July 16, 2018 The Week Ahead

July 16, 2018 tvcuser Education, Trading American Express, AVGO, Bank of America, DIA, Ebay, FAST, GLD, Goldman Sachs, IBM, IQ, IWM, Johnson & Johnson, lb, Microsoft, Netflix, QQQ, SPY, TLT, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, USO, VIX

Many media outlets would like you to believe that the President’s economic policies have been a disaster to date. Despite worries of inflation rising and potential trade wars with China, the Nasdaq hit all-time highs and the S&P 500 hit its highest price level in 5 months.

Focus will now turn to earnings as several large caps report, companies like Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, and Bank of America. Other notable earnings include: Netflix, American Express, IBM, Goldman Sachs, Ebay, and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated.

Stocks in play last week included: FAST +14.6%, IQ +13.5%, AVGO -18.3%, LB -13.6%

Here are how some of the most widely traded index ETFs performed over the week:
Powershares QQQ ETF (QQQ) +2.28%, SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) +1.51%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA) +2.29%, iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) -0.49%

The VIX declined sharply, closing at 12.18 on Friday.

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Here are how some futures and commodity ETFs performed over the week: United States Oil Fund (USO) -3.28%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) -0.02%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) -1.05%

Economic Releases:
16 July 2018- Retail Sales 8:30 AM ET

17 July 2018- Industrial Production 9:15 AM ET

18 July 2018- Housing Starts 8:30 AM ET

19 July 2018- Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET; Philly Fed Business Survey 8:30 AM ET

Key Earnings:
16 July 2018- ACI, BAC, BLK, JBHT, LUB, NFLX, RIO

17 July 2018- CMA, GS, JNJ, PGR, SCHW, UNH, BHP, CSX, IBKR, MLNX, UAL

18 July 2018- ABT, ASML, GWW, MS, NVS, NTRS, TXT, USB, AXP, AA, CCI, CCK, CP, EBAY, IBM, SLG, URI8

19 July 2018- BBT, BK, BX, DHR, DPZ, FITB, GPC, KEY, NUE, PM, PPG, RPM, SAP, SON, TRV, TSM, UN, UNP, WBC, CE, COF, ETFC, ISRG, MSFT, PBCT, SWKS

20 July 2018- BHGE, CFG, CLF, GE, GNTX, HON, KSU, RF, SWK, VFC, SLB, MAN

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January 21, 2018 The Week Ahead

January 21, 2018 tvcuser Education, Trading American Express, Celgene, DIA, Ford, General Electric, GLD, IBM, Intel, IWM, Johnson & Johnson, Netflix, QQQ, SPY, TLT, USO, VIX

The markets continue to stay hot, as the Dow is now up 5.3, S&P 500 4.9%, and the Nasdaq up 6.2% after the first three weeks of trading this year.

Some concerns going into the week include the government shutting down.

The VIX closed higher for the second consecutive week, climbing to 11.30 on Friday, a rise of more than 10% from the previous week.

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Source: TradingView

Traders will also be paying close attention to earnings, we’ve seen some negative reactions to American Express and IBM already this earnings season.

Names to look out for include: Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, General Electric, Ford, Intel, and Celgene.

Here is how some of the most popularly traded index ETFs performed over the week: SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) +1.55%, iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) +0.70%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrials Average ETF (DIA) +1.93%, and PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ) +1.87%

Here is how some futures and commodity ETF’s performed over the week: United States Oil Fund (USO) +0.16%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) -1.01%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) +0.78%

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

Economic Releases:
24 Jan 2018- PMI 9:45 AM ET; Existing Home Sales 10:00 AM; EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET
25 Jan 2018- International Trade In Goods 8:30 AM ET; Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET; New Home Sales 10:00 AM ET
26 Jan 2018- Durable Goods Orders 8:30 AM ET; GDP 8:30 AM ET

Key Earnings:
22 Jan 2018- HAL, UBS, NFLX, STLD, ZION
23 Jan 2018- CREE, AMTD, JNJ, KMB, PG, STT, TRV, UAL, VZ, NAVI, TXN
24 Jan 2018- CMCSA, GE, NSC, NTRS, ROK, SWK, UTX, DFS, LRCX,
25 Jan 2018- CAT, FCX, LUV, MMM, NOC, CELG, PX, SHW, UNP, RTN, ETFC, FLEX, INTC, ISRG, SBUX, WDC
26 Jan 2018- APD, CL, COL, GNTX, HON, HRC, LEA

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January 14, 2018 The Week Ahead

January 14, 2018 tvcuser Education, Trading American Airlines, American Express, Citigroup, DIA, GLD, Goldman Sachs, IBM, IWM, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, QQQ, S&P 500, SPY, TLT, USO, VIX

The markets continue to grind higher as we now enter earnings season. We’ve seen a record close 8 out of the last 9 sessions, with 161 out of the S&P 500 stocks closing at 52-week highs on Friday.

The energy sector has been also picking up steam. The United States Oil Fund (USO) is up more than 7% in 2018.

Despite a record close, the VIX closed at 10.20 on Friday, a rise of more than 10% from the previous week.

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Source: TradingView

Looking forward to the week, here are some of the key earnings names to watch: Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, IBM, American Express, and American Airlines.

Here is how some of the most popularly traded index ETFs performed over the week: SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) +1.65%, iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) +2.18%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrials Average ETF (DIA) +2.05%, and PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ) +1.59%

Here is how some futures and commodity ETF’s performed over the week: United States Oil Fund (USO) +4.54%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) -0.95%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) +1.30%.

The markets are closed on Friday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

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

Economic Releases:
17 Jan 2018- Industrial Production 9:15 AM ET
18 Jan 2018- Housing Starts 8:30 AM ET; Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET; Philly Fed Survey 8:30 AM ET; EIA Petroleum Status Report 11:00 AM ET

Key Earnings:
16 Jan 2018- C, CMA, ADTN, OZRK, UNH, CSX, IBKR
17 Jan 2018- ASML, BAC, GS, FAST, SCHW, USB, AA, BHP, PTC, SLM
18 Jan 2018- BK, JBHT, KEY, MS, TSM, AXP, CP, IBM, MLNX, PBCT
19 Jan 2018- FHN, KSU, RF, SLB, SYF

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April 16, 2017 The Week Ahead

April 16, 2017 tvcuser Education, Trading American Express, Bank of America, DIA, Ebay, General Electric, GLD, Goldman Sachs, IWM, Johnson & Johnson, Netflix, QQQ, SPY, TLT, USO, VIX

Stocks were sluggish over the 4-day trading week, as all major indices closed sharply lower.

Here are how some of the most popular ETF Indices performed: SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) -1.24%, iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) -1.37%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrials Average ETF (DIA) -1.01%, and PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ) -1.24%

The VIX gained 24%, closing at the highest level we’ve seen year-to-date, at 15.96. Some market pundits are jumping for joy, calling this the return of volatility. However, it might be premature given that upcoming earnings will dictate where the market goes next.

That said, we’ll be hearing from the likes of: Netflix, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Johnson & Johnson, American Express, Ebay, and General Electric– to name a few.

Here are how some futures/commodity related ETF’s performed: United States Oil Fund (USO) +2.49%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) +1.87%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) +2.87%.

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

Key Economic Data:
18 April 2017- Housing Starts 8:30 AM ET; Industrial Production 9:15 AM ET
19 April 2017- EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET
20 April 2017- Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET; Philly Fed Survey 8:30 AM
21 April 2017- PMI Composite Flash 9:45 AM ET; Existing Home Sales 10:00 AM ET

Key Earnings:
17 April 2017- NFLX, CUDA
18 April 2017- BAC, GNC, GS, HOG, JNJ, RF, SCHW, UNH, CAMP, IBKR, IBM, ISRG, LRCX, NAVI
19 April 2017- BLK, AMTD, HBAN, GPC, MS, TXT, USB, AXP, EBAY, QCOM, URI, VMI, CSX, CP
20 April 2017- BK, BX, DGX, DHI, NUE, PM, KEY, PPG, TRV, VZ, MAT, NCR
21 April 2017- GE, HON, COL, KSU, IPG, MAN, SLB, SWK, WBC

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April 17, 2016 The Week Ahead

April 17, 2016 tvcuser Education, Trading Alphabet, American Express, Crude Oil, Data, Earnings, Economic, Johnson & Johnson, McDonalds, Microsoft, Netflix, OPEC, S&P 500, Starbucks, VIX

The S&P 500 finished the week higher, actually near 3-month highs as earnings season picks up steam. On the menu this week: Microsoft, Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, American Express, Alphabet, Starbucks, and McDonalds just to name a few.

The VIX closed the week nearly two points lower from last Friday, at 13.62.

Crude oil finished the week slightly higher, however; it’s seeing heavy selling pressure Sunday night after OPEC’s Meeting this weekend. When countries came together this weekend, they were unable to come up with any form of resolution on a potential production freeze. With that said, Iran decided not to freeze output causing a standoff amongst members.

Here’s what’s on tap for this week coming up…

Key Economic Data:
19 April 2016- Housing Starts 8:30 AM ET
20 April 2016- Existing Home Sales 10:00 AM ET, EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET
21 April 2016- Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET, Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey 8:30 AM ET

Key Earnings:
18 April 2016- HAS, JBHT, MS, PEP, BMI, IBM, NFLX
19 April 2016- EAT, GS, HOG, JNJ, KSU, PM, UNH, DFS, LLTC, ISRG
20 April 2016- ABT, ARMH, ASML, CHKP, EMC, CP, KO, HBAN, ITW, SAP, TUP, USB, AXP, CCK, CTXS, FFIV, MAT, NEM, QCOM, SYK, YUM, VMI
21 April 2016- ALK, BBT, BIIB, BK, CFG, DGX, DHI, FCS, FITB, GM, KCG, KEY, LUV, PPG, PHM, SHW, UA, UNP, VZ, AMD, GOOGL, MSFT, SBUX, SWN, V, SLB
22 April 2016- CAT, GE, KMB, MCD, SYF, STI

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