THIS WEEK: Yellin for Yellen Again

This week brings another testimony for new Fed-head Janet Yellen before Congress. The market is clamoring for some help as economic data continues to confound investors now wondering whether the weather is behind it all or not. Other important economic data is on tap as well as the earnings reports of several embattled retailers. See the details below… Get this report weekly by subscribing or following our blog via email or social media.

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Last week’s trade was sketchy and weighed down by the very poor economic data flow offered in the three housing reports. However, Leading Economic Indicators offered good news on Thursday and balanced things out.

Security	Last Wk	2014	Last 12M
SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY)	-0.0%	-0.4%	+21.1%
SPDR Dow Jones (NYSE: DIA)	-0.2%	-2.8%	+15.0%
PowerShares QQQ (Nasdaq: QQQ)	+0.1%	+2.2%	+33.9%
SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD)	+0.3%	+9.9%	-16.6%
iPath S&P Crude Oil (NYSE: OIL)	+2.5%	+4.2%	+9.6%
PIMCO Total Return (Nasdaq: BOND)	-0.0%	+1.6%	-2.7%
PowerShares US $ Bull (NYSE: UUP)	+0.1%	+0.0%	-3.2%

The week ahead brings more housing news and a revision of GDP that looks to be reduced from first report. New Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen will also testify this week, and certainly affect the direction of stocks.

THIS WEEK’S ECONOMIC REPORT SCHEDULE
Economic Data Point	Prior	Expected
MONDAY
Chicago Fed National Activity Index	-0.03	-0.39 Actual
PMI Services Flash Index	56.7	52.7 Actual
Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey	3.8	2.5
Hoenig Speaks
TUESDAY
FHFA House Price Index	0.1%	0.3%
S&P Case Shiller 20-City Index	0.9%	0.6%
ICSC Weekly Store Sales	+2.5%
-Year-to-Year Pace	+2.1%
Redbook Store Sales	+3.2%
Consumer Confidence	80.7	80.1
Investor Confidence	114.4
Richmond Fed Index	12	3
Tarullo Speaks
EU Winter Economic Forecast
WEDNESDAY
New Home Sales	414K	400K
Rosengren Speaks
Pianalto Speaks
Mortgage Activity	-4.1%
EIA Petroleum Status
-Crude Oil Inventory	+1.0 MB
-Gasoline Inventory	+0.3 MB
Hearing: Dodd Frank Impact ABS
UK GDP
Brazil Rate Decision
THURSDAY
Durable Goods Orders	-4.3%	-1.6%
-Ex-Transportation	-1.6%	-0.4%
Janet Yellen Testimony
Kansas City Fed Mgf. Index	5	2
Weekly Jobless Claims	336K	335K
Bloomberg Consumer Comfort	-30.6
EIA Natural Gas Report	-250 Bcf
Lockhart Speaks
Future of Europe Forum
FRIDAY
GDP Report	3.2%	2.5%
Chicago PMI	59.6	56.4
Consumer Sentiment	81.2	81.5
Pending Home Sales	-8.7%	+2.3%
Stein Speaks
Evans Speaks
Farm Prices
Japanese Inflation & Industrial Prod.

It’s still a very busy earnings report schedule this week, with several retailers joining the fray. Embattled Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Target (NYSE: TGT) and J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) are included among them.

EPS REPORTS
Company	Ticker
MONDAY
Acelrys	Nasdaq: ACCL
Accretive Health	NYSE: AH
Achillion Pharmaceuticals	Nasdaq: ACHN
Acme United	NYSE: ACU
Agree Realty	NYSE: ADC
Alexander’s	NYSE: ALX
Allied Nevada Gold	NYSE: ANV
Almost Family	Nasdaq: AFAM
American Vanguard	NYSE: AVD
Applied Nanotech	Nasdaq: APNT
Approach Resources	Nasdaq: AREX
Arc Logistics	Nasdaq: ARCX
ARMOUR Residential	NYSE: ARR
Armstrong World Industries	NYSE: AWI
Art’s Way Manufacturing	Nasdaq: ARTW
Atlanticus	Nasdaq: ATLC
Atrion	Nasdaq: ATRI
Autohome	Nasdaq: ATHM
Banc of California	Nasdaq: BANC
BP Prudhoe Bay	NYSE: BPT
Bravo Brio Restaurant	Nasdaq: BBRG
Broadwind Energy	Nasdaq: BWEN
Caesars Entertainment	NYSE: CZR
Cell Therapeutics	Nasdaq: CTIC
Charles & Colvard	Nasdaq: CTHR
Chemtura	Nasdaq: CHMT
China Cord Blood	NYSE: CO
Clearone	Nasdaq: CLRO
CombiMatrix	Nasdaq: CBMX
Compressco Partners	Nasdaq: GSJK
Cooper Tire	NYSE: CTB
Cooper-Standard	NYSE: CPS
Corgenix Medical	Nasdaq: CONX
Digital Realty Trust	NYSE: DLR
Dillard’s	NYSE: DDS
Dril-Quip	NYSE: DRQ
DXP Enterprises	Nasdaq: DXPE
El Paso Electric	NYSE: EE
Enanta Pharmaceuticals	Nasdaq: ENTA
Endocyte	Nasdaq: ECYT
Enstar Group	Nasdaq: ESGR
EOG Resources	NYSE: EOG
Ferro	NYSE: FOE
First Bancorp	Nasdaq: FNLC
First Citizens Bancshares	Nasdaq: FCNCA
Flamel Technologies	Nasdaq: FLML
Foster Wheeler	Nasdaq: FWLT
Frank’s Int’l	NYSE: FI
Frontier Communications	NYSE: FTR
Global Geophysical	NYSE: GGS
GT Advanced Tech	Nasdaq: GTAT
Hackett Group	Nasdaq: HCKT
Haverty Furniture	NYSE: HVT
Heron Therapeutics	Nasdaq: HRTX
Howard Hughes	NYSE: HHC
Hyperion Therapeutics	Nasdaq: HPTX
Idenix Pharmaceuticals	Nasdaq: IDIX
Insignia Systems	Nasdaq: ISIG
InterMune	Nasdaq: ITMN
International Bancshares	Nasdaq: IBOC
InterOil	NYSE: IOC
Isle of Capri Casinos	Nasdaq: ISLE
Kansas City Life Insurance	Nasdaq: KCLI
Kayne Anderson	NYSE: KYN
KongZhong	Nasdaq: KONG
Kosmos Energy	NYSE: KOS
Leap Wireless	Nasdaq: LEAP
LeMaitre Vascular	Nasdaq: LMAT
Lightbridge	Nasdaq: LTBR
Live Nation	NYSE: LYV
Mack-Cali Realty	NYSE: CLI
MagnaChip Semiconductor	NYSE: MX
Magnum Hunter Resources	NYSE: MHR
Management Network	Nasdaq: TMNG
McDermott	NYSE: MDR
Merit Medical	Nasdaq: MMSI
MGE Energy	Nasdaq: MGEE
Nanophase Technologies	Nasdaq: NANX
National Healthcare	NYSE: NHC
Nautilus	NYSE: NLS
NeoPhotonics	Nasdaq: NPTN
NewLink Genetics	Nasdaq: NLNK
Novation	Nasdaq: NOVC
Ocean Rig	Nasdaq: ORIG
Oiltanking Partners	Nasdaq: OILT
ONEOK	NYSE: OKE
ONEOK Partners	NYSE: OKS
Onvia	Nasdaq: ONVI
Orthofix Int’l	Nasdaq: OFIX
Pacer International	Nasdaq: PACR
Palo Alto Networks	Nasdaq: PANW
Pengrowth Energy	NYSE: PGH
Polypore	NYSE: PPO
PRGX Global	Nasdaq: PRGX
Protalix Biotherapeutics	NYSE: PLX
Psychemedics	NYSE: PMD
Quad/Graphics	Nasdaq: QUAD
Quality Distribution	Nasdaq: QLTY
Qumu	Nasdaq: QUMU
RealPage	NYSE: RP
Redwood Trust	NYSE: RWT
Regional Management	NYSE: RM
Retail Opportunity Investments	Nasdaq: ROIC
Revlon	NYSE: REV
Rogers	NYSE: ROG
Rosetta Resources	Nasdaq: ROSE
Scorpio Tankers	Nasdaq: STNG
Seaboard	NYSE: SEB
SEACOR	NYSE: CKH
Shiloh Industries	Nasaq: SHLO
SI Financial Group	Nasdaq: SIFI
SINA	Nasdaq: SINA
SolarCity	Nasdaq: SCTY
Standard Motor	NYSE: SMP
StarTek	NYSE: SRT
Stifel Financial	NYSE: SF
Stone Energy	NYSE: SGY
Stonegate Mortgage	NYSE: SGM
Summit Hotel	NYSE: INN
Superior Industries	NYSE: SUP
Superior Uniform Group	NYSE: SGC
Surgical Care Affiliates	Nasdaq: SCAI
Synacor	Nasdaq: SYNC
TeleTech	Nasdaq: TTEC
Tenet Healthcare	NYSE: THC
Texas Roadhouse	Nasdaq: TXRH
TGC Industries	NYSE: TGE
Tredegar	NYSE: TG
Trex	Nasdaq: TREX
Tutor Perini	NYSE: TPC
UFP Technologies	Nasdaq: UFPT
UniPixel	Nasdaq: UNXL
United Insurance	Nasdaq: UIHC
Universal American	NYSE: UAM
Universal Health Realty	NYSE: UHT
Vector Group	NYSE: VGR
Veracyte	Nasdaq: VCYT
Vicor	Nasdaq: VICR
Viryanet	Nasdaq: VRYAF
VIVUS	Nasdaq: VVUS
Volcano	Nasdaq: VOLC
Vornado Realty Trust	NYSE: VNO
Weis Markets	NYSE: WMK
Winmark	Nasdaq: WINA
Wireless Ronin Technologies	Nasdaq: RNIN
Wright Medical Group	Nasdaq: WMGI
XPO Logistics	NYSE: XPO
Zulily	NYSE: ZU
TUESDAY
A.M. Castle	NYSE: CAS
Aegion	Nasdaq: AEGN
Aircastle	NYSE: AYR
Alleghany	NYSE: Y
Alliant Energy	NYSE: LNT
AMC Entertainment	NYSE: AMC
American Tower	NYSE: AMT
Amsurg	Nasdaq: AMSG
Annaly Capital	NYSE: NLY
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals	Nasdaq: ARIA
Bank of Montreal	Toronto: BMO.TO
Big 5 Sporting Goods	Nasdaq: BGFV
Bloomin’ Brands	Nasdaq: BLMN
Boingo Wireless	Nasdaq: WIFI
Boston Beer	NYSE: SAM
Cal Dive Int’l	NYSE: DVR
Carrizo Oil & Gas	Nasdaq: CRZO
Cedar Realty Trust	NYSE: CDR
Cerus	Nasdaq: CERS
Copart	Nasdaq: CPRT
Cracker Barrel	Nasdaq: CBRL
Demand Media	NYSE: DMD
Domino’s Pizza	NYSE: DPZ
DreamWorks Animation	NYSE: DWA
Dresser-Rand	NYSE: DRC
Dynamic Materials	Nasdaq: BOOM
EMCOR	NYSE: EME
Encore Capital Group	Nasdaq: ECPG
Epiq Systems	Nasdaq: EPIQ
ExamWorks	Nasdaq: EXAM
Expeditors Int’l	Nasdaq: EXPD
Felcor Lodging	NYSE: FCH
Fiesta Restaurant	Nasdaq: FRGI
First Solar	Nasdaq: FSLR
Forest Oil	NYSE: FST
Foundation Medicine	NYSE: FMI
Gulfmark Offshore	NYSE: GLF
Hertz Global	NYSE: HTZ
HollyFrontier	NYSE: HFC
Home Depot	NYSE: HD
Huron Consulting Group	Nasdaq: HURN
Infinity Pharmaceuticals	Nasdaq: INFI
Integra LifeSciences	Nasdaq: IART
Jazz Pharmaceuticals	Nasdaq: JAZZ
Loral Space	Nasdaq: LORL
Lumos Networks	Nasdaq: LMOS
Macy’s	NYSE: M
Martha Stewart Living	NYSE: MSO
Middleby	Nasdaq: MIDD
Molycorp	NYSE: MCP
Newfield Exploration	NYSE: NFX
Nordson	Nasdaq: NDSN
Oasis Petroleum	NYSE: OAS
Office Depot	NYSE: ODP
OGE Energy	NYSE: OGE
Papa John’s Pizza	Nasdaq: PZZA
Rosetta Stone	NYSE: RST
Seadrill	Nasdaq: SDRL
Sanderson Farms	Nasdaq: SAFM
Sturm Ruger	NYSE: RGR
Stereotaxis	Nasdaq: STXS
T-Mobile	Nasdaq: TMUS
Toll Brothers	NYSE: TOL
United Therapeutics	Nasdaq: UTHR
Visteon	NYSE: VC
Vitamin Shoppe	NYSE: VSI
Weatherford Int’l	NYSE: WFT
ZAGG	Nasdaq: ZAGG
ZELTIQ Aesthetics	Nasdaq: ZLTQ
WEDNESDAY
Abercrombie & Fitch	NYSE: ANF
Aegean Marine Petroleum	NYSE: ANW
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals	Nasdaq: AEGR
AES	NYSE: AES
AG Mortgage Investment	Nasdaq: MITT
American States Water	NYSE: AWR
American Water Works	NYSE: AWK
Amerisafe	Nasdaq: AMSF
Anheuser-Busch InBev	NYSE: BUD
Antero Resources	NYSE: AR
Ares Capital	Nasdaq: ARCC
Assured Guaranty	NYSE: AGO
Autodesk	Nasdaq: ADSK
Baidu	Nasdaq: BIDU
Baltic Trading	Nasdaq: BALT
Barnes & Noble	NYSE: BKS
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals	Nasdaq: BCRX
BioTelemetry	Nasdaq: BEAT
Cablevision	NYSE: CVC
Campus Crest Communities	NYSE: CCG
Care.com	Nasdaq: CRCM
Chesapeake Energy	NYSE: CHK
China Yuchai Int’l	NYSE: CYD
Clean Harbors	NYSE: CLH
Del Frisco’s Restaurant	Nasdaq: DFRG
Dollar Tree	Nasdaq: DLTR
Eagle Rock Energy	Nasdaq: EROC
Extended Stay America	Nasdaq: STAY
Golar LNG	Nasdaq: GLNG
Great Plains Energy	NYSE: GXP
Hudson Pacific Properties	NYSE: HPP
J.C. Penney	NYSE: JCP
JAKKS Pacific	Nasdaq: JAKK
L Brands	NYSE: LB
Lowe’s	NYSE: LOW
Noodles & Co.	Nasdaq: NDLS
Parker Drilling	NYSE: PKD
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen	Nasdaq: PLKI
RLJ Lodging Trust	NYSE: RLJ
Royal Bank of Canada	NYSE: RY
Safe Bulkers	NYSE: SB
Sapiens Int’l	Nasdaq: SPNS
Senior Housing Properties	NYSE: SNH
Sodastream	Nasdaq: SODA
Solazyme	Nasdaq: SZYM
Southwest Gas	NYSE: SWX
Starwood Property Trust	Nasdaq: STWD
Target	NYSE: TGT
TASER Int’l	Nasdaq: TASR
TiVo	Nasdaq: TIVO
TJX Cos.	NYSE: TJX
Transocean	NYSE: RIG
Triangle Capital	Nasdaq: TCAP
United States Cellular	NYSE: USM
Westar Energy	NYSE: WR
Xueda Education	NYSE: XUE
THURSDAY
Air Lease	NYSE: AL
Air Methods	Nasdaq: AIRM
Alkermes	Nasdaq: ALKS
Amarin	Nasdaq: AMRN
Ansys	Nasaq: ANSS
Arena Pharmaceuticals	Nasdaq: ARNA
Banco Populare	Nasdaq: BPESF
Best Buy	NYSE: BBY
Bio-Rad Laboratories	NYSE: BIO
Bonanza Creek Energy	Nasdaq: BCEI
Boulder Brands	Nasdaq: BDBD
Breitburn Energy Partners	Nasdaq: BBEP
Capital Senior Living	NYSE: CSU
Career Education	Nasdaq: CECO
Cempra	Nasdaq: CEMP
Chico’s FAS	NYSE: CHS
Chiquita Brands	NYSE: CQB
Clean Energy Fuels	Nasdaq: CLNE
Clovis Oncology	Nasdaq: CLVS
Cobalt Int’l	NYSE: CIE
Comfort Systems USA	NYSE: FIX
Consolidated Communications	Nasdaq: CNSL
Core-Mark Holding	Nasdaq: CORE
Cowen Group	Nasdaq: COWN
CubeSmart	Nasdaq: CUBE
Deckers Outdoor	Nasdaq: DECK
Dynegy	NYSE: DYN
E Commerce China Dangdang	Nasdaq: DANG
Einstein Noah Restaurant	Nasdaq: BAGL
Empire State Realty Trust	Nasdaq: ESRT
Epizyme	Nasdaq: EPZM
EPL Oil & Gas	NYSE: EPL
Esterline Technologies	NYSE: ESL
Five Star Quality	NYSE: FVE
Fortress Investment Group	NYSE: FIG
Foster Wheeler	Nasdaq: FWLT
GAIN Capital	Nasdaq: GCAP
Gap	NYSE: GPS
GrafTech	NYSE: GTI
Granite Construction	NYSE: GVA
Gulf Island Fabrication	Nasdaq: GIFI
Halozyme Therapeutics	Nasdaq: HALO
Harvard Biosciences	Nasdaq: HBIO
HeartWare	Nasdaq: HTWR
Hilton	NYSE: HLT
Hudson Global	Nasdaq: HSON
Hyperion Therapeutics	Nasdaq: HPTX
Iridium Communications	Nasdaq: IRDM
Isle of Capri Casinos	Nasdaq: ISLE
Kaman	Nasdaq: KAMN
KBR	NYSE: KBR
Kodiak Oil & Gas	NYSE: KOG
Kohl’s	NYSE: KSS
Lamar Advertising	Nasdaq: LAMR
Linn Energy	Nasdaq: LINE
LKQ	NYSE: LKQ
Main Street Capital	Nasdaq: MAIN
Marriott Vacations Worldwide	NYSE: VAC
MasTec	NYSE: MTZ
Mentor Graphics	Nasdaq: MENT
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals	Nasdaq: MACK
Monster Beverage	Nasdaq: MNST
Mylan	NYSE: MYL
Nelnet	NYSE: NNI
Nimble Storage	Nasdaq: NMBL
Northern Oil & Gas	NYSE: NOG
Northern Tier Energy	NYSE: NTI
Nxstage Medical	Nasdaq: NXTM
Ocwen Financial	NYSE: OCN
Olympic Steel	Nasdaq: ZEUS
OmniVision	Nasdaq: OVTI
Orient-Express Hotels	NYSE: OEH
Orion Marine	NYSE: ORN
Pall	NYSE: PLL
PDI	Nasdaq: PDII
PROS Holdings	NYSE: PRO
Quaker Chemical	NYSE: KWR
Qunar Cayman Islands	Nasdaq: QUNR
Republic Airways	Nasdaq: RJET
Ross Stores	Nasdaq: ROST
Rowan Cos.	NYSE: RDC
Salesforce.com	NYSE: CRM
SandRidge Energy	NYSE: SD
Sarepta Therapeutics	Nasdaq: SRPT
Sears	Nasdaq: SHLD
Sempra Energy	NYSE: SRE
Sotheby’s	NYSE: BID
Splunk	Nasdaq: SPLK
Sprouts Farmers	NYSE: SFM
St. Joe	NYSE: JOE
Swift Energy	NYSE: SFY
TESCO	Nasdaq: TESO
The Wendy’s	NYSE: WEN
TheStreet	NYSE: TST
Universal Display	Nasdaq: OLED
Universal Health Services	NYSE: UHS
Walter Investment	NYSE: WAC
Western Gas Partners	NYSE: WES
Windstream	NYSE: WIN
WPX Energy	NYSE: WPX
Youku Tudou	Nasdaq: YOKU
YuMe	Nasdaq: YUME
Zale	NYSE: ZLC
FRIDAY
3D Systems	NYSE: DDD
58.com	Nasdaq: WUBA
Aqua America	NYSE: WTR
American CareSource	Nasdaq: ANCI
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals	Nasdaq: AUXL
BroadSoft	Nasdaq: BSFT
Crosstex Energy	Nasdaq: XTXI
CyberOptics	Nasdaq: CYBE
Dyax	Nasdaq: DYAX
Foster L.B.	Nasdaq: FSTR
GasLog	Nasdaq: GLOG
H&E Equipment Services	Nasdaq: HEES
HMS Holdings	Nasdaq: HMSY
Iron Mountain	NYSE: IRM
Isis Pharmaceuticals	Nasdaq: ISIS
James Hardie	NYSE: JHX
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals	Nasdaq: LXRX
Liberty Interactive	Nasdaq: LINTA
Liberty Media	Nasdaq: LMCA
Monarch Casino & Resort	Nasdaq: MCRI
Newcastle Investment	NYSE: NCT
NII Holdings	Nasdaq: NIHD
Northwest Natural Gas	NYSE: NWN
NRG Energy	NYSE: NRG
NRG Yield	Nasdaq: NYLD
Omniamerican Bancorp	Nasdaq: OABC
Pattern Energy Group	Nasdaq: PEGI
Pepco	NYSE: POM
PharMerica	NYSE: PMC
PNM Resources	NYSE: PNM
Primoris	Nasdaq: PRIM
Progressive	NYSE: PGR
Rose Rock Midstream	Nasdaq: RRMS
Ryman Hospitality	NYSE: RHP
Shenandoah Telecommunications	Nasdaq: SHEN
Silver Bay Realty Trust	NYSE: SBY
Tetra Technologies	NYSE: TTI
Vantage Drilling	NYSE: VTG

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