Busy week for both earnings and macroeconomic events. First and foremost, the FOMC press release will be at 2 pm EDT on Wednesday. The language of the press release will be key, as a $10 …
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Stock volumes had their lightest day of the past week, as the S&P 500 index had another inside day. A couple standouts (DG, HLF) in unusual options volume, along with tech and telecom names seeing …
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Earnings season is in full swing this week. Many of the most active stocks in the market report, including AAPL, MSFT, and FB. Outside of earnings, the obvious focus for the market remains the geopolitical …
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Second quarter earnings season begins in earnest this week. Financials and technology stocks make up the bulk of the large cap reports. The full earnings calendar is below. Outside of the quarterly reports, central bank …
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Earnings season starts this week, though it’s quite light, with AA reporting on Tuesday after the close, FDO on Thursday before the open, and WFC on Friday before the open. The economic calendar is quite light …
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One of the lightest volume days of the year ahead of the July 4th holiday tomorrow. The ECB rate release is at 7:45 am EDT today, with Draghi speaking at 8:30 am. The payrolls report …
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The economic calendar is jam-packed this week, even though Thursday’s session is a half day that ends at 1 pm EDT, and Friday the stock market is closed for the July 4th holiday. The big …
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It’s the last full week of the second quarter. The economic calendar is relatively light in the U.S., with housing data the most abundant. Existing home sales data is today and new home sales data …
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The headliner this week is the FOMC update at 2:00 pm EST on Wednesday, and Janet Yellen’s press conference to follow shortly afterwards. Certain Fed speakers have indicated a potential shift in the Federal Reserve’s …
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After last week’s busy economic calendar and the ECB’s aggressive action, this week ushers in a summer trading environment for several reasons (though volumes have been vacation-like for almost a month now). First, the economic …
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