Sunday, August 20, 2006

Weekly Outlook

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There are a number of economic reports of note and several significant corporate earnings reports scheduled for release this week.

Economic reports for the week include:

Mon. - None of note

Tues. - Richmond Fed. Manufacturing Index

Wed. - Existing Home Sales

Thur. - Durable Goods Orders, Initial Jobless Claims, Continuing Claims, New Home Sales

Fri. - None of note

Some of the more noteworthy companies that release quarterly earnings this week are:

Mon. - Bob Evans(BOBE), Lowe’s(LOW), Verint Systems(VRNT)

Tues. - Intuit(INTU), Jack Henry(JKHY), Medtronic(MDT), Toll Brothers(TOL)

Wed. - Borders Group(BGP), Brown Shoe(BWS), Chico’s FAS(CHS), Coldwater Creek(CWTR), Dollar Tree(DLTR), Eaton Vance(EV), Handleman(HDL), Kerzner Intl.(KZL), Michaels Stores(MIK), Payless ShoeSource(PSS), Phillips-Van Heusen(PVH), Regis(RGS), Tech Data(TECD)

Thur. - Hormel(HRL), Jackson Hewitt(JTX), Patterson Cos(PDCO), Smithfield Foods(SFLD), Williams-Sonoma(WSM)

Fri. - None of note

Other events that have market-moving potential this week include:

Mon. - None of note

Tue. - Fed’s Guynn Speaks, Fed’s Moskow speaks

Wed. - AAPL’s NAPE Summer 2006

Thur. - AAPL’s NAPE Summer 2006

Fri. - Fed’s Bernanke speaks

BOTTOM LINE: I expect US stocks to finish the week mixed as short-covering and lower long-term rates offset profit-taking and rising tensions with Iran. My trading indicators are now giving bullish signals and the Portfolio is 100% net long heading into the week.

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