{"id":10925,"date":"2017-10-31T07:42:57","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T12:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leavittbrothers.com\/blog\/?p=10925"},"modified":"2017-10-31T07:42:57","modified_gmt":"2017-10-31T12:42:57","slug":"before-the-open-oct-31-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.leavittbrothers.com\/?p=10925","title":{"rendered":"Before the Open (Oct 31)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Happy Halloween. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> The <strong>Asian\/Pacific<\/strong> markets closed mostly up. Japan was weak, but China, South Korea, Indonesia and the Philippines did well. <strong>Europe, Africa and the Middle East<\/strong> are mostly doing well. Turkey, the UAE, Greece, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal and Sweden are leading the way. Futures in the <strong>States<\/strong> point towards a moderate gap up open for the cash market. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><!--more-->&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\n<strong> VIDEO: <\/strong><a style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: medium;\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/udnVXIQdRQs\">There&#8217;s a Bull Market Somewhere<\/a><br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> The dollar is flat. Oil and copper are flat. Gold and silver are down slightly. Bonds are flat. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Stock headlines<\/strong> from barchart.com&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Burlington Stores (BURL -2.06%) climbed over 3% in after-hours trading after it said it sees Q3 comparable sales up +3.1%, higher than a prior view of up 2%-3%.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Cray (CRAY +4.71%) rose 3% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 revenue of $79.7 million, well above consensus of $59.5 million.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Exact Sciences (EXAS -2.07%) jumped nearly 7% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 revenue of $72.6 million, higher than consensus of $65.1 million, and then raised guidance on full-year revenue to $254 million-$257 million from a prior view of $230 million-$240 million, above consensus of $244.6 million.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Tyson Foods (TSN +0.61%) was initiated with a recommendation of &#8216;Overweight&#8217; at KeyBanc Capital Markets with a 12-month target price of $82.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN -1.49%) jumped over 5% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 net sales of $595 million, well above consensus of $533.6 million.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Salesforce.com (CRM unch) was initiated with a &#8216;Buy&#8217; recommendation at Guggenheim Securities with a 12-month target price of $125.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Texas Roadhouse (TXRH -1.49%) slid over 1% in after-hours trading after it said it sees 2017 labor inflation rising 7%-8%, higher than previous guidance of mid-single digit inflation.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Olin (OLN +0.93%) fell almost 3% in after-hours trading it reported Q3 adjusted Ebitda of $265.5 million, less than consensus of $266.4 million, and then said it sees Q4 adjusted Ebitda of $280 million, weaker than consensus of<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Luminex (LMNX +0.15%) gained nearly 2% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 adjusted EPS of 25 cents, higher than consensus of 19 cents.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Omega Healthcare (OHI -2.46%) lost 2% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 operating revenue of $219.6 million, below consensus of $237 million.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Nautilus (NLS +1.56%) dropped 8% in after-hours trading after it said it sees full-year operating income of $44 million-$46 million, a 13% to 18% decline y\/y, lower than a previous estimate of 5% to 7% growth.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR +0.71%) sank 12% in after-hours trading after Sanofi Enzyme opted against exercising its exclusive option for ex-U.S. development and commercial rights to Voyager&#8217;s VY-AADEC drug for the treatment of advanced Parkinson&#8217;s disease.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> MDC Partners (MDCA +3.24%) climbed over 4% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 adjusted Ebitda of $53.8 million, better than consensus of $52 million.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Unisys (UNS) jumped over 10% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 revenue of $666.3 million, better than consensus of $635.3 million.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Rent-A-Center (RCII +5.78%) tumbled 9% in after-hours trading after it reported a Q3 adjusted loss per share of -15 cents, wider than consensus of -3 cents a share.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\n<strong>Join our <a style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: medium;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.leavittbrothers.com\/email-subscribe.cfm\">email list<\/a> &#8211; get technical research reports sent directly to you.<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> <strong>Monday&#8217;s Key Earnings<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Mondelez (NASDAQ:MDLZ) +4.3% AH on impressive organic revenue.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Omega Healthcare (NYSE:OHI) -4.6% AH missing Q3 results.<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> <strong>Today&#8217;s Economic Calendar<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> FOMC meeting begins<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> 8:30 Employment Cost Index<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> 8:55 Redbook Chain Store Sales<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> 9:00 S&amp;P Corelogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> 9:45 Chicago PMI<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> 10:00 Consumer Confidence<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> 10:00 State Street Investor Confidence Index<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Other<\/strong>&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">today&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.briefing.com\/investor\/calendars\/upgrades-downgrades\/\">upgrades\/downgrades<\/a> from briefing.com<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">this week&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.morningstar.com\/earnings\/earnings-calendar.aspx\">Earnings<\/a><\/span> from Morningstar<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">this week&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/mam.econoday.com\/\">Economic Numbers\/Reports<\/a><\/span> powered by ECONODAY<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Happy Halloween. The Asian\/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan was weak, but China, South Korea, Indonesia and the Philippines did well. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mostly doing well. Turkey, the UAE, Greece, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal and Sweden are leading the way. 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