2023-10-27 15:00:00 ET
Welcome to Seeking Alpha's Catalyst Watch - a breakdown of some of next week's actionable events that stand out. Check out Saturday morning's regular Stocks to Watch article for a full list of events planned for the week, or the Seeking Alpha earnings calendar for companies due to report.
Monday - October 30
- Volatility watch - Short interest levels are elevated on Novavax ( NVAX ), Fisker ( FSR ) and Beyond Meat ( BYND ). Options trading volume has moved higher in the last few days on Sportsman's Warehouse ( SPWH ) and Ebix Inc. ( EBIX ). The most overbought stocks per their 14-day Relative Strength Index are Willis Towers Watson ( WTW ) and Splunk ( SPLK ). The most oversold stocks per their 14-day Relative Strength Index are Blackstone ( BX ), Goldman Sachs ( GS ) and Old Dominion Freight Line ( ODFL ).
- All week - The United Auto Workers strike continues, though the focus is now on Stellantis ( STLA ) after the UAW reached a tentative deal with Ford ( F ) and amid reports that General Motors ( GM ) is nearing an accord with the union.
- Earnings watch - Notable companies due to report include McDonald's ( MCD ), Pinterest ( NYSE: PINS ) and Transocean ( RIG ).
- All day - Apple ( NASDAQ: AAPL ) is holding a product event that they dubbed "scary fast."
- All day - Broadcom ( AVGO ) has said its planned acquisition of VMware ( NYSE: VMW ) is scheduled to close.
- 8:30am - Western Digital ( WDC ) to hold earnings call amid reports their talks with Kioxia over a deal have ended.
- 10:30am - Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index for October.
- 2:00pm - Status conference in the DOJ's trial to block the JetBlue ( JBLU ) purchase of Spirit Airlines ( NYSE: SAVE ).
- 4:30pm - VF Corp. ( VFC ) will hold its Q3 earnings call after reports that activist investors have accumulated the stock and are pushing for sale of some brands.
For further details see:
Catalyst Watch: Apple earnings, Fed policy meeting, jobs report