Weekly Outlook

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

Economic reports for the week include:

Mon. – None of note

Tues. – CaseShiller Home Price Index, Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index, Consumer Confidence, Existing Home Sales, weekly retail sales

Wed. – Weekly MBA Mortgage Applications Report, weekly EIA energy inventory report, Durable Goods Orders

Thur. – Final 2Q GDP, Final 2Q Personal Consumption, Final 2Q GDP Price Index, Final 2Q Core PCE, Initial Jobless Claims, New Home Sales

Fri. – Personal Income, Personal Spending, PCE Core, Chicago Purchasing Manager, Construction Spending, Univ. of Mich. Consumer Confidence

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

Mon. – Thor Industries(THO)

Tues. – Discover Financial(DFS), Factset Research(FDS), HB Fuller(FUL), Red Hat(RHT), Resources Connection(RECN)

Wed. – Bed Bath & Beyond(BBBY), Copart Inc.(CPRT), Paychex Inc.(PAYX), Worthington Industries(WOR)

Thur. – Accenture(ACN), BearingPoint(BE), Christopher & Banks(CBK), Cintas Corp.(CTAS), Finish Line(FINL), Global Payments(GPN), Jabil Circuit(JBL), KB Home(KBH), McCormick & Co.(MKC), Texas Industries(TXI)

Fri. – CSK Auto(CAO), Hartmarx(HMX)

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

Mon. – The Fed’s Fisher speaking, (COL) analyst meeting, UBS Global Life Sciences Conference, Piper Jaffray Solar Conference

Tue. – The Fed’s Plosser speaking, (AMAT) solar power meeting, (LOW) analyst conference, Jeffries Shipping/Logistics/Offshore Services Conference, Piper Solar Conference, CSFB Chemical Conference, UBS Global Life Sciences Conference, Merrill Global Power Conference, Thomas Weisel Consumer Conference, RBC Financial Institutions Conference

Wed. – The Fed’s Poole speaking, (SPW) analyst meeting, Merrill Global Power Conference, UBS Global Life Sciences Conference, Jeffries Shipping/Logistics/Offshore Services Conference, CSFB Chemical Conference, RBC Financial Institutions Conference, Thomas Weisel Consumer Conference

Thur. – The Fed’s Mishkin speaking, Fed’s Evans speaking, (INTU) investor day, (FCS) analyst meeting, UBS Global Life Sciences Conference, CSFB Chemical Conference

Fri. – The Fed’s Mishkin speaking, Fed’s Poole speaking, Fed’s Yellen speaking, Fed’s Lockhart speaking, (PRX) analyst meeting

BOTTOM LINE: I expect US stocks to finish the week mixed as diminishing credit market fears, lower energy prices, investment manager performance anxiety, a stronger US dollar, better consumer confidence and short-covering offsets more hawkish Fed commentary, lower home sales and profit-taking. My trading indicators are now giving bullish signals and the Portfolio is 100% net long heading into the week.