US stock indices not looking good into the open

The US stocks are looking to open negative with the futures currently pricing:

• Dow down -300 points after yesterday's 216.96 point rise
• S&P index -39 points after yesterday's 13.56 point rise
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The major indices Indices Stock market indices represents an index that measures a particular stock market or a segment of the stock market. These instruments are important investors as they help compare current price levels with past prices to calculate market performance.The main two parameters for indices are that they are both investable and transparent. For example, investors can invest in a stock market index by buying an index fund, which is structured as either a mutual fund or an exchange-traded fund, and track Stock market indices represents an index that measures a particular stock market or a segment of the stock market. These instruments are important investors as they help compare current price levels with past prices to calculate market performance.The main two parameters for indices are that they are both investable and transparent. For example, investors can invest in a stock market index by buying an index fund, which is structured as either a mutual fund or an exchange-traded fund, and track Read this Term are on winning streaks that are in threat of being broken today.

• Dow Industrial Average and the S&P have been higher for three consecutive days and four of the last five trading days
• NASDAQ index is on a five day win streak.

Coming into today, the Dow was up 1.66% for the week. The S&P has a gain of 2.26%, and the NASDAQ is up 4.09%

Tesla shares are trading down -5.93% in premarket trading on the back of a Guggenheim downgrade to sell, and announced lower prices in Europe and the US for their models.

Earnings season got underway today with a slew of financials which showed mixed results. Most of the companies who announces are lower in pre-market trading (see Adam's post for some commentary from the companies executives by clicking HERE):

• J.P. Morgan shares are trading at $135.50 after closing yesterday $139.49
• Citigroup shares are trading at $48.72 after closing of $49.09 yesterday
• Wells Fargo is trading at $41.26 after closing at $42.83

Unitedhealth (a Dow 30 stock) also announced and it is trading lower at $489 after closing at $495.67. Delta Airlines is also lower at $37.20 after closing at $39.60.

It's not a good start to the earnings season.