#Jobs report on Friday.
Link to calendar: https://research.investors.com/economic-calendar/
#Jobs — an increase that sightly beats expectations.
Gain of +1,763,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected 1.48M gain
Unemployment at 10.2%, down by 0.9%, vs. expected 10.6%
U6 unemployment at 16.5%, down by 1.5%
Labor force participation 61.4%, down by 0.1%
Average hourly earnings up 0.2%.
June jobs revised down by -9K
May jobs revised upward by +26K
#SPX1dte Since we have another #Jobs report tomorrow I’m going with a #RiskReversal for the upside.
Sold to Open $SPX Aug 7th 3290/3270 put spreads
Bought to Open Aug 7th 3390/3405 call spreads
Total credit: .20
IV: 16.27%, short put ∆ -.10, long call ∆ +.05
#Jobs — an increase beats expectations again.
Gain of +4,800,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected 2.9M gain
Unemployment at 11.1%, down by 2.2%, vs. expected 12.4%
U6 unemployment at 18.0%, down by 3.2%
Labor force participation 61.5%, up by 0.7%
Average hourly earnings down 1.2% from May, up 5% from last June.
May jobs revised upward by +190K
#SPX7dteLong Bought to Open $SPX July 8th 3100/3120-3130/3150 condors for 17.10, with SPX at 3124.
Expiring: July 1st 3070/3090 call spreads for 20.00. Sold put side this morning for .80.
July 2nd call side sold this morning for 18.50. Not filled on attempts to sell put side; will see if high IV around the jobs report in the morning can get me some premium.
#Jobs — Here is full data from today’s report. March and April both revised down, but not enough to overtake the huge gain in May.
Gain of +2,510,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected 8.3M loss
Unemployment at 13.3%, down by 1.4%, vs. expected 19.5%
U6 unemployment at 21.2%, down by 1.6%
Avg Hourly Earnings down by 0.965%
Labor force participation 60.8%, up by 0.6
April revised down from -20.5M to -20.7M
March revised down from -870K to -1.4M
#Jobs — Actually GAINED rather than expected loss.
Gain of +2,510,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected 8.3M loss
Unemployment at 13.3%, down by 1.4%, vs. expected 19.5%
#SPX7dteLong Sold to close $SPX June 5th 3040/3020 put spreads for .80. Looking to close the call side before today’s close. Want to avoid the possible volatility after tomorrow morning’s #Jobs report.
Bought the condors for 17.35 last Friday.
#JOBS report for May is Friday morning
Link to calendar: https://research.investors.com/economic-calendar/
#Jobs — biggest losses since WW2
Loss of 20,500,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected 21.5M loss
Unemployment at 14.7%, up by 10.3%, vs. expected 16%
U6 unemployment at 22.8%, up by 14.1%
Avg Hourly Earnings up 4.3%
Labor force participation 60.2%, down by 2.5, lowest in over a decade
March revised down from -701K to -870K
February revised up from +214K to +230K
#Jobs report for April is Friday… it’ll be a doozy!
#Jobs — bigger loss than expected.
First monthly loss since Sept 2010.
Loss of 701,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. expected 10K loss
Unemployment at 4.4%, up by 1.1%
U6 unemployment at 8.7%, up by 1.7%
Wages up 0.4%; up from +0.3% last month
Labor force participation 62.7%, down by 0.7, lowest since Aug 2018
February revised down from +273K to +214K
January revised up from +273K to +275K
#Jobs report on Friday… should be a doozy!
Link to calendar: https://research.investors.com/economic-calendar/
#Jobs — beating expectations again
+273,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 175K expected
Unemployment at 3.5%, down by 0.1%
U6 unemployment at 7.0%, up by 0.1%
Wages up 0.3%; +3.0% year over year
Labor force participation 63.4%, unchanged
January revised up from 225K to 273K
December revised up from 147K to 184K
#Jobs — beating expectations
+225,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 158K expected
Unemployment at 3.6%, up by 0.1%
U6 unemployment at 6.9%, up by 0.2%
Wages up 0.2%, to 3.1% year over year
Labor force participation 63.4%, up by 0.2%
December revised up from 145K to 147K
November revised up from 256K to 261K
#Jobs report is Friday before the open
Link to calendar: https://research.investors.com/economic-calendar/
#Jobs — Lowest U6 ever
+145,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 160K expected
Unemployment at 3.5%, unchanged
U6 unemployment at 6.7%, down by 0.2%, a record low (since 1994)
Wages up 0.1%, to 2.9% year over year
Labor force participation 63.2%, unchanged
November revised down from 266K to 256K
October revised down from 156K to 152K
#Jobs report is Friday at 8:30am ET
Link to calendar: https://research.investors.com/economic-calendar/
#Jobs — Blowout numbers
+266,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 187K expected
Unemployment at 3.5%, down by 0.1%
U6 unemployment at 6.9%, down by 0.1%
Wages up 0.3%, to 3.1% year over year
Labor force participation 63.2%, down by .01%
October revised up from 128K to 156K
September revised up from 180K to 193K
#Jobs — higher than expected, given GM strike, plus upward revisions of Aug & Sept
+128,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 75K expected
Unemployment at 3.6%, up by .01%
U6 unemployment at 7.0%, up by 0.1%
Wages up 0.2%, to 3.0% year over year
Labor force participation 63.3%, up by .01%
September revised up from 136K to 180K
August revised up from 158K to 219K
#Jobs — 50-year low in unemployment rate
+136,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 145K expected
Unemployment at 3.5%, lowest since 1969
U6 unemployment at 6.9%, down by 0.3
Wages unchanged, 2.9% year over year
Labor force participation 63.2%, unchanged
August revised up from 130K to 168K
July revised up from 159K to 166K
September #ISM non-manufacturing index fell 3.8 points to 52.6 (lowest since August 2016 & well below even most pessimistic forecast in Bloomberg survey); growth in orders/business activity plunged & employment registered weakest print in more than 5y
— Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) October 3, 2019
#Jobs — falling a bit short short
+130,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 150K expected
Unemployment at 3.7%, unchanged as expected
U6 unemployment at 7.2%, up by 0.2
Wages up 0.4%, 3.2% year over year
Labor force participation 63.2%, up 0.2
July revised down from 164K to 159K
June revised down from 193K to 178K
#Jobs report is Friday, 8:30am ET
Link to calendar: https://us.econoday.com/byweek.asp?day=2&month=9&year=2019&cust=us&lid=0
#Jobs — matching estimates for a change
+164,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 165K expected
Unemployment at 3.7%, unchanged
U6 unemployment at 7.0%, down by 0.2
Wages up 0.3%, 3.2% year over year
Labor force participation 63.0%, up 0.1
(Total labor force came in at a record-high 163.4 million)
June revised down from 224K to 193K
May revised down from 72K to 62K
#Jobs — big reversal from May’s disappointment
+224,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 165K expected
Unemployment at 3.7%, up 0.1
U6 unemployment at 7.2%, up by 0.1
Wages up 0.2%, 3.1% year over year
Labor force participation 62.9%, up 0.1
May revised down from 75K to 72K
April revised down from 224K to 216K
#Jobs report on Friday
Link to calendar: https://us.econoday.com/byweek.asp?day=1&month=7&year=2019&cust=us&lid=0
#Jobs — big drop from April’s blowout
+75,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 180K expected
Unemployment at 3.6%, unchanged
U6 unemployment at 7.1%, down by 0.2
Wages up 0.2%, 3.1% year over year
Labor force participation 62.8%, unchanged
April revised down from 263K to 224K
March revised down from 189K to 153K
#Jobs report for May is Friday at 8:30am ET


Link to calendar: https://us.econoday.com/byweek.asp?day=3&month=6&year=2019&cust=us&lid=0
#Jobs Another great month; lowest UE since 1969
+263,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 190K expected
Unemployment at 3.6%, down by 0.2, a 49-year low
U6 unemployment at 7.3%, unchanged
Wages up 0.2%, 3.2% year over year
Labor force participation 62.8%, down by 0.2
March revised down from 196K to 189K
February revised up from 33K to 56K
#Jobs report is Friday at 8:30am ET
Link to calendar: https://us.econoday.com/byweek.asp?day=29&month=4&year=2019&cust=us&lid=0
#Jobs Improvement over February lows
+196,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 175K expected
Unemployment at 3.8%, unchanged
U6 unemployment at 7.3%, unchanged
Wages up 0.1%, 3.2% year over year
Labor force participation 63.0%, down by 0.2
February revised up from 20K to 33K
January revised up from 311K to 312K
#Jobs Report is Friday morning
Link to calendar: https://us.econoday.com/byweek.asp?day=1&month=4&year=2019&cust=us&lid=0
#Jobs Way lower than expected. Wages continue uptick.
+20,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 180K expected (lowest since Sept 2017)
Unemployment at 3.8%, down 0.2%
U6 unemployment at 7.3%, down 0.8% (biggest drop in over 20 years)
Wages up 0.4%, 3.4% year over year (highest since April 2009)
Labor force participation 63.2%, unchanged
January revised up from 304K to 311K
December revised up from 222K to 227K
#Jobs report for February announced Friday, 8:30am ET
Link to calendar: https://us.econoday.com/byweek.asp?day=4&month=3&year=2019&cust=us&lid=0
Jerome Powell speaks Tuesday and Wednesday
GDP report Thursday
#Jobs report will be released the following week, on Friday, March 8th
Link to calendar: https://us.econoday.com/byweek.asp?day=1&month=3&year=2019&cust=us&lid=0
#Jobs Much higher than expected, again. December revised lower.
+304,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 170K expected
Unemployment at 4.0%, up 0.1%
U6 unemployment at 8.1%, up 0.5%
Wages up 0.1%, 3.2% year over year
Labor force participation 63.2%, up by 0.1
December revised down from 312K to 222K
November revised up from 176K to 196K
#Jobs Much higher than expected.
+312,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 176K expected
Unemployment at 3.9%, up 0.2%
U6 unemployment at 7.6%, unchanged
Wages up 0.4%, 3.2% year over year
Labor force participation 63.1%, up by 0.2
November revised up from 155k to 176k
October revised up from 237K to 274k
#Jobs report is Friday. And Powell speaks later that morning.
Link to calendar: https://optionsbistro.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/screen-shot-2018-09-24-at-6-07-52-am.png
#Jobs Lower than expected.
+155,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 198K expected
Unemployment at 3.7%, unchanged
U6 unemployment at 7.6%, up by 0.2%
Wages up 0.2%, or 6 cents, 3.1% year over year
Labor force participation 62.9%, unchanged
October revised down from 250k to 237k
September revised up from 119k to 134k
#Jobs Higher than expected.
+250,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 190K expected
Unemployment at 3.7%, unchanged
U6 unemployment at 7.4%, down by 0.1
Wages up 0.2%, or 5 cents, 3.1% year over year, highest increase April 2009
Labor force participation 62.9%, up 0.2
September revised downward from 134k to 118k
August increased 270k to 286k
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October #Jobs report is Friday, Nov 2nd, 8:30am ET
Link to calendar: https://us.econoday.com/byweek.asp?cust=us
#Jobs Lower than expected, but previous months boosted higher, and unemployment reaches historic lows.
+134,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs. 180K expected
Unemployment falls to 3.7%, down 0.2%, lowest since 1959
U6 unemployment at 7.5%, up by 0.1
Wages up 0.2%, 2.8% year over year, 0.1 lower than August
Labor force participation 62.7%, no change
July increased 147K to 165K
August increased 201K to 270K
#Jobs Slightly better than expected.
+201,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs 191K expected
Unemployment steady at 3.9%
U6 unemployment at 7.4%, down by 0.1
Wages up 0.4%, 2.9% year over year, an improvement over recent months
Labor force participation 62.7%, down 0.2
#Jobs report is Friday at 8:30am ET
#Jobs Better than expected.
+213,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs 188K expected
Unemployment up 0.2 to 4.0%
U6 unemployment at 7.8%, up by 0.2
Wages up 0.2%, 2.7% year over year
Labor force participation 62.9%, up 0.2
May revised up from 223K to 244K
Apr revised up from 159K to 175K
#Jobs Strong month, with lowest unemployment rate since 2000.
+223,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs 188K expected
Unemployment down to 3.8%, lowest since April 2000
U6 unemployment at 7.6%, down by .2
Wages up 0.3%, reflecting 2.7% annualized
Labor force participation 62.7%, down 0.1
Apr revised down from 164K to 159K
Mar revised up from 135K to 155K
#Jobs Fewer than expected jobs added, but lowest UE rate since 2000, and wage growth sluggish.
+164,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs 192K expected
Unemployment falls to 3.9%, lowest since 2000
U6 unemployment at 7.8%, down by .2 and lowest since 2001
Wages up 0.15%, reflecting 2.6% annualized, down from last month
Labor force participation 62.8%, down 0.1
Mar revised up from 103k to 135k
Feb revised down from 326k to 324k
#Jobs Reverse of last month: Added jobs LOWER than expected, but wage growth was stronger. Reversion to the mean?
+103,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs 178K expected
Unemployment holds steady at 4.1%
U6 unemployment at 8.0%, down by .2
Wages up 0.3%, reflecting 2.7% annualized
Labor force participation 62.9%, down 0.1
Jan revised down from 239k to 176k
Feb revised up from 313k to 326k
#jobs Added jobs blow away expectations, but wage growth weak.
+313,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs 200K expected
Unemployment holds steady at 4.1%
U6 unemployment steady at 8.2%
Wages up only 0.1%, reflecting 2.6% annualized
Labor force participation up to 63%
#jobs With the mega-earnings day and volatility, I totally forgot this was being released this morning.
+200,000 non-farm payroll jobs, vs 180K expected
Unemployment holds steady at 4.1%
U6 unemployment up one tenth to 8.2%
Wages up 0.3%, reflecting 2.9% annualized
Labor force participation holds at 62.7%
+156,000 jobs in December
4.7% unemployment, up .1%
Avg hourly earnings jumped 10 cents
2.9% annual gain for wages in 2016
Labor force participation unchanged (and still low) at 62.7%
November revised upward from 178,000 to 204,000
October revised downward from 142,000 to 135,000
2016 total non-farm: 2.2 million
About 500K fewer than 2015
178,000 jobs added in November
Unemployment 4.6%, lowest since August 2007
Labor participation down a bit to 62.7%
UE6 rate 9.3%, lowest since 2008
#SPXcampaign Since I sold Dec 7th calls this morning, just sold some puts to offset them:
Sold to Open $SPX Dec 7th 2175/2150 puts for 2.70, with SPX at 2205.
I’m now trading in a pretty tight range, 2190 to 2230, through Friday the 9th. I’m hoping strong moves in either direction wait until after that! But, #Jobs report is this Friday…