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Delta Airlines (DAL) reports earnings Thursday morning, and Jarrett Bilous expects the company to perform well in the report. He says consumer sentiment surrounding the airline has improved in recent quarters. He says the company needs to prove it can fly high on domestic demand and show trends accelerating. Tom White offers a pair of example options trades for Delta. ======== Schwab Network =====...

Pressure is on for the U.S. government to reopen, says Charles Schwab's Nate Peterson, pointing to labor strains in airports being the latest sign of disruption. That said, he thinks the markets will continue to push risk aside as it expects a deal to come sooner or later. Nathan also tells investors to brace for a tech pullback, noting a historic RSI in the PHLX Semiconductor Index (SOX). As...

PepsiCo (PEP) reports earnings before Thursday's opening bell, and analysts range from neutral to bullish on the name. Marley Kayden adds that the Street expects revenue to tick higher, though points to other headwinds she sees challenging the stock's upside momentum. Prosper Trading Academy's Scott Bauer explains the "wall of resistance" the stock faces and offers an example...

Katie Stockton with Fairlead Strategies notes a strong trend to the upside seen in indices and sectors — all without a significant pullback. That lack of a pullback has Katie concerned when it comes to holding the rally. She sees signs of "exhaustion" that can open the door to strong selling action if market leaders like tech exhibit weakness. Katie later talks about gold's nosebleed...

David Botset examines investor bullishness in international and commodity ETFs, with tech leading recent ETF inflows as well. Gold has seen particular concentration and recently broke the $4,000 level for the first time. David says that 2025 ETF inflows could hit $1T this month. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute...

Equifax (EFX) takes a step up in the mortgage credit score war. As Diane King Hall explains, the company aims to compete against Fair Issac's (FICO) moves to cut the mortgage middle man by slashing its own mortgage score prices by 50%. Dell Technologies (DELL) continues to gain bullish traction after JPMorgan upped its price target on the tech giant. Diane turns to the skies as AST SpaceMobile...

Kevin Hincks reports from the Cboe Global Markets in what he calls a "cautiously higher" market. Futures trended higher but comes with gold continuing a monstrous run to the upside, paired with a lot of pressure on the Japanese Yen. Kevin believes traders should stay on their toes today after Tuesday's initial rally faded. He also notes comments from Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang on...

Amazon (AMZN) rolls out its Amazon Pharmacy Kiosks today. Rick Ducat breaks down key technical levels to watch on its chart, comparing it to other e-commerce companies like Alibaba (BABA) and eBay (EBAY). He also looks at how AMZN stacks up against pharma-names like CVS Health (CVS), McKesson (MCK) and Cardinal Health (CAH). Rick is watching a range between $216-$226 as near-term resistance and su...

Given the lack of economic data, Yelena Shulyatyeva says today's FOMC Minutes release could get a little more focus following the central bank's decision to cut rates in its September meeting. She believes the tone could come across as "hawkish" and believes the "diversity of views" during the policy meeting will be key to understanding the Fed's approach. Yelena sa...

Chris Versace says the government shutdown is putting a "crimp" on the volume of data investors and traders typically rely on for economic performance. He says the ISM reports are a "treasure trove" and believes investors need to be more fluid when it comes to triangulating data sources. Looking ahead, he thinks the upcoming earnings season will be very important and provide a...

Citi was among a number of firms to raise its price target on Dell Technologies (DELL) following the company's raised guidance update. Rachel Dashiell dissects the technical setup for the server and PC hardware company. On the 1-year chart, she says it has formed a "massive cup and handle pattern" as it climbed to new yearly-highs. Rachel compares Dell's relative strength to the...

Tom White and Diane King Hall set up Wednesday's trading day with a look at Gold. The precious metal has continued to hit new all-time highs this week, as it pushed above $4070. Tom examines the "froth" discussions surrounding gold and provides perspective on its perceived "flight to safety" asset class status. Later, Tom and Diane address reports that Nvidia (NVDA) could p...

Kevin Horner with Charles Schwab highlights a scenario where the SPX can retreat to 6,500 if technicals can't hold the line. CoreWeave (CRWV) tested the 20-day SMA and bounced off the metric, though Kevin warns a slip below that can make short-term trading "dicey." He later points out Reddit's (RDDT) shooting star pattern that led to mass selling action, adding that it can slide...

IPOs have experienced a resurgence in 2025, and Samuel Kerr notes the bounce back as an important one for companies seeking to join public markets. He notes crypto's accelerating demand as a leading driver for debuting stocks like Circle (CRCL) and Figure (FIGR). Not all companies experienced a smooth road, as Samuel points Klarna (KLAR) as one that struggled. He says valuations will become a...

Even though the SPX and NDX briefly touched new record highs, markets ultimately closed down on the trading session. A report from The Information regarding Oracle's (ORCL) gross margins and profit loss from Nvidia's (NVDA) Blackwell chip opened a trap door to selling action. IBM Corp. (IBM) shone a bright light for tech thanks to a new partnership while Tesla (TSLA) sold off after announc...

Marley Kayden and Sam Vadas takes investors through critical stories to take away on a down day for markets. Among their final thoughts: Fed speakers, Trilogy Metals (TMQ), and Tesla's (TSLA) new Model Y and Model 3 vehicles. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribe D...

Peter Tuchman says he's surprised to have not seen a significant pullback recently. However, the Einstein of Wall Street points to money on the sidelines still funneling into stocks as a reason for strength. One day of selling after a strong spree of up days doesn't signal concern to him, though he urges investors to stay on their toes. Peter believes an extended government shutdown can ha...

Trilogy Metals (TMQ) more than tripled its stock price after the U.S. signaled it will buy a stake in the company. George Tsilis says it's another example of the Trump administration's "deep pockets," along with the importance of metals like cobalt and copper to the U.S. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Mark...

Netflix (NFLX) is down more than 10% from its all-time high but saw a bright spot Tuesday after Seaport Global upgraded the stock and issued a price target above that record. Rick Ducat says the company has also "handily outperformed" many of its peers and highlights how the stock stacks up against competitors. He offers insight into key levels and options activity investors should watch...

Seth Grae returns to Market on Close to talk about how Lightbridge (LTBR) has benefitted from the Trump administration's efforts to expedite nuclear power deployment. He believes the need to power A.I. is "tremendously related" to the nuclear push. Seth sees nuclear being a critical provider to powering evolving tech and explains why it has advantages over other renewable energy sour...

Paul Karger discusses gold as the metal hits $4,000 for the first time. “We’re living through an absolute boom in productivity” along with de-dollarization, which forces investors to look abroad and to look at other safe haven products. He thinks all investors should have some exposure to gold. He expects the Fed to continue rate cuts. Paul is long-term bearish on China, though he likes the rest o...

Carlos Diez believes that the market hasn’t priced in all the benefits of the tax bill, the subject of the government shutdown. “The market has room to run,” he says, also pointing to AI spending across sectors and many companies, as well as the productivity he expects it to bring. He covers the U.S. stocks he considers best-positioned, including Ambarella (AMBA) and Taiwan Semi (TSM). He’s also a...

Tesla (TSLA) sold off on Tuesday's announcement that the company will release lower-cost Model Y and Model 3 vehicles. Noah Hamman says the lower cost, paired with expected upcharges for some features the vehicles will use, give Tesla a new edge against EV competitors. Ben Rose believes the company hit the "sweet spot" for price but adds that there were no real surprises to energize...

Evan Schlossman from Suro Capital discusses how it helps retail investors access private companies like OpenAI. Their fund, SSSS, has a significant allocation to OpenAI and other AI names, with around 30 companies total. “We are extremely excited about the trajectory of the company,” he adds. He discusses distributions to clients through dividends and secondary transactions. ======== Schwab Networ...

38% of U.S. shoppers use Amazon (AMZN), says MichaelAaron Flicker, and he expects many of those shoppers to take advantage of the company's latest Prime days happening this week. He explains how the Mag 7 company uses the "sunk cost fallacy" to encourage people to stick with Amazon Prime and buy more. He also weighs how Amazon's staying power can persist for years down the road....