Next week will be quite nice:

Monday:

• US markets are closed for the Presidents Day holiday closed.

Tuesday:

• Quarterly reports from Walmart ($WMT (-0.21%) ), Home Depot ($HD (-0.15%) ) and Palo Alto Networks ($PANW (-1.92%) ) are expected.

Wednesday:

• Quarterly reports fromNvidia ($NVDA (-1.87%) ), Suncor Energy ($SU (-2.94%) ), Exelon ($EXC (+0.49%) ), Rivian Automotive ($RIVN (+0%) ) and Marathon Oil ($MPC (-2.6%) ) are expected.
• Publication of the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) from January.

Thursday

• Quarterly reports from Intuit ($INTU (-0.33%) ) and Booking Holdings ($BKNG (-0.44%) ) are expected.
• Publication of the weekly initial claims for unemployment benefits (until February 17).
• Release of the S&P flash services PMI and S&P Flash Manufacturing PMI for February.
• Release of existing home sales for January.
• Start of the Department of Education meetings on the repayment of student loans.
• Speeches by Patrick HarkerPresident of the Philadelphia Federal Reserve, and Neel KashkariPresident of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve.

Friday:

• Quarterly report from Warner Bros Discovery ($WBD (-0.79%) ) is expected.