Welcome to Seeking Alpha's Catalyst Watch - a breakdown of some of next week's actionable events that stand out. Check out Saturday morning's regular Stocks to Watch article for a full list of events planned for the week, or the Seeking Alpha earnings calendar for companies due to report.

Monday - December 11

Volatility watch - Crypto-related names Coinbase Global (COIN), Microstrategy (MSTR), Marathon Digital (MARA), Cleanspark (CLSK), Hut 8 (HUT), Terawulf (WULF), and Riot Platforms (RIOT) are still being watched for short squeeze potential. Options trading volume rose on GameStop (GME) amid buzz about the board's decision to allow management to make stock buys of other companies. The most overbought stocks per their 14-day Relative Strength Index are Altimmune (ALT), Sera Prognostics (SERA), and Snap (SNAP). The most oversold stocks per their 14-day Relative Strength Index are ReAlpha Tech (AIRE), Ventyx Bio (VTYX), and R&Q Insurance Holdings Ltd (OTCQX:RQIHF).
Earnings watch - Notable companies due to report include Casey's General Stores (CASY), and Oracle (ORCL).
All day - The two-day Fortune Brainstorm AI Conference in San Francisco will bring together leading executives and policymakers to examine new business cases for AI. Companies with speakers at the event include Cloudflare (NET), Accenture (ACN), Williams-Sonoma (WSM), Qualcomm (QCOM), Pfizer (PFE), Best Buy (BBY), Salesforce (CRM), Walmart (WMT), PagerDuty (PD), and Amgen (AMGN).
All day - Shareholders with Arlington Asset Investment Corp. (AAIC) vote on the buyout offer from mortgage REIT Ellington Financial (EFC). Shareholders with RPT Realty (RPT) will vote on the $2B acquisition offer from Kimco Realty (KIM).
All day - The healthcare sector will be on high alert with the 65th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition taking place in San Diego, California. The Hematology meeting has led to share price jolts from participants in the past. Companies due to present this year include Eli Lilly (LLY), Agios Pharmaceuticals (AGIO), Corvus Pharmaceuticals (CRVS), IN8bio (INAB), Molecular Partners AG (MOLN), Rigel Pharmaceuticals (RIGL), Schrödinger (SDGR), Telomir Pharmaceuticals (TELO), Vor Biopharma (VOR), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Incyte Corporation (INCY), and Pfizer (PFE).
All day - Notable investor events scheduled include AECOM's (ACM) Investor Day and Affirm Holdings' (AFRM) fireside chat.

Tuesday - December 12

Earnings watch - Notable companies due to report include Johnson Controls International (JCI).
All day - Notable investor events scheduled include Centene's (CNC) investor day event, L3Harris Technologies' (LHX) Investor Day, Ligand Pharmaceuticals' (LGND) Investor and Analyst Day, and Navitas Semiconductor's (NVTS) Investor Day.
All day - The IPO lockup period for blocks of shares of CAVA Group (CAVA) will expire. Shares of CAVA have seen some selling pressure already ahead of the lockup expiration on concerns that some insiders will cash out.
8:30 a.m. The consumer price index report for November will be released. Economists forecast a drop in the November year-over-year inflation rate to +3.1% from +3.2% in October. Core CPI is seen coming at +4.0% year-over-year.

Wednesday - December 13

Earnings watch - Notable companies due to report include Adobe (ADBE) and ABM Industries (ABM).
All day - Rocket Lab (RKLB) has a launch planned for its Electron rocket. The flight, which is for a Japan-based Earth-imaging company, will be the 42nd flight of the Electron rocket and the first since a launch failure in September.
All day - Notable investor events scheduled include Couchbase's (BASE) Analyst Day, U.S. Silica Holdings' (SLCA) Investor Meeting, and Verint Systems' (VRNT) Investor Day.
All day - Fontainebleau Las Vegas will open its doors to opening. The 3,644-room hotel complex will be the first new resort on the Las Vegas Strip since Resorts Worlds opened in 2021.
8:30 a.m. The producer price index report for November will be released.
11:00 a.m. Amdocs (DOX) will hold a webcast called "Unlocking the Transformative Power of Generative AI."
2:00 p.m. The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee will release its statement on interest rates.
2:30 p.m. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will hold a press conference.

Thursday - December 14

Earnings watch - Notable companies due to report include Costco (COST), Jabil (JBL), and Lennar (LEN). Options trading implies double-digit share price swing for Mesa Air (MESA) after its report.
Central bank watch - The European Central Bank, Bank of England, and Swiss National Bank will release their interest rate decisions.
All day - Notable investor events include Chewy's (CHWY) first investor day event in the company's history, Phillips Edison & Company's (PECO) Investment Community Day, Coherent's (COHR) Business Update Call, and Schrodinger's (SDGR) Investor Day.
8:30 a.m. The retail sales report for November will be released. Economists forecast a 0.2% month-over-month increase after stripping out the gas and auto categories.
8:30 a.m. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) will host a conference call to provide an update on the company's hematology portfolio.
10:00 a.m. Intel (INTC) will hold its AI Everywhere Event. The semiconductor giant said the event will include the launch of 5th Gen Intel Xeon processors for data centers and Intel Core Ultra processors for laptops.

Friday - December 15

Earnings watch - Notable companies due to report include Darden Restaurants (DRI).
All day - The stock market could see extra volatility with triple witching day featuring the simultaneous expiration of stock options, stock index futures, and stock index options contracts.
All day - The tender offer for Eli Lilly (LLY) to acquire Point Biopharma (PNT) expires. Shares of Point Biopharma traded 12% above the deal price at the time of publication.
All day - Utz Brands (UTZ) will hold its Investor Day event at the New York Stock Exchange.
8:30 a.m. FREYR Battery (FREY) will hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in connection with its previously announced process to redomicile from Luxembourg to the U.S.

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