Stocks Slip Late In The Day, But Remain Near All-Time Highs

Plus 5 New Strong Buys for Today Stocks Slip Late In The Day, But Remain Near All-Time Highs [Kevin Matras - EVP - Photo] Profit from the Pros By Kevin Matras Executive Vice President Stocks Slip Late In The Day, But Remain Near All-Time Highs [Stocks Slip Late In The Day, But Remain Near All-Time Highs]Image: Bigstock Stocks closed mostly lower yesterday, erasing earlier gains in a late day sell-off. But stocks remain near their all-time highs. Earnings season continues to underpin stocks. Positive EPS surprises by Microsoft and Google (Alphabet) after the close on Tuesday lifted their shares on Wednesday. Big tech earnings are the theme this week. And today we'll get earnings from Apple and Amazon after the close. In total, we'll get another 311 companies reporting today. 149 reporting tomorrow. Another 1,838 next week. And another 1,443 the week after that. In other news, yesterday's MBA Mortgage Applications rose 0.3% (4.0% for purchases and -2.0% for refi's). Durable Goods Orders came in better than expected with a -0.4% m/m change vs. the consensus for -0.9%. Ex-Transportation we were up 0.4%. Core Capital Goods were up 0.8%. Retail Inventories slipped -0.2%. Although, last month's report was revised up from 0.1% to 0.2%. Wholesale Inventories, however, were up 1.1% vs. views for 1.0%. And the State Street Investor Confidence Index jumped to 114.4, up 8.4 points or 7.92% from last month's upwardly revised 106. The North American component led the way with an 8.0 point gain at 144.0. Asia was up 5.5 points at 103.1. And Europe was up 1.2 points at 96.8. This shows professional investors' appetite for risk (especially in the North American market) is growing (a bullish sign). In fact, globally, the index registered its highest reading in over three years. Today we'll get the first estimate for Q3 GDP, Weekly Jobless Claims, the Pending Home Sales Index, and the Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Index. 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