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Gaining Ground

US STOCKS

US equity markets mostly gaining ground, SPX back to Jan 21 levels and north of 200DM, Dow lagging:

    • DJIA down 47.47 points (-0.14%) at 34714.24
    • S&P E-Mini Future up 21.75 points (0.49%) at 4445.5
    • Nasdaq up 217.8 points (1.6%) at 13987.61
  • Latest earnings cycle resumes (83 names expected Monday) but starts to winds down later in the week (18 reporting Friday).
  • Contributing to modest risk-appetite, geopol-risk tied to Russia/Ukraine tension little cooler while US officials say diplomatic paths remain.
  • Sector performance: Consumer discretionary (+2.05%) sees carry over support from Fri; Information technologies (+1.33%); Communication (+0.75%). flipside: Consumer staples (-0.45%) Financials (-0.40%) lead underperformers.
  • Technicals: Last week's price action has allowed the recent oversold reading to unwind. Initial resistance to watch is 4446.25, Jan 26 high. The trigger for a resumption of bearish activity is 4212.75 low. Price action is likely to remain choppy near-term. However from a trend perspective, the short-term direction remains down.

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