If earnings exceed analysts' expectations, the stocks can shoot up. If the numbers underperform, the stock can tank. Then again, occasionally, stocks don't move the way you would have expected.
Anyway, many traders use earnings plays for trading strategies. Also, option traders look for high implied volatility of stocks for for option selling strategies.
Here are many of the enormous number of stocks reporting earnings this week:
Monday
AMC
CKEC
CNA
CUTR
DNB
FDC
FTR
MIC
SOHU
TST
GRA
WMB
XOXO
CKEC
CNA
CUTR
DNB
FDC
FTR
MIC
SOHU
TST
GRA
WMB
XOXO
Tuesday
AHC
AET
Y
AIG
WTR
CAR
AVP
CZR
CERN
CRAY
CVS
DVN
EA
EPC
ETSY
FIT
FMS
GNW
H
KAR
LOCK
PFE
PBI
PG
STX
SODA
RGR
ZEN
AET
Y
AIG
WTR
CAR
AVP
CZR
CERN
CRAY
CVS
DVN
EA
EPC
ETSY
FIT
FMS
GNW
H
KAR
LOCK
PFE
PBI
PG
STX
SODA
RGR
ZEN
Wednesday
DDD
ALL
AWR
AWK
NLY
APO
AVID
BIO
BYD
FUN
CHDN
CLX
CROX
D
FSLR
GDDY
HLF
ICE
JACK
MET
OXY
RIO
SHOP
TDOC
TSLA
TWX
RIG
TRIP
FOX
WU
ALL
AWR
AWK
NLY
APO
AVID
BIO
BYD
FUN
CHDN
CLX
CROX
D
FSLR
GDDY
HLF
ICE
JACK
MET
OXY
RIO
SHOP
TDOC
TSLA
TWX
RIG
TRIP
FOX
WU
Thursday
ATVI
APA
ABTL
BATS
BCE
BBW
CHK
CHD
DUK
FEYE
FTD
K
KMPR
NUS
GOLD
SEAS
SSYS
TTWO
TASR
TK
TEVA
PCLN
TIME
TRUE
VIA
WEB
WTW
Z
ZNGA
APA
ABTL
BATS
BCE
BBW
CHK
CHD
DUK
FEYE
FTD
K
KMPR
NUS
GOLD
SEAS
SSYS
TTWO
TASR
TK
TEVA
PCLN
TIME
TRUE
VIA
WEB
WTW
Z
ZNGA
Friday
AINV
XRAY
MGA
RBS
VA
WY
XRAY
MGA
RBS
VA
WY
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