September 22, 2015 Market Wrap Up

The S&P 500 finished the day significantly lower, down over 1%. There was some weakness out of Europe that followed through into the US markets. Much of that was attributed to some news out of Volkswagen and allegations that they’ve been manipulating emission tests.

The biotech sector took a hit for a second straight day. Analysts will be closely listening to comments out of Presidential hopeful, Hillary Clinton. Her comments on twitter are what really drove the sector south.

The VIX was up over 11%, closing at 22.45. For now, it appears that 20 might be the new base level.

The energy sector was relatively flat today; the United States Oil Fund (USO) was down less than 1%.

On the options front, we saw bullish call buying in Crocs Inc (CROX). Options that saw bearish put buying were in Hewlett Packard Co (HPQ).

Here’s what’s on tap for the rest of the week:

Key Economic Data:
24 September 2015- Durable Goods Orders 8:30 AM ET, Jobless Claims 8:30 AM
25 September 2015- GDP 8:30 AM ET

Key Earnings:
24 September 2015- ACN, BBBY, JBL, KBH, NKE, PIR
25 September 2015- FINL