April 19, 2015 The Week Ahead

The S&P 500 closed the week after Friday’s sell-off. A sell-off, which saw a massive spike in the VIX, gained over 10% on Friday.

Many believe the selling pressure was attributed to headlines out of Greece and weakness out of China.

In energy news, The United States Oil Fund ETF (USO) climbed higher again this week. It’s now trading at 19.84, that’s more than 4 points off it’s 52-week lows.

In respect to economic data, it’s fairly light this week. However, there are a ton of earnings being released. With that said, those results could have a major impact on how the market trades this week. Of course, we’ll also have to pay attention to any overseas headlines coming out of Europe and Asia.

Here’s what’s on the schedule:

Key Economic Data:
22 April 2015- Existing Home Sales 10:00 AM ET,
23 April 2015- Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET, New Home Sales 10:00 AM ET
24 April 2015- Durable Goods Orders 8:30 AM ET

Key Earnings:
20 April 2015- CHKP, HAL, HAS, MS, STI, IBM, RMBS, SANM,
21 April 2015- AMTD, ARMH, CS, DD, DOV, GCI, HOG, HMB, MAN, PCAR, RF, AMGN, BRCM, CMG, CREE, DFS, ILMN, INFN, ISRG, MLNX, NAVI, SYK, VMW, YUM, YHOO
22 April 2015- ABT, AN, BA, BK, DHI, EMC, KO, MCD, STJ, AF, CAKE, EBAY, FB, FFIV, ORLY, QCOM, T, TXN, VMI
23 April 2015- ALK, BAX, BEAV, CAB, CAM, CAT, DHR, DOW, DPZ, ERIC, HP, IR, JCI, JNS, LLY, LTM, LUV, MJN, NDAQ, PENN, PEP, PG, SWK, ALTR, AMZN, AWAY, CB, EW, FSL, GOOG, JNPR, MSFT, NEM, P, QLIK, SBUX
24 April 2015- AZN, BIIB, INFY, LEA, SPG, TYC

Key Events:
22 April 2015- G7 Meeting