The Week Ahead: 27th - 31st July 2026
In Focus: Largest Earnings Week, FED Decision
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Situational Awareness:
Market Condition: Bearish
Commentary: This is the biggest earnings week by volume of stocks reporting. We also have some major market movers reporting. Unfortunately the market conditions have basically nerfed this earnings season so far. The QQQ is performing the worst and it’s below all major moving averages and on Friday threatened a proper breakdown out of it’s 3 month range. The SPY and DIA are performing marginally better but still under pressure. We are however still well able to just bounce here and continue the chop. Either way I’d be in no rush to press the accelerator. In an ideal scenario we’d get some sort of panic event that causes a proper fear sell off…but that’s the dream. We don’t always get what we want.
We also have the VIX, 10Y, DXY and CL very strong which isn’t good for stocks.
I have no expectations this week only to monitor earnings, go through my process and be ready for opportunity if the market can stabilize. I am however leaning more bearish now and will make a bigger effort to monitor short catalysts for follow through. Shorts are something I’ve been doing a lot more work on in recent times but they behave differently and day one requires more of a day trade element in my opinion vs. how long catalysts act in a good market. That being said they can be very profitable.
MSFT, META, AAPL, AMZN are the big hitters this week followed by ARM, HOOD, STX and the two big Oilers XOM and CVX. As always I’ve highlighted the best charts and stocks of note below. There are far more stocks reporting this week, too many to mention. I think it’s beneficial to not get stuck in the weeds too much right now.
On a macro front we have a big week also. The highlight being the FED Rate decision on Wednesday at 2pm ET. US PCE for June on Thursday at 8:30am is also important.
For me the focus this week is sticking to process and using the spare time (that is likely to be the case) to really refresh myself on what a good setup looks like. Looking at average charts for too long can blur the senses. Going back through your chart books regularly is very important to focus in on the fact that when something is top quality it stands out like a sore thumb. Right now nothing is standing out like a sore thumb. If you don’t have a chart book….well now is a good time!
Have a great week!
Trade Updates:
Current Positions: DFTX, TSLQ
Macro Events (Eastern Time)
Major Economic Events this week.
Monday July 27 2026
08:30 AM - Durable Goods Orders MoM JUN (Previous: -4.5%, Consensus: 1.6%)
Wednesday July 29 2026
02:00 PM - Fed Interest Rate Decision (Previous: 3.75%, Consensus: 3.75%)
02:30 PM - Fed Press Conference
Thursday July 30 2026
08:30 AM - Core PCE Price Index MoM JUN (Previous: 0.3%, Consensus: 0.1%)
08:30 AM - GDP Growth Rate QoQ Adv Q2 (Previous: 2.1%, Consensus: 2.3%)
08:30 AM - Personal Income MoM JUN (Previous: 0.7%, Consensus: 0.3%)
08:30 AM - Personal Spending MoM JUN (Previous: 0.7%, Consensus: 0.4%)
Earnings Highlights
Stocks highlighted in GREEN are included due to Market Importance, Not necessarily due to chart or setup quality.
Earnings Calendar — Week of July 27, 2026
Monday After Hours:
BRO, TFII
Tuesday Before Open:
PYPL, UPS, INCY, PII, ALKS, TXT
Tuesday After Hours:
V, F, STX, TER, CAR, NOV, ACGL, ASH, CLW, CR, NEO, QUAD
Wednesday Before Open:
ADP, SWK, LAD, VRSK, WNC, SILC
Wednesday After Hours:
MSFT, META, ARM, HOOD, FTNT, CVI, CNMD, IVA
Thursday Before Open:
MO, TT, MDGL, DAR, HNI, CVEO, PACK, RAL, STNG, TEX, UNIT, VCEL
Thursday After Hours:
AAPL, AMZN, RDDT, SYK, DXCM, RYAN, ACCO, BWIN, CDNA, CSTL, GH, INGM, LYV, SNDR, SPSC, VCYT
Friday Before Open:
XOM, CVX, ABBV, MGA, FET, PRM, PAYP
Full Earnings Watchlist: TradingView Link
Biotech Catalysts:
Flagged Charts: OTLK, VTRS, GUTS, BHVN, AMLX, COGT, SVRA, TGTX, ALMS, TENX, ALXO, GLUE, NRIX, IMNM, KYMR, AVBP, PCRX, ZURA, NBTX
Note: Never front-run biotech catalysts. Wait for the catalyst to hit, then assess if the reaction is tradable. Dates are estimates and can shift.
Full H2 Biotech Watchlist: TradingView Link
Stocks in Play Watchlist:
Stocks in Play Watchlist (TradingView Link)
Have a Great Week!
Sean Sharpe