U.S. Stock Market prediction: Wall Street 'fear gauge' hits highest level in 6 months. Will S&P 500, Dow Jones, Nasdaq open in green?

U.S-China trade war, government shutdown, earnings results from Tesla and Netflix will dictate the U.S Stock market indexes -- S&P 500, Dow Jones, Nasdaq. The fourth year of the S&P 500's bull run kicked off this week with some significant gyrations after a long period of market calm. The CBOE market volatility index (ViX), known as Wall Street's "fear gauge", has surged in recent days and hit its highest level in nearly six months on Friday.

Earnings reports next week, including from Tesla and Netflix, will provide a deeper look at U.S. corporate profits while delayed U.S. inflation data will mark another test of the stock market, which has become shakier even as it remains around record highs. Revived U.S.-China trade tensions and credit concerns at regional U.S. banks drove the anxiety.

"The market is becoming more volatile, but it's also coming off of a very non-volatile period where we didn't have a lot of risk catalysts bubbling to the top," said Michael Reynolds, vice president of investment strategy at Glenmede.


The U.S.-China trade issue will be key for markets in the coming week, said Doug Beath, global equity strategist at Wells Fargo Investment Institute. U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Friday that he would meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in two weeks in South Korea.

Attention will be on third-quarter earnings after major banks started the reporting season on a strong note. Aside from streaming giant Netflix and electric vehicle maker Tesla, other companies due to report in the coming week include consumer companies Procter & Gamble and Coca-Cola, aerospace and defense giant RTX and tech stalwart IBM . The corporate results and executive comments will offer insight into the economy as the U.S. government shutdown has stopped economic data releases since October 1, including monthly employment data.

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