NewsWare's Trade Talk: Thursday, August 15

S&P Futures are displaying gains this morning ahead of a number of economics reports due out before the opening bell. This mornings Retail Sales and Jobless Claims are key reports as they provide a real insight into the health of the economy. A host of 13F filing came in after the bell displaying position adjustments by the major hedge funds. Markets are pricing in earnings beats from CSCO, JD DE & NICE. WMT release is pending. After the bell today AMAT is scheduled to report. China's economic reports overnight were mixed, U.K. GDP came in at +0.6%. Oil prices are positive this morning with the Ceasefire talks happening today. In Europe, all three of the major indexes are flat to higher and awaiting economic data releases from the U.S.