Week of November 12th Stock Market Watch

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All three major stock indices post gains this week, led by the Dow Jones Industrials which closed more than 3% higher. IBM, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, and McDonald’s were among the strongest stocks in the Dow.

Despite the second straight week of gains posted by the market, it closed down on Friday, as concerns of a global economic slowdown re-emerged. Adding to concerns are declining oil prices, they’ve dropped by 15% over the last month.

That said, a lot of uncertainty surrounding the market was cleared up, including the midterm elections and the FOMC meeting. Also, many of the top companies have announced earnings.

Stocks making moves last week included Hertz +31.5%, Twilio +24%, Ctrip.com -25%, and Activision Blizzard -20%.

The VIX closed below 20 for the second straight week, as it finished Friday’s trading at 17.36.

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Here are how some of the most actively traded commodity and interest rate ETFs performed: United States Oil Fund (USO) -4.58%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) +1.2%. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) -1.86%

Economic Releases:
14 Nov 2018- CPI 8:30 AM ET

15 Nov 2018- Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET; Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey 8:30 AM ET; Retail Sales 8:30 AM ET; EIA Petroleum Status Report 11:00 AM ET

16 Nov 2018- Industrial Production 9:15 AM ET

Key Earnings:
12 Nov 2018- ACM, ATHN, ATHM, TDW

13 Nov 2018- AAP, ARMK, BZH, GDS, HD, TSN, VOD, SWCH, VREX, WIX

14 Nov 2018- APRN, M, MRK, TCHEY, CSCO, NTAP, NTES, WYY

15 Nov 2018- AMAT, JWN, NVDA, POST, CSIQ, JCP, MANU, WMT

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July 16, 2018 The Week Ahead

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Many media outlets would like you to believe that the President’s economic policies have been a disaster to date. Despite worries of inflation rising and potential trade wars with China, the Nasdaq hit all-time highs and the S&P 500 hit its highest price level in 5 months.

Focus will now turn to earnings as several large caps report, companies like Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, and Bank of America. Other notable earnings include: Netflix, American Express, IBM, Goldman Sachs, Ebay, and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated.

Stocks in play last week included: FAST +14.6%, IQ +13.5%, AVGO -18.3%, LB -13.6%

Here are how some of the most widely traded index ETFs performed over the week:
Powershares QQQ ETF (QQQ) +2.28%, SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) +1.51%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA) +2.29%, iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) -0.49%

The VIX declined sharply, closing at 12.18 on Friday.

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Here are how some futures and commodity ETFs performed over the week: United States Oil Fund (USO) -3.28%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) -0.02%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) -1.05%

Economic Releases:
16 July 2018- Retail Sales 8:30 AM ET

17 July 2018- Industrial Production 9:15 AM ET

18 July 2018- Housing Starts 8:30 AM ET

19 July 2018- Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET; Philly Fed Business Survey 8:30 AM ET

Key Earnings:
16 July 2018- ACI, BAC, BLK, JBHT, LUB, NFLX, RIO

17 July 2018- CMA, GS, JNJ, PGR, SCHW, UNH, BHP, CSX, IBKR, MLNX, UAL

18 July 2018- ABT, ASML, GWW, MS, NVS, NTRS, TXT, USB, AXP, AA, CCI, CCK, CP, EBAY, IBM, SLG, URI8

19 July 2018- BBT, BK, BX, DHR, DPZ, FITB, GPC, KEY, NUE, PM, PPG, RPM, SAP, SON, TRV, TSM, UN, UNP, WBC, CE, COF, ETFC, ISRG, MSFT, PBCT, SWKS

20 July 2018- BHGE, CFG, CLF, GE, GNTX, HON, KSU, RF, SWK, VFC, SLB, MAN

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January 21, 2018 The Week Ahead

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The markets continue to stay hot, as the Dow is now up 5.3, S&P 500 4.9%, and the Nasdaq up 6.2% after the first three weeks of trading this year.

Some concerns going into the week include the government shutting down.

The VIX closed higher for the second consecutive week, climbing to 11.30 on Friday, a rise of more than 10% from the previous week.

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Source: TradingView

Traders will also be paying close attention to earnings, we’ve seen some negative reactions to American Express and IBM already this earnings season.

Names to look out for include: Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, General Electric, Ford, Intel, and Celgene.

Here is how some of the most popularly traded index ETFs performed over the week: SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) +1.55%, iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) +0.70%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrials Average ETF (DIA) +1.93%, and PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ) +1.87%

Here is how some futures and commodity ETF’s performed over the week: United States Oil Fund (USO) +0.16%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) -1.01%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) +0.78%

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

Economic Releases:
24 Jan 2018- PMI 9:45 AM ET; Existing Home Sales 10:00 AM; EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET
25 Jan 2018- International Trade In Goods 8:30 AM ET; Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET; New Home Sales 10:00 AM ET
26 Jan 2018- Durable Goods Orders 8:30 AM ET; GDP 8:30 AM ET

Key Earnings:
22 Jan 2018- HAL, UBS, NFLX, STLD, ZION
23 Jan 2018- CREE, AMTD, JNJ, KMB, PG, STT, TRV, UAL, VZ, NAVI, TXN
24 Jan 2018- CMCSA, GE, NSC, NTRS, ROK, SWK, UTX, DFS, LRCX,
25 Jan 2018- CAT, FCX, LUV, MMM, NOC, CELG, PX, SHW, UNP, RTN, ETFC, FLEX, INTC, ISRG, SBUX, WDC
26 Jan 2018- APD, CL, COL, GNTX, HON, HRC, LEA

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January 14, 2018 The Week Ahead

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The markets continue to grind higher as we now enter earnings season. We’ve seen a record close 8 out of the last 9 sessions, with 161 out of the S&P 500 stocks closing at 52-week highs on Friday.

The energy sector has been also picking up steam. The United States Oil Fund (USO) is up more than 7% in 2018.

Despite a record close, the VIX closed at 10.20 on Friday, a rise of more than 10% from the previous week.

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Source: TradingView

Looking forward to the week, here are some of the key earnings names to watch: Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, IBM, American Express, and American Airlines.

Here is how some of the most popularly traded index ETFs performed over the week: SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) +1.65%, iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) +2.18%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrials Average ETF (DIA) +2.05%, and PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ) +1.59%

Here is how some futures and commodity ETF’s performed over the week: United States Oil Fund (USO) +4.54%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) -0.95%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) +1.30%.

The markets are closed on Friday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

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

Economic Releases:
17 Jan 2018- Industrial Production 9:15 AM ET
18 Jan 2018- Housing Starts 8:30 AM ET; Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET; Philly Fed Survey 8:30 AM ET; EIA Petroleum Status Report 11:00 AM ET

Key Earnings:
16 Jan 2018- C, CMA, ADTN, OZRK, UNH, CSX, IBKR
17 Jan 2018- ASML, BAC, GS, FAST, SCHW, USB, AA, BHP, PTC, SLM
18 Jan 2018- BK, JBHT, KEY, MS, TSM, AXP, CP, IBM, MLNX, PBCT
19 Jan 2018- FHN, KSU, RF, SLB, SYF

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October 15, 2017 The Week Ahead

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Nearly all major indices closed the week higher, with the exception of the Russell 2000 which cooled off slightly. In addition, crude oil continued its strong performance gaining nearly 5% for the week.

All eyes will be on earnings this week as there are several key names reporting, including: Netflix, Goldman Sachs, Johnson & Johnson, eBay, IBM, and Procter and Gamble.

The “fear index” closed at 9.61 on Friday, level that has found some support of late.

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Source: TradingView

Here are how some of the most traded ETFs performed over the week: SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) +0.23%, iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) -0.45%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrials Average ETF (DIA) +0.52%, and PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ) +0.46%

Here is how some futures/commodity related ETF’s performed over the week: United States Oil Fund (USO) +4.01%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) +1.83%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) +2.25%.

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

Economic Releases:
17 Oct 2017- Industrial Production 9:15 AM ET
18 Oct 2017- Housing Starts 8:30 AM ET; EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET
19 Oct 2017- Philly Fed Survey 8:30 AM ET; Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET
20 Oct 2017- Existing Home Sales 10:00 AM ET

Key Earnings:
16 Oct 2017- SCHW, CSX, KMG, NFLX, RIO, SONC
17 Oct 2017- GS, CMA, HOG, JNJ, MS, PGR, TTS, UNH, BHP, CREE, IBM, IBKR, NAVI, SCSS
18 Oct 2017- ABT, ASML, NTRS, USB, UNF, AA, AXP, CCI, CCK, EBAY, STLD, UAL, URI
19 Oct 2017- S, BX, DHR, DOV, GPC, NUE, PM, RCI, SAP, TRV, UN, VZ, ATHN, EFTC, ISRG, LHO, NCR, PFPT, PYPL,
20 Oct 2017- CFG, CLF, DST, GE, HON, KSU, MAN, PG, SLB, STI, SYF

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July 23, 2017 The Week Ahead

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Nearly all major indices closed the week higher, except for the Dow Jones Industrials, which was due to weakness seen in IBM, General Electric, Home Depot, and Goldman Sachs.

The VIX closed right near 52-week lows, at 9.36 on Friday.

However, for the most part, earnings have been decent thus far. Going into next week, we’ll be on the lookout for earnings numbers from: Facebook, Alphabet, Amazon, Intel, and Coca-Cola to name a few.

In addition to a busy earnings schedule, traders will be focused on economic data being released. The most important being the FOMC Meeting Announcement and GDP.

Here are how some of the most traded ETFs performed over the week: SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) 0.54%, iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) +0.58%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrials Average ETF (DIA) -0.34%, and PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ) +1.40%

Here is how some futures/commodity related ETF’s performed over the week: United States Oil Fund (USO) -2.61%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) +1.91%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) +2.13%.

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

Economic Releases:
24 July 2017- PMI Composite Flash 9:45 AM ET; Existing Home Sales 10:00 AM ET

26 July 2017- New Home Sales 10:00 AM ET; EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 Am ET; FOMC Meeting Announcement 2:00 PM ET

27 July 2017- Durable Goods Orders 8:30 AM ET; International Trade in Goods 8:30 AM ET; Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET

28 July 2017- GDP 8:30 AM ET

Key Earnings:
24 July 2017- ARNC, HAS, HAL, ITW, LII, MAN, MAS, SWK, VFC, APC, CDNS, GOOGL, HXL, MC, RE, SANM

25 July 2017- AKS, BIIB, CAT, DD, DGX, DPZ, FCX, GM, HCA, IPG, JBLU, KMB, LLY, LW, MCD, NEM, PCAR, PHM, PNR, STX, SVU, TRWO, TRU, UTX, WAT, AKAM, AMD, AMGN, CB, CMG, DLB, IRBT, ESRX, JNPR, QTS, RHI, SFLY, T, TXN, UHS, ZION, X

26 July 2017- ALK, ANTM, BA, BAX, DHI, F, FLIR, GD, GLW, HES, HLT, HSY, IR, KO, LEA, LH, NDAQ, NOC, NYCB, PSA, ROK, SIX, STT, TMO, TUP, WM, BWLD, DFS, EW, FB, FFIV, GILD, HST, HUBG, IMAX, KIM , KN, LPSN, LRCX, KIM, MAA, MLNX, NOW, ORLY, PYPL, RCII, TSCO, VAR, VRTX, XLNX

27 July 2017- ADP, ALLY, ALXN, AMT, BMY, BSX, BWA, CELG, CHTR, CLF, CMCSA, COP, DNKN, DOW, DPS, EQT, EVR, GNC, HUN, IP, IVZ, JCI, KKR, LAZ, LUV, MA, MAS, MO, NLSN, PG, RTN, SIRI, TWTR, UPS, VLO, VZ, WWE, ZBH, ALGN, AMZN, BIDU, BYD, CERN, EA, EIX, ELLI, EXPE, GIMO, HIG, INTC, KLAC, LOGM, MAT, MHK, NOV, RSG, SBUX, VRSN, WDC

28 July 2017- ABBV, APA, BEN, BHGE, COG, COL, CVX, HCN, IRM, LYB, MRK, PEG, WY, XOM

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April 18, 2017 Market Wrap Up

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All major indices sold off today, with the Dow Jones Industrial Averages performing the worst. Despite markets selling off, the VIX actually sold off, closing at 14.42– after hitting yearly highs last week.

Earnings are dominating headlines in the stock market, here are some names that reported today: Goldman Sachs (GS) -4.6%, W.W. Grainger (GWW) -11.4%, International Business Machines (IBM) -4.6%, and Yahoo (YHOO).

Now, here is how some of the other closely followed ETFs did on the week: United States Oil Fund (USO) -0.18%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) +1.31%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) +0.47%.

On the options front, we saw large call buying activity in Sysco Corp (SYY), which traded 4.9 times normal option volume. In addition, we saw heavy put buying in Equity Residential (EQR), which traded 2.3 times normal option volume.

Earnings will be the soup of the day for the rest of the week.

Key Economic Data:
19 April 2017- EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET
20 April 2017- Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET; Philly Fed Survey 8:30 AM
21 April 2017- PMI Composite Flash 9:45 AM ET; Existing Home Sales 10:00 AM ET

Key Earnings:
18 April 2017- BAC, GNC, GS, HOG, JNJ, RF, SCHW, UNH, CAMP, IBKR, IBM, ISRG, LRCX, NAVI
19 April 2017- BLK, AMTD, HBAN, GPC, MS, TXT, USB, AXP, EBAY, QCOM, URI, VMI, CSX, CP
20 April 2017- BK, BX, DGX, DHI, NUE, PM, KEY, PPG, TRV, VZ, MAT, NCR
21 April 2017- GE, HON, COL, KSU, IPG, MAN, SLB, SWK, WBC

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January 16, 2017 The Week Ahead

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The stock market closed the week somewhat mixed. The S&P 500 was relatively flat, while Dow Jones closed the week negative and the Nasdaq finished about 1% higher. With that said, we should volumes pick up as earnings season starts to heat up.

In addition to earnings, we’ve got the ECB rate decision on Thursday and the Inauguration of Donald Trump on Friday.

Crude oil futures closed the week down nearly 3%, having just two of five winning days. On the other hand, Gold futures prices finished the week on a five-day winning streak, gaining 2.3% on the week.

Now, here is how some of the other closely followed ETFs did on the week: United States Oil Fund (USO) -2.34%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) +0.37%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) +2.18%.

Some key earnings for this shortened week of trading include: IBM, Netflix, Morgan Stanley, General Electric and Goldman Sachs to name a few.

Here are a list of events that traders will be watching:

Key Economic Data:
18 Jan 2017- Consumer Price Index 8:30 AM ET, Industrial Production 9:15 AM ET
19 Jan 2017- Housing Starts 8:30 AM ET, Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET, Philly Fed Survey 8:30 AM ET, EIA Petroleum Status Report 11:00 AM ET

Key Earnings Release Dates:
17 Jan 2017- CMA, EDU, INFO, MS, OZRK, UNH, ADTN, CSX, IBKR, LLTC, UAL
18 Jan 2017- FAST, AMTD, GS, C, SCHW, USB, FNB, NFLX, SLM
19 Jan 2017- BBT, BK, CHKP, JBHT, KEY, AXP, IBM, SWKS, PBCT
20 Jan 2017- CFG, COL, GE, KSU, RF, SLB, SYF

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October 18, 2016 Market Wrap Up

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The S&P 500 was off to a solid start gaining more than .6% on below average volume. We got strong earnings reports out of Goldman Sachs, Netflix, and UnitedHealth. However, there were some companies that didn’t fare as well like IBM and Johnson & Johnson.

Stocks in play today included: Banc of California (BANC) -29.05%, Netflix (NFLX) +19.07%, Harley-Davidson (HOG) +9.03%, and Domino’s Pizza (DPZ) +4.89%

The VIX sold off nearly 6% and closed at 15.28.

Crude oil futures prices paired off yesterday’s losses and continue to trade above $50 per barrel.

On the options front, we saw large call buying activity in Iamgold CytRX Corp (CYTR), which traded 41.4 times normal option volume. In addition, we saw heavy put buying in Progressive Corporation (PGR), which saw 5.4 times normal options volume.

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

Key Economic Data:
19 Oct 2016- Housing Starts 8:30 AM ET, EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET
20 Oct 2016- Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET, Philly Fed Business Outlook Survey 8:30 AM ET, Existing Home Sales 10:00 AM ET

Key Earnings:
19 Oct 2016- ABT, CP, DOV, GPC, HAL, MS, RAI, STJ, STX, SVU, TUP, USB, AXP, EBAY, CTXS, HNI, GGG, MAT, PKG, SLM, STLD, URI, XLNX
20 Oct 2016- BK, DAN, DGX, DHR, FITB, KCG, NUE, PH, PHM, PPG, TRV, TXT, UNP, VZ, WBA, WBC, AMD, ATHN, EFTC, KLAC, MSFT, MXIM, N, PYPL, RCI, RS, SLB, SWN
21 Oct 2016- GE, HON, IPG, MCD, SYF, SAP, STI, MAN

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July 19, 2016 Market Wrap Up | TVC Trading Education Courses

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The S&P 500 closed slightly lower today, but still near record levels. Last night, we got earnings out of Netflix, IBM, and Vmware.

Stocks in play today include: Vmware (VMW) +9%, Line Coporation (LN) -10.14%, Stamps.com (STMP) -4.5%, and Monsanto Company (MON) +.4%

The VIX continues to get destroyed, as it closed below 12 today. Over the last month, the VIX has gone from a high of around 25 to now 11.97.

Crude oil futures dropped 1.5% today, however; down nearly 3% this week ahead of the DOE numbers tomorrow.

On the options front, we saw large call buying activity in Kroger (KR), which traded 2.3 times normal volume. We also saw a ton of bearish bets being placed in Michael Kors Holdings (KORS), which traded 7.7 times usual volume.

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

Key Economic Data:
20 July 2016- EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET
21 July 2016- Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET, Philly Fed Business Survey 8:30 AM ET, Existing Home Sales 10:00 AM ET

Key Earnings:
20 July 2016- ABT, ASML, HAL, MS, SAP, STJ, WBC, TUP, AXP, EBAY, FFIV, GGG, INTC, MAT, MLNX, NEM, PKG, QCOM, TSCO
21 July 2016- ALK, BBT, BIIB, BK, BX, DAN, DHI, DNKN, DPZ, DOV, GM, HBAN, JCI, LUV, PHM, UN, UNP, AMD, CMG, ATHN, COF, FLEX, P, SBUX, SLB, SWKS, SYK, T, V
22 July 2016- GE, HON, SWK, SWN, SYF, TXT, VFC, WHR

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