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Alex Coffey dissects the "hated" market rally as investors weigh potential negative macroeconomic headlines versus the market performance surging to new all-time highs so far in 2025. He provides technical details on the S&P 500 (SPX) chart, with several studies revealing continued bullish trends. Alex says a "little bit of a correction" might have been due, but overall the...

Meta Platforms (META) continues to beef up its A.I. and Superintelligence teams as it hires away Ruoming Pang from Apple (AAPL). Jenny Horne dives into the Bloomberg report as Mark Zuckerberg continues to draw talent from OpenAI, Claude and now Apple. Then, Jenny examines news from Samsung as the chipmaker issues a profit warning stemming from U.S. trade restrictions. ======== Schwab Network =====...

Kevin Hincks says it doesn't take much to shake the markets as investors await the next earnings season in a week with little economic data. He points to yesterday's negative sentiment from Tesla (TSLA) and tariffs as the primary reasons for Monday's weakness. Kevin adds that bank stocks are getting downgraded based off "how far they've run" to the upside, especially into...

Amazon (AMZN) is looking to break out during its 4-day long Prime Day sales event. Rick Ducat notes the chart showing a bearish divergence, with momentum waning despite a rising price. He points to a tightly coiled range between $225 and $235, and says a breakout above the latter level could potentially indicate further upside ahead. Later, Tom White discusses a bullish example options trade in AM...

Zachary Hill expects tariff rates to go higher than markets expect: “The question is, when.” He thinks the market’s attention span is too short to catch tariff impacts as they start to hit in the fall. He argues that delaying tariffs to August 1 lessens the chance of the Fed cutting rates because it will wait for inflation data coming out of that. He’s short the U.S. dollar and likes international...

Scott Bauer (@prospertradingacademy) warns of investor complacency saying people are "numb" to the headline news coming out of Washington DC. He reacts to the latest batch of tariff announcements from the Trump administration and how it could have ripple effects across the economy. Scott thinks they act as a "bargaining chip" in negotiations but says "this is not finished&...

Matt Tuttle says there's no comparison between Uber (UBER) and Lyft (LYFT). He thinks Uber is a long-term hold and something to own for 5-years or more. Matt sees the opposite for Lyft, and believes they will be the "Burger King to McDonalds" when stacked against ridesharing comparison. In the autonomous driving space, Matt says "Tesla, I'll believe it when I see it" an...

A day after hitting all-time highs, Shake Shack (SHAK) shares are falling on a downgrade from Loop Capital. Ben Watson breaks down the recent price activity, identifying the significance of its move above $143 on the short-term chart. On a 1-year timeframe, Ben highlights the inverted head and shoulders pattern taking place and points to the $138 level of recent resistance, as well as the $125 lev...

Ahead of Amazon's (AMZN) Prime Days, GoDaddy's Gourav Pani goes in-depth on the process small businesses take to capitalize on one of the highest-trafficked ecommerce events of the year. He believes growing businesses need events like Amazon's to thrust themselves into the public eye. Gourav later details how GoDaddy uses A.I. to assist business owners. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering...

Sylvia Jablonski and Ivana Delevska debate the future of Apple (AAPL) AI. Sylvia is bullish on its tech development and says, “Once they catch up, you get an upgrade cycle out of this.” Apple has “no choice but to play in this space,” she says, and thinks they will initially partner with third parties while developing their own in-house version. Ivana thinks they’re hitting a major headwind: “they...

Philip Diehl breaks down Trump’s tax bill and some of the impacts he expects over the next few years on the economy and markets. He thinks the extended tax cuts will impact businesses and rates going forward. However, he thinks the bill will continue to add uncertainty into markets along with tariffs. “Most of the benefits of the bill have already been discounted,” he argues, “I’m not as confident...

Markets dove into the red after President Trump said he will impose more tariffs on select countries. Tesla (TSLA) closed as the biggest laggard in the SPX after Elon Musk said he would start an "America Party," widening the divide between himself and Trump. Netflix (NFLX) traded lower after getting a downgrade from Seaport Research, while CoreWeave (CRWV) and Core Scientific (CORZ) sold...

Bitcoin's price action has been driven upward by an accumulation of factors, including the success of Spot Bitcoin ETFs. Alisia Painter expects this momentum to continue, citing the upcoming passage of crypto-friendly legislation in Washington D.C. and the growing adoption of Bitcoin as a store of value and macroeconomic hedge. Despite short-term volatility concerns, Painter believes Bitcoin i...

Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) rallied close to 7% after JPMorgan upgraded the stock and upped its price target. George Tsilis dives into the earnings and analyzes the financial health of the company. He also talks about Phibro's recent $350 million acquisition of Zoetis to explain why it adds to bullish momentum. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market...

Charles Schwab's Collin Martin offers a big picture perspective on the state of markets after President Trump said he would raise tariff rates on several countries. He sees stagflation as a risk but not a serious one, adding that inflation is far from the worst it could be. Collin also talks about the Fed and the other side of its dual mandate, arguing that if the employment picture stays inta...

Scott Bauer covers the commodities markets. “Gold’s trajectory is absolutely still to the upside,” he says, giving some price levels he’s targeting. On oil, he thinks the OPEC+ hike was “not as bad as it could have been,” and with worldwide demand increasing, price is currently in the green. However, a “7 handle” is a “real sell” for him. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor...

The SPX slipped from all-time highs but technicals continue to hold ground. Rick Ducat points out 6,200 as a critical level for bulls to hold but believes it will be challenging with pricing at "relatively extreme" levels. On the options front, Rick points out high open interest that shows a wider range of puts compared to calls. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor...

Ryan Steelberg, CEO of Veritone (VERI), explains what the company does and why investors might be interested. Veritone provides AI computing solutions and services and just announced a contract with the Air Force. “We are experts in leveraging AI…against unstructured datasets.” He gives the example of data from body cameras that must be “ingested, indexed and understood” to help investigations. An...

“The best way to win over a period of time is to be a rational optimist.” David Wagner discusses what he means by this, and what he thinks market participants should do right now. He “loves” the current state of the economy and expects fiscal support from either the Fed or Congress to keep it running. He compares soft vs hard data over the last few months and thinks the consumer remains strong. He...

"Buying into this market is a little bit dangerous right now," says Bob Lang. He sees the SPX pulling back to either 6,000 or 6,100 as it and the NDX wave overbought flags. Bob urges investors to consider using short-term puts in options and using the SPY and QQQ ETFs until more selling takes place. He later notes Meta Platforms (META), Microsoft (MSFT), and Chime (CHYM) as stocks with u...

"Buying into this market is a little bit dangerous right now," says Bob Lang. He sees the SPX pulling back to either 6,000 or 6,100 as it and the NDX wave overbought flags. Bob urges investors to consider using short-term puts in options and using the SPY and QQQ ETFs until more selling takes place. He later notes Meta Platforms (META), Microsoft (MSFT), and Chime (CHYM) as stocks with u...

Palantir (PLTR), Cloudflare (NET), CrowdStrike (CRWD) and Palo Alto Networks (PANW) were among the biggest software names in the first half of 2025. Lisa Martin expects those companies and others to continue momentum. She talks about opportunities she sees heading into the back half of the year. Turning to a broad view of the A.I. trade, Lisa talks about the cyclical shift she believes is happenin...

Is the U.S. labor market breaking down? Andrew Brenner and Patrick Healy give their thoughts. Andrew thinks September still has good odds of a rate cut but thinks interest rates will go higher because of fear. “We’re still skeptical of the employment numbers,” but everything else seems strong, he adds. Patrick agrees that the report was mixed but has a rosier picture than Andrew, arguing the tax b...

Michael Clarfeld is looking abroad for opportunities with an “abnormally” concentrated and expensive S&P 500. He likes Nestle (NSRGY) and other European consumer staples. Another area he likes is “real assets” like commodities such as crude oil, leading him to Exxon Mobil (XOM). In REITs, he likes AvalonBay (AVB), which he calls best-in-class, and argues that apartments are more attractive tha...

Following recent reports of a merger, CoreWeave (CRWV) has confirmed its acquisition of Core Scientific (CORZ). Both stocks sold off on the headline. George Tsilis points out how CoreWeave's financials play a role into the negative reaction. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork...