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Rachel Dashiell with Charles Schwab turns to General Motors (GM) for Wednesday's Chart of the Day after the company got an upgrade from Wolfe Research. She turns to the short and long-term price action to gauge where shares will see support and resistance. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https:...

Optimism trickled into the stock market Wednesday morning on reports that the U.S. and Iran are accelerating efforts for peace talks. "Be cautious," argues Kevin Green, at least until Iran itself confirms the talks about happening. In the meantime, he explains how the headlines crushed crude oil price and lifted airline stocks. Also on KG's radar: Arm Holdings (ARM), which rallied do...

Cracks are emerging in the private credit market as KKR (KKR) faces a debt downgrade and Apollo (APO) limits investor withdrawals. Marley Kayden and Sam Vadas also discuss sharp moves in Circle (CRCL) and Coinbase (COIN) amid changing stablecoin rules, along with PMI data from S&P Global (SPGI) pointing to rising stagflation risks. The conversation looks ahead to growth signals from Chewy (CHW...

Geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz are pressuring markets, but Josh Jamner says history shows these pullbacks are often buying opportunities. He notes the S&P 500 (SPX) typically rebounds as the U.S. economy remains less sensitive to oil shocks, with rate‑cut expectations still centered on 2026. Rising energy costs could weigh on airlines like United Airlines (UAL) and spill over in...

Investors want the Iran conflict to be over, says Dr. Yung-Yu Ma, and it’s hard to position unless people are focusing on the long term. However, as volatility plays out, this can be difficult for market participants. He sees weakening in market internals, although they’ve held together in a “patchwork” fashion that’s keeping markets from a bigger pullback. He thinks green energy will come back, a...

Arm Holdings (ARM) has outperformed Nvidia (NVDA), AMD Inc. (AMD), Intel (INTC), and other chipmakers so far in 2026. Now, Arm has announced its own CPU chip for data centers. Alex Coffey analyzes the year-to-date price activity in ARM to show where shares see support and resistance. Elevated options show a surplus of call activity. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and tr...

Audrey Symes spotlights hiring trends within the financial industry during the AI revolution, saying big players are “building their bench.” She discusses how AI is sending M&A activity surging, and how financial companies are profiting, and using AI themselves to improve their businesses. Audrey talks about the skills that companies are paying a premium for in this field. ======== Schwab Netw...

Ian Wyatt and John Blank focus on the Fed and lay out their expectations for rate cuts. Without high oil prices, Ian sees 2-3 cuts, but could easily see zero cuts if they do stay high. “This Fed really responds to the labor market,” Ian notes. John emphasizes that the Iranians are “controlling the risk premium” for oil, and they likely want prices to stay high for leverage. John thinks the Fed is...

Nancy Tengler, CEO & CIO of Laffer Tengler, was "expecting a lot of chop" in 2026 but sees markets are moving in the right direction. Her firm recently added positions to Palantir (PLTR), Microsoft (MSFT), and GE Vernova (GEV) among other software and AI-tied stocks beaten down in the SaaS-pocalypse. "We will need software," says Nancy, pointing to Microsoft in particular a...

Christopher Zook sees crude oil and general market disruption clearing in the next couple of weeks. He tells investors to "look past the noise" and focus on the greater economic picture that he sees improving in the coming months. On energy, Christopher walks investors through the process his firm takes in analyzing crude oil and other energy trends to turn a profit. He then turns to pri...

Kevin Horner’s Technical Tuesday charts cover the S&P 500 (SPX), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), and Seagate (STX). On the SPX, he points to the 6,540 ledge as a recent test area to the downside and discusses where the index could move next. AAOI has had a “fantastic year” and is up another 20% today on good volume. Turning to STX, he discusses support and resistance areas to keep an eye on. =...

Brad Hunter covers the housing market with an eye towards Gen Z buyers. “It has become extremely difficult for the younger generation,” he says, but adds that Gen Z still sees homebuying as an important life step. Older generations are pitching in – he cites more than $10 billion in help overall last year for buying real estate. The build-to-rent single family homes are increasingly becoming a sol...

LikeFolio’s Andy Swan reviews the “tough” situation Chewy (CHWY) is in. “Things really peaked early last year,” he notes. Chewy’s growth from here “has to come from somewhere else” beyond direct shipping to customers, so that’s what he’s watching for in the earnings call. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Options involve risks and are not suit...

People are looking for "cracks in the wall" when it comes to the tech trade, says Dave Nicholson. He believes investors are in a "show me the money" phase but remains positive on ROI outlook. However, he warns of "canaries in the coal mine" to watch. Nitin Sacheti adds to concerns around the AI trade from a valuation perspective but agrees with Dave when it comes to R...

Cybersecurity stocks will be the real AI winners, argues Dr. Chris Pierson. CrowdStrike (CRWD), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Fortinet (FTNT) and related companies are ones Chris believes will be needed to fend off growing cybersecurity risks while using AI to do it. The "big winners" will be companies Chris believes can use their technology through "platformization." ======== Sch...

Joe Tigay takes on Big Tech for today's Big 3 in the midst of what he calls a "very tradeable environment." He starts with Palantir (PLTR) and long-term ties to U.S. defense offering signals of strength beyond the U.S.-Iran War. Tesla's (TSLA) ties to the physical AI trade and SpaceX give Joe confidence in a long-term position, as does Nvidia's (NVDA) earnings growth despite...

Paul Schatz expected a bigger market pullback yesterday to put a bottom in, and since we didn’t see it, thinks we still need one “final whoosh” lower with more fear in the market. The downturn has lasted longer than he expected, but he still expects new all-time highs by July 4. “You cannot invest based on geopolitics,” he stresses, “it doesn’t work.” Instead, he explains how he’s managing portfol...

"Demand is not theoretical anymore" in AI, says Lisa Martin, pointing to accelerating compute demand offering a lift for the tech sector. She believes there's plenty of winners in the space, including many that were beaten down like CoreWeave (CRWV), Microsoft (MSFT), and Oracle (ORCL). For Oracle in particular, Lisa points to it as a leader in AI infrastructure. She says Microsoft w...

A speed bump in the AI boom may be forming after Broadcom (AVGO) warned that TSMC (TSM) capacity is maxed out. TSMC did not respond to comments on the tentative bottleneck. Marley Kayden expands the scope of this story to explain how it affects Broadcom, TSMC, and the greater AI trade. Joe Tigay offers a bearish example options trade for Broadcom. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every...

Nate Peterson and Michelle Gibley of Charles Schwab break down the big picture as U.S.-Iran headlines continue to drive market action. Nate looks at the technicals on the S&P 500 and its equal-weight counterpart and how their movements have diverged. Michelle covers the latest economic data and global energy crisis concerns. They then turn to private credit risks as Apollo Global (APO) limits...

David Doyle sees potential signs of stagflation in the PMI report this morning and thinks Powell is keeping his options open on Fed moves. He explains how he’s modeling the economy and what he’s watching for. He thinks consumers “should be able to manage” unless gas prices climb to $6-$7/gallon. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to t...

The PMI composite flash came in weaker than expected, with Kevin Green attributing the report to higher prices and less demand. He explains why the number is troubling when it comes to economic growth. Focusing on the energy picture, KG touches on the latest geopolitical headlines and a Valero Energy (VLO) refinery fire adding more headwinds to a pressured sector. ======== Schwab Network ========...

Farooq Kathwari, CEO of Ethan Allen Interior (ETD), joins to discuss the “challenging” environment and how the company is navigating it. By focusing business and manufacturing mostly in North America, they are avoiding geopolitical conflict. Delivering directly to clients has allowed them to build a robust logistics network, and client relationships have retained loyalty. Farooq also previews what...

Apollo Global Management (APO) is limiting investor withdrawals from private credit to 5%, per an SEC filing. This headline also hit alongside a Moody's downgrade of KKR's (KKR) future standard-run private credit fund to junk. Diane King Hall explains how this adds to an already foggy picture for the future of private credit. She then turns to a bright spot for the AI trade: BofA reinstati...

Kevin Gordon covers the relationship between the jobs report and the Iran conflict in influencing the U.S. economy. He looks at short-term impacts and what would realize long-term impacts. Turning to the Fed, he discusses their projected rate cut path for 2026. He explains why gold is falling despite the Iran conflict, arguing that it might be trades unwinding after major gains. “Everything points...