First Call

First Call August 4, 2021

Aug 4, 2021

Thomas Thornton

  • S&P futures down 0.1% in Wednesday morning trading after the index closed at a new record high in the prior session with energy, healthcare, industrials, financials, and materials all up at least 1%. 
  • ADP employment data came in at 330k vs consensus 683k. A huge miss.
  • Asian markets mostly higher overnight with Greater China a standout as tech bounced. Japan lagged. 
  • European markets seeing good gains.
  • Treasuries unchanged to slightly weaker with 10-year yields below 1.20%.
  • Dollar little changed vs yen and euro. 
  • Gold up 0.2%. 
  • Bitcoin  up 0.3%. 
  • WTI crude down 1.1%.
  • Tom DeMark gave Jim Cramer some important charts he's watching with video on note
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