Stocks Rise Tuesday

First Look

Stocks are pointed higher Tuesday morning. Earnings from United Parcel Service (UPS) and General Motors (GM) were better than expected. Tesla (TSLA) is scheduled to report after the close today. More than 40% of the S&P 500 is scheduled to report earnings this week, so corporate results are likely to be the major driver of sentiment. The Nasdaq is up 0.38%, the S&P is up 0.33%, and the Dow Jones is up 0.25%.

Today's Sentiment

Quote of the Day

The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.
James Buchanan

Stocks on the Move

International Markets

Stocks in Asia are mixed. The Hang Seng is up 1.77%, the Mumbai Sensex (S&P BSE SENSEX) is up 0.77%, the Australia ASX All Ordinaries is up 0.45%, the Nikkei 225 is up 0.3%, and the Shanghai SE Composite Index is down 0.67%. In Europe, stocks are up. The DAX is up 1.03%, the Euro Stox 50 is up 0.89%, the CAC 40 is up 0.43%, and the FTSE 100 is up 0.15%.

Futures & Currencies

Energy futures are mixed today. The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil is down $0.68 at $81.34 per barrel. Brent crude is up $0.15 at $86.47 per barrel. Natural Gas is up $0.01 at $1.8. Precious metals are down this morning. Gold is down $23.87 at $2302.75 per ounce. Platinum is down $14.5 at $907.5, while silver is down $0.25 at $26.96. The dollar is mixed compared to the major currencies today. The greenback is down against the euro, up against the Yen, and down against the Pound. Bitcoin is up 0.13% to $66,107.81, while Ethereum is down 0.97% to $3,175.82.

Put/Call Ratio

Yesterday, 4,702,170 call contracts traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) compared to 4,283,545 put contracts. The single-session put/call ratio was 0.91.

Today's Economic Calendar

Earnings Expected Today