Weekend Trader: Indices, Bitcoin, & Crude Oil Up, Bank Earnings Mostly Positive

<p>All major indices are up this week with Russell 2000 leading the way. Banks like JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Goldman Sachs (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS), Bank Of America (BAC), Wells Fargo (WFC), and Citigroup (C) kicked off the earnings season with mostly positive results. Also, FOMC minutes around inflation and tapering were released. Crude Oil is up 2% for the week and reached 7-year all-time-highs. Finally, Tom White and Ben Lichtenstein discuss crypto as bitcoin climbs on news of potential ETF approval. Major upcoming earnings for next week include Johnson &amp; Johnson (JNJ), Procter &amp; Gamble (PG), Netflix (NFLX), United Airlines (UAL), Verizon (VZ), Tesla (TSLA), AT&amp;T (T), American Airlines (AAL), Southwest Airlines (LUV), Snap Inc. (SNAP), Intel (INTC), and American Express (AXP).</p>