June 30, 2016 Market Wrap Up

June 30, 2016 tvcuser Education, Trading Crude Oil, Data, Economic, FEYE, HBAN, HSY, MDLZ, S&P 500, TCK, VIX

The S&P 500 has been in pure buy mode over the last three sessions. With that said, the S&P 500 is up nearly 5% over the last three sessions.

Stocks in play today include: The Hershey Company (HSY) +16%, Mondelez International (MDLZ) +5.9%, and Fireeye (FEYE) +3.9%.

The VIX has seen the air out of it’s balloon, now trading well below 16, at at 15.63. Despite the drop in VIX and the surge in the stock market, the iShares Barclays 20+ Yr Treasury Bond (ETF) was up on the day.

Crude oil futures closed futures sold off today, after gaining 7% the previous two days. However, they’re still not that off the yearly highs, closing at $48.33.

On the options front, we saw large call buying activity in Teck Resources (TCK), which traded 3.4 times normal volume. We also saw a ton of bearish bets being placed in Huntington Bancshares Inc (HBAN), which traded 7.0 times usual volume.

Here’s what’s left for tomorrow:

Key Economic Data:
1 July 2016- ISM Mfg Index 10:00 AM ET

April 26, 2016 Market Wrap Up

April 26, 2016 tvcuser Education, Trading AAPL, ANFI, CMG, Crude Oil, Data, Earnings, Economic, EXAM, HBAN, S&P 500, SRPT, TWTR, VIX

The market was relatively flat today, ahead of a heavy earnings and data week. The S&P 500 closed the day at 2091.70.

This evening we got results out of Twitter (TWTR) -9.3%, Apple (AAPL) -8.5%, and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) -2.3%.

Overall, this should have a negative effect on the market. However, we’ve got the FOMC announcement which has the potential to shift the markets in either direction.

The VIX caught a bid, closing the day at 13.96.

Crude Oil has had a nice bounce today, climbing in the after hours after seeing a draw in the API data. We’re now trading above $44 a barrel.

On the options front, we saw large call buying activity in Huntington Bancshares Inc (HBAN). In addition, we saw heavy put buying in ExamWorks Group (EXAM), which saw 7.4 times usual options volume.

Stocks in play included: Sarepta (SRPT) -31%, Amira Nature Foods (ANFI) -16.6%, and Valeant Pharmaceuticals +2.2%.

Here’s what’s left for the rest of the week:

Key Economic Data:
27 April 2016- International Trade in Goods 8:30 AM ET, EIA Petroleum Status Report 10 :30 AM ET, FOMC Meeting Announcement 2:00 PM ET

28 April 2016- GDP 8:30 AM ET, Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET

29 April 2016- Personal Income and Outlays 8:30 AM ET

Key Earnings:
27 April 2016- ANTM, BA, BEN, BHI, CMCSA, DPS, GSK, GRMN, HES, HLT, IP, LLL, MDLZ, NDAQ, NOC, SC, SO, UTX, AVB, FB, FSLR, HOLX, INFN, MAR, WLL, XLNX

28 April 2016- ABBV, ADP, AET, APD, BMY, CAB, CAH, CELG, CL, CLF, CME, COMM, COP, DB, DOW, DPZ, F, MA, MJN, MO, MPC, NOV, TMO, PTEN, RTN, TWC, UPS, VALE, VIAB, AMGN, AMZN, CATM, EXPE, FLEX, JNPR, LNKD, OUTR, P, QLIK, STRZA, SWKS, WDC

29 April 2016- CBOE, PSX, SHPG, XOM, TYC