Morning Market Snapshot

December 31st, 2014

Market Action
Futures

Change

Index

Change

Forex

Change

DJIA

17,953 (+12)

Nikkei

Holiday

S&P 500

2,079.40 (+2.70)

Hang Seng

23,605.04 (+103.94)

NASDAQ

4,286.50 (+3.75)

FTSE

6,556.06 (+9.06)

GBP/USD 1.5603 (+0.0041)

DAX

Holiday

USD/CAD 1.1576 (-0.0035)

Commodity

EUR/USD 1.2151 (-0.0005) Crude Oil

USD/JPY

119.49 (+0.01)

Change
53.03 (-1.09)

Gold

1199.20 (-1.20)

Silver

16.07 (-0.21)

Economic Calendar
Time (ET)

Currency

Economic Data

8:30AM

USD

Jobless Claims

9:45AM

USD

Chicago PMI

10:00AM

USD

Pending Home Sales Index

10:30AM

USD

EIA Petroleum Status Report

12:00PM

USD

EIA Natural Gas Report

Analyst Action
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Imperial Capital maintains an Outperform rating on Southwestern Energy (SWN) but cuts its
price target from $50 to $43
Brean Capital maintains a Buy rating on Chimerix (CMRX) but raises its price target from $33 to
$45

Open Interest Changes

From 12/31 Options Action:
Boyd Gaming (BYD) February 13 Call OI jumps from 42 to 14,945
BGC Partners (BGCP) August 10 Call OI jumps again from 8,141 to 10,797 after repeat buying continues
US Dollar Index Bullish (UUP) June 25 Call OI jumps from 3,582 to 31,273
US Dollar Index Bullish (UUP) June 26 Call OI jumps from 1,259 to 28,579
SPDR Select Consumer Staples (XLP) February 48 Put OI jumps from 324 to 15,197

Insider Action
From 12/30 Form 4 Filings:
Buying: Eclipse Resources Corporation (ECR), CommunityOne Bancorp (COB)
Selling: Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Home Properties (HME), OReilly Automotive (ORLY), Nike (NKE), RF
Micro Devices (RFMD), and Boston Beer Company (SAM)

Earnings Central
No major earnings today or before the open tomorrow

Vantiv Inc (VNTV) Provider of electronic integrated payment processing services in the United States.
It operates in two segments, Merchant Services and Financial Institution Services. With recent price
upgrades from Pacific Crest and Barclays and a breakout looming on the weekly chart, keep a close eye
on this stock.