US Futures drifted higher overnight, but are losing steam as we approach the cash open. Jobless claims came in better than expected at 751K, vs expectations of 763K, giving stocks a brief bounce. While this might be a beat, and marginally better than last week's print, this is 4 times what we saw pre-lockdown. Continuing claims came in at 7.75MM, which was notably lower than last week's print of 8.5M. US GDP soared by over 33% in Q3 (a record), beating expectations of a 30% rebound. Vix is sitting at a 40 handle as we approach the open, but markets are off their lows, which could put some downward pressure on vol (for now). Super Pelosi sent Bat Mnuchin a nice letter, and asked that the Trump Administration return to the negotiating table as soon as possible. Let's see if all of this 'awesome' data and news this morning is enough to reverse the negative sentiment, and global cross-asset fire sale we witnessed yesterday.
SPY is sitting a few points below it's 100 day MA (330), and I think the bulls may try to make a run for this level on the open. I suspect if they do, they'll succeed, but they'll be met with a rejection, followed by another leg lower to 320. As always, stay tuned for live updates throughout the day, and best of luck out there!
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