The appetizers to the big jobs report might help bring about bigger S&P 500 moves today, after this holiday week’s pair of +0.2% days.

But don’t bet on it, suggests CrackedMarket’s Jani Ziedins, who notes stocks haven’t been dancing to media headlines.

“Despite all the attention and fuss, the market simply isn’t interested in moving in either direction,” he writes in a note to clients.

“Holding current levels despite all the headline concerns gives a slight edge to the bulls and means the path of least resistance remains higher,” Ziedins adds.

That’s not to say it’s all quiet on the trading front. Just ask a bloodied but unbowed Tesla TSLA, +4.42% bull — or better yet, a gleeful Tesla bear.

The electric car maker’s stock looks set for more trouble after yesterday’s 7% slump, according to our chart of the day.

Some traders are noting Tesla’s stock has sliced through an uptrend line that for months served as a place where buyers stepped in. Today’s chart, shown below, comes from this camp.

Tesla is breaking under a “major demand line” and traders should “run very far away,” say the chart watchers at Stock Board Asset in their tweet sharing the sketch above. The stock was recently down about 3% in premarket action, as the Model S failed to snag a top safety award.

To be sure, not everyone is throwing in the towel, even as Goldman sees shares in Elon Musk’s baby falling to $180. (The stock closed yesterday around $327, up 53% so far this year.)

While Tesla tumbled enough yesterday to trigger an official “correction” following downbeat delivery data, Baird analyst Ben Kallo suggests the selling won’t last. Investors soon will cheer the Model 3’s introduction and production ramps, Kallo says.

Key market gauges

Futures for the Dow US:YMU7 , S&P 500 US:ESU7 and Nasdaq-100 US:NQU7 are heading south, after the Dow DJIA, -0.87% inched lower yesterday, while the S&P SPX, -1.11% and Nasdaq Composite COMP, -1.07% rose.

Europe SXXP, -0.66% is down, after Asia closed mostly lower. Oil US:CLU7 is gaining, recovering a little from yesterday’s 4% drop.

See the Market Snapshot column for the latest action.

The call

Don’t count out the dollar DXY, +0.03% even after yesterday’s underwhelming Federal Reserve minutes, says BK Asset Management’s Kathy Lien for our call of the day.

“While dollar bulls were unimpressed, the mixed Fed minutes did not kill the dollar’s rally,” she writes.

“Investors will still be looking for a stronger labor market report on Friday, especially with manufacturing jobs on the rise, according to the latest ISM report.”

Jobs will be on everyone’s mind today with ADP’s release and other key data on tap, Lien adds. If healthier labor market conditions are reported, we could see the buck USDJPY, -0.01% rise to 114 Japanese yen even before nonfarm payrolls hit, she predicts.

The quote

Trump condemns North Korea on Poland trip

“We’re working with Poland in response to Russia’s actions and destabilizing behavior.” — President Trump has Russia on his mind while in Warsaw today. He’s due to meet Vladimir Putin in Germany tomorrow.

Another focus today is how Poland’s ruling conservative government reportedly promised that crowds would welcome Trump and was busing in folks from rural areas for a “great patriotic picnic.”

C-Span has full video for Trump’s speech at Warsaw’s Krasinski Square here.

Read more:Trump on foreign interference in U.S. election: ‘Nobody really knows for sure’

And see:Trump considering ‘pretty severe things’ over North Korea threat

The buzz

United Airlines UAL, -3.61% has apologized after behaving badly again. This time, the carrier bumped a 27-month-old out of a seat that cost his mom nearly $1,000, forcing her to hold him in her lap.

Amazon AMZN, -1.78% and Dish Network DISH, -3.05% have talked about teaming up and entering the wireless business, says a Wall Street Journal report citing people familiar with the matter.

Liberty Interactive US:QVCA plans to buy the 62% of HSN US:HSNI that it doesn’t already own.

PriceSmart PSMT, -1.61% and Yum China YUMC, -1.36% look set for down days after their earnings late yesterday.

Defense stocks ITA, -1.51% will try to build on yesterday’s rally as tensions between the U.S. and North Korea stay high.

Redfin RDFN, -7.13% plans to go public — here are six things to know about the real-estate company.

GE GE, -2.41% , Canon 7751, -0.69% and Merck KGaA MRK, +2.01% have been accused of antitrust moves by the EU — with fines as high as 10% of global revenue depending on the outcome of the investigation.

The economy

Before the opening bell, ADP’s report indicated that private-sector jobs growth eased last month, while other releases said jobless claims met expectations and the trade deficit fell. The ADP reading comes ahead of the government’s monthly jobs report, due tomorrow.

“Last month there was a huge discrepancy between ADP payrolls of 253K and nonfarm payrolls of 138K,” notes Colin Cieszynski from CMC Markets.

After the open, watch for updates for Markit’s services PMI and ISM’s non-manufacturing index.

Check out:MarketWatch’s Economic Calendar

On the Federal Reserve front, Fed Gov. Jerome Powell is due to talk about housing finance reform at 10 a.m. Eastern Time, then Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer addresses government policy and labor productivity at 7:30 p.m. Eastern.

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