Stock Market Watch for the Week of January 28th

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Stocks are looking to close the first month of the year in impressive fashion. All major stock indices are up. Led by small-caps, the Russell 2000 is up 10% this year. That said, we’re entering the most important period of January, as a number of high profile stocks are set to report earnings, names like FB, TSLA, AMZN, MSFT, AAPL, MRK and much more.

In addition to a slew of earnings, the FOMC is meeting on Wednesday. However, it appears that the Fed is going to work with the market, and not announce a rate hike during this meeting. One could argue that comments from Fed officials over the past few weeks has been a catalyst to the market rally.

Now, there is still plenty of market uncertainty. For example, the government did reopen, but only for three weeks until an agreement can be made. Also, trade talks with China are still ongoing with no resolution in sight.

That said, the VIX closed at 17.48 on Friday, as markets rallied off the news that the government will be reopened.

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Source: Yahoo

Here are how some of the most actively traded index ETFs performed over the week: SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) +1.07%, iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) +1.04%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA) +1.47%, Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) +0.93%

Here are how some of the most actively traded commodity and interest rate ETFs performed: United States Oil Fund (USO) +1.99%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) +0.28%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) +0.61%

Economic Releases:
29 Jan 2019- International Trade in Goods 8:30 AM ET

30 Jan 2019- GDP 8:30 AM ET; EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET; FOMC Meeting Announcement 2:00 PM ET

1 Feb 2019- Employment Situation 8:30 AM ET

Key Earnings:
28 Jan 2019- AKS, GGG, WHR, RMBS, CAT, ETH

29 Jan 2019- EAT, DOV, BIIB, GLW, HCA, HOG, LLL, LMT, NUE, PCAR, ROK, VZ, VRX, AAPL, AMGD, AMD, EBAY, HA, JNPR, KLAC, MXIM, PEG, RHI, SYK

30 Jan 2019- ADP, ALLY, ANTM, BA, BEN, GD, HP, MCD, NDAQ, SIRI, T, TMO, CREE, CRUS, DLB, FB, FICO, MDLZ, MSFT, MUR, NOW, PYPL, QCOM, TSLA, V, WYNN

31 Jan 2019- BAX, CHTR, CELG, COP, EPD, GE, MA, NOC, S, UPS, VLO, AMZN, POST, MCK, SYMC

1 Feb 2019- BAH, BERY, CI, CVX, D, HON, JCI, KKR, LYB, MSG, MRK, SPG, WY, XOM, ZBH

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September 10, 2018 The Week Ahead

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It was a rough week for U.S. stocks, specifically the tech heavy Nasdaq. Semiconductors like KLAC, MU, and AMAT were all under heavy selling pressure. Pot stocks remained active, as Tilray gained over 30%

Other notable stock movers over the week included: ZUO -24.9%, RH -19.7%, ULTA +16.9%, and FB -8.2%

Here are how some of the most widely traded index ETFs performed over the week:
Powershares QQQ ETF (QQQ) -2.84%, SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) -0.93%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA) -0.18%, iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) -1.06%

We’ll see if the President’s recent comments regarding trade with China escalate and put a further scare into the markets… just in time for Halloween.

The VIX closed at 14.88 on Friday, a gain of 13.5%

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Here are how some futures and commodity ETFs performed over the week: United States Oil Fund (USO) -3.19%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) -1.77%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) -0.36%

Economic Releases:
12 Sep 2018- PPI- FD 8:30 AM ET; EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET

13 Sep 2018- CPI 8:30 AM ET; Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET

14 Sep 2018- Retail Sales 8:30 AM ET; Industrial Production 8:30 AM ET

Key Earnings:
10 Sep 2018- HOV, CASY, SONO

11 Sep 2018- FRAN

12 Sep 2018- COOL, TLRD, SAIC, PVTL

13 Sep 2018- KR, ADBE, VNCE, ORCL

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July 29, 2018 The Week Ahead

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Stocks were mixed as earnings continue to roll on. On Friday, we posted one of the highest quarterly GDP number in four years, at 4.1%

Going into next week, market participants will be watching what comes out of the FOMC announcement, as well as another busy earnings week.

Stocks in play during the week included: TWTR -21.4%, GRUB +17.03%, and FB -16.7%

Here are how some of the most widely traded index ETFs performed over the week:
Powershares QQQ ETF (QQQ) -0.77%, SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) +0.62%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA) +1.53%, iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) -1.91%

The VIX closed at 13.03 on Friday.

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Here are how some futures and commodity ETFs performed over the week: United States Oil Fund (USO) +1.20%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) -1.08%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) -0.63%.

Economic Releases:
31 July 2018- Personal Income and Outlays 8:30 AM ET

1 Aug 2018- ISM Mfg Index 10:0 AM ET; EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET; FOMC Meeting Announcement 2:00 PM ET

2 Aug 2018- Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET

3 Aug 2018- Employment Situation 8:30 AM ET; International Trade 8:30 AM ET

Key Earnings:
30 July 2018- CAT, BAH, BLMN, CRCM, FDC, KBR, L, STX, AKS, AVB, KLAC, UDR, SBAC, SPWR, TNET, UDR, VNO

31 July 2018- ARNC, BP, CHTR, CS, FIS, HRS, HUN, MAS, PFE, SHOP, VNTR, XYL

1 Aug 2018- FLOW, BNP, ENR, FLOW, GRMN, HUM, SODA, SSYS, TAP, TEX, CENX, FEYE, FIT, MET, YUMC, WYNN, ZNGA, WMB, HLF, TSLA, ADP, TRIP, FEYE, CRUS, CONE, CF

2 Aug 2018- AET, AVP, CI, CTSH, DWDP, HFC, ICE, K, MGM, SFM, TEVA, W, WLTW, YUM, ZTS, BMRN, CARB, CBS, CERN, DATA, NUS, SHAK, TTWO, WU

3 Aug 2018- CBOE, KHC, LYB, AXL

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September 24, 2017 The Week Ahead

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The S&P 500 & Dow Jones Industrial Averages closed the week positive. The shining star was small caps, as the Russell 2000 gained more than 1%. However, we did see weakness in some tech names, forcing the Nasdaq to close the week 1% lower.

Shares of AAPL -5%, AMZN -3.21%, FB -0.64, and TSLA -7.56% all finished lower.

Despite the sell off in some high profile tech names, the VIX is not worried. The “fear index” closed at 9.60 on Friday.

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Here are how some of the most traded ETFs performed over the week: SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) +0.10%, iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) +1.33%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrials Average ETF (DIA) +0.34%, and PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ) -1.19%

Here is how some futures/commodity related ETF’s performed over the week: United States Oil Fund (USO) +0.39%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) -0.52%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) -1.82%.

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

Economic Releases:
25 Sep 2017- New Home Sales 8:30 AM ET; Janet Yellen Speech 11:50 AM ET
27 Sep 2017- Durable Goods Orders 8:30 AM ET, EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET
28 Sep 2017- GDP 8:30 AM ET; International Trade 8:30 AM ET; Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET
29 Sep 2017- Personal Income 8:30 AM ET

Key Earnings:
25 Sep 2017- ASNA, RHT, SNX
26 Sep 2017- FDS, INFO, MU, NKE
27 Sep 2017- JBL, PIR, THO
28 Sep 2017- BBRY, CAG, MKC, RAD, CAMP, KBH, CMD

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January 24, 2016 The Week Ahead

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The S&P 500 had its first positive week on the year. However, despite being up 3 out of 4 trading sessions, there still seems to be a lot of fear in the markets. We had about a 100 point range from the highs to lows (1812-1906).

A lot of eyes are on the Asian Markets, as well as the world energy market. Crude Oil prices have had a nice bounce after trading below $30 per barrel. They finished the week up, about 7% or so. However, it’s too early to tell if the bottom is in or we’re just seeing a dead-cat bounce.

The VIX waited till Friday to sell-off hard. Overall, it closed the week more than 15% lower. With that said, it’s still trading above 22.

This is an incredibly busy week, which includes an army of earnings releases and economic data. Some of those highlights include the FOMC Meeting and GDP numbers on Friday. Earnings will cover several sectors including pharmaceuticals, energy, defense, technology, and transportation.

Reporting this week: Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Facebook (FB), Amazon (AMZN), Caterpillar (CAT), Halliburton (HAL), Eli Lilly (LLY), and a whole lot more.

Here’s what else is on tap:

Key Economic Data:
27 January 2016- New Home Sales 10:00 AM ET, FOMC Meeting Announcement 2:00 PM ET
28 January 2016- Durable Goods Orders 8:30 AM ET, Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET
29 January 2016- GDP 8:30 AM ET, International Trade in Goods 8:30n AM ET

Key Earnings:
25 January 2016- DHI, HAL, KMB, MCD, ASH, PKG, SWFT, ZION, STLD
26 January 2016- DD, COH, FCX, GLW, JNJ, JNS, LMT, MMM, PG, PH, WAT, AAPL, CB, COF, NAVI, SYK, T, X
27 January 2016- BA, CLF, EMC, NVS, STJ, STM, TUP, CAVM, CRUS, CTXS, FB, INVN, HOLX, JNPR, LRCX, MLNX, MCK, QCOM, PYPL, SNDK, TER, TSCO, TXN, URI, VRTX
28 January 2016- ABT, BMY, DGX, F, CAT, CELG, CY, DB, HOG, JBLU, LLY, NDAQ, UA, V, VLO, POT, NUE, HSY, AMZN, EA, FLEX, SYNA, SWKS, MSFT, NOC
29 January 2016- AAL, ABBV, PCAR, APD, CL, CVX, HON, MA, PCAR, PSX, XRX