The week of October 26 is just around the corner, and the U.S. stock market’s third-quarter earnings season is about to officially kick off. From Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Intel to Coca-Cola, SK Hynix and Visa, industry heavyweights across the board will be stepping up to report their results. More importantly, September PCE data will be released on Thursday, setting the stage for a potentially eventful week in the markets. Here’s my calendar of key earnings reports to watch:

Monday, October 26
The focus will be mainly on after-hours trading. EDA chip leader $CDNS Cadence, chip IP provider $RMBS Rambus and semiconductor packaging and testing company $AMKR Amkor will report their earnings in succession.

Tuesday, October 27
Before the market opens, keep a close eye on popular fintech platform $SOFI SoFi, global logistics leader $UPS UPS, consumer giant $KO Coca-Cola and cross-border payments platform $PYPL PayPal. After the close, popular retail brokerage $HOOD Robinhood, memory chip giant $SKHY SK Hynix, hard disk drive leader $STX Seagate, international payments leader $V Visa and solar inverter leader $ENPH Enphase will report their latest results.

Wednesday, October 28
Before the market opens, watch computing infrastructure connectivity leader $APH Amphenol, computing infrastructure services provider $VRT Vertiv and payroll leader $ADP ADP. After the close, two tech giants, $MSFT Microsoft and $GOOGL Google, will deliver major earnings reports. Enterprise cloud services provider $NOW ServiceNow, semiconductor equipment leader $KLAC KLA, international logistics giant $FDX FedEx, cybersecurity leader $FTNT Fortinet and popular fast-casual restaurant chain $CMG Chipotle will also release their financial results.

Thursday, October 29
During pre-market trading, construction equipment cycle leader $CAT Caterpillar, HVAC leader $CARR Carrier, pharmaceutical giant $LLY Eli Lilly and automotive chipmaker $STM STMicroelectronics will report first. The after-hours lineup is just as exciting: PC and server chipmaker $INTC Intel, e-commerce and cloud giant $AMZN Amazon, metaverse gaming platform $RBLX Roblox, popular social community $RDDT Reddit, leading crypto exchange $COIN Coinbase, global coffee chain $SBUX Starbucks and popular electric vehicle maker $RIVN Rivian will all release key operating metrics.

Friday, October 30
On the final day of the week, resource and defense companies will lead the pre-market lineup. These include uranium leader $CCJ Cameco, integrated oil and gas giant $BP BP, biopharmaceutical company $REGN Regeneron, oil and gas leader $XOM ExxonMobil, North American oil and gas giant $CVX Chevron and defense contractor $GD General Dynamics.

With such a packed earnings calendar, which company are you ready to pick for a call options trade?

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