The Day Ahead And News From After The Close May 25th

In After Hours Trading

IPOs on deck today COTV GMS LCAHU RETA USFD. Secondaries up today ALDX OVAS.In After Hours Trading: UHAL -.32 COST +.02 CPRT .10 GES -.04 HPQ +.03 BLOX +.01 LGF +.20 MOD +.04 NTAP -.03 PLKI -.06 PVH +.07 TDW -.33 WSM +.03.

Lower Guidance: .

Mixed Guidance: GES BLOX MOD NTAP WSM.

Positive Guidance: PVH.

What's Happening This Morning

U.S. futures: S&P +4.25, Dow Jones +44, NDX +10 and Russell 2000 +2.50 with fair value lower. Asia higher and Europe lower ex Germany.Copper, silver and gold higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas is lower. $ is lower vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and flat vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury yield at 1.86% yield +3, one month change -7 and -28 one year change. Prices as of 7:55 a.m. EDT.

Top Sectors All.

Weak Sectors None.

One month winners Utilities.

Three Month Winners All Sectors.

Six Month Winners Utilities, Industrial Goods and Basic Materials.

One Year Winners Utilities.

Year To Date Utilities, Basic Materials, Industrial Goods and Consumer Goods.

Earnings ExpectedEarnings due after the close (by avg. trade volume): ULTA PANW SPLK GME DECK VNET.Due Friday morning (by avg. trade volume descending): BIG JKS JASO.

Rags & Mags: Inside Wall Street

Bloomberg: British Sterling sees volatility at the highest level since 2010. Qatar sold $9 billion of bonds double expectations. The Bunny Market remains in effect notes Citigroup.

Reported Earnings This MorningReported Earnings This Morning (Best to Worst absolute beats/misses [+.02 or greater/-.02 or worse]): ANF -.02 BURL +.09 CHS -.06 DG +.08 DLTR +.08 IGT +.09 SAFM +.58 SDRL -.26 SHLD +1.34 TECD +.11 TD +.03 TSL +.05.Lower Guidance: MOV.

Current Morning missing: .

Mixed Guidance: SIG DLTR BURL.