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Stock futures are down more than 20 points, but will the sell-off hold?
Karla hosts and produces Options News and Mad About Options, and writes the Sidewinder report. Karla graduated from Colgate University, where she majored in English and Film and Media Studies. S&P futures are currently down 22.25 to 983, reverting to the levels we saw last month. The S&P closed Friday night at 1,004.09. Fair value basis is negative 1.66, so fair value of the futures is roughly 1,002.43. Overnight range was 980.5 to 1,003.90.
The worse-than-expected consumer sentiment report released Friday could be taking a toll on flaky investors at the beginning of this week, suggesting recovery is farther away than many analysts in the market claim.
Ahead of the bell, Lowe’s Cos. (LOW) announced a 19% drop in sales throughout the second quarter, and earnings per share of 51 cents. The home-improvement retailer missed analysts’ EPS estimates by three cents. LOW shares are currently trading down $2.62 to $20.22. Tune into Options News on www.ONN.tv at 9:30 EDT for the latest updates.
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