June 20, 2017 Market Wrap Up
The markets cooled off today after a hot start to start the week. All major indices declined; however, trading volumes were below average. We had earnings today from Lennar +2.4%, Adobe Systems +3.7% and Fedex +.95%
The VIX moved up nearly 5%, closing at around 10.86
Index ETF movers: SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) -0.65%, iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) -1.03%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrials Average ETF (DIA) -0.24%, and PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ) -0.78%
Commodity and futures related ETF movers: United States Oil Fund (USO) -1.86%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) -0.90%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) -0.21%.
On the options front, we saw large call buying activity in Golden Star Resources (GSS), which traded 3.6 times normal option volume. In addition, we saw heavy put buying in Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), which traded 2.6 times normal option volume.
Key Economic Data:
21 June 2017- Existing Home Sales 10:00 AM ET; EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET
22 June 2017- Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET
23 June 2017- PMI 9:45 AM ET; New Home Sales 10:00 AM ET
Key Earnings:
21 June 2017- ORCL, SCS, KMX, WGO, ATU
22 June 2017- SNX, SONC, APOG, BKS
23 June 2017- BBRY
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