Monday, February 9 – Stock Market Volatility and Technical Signals in Focus
The week kicks off under the sign of volatility, particularly for Applovin and Bloom Energy, where high option volumes indicate potentially sharp moves.
Companies
- Earnings: Apollo Asset Management, On Semiconductor, Loews
- IPOs: AGI, Arko Petroleum, Clear Street Group
- End of lock-up: Bullish, Nasus Pharma, Magnitude International
- Dividends (ex-date): Apple, IBM, Eli Lilly, Las Vegas Sands
Sector Focus
- Sports Betting: DraftKings, FanDuel monitored post-Super Bowl (Q1 hold rate impact)
Tuesday, February 10 – US Retail Sales and Earnings Avalanche
Key day for US consumption with the release of January retail sales, a central indicator for growth and monetary policy.
Macroeconomics
- US Retail Sales – January (08:30 am)
Major Earnings
- Coca-Cola, Gilead Sciences, S&P Global, BP
- Marriott, Cloudflare, Lyft, Ford
- Expected Volatility: Astera Labs, Robinhood (double-digit moves anticipated)
Events
- PACCAR: Analyst Day
- EIA: Short-Term Energy Outlook
- Crypto: Start of CoinDesk Consensus Hong Kong
- Finance: Speeches by Bank of America & Wells Fargo executives
Wednesday, February 11 – US Employment and Key Tech & Consumer Earnings
Key macro moment of the week with the US jobs report.
Macroeconomics
- US Jobs Report – January (08:30 am)
- Jobs created expected: +50,000
- Unemployment rate expected: 4.4%
Major Earnings
- Cisco, McDonald’s, T-Mobile, Shopify
- Applovin, Hilton Worldwide, Kraft Heinz
- Expected Volatility: Vertex, QuantumScape
Strategy & Sectors
- FedEx: Investor Day (split of freight activity)
- Retail & Luxury: Start of New York Fashion Week
Thursday, February 12 – Tech Results, M&A, and Energy in the Spotlight
A packed session blending major releases, strategic moves, and Fed speeches.
Major Earnings
- Applied Materials, Arista Networks
- AB InBev, Coinbase
- Expedia, Wynn Resorts, Airbnb
- Expected Volatility: Pinterest, Twilio, Rivian
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Shareholder votes: Brighthouse Financial, Ryerson/Olympic Steel
- IBM – acquisition of Confluent
Macro & Energy
- Fed members’ speeches (Dallas)
- IEA: Monthly Oil Market Report
- Datadog: Investor Day
Friday, February 13 – US Inflation: The Big Market Test
The week ends with the most watched macro indicator.
Macroeconomics
- Consumer Price Index (CPI) – December (08:30 am)
- Core CPI expected: 2.6%
Companies & Events
- Earnings: Enbridge, Moderna
- New York Toy Fair: Hasbro, Mattel, Spin Master, Jakks Pacific
- IPO: 1 year since SailPoint's market debut
