Dow stocks at 52 week highs include Caterpillar (CAT), Goldman Sachs (GS), JPMorgan (JPM) and UnitedHealth (UNH).There are no Dow stock 52 week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to open up +8 points.

Monday the Dow was up +21.03 (+0.11%) at 18,868.69.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +8.28%.

There were 11 Dow stocks up Monday.

The Dow stock winners Monday were led by UnitedHealth (UNH) +4.00% and JPMorgan (JPM) +3.68%.

The Dow stock losers Monday were led by Visa (V) -4.27% and Apple (AAPL) -2.51%.

Home Depot (HD -1.68%) rose nearly 3% in premarket trading after it reported Q3 EPS of $1.60, better than consensus of $1.58, and then raised guidance on full-year EPS to $6.33 from an August 16 estimate of $6.31.

European stocks are higher and Asian markets ended mostly lower.

The national average price of gasoline is down one cent at $2.157 per gallon.

Earnings Reports.

Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 9/27/2016 after the market close of $0.73, beating consensus of $0.556 per share.

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 10/17/2016 before the market open of $1.58, beating estimates calling for $1.401 per share..

IBM (IBM) reported earnings on 10/17/2016 after the market close of $3.29, beating estimates of $3.214 per share.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings on 10/18/2016 before the market open of $4.88, crushing estimates calling for $3.855 per share.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported earnings on 10/18/2016 before the market open of $1.68, beating estimates for $1.646 per share.

Intel (INTC) reported earnings on 10/18/2016 before the market open of $0.80, beating estimates calling for $0.727 per share.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 10/18/2016 before the market open of $2.17, beating estimates of $2.077 per share.

American Express (AXP) reported earnings on 10/19/2016 after the market close of $1.24, beating estimates of $0.963 per share.

Microsoft (MSFT) reported earnings on 10/20/2016 after the market close of $0.76, beating estimates of $0.678 per share.

Verizon (VZ) reported earnings on 10/20/2016 before the market open of $1.01, beating estimates of $0.992 per share.

Travelers (TRV) reported earnings on 10/20/2016 before the market open of $2.40, beating estimates of $2.374 per share.

General Electric (GE) reported earnings on 10/21/2016 before the market open of $0.32, Beating estimates of $0.305 per share.

McDonald’s (MCD) reported earnings on 10/21/2016 before the market open of $1.50, beating estimates of $1.483 per share.

Visa (V) reported earnings on 10/24/2016 before the market open of $0.78, beating estimates calling for $0.729 per share.

Apple (AAPL) reported earnings on 10/25/2016 after the market close of $1.67, barely beating estimates of $1.656 per share.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reported earnings on 10/25/2016 before the market open of $1.03, beating estimates of $0.976 per share.

Merck (MRK) reported earnings on 10/25/2016 before the market open of $1.07, beating estimates of $0.984 per share.

3M (MMM) reported earnings on 10/25/2016 before the market open $2.15, barely beating estimates of $2.144 per share.

United Technologies (UTX) reported earnings on 10/25/2016 before the market open of $1.76, beating estimates calling for $1.68 per share.

Dupont (DD) reported earnings on 10/25/2016 before the market open of $0.34, beating estimates of $0.21 per share.

Caterpillar (CAT) reported earnings on 10/25/2016 before the market open of $0.85, beating estimates calling for $0.748 per share.

Coca Cola (KO) reported earnings on 10/26/2016 before the market open $0.49, barely beating estimates calling for $0.482 per share.

Boeing (BA) reported earnings on 10/26/2016 before the market open of $3.51, smashing estimates calling for $2.62 per share.

Chevron (CVX) reported earnings on 10/28/2016 before the market open of $0.68, beating estimates calling for $0.39 per share.

Exxon Mobil (XOM) reported earnings on 10/28/2016 before the market open of $0.63, beating estimates of $0.595 per share.

Pfizer (PFE) reported earnings on 11/1/2016 before the market open of $0.61, missing estimates calling for $0.62 per share.

Disney (DIS) reported earnings on 11/10/2016 after the market close of $1.10, missing estimates calling for $1.15 per share.

Home Depot (HD) reported earnings on 11/15/2016 before the market open of $1.60, beating estimates calling for $1.576 per share.

Cisco (CSCO) reports earnings on 11/16/2016 after the market close.

Wal-Mart (WMT) reports earnings on 11/17/2016 before the market open.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Merck (MRK)

Merck (MRK) is up +20.28% year-to-date.

Financial Calendar

0730 ET Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren (voter) speaks to the Portland Chamber of Commerce.

0830 ET Nov Empire manufacturing survey business conditions expected +4.3 to -2.5, Oct -4.8 to -6.8.

0830 ET Oct import price index expected +0.4% m/m and -0.3% y/y, Sep +0.1% m/m and -1.1% y/y.

0830 ET Oct retail sales expected +0.6% m/m and +0.5% ex autos, Sep +0.6% and +0.5% ex autos.

0905 ET Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo speaks on finance and the economy at the Wall Street Journals CEO Council.

1000 ET Sep business inventories expected +0.2%, Aug +0.2%.

1330 ET Fed Vice Chair Stanley Fischer speaks at the Brookings Institute on Do we have a liquidity problem post-crisis?

1330 ET Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan (non-voter) speaks at the North American Strategy for Competitiveness Conference.