CAPIS Morning Note – 8/6/24: Stocks Attempt A Rebound Today, Europe Struggles But Asia Higher

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• 3-Year Note Auction at 1:00 p.m. EDT.

Earnings Out After The Close:

• IPOs For The Week: ACTU, YXT, ZENA, ZSPC
• New IPOs/SPACs launched/News:
• IPOs Filed/Priced:
• Secondaries Filed or Priced:
  • NUVB also files for 2,893,731 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants
• Notes Priced:
• Direct Offering:
• Exchangeable Subordinate Voting Shares:
• Selling Shareholders of note:
  • NUVB files for 115,660,186 shares of common stock by selling shareholders.
  • RZLT files for 4,500,000 shares of common stock by selling shareholders.
• Debt/Credit Filing and Notes:
• Mixed Shelf Offerings:
  • WEC files mixed shelf securities offering
  • SFBS files mixed shelf securities offering
  • HII files mixed shelf securities offering
  • ESS files mixed shelf securities offering
  • CRSP files mixed securities shelf offering
• PIPE:
• Convertible Offering & Notes Filed:
• Capital Raise Summary From The TradeXchange, bringing traders and investors real time news and Squawk Box, and other sources.

Biggest Movers Up & Down After The Close:

• Movers Up: LUMN +47.5%, RXST +17.7%, EVER +15.8%, JELD +15.7%, CSTL +14.4%, PLTR +13.5%, BRBR +9.9%, ENTA +9.6%, ARCT +8.8%, SKWD +8.5%, GSM +7.7%, VTS +7.5%, LCID+7.3%,BWXT +7%, MWA +6.7%, CBT +6.2%, ACM +5.7%, PLMR +5.7%, PRAA +5.6%, NVTS +5.5%, PRIM +5.1%, STRL +4.5%, IIPR +4.2%, VMEO +4.2%, UTI +4.2%, CSX +4.1%, SUM +4%, BMRN +3.7% , DH +3.7%, NSA +3.7%, RCKT +3.5%, NCMI +2.8%, HPK +2.2%
• Movers Down: CHGG-18.2%, ZI-12% (also CFO to step down), TBI-11.6%, MED-8.9%, AMRC-7%, RZLT -4.3%, TDC-4.1%, CAR-3.4%

News After The Close :

• TXG announces its involvement in TenK10K, a large-scale, multi-year study led by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research.
• BMRN announces updated strategy for ROCTAVIAN to focus on U.S., Germany and Italy.
• LCID announces Saudi public investment fund commitment of $1.5 billion.
• LUMN secures $5 billion in new business driven by major demand for connectivity fueled by AI.
• ICE and MKTX announce plans to connect their respective liquidity networks to bring greater efficiency and access to deeper liquidity in fixed income markets to the institutional and wealth management spaces.
• CBOE reports trading volume for July 2024. (Press Release)
• NDAQ report July 2024 trading volume. (Press Release)
• GD awarded $1.32 bln U.S. Navy contract modification.
• GOOGL plans to appeal DOJ decision on search. (Press Release)

Buybacks or Repurchases: Buybacks should be slow as most companies are in a blackout period as earnings season kicks into gear.

• None of note.

Exchange/Listing/Company Reorg and Personnel News:

• INSG announces that the board of directors extended the appointment of Philip Brace as Executive Chairman for two additional 6-month terms, effective immediately.
• ZI appoints Graham O'Brien as the interim CFO, beginning September 6; Cameron Hyzer will transition to serve in an advisory capacity until October 7, 2024 to facilitate a seamless transition. Also, announces the appointment of Domenic Maida and Owen Wurzbacher to its Board of Directors, effective August 6, 2024
• HRB names Tiffany Mason as next CFO, effective September 1.
• PCT approved the appointment of Daniel Coombs as non-executive chairman of the board effective August 5, 2024.

Dividends Announcements or News:

• Stocks Ex Div Today: MET BKR LVS EQH NEP
• Stocks Ex Div Tomorrow: F BRO FE EQT ARLP
• VNOM increases quarterly dividend to $30/sh from $0.27/sh

What's Happening This Morning:Futures S&P 500 +46 NASDAQ 100 +181, Dow Jones +254 Russell 2000 +11.64. Asia is higher while Europe are lower ex Germany this morning.VIX Futures are at 27.80 from 32.05 yesterdaywhile Bonds are at 3.858% from 3.714% on the 10-Year. Crude Oil and Brent are higher with Natural Gas higher as well. Gold is higher with Silver and Copper lower. The U.S. Dollar is higher versus the Euro, higher versus the Pound and higher against the Yen. Bitcoin is at $55,142 from $51,485 higher by +3.78% this morning.

• Daily Positive Sectors: None of note.
• Daily Negative Sectors: All of note.
• One Month Winners: Real Estate, Utilities, Healthcare and Consumer Defensive of note.
• Three Month Winners: Technology, Real Estate, Healthcare and Utilities of note.
• Six Month Winners: Utilities, Technology, Communication Services, Financials and Consumer Defensive of note.
• Twelve Month Winners: Technology, Communication Services, Financials, Industrials and Healthcare note.
• Year to Date Winners: Technology, Communication Services, Utilities, Financials, Industrials and Healthcare of note.

Upcoming Earnings Of Note: (From Chartroom Software - sorted by market cap, highest to lowest with most visible names)

• Gap Up:LUMN +42.5%, RXST +23.5%, EVER +15.2%, CSTL +14.4%, DAVE +13.4%, VYX +12%, LCID +11.3%, ARCT +11.1%, NEOV +10%, CELH +10%, PACB +8.7%, CSLR +8.3%, YUMC +8.1%, CBT +8.1%, PLTR +8.1%, SKWD +7.9%, YOU +6.8%, BRBR +6.7%, PRAA +5.6%, MWA +5.2%, VLRS +5%, CRBG +5%, FANG +5%, SUM +5%, OTTR +5%, SEMR +4.6%, HUN +4.5%, KMPR +4.4%, STRL +4.4%, PLMR +4.4%, UTI +4.3%, BMRN +4.2%, ACM +4.2%, PRIM +4.1%, JELD +3.8%, ABVX +3.6%, EDU +3.5%, RCKT +3.5%, BWXT +3.2%, VMEO +3.1%, OPRT +2.5%, HIMS +2.5%, EPC +2.3%, CRSP +2.2%, XNCR +2.2%, LUV +2% of note.

• Gap Down: CHGG -18.4%, ZI -15.3%, ATKR -12.4%, TBI -11.5%, MED -8.8%, TDC -8%, ADTN -7.5%, HLIO -6%, RZLT -3.9%, HPK -3.7%, UIS -2.7%, UMC -2.7%, LGIH -2.2%, GSK -2% of note.

Insider Action: MBIN TEX ALTG TALO CROXsee Insider buying with dumb short selling.No names see Insider buying withsmart short sellers.

Rags & Mags: Repeated stories from prior days never listed, i.e. "rehashed news". Sorted by Global, U.S. and stock specific.

• Bloomberg Lead Story: Hezbollah and Israeli Forces Exchange Fire as Tensions Rise. (Bloomberg)
• 5 Things You Need To Know To Start Your Day. (CNBC)
• Morning Briefing For Bloomberg Subscribers. (Bloomberg)
• Markets Wrap: Stocks see choppy trading as nerves still run high. (Bloomberg)
• Federal Reserve San Francisco President Mary Daly sees interest rate cuts coming as the economy weakens. (CNBC)
• Caterpillar (CAT) says earnings in 2024 will be higher than expected. (Bloomberg)
• Uber posts earnings beat. (Bloomberg)
• InterContinental Hotels (ICH) CEO says hotel traffic defies economic fears. (Bloomberg)
• Bloomberg's The Big Take: Traders fear the great unwind. (Bloomberg)
• Marketplace: Digital underclass still in need. (Podcast)
• NYT: The Daily: What just happened on Wall Street. (Podcast)
• Wealthion: Navigating volatility. (Podcast)

M&A Activity and News:

• None of note.

Moving Averages On Major Indexes: Moves from 27% to 20% of the moving averages being positive.

Top Tier Sell-side Upgrades & Downgrades:

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