Weekly Market Outlook: What’s Moving Wall Street (August 10–14)

Welcome to your morning playbook for the week ahead. We’re tracking the market-moving catalysts that could trigger swings across equities—from key inflation metrics and Applied Materials’ earnings print to Google’s hardware showcase and Netflix’s high-stakes entry into live sports.

Monday, August 10

• Volatility Watch: Options implied volatility has surged over the past week for SpaceX and Rocket Lab. Based on 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) readings, the most overbought names include SMJ International, Chime Financial, and Utz Brands. Conversely, QumulusAI, Capricor Therapeutics, and Solowin are sitting in heavily oversold territory. Short interest remains elevated in Virgin Galactic and BigBear.ai.

• Dividend Watch: High-profile names going ex-dividend this week include Apple, IBM, Alcoa, and Target.

• IPO Watch: Chinese copper behemoth Londian Wason New Energy Tech is scheduled to price its initial public offering and commence trading, targeting a valuation of $1.7B. Meanwhile, the post-IPO quiet period expires for Csquare and Standard Nuclear, freeing sell-side analysts to initiate coverage on these high-beta semiconductor plays.