NewsWare's Trade Talk: Thursday, April 18

S&P Futures are mostly higher this morning with chips stocks in focus. TSMC earnings report was mainly positive & MU appears to be in line for a 6B grant from the Biden Administration. This morning earnings announcements from ALK, CMA & DHI were positive. After the bell today NFLX is set to release with subscriber data in focus. In today's action Fed Speakers will be out in force as the black out period starts on Saturday. In Europe markets are higher as middle east tensions are falling. Oil prices remain bearish as stockpile data in came in weak yesterday and President Bidens reissuing the sanctions on Venezuela were not as bad as feared.