June 13, 2017 Market Wrap Up

June 13, 2017 tvcuser Education, Trading BLMN, DIA, GLD, IWM, LOCO, QQQ, SPY, TLT, USO, VIX

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After a volatile session last Friday and a shaky start on Monday, the markets appear to be back to their slow grind up. That said, all eyes will be on the FOMC meeting tomorrow as many market participants are expecting the Fed to raise rates in June.

The VIX sold off about 9%, closing at 10.42.

Index ETF movers: SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) +0.49%, iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) +0.51%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrials Average ETF (DIA) +0.46%, and PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ) +0.81%

Commodity and futures related ETF movers: United States Oil Fund (USO) +0.74%, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) +0.02%. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) -0.05%.

On the options front, we saw large call buying activity in El Pollo Loco (LOCO), which traded 13.2 times normal option volume. In addition, we saw heavy put buying in Bloomin Brands Inc (BLMN), which traded 94.2 times normal option volume.

Key Economic Data:
14 June 2017- Consumer Price Index 8:30 AM ET; Retail Sales 8:30 AM ET, EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 AM ET: FOMC Meeting Announcement 2:00 PM EST
15 June 2017- Jobless Claims; Philly Fed Survey; Industrial Production 9:15 AM ET
16 June 2017- Housing Starts 8:30 AM ET

Key Earnings:
14 June 2017- JBL, LAKE, CRWS
15 June 2017- FNSR, KR

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February 8, 2016 Market Wrap Up

February 8, 2016 tvcuser Education, Trading BLMN, China, CHK, Conferences, CVS, Data, DIS, Earnings, Economic, ETE, KO, PENN, S&P 500, VIX, WMB

The Chinese markets were closed today in celebration of their new year. With that said, many traders believed that volatility would come in during their holiday break. Well…that clearly wasn’t the case today. The S&P 500 sold off 1.4% and the NASDAQ was down more than 1.8%.

We continue to see weakness in Biotech, Technology, and the MLP sector. It probably doesn’t help that commodities are also weak. Most importantly, crude oil, which settled below $30 per barrel.

It’s not a real surprise to see the VIX trade above 25 today, finishing the day 11% higher and closing at 26.

On the options front, we saw large call buying activity in Penn National Gaming (PENN). In addition, we saw heavy put buying in Bloomin Brands (BLMN), about 58 times usual options volume.

Stocks in play included: Chesapeake Energy (CHK) -33%, Energy Transfer Equity (ETE), and Williams Companies (WMB) -35%.

We’ve got earnings from Coca-Cola (KO) and CVS Pharmacy (CVS) tomorrow, along with Disney (DIS). Overall, earnings have been pretty weak this quarter. Let’s see if that trend changes at all.

Here’s what’s on tap for the rest of the week:

Key Economic Data:
11 February 2016- Jobless Claims 8:30 AM ET
12 February 2016- Retail Sales 8:30 AM ET

Key Earnings:
9 February 2016- CVS, KO, MAS, VIAB, WYN, AKAM, DIS, NCR, NUAN, PNRA, WU
10 February 2016- ARMH, TWX, EXPE, IRBT, TWTR, WFM, ZNGA, MYL, LOCK, FNF
11 February 2016- AVP, BTU, BWA, CAG, GNC, K, MOS, NOK, PEP, RIO, SHPG, TAP, TIME, WWAV, AIG, ATVI, CBS, CYBR, FEYE, GRPN, INFN, P, QLIK, RSG

Key Conferences:
8 February 2016- Credit Suisse Financial Services Forum (runs till 2/10)
9 February 2016- Bank America Merrill Insurance Conference (runs till 2/11), Goldman Sachs Tech Conf (runs till 2/11), Goldman Sachs Insurance Conf (runs till 2/11)
10 February 2016- Leerink Healthcare Conference (runs till 2/11)
11 February 2016- KBW Financial Conference (runs till 2/12)