Econ Calendar

A midday look ahead in preparation for economic reports and events scheduled for the next trading day.

Highlights:Both pre-open news and post-open news are very high-profile, and each is very capable on its own of impacting and influencing price action.

Jobless Claims
8:30 AM ET

Existing Home Sales
10:00 AM ET

EIA Natural Gas Report
10:30 AM ET

7-Yr Note Auction
1:00 PM ET

Fed Balance Sheet
4:30 PM ET

Money Supply
4:30 PM ET

A midday look ahead in preparation for economic reports and events scheduled for the next trading day.

Highlights: The morning’s news isn’t very high-profile, and the note auction shouldn’t be difficult. The market has been realizing that the FOMC announcement isn’t what it used to be – but it is still the biggest fish in the pond, especially compared to the day’s other news.

MBA Purchase Applications
7:00 AM ET

EIA Petroleum Status Report
10:30 AM ET

5-Yr Note Auction
1:00 PM ET

FOMC Meeting Announcement
2:15 PM ET

A midday look ahead in preparation for economic reports and events scheduled for the next trading day.

Highlights: It’s actually a rather slow news day for econ reports. Some snapshots of the consumer, but probably not any high-profile news.

ICSC-Goldman Store Sales
7:45 AM ET

Redbook
8:55 AM ET

52-Week Bill Auction
11:30 AM ET

4-Week Bill Auction
1:00 PM ET

2-Yr Note Auction
1:00 PM ET

A midday look ahead in preparation for economic reports and events scheduled for the next trading day.

LEI is a high-profile econ report. The timing of its release, 30 minutes after the cash session open, tends either to accelerate or to reverse any initial trending underway. The afternoon’s auction might inhibit volatility before-hand, but the short maturities typically go off smoothly enough to prevent ripples.

Leading Indicators
10:00 AM ET

3-Month Bill Auction
1:00 PM ET

6-Month Bill Auction
1:00 PM ET

A midday look ahead in preparation for economic reports and events scheduled for the next trading day.

No econ reports are scheduled for the so-called Quadruple Witching session. Until this year, a calm bond market could be relied upon, as if out of professional courtesy, but that relationship is no longer assured.

“Quadruple Witching” option and futures expiration