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Sam Vadas takes on Monday's final takeaways solo to start the new trading week by talking about the discussions between the U.S. and China in Paris. She also tackles the tech trade with a surge in AI memory chips like Micron (MU), along with the start to Nvidia's (NVDA) GTC 2026 conference. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe t...

Circle (CRCL) caught an upgrade from Clear Street and continued a sharp post-earnings rally. Rick Ducat points out the stock's gains where many peers declined, especially compared to Strategy (MSTR) and Marathon Digital (MARA). He highlights key support and resistance levels for Circle and shows options activity surrounding the crypto-centric stock. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering...

Jeffrey Stewart brings his new book, The Great Rewiring of Capital Markets, which covers how capital has gone global and sharpened its interest in high-growth tech companies. Regulations are moving to allow access – and it’s important for these companies to go public. He thinks it’s a “golden era” for IPOs where companies won’t wait as long to go public, vs the “mega” IPOs we’ve been seeing over t...

Audrey Symes explains what investors should know about the housing affordability bill that’s headed back to the House right now. The purpose-built-to-rent communities that the industry is moving towards shouldn’t be affected by the legislation, she notes, whereas “scattershot” portfolios could take a hit. Increasing affordability really comes down to building more housing, Audrey says, “we still h...

Landon Swan from Likefolio reviews The Trade Desk (TTD), noting that their sentiment data turned to the downside and the share price followed. Everything was “going right for a while,” he says, and the market priced in the best-case scenario. Now, it’s “snapping back” after being unable to meet that narrative. Still, he notes that they have strong customer retention and demand. ======== Schwab Net...

As the U.S.-Iran War continues, Adam Coons suggests investors maintain a "buying list" as certain stocks sell off in the geopolitical pressure. "Look for high quality" companies, says Adam, referring to companies with solid earnings sustainability and little to no debt. Software is one sector he believes got beaten down too much, pointing to Intuit (INTU) and ServiceNow (NOW) a...

Monish Verma is “so confident” in the “high-quality private credit” he’s picked out despite broader worries in the private credit market. He explains how private capital can be “gated,” limiting withdrawals. Monish discusses when investors might want to make private credit investments. He anticipates rate cuts this year, and notes that assumption is already “built in” to these markets. ======== Sc...

Rick Ducat returns with Options Corner to highlight unusual options activity among stocks, ETFs and commodities. He points to headlines surrounding Nvidia (NVDA) as CEO Jensen Huang kicks off GTC 2026 — and a bearish trade worth millions of dollars. Rick sticks with the AI industry by highlighting a bullish Micron (MU) position and another odd trade in Carrier Global (CARR). ======== Schwab Networ...

Bill Davis explains how the U.S./Iran conflict has caused a market rotation back into big tech, but he thinks it’s temporary and the market will continue to broaden this year. He believes the Iran conflict will go on until the U.S. decides the costs outweigh the benefits, and oil could spike up again on headlines. His stock picks right now include Dow (DOW), Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM), Cencora (...

Destruction of oil infrastructure "would totally change the game" of crude's downward price action if the U.S.-Iran War escalates, says Rob Thummel. He sees strength in high dividend oil stocks and has Cheniere (LNG), Exxon Mobil (XOM), and Williams Companies (WMB) as top picks. Joe Rinaldi says investors "missed the boat" on oil stocks and would not buy at current prices,...

David Auerbach overviews REITs and the real estate sector. Senior housing and data centers are graded A by his firm, Hoya Capital Real Estate, while casinos and hotels are B+ and apartments and cell towers are C+. He runs through grades for other sectors and explains how demand – and revenue – continue to grow in the top-ranked. He notes that the pandemic still has a lingering effect in some areas...

Burt Flickinger and Arun Sundaram break down Dollar Tree (DLTR) earnings. Arun points out that traffic fell even worse than last quarter, but notes average ticket growth is boosting comp sales. He attributes this to Dollar Tree's multi-price point strategy, calling out concerns about the “sustainability of these results.” Burt notes major pressures on Dollar Tree’s customer base that are not “...

Clayton Allison is holding major oil-integrated companies like Exxon Mobil (XOM), which can “weather these energy disruptions,” and A.I. plays like Broadcom (AVGO), citing their custom silicon creation. In energy, he picks Eaton (ETN) as a power infrastructure play. He likes companies with global diversification, and calls Broadcom the “nervous system” of A.I. He anticipates sustained volatility,...

Jessica Inskip (@jessicainskip) is all about tech on today's Big 3. She sees Nvidia's (NVDA) GTC 2026 conference as a catalyst this week, IBM Corp. (IBM) holding enterprise software and blockchain opportunities, and Apple (AAPL) positioned to become a leader in consumer AI. Rick Ducat backs Jessica's analysis with a look at key levels in the stock charts. ======== Schwab Network ======...

It's time to get defensive with your portfolios, says Eddie Ghabour, with his firm turning underweight on tech and growing its investments in gold. He adds that a "lose-lose" scenario with the FOMC's stance on rate cuts, paired with heightening tensions in the U.S.-Iran War, will lead to a 10% correction in the S&P 500. Eddie says "I hope I'm wrong on tech," tho...

@ProsperTradingAcademy's Charles Moon offers an example options trade for Nvidia (NVDA) as its GTC conference kicks off later today, also pointing out areas to watch on the Mag 7 giant's stock chart. Sam Vadas runs through what investors are watching for, including robotics, inference, and other A.I.-related announcements. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trad...

Today's Charles Schwab big picture panel focuses on the FOMC and what Fed governors will say regarding Wednesday's interest rate decision. Collin Martin talks about the conundrum the committee has when it comes to weighing persistent inflation against a job market struggling to find its footing. Recent economic data signal a resilient economy, according to Collin, suggesting the Fed will &...

The NAHB housing market index suggests a still bearish outlook for the industry, says Kevin Green. Crude oil prices continue to slide lower as well even though strikes in the Iranian region continue. KG makes sense of the price action by weighing bullish optimism against bearish marks investors are missing. He later turns to the grains market by analyzing price action in soybean futures. ========...

Michael Shaoul says back-end energy prices show that the market anticipates the U.S./Iran conflict to only be a 60-90 day disruption. He sees inflation ahead, but not the “stag” part of stagflation, reviewing the latest economic data. “So far, I don’t think it’s realistic to expect any impact” from energy prices, though “things could go wrong” over the next few months. ======== Schwab Network ====...

Phil Rosen looks at history to make his bullish case for markets this year. He doesn’t think the story for investors has changed “that much” despite the U.S./Iran conflict. It might be time to buy the dip as a long-term investor; he advises against panic selling. On the other hand, he doesn’t see a lot of momentum from big tech, and he doesn’t anticipate the Fed cutting rates any time soon. ======...

Gene Goldman sees opportunities in software, which he thinks is oversold, though he is neutral towards technology overall. Instead, he likes healthcare and industrials and is making a short-term energy play. Within those, he likes biotech and managed care. He thinks the S&P 500 will end the year higher, but warns of a potential downturn beforehand. This week, he’s watching central bank meeting...

Ahead of Micron's (MU) earnings later this week, Diane King Hall talks about the company's completion of its Taiwan Fab acquisition. She talks about how it adds to the bull case for Micron and other AI memory chips. One blemish in tech: Qualcomm (QCOM) after Seaport downgraded the stock. Diane ends on the earnings front with a mixed report from Dollar Tree (DLTR). ======== Schwab Network =...

Micron's (MU) rally compared to other chipmaking peers has gripped traders over recent months. Rick Ducat shows the stock's recent consolidation near all-time highs and talks about the company's "vast outperformance" likelihood to continue. He then turns to the options front to show where traders are pricing moves ahead. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every inves...

Stablecoin institution adoption maintains the bull case for crypto, says Paul Golding. With stablecoin market cap holding above $300 billion, paired with more use cases being available to the public, Paul predicts a strong foundation maintaining crypto assets. He explains how it all plays into the big picture for stablecoin's future in finance in big banks and credit card businesses like Maste...

The first half of ServiceNow's (NOW) trading month is characterized by a "head and shoulders" pattern forming in the chart, says Rachel Dashiell with Charles Schwab. She highlights key support and resistance levels in the 20-day and one-year stock activity. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newslett...