Equity index futures are mixed in early trading on Friday, with S&P futures (/ES) down -0.15% and Nasdaq futures (/NQ) down -0.54% while Dow (/YM) and Russell (/RTY) futures are both up around 0.2%.

Broadcom (AVGO) slumped -6% after yesterday’s earnings, despite beating on the top and bottom line and issuing strong guidance driven by A.I. demand. Meanwhile, Lululemon (LULU) is up +9% after beating estimates for its own earnings and announcing the departure of its CEO at the end of January.

Political news that could affect markets includes President Trump signing an executive order for an A.I. regulation plan that would limit the power of states, while the House of Representatives passed the INVEST Act which aims to increase access to capital for startups or companies to go public.

Earnings are light until next week with Lennar (LEN) reporting on Tuesday and Micron (MU) on Wednesday. 

Snapshot (as of 7 AM ET)

• Oil (/CL) – Oil prices are flat around $57.65.
• Gold (/GC) – Gold futures are up +1.2% near 4,372, continuing a three-day win streak as price nears the all-time highs of 4,398.
• Bitcoin (/BTC) – Bitcoin futures are up +0.5% near 92.5k after yesterday’s +0.6% gain.
• VIX – VIX closed at 14.85 yesterday, down from the previous session’s 15.77 close.
• U.S. Dollar (/DX) – The dollar is up slightly to 98.2.

Biggest Premarket Movers (as of 7 AM ET - Mark % Change)

1. Lululemon (LULU): +9.43%
2. Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY): +2.54%
3. Newmont (NEM): +2.44%
4. Mosaic (MOS): +2.34%
5. Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH): +1.85%

1. Broadcom (AVGO): -5.76%
2. Western Digital (WDC): -1.26%
3. Super Micro Computer (SMCI): -1.23%
4. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD): -1.19%
5. Micron Technology (MU): -1.17%

Economic Data

• 8:00 AM ET: Fed’s Paulson Speaks
• 8:30 AM ET: Fed’s Hammack Speaks
• 10:35 AM ET: Fed’s Goolsbee Speaks
• 1:00 PM ET: Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count

Notable Earnings

• Premarket: None
• Postmarket: None
• Premarket Monday: None
• Postmarket Monday: None

Upgrades/Downgrades

• JPMorgan upgrades Citi (C) to Overweight from Neutral
• Guggenheim upgrades Bristol Myers (BMY) to Buy from Neutral
• Jefferies upgrades Lululemon (LULU) to Hold from Underperform
• BWG Global downgrades Nike (NKE) to Mixed from Positive
• JPMorgan downgrades Roblox (RBLX) to Neutral from Overweight
• Baird downgrades PayPal (PYPL) to Neutral from Outperform

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