September 14, 2015 The Week Ahead

The S&P 500 ended the week slightly higher, however; all eyes will be on the FOMC meeting, which is on Thursday. With that said, the markets might trade choppy on light volume. In addition, the Jewish New Year, begins Sunday night and ends Tuesday night.

It’s now been four straight Friday’s where the VIX has closed above 23.

Crude Oil futures were relatively flat last week. But, we’re less than $7 from the multi-year lows.

Here’s what else is on the schedule:

Key Economic Data:
15 September 2015- Retail Sales 8:30 AM ET, Industrial Production 9:15 AM
16 September 2015- Consumer Price Index 8:30 AM ET
17 September 2015- Housing Starts 8:30 AM ET, Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET, Philly Fed Survey 10:00 AM ET, FOMC Meeting Announcement 2:00 PM ET, FOMC Forecasts 2:00 PM, Fed Chair Press Conference 2:30 PM ET

Key Earnings:
16 September 2015- ARCW, ASNA, CBRL, FDX, ORCL
17 September 2015- ADBE, RAD