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Walmart (WMT) starts the holiday-shortened week with a price target hike to $150 from the analysts at Redburn. Ben Watson joins Morning Movers to look at the chart. On the short-term picture, he sees a bounce off of the $126 support level and sees "strong momentum to the upside" near all-time highs around $135. Zooming out, Ben notes a possible bull flag pattern developing ahead of Walma...

Oracle (ORCL) shares are off of highs hit back in September, but the company's positioning in the A.I. ecosystem buildout continues to take shape. George Tsilis provides an in-depth look into Oracle's business operations and expansion into all things artificial intelligence. From tailwinds and headwinds, to the competitive landscape in its cloud business, George provides an over-arching lo...

It's not just the software space that experienced profound volatility. Gold, silver and bitcoin all saw outsized moves throughout a wild week on Wall Street. Marley Kayden and Sam Vadas take investors through their top takeaways to close the trading week. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Options involve risks and are not suitable for all...

Although the latest CPI report shows inflation cooling to 2.4%, Stephen Kates warns that underlying data—including high utility costs and a shelter inflation overhang—reveals potential traps for the Federal Reserve. Further pressure looms from trade policies and pending tariffs, which could keep goods prices elevated well into 2026. Ultimately, rising airfares and these delayed economic impacts su...

"The market is getting a little more anxious" when it comes to the AI trade, says David Nicholson. He believes the big sell-offs in tech giants like Amazon (AMZN) are overdone and caused by weakening market sentiment on ROI expectations. David makes the case as to why the company's AWS cloud remains a poised winner. He later turns other corners in the tech space by previewing Nvidia&...

Moderna (MRNA) experienced a wild start to 2026, with shares nearly doubling before pulling back 20% from the recent 52-week high. Rick Ducat dives into technical trends to watch and the various support and resistance levels in the stock chart. As for the options flow, Rick talks about the massively outsized move traders experienced Friday. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investo...

Dan Rayburn digs into Roku (ROKU) earnings; the stock is up over 7% into the close in Friday’s session. He is confident in their ability to maintain double-digit platform revenue growth, but wishes there was clearer data on memberships. “Roku’s in a really interesting position,” he argues, because it’s a platform rather than a hardware company. Ad revenue is “extremely important,” and they’ve been...

Marta Norton discusses the “massive reversal” in markets from 2025 to 2026. She sees a “rare opportunity” in software’s pullback since it hit the entire sector. Marta discusses how to pick the winners from the losers along the axes of horizontal and vertical integration. She is also increasing exposure in the “Mag 5” amid the AI capex concerns, arguing that the companies continue to deliver on the...

“We’re approaching all of this with great caution,” says Ted Parkhill. He discusses diversifying into international equities and the question marks in the U.S. market. He’s avoiding IPOs, citing risk, but thinks the SpaceX story “has merit” as the company is widely expected to debut this year. He’s “surprised” how hard Bitcoin fell recently, he calls it “over-reactionary” and he’s particularly wat...

Dustin Reid covers the shifts in global fixed income, remaining confident in the U.S. economy for the first half of the year. He thinks tax refunds will provide economic stimulus, and “obviously the Trump administration is putting a lot of money in the mortgage market.” He argues that “at some point here, duration is going to be a sell,” but thinks that’s more of a “March discussion point.” Dustin...

Liz Hart looks at commercial real estate after the sector sold off Thursday on AI-related fears. She notes demand is up significantly year over year, beginning in 2025, with clients looking for “the same or more square footage,” which she calls a strong positive. With a lot of pre-Covid leases beginning to roll over across the country, Liz sees demand strength in financial services and technology...

Brian Jacobsen and Ben Ayers break down the January CPI report. Ben says there’s a “lot of great news” in the report, digging into his highlights. Brian agrees, stressing the “slow grind lower” over the last few years and speculating that businesses won’t be able to push prices higher because of competitive forces and a squeezed consumer. They discuss concerns ahead, including whether the market h...

Jesica Ray joins to share financial planning tips for couples ahead of Valentine’s Day. “Money dates are amazing,” she says, arguing that they deepen connections on an emotional level and life plan level. She guides conversations about how people think about money, and says couples should have a relationship CFO. Jesica talks the mental load of finance and whether couples should have joint or sepa...

Netflix (NFLX) users continue to binge shows and movies on the streaming giant's platform. However, as LikeFolio's Andy Swan points out, it set "unsustainable" expectations for its industry dominance. Andy highlights areas where Netflix needs to improve in order to set a renewed path back to all-time highs. LikeFolio's data shows the company has lost significant traction comp...

Zach Warring and Mackenzie Peterson break down DraftKings (DKNG) earnings as prediction markets gain popularity. The stock fell over 10% after the report, despite record-breaking revenue. Mackenzie points out it missed on EPS and notes a flatter trend for long-term growth, saying it looks “choppy” from here. She argues seasonality is impacting results as well. Zach thinks management is “doing the...

Yerbol Orynbayev, former governor of the World Bank, digs into the latest CPI report and the U.S. economy. He calls the report “good news” but says inflation and tariff risks remain. Reshoring manufacturing also boosts costs, which can lead to higher prices, he notes. “Stay alert and see how things play out,” he says. The fall in energy prices was the highlight of the report, he argues. Yerbol cov...

StocksToTrade's Tim Bohen is back for another round of Big 3 picks to close the trading week. He explains his "contrarian take" on Rivian (RIVN), why CSX Corp. (CSX) has room to run in the rail trade, and how Applied Materials (AMAT) offers an unsung tech opportunity. Rick Ducat backs Tim's analysis with an in-depth look into bearish and bullish stock trends to watch. ======== Sc...

Dale Smothers says this week has been haunted by the “AI Angel of Death” as software, financial services, and trucking & freight each got hit on AI-related worries. He thinks it’s an overreaction, saying the incumbents will remain, and probably buy some of these AI startups and integrate them going forward. He likens the market to a Rorschach test, arguing investors are seeing the market throu...

Looking for a place to take your Valentine's Day date? Many consumers are searching for value this year amid sticky inflation, with Dan Ahrens turning to companies in the food industry he sees leading the charge. He likes Brinker (EAT), Darden Restaurants (DRI), Caseys (CASY), and Dutch Bros (BROS). Dan makes a bearish case for McDonald's (MCD) and Starbucks (SBUX). Tom White offers an exa...

Arista Networks (ANET) rallied after its earnings by showing strength Cisco (CSCO) did not the day before. Marley Kayden takes a look at the company tied to the AI infrastructure trade to see what's drawing investors to the stock. Dan Deming offers an example options trade for Arista Networks. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Options invo...

Collin Martin says a 2.5% increase on the year-over-year core CPI data was good, but under the hood he says there was some not so nice things. He describes the short-term picture differentiating itself from the 12-month period. Collin adds that the bond market "clearly likes" the report, but believes the Fed will remain on hold for "the next few meetings." Charles Schwab's...

Mabrouk Chetouane argues the U.S. economy is stronger than markets think, citing the CPI report from this morning along with recent labor data. However, more data over the next 3-4 months is needed to firmly establish a trend. Mabrouk is watching the Fed’s moves closely, along with winners and losers in the AI sector. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every mar...

Off the heels of the latest CPI data, Kevin Green says the January print is historically volatile but came in better than expected. He does discuss the lack of a volatility crush after a "good" report and underlines the lack of liquidity in today's session. He highlights the $26-$27 level on the VIX as one area to monitor to the upside. KG and Sam Vadas then dive into the AI narrativ...

Diane King Hall runs through the biggest earnings movers to start Friday's trading session. Rivian (RIVN) rallied more than 25% at the opening bell helped by its earnings and expectations for a production ramp-up. Record subscriptions offered a lift for Roku Inc. (ROKU) in its report. Pinterest (PINS) sold off more than 20% with a hit to revenue that management blames on tariffs. ======== Schw...

Jason Robins, CEO of DraftKings (DKNG), talks about the ways his company is taking advantage of the rise in prediction markets and how it will benefit into the next NFL season. AI optimization is another step DraftKings is taking, something Jason says will enhance platform experience. He sees many other ways DraftKings can use the technology. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every inves...