Several notable companies are reporting earnings this week, including Nike, RH, PVH, McCormick, FactSet, Conagra Brands and Cal-Maine Foods.
A stock doesn’t need much of an excuse to move during earnings season. It just needs a catalyst.
That’s why we start each week by scanning the upcoming earnings calendar for the names most likely to matter.
But the calendar is only step one.
From there, we run those names through our proprietary Alpha Signals process to see whether any of them are showing signs of a stronger setup heading into the report.
Below is our starting watchlist for the week of March 30 through April 2.
Stocks Reporting Earnings This Week
| Ticker | Company | Report Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRGS | Progress Software | Mon Mar 30 | After Close |
| APC | ARKO Petroleum | Mon Mar 30 | After Close |
| PHR | Phreesia | Mon Mar 30 | After Close |
| MKC | McCormick | Tue Mar 31 | Pre-Market |
| FDS | FactSet | Tue Mar 31 | Pre-Market |
| SNX | TD SYNNEX | Tue Mar 31 | Pre-Market |
| NKE | Nike | Tue Mar 31 | After Close |
| RH | RH | Tue Mar 31 | After Close |
| PVH | PVH | Tue Mar 31 | After Close |
| PLAY | Dave & Buster’s | Tue Mar 31 | After Close |
| NCNO | nCino | Tue Mar 31 | After Close |
| BYND | Beyond Meat | Tue Mar 31 | After Close |
| LW | Lamb Weston | Wed Apr 1 | Pre-Market |
| CAG | Conagra Brands | Wed Apr 1 | Pre-Market |
| MSM | MSC Industrial | Wed Apr 1 | Pre-Market |
| CALM | Cal-Maine Foods | Wed Apr 1 | Pre-Market |
| UNF | UniFirst | Wed Apr 1 | Pre-Market |
| TLRY | Tilray Brands | Wed Apr 1 | Pre-Market |
| AYI | Acuity | Thu Apr 2 | Pre-Market |
| GES | Guess? | Thu Apr 2 | After Close |
| LNN | Lindsay | Thu Apr 2 | Pre-Market |
| ANGO | AngioDynamics | Thu Apr 2 | Pre-Market |
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Tuesday is clearly the marquee session.
McCormick and FactSet kick things off before the open. Then after the bell, Nike, RH, and PVH step into the spotlight — three names that could tell us a lot about consumer demand, discretionary spending, and whether investors are willing to forgive weak trends if management tells the right story.
Wednesday morning is a different kind of setup. Conagra and Cal-Maine offer a read on staples and food inflation, while Lamb Weston and UniFirst add more company-specific intrigue.
Thursday is lighter, but it still gives us a useful pulse check on commercial and industrial demand through Acuity and Lindsay.
And then the week ends there. U.S. markets are closed Friday for Good Friday.
This Week Is a Watchlist, Not a Shopping List
Here’s the key point: earnings is not an Alpha Signal.
Earnings matters because it can be a catalyst. It can be the spark. But a spark alone doesn’t give us a setup we can trust.
If none of the names on this week’s calendar is showing strong, clear bullish alignment across our Alpha Signals, we’re perfectly happy to sit them out.
That’s not a flaw in the process. That is the process.
There’s no prize for forcing a trade just because a company happens to be reporting.
How We Narrow the Field
We typically start with a list like this because earnings often create opportunity. The next step is figuring out which names show signs of a stronger setup heading into the report.
That’s where our proprietary Alpha Signals system comes in.
| Signal | What We Look For |
|---|---|
| Institutional Accumulation | Large funds building positions ahead of a catalyst. |
| Insider Buying | Executives or directors putting real money to work in the stock. |
| Analyst Momentum | Cluster buy ratings, upgrades, and rising price targets. |
| Whale Activity | Unusual options trades or aggressive call buying that suggests big-money positioning. |
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We’re not looking for one green light. We’re looking for confluence.
When earnings are approaching and multiple Alpha Signals start lining up around the same stock — institutional accumulation, insider buying, analyst momentum, unusual options flow — that’s when a name can move from “interesting” to “conviction.”
Our earnings calendar is one funnel. Our breakout stock list is another. When a stock starts showing up in both places — and the other Alpha Signals begin to line up with it — that’s when our interest really rises.
The Takeaway
Alpha Signals Verdict: This week’s calendar offers plenty to watch, but not much that currently checks enough boxes to qualify as a high-conviction bullish setup.
This looks more like a research week than a high-conviction trading week.
And that’s fine.
Sometimes the best move is to stay selective, let the numbers hit, and wait for the market to tip its hand.
Because in this market, it’s not enough to know who is reporting.
The real edge comes from knowing which setups are quietly getting stronger before the crowd catches on — and which ones are better left alone.
Good trading!
Greg Patrick
