
Last week was a wild week in the markets, we saw VIX ($VIX) slowly rise all week until the Fed Meeting minutes were released when it exploded higher. Markets had a corresponding drop at the same time. The second half of the week posed a decent recovery though with the S&P 500 ($SPX) (SPY) finishing up 0.10% on the week.
US unemployment was also a miss with Nonfarm payrolls coming out weaker than expected for the first time in over a year. This week there looks to be significantly fewer news releases, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t impactful. And with earnings around the corner again they could be a glimpse at what's to come. Here are 5 things to watch in the markets this week.