term technical support.
- Plus, QCOM's custom chip order; unpacking CBRS' earnings; and another rebounding tech name.
5 Things You Need to Know Today
- The Cboe Options Exchange saw roughly 2.3 million call contracts and 1.3 million put contracts traded on Monday. The single-session equity put/call ratio fell to 0.56, while the 21-day moving average remained at 0.58.
- Reuters reported that Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) may be working to provide custom chips for TikTok owner ByteDance. QCOM added 2.3% before the open, and already boasts a 33% year-over-year lead.
- Cerebras Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CBRS) is off 11% before the bell, the semiconductor supplier brushing off an earnings beat. The company has already shed 41% since it first went public on May 14, opening at $350, far past its IPO price of $185.
- Joining the broader tech rebound, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) is up 1.3% in premarket. Shares have already quadrupled year-over-year, and today's rebound will push the stock back closer towards record territory.
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This week will bring several key economic indicators.
Nikkei Extended Losses
Asian markets closed mostly higher as the tech rout eased, though Japan’s Nikkei extended last session’s losses with a 0.9% drop. The South Korean Kospi rose 3.3%, with help from a sharp rebound from Samsung Electronics, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and China’s Shanghai Composite inched up 0.3% and 0.1%, respectively.
European markets are mixed. London’s FTSE 100 is flat, up just 0.06%, though real estate stocks got a boost after Sagro rejected U.S-based Prologis' $16 billion bid. The French CAC 40 is also quietly higher, up 0.3% at last glance, while the German DAX slides 1%.