The Week Ahead : 13th - 17th October 2025

Highlights: Earnings Season Kicks Off!

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The Week Ahead

Well that was quite a dramatic end to the week! I’m not going to dwell too much on Trump tweets. Of course that was a major intraday move on Friday but regardless of the reason it was coming. Now it remains to be seen whether we continue to pullback, chop sideways or head for new highs. I am cautious, mainly because it has been an AMAZING market. I don’t need to force things here and I certainly don’t need to catch the top and the downside. I trade catalysts. Simple as. I am interested to see if the Crypto crash on Friday leads to any further contagion or repercussions for any companies. It seems that something broke on Friday. There’s no trade there for me right now but just keeping the situation in mind.

Earnings kicks off on Tuesday with the Banks. Most charts are broken from Friday so I don’t really see anything that I think will be in play for earnings next week. However, the banks are important for Macro and the Market overall. They will be closely watched and can cause market moves. JPM, GS, C, WFC, BLK on Tuesday. MS, BAC on Wednesday. We also have ASML on Wednesday, TSM on Thursday which is notable for Semis. ABT and JNJ may also give some insight into the TrumpRX initiative and whether there is a negative impact for Pharma. There are a few more names like SCHW and IBKR but again nothing mentioned here is likely to become a tradable name for Catalyst traders, but they are important to set the tone for earnings season.

With the Government shut down the CPI, PPI numbers won’t be published. Beige Book on Wednesday. We have a ton of FED Speakers this week. Full schedule below.

Theme Watch

Not sure how useful Theme Watch will be this week. As you can see Rare Earths were strong after Trump Tweet, Nuclear and Gold also held up. That may reverse on Monday. Everything else got smashed but it is only one day. Copper, Nickel, Batteries and Data Centers were having a good week prior to the sell off. Let’s see how next week flows.

• Rare Earth

• Gold

• Platinum

• Batteries

• Lithium

Earnings Highlights

Monday :

(Before Market Open) - FAST

Tuesday:

(Before Market Open) - BLK, JPM, GS, C, WFC, JNJ, DPZ, ERIC

Wednesday :

(Before Market Open) - ASML, DLTR, MS, ABT

(After Market Close) - UAL

Thursday:

(Before Market Open) - TSM, SCHW, INFY

(After Market Close) - IBKR

Friday:

(Before Market Open) - SLB

Next weeks full earnings watchlist on TradingView can be accessed here.

Macro Events (Eastern Time)

Delayed Reaction Watchlists:

Delayed Reaction Watchlist (click here Tradingview)

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Have a Great Week!

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• Koyfin - Fundamental Data (Paid)

• EarningsWhispers - Earnings Calendar (Free)

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_{PS: There are many ways to trade stocks in play. It does not have to be the one that keeps going straight up and sometimes it doesn’t even have to be day one of the catalyst. Everyone must find a setup, timeframe and method that works for them. This list is supposed to educate on the criteria I use and the methods in which I find Stocks in Play. Yours may differ and that is completely okay.}