There are no Dow stocks hitting 52-week highs. There are no Dow stock 52-week lows.

The Market

Premarket today, the Dow was indicated to be up +192 points.

Friday the Dow closed up (+0.12%) at 33,670.29.

Year-to-date the Dow is up +1.58%.

Friday, (12) Dow stocks were up, none were at 52-week lows and none were at 52-week highs.

The Dow stock winners Friday were led by UnitedHealth (UNH) 539.40 (+2.64%), Travelers (TRV) 164.21 (+2.17%) and Chevron (CVX) 164.06 (+1.76%).

The Dow stock losers Friday were led by Walgreens (WBA) 23.25 (-3.89%), Boeing (BA) 184.91 (-3.34%) and Intel (INTC) 35.97 (-2.36%).

The VIX closed Friday at 19.32 (+15.76%) and the 10 YR at 4.663 (+0.89%). The VIX is currently at 18.54 (-4.04%). The 10YR is at 4.675 (+1.15%).

This week we get earnings from Goldman Sachs (GS), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Travelers (TRV), Procter & Gamble (PG) and American Express (AXP).

U.S. futures are higher, European stocks are higher and Asian markets ended lower.

The national average price of gasoline is down one-tenth of a cent at $3.600 per gallon.

Earnings Reports

Nike (NKE) reported earnings on 9/28/23 after the market close with $0.94, beating estimates of $0.739 per share.

Walgreens (WBA) reported earnings on 10/12/23 before the market open with $0.67, beating estimates of $0.682.

JPMorgan (JPM) reported earnings on 10/13/23 before the market open with $4.33, beating estimates of $3.96 per share.

UnitedHealth (UNH) reported earnings on 10/13/23 before the market open with $6.56, beating estimates of $6.327 per share.

Goldman Sachs (GS) reports earnings on 10/17/23 before the market open.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reports earnings on 10/17/23 before the market open.

Travelers (TRV) reports earnings on 10/18/23 before the market open.

Procter & Gamble (PG) reports earnings on 10/18/23 before the market open.

American Express (AXP) reports earnings on 10/20/23 before the market open.

3M (MMM) reports earnings on 10/24/23 before the market open.

Coca Cola (KO) reports earnings on 10/24/23 before the market open.

Dow (DOW) reports earnings on 10/24/23 before the market open.

Verizon (VZ) reports earnings on 10/24/23 before the market open.

Microsoft (MSFT) reports earnings on 10/24/23 after the market close.

Visa (v) reports earnings on 10/24/23 after the market close.

Boeing (BA) reports earnings on 10/25/23 before the market open.

Caterpillar (CAT) reports earnings on 10/26/23 before the market open.

Honeywell (HON) reports earnings on 10/26/23 before the market open.

Merck (MRK) reports earnings on 10/26/23 before the market open.

Intel (INTC) reports earnings on 10/26/23 after the market close.

Today’s Featured Dow Stock

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 156.85 (+0.33%) is down -11.21% in 2023.

Financial Calendar

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