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Kratos Defense & Security (KTOS) has vastly outperformed other peers in the aerospace industry, rallying 250% year-over-year. George Tsilis talks about its recent earnings and bullish upgrade from BTIG that helped give shares a boost. However, George adds it faces an uphill battle when it comes to valuation. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market da...

@CharlesSchwab's Kevin Gordon calls Thursday's labor data relatively benign, though PPI tells a different story. He talks about what investors need to keep an eye on as the inflation picture gets murkier. For one, Kevin notes the potential of additional pricing pressure in upcoming earnings. He adds that the SPX itself remains heavily reliant on the Mag 7, pointing to importance in market...

The 5-day SPX chart shows a double bottom that occurred between Wednesday's and Thursday's trading sessions, a bullish indicator according to Kevin Green. One concern he shares is the bid size of SPX futures higher than the ask size, showing interest from bears in the index. Bulls are showing strength when it comes to market depth. Kevin sees an uptick in activity that can signal a volume...

Max Baecker says silver is undervalued right now and thinks it will start to “charge up” to catch up to gold. “Gold and silver usually move in lockstep,” and a falling dollar usually means big moves upwards for the metals, he adds. Max also compares gold and bitcoin and argues that “you need a little exposure” to bitcoin. He doesn’t consider them equal, saying there’s “5 or 6 barriers” in the way...

Jonathan Sakraida says the challenge for Deere (DE) is their cut to guidance, since the market expected stronger cyclical performance. He also notes that interest rates hit Deere because a lot of its equipment purchases are financed, meaning farmers have less ability to buy. He considers Deere “the player” in AI and automation technology in the sector. “Once markets do recover, we think Deere is g...

Matt Maley and Kristen Owen break down Deere (DE) earnings. Matt says the company commonly puts out conservative guidance, but investors need to watch out for margin pressures from tariffs. Kristen notes “a lot of pressure for farmers” with tariffs making it more difficult to sell their crops – which are having a good growing year – which then hits Deere and its ability to sell equipment. ========...

David Busch assumes the higher PPI numbers are tariff-related and will pass through to the CPI measurements soon enough. “Inflation is still persistent, it’s still sticky,” forcing the Fed onto a longer path for rate cuts. He’s looking at sectors like consumer discretionary, which could benefit from a steepening yield curve. “I would also consider REITs,” he adds, with the expectations that rates...

Don Nesbitt points out a dichotomy in consumer behavior and analyzes the earnings season thus far. He sees a distinct difference based on income level and says Home Depot (HD) earnings next week can help give a better picture of consumer health. He’s also watching Toll Brothers (TOL) earnings after competitors missed estimates. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader,...

Austin Lyons says the Mag 7 continue to dominate market leadership, though it's becoming more fragmented. As companies like Apple (AAPL) and Tesla (TSLA) play catch up, Austin poses the question to investors, "is there anywhere else that's better to put your money in the A.I. trade?" While he like Apple's tech ecosystem and Tesla's future prospects, he favors Microsoft (M...

Rocket Companies (RKT) offers mortgage and real estate financial services. The stock also rallied about 80% so far in 2025 even as the rest of the industry underperformed. George Tsilis takes a closer look into the company's fundamentals and financials to explain why investors are boarding Rocket. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscrib...

Likefolio’s Andy Swan shares their consumer sentiment data on Roku (ROKU). “They’re just quietly executing a really, really strong game plan.” He thinks Roku is in a “prime spot” in the streaming world and looks at their ad business and the success of the Roku Channel. He also says Roku is gaining customers and calls it “definitely an acquisition target.” ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowerin...

Cory Johnson liked Cisco's (CSCO) latest earnings, adding that it shows the company taking a slice of the A.I. infrastructure pie. He considers networking revenue the high point of the report. Tom Essaye isn't as bullish on the stock after Cisco's earnings, noting the muted reaction to the numbers. He argues investors are looking for much more as markets remains supercharged by A.I. ==...

Prosper Trading Academy's Scott Bauer tackles three Cs experiencing notable price action pullback. For Carvana (CVNA), Scott sees short-term opportunity if the stock holds its 50-day SMA. While cybersecurity stocks have fallen out of favor, he says CrowdStrike (CRWD) remains a stock all investors should watch, along with Salesforce (CRM) as it reaches a historic support level. Scott also offer...

“It’s a stock picker’s market,” Steven Orr believes, but the broad market is “way over its skis.” He walks through the sectors he thinks are best positioned, including healthcare. He likes UnitedHealth (UNH) in particular, along with C3.AI (AI) despite its recent earnings weakness. Steven also reacts to the latest inflation data and argues that the Fed “has to change the narrative” on the neutral...

OptionsPlay's Tony Zhang sets the foundation for an example options trade in Lennar (LEN) as he sees the company building on its recent breakout. He points to the stock shattering a key resistance level at $125, backed by market expectations for incoming rate cuts, as signals for shares making a continuing move to the upside. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trade...

Applied Materials (AMAT) reports earnings after the close on Thursday. George Tsilis says it will face one key headwind: China. He notes Applied Materials gets 25% of its total sales from the country, meaning tariffs will serve as a headwind against future profits. On the bullish side, George notes the company's DRAM capabilities as a plus, backed by strong A.I. support seen in Nvidia (NVDA),...

Melissa Otto offers her perspective on Perplexity's $34.5 billion bid to buy Google Chrome from Alphabet (GOOGL). "It's definitely going to be a wild one," Melissa says, noting there is no true standard for something like this before. She adds that A.I. has made no lasting threat to Google search revenue, as she discusses how it adds to the antitrust case accusing Alphabet holding a search monopol...

Mike Dickson looks under the hood of the CPI and PPI reports this week, emphasizing the rise in services prices. He also talks about the differences between these reports and PCE data coming at the end of the month. He thinks the muted market reaction comes from the assumption that PCE won’t be that bad. Generally, Mike notes strong corporate earnings and profitability this quarter. ======== Schwa...

While Tapestry (TPR) posted strong numbers in its Coach brand, Diane King Hall says it wasn't enough to temper fears of tariffs in the company's outlook. Deere & Co. (DE) also noted profit pressures in guidance despite its earnings beat. Diane points to Cisco (CSCO) as a company that performed relatively well on its report, primarily through its A.I. infrastructure business. ======== S...

6,500 is the new level Kevin Green is watching when it comes to resistance in the SPX, though it will face headwinds on Thursday's session following a hotter-than-expected PPI print. He's watching two bullish signals developing in other pockets. One is in the 10YR-3MO yield spread, as Kevin notes its consolidation remains bullish for stocks. He later turns to technicals in the healthcare s...

Liz Ann Sonders compares the CPI and PPI reports from this week to get a look at U.S. inflation. She argues that it seems like companies are absorbing costs rather than passing them on to consumers right now, keeping inflation from jumping. She says that more than this data, upcoming labor data will decide whether the Fed cuts rates in September. Liz Ann points to CEO sentiment climbing but still...

The 0.9% month-over-month uptick in PPI was significantly up from Wall Street's expectations of an unchanged report. For those wondering why markets didn't move down further, Kevin Hincks talks about PPI historically taking a backseat when it comes to importance of other prints. On the international front, Kevin turns to President Trump's meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin i...

On the technical front, Applied Materials (AMAT) is underperforming the overall markets says Rick Ducat. He compares the company to other semiconductor-related names before showing recent resistance points for investors to watch ahead of earnings. Tom White later demonstrates an example options trade for AMAT. He utilizes an iron condor strategy with a neutral stance in a short-term position. ====...

Kevin Horner suits up and fashions his chart studies for Tapestry (TPR). The Kate Spade owner and luxury retailer is down after its latest earnings, but on a longer-term chart Kevin still says it's looking "fantastically" saying a breather from recent highs wouldn't be uncommon. To the downside, he highlights $88 as a possible support level. Kevin also notes the upward move in it...

Joe Brusuelas joins Diane King Hall at the NYSE to go under the hood on the hot July PPI print. The argument that foreigner's are "paying the tariffs" has been "destroyed," says Joe. In terms of the Fed cutting rates, he cautions investors that Federal Funds markets are thin and illiquid, saying there's a long road until the September meeting. Joe says pricing pressures...