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Dean Quiambao anticipates a “very, very strong year” for IPOs, stretching into 2027. He expects a lot of exciting names in the back half of the year, especially from AI-native companies. He thinks they’ll make a big splash in the markets, comparing it to the Olympics. Anticipated IPOs include Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceX, and Databricks, and other names with massive market caps. Dean also speaks to w...

Qualcomm (QCOM) has lagged so far in 2026 but shares are poised for a rebound, according to a pair of analysts who upgraded the stock Tuesday. Rick Ducat takes investors through the key levels in the chart to show where shares found likely support it needs for that rebound. Options activity doesn't show as clear of a picture from the trading session. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering...

Paddy Srinivasan, CEO of DigitalOcean (DOCN), joins to discuss their latest financial report and the company’s future with AI. DOCN allows companies to build horizontal and vertical SaaS services, which have been squarely in the AI crosshairs in recent trading. He explains how their value proposition still holds up amid these worries, and how they’re attracting AI-native customers, as well as how...

Vikas Dwivedi assesses global energy markets as the U.S. seems to be on the cusp of a military attack on Iran. Vikas says the odds are trying to answer what kind of military action rather than whether diplomacy will prevail. He thinks that a strike will be met with a $4-$5 move in oil before a response from Iran. He argues the oil market is “hard to short” right now as risk premium rises. Vikas lo...

Forward-looking guidance initially plagued Hims & Hers (HIMS) shares, says Christine Short, though she believes leadership did a good job at "refocusing" goals. She points to the company's businesses beyond GLP-1s showing signs of promise. Brian Tanquilut notes headwinds still hitting the firm, including a lawsuit from Novo Nordisk (NVO). Prices of GLP-1 drugs coming down only ad...

Kevin Horner’s Technical Tuesday charts cover the S&P 500 (SPX), SLB (SLB), and Snowflake (SNOW). The SPX is still stalled within a range, and Kevin says patience may benefit longer-term investors at this point. SLB broke higher, ran up, and consolidated, building an ascending triangle pattern with $52 as a line of resistance. SNOW has tested the 20-day moving average multiple times, and it co...

“There’s a lot on investors’ minds at the moment,” says Kelly Bouchillon. He digs into the Fed’s potential rate cut path, with multiple Fed speakers throughout Tuesday’s session. Retail investors are seeing their accounts near highs, Kelly says, and now they need to figure out how to protect it. Despite worries around defending gains, he’s staying optimistic on the U.S. and international equities....

The "SaaS-pocalypse" has arguments for and against it, says Ali Mogharabi. On the case justifying the sell-off, he notes new AI offerings causing growth outlook concerns that generate enough of a structural shift to rattle software's outlook. Ali makes another case for the sell-off being overdone in cybersecurity stocks like CrowdStrike (CRWD) and defense-centric companies. Ali also...

Cory Johnson takes a broader look at AMD Inc.'s (AMD) new deal with Meta Platforms (META) that will provide the social media giant with 6 gigawatts of GPUs. He sees the deal as one where Meta is diversifying its AI buildout, seen in its Nvidia (NVDA) expanded partnership last week. Cory explains how it highlights "two worlds" often intertwined in the AI race. ======== Schwab Network...

Likefolio’s Andy Swan shares social sentiment data on TJX Companies (TJX) ahead of their earnings Wednesday morning. He thinks it’s the “best in the niche by far” among the discount retailers. The consumer cohort who “loves to treasure hunt” is growing and he thinks TJX is the best at finding the items people want. “This company’s executing and they have tailwinds.” ======== Schwab Network =======...

Nick Raich and Jamie Meyers break down Home Depot (HD) earnings as the stock moves higher in Tuesday’s session. Nick, whose firm has HD as a core holding, says the market was “pleasantly surprised” by the report and there are no signs of recession based on their numbers. Lower rates could boost the stock this year. Jaime is also encouraged by the results, noting big-ticket items saw an increase. H...

Jay Yu, president and executive chairman of Nano Nuclear Energy (NNE), talks about the company's latest deal to supply power for AI data centers in the United Arab Emirates. It's the latest example of a trend Jay says will continue to gain momentum to power the AI evolution. He also has his eyes on the next frontier for data center construction: space. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empo...

As macro headwinds and a software sell-off raise challenges against Wall Street, Aquiles Larrea, Jr. sees investors setting the stage for a rebound. With today's Big 3, Aquiles sees opportunity in Microsoft's (MSFT) pullback, Caterpillar's (CAT) long-term ties to the AI picture, and Rivian's (RIVN) potential to capitalize on an expanding EV industry. Rick Ducat backs the stock anal...

Mike Dickson thinks AI is no longer driving the market, arguing nominal GDP growth, fundamentals, and earnings breadth are the main factors pushing stocks higher. To back his point, he examines the equal-weight SPX. Mike notes that a lot of the ‘picks and shovels’ companies in the AI buildout trade are also in cyclical sectors. He likes mid-caps for 2026, saying the sector is often ignored but the...

Jaime Katz with @morningstar talks about Home Depot's (HD) earnings and ways its navigated sticky inflation and a struggling housing industry. She also sets the foundation for Lowe's (LOW) earnings by previewing Wednesday morning's report. George Tsilis turns to an example options trade for Home Depot. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market...

AMD Inc. (AMD) surged Tuesday after Meta Platforms (META) announced a deal tentatively worth $100 billion for 6 gigawatts of computing power. Marley Kayden calls the deal a "big win" for AMD that puts the company in more direct competition with firms like Broadcom (AVGO) and Nvidia (NVDA), the latter of which also signed a deal with Meta last week. Tim Biggam offers an example options tr...

Many software names have the same P/E ratio as consumer staples giants, something @CharlesSchwab's Joe Mazzola notes as remarkable. He explains how fear is showing with a surge in options puts and makes the case now could be a time to be "scaling in" software investments. On the broader markets, Joe sees new record highs being hard to reach due to tech and other key sectors taking a...

Ahmed Riesgo thinks the Supreme Court decision around tariffs is a long-term good for the market. He covers fears in the market around AI replacing jobs and disrupting sectors, arguing that such a shift without creating new jobs would be “ahistoric.” The dual contentions of the market, that AI capex is too high and that AI is going to take over everything, cannot both be real at the same time, Ahm...

February's consumer confidence showed a slight improvement over the previous month, though the Richmond Fed presented volatility on the manufacturing front. Kevin Green talks about what the latest prints mean for the economic outlook. As Anthropic announces new products poised for financial institutions, KG turns to technicals in the financial sector as it taps 8-month lows. Oil remains the co...

Rick Pitcairn compares the equal-weighted S&P 500 to the cap-weighted S&P 500 to show the outperformance of the ‘493’. He urges traders to have the “trend at their back” and is looking for value in recent tech sell-offs. “I think you should own all forms of energy right now.” He anticipates a strong earnings season ahead overall. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor a...

Keurig Dr. Pepper (KDP) didn't fizzle out when it came to earnings, with Diane King Hall noting a beat Tuesday morning. Hims & Hers (HIMS) couldn't do the same as the telehealth company sees headwinds as subscribers shrink. Diane later talks about analysts moves in Qualcomm (QCOM) with upgrades from Wells Fargo and Loop Capital. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investo...

Luke Lloyd isn’t buying the Mag 7, arguing that there are far more attractive opportunities, such as software. “We’ve been buying into this software sell-off the last two or three weeks,” he says, including Reddit (RDDT), Fortinet (FTNT), and Palantir (PLTR). Another name he highlights is Cellebrite (CLBT). He thinks the sector will have a “rip-your-face-off rally” soon. ======== Schwab Network ==...

Anthropic could be one of the biggest market movers despite it being a private company, says Kevin Hincks. He set the stage for the Claude parent's product announcement ahead of the event. Kevin touches on the macro front by talking about Austan Goolsbee's comments that inflation should be at 2% before the Fed cuts interest rates further. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every i...

Jay Woods joins Diane King Hall at the NYSE to make sense of this week's market performance as investors await Nvidia (NVDA) earnings. He's admittedly confused about IBM's (IBM) selloff yesterday saying: What's changed about the AI narrative? He's looking to Snowflake (SNOW) and Salesforce (CRM) earnings events to provide clarity on the AI adoption front. For AMD, he points to...

TJX Companies (TJX)–parent company of TJ Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods–earnings are on the way ahead of Wednesday's open. Rick Ducat drops in to determine which technical indicators should be monitored ahead of the report. Later, Rick composes an example options trade using a call butterfly strategy. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subsc...