Week of November 19th Stock Market Watch
All three major stock indices post losses this week, led by the Nasdaq which declined by 2.34%. Despite the sell-off, the VIX remains below 20, a sign that traders are not panicking yet. That said, markets are closed on Thursday for Thanksgiving (markets closed) and have a half-day on Friday.
Stocks worth watching this week for earnings include Foot Locker, Gap Stores, Target, and Best Buy.
Also, traders will be paying attention to any news pertaining to trade. President Trump is expected to meet with Chinese officials later this month at the G20. However, anything said between that time has the potential to influence market volatility.
Moving on.
Stocks making moves last week included PCG -38.8%, JWN +22%, NVDA -20%, GOOS +16.7%, and TSRO +39.2%
The VIX closed below 20 for the third straight week, as it finished Friday’s trading at 18.14.
Here are how some of the most actively traded commodity and interest rate ETFs performed: United States Oil Fund (USO) -4.96%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) +1.9%, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) +1.00%
Economic Releases:
20 Nov 2018- Housing Starts 8:30 AM ET
21 Nov 2018- Durable Goods Orders 8:30 AM ET, Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET, Existing Home Sales 10:00 AM ET, EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET
Key Earnings:
19 Nov 2018- A, INTU, JACK, LB, URBN, SPB
20 Nov 2018- ADI, BBY, CPB, KSS, LOW, ROST, TGT, TJX, ADSK, BJ, GL, GPS, RAVN
21 Nov 2018- DE, A
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