Dow Jones Futures Fall On Apple iPhone Woes; Market Rally Fizzles Again Despite Tesla, Upstart

Dow Jones futures fell slightly Tuesday night, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures, as Apple stock retreated on a report that chip shortages will force iPhone production cuts. Crispr Therapeutics (CRSP) tumbled on study results.

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The stock market rally attempt had yet another weak close, finishing with slim losses Tuesday.

JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Delta Air Lines (DAL) kick off earnings season early Wednesday, while inflation data and Fed minutes also are on tap.

Apple iPhone Cut

Apple (AAPL) will have to cut 2021 iPhone production goals of 90 million handsets by up to 10 million handsets due to extended chip shortages, Bloomberg News reported, citing sources. The Dow Jones tech titan reportedly is telling manufacturers that Broadcom (AVGO) and Texas Instruments (TXN) aren’t delivering enough components.

Apple stock fell more than 1% in overnight trading, with the iPhone production report perhaps not too big of a surprise. Shares are working toward recent lows. AAPL stock closed down 0.9% to 141.51 after the tech giant announced an Oct. 18 product event.

AVGO stock and Texas Instruments fell about 1%. Fellow Apple iPhone chipmakers such as Qorvo (QRVO), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) and Cirrus Logic (CRUS) also edged lower.

One exception was QCOM stock, which rose slightly in extended trading. Qualcomm (QCOM) announced a $10 billion QCOM stock buyback program.

Crispr Stock Singed

CRSP stock tumbled 8% in extended trade after releasing phase 1 test results of a gene-edited cancer drug. Crispr Therapeutics said Tuesday it’s planning to begin a pivotal study of its gene-edited cancer drug, CTX 110. Of the 26 lymphoma patients, 38% had no detectable cancer following the treatment. There were no major side effects.

Mixed Market Messages

But a number of high-beta growth names such as Tesla stock, Upstart Holdings (UPST), Zscaler (ZS) and Airbnb (ABNB) made strong moves, flashing various buy signals during Tuesday’s session. Solar stocks continued to rebound while U.S.-focused casino plays such as MGM Resorts (MGM) and Boyd Gaming (BYD) also rallied, triggering buy signs. Tesla (TSLA) rivals General Motors (GM) and Ford (F) continued to advance, with GM stock clearing an early entry and Ford nearing the top of a base. Matson (MATX) blasted above a short consolidation.

Tesla and ABNB stock are on IBD Leaderboard. UPST stock is on the Leaderboard watchlist. MGM stock is on SwingTrader.

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Dow Jones Futures Today

Dow Jones futures fell 0.1% vs. fair value. S&P 500 futures sank 0.2%. Nasdaq 100 futures retreated 0.3%. Apple stock is a Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq component.

On the plus side, German software giant SAP (SAP) gave preliminary Q3 results above consensus and guided higher for the full year.

The September consumer price index is due out at 8:30 a.m. ET. Economists expect overall consumer inflation holding at 5.3%, with core inflation staying at 4%. At 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Fed minutes from the September policy meeting will be released, offering further insight.

Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic, one of the more hawkish Fed officials, said Tuesday that U.S. inflation is broadening and not just transitory. Fed Vice Chairman Richard Clarida said the “risks to inflation are to the upside.” He also added that conditions for starting a bond taper have “all but been met.”

Remember that overnight action in Dow futures and elsewhere doesn’t necessarily translate into actual trading in the next regular stock market session.

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Stock Market Rally

The stock market rally attempt wavered between modest gains or losses for most of Tuesday’s session before closing on a sour note.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.3% in Tuesday’s stock market trading. The S&P 500 index fell 0.2%. The Nasdaq composite edged down 0.1%. The small-cap Russell 2000 climbed 0.6%.

The 10-year Treasury yield fell 3 basis points to 1.58%, after bond markets were closed on Monday. The 10-year yield has surged for several weeks.

Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL) sank 1.8% on Tuesday, retreating from its 50-day moving average and weighing on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. Memory-chip giant Micron Technology (MU) slumped 3.6% on another grim memory price forecast from TrendForce. Several memory-exposed chip-equipment makers, including Applied Materials (AMAT), KLA Corp. (KLAC) and Lam Research (LRCX) edged lower.

Among the best ETFs, the Innovator IBD 50 ETF (FFTY) gained 1.65%, while the Innovator IBD Breakout Opportunities ETF (BOUT) advanced 0.7%. The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) rose 1.1%.

The VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH) sank 1%. Micron stock was a notable drag on SMH.

SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (XME) edged up 0.25% and Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF (PAVE) finished just above break-even. U.S. Global Jets ETF (JETS) ascended 0.8%. SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB) ended essentially flat. The Energy Select SPDR ETF (XLE) nudged 0.1% higher and the Financial Select SPDR ETF (XLF) gave up 0.3%.

Reflecting more-speculative story stocks, ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) rose 1.4% and ARK Genomics ETF (ARKG) climbed 2%. Both are close to multimonth lows. Tesla stock is the largest holding across ARK Invest’s ETFs.

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JPMorgan Earnings

JPMorgan earnings are due before Wednesday open, kicking off bank results this week.

On Tuesday, JPMorgan stock pulled back toward a buy point as the broader market and Treasury yields retreated. Bank of America (BAC), on tap Thursday, is just in buy range. Wells Fargo (WFC), Goldman Sachs (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS) and Citigroup (C) are all in consolidations.

Delta Earnings

Delta earnings also are early Wednesday. Other carriers will follow in the next few weeks, though several, including American Airlines (AAL), have given some preliminary guidance.

Delta stock, American and several other big airlines are trying to find support around their 200-day lines.

More broadly, Delta earnings will provide an early read for the travel sector, including hotels, casinos such as MGM and “tech” travel names such as Expedia (EXPE) and ABNB stock. With Covid cases falling sharply and restrictions starting to fade, travel should have a tailwind.

Stocks Flashing Buy Signals

Tesla stock rose 1.7% to 805.72 on strong China EV sales for September. The EV giant backed off intraday highs but closed above the 800 level for the first time in eight months. TSLA stock is now slightly extended from a 764.55 handle buy point. Intraday it cleared a three-weeks-tight entry of 807.07. But with Tesla stock up for seven straight weeks and on track for an eighth, it appears somewhat extended.

UPST stock vaulted 7.1% to 333.05, rebounding from its 21-day line and a short downtrend. Volume was below average though. Upstart stock has been a huge winner in the past few months and held up well, but a 21-day rebound in a market correction is high risk. After Tuesday’s big move, UPST stock seems extended even from that perspective.

Zscaler stock climbed 3.7% to 277.72, rebounding from near its 50-day line and breaking a trend line. ZS stock doesn’t look extended yet, and should have a new base after this week. The relative strength line is already at a new high, well ahead of ZS stock.

ABNB stock popped 3.65% to 172.75. Arguably, it’s breaking a short or longer trend line, with 177.06 as a resistance point. But it’s also well above its 50-day line.

MGM stock shot up 9.6% to 48.69 on bullish analyst comments. After consolidating in a buy range, the casino giant blasted past an alternate entry of 46.16. It appears extended now.

BYD stock climbed 4.3% to 66.75, breaking a trend line in a handle, offering an early entry. BYD Gaming has an official 67.50 buy point from a cup-with-handle base, according to MarketSmith analysis.

Matson’s stock shot up 8.35% to 89.57 after the company provided preliminary figures above consensus. MATX stock cleared a short consolidation above a prior base, topping an 88.09 buy point, though investors probably could have grabbed an entry earlier in the day.

GM stock rose 1.5% to 58.96, just above a 58.70 double-bottom buy point. It’s been finding resistance at this area for the past few days. Possibly GM could pause or form a handle around these levels, providing a safer entry. On Wednesday, LG agreed to pay up to $1.9 billion to General Motors over Bolt EV battery fires, covering most of the cost.

Market Rally Analysis

The stock market rally attempt didn’t move much Tuesday, but still managed to close poorly. The major indexes settled in the lower half of their ranges after finishing at or near session lows in the prior three sessions.

The market rally attempt still hasn’t proved itself. None of the major indexes have had a follow-through day, confirming the new rally.

The Nasdaq is no longer hitting its 21-day moving average. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 have retreated from around their 50-day lines to below their 21-day lines as well.

A number of leading stocks are acting well, notably software and travel-related names, but others are not.

Not only are leading stocks and the overall market in flux on a technical basis, but big news in the coming weeks could roil markets. The consumer price index and Fed minutes on Wednesday are part of an ongoing discussion about inflation and future Fed policy, with huge implications for Treasury yields and thus the stock market.

Meanwhile, earnings season is just about to get underway. Not only will we get a flood of official earnings reports over the next several weeks, but companies such as Matson, InMode (INMD) and Avantor (AVTR) are preannouncing results. While MATX stock and InMode jumped on good news, Avantor tumbled on in-line revenue.

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