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In a week that is light in U.S. data releases, investors will look for the University of Michigan’s final consumer sentiment index for the month as well as the existing home sales print for December. Each indicator is due on Friday. Meanwhile, Canada will report consumer inflation and retail sales data for December and November, respectively.
Big names that are due to report in the holiday-shortened week include Netflix (NFLX), 3M (MMM), Procter & Gamble (PG), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), and American Express (AXP).
Earnings spotlight: Tuesday, January 21 – Netflix, Prologis (PLD), Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR), 3M, and Capital One Financial (COF). See the full earnings calendar.
Earnings spotlight: Wednesday, January 22 – Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Abbott Laboratories (ABT), GE Vernova (GEV), Travelers (TRV), and United Airlines Holdings (UAL). See the full earnings calendar.
Earnings spotlight: Thursday, January 23 – Intuitive Surgical Group (ISRG), Union Pacific (UNP), Elevance Health (ELV), CSX (CSX), and American Airlines Group (AAL). See the full earnings calendar.
Earnings spotlight: Friday, January 24 – American Express, Verizon Communications (VZ), NextEra Energy (NEE), and HCA Healthcare (HCA). See the full earnings calendar.
Volatility watch: Rigetti Computing (RGTI) and D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) have a high level of implied volatility based on options trading. Kohl’s (KSS) and Hertz Global (HTZ) are near the top of the list of stocks with the highest level of short interest outstanding on them heading into their earnings reports. The most overbought stocks per their 14-day relative strength index
