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Likefolio’s Landon Swan previews McDonald’s (MCD) sentiment ahead of earnings. “Investor expectations are definitely high,” he says, and they’re particularly focusing on results from the lower end consumer. He notes website visits have recently fallen hard and argues that visits were primarily due to looking for deals rather than “enthusiasm for the brand.” Overall, he’s leaning slightly bearish....

Spotify (SPOT) rallied close to 20% intraday at the height of Tuesday's trading session. David Schulhof believes investors are relieved to see strong earnings after a stark price correction. While he notes Spotify needing to put more focus on advertising revenue, David points to a audiobook push, Netflix (NFLX) partnership, and merchandise as other ways to generate long-term revenue. Seth Scha...

Rajiv Sawhney spotlights crypto, explaining that many traders were expecting it to rally above $100K at the beginning of this year. With prices below $70K, it may be signaling a crypto winter instead. Dissecting the moves, he notes that it was more “orderly” than the last Bitcoin retreat, and they’re seeing more moves in Blackstone crypto ETFs, perhaps a sign that traditional finance is playing a...

The "Fibonacci Princess" returns to the Big 3. Tammy Marshall with Elliott Wave Trader highlights tech options trades she likes in Micron (MU), Nvidia (NVDA), and D-Wave Quantum (QBTS). Rick Ducat backs Tammy's analysis by highlighting bearish and bullish trends in the charts. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Options involve ris...

“Technology is not going to lead the way this year,” argues Eddie Ghabour, telling investors to be underweight the sector. The rotational trade “isn’t even close to done yet,” and he thinks tech will struggle in 2Q, especially with elevated earnings expectations. “It’s time to take profits…and rotate into other areas that are much stronger.” He doesn’t like Palantir (PLTR), explaining what he sees...

Ford (F) will be next on the assembly line to report earnings this week after Tuesday's close. Karl Brauer offers an extensive preview for what he expects to see in the report. It's not the only carmaker with earnings, as Karl highlights headwinds and tailwinds for Rivian (RIVN) into its report Thursday. Tom White then tackles a third automaker in Tesla (TSLA) by offering an example option...

Charles Schwab's Joe Mazzola says markets are pricing in three interest rate cuts for 2026, a move he calls "aggressive." It comes amid a rotation trade where software has severely underperformed while hardware outperformed. That outperformance still hasn't matched the SPX Equal Weight, which continues to hit record highs. Joe later discusses Alphabet's (GOOGL) $100 billion d...

Palantir (PLTR) can rally back to $180, according to Daiwa Securities. That price target is lower than the firm's previous one, even though it also issued a stock upgrade. Marley Kayden explains how the software giant's earnings growth plays into Daiwa's updated analysis. Tim Biggam turns to an example options trade for Palantir. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every invest...

Francis Gannon thinks we’re at the beginning of a multi-year small cap rally, arguing that “earnings is the story” as reindustrialization and reshoring continues. He notes that more than half of the Russell 2000 saw earnings growth last year and particularly likes industrials and financials. Francis foresees a “productivity supercycle” ahead. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every inves...

Retail sales came in flat with no metrics under the headline number offering reprieve for the print. That said, Kevin Green talks about the prior month's outperformance as something that hit the latest numbers. On the earnings front, he explains how Coca-Cola's (KO) mixed earnings hurt the greater consumer staples space. KG then turns to Bitcoin's waterfalling price action and the pote...

Mish Schneider encourages profit taking and looking outside of the main market narratives. “This is a world you can’t really predict,” she says, discussing various visions of the AI future. She’s avoiding the “small and mid cap earnings model” for now, aiming at commodities instead. Mish thinks it’s important to watch gold and consumer health and likes the “vanity trade.” ======== Schwab Network =...

Coca-Cola (KO) posted mixed earnings that led shares to the downside after Tuesday's opening bell. Onsemi (ON) showed similar results, but investors favored the report more and pushed the stock higher. Palantir (PLTR) moved higher thanks to an upgrade from Daiwa Securities. Diane King Hall takes investors through the early movers. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and...

“The U.S. market is set for another good year,” says Chris Watling. He likes cyclicals as the market is rotating but sees nervousness short-term amid market “greed.” However, he notes that midterm election years tend to be the worst for markets in the election cycle. He also discusses how the “bottom half” of the U.S. economy is struggling, with gains driven by fiscal stimulus from the Biden admin...

Retail sales didn't change between November and December, and markets followed suit ahead of the opening bell. Kevin Hincks reports from the Cboe Global Markets to explain how Tuesday's report, paired with Wednesday's nonfarm payrolls, can shape the dynamic for interest rate cuts. In Big Tech, he turns to Alphabet (GOOGL) reportedly drawing $100 billion in bond sales as it finances its...

Lyft Inc. (LYFT) reports earnings after Tuesday's close, so Morning Movers hitches a ride to the technical analysis from Rick Ducat. He drives through the acceleration in share prices at the end of 2025 before hitting the brakes so far in 2026. Rick describes the recent roadmap for its downward trading range and highlights its moving averages ahead of the earnings report. Later, Rick demonstra...

Jay Woods is back at the NYSE desk to discuss the rotation trade underway in the markets. He and Diane King Hall points to the Dow's 50k new-high as evidence of being in a "strong, secular bull market." He's looking ahead to Nvidia (NVDA) earnings at the end of the month to see what happens with the current tech trade. On recent software weakness, Jay says the group has been &quo...

David Jegen joins Diane King Hall to assess the state of fintech services, especially in the lens of AI and Crypto. He points to the rise in both technologies as a significant moment for the financial services sector. David dishes his take on the IPO market and what recent fintech go-to-market names have made waves thus far. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, ev...

Ben Watson (@CharlesSchwab) joins Morning Movers to discuss the chart patterns for Palantir (PLTR). Using the "awesome oscillator" study, Ben says it might not be so awesome on the chart. Daiwa Securities upgraded Palantir to a Buy rating, but cut its price target to $180 from $200. On a 1-year timeframe, Ben notes a trio of levels at $198, $158 and $128 as a potential completion of a be...

Kevin Green is back to break down a pair of movers in the semiconductor space. Onsemi (ON) shares are looking for direction after a mixed earnings report. Meanwhile, TSMC (TSM) executives say the White House's plans to relocate up to 40% of its supply chain to the U.S. is "impossible." KG later turns his attention to the Cboe Volatility index (VIX) as it continues a recent upward tre...

While tech largely saw a rebound to start the trading week, Meta Platforms (META) and Micron (MU) faced issues on Wall Street. Marley Kayden and Sam Vadas offer their final takeaways for Monday's session. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Options involve risks and are not suitable for all investors. Before trading, read the Options Disclos...

Overseas strategies are seeing massive inflows as international developed markets outpace the S&P 500, according to Todd Rosenbluth. He highlights that while a weak dollar provided an initial boost, robust fundamentals are now driving interest in quality and yield-focused ETFs like QINT and IVIN. To find true diversification beyond domestic tech, Todd suggests investors look toward the momentu...

Satellite broadband services company ViaSat (VSAT) got an upgrade from Deutsche Bank, helping push shares to a near-four-year high. George Tsilis weighs ViaSat's earnings growth to the general AI trade and explains how this overlooked stock can gain more momentum. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Options involve risks and are not suitable...

Ben Fulton calls the tech sector a “conundrum” between AI hardware and worries around SaaS. He covers the quick moves of the rotation trade, which has returned after years, and argues that “the amount of free information” is overwhelming market dynamics and making trends shorter-lived. He explains how he’s watching volatility and sees opportunities in energy despite how it’s driving inflation. Ben...

After Ouster (OUST) announced its acquisition of StereoLabs, the stock jumped 10% on Monday's session. The company's CEO and co-founder, Angus Pacala, explains how the acquisition allows Ouster to build a "unified" platform combining AI compute, cameras, and LiDAR in its autonomous tech. StereoLabs CEO Cecile Schmollgruber talks about how her company built the camera technology b...

Suresh Krishna, CEO of Protolabs (PRLB), a digital manufacturer that helps create prototypes, joins to discuss the company and its latest financials. “We work with almost all the startups and most of the Fortune 500 companies,” he says, “We are there in every industry.” He recently assumed the mantle of CEO and notes that their most recent quarter was the best in years. They are benefitting from m...