April 16, 2018 The Week Ahead

April 16, 2018 tvcuser Education, Trading DIA, General Electric, GLD, IWM, Johnson & Johnson, Netflix, Procter & Gamble, QQQ, SPY, TLT, USO

Stocks bounced back this week, but there is still plenty of uncertainty in the market. Concerns include: upcoming earnings, geopolitical tensions, as well as the ongoing battle between President Trump and the media.

That said, Wall Street is going to be most concerned about earnings, and whether or not the bull market can continue.

Some key earnings to watch include: Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, General Electric, and Procter & Gamble.

Here are how some of the most widely traded index ETFs performed over the week:
Powershares QQQ ETF (QQQ) +3.03%, SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) +2.09%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA) +1.86%, iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) +2.39%

The VIX dropped below, closing at 17.41 on Friday.

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Here are how some futures and commodity ETFs performed over the week: United States Oil Fund (USO) +8.31%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) -0.17%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) +0.84%

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

17 April 2018- Housing Starts 8:30 AM ET; Industrial Production 9:15 AM ET

18 April 2018- EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET

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

Key Earnings:
16 April 2018- BAC, NFLX, JBHT

17 April 2018- GS, JNJ, UNH, CSX, IBM, ISRG, LRCX, UAL, IBKR, BMI, ADTN, CMA

18 April 2018- MS, TXT, USB, ASML, AA, AXP, BHP, CP, CCI, STLD, URI

19 April 2018- BK, DHR, KEY, NUE, VMI, ETFC, BX, DGX, NVS, PM, UN

20 April 2018- CLF, GE, HON, KSU, PG, RF, ROP, SLB, STT, SWK, WM

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April 23, 2017 The Week Ahead

April 23, 2017 tvcuser Education, Trading Amazon, DIA, Exxon, GLD, Google, IWM, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, QQQ, SPY, TLT, USO, VIX

Stocks rebounded across all major indices over the week. On Sunday, the world will shift their attentions to the upcoming French elections. Of course, depending on the outcome, it could create some much needed volatility for traders. However, the markets have proven to be resilient. Recent shocks like Brexit and the Trump presidential victory have only lead to short-lived bursts in volatility.

Outside of the French election, earnings will dominate the headlines, along with the release of the GDP numbers on Friday.

Here are how some of the most popular ETF Indices performed: SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) +0.89%, iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) +2.67%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrials Average ETF (DIA) +0.43%, and PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ) +1.66%

With the market posting strong gains, the VIX fell back to below the 15 level, closing Friday’s trading session at 14.63.

Some of the largest publically traded companies in the world will report this week. They include: Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Exxon, and Procter & Gamble.

Here are how some futures/commodity related ETF’s performed: United States Oil Fund (USO) -7.28%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) +0.06%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) -0.24%.

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

Key Economic Data:
25 April 2017- New Home Sales 10:00 AM ET
26 April 2017- EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET
27 April 2017- Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET; Durable Goods Orders 8:30 AM; International Trade in Goods 8:30 AM ET
28 April 2017- GDP 8:30 AM ET

Key Earnings:
24 April 2017- HAL, KMB, HLX, AA, ESRX, CDNS, NEM, RMBS, SLCA, SWFT, SANM, WHR, ZION
25 April 2017- AKS, CAT, CIT, CNC, DD, FCX, GLW, KO, LLY, LMT, MCD, MMM, PCAR, PHM, PNR, R, TRU, CB, CMG, COF, CREE, DFS, JNPR, SYK, T, TXN, UHS
26 April 2017- ANTM, BAX, DPS, HES, HSY, NDAQ, NOC, NSC, ROK, PG, SLAB, SONS, STT, STX, TWTR, UTX, X, WM, WRK, WYN, AMGN, CAVM, BWLD, FFIV, NOW, ORLY, PYPL, SAM, TSCO, XLNX
27 April 2017- ABBV, APD, BMY, BSX, BWA, CELG, CMCSA, CME, DOW, F, GRUB, IP, IRM, JCI, LAZ, LLL, LUV, MPC, POT, SIRI, SPG, UAA, UNP, UPS, AIV, AMZN, BIDU, EXPE, GOOGL, GPRO, INTC, MLNX, MAC, MSFT, SBUX, VRTX, WDC
28 April 2017- CL, COG, CVX, GM, GT, HST, LYB, PSX, SYF, VFC, XOM, WY

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October 19, 2015 The Week Ahead

October 19, 2015 tvcuser Education, Trading Amazon, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Coca-Cola, Crude Oil, Data, Earnings, Ebay, Economic, Procter & Gamble, S&P 500, USO, VIX

The S&P 500 ended the week on an absolute tear. In fact, we’re up 3% on the month.

With that said, the VIX closed around 15, a signal that fear has subsided substantially over the last couple months.

Very impressive despite weakness out of the likes of Wal-Mart and the pharmaceutical companies.

Crude Oil futures closed the week lower after a nice run-up last week. The United States Oil Fund (USO) was down more than 3% on the week.

Earnings season continues to pick up steam this week as we’ve got earnings from Amazon, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, and Ebay to name a few.

Key Economic Data:
20 October 2015- Housing Starts 8:30 AM ET
22 October 2015- Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET, Existing Home Sales 10:00 AM ET

Key Earnings:
19 October 2015- HAL, HAS, VRX, MS, IBM, RMBS, VALE, STLD, ZION
20 October 2015- CMG, CREE, DFS, ILMN, IRBT, ISRG, NAVI, PKG, VMW, YHOO, HOG, SAP, UTX, VZ
21 October 2015- BA, GM, IPG, KMB, KO, STJ, SVU, TEX, CAKE, CCI, EBAY, MLNX, SNDK, TXN, URI, WFT
22 October 2015- BEN, CAM, CAT, DAN, CY, DGX, DNKN, DOW, DPS, FCX, LLY, JNS, LAZ, LUV, MCD, MJN, MMM, NDAQ, SWK, ALTR, AMZN, ATHN, COF, MSFT, QLIK, SYNA, T
23 October 2015- AAL, PG