Thursday December 15, 2016
Economic Calendar & Watch List
Morning Notes
US Futures are relatively flat this morning while European markets trade higher by roughly +1% as markets digest the news of a 25 bp rate hike by the FOMC yesterday afternoon. Asian stocks closed predominantly lower.
Technicals
The SPY pulled off record highs throughout yesterday’s session and closed just off the intraday lows. Support will lie at the low of yesterday’s range at $225.37, followed by $224.26 and $221.38. Resistance will lie at the high of yesterday’s range at $228.23, followed closely by record highs at $228.34.
Small Cap Watch List
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**Others On Watch**
$LLY
$ATHN
Economic Calendar
8:30 Weekly initial unemployment claims expected -3,000 to 255K
8:30 November CPI expected +0.2%
8:30 December Empire manufacturing survey business conditions expected +2.5
8:30 December Philadelphia Fed business outlook survey expected +1.5
8:30 Q3 current account balance expected -$111.6B
8:30 USDA weekly Export Sales
9:45 December Markit manufacturing PMI expected +0.4
10:00 December NAHB housing market index expected unchanged
Notable Earnings Before Open
NONE
Notable Earnings After Close
NONE
