Markets for the week, FOMC on Wednesday
Everything you need to know about the markets this week
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Let’s see what is upcoming in the markets this upcoming week, and what happened this week quickly before the week begins!
Looking at last week’s markets, the markets fell on the new conflict between Israel and Iran. Here is what that looked like in the heatmaps:
Below you can see all company earnings at https://unusualwhales.com/earnings?formats=table&order=report_date&order_direction=asc&min_options_vol=500
Monday, June 16
LENNAR (LEN) reports postmarket on Monday, June 16 with an expected move of $6.66. EPS is estimated at 1.94. Stock volume is 3,319,675, and options volume is 6,403 contracts.
DIGITAL TURBINE (APPS) reports postmarket on Monday, June 16 with an expected move of $0.98. EPS is estimated at -0.03. Stock volume is 3,900,522, and options volume is 3,955 contracts.
RENEW ENERGY GLOBAL (RNW) reports premarket on Monday, June 16 with an expected move of $0.54. EPS is estimated at 0.06. Stock volume is 629,337, and options volume is 2,027 contracts.
Tuesday, June 17
JOHN WILEY & SONS (WLY) reports premarket on Tuesday, June 17 with an expected move of $3.15. EPS is estimated at N/A. Stock volume is 478,768, and options volume is 2,165 contracts.
JABIL (JBL) reports premarket on Tuesday, June 17 with an expected move of $12.62. EPS is estimated at 2.15. Stock volume is 1,224,650, and options volume is 2,146 contracts.
Wednesday, June 18
GORILLA TECHNOLOGY GROUP (GRRR) reports postmarket on Wednesday, June 18 with an expected move of $2.90. EPS is estimated at 0.01. Stock volume is 1,111,554, and options volume is 7,178 contracts.
Friday, June 20
KROGER (KR) reports premarket on Friday, June 20 with an expected move of $2.88. EPS is estimated at 1.44. Stock volume is 6,650,852, and options volume is 9,658 contracts.
ACCENTURE (ACN) reports premarket on Friday, June 20 with an expected move of $17.27. EPS is estimated at 3.29. Stock volume is 2,902,725, and options volume is 5,167 contracts.
CARMAX (KMX) reports premarket on Friday, June 20 with an expected move of $5.36. EPS is estimated at 1.22. Stock volume is 3,435,682, and options volume is 5,356 contracts.
Here are the economic events for the week (reminder, we added a Trump calendar seen here: https://unusualwhales.com/trump-tracker)
Here is the economic calendar this week. More at unusualwhales.com/economic-calendar:
Monday, June 16
5:30 AM PDT – Empire State Manufacturing Survey (June)
Previous: -9.2
A regional look at manufacturing health in New York. Often volatile but can signal broader trends.
Tuesday, June 17
🧨 Heavy data morning
5:30 AM PDT
Import Price Index (May): Forecast 0.1%
Import Prices ex-Fuel (May): Forecast 0.4%
Retail Sales (May): Forecast 0.1%
Retail Sales ex-Autos (May): Forecast 0.1%
Retail sales will set the tone for consumer strength heading into summer. Weakness may support a dovish Fed.
6:15 AM PDT
Capacity Utilization (May): Forecast 77.7%
Industrial Production (May): Forecast 0.0%
Tracks how much slack remains in the industrial economy.
7:00 AM PDT
Home Builder Confidence Index (June): Forecast 34
Business Inventories (April): Forecast 0.1%
Homebuilder sentiment near lows; inventories may reveal consumer restocking trends.
Wednesday, June 18
🚨 FOMC Day
5:30 AM PDT
Initial Jobless Claims (week of June 15)
Building Permits (May): Forecast 1.4M
Housing Starts (May): Forecast 1.4M
Claims and housing data arrive just before Fed decision.
11:00 AM PDT – FOMC Interest Rate Decision
Expected hold. Market focus is on dot plot and forward guidance.11:30 AM PDT – Fed Chair Jerome Powell Press Conference
Crucial for market direction. Will he talk up inflation risks or hint at rate cuts?12:55 PM EDT / 9:55 AM PDT – 🎙️ FOMC Live Twitter/X Space Hosted by @unusual_whales. RSVP for the Space using this link here: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1RDxlzvRVyzGL
Tune in for real-time reactions, insights, and market commentary from top voices.
Friday, June 20
5:30 AM PDT – Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey (June)
Previous: -4.0
Another read on manufacturing from the Mid-Atlantic.
🔍 Key Themes:
Wednesday’s FOMC meeting is the main event, with rate guidance, dot plots, and Powell’s tone all under scrutiny.
Retail sales on Tuesday will be the biggest non-Fed data print and could shift Fed sentiment.
Unusual Whales FOMC Space on X (Wednesday 12:55 PM EST) we’ll provide market sentiment with macro experts on our X profile. RSVP for the Space using this link here: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1RDxlzvRVyzGL
Thank you as always for reading and have a great week!