And BOOM goes the dynamite. NFLX, and most of the NASDAQ got hammered overnight. Presently (6:21AM EST), NFLX is down over 5% in after hours trading and trading below the $300 level in the $296-298 range. Overall, the market futures look ominous after GOOG and AMZN both disappointed (despite AMZN showing record profits). Google (Alphabet) missed its revenue mark, while Amazon's sales were below expectations.
While this is all good news if you're short tech, don't eat your cake just yet. Two key economic indicators could either potentially turn the present premarket turmoil into a buying frenzy or we could be looking at Black Friday. 3Q GDP figures come out at 8:30a followed by consumer sentiment at 10a. If the GDP figures miss estimates, those short in the market may break into the Hallelujah Chorus. If GDP remains strong, we'll likely see the aftermarket bear run halted in its tracks.
I can't see Q3 GDP falling below expectations, so it is likely the market will rebound before open. Whether or not that has the momentum to take the overly pessimistic NASDAQ into positive territory after GOOG/AMZN misses has yet to be seen.
At 9:30, I'll be hoping NFLX continues it's accelerated trek to the 250s, but watching any potential gap fills of after hours losses if the bulk of economic data (beyond GOOG/AMZN) is positive. I would almost say it'd be best for NFLX to pull back from its present premarket price of $299.5(6:45a) to yesterday's close in the 312s. We'd almost certainly see the stock fall back to 300 and below immediately after open. If the stock stays low premarket, I'd say the opposite would be true, with daytraders hoping to make a quick buck on a momentary pullback to the $308 range. Bottomline, watch the whipsaw/gap fill when the market opens.