Friday, January 27, 2017

Neff - Chart of the Day

Neff (NEFF) is the Barchart Chart of the Day.  The equipment rental company has a Trend Spotter buy signal, a Weighted Alpha of 205.66+ and gained 206.88% in the last year.


The Chart of the Day belongs to Neff (NEFF).  I found the equipment rental stock by using Barchart to sort today's All Time High list first by the highest Weighted Alpha, then again by technical buy signals of 80% or better.  Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 11/10 the stock gained 60.50%.

Neff Corporation is a regional equipment rental company in the United States. The Company offers earthmoving, material handling, trucks, air compressors, welders, generators, pumps, and other supplies. It also involves in the sale of new and used equipment; and provision of complementary parts, supplies, and merchandise, as well as maintenance services. The company offers a broad array of equipment rental solutions for its diverse customer base, including non-residential construction, oil and gas and residential construction customers. Neff Corporation is based in Miami, Florida.


The status of Barchart's Opinion trading systems are listed below. Please note that the Barchart Opinion indicators are updated live during the session every 10 minutes and can therefore change during the day as the market fluctuates. The indicator numbers shown below therefore may not match what you see live on the Barchart.com web site when you read this report.

Barchart technical indicators:

  • 100% technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 7 new highs and up 15.47% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 6996%
  • Technical support level at 15.27
  • Recently traded at 16.00 with a 50 day moving average of 13.96
Fundamental factors:
  • Market Cap $134 million
  • P/E 11.53
  • Revenue expected to grow 3.70% this year and another 2.20% next year
  • Earnings estimated to increase 10.20% this year, an additional 12.80% next year and continue to compound at an annual rate of 3.50% for the next 5 year
  • Wall Street analysts issued 2 buy, 2 hold and 1 sell recommendation on the stock

MORNING CALL 1/27

Barchart Morning Call

OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS
Mar E-mini S&Ps (ESH17 -0.02%) are down -0.05% and European stocks are down -0.56% as weakness in European banks drags the overall market lower. UBS is down nearly 3% and is leading losses in bank stocks after it reported margins at its wealth management business declined for a third straight quarter. Weakness in crude oil prices is also undercutting energy producing stocks with Mar WTI crude (CLH17 -0.61%) down -0.56% ahead of U.S. weekly rig count data. Baker Hughes reported last week that active U.S. oil rigs rose to their highest in 13-months. Strength in the dollar has also weakened gold prices with Feb COMEX gold (GCG17 -0.54%) down -0.50% at a 2-week low. Asian stocks settled mostly higher: Japan +0.34%, Hong Kong -0.06%, Australia +0.75%, Singapore +0.43%, India +0.63%. Markets in China, Taiwan and South Korea were closed for holiday. Japan's Nikkei Stock Index climbed to a 3-week high as deflation concerns eased after Japan Dec CPI was stronger than expected. Weakness in the yen also gave a boost to Japanese exporter stocks.
The dollar index (DXY00 +0.22%) is up +0.18%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.11% after German Dec import prices rose at their fastest pace in 4-3/4 years, which may spur the ECB to taper QE sooner rather than later. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.47%.
Mar 10-year T-note prices (ZNH17 -0.05%) are down -1.5 ticks.
The Japan Dec national CPI rose +0.3% y/y, stronger than expectations of +0.2% y/y. Dec national CPI ex fresh food fell -0.2% y/y, stronger than expectations of -0.3% y/y. Dec national CPI ex food & energy was unch y/y, stronger than expectations of -0.1% y/y.
The German Dec import price index rose 3.5% y/y stronger than expectations of +2.7% y/y and the fastest pace of increase in 4-3/4 years.
U.S. STOCK PREVIEW
Key U.S. news today includes: (1) Q4 GDP (expected +2.2% q/q annualized, Q3 +3.5%), (2) Dec durable goods orders (expected +2.6% and +0.5% ex-transportation, Nov -4.5% and +0.6% ex-transportation), (3) final-Jan University of Michigan U.S. consumer sentiment (expected unch at 98.1, prelim-Jan -0.1 to 98.1), (4) USDA Dec Cattle on Feed.
Notable S&P 500 earnings reports today include: Honeywell (consensus $1.74), American Airlines (0.92), Chevron (0.64), Colgate-Palmolive (0.75), AbbVie (1.20), NextEra Energy (1.29), General Dynamics (2.54).
U.S. IPO's scheduled to price today: none.
Equity conferences: none.
OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS
Alphabet (GOOGL -0.17%) slid nearly 3% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 adjusted EPS of $9.36, lower than consensus of $9.62.
Starbucks (SBUX -0.41%) dropped over 3% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 comparable same-store sales up 3.0%, weaker than consensus of +3.7%.
Microsoft (MSFT +0.93%) gained nearly 1% in after-hours trading after it reported Q2 adjusted EPS ex-LinkedIn of 84 cents, higher than consensus of 79 cents.
PayPal Holdings (PYPL -0.50%) fell over 3% in after-hours trading after it forecast 2017 adjusted EPS of $1.69-$1.74, weaker than consensus of $1.74.
Wynn Resorts Ltd (WYNN -0.95%) rallied 7% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 net revenue of $1.30 billion, better than consensus of $1.27 billion.
Juniper Networks (JNPR -1.49%) dropped over 7% in after-hours trading after it said it sees Q1 adjusted EPS of 38 cents-44 cents, weaker than consensus of 46 cents.
Super Micro Computer (SMCI +0.35%) surged 10% in after-hours trading after it reported Q2 adjusted EPS of 48 cents, better than consensus of 46 cents, and then said it sees Q3 sales of $570 million to $630 million, well above consensus of $552.1 million.
Robert Half International (RHI +0.24%) slid nearly 5% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 EPS of 61 cents, weaker than consensus of 64 cents.
KLA-Tencor Corp. (KLAC -1.68%) rose 3% in after-hours trading after it reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $1,52, higher than consensus of $1.40.
Proofpoint (PFPT +2.26%) fell 4% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 billings of $138.4 million, below some analysts' estimates of $140 million.
Valero Energy (VLO -1.40%) gained almost 1% in after-hours trading after it boosted its quarterly dividend to 70 cents a share from 60 cents a share, higher than expectations of 65 cents.
Synaptics (SYNA -2.87%) jumped over 6% in after-hours trading after it reported Q2 net revenue of $461.3 million, above consensus of $451.8 million.
OSI Systems (OSIS -1.66%) climbed 3% in after-hours trading after it reported Q2 adjusted EPS of 68 cents, better than consensus of 61 cents.
Microsemi Corp. (MSCC +0.34%) slipped over 1% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 86 cents, right on expectations.
Greenhill & Co. (GHL -0.52%) rallied 5% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 revenue of $101.6 million, higher than consensus of $100.7 million.
MARKET COMMENTS
Mar E-mini S&Ps (ESH17 -0.02%) this morning are down -1.25 points (-0.05%). Thursday's closes: S&P 500 -0.07%, Dow Jones +0.16%, Nasdaq +0.11%. The S&P 500 on Thursday fell back from a new all-time high and closed slightly lower. Stocks were undercut by the +22,000 rise in weekly jobless claims (vs expectations of +10,000) and the -10.4% plunge in U.S. Dec new home sales to 536,000, weaker than expectations of -0.7% to 588,000 and a 10-month low. Stocks found support on the +1.2 point rise in the U.S. Jan Markit services PMI to 55.1, stronger than expectations of +0.5 to 54.4 and the fastest pace of expansion in 14 months. There was also strength in energy producing stocks after crude oil prices rallied +1.95% to a 2-week high.
Mar 10-year T-notes (ZNH17 -0.05%) this morning are down -1.5 ticks. Thursday's closes: TYH7 +5.00, FVH7 +4.50. Mar 10-year T-notes on Thursday recovered from a 4-week low and closed higher on the larger-than-expected increase in U.S. weekly jobless claims and the the plunge in U.S. Dec new home sales to a 10-month low. T-notes were undercut by negative carry-over from the plunge in German bund prices to a 1-year low and by the rally in the S&P 500 to a fresh all-time high, which reduced demand for T-notes as a safe-haven.
The dollar index (DXY00 +0.22%) this morning is up +0.18 (+0.18%). EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is up +0.0012 (+0.11%). USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.54 (+0.47%). Thursday's closes: Dollar index +0.35 (+0.35%), EUR/USD -0.0066 (-0.61%), USD/JPY +1.25 (+1.10%). The dollar index on Thursday closed higher on strength in USD/JPY as the rally in the S&P 500 to an all-time high reduced the safe-haven demand for the yen. The dollar was also boosted by the +1.2 point increase in the U.S Jan Markit services PMI to a 14-month high of 55.1, which bolsters the case for additional Fed rate hikes.
Mar WTI crude oil prices (CLH17 -0.61%) this morning are down -30 cents (-0.56%) and Mar gasoline (RBH17 -0.28%) is -0.0032 (-0.20%). Thursday's closes: Mar crude +1.03 (+1.95%), Mar gasoline +0.0169 (+1.09%). Mar crude oil and gasoline on Thursday closed higher with Mar crude at a 2-week high. Crude oil prices were boosted by comments from Algerian Energy Minister Boutarfa who said that OPEC and other oil producers have cut 1.5 million bpd of oil output and are due to reach the 1.8 million bpd reduction target next month.

GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR01/27/2017
Friday, Jan 27
US0830 ETQ4 GDP expected +2.2% (q/q annualized), Q3 +3.5% (q/q annualized). Q4 personal consumption expected +2.5%, Q3 +3.0%. Q4 GDP price index expected +2.1%, Q3 +1.4%. Q4 core PCE deflator expected +1.4% q/q, Q3 +1.7% q/q.
0830 ETDec durable goods orders expected +2.6% and +0.5% ex-transportation, Nov -4.5% and +0.6% ex-transportation. Dec capital goods orders nondefense ex-aircraft expected +0.2%, Nov +0.9%.
1000 ETFinal-Jan University of Michigan U.S. consumer sentiment expected unch at 98.1, prelim-Jan -0.1 to 98.1.
1500 ETUSDA Dec Cattle on Feed.
GER0200 ETGerman Dec import price index expected +1.3% m/m and +2.7% y/y, Nov +0.7% m/m and +0.3% y/y.
FRA0245 ETFrance Jan consumer confidence expected +1 to 100, Dec unch at 99.
EUR0400 ETEurozone Dec M3 money supply expected +4.9% y/y, Nov +4.8% y/y.
ITA0400 ETItaly Jan economic sentiment, Dec -1.1 to 100.3.
0400 ETItaly Jan consumer confidence expected +0.5 to 110.0, Dec +2.5 to 109.5.
0500 ETItaly Dec hourly wages, Nov unch m/m and +0.4% y/y.
CHIn/aChinese Lunar New Year holiday (markets closed through Thu, Feb 2).
Monday, Jan 30
US0830 ETDec personal spending expected +0.5%, Nov +0.2%. Dec personal income expected +0.4%, Nov unch. Dec PCE deflator expected +0.3% m/m, Nov unch m/m and +1.4% y/y. Dec core PCE deflator expected +0.1% m/m and +1.7% y/y, Nov unch m/m and +1.6% y/y.
1000 ETDec pending home sales expected +1.3% m/m, Nov -2.5% m/m and +1.4% y/y.
1030 ETJan Dallas Fed manufacturing activity expected -0.5 to 15.0, Dec +5.3 to 15.5.
1100 ETUSDA weekly grain export inspections.
U.S. STOCK CALENDAR01/27/2017
CompanyTickerTimeEvent DescriptionPeriodEstimate
Air Products & Chemicals IncAPD USBf-mktQ1 2017 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20171.478
Honeywell International IncHON USBf-mktQ4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20161.739
American Airlines Group IncAAL USBf-mktQ4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20160.919
Chevron CorpCVX USBf-mktQ4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20160.639
Colgate-Palmolive CoCL US6:55Q4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20160.751
AbbVie IncABBV US7:00Q4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20161.196
NextEra Energy IncNEE US7:30Q4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20161.288
General Dynamics CorpGD US7:30Q4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20162.536
Eastman Chemical CoEMN US8:00Q4 2016 Earnings CallQ4 2016
American Airlines Group IncAAL US8:30Q4 2016 Earnings CallQ4 2016
Franklin Resources IncBEN US8:30Q1 2017 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20170.692
Franklin Resources IncBEN US8:30Q1 2017 Earnings CalC1 2017
NextEra Energy IncNEE US9:00Q4 2016 Earnings CallQ4 2016
Arthur J Gallagher & CoAJG US9:00Q4 2016 Earnings CallQ4 2016
General Dynamics CorpGD US9:00Q4 2016 Earnings CallQ4 2016
Monsanto CoMON US9:00Annual General MeetingY 2017
AbbVie IncABBV US9:00Q4 2016 Earnings CallQ4 2016
WestRock CoWRK US9:00Annual General MeetingY 2017
Honeywell International IncHON US9:30Q4 2016 Earnings CallQ4 2016
Air Products & Chemicals IncAPD US10:00Q1 2017 Earnings CallQ1 2017
Chevron CorpCVX US11:00Q4 2016 Earnings CallQ4 2016
Colgate-Palmolive CoCL US11:00Q4 2016 Earnings CallQ4 2016
Franklin Resources IncBEN US11:00Q1 2017 Earnings CallQ1 2017

Thursday, January 26, 2017

United Rentals - Chart of the Day

United Rentals (URI) is the Barchart Chart of the Day.  The equipment rental company has a Trend Spotter buy signal, a Weighted Alpha of 158.80+ and gained 123.34% in the last year.

The Chart of the Day belongs to United Rental (URI).  I found the equipment rental stock by using Barchart to sort today's All Time High list first for the highest Weighted Alpha, then again for the technical buy signals of 80% or better.  Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 1/18 the stock gained 14.45%.

United Rentals, Inc. is one of North America's largest equipment rental companies with over branches in the majority of states, several Canadian provinces and Mexico. The company offers for rent different types of equipment to customers that include construction and industrial companies, manufacturers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners and others.


The status of Barchart's Opinion trading systems are listed below. Please note that the Barchart Opinion indicators are updated live during the session every 10 minutes and can therefore change during the day as the market fluctuates. The indicator numbers shown below therefore may not match what you see live on the Barchart.com web site when you read this report.

Barchart technical indicators:

  • 100% technical buy signals
  • Trend Spotter buy signal
  • Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
  • 8 new highs and up 17.58% in the last month
  • Relative Strength Index 79.65%
  • Technical support level at 122.94
  • Recently traded at 127.06 with a 50 day moving average of 105.30
Fundamental factors:
  • Market Cap $9.6 billion
  • P/E 13.80
  • Revenue expected to grow .40% next year
  • Earnings estimated to increase 3.20% this year, an additional 3.60% next year and continue to compound at an annual rate of 12.20% for the next 5 years
  • Wall Street analysts issued 3 buy and 13 hold recommendations on the stock

MORNING CALL 1/26

Barchart Morning Call

OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS
Mar E-mini S&Ps (ESH17 +0.03%) are up +0.03% at a fresh all-time nearest-futures high and European stocks are up +0.22% at a 13-month high as global equity markets continue this week's rally on expectations of stronger economic growth and government spending by the Trump administration. Stronger-than-expected UK Q4 GDP was positive for European stocks along with increased M&A activity that has also given a boost to European drug and healthcare companies after Johnson & Johnson acquired Swiss drug maker Actelion Ltd, for $30 billion. The rally in global stock prices has reduced demand for gold as a safe-haven with Feb COMEX gold (GCG17 -0.69%) down -0.47% at a 1-1/2 week low, and has also led to selling of government bonds as the 10-year German bund yield climbed to a 1-year high of 0.499% and Mar 10-year T-notes tumbled to a 4-week low. Asian stocks settled higher: Japan +1.81%, Hong Kong +1.41%, China +0.31%, Singapore +0.39%, South Korea +0.87%, Taiwan, Australia and India all closed for holiday. China's Shanghai Composite and Japan's Nikkei Stock index both rose to 2-week highs on optimism the Trump administration’s' pro-growth policies will boost the global economy.
The dollar index (DXY00 +0.19%) is up +0.16%. EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.18%. USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +0.90%.
Mar 10-year T-note prices (ZNH17 -0.10%) are down -3.5 ticks at a 4-week low.
UK Q4 GDP rose +0.6% q/q and +2.2% y/y, stronger than expectations of +0.5% q/q and +2.1% y/y, but unchanged from Q3.
German Feb GfK consumer confidence rose +0.3 to 10.2, stronger than expectations of +0.1 to 10.0 and the highest in 5 months.
U.S. STOCK PREVIEW
Key U.S. news today includes: (1) weekly initial unemployment claims (expected +13,000 to 247,000, previous -15,000 to 234,000) and continuing claims (expected -6,000 to 2.040 million, previous -47,000 to 2.046 million), (2) Dec wholesale inventories (expected +0.1% m/m, Nov +1.0% m/m. Dec retail inventories, Nov +1.0% m/m), (3) Dec Chicago Fed national activity index (expected +0.22 to -0.05, Nov -0.22 to -0.27), (4) Jan Markit services PMI (expected +0.5 to 54.4, Dec -0.7 to 53.9), (5) Dec new home sales (expected -0.8% to 587,000, Nov +5.2% to 592,000), (6) Dec leading indicators (expected +0.5%, Nov unch) (7) Jan Kansas City Fed manufacturing survey (expected -3 to 8, Dec +10 to 11), (8) Treasury auctions $28 billion of 7-year T-notes, (9) President Trump is scheduled to meet with House and Senate Republicans at their 3-day policy retreat in Philadelphia, (10) USDA weekly Export Sales.
Notable S&P 500 earnings reports today include: Alphabet (consensus $9.62), Microsoft (0.79), Caterpillar (0.66), Intel (0.75), Starbucks (0.52), PayPal (0.42), Wynn Resorts (0.83), PulteGroup (0.59), Baker Hughes (-0.12), Ford (0.30).
U.S. IPO's scheduled to price today: Visterra (VIST), Jounce Therapeutics (JNCE), Jagged Peak Energy (JAG), JELD-WEN Holding (JELD), REV Group (REVG).
Equity conferences: Hart Energy DUG Marcellus Utica Midstream Conference on Wed-Thu.
OVERNIGHT U.S. STOCK MOVERS
Ebay (EBAY +0.80%) rallied 8% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 adjusted continuing operations EPS of 54 cents, higher than consensus of 53 cents.
Caterpillar (CAT +1.98%) is down 1.5% in pre-market-trading after it reported Q4 revenue of $9.57 billion, below consensus of $9.81 billion.
McKesson (MCK +1.88%) sank 8% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 revenue of $50.1 billion, below consensus of $50.5 billion, citing "weaker branded pharmaceutical pricing than anticipated."
Teradyne (TER +2.53%) climbed 5% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 adjusted EPS of 32 cents, well above consensus of 22 cents, and said it sees Q1 adjusted EPS of 33 cents-40 cents, higher than consensus of 30 cents.
Mattel (MAT +1.19%) tumbled 10% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 adjusted EPS of 52 cents, well below consensus of 71 cents.
Citrix Systems (CTXS +1.45%) dropped 4% in after-hours trading after it said it sees Q1 adjusted EPS of 93 cents-95 cents, below consensus of $1.19.
United Rentals (URI +0.57%) jumped 8% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 adjusted EPS of $2.67, higher than consensus of $2.30, and then said it will acquire NES Rentals Holdings II for $965 million.
Varian Medical Systems (VAR +2.35%) fell 2% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 75 cents, weaker than consensus of $1.05, and said it sees Q2 adjusted EPS of 84 cents-90 cents, below consensus of $1.18.
ServiceNow (NOW +2.85%) rallied 5% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 adjusted EPS of 24 cents, higher than consensus of 23 cents, and then said it sees fiscal 2017 revenue of $1.82 billion-$1.85 billion, above consensus of $1.79 billion.
Las Vegas Sands (LVS +1.23%) fell nearly 5% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 net revenue of $3.08 billion, below consensus of $3.12 billion.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX +3.59%) rose over 1% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 adjusted EPS of 35 cents, better than consensus of 30 cents.
Western Digital (WDC +5.28%) gained almost 2% in after-hours trading after it said it sees Q3 adjusted EPS of $2.00-$2.10, well above consensus of $1.68.
F5 Networks (FFIV +1.11%) slid over 4% in after-hours trading after it reported Q1 net revenue of $516 million, less than consensus of $516.8 million.
Quality Systems (QSII +2.99%) rallied over 7% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 revenue of $127.9 million. above consensus of $125.7 million.
Weight Watchers International (WTW +1.09%) jumped 6% and Kraft Heinz (KHC +0.17%) gained almost 1% in after-hours trading after both companies announced a joint venture with Oprah Winfrey called Mealtime Stories that create a new line of food and donate 10% of profits to eradicate hunger.
MARKET COMMENTS
Mar E-mini S&Ps (ESH17 +0.03%) this morning are up +0.75 (+0.03%) of a point at a fresh all-time nearest-futures high. Wednesday's closes: S&P 500 +0.80%, Dow Jones +0.78%, Nasdaq +0.99%. The S&P 500 on Wednesday rallied to a fresh record high and settled higher on the +0.5% increase in the U.S. Nov FHFA house price index, slightly stronger than expectations of +0.4% m/m, and on underlying support from the Trump/Republican tax and infrastructure agenda.
Mar 10-year T-notes (ZNH17 -0.10%) this morning are down -3.5 ticks at a 4-week low. Wednesday's closes: TYH7 -13.00, FVH7 -6.75. Mar 10-year T-notes on Wednesday sold off to a 3-week low and closed lower on carry-over weakness from a plunge in German bund prices to a 1-year low and on the surge in the S&P 500 to a fresh all-time high, which reduced demand for T-notes as a safe-haven. There was also weak demand for the Treasury's $34 billion auction of 5-year T-notes that had a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.38, weaker than the 12-auction average of 2.45 and the lowest in 6 months.
The dollar index (DXY00 +0.19%) this morning is up +0.16 (+0.16%). EUR/USD (^EURUSD) is down -0.0019 (-0.18%). USD/JPY (^USDJPY) is up +1.02 (+0.90%). Wednesday's closes: Dollar index -0.32 (-0.32%), EUR/USD +0.0017 (+0.16%), USD/JPY -0.51 (-0.45%). The dollar index on Wednesday fell to a 1-1/2 month low and closed lower on strength in EUR/USD after ECB Executive Board member Lautenschlaeger said she was "optimistic" that the ECB can soon talk about exiting its bond-buying program. In addition, GBP/USD jumped to a 6-week high on short-covering as the Brexit negotiating positions at least become a little clearer.
Mar WTI crude oil prices (CLH17 +0.27%) this morning are up +21 cents (+0.40%) and Mar gasoline (RBH17 -0.43%) is -0.0066 (-0.43%). Wednesday's closes: Mar crude -0.24 (-0.45%), Mar gasoline -0.0494 (-3.08%). Mar crude oil and gasoline on Wednesday closed lower with Mar gasoline at a 1-1/2 month low. Crude oil prices were undercut by the big +6.8 million bbl increase in EIA gasoline stockpiles to a 10-1/2 month high (vs expectations of +1.0 million bbl) and by the +0.2% increase in U.S. crude production in the week ended Jan 20 to 8.961 million bpd, the highest level in 9-1/4 months. Supportive factors included the fall in the dollar index to a 1-1/2 month low and the rally in the S&P 500 to a record high, which bolsters optimism in the economic outlook and energy demand.

GLOBAL EVENT CALENDAR01/26/2017
Thursday, Jan 26
US0830 ETWeekly initial unemployment claims expected +13,000 to 247,000, previous -15,000 to 234,000. Weekly continuing claims expected -6,000 to 2.040 million, previous -47,000 to 2.046 million.
0830 ETDec wholesale inventories expected +0.1% m/m, Nov +1.0% m/m. Dec retail inventories, Nov +1.0% m/m.
0830 ETDec Chicago Fed national activity index expected +0.22 to -0.05, Nov -0.22 to -0.27.
0830 ETUSDA weekly Export Sales.
0945 ETJan Markit services PMI expected +0.5 to 54.4, Dec -0.7 to 53.9.
1000 ETDec new home sales expected -0.8% to 587,000, Nov +5.2% to 592,000.
1000 ETDec leading indicators expected +0.5%, Nov unch. LEI benchmark revisions.
1100 ETJan Kansas City Fed manufacturing survey expected -3 to 8, Dec +10 to 11.
1300 ETTreasury auctions $28 billion of 7-year T-notes.
n/aPresident Trump is scheduled to meet with House and Senate Republicans at their 3-day policy retreat in Philadelphia.
Friday, Jan 27
US0830 ETQ4 GDP expected +2.2% (q/q annualized), Q3 +3.5% (q/q annualized). Q4 personal consumption expected +2.5%, Q3 +3.0%. Q4 GDP price index expected +2.1%, Q3 +1.4%. Q4 core PCE deflator expected +1.4% q/q, Q3 +1.7% q/q.
0830 ETDec durable goods orders expected +2.6% and +0.5% ex-transportation, Nov -4.5% and +0.6% ex-transportation. Dec capital goods orders nondefense ex-aircraft expected +0.2%, Nov +0.9%.
1000 ETFinal-Jan University of Michigan U.S. consumer sentiment expected unch at 98.1, prelim-Jan -0.1 to 98.1.
1500 ETUSDA Dec Cattle on Feed.
U.S. STOCK CALENDAR01/26/2017
CompanyTickerTimeEvent DescriptionPeriodEstimate
Helmerich & Payne IncHP USBef-mktQ1 2017 Earnings ReleaseQ1 2017-0.357
Northrop Grumman CorpNOC USBef-mktQ4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20162.489
PulteGroup IncPHM USBef-mktQ4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20160.588
Praxair IncPX USBef-mktQ4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20161.407
Stanley Black & Decker IncSWK USBef-mktQ4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20161.678
Royal Caribbean Cruises LtdRCL USBef-mktQ4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20161.212
L3 Technologies IncLLL USBef-mktQ4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20162.112
Alliance Data Systems CorpADS USBef-mktQ4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20164.648
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NVFCAU USBef-mktQ4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20160.438
Whirlpool CorpWHR US6:00Q4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20164.439
American Electric Power Co IncAEP US6:30Q4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20160.548
Baker Hughes IncBHI US6:30Q4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 2016-0.118
Caterpillar IncCAT US6:30Q4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20160.66
Southwest Airlines CoLUV US6:30Q4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20160.693
Dow Chemical Co/TheDOW US6:45Q4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20160.877
Quest Diagnostics IncDGX US6:45Q4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20161.273
Invesco LtdIVZ US6:55Q4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20160.579
Bristol-Myers Squibb CoBMY US7:00Q4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20160.666
Dover CorpDOV US7:00Q4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20160.918
Ford Motor CoF US7:00Q4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20160.304
Raytheon CoRTN US7:00Q4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20161.853
Sherwin-Williams Co/TheSHW US7:00Q4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20162.2
Comcast CorpCMCSA US7:00Q4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20160.868
Biogen IncBIIB US7:00Q4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20164.962
Celgene CorpCELG US7:30Q4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20161.607
T Rowe Price Group IncTROW US7:30Q4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20161.411
Mead Johnson Nutrition CoMJN US7:30Q4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20160.818
Intel CorpINTC US16:00Q4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20160.748
Starbucks CorpSBUX US16:04Q1 2017 Earnings ReleaseQ1 20170.52
PayPal Holdings IncPYPL US16:05Q4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20160.419
Microsoft CorpMSFT US16:09Q2 2017 Earnings ReleaseQ2 20170.786
Robert Half International IncRHI US16:15Q4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20160.641
KLA-Tencor CorpKLAC US16:15Q2 2017 Earnings ReleaseQ2 20171.404
Juniper Networks IncJNPR US16:15Q4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20160.631
Eastman Chemical CoEMN US16:30Q4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20161.492
CR Bard IncBCR USAft-mktQ4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20162.739
Arthur J Gallagher & CoAJG USAft-mktQ4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20160.659
E*TRADE Financial CorpETFC USAft-mktQ4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20160.425
Wynn Resorts LtdWYNN USAft-mktQ4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20160.832
Alphabet IncGOOGL USAft-mktQ4 2016 Earnings ReleaseQ4 20169.623
Harman International Industries IncHAR USQ2 2017 Earnings ReleaseQ2 20171.85