Stock Market & Macro Agenda – Week of April 27 to May 1, 2026
Monday, April 27, 2026 – Verizon and Domino’s kick off the season, geopolitical tension in the background
The week starts with several key releases in the United States. Investors will closely watch:
- Verizon (VZ)
- Public Storage (PSA)
- Nucor (NUE)
- Domino’s Pizza (DPZ)
The options market is anticipating a double-digit move for Rambus (RMBS).
Volatility and market flows
- High activity in Avis Budget (CAR) and Hertz (HTZ) options.
- Most overbought stocks (14-day RSI): Pitney Bowes (PBI), Avanos Medical (AVNS), Skillz (SKLZ).
- Most oversold stocks: Northrop Grumman (NOC), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Tractor Supply (TSCO).
- High short interest in SoundHound AI (SOUN) and BigBear.ai (BBAI).
IPOs & Dividends
- Anticipated debut of Pershing Square USA (PSUS).
- Key ex-dividend dates: Cal-Maine (CALM), AGNC (AGNC), Morgan Stanley (MS), Costco (COST).
Geopolitics
Developments in the Middle East may impact oil prices and energy stocks.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 – Visa, Coca-Cola and GM in focus, consumer confidence eyed
Another busy day for earnings:
- Visa (V)
- Coca-Cola (KO)
- T-Mobile (TMUS)
- Booking (BKNG)
- Starbucks (SBUX)
- UPS (UPS)
- Robinhood (HOOD)
- General Motors (GM)
- Spotify (SPOT)
- Barclays (BCS)
- NXP (NXPI)
- Seagate (STX)
Potential double-digit moves in Porch Group (PRCH) and Bloom Energy (BE).
Key macro indicator
- 4:00 PM: Consumer Confidence Index (CB Consumer Confidence)
A key indicator to assess the momentum of US consumer spending.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 – Fed decision and Big Tech earnings: a pivotal day
The most important session of the week.
US monetary policy
- 8:00 PM: Rate decision (Federal Funds Rate)
- 8:30 PM: Jerome Powell press conference
Any signal on future rate moves could trigger significant volatility.
Big Tech results
Results expected from:
- Alphabet (GOOGL)
- Microsoft (MSFT)
- Amazon (AMZN)
- Meta (META)
- Qualcomm (QCOM)
- AbbVie (ABBV)
- General Dynamics (GD)
- Phillips 66 (PSX)
Significant swings anticipated for Wingstop (WING), Carvana (CVNA), and Lemonade (LMND).
Other statistics
- 2:30 PM: Durable goods orders (March)
Thursday, April 30, 2026 – Apple, Eli Lilly and PCE inflation center stage
A day combining major earnings and strategic macro indicators.
Key releases
- Apple (AAPL)
- Eli Lilly (LLY)
- Mastercard (MA)
- Caterpillar (CAT)
- Altria (MO)
- Amgen (AMGN)
- ConocoPhillips (COP)
- Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY)
- Western Digital (WDC)
Significant moves possible for Atlassian (TEAM), Wayfair (W) and Reddit (RDDT).
Economic indicators
- 2:30 PM: Q1 GDP (advance estimate)
- Core PCE (Fed's preferred inflation measure, expected at 3.3%)
- Employment cost index
- Weekly jobless claims
Friday, May 1, 2026 – Exxon and Chevron close the week, ISM manufacturing awaited
Energy in focus
- Exxon Mobil (XOM)
- Chevron (CVX)
- Colgate-Palmolive (CL)
Leading indicators
- 4:00 PM: ISM Manufacturing
- ISM Prices Index
A key barometer for US industrial momentum.
Sector data
- Monthly deliveries: Nio (NIO), XPeng (XPEV), Li Auto (LI), BYD (BYDDF)
- Gross casino revenues in Macau
- Bloomberg report on oil tanker traffic
