US GDP Beat Forecast; Time for Selling into Strength…

by John Knobel

 

 

Dow Jones 30 sell signal; triple top on the RSI spotted; current price 27,173  has broken towards the downside of the multi-month up-trend line (bearish); current price is below its  short and medium term moving averages; the recent better than forecast US GDP data may result in the expected July 31st interest rate cut to be not as aggressive as investors have been pricing into stocks; short positions for the US Dow Jones 30 can be supported for a test of the 26,652 – 26,445 support area;

Market Update:  

  • US GDP beat forecast jumps to 2.1% against 1.8% forecast; however the latest US GDP numbers remain lower than previous 3.1% reading; US Dollar strengthens against other currencies on the better than forecast Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data;
  • Twitter earnings beat analyst ; 2nd quarter revenue  $841.4 million; earnings per share $1.58 ; total ad engagement up 20%; Twitter shares +5.33% in pre-market trading to $40.15;
  • McDonald's sales beat estimates; however earnings per share remain flat; share price +2% in pre-market trading to $218.75;
  • Amazon missed earnings as spending on one-day shipping and marketing hold back earnings per share; revenue came in higher than expected; earnings per share $5.22 forecast $5.562; share price is down -$28 (-1.5%) in pre-market trading;
  • Google pre-market share price +8.54% to $1,234.80 per share after the company beat earnings and sales forecast;

 

Source: FXGM / Bloomberg