by Samantha LaDuc | Nov 16, 2020
What’s on Tap Weekly Calendar Monday November 16th Economic Calendar: 8:30 AM EST Empire Manufacturing for November 2:00 PM EST Fed’s Clarida discusses Economic Outlook Earnings Calendar: Earnings Before the Open: ACM, ATEX, CLSN, CSPR, JAGX, PANW, RADI, SRAX, TSN, VERO Earnings After the Close: BOXL, CIDM, CODX, CRMT, FTK, IBEX, IBIO, LIVX, MARK, NDRA, […]
by Samantha LaDuc | Nov 2, 2020
Judging from today’s action – tech lower, reflation trades higher – market seems to be pricing in a Biden win with Blue Wave Congress. The new TINA? This is at the same time HYG sees its worst week of outflows last week since Feb and SPX futures are most long in two years at same […]
by Samantha LaDuc | Nov 1, 2020
What’s on Tap Weekly Calendar Monday November 2nd Economic Calendar: · 9:45 AM EST Markit PMI Manufacturing, for Oct-F · 10:00 AM EST Construction Spending MoM for September · 10:00 AM EST ISM Manufacturing PMI for October Earnings Calendar: · Earnings Before the Open: AMCX, BWXT, CCLP, CDW, CLX, CNA, CWH, EL, FE, HSIC, HZNP, ITRI, JLL, L, LCII, LDOS, LITE, LL, MPLX, NI, NNN, NSP, ON, PARR, RGS, SUP, TEN, USFD, WING, WM, XTNT · Earnings After the Close: ADTN, AIZ, AMC, ANET, BKH, BRKR, CDK, CNO, CPE, CRUS, DOOR, ESPR, EVER, EVRI, FANG, FMC, FRPT, G, GHL, HMN, HURN, IP, IR, JAKK, JCOM, KPTI, LEG, MATX, MDLZ, NPTN, O, OMI, PAA, PINC, PUMP, PYPL, RIG, RMBS, SBAC, STE, SWKS, TREX, VNOM, WMB, WPX, YRCW Other Key Events: · China Caixin Manufacturing for Oct · Gabelli Annual Auto […]
by Samantha LaDuc | Oct 25, 2020
What’s on Tap Weekly Calendar Monday October 26th Economic Calendar: · 10:00 AM EST New Home Sales MoM for Sept · 10:30 AM EST Dallas Fed Manufacturing for October Earnings Calendar: · Earnings Before the Open: AMG, ARLP, BOH, CBU, HAS, HCA, NRZ, OTIS, PETS, SMPL · Earnings After the Close: ACC, AGNC, AMKR, ARE, BHLB, BRO, BYD, CHGG, CINF, CR, FFIV, FIX, FLXS, HLIT, HMST, HSII, HTLF, IVAC, KNL, LRN, NOV, PCH, PFG, PKG, SSD, TBI, TWLO, VRNS Tuesday October 27th Economic Calendar: · 7:45 AM EST ICSC Weekly Retail Sales · 8:30 AM EST Durable Goods […]
by Samantha LaDuc | Oct 21, 2020
We have several major Event Risk Dates coming up to keep on our radar. Some are election related and the others Covid. Two take place tomorrow. Oct 22nd (Thursday/Tomorrow) – We have a Presidential debate at night and a US FDA Vaccine Advisory Committee meeting...
by Samantha LaDuc | Oct 19, 2020
What’s on Tap Weekly Calendar Monday October 19th Economic Calendar: · 10:00 AM EST NAHB Housing Market Index for October Earnings Calendar: · Earnings Before the Open: GNTY, HAL, HNI, LII, ONB, SFNC · Earnings After the Close: ADC, BXS, CCK, CDNS, FNB, IBM, PFBC, PPG, STLD, TBK, WASH, ZION Other Key Events: · Fed’s Bostic speaks on economic diversity · Fed’s Harker discusses Covid recovery Tuesday October 20th Economic Calendar: · 7:45 AM EST ICSC Weekly Retail Sales […]
by Samantha LaDuc | Oct 15, 2020
I discussed in my live trading room yesterday morning, how I see a move lower INTO/through $3400 in SPX coming up next week. My suggestion was that is was a good time to now add in a volatility hedge or two or three – across timeframes. Here are my favorites:...
by Samantha LaDuc | Oct 11, 2020
What’s on Tap Weekly Calendar Monday October 12th Economic Calendar: · None Earnings Calendar: · Earnings Before the Open: No major earnings · Earnings After the Close: No major earnings Other Key Events: · China trade balance, import and export data for September Tuesday October 13th Economic Calendar: · 6:00 AM EST NFIB Small Business Optimism for September · 7:45 AM […]
by Samantha LaDuc | Oct 4, 2020
What’s on Tap Weekly Calendar Monday October 5th Economic Calendar: · 9:45 AM EST Markit Composite PMI, Sept-F · 9:45 AM EST Markit Services PMI, Sept-F · 10:00 AM EST ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI for Sept · 10:45 AM EST Fed’s Evans speaks at luncheon at NABE Meeting Chicago · 3:15 PM EST Fed’s Bostic speaks at Regulating Financial Technology Earnings […]
by Samantha LaDuc | Sep 27, 2020
What’s on Tap Weekly Calendar Monday September 28th Economic Calendar: · 10:30 AM EST Dallas Fed Manufacturing for September Earnings Calendar: · Earnings Before the Open: CALM, FLUX, PRCP, THO · Earnings After the Close: PCYG, UNFI Tuesday September 29th Economic Calendar: · 7:45 AM EST ICSC Weekly Retail Sales · 8:30 AM EST Advance Goods Trade Balance for August · 8:55 AM EST Johnson/Redbook Weekly Sales […]
by Samantha LaDuc | Sep 20, 2020
What’s on Tap Weekly Calendar Monday September 21st Economic Calendar: · No Major Economic Data Released Earnings Calendar: · Earnings Before the Open: None · Earnings After the Close: None Other Key Events: · European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Virtual Congress, 9/19-9/21 · Mizuho Virtual Software Tout, 9/21-9/22 Tuesday September 22nd Economic Calendar: · 7:45 AM EST ICSC Weekly Retail […]
by Samantha LaDuc | Sep 13, 2020
What’s on Tap Weekly Calendar Monday September 14th Economic Calendar: · No Major Economic Data Released Earnings Calendar: · Earnings Before the Open: None · Earnings After the Close: CSBR, LEN, MIND, VNCE Other Key Events: · Jefferies Virtual Software Conference, 9/14-9/15 · Morgan Stanley 18th Annual Global Healthcare Virtual Conference, 9/14-9/18 · RBC Capital Global Industrials Conference, 9/14-9/15 · Roth Capital Solar & Storage Symposium, 9/14-9/17 […]
by Samantha LaDuc | Sep 6, 2020
What’s on Tap Weekly Calendar Monday September 7th Economic Calendar: · Markets are closed for Labor Day holiday Other Key Events: · None Tuesday September 8th Economic Calendar: · 6:00 AM EST NFIB Small Business Optimism for Aug · 7:45 AM EST ICSC Weekly Retail Sales · 8:55 AM EST Johnson/Redbook Weekly Sales · 3:00 PM EST Consumer Credit for July […]
by Samantha LaDuc | Sep 4, 2020
As client Craig put it so elegantly in the trading room Thursday morning after market opened and I called a 5% down day for $QQQ (it gapped down 1.5% then dropped 6% on the lows but closed down -4.98%): Alpha unwind begets beta faceplant. You don’t sell tech stocks to buy banks/cyclicals when the $ […]
by Samantha LaDuc | Sep 1, 2020