Market Action For Last Week
- SPY: July 11 close $623.62; July 18 close $627.58; +3.96 (+0.64%) MarketWatch
- QQQ: July 11 close $554.20; July 18 close $561.26; +7.06 (+1.27%) FinanceCharts
- IWM: July 11 close $221.70; July 18 close $222.33; +0.63 (+0.28%) StockAnalysis
Upcoming Major Economic Reports and Potential Market Moving Events
- Monday, July 21, 2025
- 10:00 AM ET: Baker Hughes U.S. Rig Count Interactive Brokers
- Tuesday, July 22, 2025
- 7:00 AM ET: Conference Board Leading Economic Indicators for June Interactive Brokers
- Wednesday, July 23, 2025
- Markets are positioning ahead of the next Federal Open Market Committee meeting scheduled for July 29–30, where rate-cut decisions may be deliberated Reuters
- Thursday, July 24, 2025
- No major U.S. economic releases currently scheduled.
- Friday, July 25, 2025
- No major U.S. economic releases currently scheduled.
Upcoming Major Stock Earnings Reports
- Monday, July 21, 2025
- Verizon Communications (VZ) – Pre-market at 8:30 AM ET Seeking Alpha
- Sagtec Global Limited (SAGT) – Pre-market earnings call at 8:30 AM ET Seeking Alpha
- Tuesday, July 22, 2025
- Philip Morris International (PM) – Time TBA Investing.com
- CoStar Group (CSGP) – Time TBA Investing.com
- Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) – Time TBA Investing.com
- Wednesday, July 23, 2025
- Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) – Time TBA Investing.com
- Thursday, July 24, 2025
- No major earnings reports scheduled.
- Friday, July 25, 2025
- No major earnings reports scheduled.
Overall, I’m neutral on the market for the next 30 days. Benchmarks saw modest gains last week (SPY +0.64%, QQQ +1.27%, IWM +0.28%), but with Fed policy, trade uncertainties and a mixed earnings slate looming, a balanced stance seems prudent.