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US Stock Market Outlook: Three major futures indexes are slightly up before opening. Powell's heavyweight non-farm data will be released this week; Goldman Sachs warns that hedge funds are selling and shorting US stocks at the fastest pace in two years.

Futu News ·  Jul 1 20:28

Global macro

  • Before Monday's opening, equity index futures edged up slightly.

  • Powell is on the stage! This week may provide new signals on monetary policy.

The ECB will hold its annual seminar from July 1 to 3, which will provide an opportunity for major central banks to issue new monetary policy signals. Federal Reserve officials Powell and Williams will speak and the FOMC will release meeting minutes. CITIC Securities' research report stated that the Federal Reserve remained neutral as a whole and expected Powell to "exchange time for space" by waiting for more positive inflation data, which would help to restrain demand and inflation in the United States.

  • US non-farm payrolls will be released on Friday.

This week's focus will be on the latest private sector wage and job vacancy situation, as well as a strong observation perspective on the US June non-farm employment report to be released on Friday. Bloomberg data shows that the report is expected to show that the US economy added 188,000 non-farm jobs last month, with an unemployment rate of 4%.

  • 70% of the public questions Biden's ability, but core members of the Democratic Party still support him: Biden should not withdraw from the election.

Following the first US election debate last Thursday, Biden's "disastrous" debate performance has sparked widespread controversy. More than 70% of Americans questioned Biden's ability to serve as president. However, according to reports, most core members of the Democratic Party still support Biden's re-election campaign. At the same time, Biden's campaign team also emphasized that poll results and some experts' pessimism do not reflect the general will of the American people. They insist that there are still many people supporting Biden's presidential campaign after the debate.

  • Goldman Sachs stated in a report on Monday that hedge funds have begun to quickly sell US stocks after the stock market hit an all-time high. Goldman Sachs analyst Vincent Lin stated that hedge funds have been actively selling and short selling TMT sectors (technology, media, and telecommunications) and primarily semiconductor stocks, including Nvidia. In June alone, the net sales of hedge funds in the TMT sector of the US stock market will set a record high in Goldman Sachs' major brokerage business.

Morgan Stanley said that the possibility of Trump winning the US presidential election has increased. In this situation, the growth of the US economy may slow down and inflation may accelerate, making it attractive to bet on the steepening of the US bond yield curve. The strategist said that since the US presidential debate, there has been a noticeable relative change in the likelihood of Trump winning over Biden, "This sharp change in possibility favors Trump and may be a unique catalyst that makes it attractive to bet on the steepening of the US bond yield curve."

  • Has the wind shifted for the US stock market? Hedge funds are selling off and short selling at the fastest pace in two years.

On Monday, Goldman Sachs stated in a report that as hedge funds have begun to sell US stocks after its historical high, the trade of steepening the yield curve of US bonds become more attractive. According to Vincent Lin, an analyst of Goldman Sachs, for the past month, hedge funds have actively sold and shorted the TMT sectors (technology, media, and telecommunications); and among which, semiconductor stocks have been selling the most, including Nvidia. In June only, the net sales of hedge funds in the TMT sector of the US stock market will set a record high in Goldman Sachs' major brokerage business.

  • How will oil prices develop in the second half of this year? Analysts believe that they will fluctuate at high levels above $80. According to the current situation of the game between various factors such as peak summer demand, canceling the OPEC+ production reduction measures, geopolitical risks, and the interest rate reduction of the Fed, the oil price will oscillate at a high level.

After OPEC+ announced the cancellation of some production reduction measures in October, the optimistic expectation for oil prices changed. At present, analysts generally predict that international oil prices will remain above $80 in the second half of 2024. In the game of various factors such as peak summer demand, OPEC's production reduction measures cancellation, geopolitical risks, and the interest rate reduction of the Fed, oil prices will fluctuate at a high level.

Hot news

  • Most growth tech stocks rose before the market. Tesla, ASML, and Amazon rose more than 1%, while only Nvidia fell slightly.

  • Tesla is about to release its Q2 delivery data. It is expected that the delivery volume will decrease for the second consecutive quarter.

In the first quarter,$Tesla (TSLA.US)$In the first quarter, Tesla delivered 386,810 cars globally, a year-on-year decrease of 8.5%. This is also the first time that Tesla's delivery volume has declined compared to the same period since 2020, which has raised concerns about the company's growth prospects. According to the latest prediction, Tesla's car deliveries in the second quarter are expected to be about 420,000 vehicles, which is lower than the approximately 466,000 vehicles in the same period last year, and the delivery volume may decline year-on-year for the second consecutive quarter.

  • Gorman: Apple Intelligence is expected to integrate with Google Gemini this fall.

According to Mark Gurman, a reporter for Bloomberg, the announcement of at least one more agreement will be made this autumn, and Apple is likely to access Gemini through Apple Intelligence. Gurman believes that Apple hopes to make AI a direct profit avenue, not just a set of features aimed at promoting hardware product development.$Apple (AAPL.US)$Meta's ad-free subscription model has caused a regulatory storm and may face the risk of EU sanctions.$Alphabet-A (GOOGL.US)$Gemini. Goldman Sachs believes that Apple wants AI to be a direct source of profit, not just a series of features designed to drive hardware development.

  • Goldman Sachs stated in a report on Monday that as hedge funds have begun to sell US stocks after their all-time high, the trade of steepening the yield curve of US bonds become more attractive. According to Vincent Lin, an analyst of Goldman Sachs, for the past month, hedge funds have actively sold and shorted the TMT sectors (technology, media, and telecommunications); and among which, semiconductor stocks have been selling the most, including Nvidia. In June only, the net sales of hedge funds in the TMT sector of the US stock market set a record high in Goldman Sachs' major brokerage business.

$Meta Platforms (META.US)$Meta platform company may face considerable fines in the latest attack launched against major technology companies under strict new regulations in the European Union due to its warning about the subscription model offering ad-free services on Instagram and Facebook. According to insiders, the EU regulatory agency will announce as early as Monday that the so-called "pay or agree" policy violates the EU's Digital Markets Act.

  • Bank of America raised Amazon's target price to $220 and still is the top pick among the FANG stocks.

Bank of America Securities' research report indicates that $Amazon (AMZN.US)$A logistics center has been built and it is expected to deliver more than 9 billion goods worldwide this year, which may surpass United Parcel Service to become the largest carrier of goods in the United States. Delivery speed has also improved significantly, with nearly 25% of expected goods able to be delivered the same day or the next day. The company's target price has been raised from $210 to $220 and is still the top pick among the four major technology stocks commonly referred to as the FANG, reiterating a "buy" rating.

  • Institutions: It is expected that ASML Holding's lithography shipments will increase by 30% by 2025.

According to TrendForce Intelligence, the 2nm process will be put into mass production in 2025, and equipment manufacturers are in full swing to deliver. Taiwan Semiconductor will receive more than 60 units this year and next year, costing about NT$400 billion (approximately RMB 89.5 billion). Driven by demand from leading companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor, the shipment of lithography machines will grow by 30% in 2025. 53 units will be delivered this year and 72 next year. $Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM.US)$The 2nm process will begin mass production in 2025, and equipment manufacturers are in full swing to make deliveries. TSMC will receive more than 60 this year and next, at a cost of about NT$400 billion (about RMB 89.5 billion). Driven by demand from TSMC and other leading companies,$ASML Holding (ASML.US)$The shipment volume of lithography machines will increase by 30% in 2025. 53 units will be delivered this year and 72 next year.

  • Trump Media & Technology Group rose nearly 3% in pre-market trading, Barclays said the possibility of Trump's re-election seems to have increased.

In the first televised debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential election last week, incumbent President Biden and former President Trump clashed fiercely. According to poll data, as of June 25th, Trump led Biden by an average of 1 percentage point in national polls; in key swing states, Trump led Biden by an average of 3.2 percentage points. Barclays strategists said in a recent report that the likelihood of former U.S. President Trump replacing current President Biden in the November 5th election seems to have increased. $Trump Media & Technology (DJT.US)$Rose nearly 3% in pre-market trading.

  • Spirit AeroSystems rose 8% in pre-market trading and was acquired by Boeing for $37.25 per share.

The board of directors unanimously approved the company's transaction with Boeing and Airbus. Boeing acquired Spirit AeroSystems for $37.25 per share, with equity valued at about $4.7 billion. Spirit AeroSystems will sell factories in Belfast, Prestwick and Malaysia to Airbus.

Spirit AeroSystems rose 8% in pre-market trading, with the gain now narrowed to 4.59%.

Not to be outdone, after NVIDIA CEO Huang Renxun announced the latest AI chip iteration schedule on the evening of June 2nd, AMD CEO Su Zifeng also threw out an iteration roadmap during her speech on the morning of June 3rd before the COMPUTEX opened. The company will launch the MI325 X and Ryzen AI300 this year, the MI350 series in 2025, and the MI400 series in 2026.

  • Most popular Chinese concept stocks rose in pre-market trading, with NIO up more than 4% and Li Auto, KE Holdings up more than 3%.

  • "Little Wei" announced delivery data for June and rose in pre-market trading.

$NIO Inc (NIO.US)$In June, 21,209 vehicles were delivered, a year-on-year increase of 98.1%. In the second quarter, 57,373 vehicles were delivered, an increase of 143.9% year-on-year; $Li Auto (LI.US)$In June, the delivery volume was 47,774, a year-on-year increase of 47%; $XPeng (XPEV.US)$In June, a total of 10,668 new vehicles were delivered, a year-on-year increase of 24% and a month-on-month increase of 5%. As of June 30, 2024, Li Auto's cumulative delivery volume reached 822,345 units, ranking first among Chinese new forces brand's total delivery volumes.

As of publication, NIO rose more than 4% in pre-market trading, while Li Auto rose more than 3% and Xpeng rose more than 1%.

Bilibili rose more than 3% pre-market trading and was upgraded to "buy" by UBS, which raised its EPS estimate per share.

Reminder for US Macro Events

(All in Peking Time)

21:45: June SPGI Manufacturing PMI in the United States.

22:00: The US June ISM Manufacturing PMI and US May construction spending.

03:00 the next day: ECB President Lagarde delivers a speech in Europe.

Editor/Emily

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