August 6, 2017 The Week Ahead

August 6, 2017 tvcuser Education, Trading Apple, DIA, Disney, GLD, IWM, Macy's, Nordstrom, Nvidia, QQQ, SPY, TLT, USO

It was another strong week for the stock market as both the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrials posted gains. Job growth came stronger than expected and unemployment hit a 16 year low at 4.3%.

Earnings thus far have been mixed, but results from Apple were strong as shares of the stock gained 4.6% on the week.

Earnings coming out for the week include: Disney, Nvidia, and retailers like Macy’s and Nordstrom.

Here are how some of the most traded ETFs performed over the week: SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) +0.20%, iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) -1.23%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrials Average ETF (DIA) +1.17%, and PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ) -0.13%

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) +0.84%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) -0.86%.

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

Economic Releases:
9 August 2017- EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET
10 August 2017- Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET, PPI 8:30 AM ET
11 August 2017- Consumer Price Index 8:30 AM ET

Key Earnings:
7 August 2017- BAH, GOGO, CAR, LC, LQ, MAR, MTW, THC, TWLO
8 August 2017- CABO, CVS, DF, ENDP, EXPD, IEP, KORS, LAMR, LNG, MNK, QVCA, RL, SEAS, SEE, TDG, TIME, VRX, ZBRA, ZTS, BUFF, CYBR, DIS, DXC, GDDY, HTZ, MSNT, MYGN, NUAN, PCLN, TRIP, TSO, XEC, ZG
9 August 2017- CROX, IPXL LITE, MYL, WB, WEN, FLO, FOXA,
10 August 2017- KSS, M, PRGO, JWN, NVDA, NWSA, SNAP, PCTY, TTD
11 August 2017- JCP

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January 4, 2017 Market Wrap Up

January 4, 2017 tvcuser Education, Trading Conferences, Dillards, Dow Jones, Earnings, Economic Data, GLD, Kohl's, Macy's, Nordstrom, PTCT, TLT, USO, VIX, YPF

The markets are coming into 2017 on a two-day winning streak. Once again, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is creeping in on 20k. Volumes today were relatively light, despite get some fresh data from the FOMC, more specifically, the release of the minutes from the last meeting.

Judging by how the VIX performed, there wasn’t much of a surprise in the Fed minutes. With that said, the VIX closed at 11.85, a drop of nearly 8%.

Now, here is how some of the other closely followed ETFs did on the week: United States Oil Fund (USO) +1.49%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) +0.39%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) +0.39%.

Stocks in play today included Kohl’s, which announced some poor holiday sales numbers in the after-hours. At the time of this writing the stock price was down nearly 9%. With that said, several other retailers were taken down with it. This includes: Macy’s -7%, Nordstrom -2.7%, and Dillards -1.6%.

On the options front, we saw large call buying activity in PTC Therapeutics (PTCT), which traded 2.1 times normal option volume. In addition, we saw heavy put buying in YPF Sociedad Anonima (YPF), which traded 5.1 times normal option volume.

Check out what’s left on the schedule below:

Key Economic Data:
5 Jan 2017- EIA Petroleum Status Report 11:00 AM ET
6 Jan 2017- Employment Situation 8:30 AM ET; International Trade 8:30 AM ET

Key Earnings:
5 Jan 2017- MON, STZ, WBA, RT, HELE, PSMT, SCHN

Key Conferences:
5 Jan 2017- JPMorgan 15th Annual Technology Forum at CES; Stephens, Oppenheimer, RBC Capital at CES; CES (runs until Friday, the 8th)

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