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Sustainability of oil prices and sustainability of inflation is what Charles Schwab's Liz Ann Sonders will watch as conflict in the Middle East intensifies. She urges investors to "look under the index surface" to see how individual stocks and sectors rotate with volatility. In the crypto space, Jim Ferraioli talks about how news of the strike over the weekend can be reflected in Bit...

There are many parts behind the spike in crude oil prices underneath headlines of the strike on Iran. From the pipelines to the international players beyond the Middle East, Kevin Green explains the many pieces behind the crude oil puzzle to watch in the days ahead. KG later explains how this big picture plays a role in gold and silver prices moving higher. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empower...

Peter Tchir argues the market is overreacting to the U.S./Iran conflict and expects the situation to calm down. “Within a week, we’re going to be past it,” he says, believing the power vacuum in Iran may bring potential leaders to the table faster. Peter thinks Iran will become a “Venezuela 2.0” in the longer-term. He discusses risk to credit markets and thus to equities, and says what happens the...

As markets grapple with the U.S. and Israel joint attack on Iran, Diane King Hall turns to stock movers kicking off the new trading week. CrowdStrike's (CWRD) upgrade from Piper Sandler signals what the firm calls a "best in class" cybersecurity platform that didn't deserve a part in the software sell-off. Diane points to a Novo Nordisk (NVO) downgrade from Goldman Sachs and Berk...

Art Hogan says it’s “not the time to panic” or “make big changes in your portfolio,” laying out what investors should watch in the wake of U.S. & Israeli strikes on Iran. On the other hand, short-term traders may see opportunities in the volatility. He believes technology is “very oversold” and thinks we’ll see a bounce. He talks about the short-term spike he sees in energy and how disruptions...

Michael Purves looks to history to make sense of the U.S./Iran story and potential market moves, noting that “oil is embedded” in all recent conflicts in some way. “Being long oil usually works,” he argues, “long gold works.” He tells investors to look for potential U.S. recession cases in the wake of the conflict, and what to do if they believe they see one. Michael discusses the longer-term pict...

CrowdStrike (CRWD) received an upgrade from Piper Sandler as it faces a 20% sell-off since 2026 started. Tom White turns to the technical analysis behind the cybersecurity stock and explains the key levels to keep in mind for the shares. As for his example options trade, he offers a neutral to bullish strike put in CrowdStrike. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader,...

Stocks dip, oil rips — it's the pattern Matt Tuttle sees in the Iranian conflict, and Matt tells investors to not go long oil. He sees defense stocks as the favorable play in the weeks and months ahead, specifically in evolving tech like drones and photonics. Matt talks about how his firm's ETFs link defense stocks together. He continues to watch Bitcoin with "a lot of interest."...

@MarketRebellion's Marc LoPresti says today's focus will be set fully on the evolving war in the Middle East. As crude oil spikes and volatility ramps, he says clarity on next steps in the conflict will be essential to calming markets. As for the U.S. economy, he sees a "silver lining" in the FOMC's view on interest rates. Marc also tells investors to watch for retail earning...

Applovin (APP) experienced wide swings in its stock price, highlighted by Charles Schwab's Brett Crowther as he breaks down the five-day chart. He then turns to the one-year chart and explains where investors can expect support and resistance. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwo...

Strikes from U.S. and Israel killed Iran's Supreme Leader and other top members of its leadership. Stock futures fell while crude oil spiked 8% higher. Kevin Green analyzes the conflict's impact on the global energy supply as Iran moves to look to close the Strait of Hormuz and other Gulf countries that will cut energy production and shipping. Airline stocks are also falling while defense...

Jameis Winston, quarterback for the New York Giants, joins Jim Neesen to talk about the IPO Summit after a hot start to the year. They compare a company's public debut to "the big game" and discuss ways why businesses need to "not forget about the moment" on setting incremental goals for success. With companies like SpaceX, Anthropic, and Cerberus setting the stage for thei...

Sam Vadas talks about her final market takeaways to close a volatile week for tech on Wall Street. Among her top headlines: the widespread layoffs at Block (XYZ) and CoreWeave's (CRWV) strong selling action after earnings. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Options involve risks and are not suitable for all investors. Before trading, read t...

David McAlvany considers February the month where silver and gold had trouble finding their footing. Both metals sold off sharply at the tail-end of January. After a month of struggling, David sees silver and gold having a stronger March with favorable trends in ETFs. He later touches on crude oil surging on what he calls a short-term geopolitical trade. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering...

After Nvidia (NVDA) dominated attention of the AI trade this week, George Tsilis turns to a stock that has fallen under many investors' radars: Supermicro (SMCI). As George notes, the company beat its most recent earnings but faces steepening competition against peers. The stock is cheap compared to the rest of the tech sector, though margins can cut into profits. ======== Schwab Network =====...

Soroush Salehian, CEO of Aeva (AEVA), says the latest quarter shows their company is the strongest in the sector for autonomous driving technology. He covers their financials along with their new collaborations, like with Nvidia (NVDA) as a LiDAR supplier. “There’s been this race for automation,” he says, explaining how they are expanding from industrial vehicles to passenger vehicles. “We are no...

Netflix hit highs last seen several weeks ago after it lost the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) to Paramount Skydance (PSKY). Rick Ducat dives into the technical trends aiding the stock's strong rebound on Friday's session. Options activity also more than quadrupled on the session. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Options...

Steven Dickens argues for CoreWeave (CRWV) as a “neo-cloud” name and thinks it’s been oversold since its earnings report. He believes the speed of their revenue growth is “really impressive.” They’re still in a “build out phase” that will lead to monetization, he says, looking at their backlog. Steven thinks CoreWeave can turn a profit after it’s able to “turn on” its technology post-buildout. ===...

Ali Meli breaks down the January PPI report, which came in hot, and contrasts it with a cooler CPI. He believes AI CapEx may be showing up in PPI as data center buildout accelerates, noting that this area is “not that cost sensitive” and willing to spend hundreds of millions of dollars. He anticipates a margin squeeze as a lot of these companies are also losing money on their products. Ali thinks...

Likefolio’s Landon Swan looks at the cruise sector and focuses on Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH) in particular. Overall, cruises are seeing more interest, but NCLH is lagging behind rivals Carnival (CCL) and Royal Caribbean (RCL). Still, their reviews are overall positive. Landon argues that Norwegian isn’t “taking advantage” of the influx of interest and thinks the stock might be getting ahead of i...

Ben Emons warns that private credit deterioration is accelerating and explains the potential fallout risks. Losing private credit could constrain middle-market companies who would no longer be able to access capital. He thinks the Fed may even be forced to step in to absorb some of these private credit woes. Ben explains how this situation is fortunately different than the subprime mortgage crisis...

Ed O’Gorman addresses concerns around private credit, especially in the wake of the SaaS-pocalypse. “It’s very much an opaque market,” he notes, but it has become “a very significant piece of the overall capital structure out there.” However, he does see a buying opportunity in some of the beaten down tech names. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market d...

Yelena Shulyatyeva and Ian Wyatt break down the latest inflation data. Ian thinks investors should focus on the PCE over the CPI report and explains how their different weightings give them different perspectives. Yelena thinks that the continued imposition of tariffs will keep inflation up. She explains why she’s looking at the February employment report more than the January one, citing seasonal...

Kevin Rubin, CFO of Zscaler (ZS), talks about his company's earnings which shows a 25% ARR increase. With AI accelerating year-over-year, Kevin talks to investors about ways ZScaler is using the evolving tech to protect against outside AI risks. He later notes the company's acquisitions and long-term growth opportunities they present. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every inves...

CoreWeave (CRWV) shares collapsed with investors expressing concerns on the company's "show me" story. Meghan Joyce presents a bull case in its backlog but a bear case in the construction needed to obtain that revenue. Logan Gilland adds to Meghan's points by saying he would not "buy into the blood" in CoreWeave's selling action. He says investors should wait to see...