August 20, 2017 The Week Ahead

Markets sold off for the second straight week, despite concerns between the U.S. and North Korea easing. The political focus was on the President and how he was handling the hate crime that happened in Charlottesville, Virginia. In addition, key figures leaving his administration.

These political waves did add to volatility but simmered down by the end of the week. The VIX cooled off a little after trading above 17 this week, closing at 14.26 on Friday.

Source: TradingView

Earnings coming out for the week include: CRM, HPQ, INTU, GME, BRCD, ADSK, and VMW

Here are how some of the most traded ETFs performed over the week: SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) -0.58%, iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) -1.14%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrials Average ETF (DIA) -0.99%, and PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ) -0.61%

Here is how some futures/commodity related ETF’s performed over the week: United States Oil Fund (USO) -0.20%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) +0.15%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) -0.40%.

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

Economic Releases:
23 Aug 2017- New Home Sales 10:00 AM ET; EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET
24 Aug 2017- Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET, PMI 9:45 AM ET; Existing Home Sales 10:00 AM ET
25 Aug 2017- Durable Goods Orders 8:30 AM ET

Key Earnings:
21 Aug 2017- FN, RT, ZAYO
22 Aug 2017- COTY, DSW, JASO, MDT, MOMO, TOL, CREE, CRM, INTU, LZB, VNET
23 Aug 2017- EXPR, LOW, RBC, GES, HPQ, LCI, PVH, TLYS
24 Aug 2017- ANF, DLTR, MIK, SAFM, SIG, SJM, TIF, TUES, ADSK, AVGO, BRCD, GME, MRVL, SPLK, ULTA, VEEV, VMW

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