Daily Market Reports | May 27 2024
| World Overnight | |||
| SPI Overnight | 7798.00 | + 47.00 | 0.61% |
| S&P ASX 200 | 7727.60 | – 84.20 | – 1.08% |
| S&P500 | 5304.72 | + 36.88 | 0.70% |
| Nasdaq Comp | 16920.79 | + 184.76 | 1.10% |
| DJIA | 39069.59 | + 4.33 | 0.01% |
| S&P500 VIX | 11.93 | – 0.84 | – 6.58% |
| US 10-year yield | 4.47 | – 0.01 | – 0.18% |
| USD Index | 104.75 | – 0.28 | – 0.27% |
| FTSE100 | 8317.59 | – 21.64 | – 0.26% |
| DAX30 | 18693.37 | + 2.05 | 0.01% |
By Chris Weston, Head of Research, Pepperstone
Good morning,
Key event risks for the week ahead:
-Nvidia looking to close higher for a sixth week
-JPY shorts are growing – risks to that trade
-EUR moving in line with reduced ECB rate cut expectations
-US core PCE inflation – A playbook for the USD
-The prospect of weekend gapping risk in crude and the MXN
-Will we see a ‘sell the fact’ play out in ETHUSD?
Markets start the week on a slow note with the US and UK sessions limited by Memorial Day and the UK public holiday on Monday.
As the week rolls on, traders need to consider if there is the possibility of gapping risk in crude and the Mexican peso (MXN) for the following Monday open, with the OPEC-Plus meeting pushed out to Sunday, and taking place on the same day as the Mexican election. Staying on the political vibe, the South African election takes place on Wednesday, while traders navigate US core PCE inflation, as well as Australia, Japan (Tokyo) and EU CPI reports. We also approach month-end, so price action could be impacted by opaque rebalancing flows.
At a micro level, Nvidia was a major focal point last week and as many have felt first-hand, the wind is firmly to Nvidia’s back, with the stock adding US$426bn in market cap last week and closing higher for a fifth straight week.
Clearly, a solid set of earnings results, but the key factor was that investors heard that demand remains hot, and will continue to outstrip supply and the transition towards its new product range is going smoothly and will lead to a new phase of growth – If Nvidia is going to generate US$34 of EPS in 2025 (as is consensus), and market conditions stay favourable, we can easily see this name trading on a 40x PE multiple (currently 36x) and voila, this is a US$1300-plus stock.
The move in Nvidia can help underpin the NAS100 and keep the index ticking towards 19k – unless that is, we see some hefty profit taking, as there doesn’t seem much out there this week from the macro that can derail this juggernaut. For the tactical traders, the NAS100/US30 ratio (Dow) sits at an all-time high at 0.48x, and I think this can push further higher – as I do Long NAS100/short US2000, where the ratio could make new highs this week.
The set-up in European equity indices is worth putting on the radar too, notably the DAX40 and EUStoxx50. These markets have seen a limited retracement from the mid-May highs and we see consolidation in the price action. That said, from a tactical perspective, there is a lot to like in these markets, so an upside break in the GER40 above 18,760 and momentum may see new all-time highs being tested.
In Asia, we see a positive open to start the week for the HK50, ASX200 and NKY200. We’ve seen good two-way flow in the HK50 of late, but the heat has certainly come out of the April rally, although after four days of losses, on Friday we saw signs of stability and indecision from the sellers to push the index through 18,600. The ASX200 holds the former breakout high (from 18 April) at 7723, so the bulls will want to see this level hold, and at least they know where their risk sits.
The NKY225 has been grinding higher since 19 April, with the index working in a bullish channel and printing a series of higher highs and lows. Those positioned on the long side will want a push, and a subsequent hold above 39,240 for a further continuation. Conversely, those positioned short of the NKY225 will want trend support to give way and a move below 38,400 for the downside to open up.
A growing interest to be short JPY – What are the risks?
Perhaps the bigger focal point (over the JPN225) this week is the JPY, given signs the carry trade is growing legs, with traders flocking to fund the trade with short JPY and CHF positions.
Notably, NOKJPY has gained for 13 straight days and is on fire. EURJPY has broken out and looks strong above JPY170 and easily could kick further, while USDJPY looks well supported, and while caution is warranted, a kick through JPY157.00 could see USDJPY shorts cover hard.
Worthy of note, and a risk to JPY short positions – through the week we hear comments from BoJ gov Ueda today at 10:05 AEST, while month-end rebalancing flows from pension funds suggest they could be big buyers of JPY. On Friday, we also see Japan (Tokyo) CPI where expectations are for a lift to 2.2% on headline CPI (from 1.8%) with core eyed at 1.9% (1.6%).
Another notable event risks in Asia this week is the China PMI data release on Friday (11:30 AEST), with economists expecting an unchanged read in the manufacturing index (at 50.4), while a small improvement in the services PMI index (51.5 vs 51.2 in April) is expected.
In Australia, we get Aussie (April) CPI, as well as various partials for the Q1 GDP calculation (due on 6 June). The Aussie monthly CPI read is expected to tick down to 3.4%, but with Australian interest rate futures not pricing any move in the cash rate this year, it will take a big surprise to change that pricing.
AUDUSD lacks direction on the higher timeframes, and there are clearer directional trades for me in FX markets – long NOK (vs the crosses), and short CHF (vs the crosses) are front of mind.
EURUSD to stage a move to 1.10?
EURUSD and the EUR FX cross rates get close attention, with EU CPI due on Friday (19:00 AEST), with the market expecting a slight tick up in headline CPI to 2.5%, while core CPI is expected to remain at 2.7%.
A June cut (from the ECB) is seen as a done deal, but it is what happens after June that is driving the EUR and interest rate traders have seen enough stabilisation in EU growth data to price just one further rate cut this year, to be in line with expected cuts from the Fed. As such, we’ve seen EU bond yields rise by more than US bond yields and this has helped lift EURUSD.
On the daily timeframe, technically, EURUSD eyes a breakout of a bull flag formation, where an upside break of 1.0857 would raise the risk of a move into 1.10-plus. Long EURCHF has been my preferred EUR play, where a move above parity is a real risk this week and the market may run long positions into that CPI data.
US data focused on core PCE
On the US data front, there are several tier-two releases, including consumer confidence, personal income & spending, and a Q1 GDP revision. The main event though will be core PCE inflation on Friday, with the consensus eyeing core PCE at 0.2% m/m / 2.8% y/y, and headline PCE inflation at 0.3%/2.7%.
A 25bp cut in September is priced at a 50/50 proposition, with a total of 57bp of cuts priced by December – so we’d need a big surprise to change that pricing. US Core PCE above 3% could do the trick, and that would get the USD humming along, while a print below 2.7% could see relief resonate through markets – the USD trades lower, with 2yr Treasuries lower by -5-8bp and gold and the NAS100 & S&P500 likely making new highs into month-end.
As mentioned, do keep an eye on crude for any tweaks to the group's output restrictions, while we sharpen our political game with idiosyncratic risk from the Mexican elections.
For the crypto traders, we keep an eye on headlines for a formal blessing from the SEC of an ETH spot ETF and crypto traders will be looking to see if we see similar price action as we saw in BTC, and a ‘sell on fact’ play out. The risk in ETH remains to the upside and pullbacks are a buying opportunity.
| Spot Metals,Minerals & Energy Futures | |||
| Gold (oz) | 2333.30 | + 4.20 | 0.18% |
| Silver (oz) | 30.31 | + 0.25 | 0.83% |
| Copper (lb) | 4.66 | – 0.01 | – 0.22% |
| Aluminium (lb) | 1.20 | + 0.02 | 1.52% |
| Nickel (lb) | 9.14 | + 0.06 | 0.69% |
| Zinc (lb) | 1.38 | + 0.00 | 0.16% |
| West Texas Crude | 77.80 | + 0.86 | 1.12% |
| Brent Crude | 82.09 | + 0.57 | 0.70% |
| Iron Ore (t) | 117.66 | + 0.13 | 0.11% |
The Australian share market over the past thirty days…
| Index | 24 May 2024 | Week To Date | Month To Date (May) | Quarter To Date (Apr-Jun) | Year To Date (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P ASX 200 (ex-div) | 7727.60 | -1.11% | 0.83% | -2.14% | 1.80% |
| BROKER RECOMMENDATION CHANGES PAST THREE TRADING DAYS | |||
| 29M | 29Metals | Upgrade to Neutral from Underperform | Macquarie |
| AIS | Aeris Resources | Upgrade to Neutral from Underperform | Macquarie |
| APE | Eagers Automotive | Downgrade to Sell from Neutral | Citi |
| BRG | Breville Group | Upgrade to Outperform from Neutral | Macquarie |
| CGF | Challenger | Upgrade to Buy from Neutral | UBS |
| CWY | Cleanaway Waste Management | Upgrade to Add from Hold | Morgans |
| DGL | DGL Group | Downgrade to Hold from Add | Morgans |
| JHX | James Hardie Industries | Upgrade to Outperform from Neutral | Macquarie |
| Downgrade to Neutral from Buy | Citi | ||
| NUF | Nufarm | Downgrade to Neutral from Buy | Citi |
| SIQ | Smartgroup Corp | Upgrade to Outperform from Neutral | Macquarie |
| SNL | Supply Network | Downgrade to Accumulate from Buy | Ord Minnett |
| TLS | Telstra Group | Downgrade to Neutral from Outperform | Macquarie |
| Downgrade to Reduce from Hold | Morgans | ||
| TNE | TechnologyOne | Upgrade to Outperform from Neutral | Macquarie |
| Upgrade to Add from Hold | Morgans | ||
| WES | Wesfarmers | Downgrade to Underweight from Equal-weight | Morgan Stanley |
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