October 22, 2017 The Week Ahead
All major indices closed the week higher as we enter the “meaty” part of earnings season. Despite all the negative press President Trump is attracting, the market doesn’t care.
Some earnings worth watching include: Amazon, BIDU, General Motors, Exxon, Alphabet, and Microsoft to name a few.
The “fear index” closed at 9.97 on Friday, a level in which traders are not shocked by anymore.
Source: TradingView
Here are how some of the most traded ETFs performed over the week: SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) +0.85%, iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) +0.41%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrials Average ETF (DIA) +1.92%, and PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ) +0.25%
Here is how some futures/commodity related ETF’s performed over the week: United States Oil Fund (USO) +0.58%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) -1.49%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) -1.78%
Below you’ll find what is else is on the schedule for the week:
Economic Releases:
24 Oct 2017- PMI Composite 9:45 AM ET
25 Oct 2017- Durable Goods 8:30 AM ET; New Home Sales 10:00 AM ET; EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET
26 Oct 2017- International Trade 8:30 AM ET; Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET
27 Oct 2017- GDP 8:30 AM ET
Key Earnings:
23 Oct 2017- HAL, HAS, KMB, STT, STX, VFC, CR, JBT, OI, WHR, ZION
24 Oct 2017- AMTD, BIIB, CAT, CIT, CVLT, ETR, FITB, GM, INFY, GLW, JBLU, LLY, LMT, MAS, MCD, MMM, NVS, PCAR, PHM, PNR, R, SWK, UTX, WAT, WDR, AKAM, AMD, CMG, COF, DFS, ESRX, IRBT, JNPR, MANH, SFLY, T, TSS, TXN
25 Oct 2017- ALK, ALLY, BA, BAX, BTU, DPS, FCX, GRUB, HES, HBAN, IP, IR, KO, LEA, LH, LYG, NDAQ, NLSN, ABX, AFL, AMGN, CTXS, DLB, DLR, FFIV, FTI, KIM, LSTR, LVS, MC, MLNX, NXPI, ORLY, PKG, TSCO, TYL, XLNX
26 Oct 2017- AAL, ABX, APD, BEN, BMY, BSX, BWA, CELG, CHTR, CMCSA, CME, COP, DB, DNKN, ENTG, EQT, GEC, F, HLT, HSY, I, IDCC, IVZ, LAZ, LUV, MDP, MMC, MKC, NEM, NOK, OAK, PENN, POT, PX, RS, RTN, SPGI, TWTR, UNP, UPS, USG, VC, AMZN, BIDU, CDNS, DECK, CY, EXPE, FLEX, FTNT, GILD, GOOG, HIG, HUBG, KLAC, LPLA, MAT, MSFT, NATI, NOV, SAM, TRMB, VDSI, WDC
27 Oct 2017- B, CL, CVX, GT, LYB, MRK, PSX, RBS, SC, SHPG, TEN, TRU, UBS, WY, XOM
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