Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis.

In a week full of downbeat news on the housing industry, investors got one final round of figures to end the week on a pessimistic note. The National Association of Realtors released data this morning showing that existing home sales in January dropped 5.1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.62 million. That rate is the slowest pace of growth we have seen since July 2012. While sales have been sliding since the end of the summer, most have blamed that on higher interest rates and increasing housing prices. But, with weak homebuilder sentiment down and now two reports indicating that the housing market is cooling off, investors should certainly be keeping close watch on the sector.  

Despite the weak housing numbers, as of 1 p.m. EST the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI 0.68%) was up 20 points, or 0.13%, the S&P 500 was higher by 0.18%, and the Nasdaq had risen 0.19%.

Within the Dow, shares of Procter & Gamble (PG 0.52%) were up nearly 0.6% at this time. The move comes after yesterday's P&G investors day in which CEO A.G. Lafley explained the company's strategy to a room of more than 600 analysts and investors. Two years ago, then-CEO Bob McDonald shocked the audience at the same event when he announced a plan to cut 5,700 jobs as part of a $10 billion restructuring plan. Lafley made no similarly shocking announcements, instead passing on a lot of good news, including that the company is not looking to make any large acquisitions. Today's move higher is likely a vote of confidence about what Lafley is attempting to do with the company.  

Outside the Dow, shares of Under Armour (UAA 1.77%) are up more than 5.5%. The increase comes after Under Armour and the U.S. Speedskating team confirmed an eight-year extension of their initial partnership through 2022. The current contract was set to expire this year and with all the controversy surrounding the Mach 39 suit, this deal should be seen as a big win for the company and perhaps a not so up-front way of saying that the U.S. team didn't perform so poorly because of the suit.  

One big loser outside the Dow today is Groupon (GRPN 15.55%), as shares are now down nearly 20%. The drop comes after management announced last night that it expects earnings per share for the first quarter to fall within a range of a loss of $0.02-$0.04, while analysts were expecting a gain of $0.06 per share. Furthermore, RBC Capital downgraded the stock from sector perform to underperform while dropping the price target from $11 to $7. RBC said the company was unlikely to survive long term in the current environment with all the competition knocking on Groupon's door, and even if it could weather the storm and turn itself around, the risk may not be worth the reward. Rather harsh words any way you look at it, but I would have to agree with the analyst.  

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