critical information for the us trading day some cautious optimism is afoot after fridays regionalbank led rally for markets thats ahead of a big federal reserve loan survey due later that could indicate whether banks have been trimming lending in recent months as the sector has seen some turmoil with that in mind our call of the day may seem rather bold it comes from the founder of fundstrat global advisors thomas lee who sees a shortlived opportunity among regional lenders we believe there is a 46 week rally of at least 1015 ahead for regionals said lee who notes those banks have dropped 35 year to date based on the spdr sp regional banking exchangetraded fund kre versus an 8 gain for the sp 500  heres his rationale for that bullish shortterm view this is only a tactical bet since regional banks have multiple headwinds i deposit flight to money markets all banks have this ii unrealized losses on held to maturity securities iii credit risks on cre commercial real estate and iv hampered ability to raise private capital said lee who adds that longer term the lenders are facing structural issues until the fed cuts interest rates the strategist is specifically recommending the spdr regional bank etf new york community bancorp inc nycb east west bancorp inc ewbc western alliance bancorp wal banc of california inc banc and connectone bancorp inc cnob those banks meet three criteria in the lowerbottom quartile year to date in the top quartile of regional banks most recommended as sells by wall street banks and the top quartile of investors business daily stock ratings last word on banks goes to hedgefund manager jim roppel founder of roppel capital management who has his eye on an important technical threshold he told bloomberg that the sp 500 financials index is nearing a drop below its 2007 peak which it took over a decade to recapture after the global financial crisis a dip below that level could pressure banks to try to keep hold of cash tighten up lending and add pressure to the economy you cant have a bull market if bank stocks are falling roppel told bloomberg stock futures are slightly higher following fridays strong close while treasury yields are mostly steady crude is up and headed to 73 a barrel the dollar is down and gold is up london markets are closed for an extended bank holiday to mark king charles iiis coronation bitcoin is under pressure after binance had problems with withdrawals due to large volumes for more market updates plus actionable trade ideas for stocks options and crypto subscribe to marketdiem by investors business daily fridays surge in regional lenders is set to continue pacwest bancorps stock pacw which rocketed 82 on friday is up more than 30 in premarket trading after announcing a dividend cut late friday western alliance bancorp shares wal are up nearly 10 and comerica inc shares cma are up 8 with zions bancorp zion up 6 a jp morgan analyst upgraded western alliance comerica and zions bancorp to overweight from underweight saying the stocks appear substantially mispriced to us earnings highlights this week include disney dis on wednesday dish network corps stock dish is down after posting a biggerthanexpected revenue fall and tyson foods incs stock tsn dropped after reporting a surprise loss zscaler zs stock jumped 20 after a results from kkr  co inc kkr are still to come followed by paypal holdings inc pypl preview palantir technologies inc pltr and western digital corp wdc later readbig tech has made earnings look better but here come disney and paypal shares of berkshire hathaway inc brkabrka are up modestly in premarket trading after the conglomerates firstquarter profit soared chief executive officer warren buffett told the faithful gathered in omaha on saturday that most of its businesses will report lower earnings this year than last year as a big economic boom ends he also said berkshire wont seek full control of occidental petroleum corp oxy whose shares are down 1 amc entertainment holdings inc amc said it has reached a deal to settle a shareholder court battle over a proposed conversion of amc preferred shares known as apes  consumer price inflation data are in the spotlight this week for monday wholesale inventories are due at 10 am eastern followed by an 11 am interview with chicago fed president austan goolsbee the fed senior loan survey is due at 2 pm as concerns still swirl around the banking industry treasury secretary janet yellen said sunday there are no good options to avoid an economic calamity if congress fails to raise the nations borrowing limit in the coming weeks best of the web warren buffett says investment opportunities come from other people doing dumb things a weekend mall shooting in texas that left 8 people dead continues a twoyear run of tragedies yet gun laws seem only be loosening he slept in his car as a teenager now hes about to play football for the jets investors have been pretty gloomy on oil notes a team of goldman sachs analysts led by daan struyven they credit a 15 selloff over the last three weeks to nearterm demand fears linked to us banking woes china industrial weakness and falling diesel margins but the analysts are standing by a forecast for brent to reach 95barrel by december and 100barrel by april 2024 as they see large deficits in the second half of this year the risks to our view that global supply edges down in h2 the second half of the year are twosided with upside risks from russia and iran but downside risks from potential additional opec organization of the petroleum exporting countries cuts in h2 if oil prices were to not rise from here they said these were the topsearched tickers on marketwatch as of 6 am eastern nineyear old prince george is something of a metalhead need to know starts early and is updated until the opening bell but sign up here to get it delivered once to your email box the emailed version will be sent out at about 730 am eastern listen to the best new ideas 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