I provide the week ahead preview to my subscribers in the weekly Options Hunter Newsletter. Here is a sneak peak at the events you should be watching this week:
Week Ahead: Earnings are few and far between this week as the season comes to a close but we will hear from Medtronic, Campbell's Soup, Heinz, CostCo, NetApp, AutoZone, Tiffany's, Toll Brothers, American Eagle, Big Lots, J Crew, Blue Coat Systems, Take Two, and OmniVision. Housing data including existing home sales, Case Shiller, and New Home Sales are in focus in the front half of the week for economic data, while GDP, Personal Income, Consumer Sentiment, and Chicago PMI dominate the latter half of the week. It is also a fairly light schedule for Fed speakers with Bullard on Tuesday and Thursday, and Lacker on Wednesday. A look at the upcoming schedule this week:
Monday: Exiting Home Sales; Earnings from CPB, DCI, PVH; Analyst Meetings at HK, ARBA, HRS; BofA/Merrill Services Conf. (XRX, IT, CATM, MHP, GPN, IPG)
Tuesday: S&P Case Shiller, Consumer Confidence, State Street Investor Confidence, Bullard Speaks at 11:15am; Earnings from MDT, DSW, HEI, NZ, TIVO, AZO, CBRL, FLO, SAFM; Analyst Meetings at AMSC, FLEX, MFE, NICE; B. Riley Investor Conf. (SNAK, SHOO, VLCM, HIL, TYL), BofA/Merrill Services Conf. (CBG, WU, ADS, DV, VRSK, EXBD, ESI, ACN), Stephens Spring Investment Conf., UBS Global Oil and Gas Conf. (DVN, HAL, BHI, NBL, NBR, NFX, APA, HP, OXY, RDC, COP, UNT, PXD)
Wednesday: Durable Goods Orders, New Home Sales, Lacker Speaks at 4:15pm; Earnings from DBRN, JAS, AVGO, SIGM, SMTC, BWS, SYNO, TOL, AEO, FRED, PAY, NTAP, RUE; Analyst Meetings at DNR, ITRI, NWL, VQ,ARW, FOE, SFG, TMO, NTRS, WRI, YHOO, EW; B. Riley Investment Conf., BofA/Merrill Services Conf. (V, COCO, APOL), Barclays Communications and Media Conf. (AMD, CMCSA, ATHR, INTC, LEAP, SWKS, QCOM, LINTA), Citi Global Healthcare Conf. (DNDN, MRK, GILD, HUM, HOLX, REGN, BAX, MHS, MD, PFE, CAH, CELG, AET, ISRG, VRUS, VVUS, AUXL, MDT, TRGT, AMLN, XNPT, POZN, INCY, WPI, UTHR), Janney Montgomery Consumer Conf. (OMX, HD, ERTS, LOW, GMCR, MED, VPRT, HLF, BJ), Kaufman Cloud Computing Conf. (SFSF, RAX, SVVS, CRM, TMRK, AKAM, BMC), UBS Global Oil and Gas Conf.(MRO, CHK, SWN, APC, COG, RRC, NE, CAM, KWK, FST, CLR), Wells Fargo Gaming Conf. (PENN, IGT, MAR, GET)
Thursday: GDP, Jobless Claims, Fed's Balance Sheet, Bullard Speaks at 2:30pm; Earnings from DMND, ESL, GES, JTX, OVTI, SEAC, TMRK, BRLI, COST, GCO, MNRO, HNZ, BCSI, BIG, HGG, JCG, MOV; Analyst Meetings at BRS, DNR, SYMC, NEM, ES, BGCP, PSSI, AEL; Barclays Media and Tech Conf. (T, MOT, CAVM, TXN, BRCM, NTGR, HLIT), Citi Global Healthcare Conf. (ALTH, BDX, MCK, IART, VRTX, MYGN, AMAG, MNTA, COV, NPSP, CFN, CLDX, ISIS, KERX, HGSI), UBS Global Oil and Gas Conf. (EOG, SD, HERO, TDW, RIG, XEC, PXP, WFT, DRC, HES, OIS, SFY)
Friday: Personal Income, Chicago PMI, Consumer Sentiment, Farm Prices; Earnings from MENT;
