November 3, 2015 Market Wrap Up

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The S&P 500 closed the day higher as it continues to grind higher and near all-time highs. In fact, both the SPY and QQQ are near their highs of the year. However, the iShares Russell ETF (IWM) is nearly 8% off its highs.

Coming into the day, there was news that ATVI was going to be acquiring KING for more than $5 billion. This evening, we got earnings out of Tesla (TSLA), which was up 9% in after hours trading.

Interestingly, the VIX climbed today, gaining nearly 3% and closed at 14.54.

The energy sector was strong; the United States Oil Fund (USO) was up nearly 4% today. USO is still nearly 50% off its yearly highs.

On the options front, we saw bullish call buying in Nimble Storage (NMBL).

Here’s what’s on tap tomorrow and the rest of the week:

Key Economic Data:
4 November 2015- International Trade 8:30 AM ET
5 November 2015- Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET
6 November 2015- Employment Situation 8:30 AM ET

Key Earnings:
4 November 2015- AGN, AVP, KORS, TWX, WEN, CF, FEYE, FB, QCOM, RIG, MRO, HOLX
5 November 2015- AMCX, AZN, CELG, COTY, DUK, GOGO, HFC, KATE, RL, TAP, ANET, CYBR, DATA, DIS, DWA, GLUU, NUS, SWKS, TRIP, WTW
6 November 2015- HUM, HZNP