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Aerovironment (AVAV) soared after the FAA Acting Commissioner said the agency is working to safely integrate drones it and its peers create. As George Tsilis adds, geopolitical tensions and strong earnings backed the stock's rally. He also turns to breaking news on Nike's earnings report, which showed a beat but revenue that slipped year-over-year. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empoweri...

Continuing jobless claims showed another uptick, and Charles Schwab's Cooper Howard believes the FOMC should see it as a yellow flag. He notes possibility of an adjustment to the rate cutting cycle if that weakness continues. In treasuries, Cooper explains why the municipal bonds remain attractive to investors and other corners of the market you should watch. ======== Schwab Network ======== E...

The energy market is alight with rumors about a gigantic merger between Shell (SHEL) and BP (BP). Shell has denied that talks are happening. Rob Thummel covers the buzz and says that both companies are trading at “steep discounts” to historical levels right now. He discusses what would happen within the energy market should a deal go through but says “it would take a while” to get past regulators....

The SPX couldn't breakout to new highs, as Kevin Green points to strong resistance around the milestone level. He still believes technicals remain "pretty decent" across the board, also noting a downtick in puts compared to calls. However, Kevin also urges investors to keep the VVIX to VIX ratio in mind, which shows weakness in the bull run. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowerin...

Katie Hubbard says disparity between buyers and sellers in the housing market is the highest in 12 years: “There’s just not buyers.” She sees an average of 7% discounts on new houses, and larger homebuilders are buying down mortgage rates to as low as the 3%s. “It’s really an affordability issue…it’s twice as expensive to own a home as it is to rent.” She also notes how homebuilders are changing t...

Travis Prentice calls the “beta rally from the lows” historic, but thinks its influence is starting to subside. He thinks styles and stock picking will start to matter more again to find strong performance. He thinks that AI is staying strong as innovation continues, moving from LLMs to robots and inference tasks, plus a continuing recovery from the Deepseek plunge. In general, he thinks the under...

Jay Woods takes a closer look at the massive rebound markets experienced, from the April lows, to the rebound pushing indices back near all-time highs. He credits Nvidia (NVDA) for reclaiming its leadership position in tech, along with financials like JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Goldman Sachs (GS) offering support. Jay adds that IPOs like CoreWeave (CRWV) and Circle (CRCL) added muscle to the rally....

Dave Mazza with Roundhill Investments talks about his firm's Humanoid Robotics ETF (HUMN). As he explains, "science fiction is becoming a lot closer to reality than people realize," and believes now is the time to invest in evolving technology. Companies included in the ETF include Tesla (TSLA), Hyundai, and Xpeng Inc. (XPEV) among other companies. ======== Schwab Network ======== Em...

Diya Iyer expects Nike (NKE) to report a sales decline this quarter as it attempts a “transformation,” and is watching the full year guidance. Spencer Hakimian focuses on inventory numbers, “especially with all the uncertainty around tariffs,” and “do they need to start marking down stuff.” Diya notes that the industry is raising prices because of tariffs, and performance in the second half will d...

A string of recent economic data has encouraged investors, argues Ted Thatcher, pushing markets towards new all-time highs. He thinks this has cut through a lot of the volatility and geopolitical uncertainty. He makes a bullish case for Nvidia (NVDA) and Alphabet (GOOGL), calling the latter a “value buy” vs the rest of the Mag 7. On the other hand, he thinks Apple (AAPL) has “lost its way” – he’s...

Sucharita Kodali preview Nike (NKE) earnings and discusses the “ankle biters” that are chomping away at their market share on all sides, from shoes to apparel. “I don’t even know if tariffs are the main challenge here.” Giving up shelf space at retailers to focus on its internet business appears to have really hurt the company. However, Sucharita thinks it can have a “successful turnaround” – thou...

Once again, Palantir (PLTR) tapped a new all-time high after penning a new deal with The Nuclear Company. As Marley Kayden explains, they will create an A.I.-driven software system for nuclear construction in order to build plants faster and safer. It's the latest in a slew of deals Palantir has made, which Marley says strengthens its footing in A.I. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering...

Likefolio’s Megan Brantley shares consumer sentiment data on Nike (NKE) ahead of its earnings report. She thinks Nike continues to lose market share to On Holding (ONON), Hoka, Adidas and others – a mix of established players and upstarts. However, she says they still have the largest piece of the pie. The bar is low for their quarterly numbers, but Megan “just hasn’t seen” signs of a turnaround y...

PJ Tabit and Tony Zipparro cover the latest Jobless Claims report. PJ describes it as “mixed,” but says the good news is there hasn’t been a surge in unemployment. Tony notes “a lot of negative revisions down” but thinks the job market is falling into a “Goldilocks scenario” that could “fall off a cliff in a month or two.” They talk about their expectations for the Employment numbers next week. ==...

Alison Shimada says conditions look “quite good” for emerging markets after underperforming for 13 years. “The local economies are operating quite well,” and AI is driving growth across the sector, she argues. “The backbone of AI comes from emerging markets,” she says, like South Korea’s Samsung and SK Hynix. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day....

Today's trading action added confidence to Dan Deming's perception on the markets, noting widening market breadth as a healthy sign for price action. On individual stocks, he sees growth opportunities in Nextracker (NXT) amid volatility, Arista Networks (ANET) gaining momentum as the stock remains off highs, and Stryker (SYK) holding strength in healthcare tech. Dan offers example options...

"The reality is, this is a tech bull market," says Wedbush's Dan Ives, projecting a 15% rally across the tech sector this year. He believes Nvidia (NVDA), Microsoft (MSFT), and Meta Platforms (META) will continue to dominate the Big Tech trade despite pricier valuations. As Dan argues, investors need to "look out three, four, five years" to future tech these companies will...

Chip Rewey thinks the market “needs” the “imperfect” ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ to pass. Looking at defense and Boeing (BA), he notes that it is still struggling to meet demand despite its accident record. He also thinks there is opportunity in the financials sector and in semiconductors. For the back half of the year, he expects a healthy economy and a continued rotation into small and mid caps. ======...

Meta Platforms (META) continues to ride on bullish optimism, this time from UBS. The firm upped its price target to $812 from $683 on expectations Meta can deliver long-term A.I. revenue opportunity. George Tsilis talks about how the company's first quarter earnings set those expectations and what he expects from Meta ahead. Joe Tigay later joins and offers investors a "poor man's cov...

Nike (NKE) seeks a rebound in its after-hour earnings, and Zach Warring sees the company muscling a beat. He believes the stock can get back to $80 with "negativity priced in" ahead of the report. Zach notes rising competition in companies like ON Holding (ONON) but believes Nike will continue to draw in consumers. Tom White offers a bearish and bullish example options trade for Nike. ==...

From tech to consumer staples, Diane King Hall talks about the stock movers driving the start of the trading day. On Tesla (TSLA), she notes Benchmark upping its price target on expectations of improving macro conditions. The same can't be said for the Trade Desk (TTD), which got a downgrade from Wells Fargo. Diane later talks about the rally in McCormick & Co. (MKC) following its earnings...

Volatility continues to slide lower and the SPX signals a green session that could lead to all-time highs for the index. Kevin Green talks about the technicals investors should watch in today's trading action, which includes a lower VIX that opens the door for hedging activity. He later turns to copper's rally kicking off the session. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every inves...

Petra Bakosova celebrates 10 years of Hull Tactical and gives her perspective on the market. She thinks that there are a lot of conflicting signals in the market, with jobless claims and GDP implying different directions for the economy. “Our core belief is that it’s really important to be invested in the S&P 500,” she says, which then skews heavily towards the Mag 7. She makes the “biggest be...

Jenny Horne turned to the A.I. trade ahead of the opening bell. The big winner: Micron (MU), which posted strong earnings and guidance that shows ample DRAM and A.I. chip demand. Jenny talks about what the company's print signals for other chipmakers, including Nvidia (NVDA). Meanwhile, Apple (AAPL) got a price target cut from JPMorgan despite the firm's confidence of "robust" ne...

The NDX hit a new all-time high Tuesday, and now Kevin Hincks is watching the SPX to see if the benchmark index reaches the same feat. However, valuations getting pricey and stocks coming off a massive rally pose a challenge. On the Fed, Kevin talks about the signs speakers have given that point to future interest rate cuts and offers insight to the latest jobs and inflation data. ======== Schwab...