Catalyst Watch archive · Week of Aug 17-21, 2026

Eyes on Walmart, Alibaba, and Reddit's S&P debut.

Retail owns the tape this week: Walmart headlines Thursday with a 5% implied move, Home Depot and Lowe's bookend it, and the Fed minutes land in the middle. Here is the week, day by day.

Updated Aug 16, 2026

Archived edition

This is the Catalyst Watch for Aug 17-21, 2026, kept as published. The current week is always at the hub.

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Monday

Aug 174 on the tape

All day
EventMcDonald's (MCD) starts selling energy drinks
A Red Bull partnership - a new lane for the menu.
- MCD
TBA
EarningsFabrinet (FN) and Flexsteel (FLXS) report
- FN
- FLXS
All day
ScreenVolatility screen
options vol climbing in Amazon (AMZN) and Mercury Systems (MRCY); short interest elevated again in Sphere (SPHR) and Xponential Fitness (XPOF).
- AMZN
- MRCY
- SPHR
- XPOF
8:30 AM
MacroEmpire State Manufacturing Index

Up next

TuesdayAug 18

TBAEarningsHome Depot (HD), Baidu (BIDU), Amer Sports (AS), and Toll Brothers (TOL) report
All dayDataReddit (RDDT) joins the S&P 500
All dayConferenceDanish Defence Industry Day

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