NewsWare’s Trade Talk: Wednesday, February 16

S&P Futures are slightly lower after yesterdays strong move higher. The main catalyst for today will likely be the release of the Fed's meeting minutes this afternoon. Tensions between Russia and Ukraine may have lessened, but there are few indications that a drawdown in troops has begun. This morning the market will digest a host of economic reports including one on Retail Sales, Industrial Production, and the EIA oil stockpile report. This Afternoon we have earnings reports due out from AMAT, CSCO, DASH, and NVDA.