July 30, 2017 The Week Ahead

As earnings roll along, the stock market ended the week with mixed results. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrials closed higher, while the Russell 2000 and Nasdaq finished lower.

Some of the earnings highlights included: Facebook +4.88%, Amazon.com -0.55%, Intel +1.67%, Coca-Cola, and Alphabet Inc. -3.57%

All eyes this week will be on earnings coming out of Apple.

Thus far the market has been resilient and has no signs of a slowdown.

Here are how some of the most traded ETFs performed over the week: SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) +0.01%, iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) -0.41%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrials Average ETF (DIA) +1.16%, and PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ) -0.19%

Here is how some futures/commodity related ETF’s performed over the week: United States Oil Fund (USO) +8.89%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) -1.43%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) +1.20%.

Below you’ll find what is else is on the schedule for the week:

Economic Releases:
1 August 2017- Personal Income and Outlays 8:30 AM ET; ISM Manufacturing Index 10:00 AM ET

2 August 2017- EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET

3 August 2017- Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET

4 August 2017- Employment Situation 8:30 AM ET; International Trade 8:30 AM ET

Key Earnings:
31 July 2017- SOHU, IDTI, JBT, OI, P, PZZA, SIMO, SLCA, VNO

1 August 2017- ADM, APD, BZH, CME, EMR, ETN, IGT, MOS, PBI, PFE, PSX, SHOP, SPG, STAY, TGNA, UAA, XYL, AAPL, FEYE, FTR, HLF, ILMN, NFX, PXD, RRC, UIS, ULTI, VOYA, VVV, WAGE

2 August 2017- ALK, ANTM, BA, BAX, DHI, F, FLIR, GD, GLW, HES, HLT, HSY, IR, KO, LEA, LH, NDAQ, NOC, NYCB, PSA, ROK, SIX, STT, TMO, TUP, WM, BWLD, DFS, EW, FB, FFIV, GILD, HST, HUBG, IMAX, KIM , KN, LPSN, LRCX, KIM, MAA, MLNX, NOW, ORLY, PYPL, RCII, TSCO, VAR, VRTX, XLNX

3 August 2017- AER, AET, AGN, APA, BDX, CEVA, CHD, CLX, COMM, COT, CTSH, DUK, GCI, GPN, H, ICE, K, LDOS, MSCI, OXY, PH, SFM, SONS, TEVA, THS, VAC, WIN, WLTW, WYN, YUM, AAOI, ATVI, ECOM, EGOV, FIVN, FLR, GPRO, INFN, JCOM, KHC, MELI, OLED, SYNA, TIVO, VIAB, WU, ZEN, WING

4 August 2017- AEE, CBOE, NWL, RMAX, TRVG, WCG

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July 23, 2017 The Week Ahead

Nearly all major indices closed the week higher, except for the Dow Jones Industrials, which was due to weakness seen in IBM, General Electric, Home Depot, and Goldman Sachs.

The VIX closed right near 52-week lows, at 9.36 on Friday.

However, for the most part, earnings have been decent thus far. Going into next week, we’ll be on the lookout for earnings numbers from: Facebook, Alphabet, Amazon, Intel, and Coca-Cola to name a few.

In addition to a busy earnings schedule, traders will be focused on economic data being released. The most important being the FOMC Meeting Announcement and GDP.

Here are how some of the most traded ETFs performed over the week: SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) 0.54%, iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) +0.58%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrials Average ETF (DIA) -0.34%, and PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ) +1.40%

Here is how some futures/commodity related ETF’s performed over the week: United States Oil Fund (USO) -2.61%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) +1.91%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) +2.13%.

Below you’ll find what is else is on the schedule for the week:

Economic Releases:
24 July 2017- PMI Composite Flash 9:45 AM ET; Existing Home Sales 10:00 AM ET

26 July 2017- New Home Sales 10:00 AM ET; EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 Am ET; FOMC Meeting Announcement 2:00 PM ET

27 July 2017- Durable Goods Orders 8:30 AM ET; International Trade in Goods 8:30 AM ET; Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET

28 July 2017- GDP 8:30 AM ET

Key Earnings:
24 July 2017- ARNC, HAS, HAL, ITW, LII, MAN, MAS, SWK, VFC, APC, CDNS, GOOGL, HXL, MC, RE, SANM

25 July 2017- AKS, BIIB, CAT, DD, DGX, DPZ, FCX, GM, HCA, IPG, JBLU, KMB, LLY, LW, MCD, NEM, PCAR, PHM, PNR, STX, SVU, TRWO, TRU, UTX, WAT, AKAM, AMD, AMGN, CB, CMG, DLB, IRBT, ESRX, JNPR, QTS, RHI, SFLY, T, TXN, UHS, ZION, X

26 July 2017- ALK, ANTM, BA, BAX, DHI, F, FLIR, GD, GLW, HES, HLT, HSY, IR, KO, LEA, LH, NDAQ, NOC, NYCB, PSA, ROK, SIX, STT, TMO, TUP, WM, BWLD, DFS, EW, FB, FFIV, GILD, HST, HUBG, IMAX, KIM , KN, LPSN, LRCX, KIM, MAA, MLNX, NOW, ORLY, PYPL, RCII, TSCO, VAR, VRTX, XLNX

27 July 2017- ADP, ALLY, ALXN, AMT, BMY, BSX, BWA, CELG, CHTR, CLF, CMCSA, COP, DNKN, DOW, DPS, EQT, EVR, GNC, HUN, IP, IVZ, JCI, KKR, LAZ, LUV, MA, MAS, MO, NLSN, PG, RTN, SIRI, TWTR, UPS, VLO, VZ, WWE, ZBH, ALGN, AMZN, BIDU, BYD, CERN, EA, EIX, ELLI, EXPE, GIMO, HIG, INTC, KLAC, LOGM, MAT, MHK, NOV, RSG, SBUX, VRSN, WDC

28 July 2017- ABBV, APA, BEN, BHGE, COG, COL, CVX, HCN, IRM, LYB, MRK, PEG, WY, XOM

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July 20, 2017 Market Wrap Up

All eyes were on the ECB this morning, as the group decide to leave key interest rates unchanged. Overall, the the markets closed flattish today.

Appliance retailers took a hit today after Sears and Amazon agreed to a partnership. Shares of the Home Depot, Lowes Companies, and Whirlpool closed sharply lower.

Earnings highlights included: eBay -4.9%, Microsoft +1.34%, and Visa +1.04%

The VIX closed below ten, an indication that there isn’t much fear in the markets at the moment.

Index ETF movers: SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) +0.01%, iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) +0.01%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrials Average ETF (DIA) -0.07%, and PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ) +0.13%

Commodity and futures related ETF movers: United States Oil Fund (USO) -0.83%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) +0.29%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) +0.15%.

On the options front, we saw large call buying activity in Obsidian Energy (OBE), which traded 4.3 times normal option volume. In addition, we saw heavy put buying in Franklin Resources (BEN), which traded 2.3 times normal option volume.

Key Earnings:
20 July 2017- GPC, KEY, PM, SAP, UL, UNP, COF, EBAY, ISRG, MSFT, SWKS, V
21 July 2017- C, FRC, JPM, PNC, WFC

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June 18, 2017 The Week Ahead

The markets ended the week after a week that included an FOMC rate hike. On Friday, we saw a sharp sell-off in Walmart, Supervalu, Costco, Kroger, Post Holdings, and Target due to the announcement that Amazon.com would be buying Whole Foods.

A possible catalyst going into the week will be the investigation of President Trump as there are reports that he is being investigated for obstruction of justice.

Despite this, the VIX closed at 10.38 on Friday, a decline from the previous Friday’s close.

Here are how some of the most traded ETFs performed over the week: SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) -0.32%, iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) -1.00%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrials Average ETF (DIA) +0.42%, and PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ) -1.31%

Here is how some futures/commodity related ETF’s performed over the week: United States Oil Fund (USO) -2.63%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) +1.57%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) -1.00%.

Below you’ll find what is else is on the schedule for the week:

Key Economic Data:
21 June 2017- Existing Home Sales 10:00 AM ET; EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET
22 June 2017- Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET
23 June 2017- PMI 9:45 AM ET; New Home Sales 10:00 AM ET

Key Earnings:
20 June 2017- LEN, ADBE, FDX,
21 June 2017- ORCL, SCS, KMX, WGO, ATU
22 June 2017- SNX, SONC, APOG, BKS
23 June 2017- BBRY

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June 11, 2017 The Week Ahead

The markets ended the week mixed ahead of the FOMC meeting and announcement. On Friday, the market’s fear index, the VIX, hit a 23-year low during the trading session. Shortly after, Nasdaq stocks started to sell off aggressively.

The June futures in the Nasdaq 100 traded in a range between 5660.25 to 5898.75, closing down 2.46% on the day, at 5740.50.

It’s hard to say what exactly sparked the catalyst. It could have been caused by uncertainty leading up to the FOMC announcement.

Another possibility could have been cautious comments out of Citron Research on Nvidia Corporation calling it a “casino stock.” On Friday, shares of the stock traded in a range between $142.75 and $168.50, closing down -6.46%, at $149.60.

That volatility triggered other Nasdaq names like Apple (-3.88%), Alphabet Inc. (-3.41%), Amazon.com, Inc. (-3.16%), and Facebook Inc. (-3.28%).

The VIX end up modestly higher, closing at 10.70 on Friday, a gain of 5.31%

Here are how some of the most traded ETFs performed over the week: SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) -0.31%, iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) +1.26%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrials Average ETF (DIA) +0.36%, and PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ) -2.43%

Here is how some futures/commodity related ETF’s performed over the week: United States Oil Fund (USO) -3.75%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) -0.97%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) -0.88%.

Below you’ll find what is else is on the schedule for the week:

Key Economic Data:
13 June 2017- PPI 8:30 AM ET
14 June 2017- Consumer Price Index 8:30 AM ET; Retail Sales 8:30 AM ET, EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET: FOMC Meeting Announcement 2:00 PM EST
15 June 2017- Jobless Claims; Philly Fed Survey; Industrial Production 9:15 AM ET
16 June 2017- Housing Starts 8:30 AM ET

Key Earnings:
13 June 2017- HRB
14 June 2017- JBL, LAKE, CRWS
15 June 2017- FNSR, KR

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April 23, 2017 The Week Ahead

Stocks rebounded across all major indices over the week. On Sunday, the world will shift their attentions to the upcoming French elections. Of course, depending on the outcome, it could create some much needed volatility for traders. However, the markets have proven to be resilient. Recent shocks like Brexit and the Trump presidential victory have only lead to short-lived bursts in volatility.

Outside of the French election, earnings will dominate the headlines, along with the release of the GDP numbers on Friday.

Here are how some of the most popular ETF Indices performed: SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) +0.89%, iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) +2.67%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrials Average ETF (DIA) +0.43%, and PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ) +1.66%

With the market posting strong gains, the VIX fell back to below the 15 level, closing Friday’s trading session at 14.63.

Some of the largest publically traded companies in the world will report this week. They include: Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Exxon, and Procter & Gamble.

Here are how some futures/commodity related ETF’s performed: United States Oil Fund (USO) -7.28%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) +0.06%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) -0.24%.

Below you’ll find what is else is on the schedule:

Key Economic Data:
25 April 2017- New Home Sales 10:00 AM ET
26 April 2017- EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET
27 April 2017- Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET; Durable Goods Orders 8:30 AM; International Trade in Goods 8:30 AM ET
28 April 2017- GDP 8:30 AM ET

Key Earnings:
24 April 2017- HAL, KMB, HLX, AA, ESRX, CDNS, NEM, RMBS, SLCA, SWFT, SANM, WHR, ZION
25 April 2017- AKS, CAT, CIT, CNC, DD, FCX, GLW, KO, LLY, LMT, MCD, MMM, PCAR, PHM, PNR, R, TRU, CB, CMG, COF, CREE, DFS, JNPR, SYK, T, TXN, UHS
26 April 2017- ANTM, BAX, DPS, HES, HSY, NDAQ, NOC, NSC, ROK, PG, SLAB, SONS, STT, STX, TWTR, UTX, X, WM, WRK, WYN, AMGN, CAVM, BWLD, FFIV, NOW, ORLY, PYPL, SAM, TSCO, XLNX
27 April 2017- ABBV, APD, BMY, BSX, BWA, CELG, CMCSA, CME, DOW, F, GRUB, IP, IRM, JCI, LAZ, LLL, LUV, MPC, POT, SIRI, SPG, UAA, UNP, UPS, AIV, AMZN, BIDU, EXPE, GOOGL, GPRO, INTC, MLNX, MAC, MSFT, SBUX, VRTX, WDC
28 April 2017- CL, COG, CVX, GM, GT, HST, LYB, PSX, SYF, VFC, XOM, WY

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February 5, 2017 The Week Ahead

Overall, the markets were relatively flat during the week. With that said, earnings thus far haven’t been really exciting. We got some positive results out of Apple and Facebook. However, Amazon disappointed some, but nothing bad where it caused a significant sell-off in other areas of the market.

In economic news, the FOMC meeting resulted in no changes to the key interest rate. However, they still have a plan for several rate hikes this year. One important change in their language was that they are now saying that inflation will rise vs. expected too.

Outside of that, a lot of the media attention is around the first 100 days of President Trump.

Despite all the protesting and the media trying their best to make the new regime appear toxic, the market thus far is not buying into any of it. With that said, the VIX closed at 10.97 on Friday.

Going into the week, traders will be mainly focused on earnings.

Moving on to energy.

Crude oil futures closed the week pretty strong, having 3 out of 5 winning days and ending up 1.21%. On the other hand, gold futures prices finished the week down more than 1.3%

Now, here is how some of the other closely followed ETFs did on the week: United States Oil Fund (USO) +1.23%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) -0.31%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) +2.33%.

Some key earnings include: Disney, Time Warner, Twitter, CVS, and Coca-Cola to name a few.

Here are a list of events that traders will be watching:

Key Economic Data:
7 Feb 2017- International Trade 8:30 AM ET
8 Feb 2017- EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET
9 Feb 2017- Jobless Claims 8:30 AM

Key Earnings:
6 Feb 2017- BWP, HAS, L, NEWL, TSN, CBOE, SYY, DO, FOXA, HMN, LYB, MAC, TSO, YRCW
7 Feb 2017- ADM, BP, CAH, CDW, EMR, FIS, GM, ICE, KORS, MNK, NOV, SABR, TDG, TEN, VMC, AKAM, BWLD, DIS, GILD, GNW, JIVE, LITE, MCHP, MDLZ, NUAN, ORLY, PAA, PNRA, PAGP, PXD, TCS, TDW, TTWO, TWLO, ULTI, YUMC, ZG
8 Feb 2017- AXTA, CTSH, EXC, GRA, GRUB, HUM, LPX, RIO, OC, SNY, TWX, VOYA, DNB, FISV, GLUU, IRBT, LVLT, MC, PAYC, SCSS, TRMB, TYL, WFM, ZEN
9 Feb 2017- BATS, BWA, BZH, CLF, COTY, CVS, DNKN, K, KKR, KO, LIVE, MAS, MHK, OXY, PTEN, RAI, TDC, TWTR, VIAB, VRTU, WWE, YUM, ATVI, CERN, CYBR, EXPE, INFN, JCOM, LPLA, MNK, NCR, MPWR, NVDA, NWSA, P, RICK, UBNT, VRSN, WU, YELP, ZAYO, ZNGA
10 Feb 2017- AXL, G, MT

Key Events:
6 Feb 2017- Credit Suisse Financial Services Forum (runs till 2/8)
8 Feb 2017- Cowen 38th Annual Aerospace, Defense & Industrials Conference (runs till 2/9)
9 Feb 2017- KBW Winter Financial Services Symposium (runs till 2/10)

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February 2, 2017 Market Wrap Up

The markets closed the day relatively weak after the FOMC’s interest rate decision. With that said, earnings continue to dominate the news along with politics. After a hot start, the Dow Jones Industrial Averages are now down 4 out of the last 5 sessions.

Some strong earnings performers included: Philip Morris (PM) and Tableau Software (DATA)

Some weak earnings performers included: Fireeye (FEYE), Ralph Lauren (RL), and Amazon.com (AMZN)

The VIX closed higher today, but still below the 12 mark, as it ended the day at 11.93.

Now, here is how some of the other closely followed ETFs did on the week: United States Oil Fund (USO) +0.26%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) -0.04%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) +0.56%.

On the options front, we saw large call buying activity in RH (RH), which traded 3.7 times normal option volume. In addition, we saw heavy put buying in Cerus Corp (CERS), which traded 12.6 times normal option volume.

Here is what is left for tomorrow:

Key Economic Data:
3 Feb 2017- Employment Situation 8:30 AM ET

Key Earnings Release Dates:
3 Feb 2017- AN, APO, HSY, WY

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January 29, 2017 The Week Ahead

Unless something drastic happens, the month of January will be another strong month for the stock market. However, how long can this low volatility environment continue? After all, it seems like there is one political protest after another in the US, with some uncertainty and concerns about the new President. With that said, the market is telling us something different from what the news is saying. It’s actually pretty wild if you consider that the VIX closed at $10.58 on Friday. Going into the week, traders will be watching earnings and what comes out of the FOMC announcement.

Moving on to energy:

Crude oil futures closed pretty flat on the week, having two out of five winning days. On the other hand, gold futures prices finished the week down more than 1.3%

Now, here is how some of the other closely followed ETFs did on the week: United States Oil Fund (USO) 0.09%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) -0.26%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) -1.36%.

Some key earnings include: Apple, Amazon, Exxon, United Parcel Service, Visa and Mastercard to name a few.

Here are a list of events that traders will be watching:

Key Economic Data:
30 Jan 2017- Personal Income and Outlays 8:30 AM ET
1 Feb 2017- ISM Mfg Index 10:00 AM ET; EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET; FOMC Meeting Announcement 2:00 PM ET
2 Feb 2017- Jobless Claims 8:30 AM
3 Feb 2017- Employment Situation 8:30 AM ET

Key Earnings Release Dates:
30 Jan 2017- EPD, BAH, BOFI, GGG, GGP, PFG, RMBS, SANM
31 Jan 2017- ABC, AET, ALLY, CIT, CNX, COH, HCA, HOG, LLY, LYB, MA, MAN, NDAQ, NUE, PCAR, PFE, S, UA, UPS, VLO, XOM, XRX, AAPL, AMD, APC, CB, CHRW, EA, ILMN, OLN, X
1 Feb 2017- ANTM, ADP, BAX, D, IP, JCI, MO, MPC, MPLX, MTOR, TUP, WEC, AVB, CAVM, CRUS, FB, HOLX, IAC, LM, MAA, MET, MLNX, NXPI, QRVO, SFLY, SYMC, TSCO
2 Feb 2017- S, AZN, BSX, CME, COP, DB, EL, ETN, IP, MMP, NOK, NOV, PM, RDSA, RL, SIRI, VOD, WFT, AMGN, AMZN, CMG, DATA, CY, DATA, DECK, FEYE, FTNT, GIMO, GPOR, V
3 Feb 2017- AN, APO, HSY, WY

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October 23, 2016 The Week Ahead

The S&P 500 closed the week slightly higher snapping a two week losing streak. About one third of the S&P 500 will be reporting in a heavy earnings week. With that said, we’re not that far off all time highs. Some earnings to watch include Apple, Amazon, Google, Coca-Cola, Exxon, and Tesla.

With earnings thus far not that awful and the likelihood of a Hillary win increasing, we saw volatility come in, closing the week at 13.34.

Crude oil futures prices rose about 1% over the week, closing above $50 and not too far off 52-week highs.

Moving on, gold futures prices rose four out of the five trading days and gained more than 1.2%. In addition, T-bond futures prices rose four out of the last five trading days, gaining nearly 1%.

Over the weekend we got news that AT&T would be buying Time Warner for $107.50 per share, or $85.4 billion dollars. It will be interesting to see if we start to see if regulators have any issues with this deal and what it means for the industry.

Here is what else is on the schedule for the upcoming week:

Key Economic Data:
26 Oct 2016- International Trade in Goods 8:30 AM ET; New Home Sales 10:00 AM ET; EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET
27 Oct 2016- Durable Goods Orders 8:30 AM ET; Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET
28 Oct 2016- GDP 8:30 AM ET

Key Earnings:
24 Oct 2016- BEAV, CYOU, EXP, KMB, PETS, SOHU, TMUS, VFC, AGNC, AVB, CDNS, ISIL, KN, RE, RMBS, SONC, SWFT, V, ZION
25 Oct 2016- AKS, AMTD, BAC, BHI, CAT, CIT, CVLT, EAT, FCX, GLW, GM, JBLU, JNS, KEY, LLY, LMT, MAS, MDSO, MMM, MRK, NLSN, PG, R, S, SHW, TRU, UA, UTX, VLO, WAT, WHR, AAPL, AKAM, CAKE, CB, CHRW, CMG, COF, DFS, ESRX, IRBT, JNPR, NBR, NCR, P, PNRA, T, VRTX
26 Oct 2016- ALLY, BA, BEN, BIIB, BSX, CMCSA, EVER, FCAU, GRMN, GRUB, HBAN, HES, KO, LH, LUV, NOC, OC, PAG, SC, SPG, STT, WM, AXS, BWLD, GRPN, FFIV, INFN, NEM, NXPI, ORLY, SFLY, TSLA, VMW, WDC, TXN, WLL
27 Oct 2016- AET, ALXN, AMT, APD, BMY, BOFI, BWA, BX, CAB, CELG, CL, CLF, CME, COP, DB, DOW, DPS, F, GNC, HACA, IP, LAZ, LLL, MJN, MO, MPC, NOK, NOV, PENN, POT, PX, SIRI,SWK, TMO, TPH, TPX, TROW, UPS, VW, WWE, AIG, AMZN, BIDU, CA, CBI, CRUS, CY, DLR, ELLI, EXPE, FLEX, FTNT, GOOGL, HIG, MCK, PFG, STRZA, SYK, SYNA, TWTR
28 Oct 2016- ABBV, AN, CVX, CBOE, HSY, MA, NWL, PSX, SNY, SHPG, TEN, WY, XOM, XRX, SIMO

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