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Rick Ducat breaks down the mixed trading session by diving into the techncials. On the NDX, he warns of bearish divergence taking shape after the index recently broke new all-time highs. However, Rick notes bullish potential for Intel (INTC) signaled by options activity. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newslett...

Owen Carr, Chief Merchandising Officer for Spreetail, discusses Amazon (AMZN) Prime Day season and how it has influenced the retail sector. He says with the expansion to four days, sellers are spreading deals out, leading to a lower first day peak. Coming closer to July 4 than last year, he thinks consumers will be buying more summer products than back-to-school. He expects growth rates in the 20%...

James St. Aubin gives his expectations for 2Q earnings season and what he’s hoping to see in company guidance in particular. He digs into the state of the labor market and what he thinks the Fed’s next moves will be. He notes that continuous claims are at the highest level since 2021, arguing that there are “cracks” below the surface in U.S. jobs. He calls valuation the market’s biggest risk facto...

Kevin Horner is back for Technical Tuesday! On the S&P 500 (SPX), he highlights the 20-day moving average and the index’s recent “impressive move.” For ASML (ASML), he notes three consecutive bull flags and a golden cross. Rigetti Computing’s (RGTI) stock was pushed back to its 50-day moving average and recently broke a downtrend line. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor...

"Money is still too hard to move around the world," argues Mark Greenberg. That thought is why he's not surprised to see stablecoins growing substantially over the last year. Mark expects added regulation like the GENIUS Act to give cryptocurrencies a tailwind into the second half of 2025. CoinDesk's Andy Baehr expects Bitcoin to trade sideways for the summer, pointing out that i...

Phil Blancato thinks large caps are priced to perfection, but there are still opportunities in small caps. He says the latter will “rip higher” if the Fed cuts rates in September. He was “never bought into the rhetoric” of Liberation Day tariffs, arguing that Trump would never deliberately hurt the U.S. economy like that. He likes Amazon (AMZN), citing diversified revenue and a competitive retail...

The Charles Schwab STAX increased slightly to 40.66 from 39.68. Joe Mazzola highlights what's driving the bullish uptick. He mentions that investors bought into Tesla (TSLA) when it dipped in early June, while others steadily bought Amazon (AMZN). Joe labels Palantir (PLTR) as a "retail darling," signaling a return to risk-on trade. However, he adds that investors remain cautions of...

CoreWeave (CRWV) got hit with multiple downgrades after it announced a $9 billion all-stock deal to acquire Core Scientific (CORZ). The stock sold off more today. Marley Kayden notes the analyst commentary as bearish short-term but sees long-term opportunity for the company. Volatility is another anchor tethering some analysts to the sidelines. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every inv...

Daniel Rubino of Windows Central says Nvidia (NVDA) is doing "quite well" in the A.I. space as companies start applying the tech to everyday life. He says bigger companies are boosting efficiency by cutting their workforce, pointing to Microsoft's (MSFT) layoffs as an example. However, Daniel elaborates on a bump in the road with Samsung forecasting worse-than-expected profit due to...

Likefolio’s Andy Swan shares their consumer sentiment data on Airbnb (ABNB). He notes web visits down 10% year-over-year as hotels seem to be gaining. “Airbnb is clearly losing share to traditional hotels…the luster has worn off.” App engagement is also down 3% since last year despite innovative features, and a foray into AI doesn’t seem to be helping. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering e...

Today's panel sees companies like Tesla (TSLA) and Rivian (RIVN) suffering from the Big, Beautiful Bill removing tax credits for EVs. Chris Beauchamp says it's really hard to incentivize Americans currently using gas-powered cars to switch to electric. Hatem Dhiab adds that people don't know enough about EVs, and won't want to without incentive. ======== Schwab Network ======== Emp...

“We’re going to the next stage here,” Ben Emons argues, where tariffs become a tool to negotiate investment in the U.S. from foreign partners. “We’ve got to think about the ripple effect from there,” he adds: building new manufacturing hubs means building more housing, and so on. He looks at the “long-term story” of the U.S. national debt, and says financing it will ultimately be the problem. ====...

Dale Smothers says it’s a “powerful thing” that traders aren’t running to the bond market for safety. “I believe this is all due to the optimism” around the America First agenda of the Trump administration. He thinks the S&P 500 will finish the year around 6,500, citing pent-up demand and $7T “on the sidelines.” He argues that the market is broadening beyond tech, “a very good thing,” and he w...

Jessica Inskip is nervous of a "euphoric" market trading near all-time highs but remains bullish on the "efficiency boom" of companies applying A.I. to everyday uses. On her Big 3, Jessica is watching Coinbase (COIN) as a play in stablecoin adoption, Fiserv's (FI) long-term role in crypto applications for banks, and Nvidia's (NVDA) continuing A.I. dominance. Rick Ducat...

Ben Werkman sees continued strength in bitcoin as more companies create crypto reserves and add bitcoin to the balance sheet. In the wake of Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill" passing in Congress, Ben believes bitcoin could act as a dollar alternative with devaluation potentially taking hold in the U.S. currency. He discusses acceptance and adoption of bitcoin as regulatory uncertai...

As Amazon (AMZN) kicks off its latest Prime Day sales event, Jeff Pierce highlights historical performance trends on the heels of its marquee ecommerce event. He notes the frequency of Amazon's Prime Day events has increased, and that this year's summer offering will be the first 4-day long affair. Later, Tim Biggam says he's "somewhat bullish" on Amazon (AMZN) and demonstrat...

Increased ridesharing using robotaxis could bring down traffic levels, says Ivan Feinseth. He believes a car is an under-used asset by sitting around all day, and says an autonomous vehicle could provide more value for consumers by picking up packages and passengers. Ivan says it is the catalyst behind future valuations of both Uber (UBER) and Tesla (TSLA). In self-driving technology space, he lik...

Diane King Hall joins Sam Vadas at the NYSE set with several early movers on the radar. First up: CoreWeave (CRWV) as shares fall a day after its announced takeover of Core Scientific (CORZ). Multiple analysts have downgraded CRWV as shares have surged after its IPO in March. Meanwhile, HSBC has downgraded multiple major U.S. bank stocks including JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC) and Go...

Michelle Gibley reacts to the latest tariff deadline delay: “Wake me up and let me know when we get the final rate.” She says that we haven’t seen a trade war impact on China’s economy yet, citing their recent GDP numbers, and the government has room for stimulus. Michelle surveys the state of international economies, including the U.K. and Japan, and how they could impact the U.S. bond market or...

Alex Coffey dissects the "hated" market rally as investors weigh potential negative macroeconomic headlines versus the market performance surging to new all-time highs so far in 2025. He provides technical details on the S&P 500 (SPX) chart, with several studies revealing continued bullish trends. Alex says a "little bit of a correction" might have been due, but overall the...

Meta Platforms (META) continues to beef up its A.I. and Superintelligence teams as it hires away Ruoming Pang from Apple (AAPL). Jenny Horne dives into the Bloomberg report as Mark Zuckerberg continues to draw talent from OpenAI, Claude and now Apple. Then, Jenny examines news from Samsung as the chipmaker issues a profit warning stemming from U.S. trade restrictions. ======== Schwab Network =====...

Kevin Hincks says it doesn't take much to shake the markets as investors await the next earnings season in a week with little economic data. He points to yesterday's negative sentiment from Tesla (TSLA) and tariffs as the primary reasons for Monday's weakness. Kevin adds that bank stocks are getting downgraded based off "how far they've run" to the upside, especially into...

Amazon (AMZN) is looking to break out during its 4-day long Prime Day sales event. Rick Ducat notes the chart showing a bearish divergence, with momentum waning despite a rising price. He points to a tightly coiled range between $225 and $235, and says a breakout above the latter level could potentially indicate further upside ahead. Later, Tom White discusses a bullish example options trade in AM...

Zachary Hill expects tariff rates to go higher than markets expect: “The question is, when.” He thinks the market’s attention span is too short to catch tariff impacts as they start to hit in the fall. He argues that delaying tariffs to August 1 lessens the chance of the Fed cutting rates because it will wait for inflation data coming out of that. He’s short the U.S. dollar and likes international...

Scott Bauer (@prospertradingacademy) warns of investor complacency saying people are "numb" to the headline news coming out of Washington DC. He reacts to the latest batch of tariff announcements from the Trump administration and how it could have ripple effects across the economy. Scott thinks they act as a "bargaining chip" in negotiations but says "this is not finished&...