This week on the data front pales in comparison to last week’s packed calendar of economic reports. The only major release in the U.S. is the ISM Non-Manufacturing Composite released on Tuesday morning. In Europe, the services …
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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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CBOE composite put/call ratio closed at its lowest level in a month, at 0.75. Aside from the usual technology names, some retail and commodity stocks had unusual options activity. 1. SPLS – Buyer of 10k of …
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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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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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Interesting change in the options market yesterday, as the major indices closed higher, but implied volatility also generally closed higher as well, in contrast to the vol bleed that we have seen over the past …
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Options were more active on Wednesday, even though stock market volumes were anemic once again. The large AAPL call options trades were the talk of the town. 1. AAPL – Buyer of 20k of the Oct …
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Very busy macro calendar this week. Today, the main event is Janet Yellen’s speech at 9:55 am ET, titled Strengthening Communities, which will take place at the 2014 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference in Chicago. Important economic …
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