July 2, 2018 The Week Ahead

July 2, 2018 tvcuser Education, Trading DIA, ESV, GLD, IWM, msg, NKE, QQQ, SPY, TLT, USO, WTI, WWE

U.S. stocks closed Friday on a positive note. However, declined during the week. The focus still remains on trade moving forward. An ex-factor could be oil, as oil prices have surged over the last two weeks, WTI crude is at its highest level since November 2014.

Stocks in play included: ESV +14.3%; MSG +11.3; NKE +8.51; WWE +8.46%

Here are how some of the most widely traded index ETFs performed over the week:
Powershares QQQ ETF (QQQ) -2.09%, SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) -1.26%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA) -1.20%, iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) -2.41%

The VIX climbed higher, finishing it at 16.09 on Friday.

graph

Here are how some futures and commodity ETFs performed over the week: United States Oil Fund (USO) +7.40%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) +0.99%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) -1.40%

Expect low volumes for the first week of July. There isn’t much on the earnings table and there is a half day on the 3rd, with the markets being closed on the 4th.

Economic Releases:
2 July 2018- ISM Mfg Index 10:00 AM ET

5 July 2018- Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET; EIA Petroleum Status Report 11:00 AM ET; FOMC Minutes 2:00 PM

6 July 2018- Employment Situation 8:30 AM ET; International Trade 8:30 AM ET

Key Earnings:
2 July 2018- SWK

3 July 2018- AYI

5 July 2018- PSMT

Be sure to check out our Active Trading Masters Program | Online Courses

April 11, 2017 Market Wrap Up

April 11, 2017 tvcuser Education, Trading abev, Earnings, Economic Data, GLD, msg, TLT, USO, VIX

Stocks slipped lower today, with the Russell 2000 being the only major indice closing positive. With that said volumes were relatively low across the board. With the Easter holiday coming, it’s expected to see a slowdown as we only have two more trading days left in the week.

Keep in mind, some of the major banks will be releasing earnings on Thursday. Until then, expect to see political headlines dominate the news. More specifically what’s been happening with Syria and relations with Russia.

Where is the VIX in today’s action?

It appears that traders are finding more reason to hedge. Whether that’s anticipation of earnings, geopolitical risks increasing or domestic policies falling out of favor. That said, the VIX closed +7% higher, closing above 15, at 15.07.

Now, here is how some of the other closely followed ETFs did on the week: United States Oil Fund (USO) +.27%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) +0.95%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) 1.45%.
On the options front, we saw large call buying activity in MSG Networks Inc (MSG), which traded 10.7 times normal option volume. In addition, we saw heavy put buying in Ambev SA (ABEV), which traded 161 times normal option volume.

Here is what else traders will be watching tomorrow:

Key Economic Data:
12 April 2017- EIA Petroleum Status 10:30 AM ET
13 April 2017- Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET; PPI 8:30 AM ET
14 April 2017- Consumer Price Index 8:30 AM ET; Retail Sales 8:30 AM

Key Earnings:
12 April 2017- FAST, PIR
13 April 2017- APOG, C, JPM, WFC

Be sure to check out our Active Trading Masters Program | Online Courses