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Tony Zipparro expects an average of 4% to 9% earnings growth across markets for the quarter. It's a confident projection, but Tony notes that market reactions can vary due to stocks seeing impressive upside action over recent weeks. He offers deeper analysis behind price action projections as markets trade around all-time highs. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and tr...

Tuesday morning's CPI report is one Charles Schwab's Collin Martin expects to be "pretty important" to the market, but one that won't signal a trend to the FOMC's rate cut cycle. Even if the number comes in cooler than projected, Collin warns it could be for the wrong reasons. On tariffs, Mike Townsend says investors have learned not to overreact to tariffs, but warns unc...

Scott Bauer surveys the commodities markets. He is still “moderately bullish” on Bitcoin as it hits news highs but is a “little concerned” about a “buy the rumor, sell the news” event this week. On the U.S. dollar, he attributes its recovery to euro weakness and says there’s still pressure to move lower. He previews the June CPI report, released tomorrow morning, saying the market could sell off i...

With many banks set to report earnings this week, Rick Ducat gives investors a closer look into the financial sector and show corners of the industry they should watch. As he explains, the sector has outperformed the SPX. Rick turns to chart technicals in the Financial Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) and PayPal (PYPL). ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day....

Pierre Buhler previews big bank earnings. He expects financials to continue to improve but notes an increase in bad debt. He thinks regional banks are the most exposed to risk and says to keep a close eye on their reports this earnings season. He likes JPMorgan (JPM) and Goldman Sachs (GS), citing their “focus.” He also notes Wells Fargo (WFC) becoming “very, very powerful” again after its asset c...

“Over the long-term, it does trade higher,” Jake Clopton says of Bitcoin as it hits an all-time high above $120K. He sees “interesting corners” of the crypto market beyond Bitcoin as well. He thinks the Fed could cut rates in September, with only one cut this year. Jake says people need to cut through the noise and focus on their dual mandate to see what’s coming next. Turning to housing, he think...

Jeff Zananiri and Charlie O’Shea recap Amazon’s (AMZN) Prime Day event. They look at the latest analytics on consumer spending. Charlie notes that Amazon is under pressure to top itself every year. He argues that sales don’t matter, but acquiring and retaining new Prime members is the key. Jeff thinks that expanding Prime Day to multiple days signals nervousness from Amazon (AMZN) and is looking a...

Martin Leinweber spotlights Bitcoin’s breakout, spurred higher by bullish sentiment around the House’s ‘Crypto Week.’ He thinks the digital gold argument “makes sense,” and points out a “rare positive divergence” from equities. He says this shows Bitcoin is changing from a tech proxy into its own product. He discusses stablecoins, which he thinks will lead to “billions” entering the crypto space a...

Prosper Trading Academy's Scott Bauer joins today's Big 3 and looks into three vastly different industries. For Royal Caribbean (RCL), he believes the stock is heavily overbought and needs time to "cool off." Scott sees AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) breaking out to new all-time highs before its earnings, and Lululemon (LULU) at a "make or break" moment as it taps long-time sup...

Dean T. Smith “isn’t sure” where the 50% copper tariff came from and thinks that announcement isn’t getting the attention it deserves. “The market is getting too complacent about the potential impact of these tariffs,” he argues. “If we don’t get the TACO effect…you could see some pretty dramatic moves in fixed income…and even the stock market.” He emphasizes that trade negotiations are “tough” an...

Today marks the beginning of "Crypto Week," which Kyle Chasse will watch closely. He talks about why Congress passing the CLARITY and GENIUS Acts are game changers for the crypto space. As far as the adoption timeline, Kyle says the U.S. is "very far behind." ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute...

LikeFolio's data shows Venmo interest up 14%, but it doesn't compare to Shopify's (SHOP) 30% increase. Landon Swan notes the fintech space as a whole is struggling, with PayPal (PYPL) falling behind despite Venmo's performance. He points to the merchant side of the business as a main reason for the company's lagging performance. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every...

“Playing the residuals” is a better approach than trying to figure out the winning strategy, Arnim Holzer posits. He discusses sectors like utilities and financials and turns attention towards international strategies. He thinks U.S. currency will “continue to underperform,” but not in the same way. He talks about diversification and how to play potential Fed moves this year. ======== Schwab Netwo...

Francisco Bido says Nvidia's (NVDA) dominant market share in A.I. is "phenomenal." Its leadership role is what he believes will push the stock 25% higher over the next 18 months and sees the company being the first to hit $5 trillion in market cap. Austin Lyons adds that its chips being used for evolving tech like autonomous driving and robotics will make Nvidia a long-term household...

"Momentum is in favor of the market to continue to go up," argues Adam Coons. He says we're back to where we started at the beginning of 2025, with valuations at elevated levels and a "very, very thin" margin of error that comes with it. Adam expects the FOMC not to cut interest rates in July and makes the case that the Fed doesn't need to cut anytime soon. On stocks, h...

Andrew Krei takes the pulse of global markets and reacts to the latest on U.S. tariffs. He’s watching the dynamic between markets and the government and warns of a “self-fulfilling prophecy” on trade. The “main event” for this week is CPI. He highlights some areas of interest, including within the yield curve, and gives his case for Fed rate movements in 2025. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empo...

Jay Rittberg sees a healthy M&A market and bullish sentiment into the end of the year. “Data centers is a huge area for M&A,” along with more subsectors of tech. He also thinks there could be deals in healthcare. “There’s enough confidence in dealmakers to move forward.” He focuses mostly on North America, but also gives some sentiment on international dealmaking. ======== Schwab Network =...

Coinbase (COIN) continues to push its ceiling higher thanks to Citizens JMP. The firm set a $440 price target off bullish expectations for tailwinds to develop in the crypto space. Sam Vadas takes a closer look into what's behind the analysis while highlighting a more bearish take from H.C. Wainwright. Prosper Trading Academy's Charles Moon offers a bullish example options trade for Coinba...

CFRA's Ken Leon believes the trifecta for this quarter's banking earnings season hinges on interest rates, the Fed, and policy from Washington. That said, he sees banks overcoming uncertainty as long as valuations don't become too stretched. Ken later talks about his firm's differing views on JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Goldman Sachs (GS), Bank of America (BAC), and Citigroup (C). Tom Wh...

Goldman Sachs (GS) got a downgrade ahead of its earnings that will kick off earnings seasons alongside other big banks. There's a clash in the buy now, pay later space with PayPal (PYPL) getting an upgrade while Affirm (AFRM) got a downgrade. Diane King Hall takes investors through the morning's biggest movers in the financial space. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every invest...

The SPX is seeing some weakness to start the trading week but Alex Coffey points out the bullish reversal in perspective when it comes to tariffs. Alex explains his reasoning for what's driving the change while giving a closer look into the levels investors should keep on their radar today. He also gives his take on Netflix (NFLX) and why it is one of the biggest earnings movers to watch this...

There's "tremendous pressure on the Fed to do nothing" with interest rates, says Jim Bianco. Catalysts of an improving economy and tariffs leaving less concerns than expected are two key arguments behind Bianco's reasoning. However, he says higher interest rates will add pressure against the stock market. Jim adds that the gargantuan rally in stocks can continue but will eventual...

The SPX and NDX consistently have hit new all-time highs over the past couple weeks, something Kevin Hincks labels as a concern heading into earnings. While he projects a solid earnings season, valuations for stocks have run so far up from April lows, creating issues for continuous rallies. Kevin urges investors to keep tariffs on the radar as we move closer to the new August 1 deadline. He later...

Cybersecurity giant, CrowdStrike (CRWD), got a downgrade from Morgan Stanley to equal weight. The firm sees a significant long-term story for the company but cites valuation concerns near-term. Jenny Horne talks about the firm's note and sky-high expectations for CrowdStrike's upcoming earnings. And it's not a trading week without headlines on Tesla (TSLA). Jenny mentions that Tesla sh...