292 days ago·u/Robot_of_Sherwood·r/RobinHood·daily_discussion_thread_december_17th_2025·C
# Today is Wednesday, the 17th of December
## Upcoming events for Wednesday, December 17th
- Stock splits:
- PCSA @ **1:25**
- Expected earnings:
ABM, ALPS, ARBK, CODI, EPAC, GIS, JBL, JBS, JOB, MLKN, MU, NAAS, NRSN, OPXS, PETS, SPIR, TTC, VERU, WS, YCBD, YI
- Ex-div:
AMDU, BTF, ETHI, FEAT, FIVY, FNWD, HIMY, HOOI, HRZN, IGIC, IRMD, ISBA, MCHS, MEMS, MEOH, MST, NDSN, NMFC, NSI, OLED, OXLC, OXLCN, OXLCO, OXLCP, OXSQ, PLT, QALT, QDTY, QLDY, RDTY, REMG, RGLO, RIFR, RINT, RUSC, SDTY, SMCC, TCPC, UPBD, YBMN
- Economic events and announcements:
- ADP Employment Change Weekly (actual: 16.25K, previous: 2.75K)
- API Weekly Crude Oil Stock (actual: -9.300M, consensus: -2.200M, previous: -4.800M)
- Atlanta Fed GDPNow (actual: 3.5%, consensus: 3.5%, previous: 3.5%)
- Average Hourly Earnings (YoY) (actual: 3.5%, previous: 3.7%)
- Average Hourly Earnings (YoY) (actual: 3.7%, previous: 3.8%)
- Average Hourly Earnings (actual: 0.1%, consensus: 0.3%, previous: 0.4%)
- Average Hourly Earnings (actual: 0.4%, previous: 0.2%)
- Average Weekly Hours (actual: 34.2, previous: 34.2)
- Average Weekly Hours (actual: 34.3, previous: 34.2)
- Business Inventories (actual: 0.2%, consensus: 0.1%, previous: 0.0%)
- CFTC Aluminium speculative net positions (actual: -2.1K, previous: -2.1K)
- CFTC Copper speculative net positions (actual: 43.6K, previous: 52.0K)
- CFTC Corn speculative net positions (actual: 58.7K, previous: 120.9K)
- CFTC Crude Oil speculative net positions (actual: 55.0K, previous: 69.2K)
- CFTC Gold speculative net positions (actual: 204.6K, previous: 210.3K)
- CFTC Nasdaq 100 speculative net positions (actual: 57.4K, previous: 46.4K)
- CFTC Natural Gas speculative net positions (actual: -138.4K, previous: -137.7K)
- CFTC S&P 500 speculative net positions (actual: -155.3K, previous: -147.4K)
- CFTC Silver speculative net positions (actual: 32.2K, previous: 34.0K)
- CFTC Soybeans speculative net positions (actual: 239.8K, previous: 254.1K)
- CFTC Wheat speculative net positions (actual: -35.4K, previous: -29.3K)
- Core Retail Sales (actual: 0.4%, consensus: 0.2%, previous: 0.1%)
- Fed Goolsbee Speaks
- Government Payrolls (actual: -157.0K, previous: 4.0K)
- Government Payrolls (actual: -5.0K, previous: -157.0K)
- Manufacturing Payrolls (actual: -5K, consensus: -5K, previous: -9K)
- Manufacturing Payrolls (actual: -9K, previous: -5K)
- Nonfarm Payrolls (actual: -105K, previous: 108K)
- Nonfarm Payrolls (actual: 64K, consensus: 50K, previous: -105K)
- Participation Rate (actual: 62.5%, previous: 62.4%)
- Private Nonfarm Payrolls (actual: 52K, previous: 104K)
- Private Nonfarm Payrolls (actual: 69K, consensus: 45K, previous: 52K)
- Redbook (actual: 6.2%, previous: 5.7%)
- Retail Control (actual: 0.8%, consensus: 0.3%, previous: -0.1%)
- Retail Inventories Ex Auto (actual: 0.0%, previous: 0.0%)
- Retail Sales (actual: 0.0%, consensus: 0.1%, previous: 0.1%)
- Retail Sales (actual: 3.47%, previous: 4.18%)
- Retail Sales Ex Gas/Autos (actual: 0.5%, previous: 0.0%)
- S&P Global Composite PMI (actual: 53.0, consensus: 53.9, previous: 54.2)
- S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (actual: 51.8, consensus: 52.0, previous: 52.2)
- S&P Global Services PMI (actual: 52.9, consensus: 54.0, previous: 54.1)
- U6 Unemployment Rate (actual: 8.7%, previous: 8.0%)
- Unemployment Rate (actual: 4.6%, consensus: 4.5%, previous: 4.4%)
## Upcoming events for Thursday, December 18th
- Stock splits:
- DFLI @ **1:10**
- MFGCF @ **1:2**
- MNTS @ **1:18**
- PAVS @ **1:100**
- NOW @ **5:1**
- Expected earnings:
ACN, ASST, AVO, AXIA, AXIA^, BB, BIRK, BTCT, CIO, CMBM, CTAS, DRI, ENGN, FCEL, FDS, FDX, GHG, GTIM, HEI, HEI.A, ILLR, ISOU, ISSC, KBH, KIDZ, KMX, LASE, LPL, MAXN, MOBX, NBP, NFE, NHIC, NKE, NNE, SCHL, UXIN, YJ, ZBAI
- Ex-div:
ASO, HBAN, KLIC, NRIM, PSKY, SWBI, YQQQ
- Economic events and announcements:
- 20-Year Bond Auction (previous: 4.706%)
- Business Inventories (previous: 0.0%)
- Crude Oil Imports (previous: 0.212M)
- Crude Oil Inventories (consensus: -2.400M, previous: -1.812M)
- Cushing Crude Oil Inventories (previous: 0.308M)
- Distillate Fuel Production (previous: 0.380M)
- EIA Refinery Crude Runs (previous: -0.016M)
- EIA Weekly Distillates Stocks (previous: 2.502M)
- EIA Weekly Refinery Utilization Rates (previous: 0.4%)
- FOMC Member Bostic Speaks
- FOMC Member Williams Speaks
- Fed Waller Speaks
- Gasoline Inventories (previous: 6.397M)
- Gasoline Production (previous: -0.178M)
- Heating Oil Stockpiles (previous: 0.442M)
- MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate (previous: 6.33%)
- MBA Mortgage Applications (previous: 4.8%)
- MBA Purchase Index (previous: 181.6)
- Mortgage Market Index (previous: 327.9)
- Mortgage Refinance Index (previous: 1,190.6)
- Retail Inventories Ex Auto (previous: 0.0%)
## Upcoming events for Friday, December 19th
- Stock splits:
- KLBAY @ **101:100**
- MLGF @ **105:100**
- Expected earnings:
CAG, CCL, CLRO, CUK, FGMC, FRSX, GWAV, LW, NAMM, PAYX, PMCB, SCNI, SVRN, TBHC, USBC, WGO, YYAI
- Ex-div:
CHMG, FDUS, HLNE, HOFT, OFLX, OFS, PCAR, RBCAA, VIRC
- Economic events and announcements:
- 4-Week Bill Auction (previous: 3.610%)
- 8-Week Bill Auction (previous: 3.610%)
- CPI (previous: 0.3%)
- CPI (previous: 3.0%)
- CPI Index, n.s.a. (previous: 324.80)
- CPI Index, s.a (previous: 324.37)
- CPI, n.s.a (previous: 0.25%)
- Cleveland CPI (previous: 0.2%)
- Continuing Jobless Claims (previous: 1,838K)
- Core CPI (previous: 0.2%)
- Core CPI (previous: 3.0%)
- Core CPI Index (previous: 330.54)
- Fed's Balance Sheet (previous: 6,539B)
- Initial Jobless Claims (previous: 236K)
- Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg. (previous: 216.75K)
- KC Fed Composite Index (previous: 8)
- KC Fed Manufacturing Index (previous: 18)
- Natural Gas Storage (previous: -177B)
- Overall Net Capital Flow (previous: 190.10B)
- Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index (previous: -1.7)
- Philly Fed Business Conditions (previous: 49.6)
- Philly Fed CAPEX Index (previous: 26.70)
- Philly Fed Employment (previous: 6.0)
- Philly Fed New Orders (previous: -8.6)
- Philly Fed Prices Paid (previous: 56.10)
- Real Earnings (previous: -0.1%)
- Reserve Balances with Federal Reserve Banks (previous: 2.974T)
- TIC Net Long-Term Transactions (previous: 179.8B)
- TIC Net Long-Term Transactions including Swaps (previous: 179.80B)
- US Foreign Buying, T-bonds (previous: 25.50B)
## Upcoming events for Saturday, December 20th
- Economic events and announcements:
- CB Employment Trends Index (previous: 106.84)
- CFTC Aluminium speculative net positions (previous: -2.1K)
- CFTC Copper speculative net positions (previous: 43.6K)
- CFTC Corn speculative net positions (previous: 58.7K)
- CFTC Crude Oil speculative net positions (previous: 55.0K)
- CFTC Gold speculative net positions (previous: 204.6K)
- CFTC Nasdaq 100 speculative net positions (previous: 57.4K)
- CFTC Natural Gas speculative net positions (previous: -138.4K)
- CFTC S&P 500 speculative net positions (previous: -155.3K)
- CFTC Silver speculative net positions (previous: 32.2K)
- CFTC Soybeans speculative net positions (previous: 239.8K)
- CFTC Wheat speculative net positions (previous: -35.4K)
- Core PCE Price Index (previous: 0.2%)
- Core PCE Price Index (previous: 2.8%)
- Dallas Fed PCE (previous: 1.90%)
- Existing Home Sales (previous: 1.2%)
- Existing Home Sales (previous: 4.10M)
- Michigan 1-Year Inflation Expectations (consensus: 4.1%, previous: 4.1%)
- Michigan 5-Year Inflation Expectations (consensus: 3.2%, previous: 3.2%)
- Michigan Consumer Expectations (consensus: 55.0, previous: 55.0)
- Michigan Consumer Sentiment (consensus: 53.3, previous: 53.3)
- Michigan Current Conditions (consensus: 50.7, previous: 50.7)
- PCE Price index (previous: 2.8%)
- PCE price index (previous: 0.3%)
- Personal Income (previous: 0.4%)
- Personal Spending (previous: 0.3%)
- Real Personal Consumption (previous: 0.0%)
- U.S. Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count
- U.S. Baker Hughes Total Rig Count
^^^^2025-12-17