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Tom Bruce reacts to the Supreme Court ruling against the Trump administration’s tariffs, arguing that the market expected this outcome, but it’s “really difficult to say” what’s next. Despite a weak 4Q GDP, he is still positive, attributing the softness to the government shutdown. “It’s going to be a volatile year,” he warns, but as long as the economy holds up, he thinks the market will continue...

Shares of Deckers (DECK) stepped higher after Argus upgraded the company. The stock stumbled in 2025, with Marley Kayden pointing to factors Argus sees in a 2026 rebound. Two key players backing growth: Ugg and Hoka. Dan Deming offers an example options trade for Deckers. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Options involve risks and are not suit...

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Trump administration's tariffs, adding more uncertainty to the state of global trade. Kevin Hincks was surprised to see an immediate rally following the announcement. He argues there's more question marks than before, especially around what the U.S. will do with the tariff revenue it already collected from other countries. Kevin later turns to the lat...

Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) gained Friday morning despite posting a double miss in earnings. HSBC downgraded Walmart (WMT) to hold from buy over growth concerns. Deckers (DECK) stepped up thanks to an upgrade from Argus. Diane King Hall talks about the analyst and earnings movers to watch on the last day of the trading week. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every m...

Andrew Almeida reviews the PCE report released Friday morning, along with the GDP report. He thinks the reports push any potential rate cuts to the “back half of the year.” He is positive on markets, citing AI capex as a factor in his optimism. He compares mid caps to small caps, and thinks there are “better quality” companies in the former. He expects companies receiving the AI capex to be the ne...

Ken Mahoney describes a “perfect storm” in markets between AI capex, economic data, and geopolitical worries. He looks ahead to Nvidia (NVDA) earnings, due next Wednesday, and what the Street is anticipating from the report and guidance. “Investors are going to be bracing themselves…they [Nvidia] really need to blow it out.” He likes Microsoft (MSFT) “a lot,” citing their many verticals. ========...

Kevin Hincks notes it's hard to interpret the latest core PCE print, which showed an uptick in most headlines numbers. However, those numbers are from December. Kevin explains why investors want to discount the parts of the print and points to strength elsewhere in GDP. On the Supreme Court, Kevin urges to watch for commentary on tariffs and Fed independence. ======== Schwab Network ======== E...

Andrew Graham joins Diane King Hall at the NYSE to react to the latest economic data. He suggests the government shutdown impacted the figures and points to higher frequency data as a better indicator to track when it comes to inflation. Andrew says he's following the "bigger market" looking at the outsized moves in precious metals and single-stock volatility. On the rotation trade,...

Rick Ducat slices into the chart of Domino's (DPZ) and serves up the technical indicator toppings to track. Rick looks at the falling wedge shape taking place in 2026's early downward trading activity, citing $390 as a recent area of potential support. Later, he demonstrates an example options trade using a put vertical with a neutral to bullish potential outlook. ======== Schwab Network =...

Jharonne Martis says the consumer is "relatively healthy" but very "discerning." She says shoppers are looking for promotions or discounts before making a bigger purchase. Jharonne says AI assistants are helping consumers make decisions, citing Walmart's (WMT) Sparky AI enabling a "seamless omnichannel experience." For remainder of 2026, she says consumers are sho...

John Luke Tyner looks at the subcategories within the PCE print to back up his view point that the "inflation trend is moving in the right direction." He later postulates the potential thinking of FOMC members as they prepare for a leadership change post-Jerome Powell's tenure. John highlights the shelter component of inflation data continuing to come in higher, but he believes that...

Grab your tickets: Charles Schwab's Kevin Horner is spotlighting the chart of Live Nation (LYV). He cues up the short-term 90-day chart and displays the recent trading range between $152-$160. On the 1-year chart, he looks at $160 acting as previous support and near-term resistance. Kevin says bulls shouldn't be discouraged as a pause at resistance is common. ======== Schwab Network ======...

RSM's Joe Brusuelas joins Morning Movers with his perspective on the macroeconomic trends developing in the U.S. ahead of two key economic data prints: GDP and PCE. He breaks down the significance of 2025's government shutdown and how it could affect the 4Q GDP figures. Later, Joe reveals how AI capex spending will show up on some parts of the economic data but he suggests investors dig de...

Bitcoin (/BTC) has been searching for levels of support but Nate Peterson says the next level of support is still below current levels. He and Jenny Horne discuss the chart of Bitcoin and Ethereum (/ETH) with Nate pointing to the 200-week simple moving average as the next marker to pay attention to if the selloff in Bitcoin continues. Later, the duo discuss Goldman Sachs (GS) CEO David Solomon dis...

Beyond today's stock movers, Marley Kayden and Sam Vadas turn to the broader market perspective by discussing the narrowing trade deficit and the continuing rotation out of tech. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Options involve risks and are not suitable for all investors. Before trading, read the Options Disclosure Document. http://bit.l...

Dory Wiley considers some of the tech rotation healthy, but not for Mag 7 stocks, especially those like Nvidia (NVDA) which continue to demonstrate dominance in earnings. Ahead of the company's report next week, he says the company is "at the center of the universe" on Wall Street due to its presence in every corner of the tech trade. Elsewhere in the markets, Dory raises questions o...

Jonathan Sakraida and Tom Essaye discuss Deere (DE) earnings as the stock hits an all-time high in Thursday trading. Jonathan notes recovery across two segments, similarly to competitor Caterpillar (CAT). He thinks investors should be cautious on valuation from here. Tom calls it “an execution story and a rebound story,” arguing that we are at the “trough” of the farming cycle with continued stren...

Noah Kann reacts to eBay (EBAY) earnings, highlighting the acquisition of Depop from Etsy (ETSY) for $1.2 billion. He notes Depop is popular with Gen Z, whose buying power is only growing. “Sometimes, buying talent and buying a marketplace is a better way to penetrate a new area.” Ebay’s ad revenue is higher as well, and he sees further upside there, stressing that companies selling physical goods...

Agriculture companies have taken a much bigger investor focus to start 2026, and no company may have muscled more gains than Deere & Co. (DE). Shares of the company have climbed more than 40% in the last few weeks, helped further by stellar earnings on Thursday. Rick Ducat compares the agricultural giant to peers to show how sharp the rally truly is in Deere. He also offers insight into the op...

Henry Greene previews Alibaba (BABA) earnings ahead of the company's report next Tuesday. He notes changes the Chinese ecommerce giant has made to adjust itself to the global AI boom, calling it a viable player in the space. Henry compares Alibaba's standing to its international peers and the geopolitical risks it needs to overcome to find footing on the global tech stage. ======== Schwab...

Morningstar's Brett Husslein calls Walmart’s (WMT) earnings beat “modest” and notes that while its guidance is conservative, it has a pattern of increasing its expectations for the year as it progresses. He walks through his highlights from the report, including global ad revenue growth and overall margins. However, he has a $62 fair value estimate, a steep drop from current levels. Brett argu...

Connor Browne previews tomorrow’s economic data prints, which include a GDP reading and the PCE report. He anticipates a “push and pull” between Fed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh and President Trump as the year goes on. He’s looking for opportunity in valuation dispersion, hunting outside of the large cap names. Connor also gives his perspective on the energy market and the transformation from fossil...

$70 crude oil will be the "goldilocks" price, says Rob Thummel as the commodity ticks higher due to geopolitical risk. He talks about the risk premium due to tensions between the U.S. and Iran, and how an "oversupply" in oil can mute further rallies. Rob also takes investors through his firm's ETFs that pair energy stocks and AI opportunities together. ======== Schwab Netwo...

Sal Gilbertie says gold and silver prices are being driven up by fears around conflict between the U.S. and Iran. His firm, Teucrium, specializes in agricultural commodity ETFs, and Sal calls grains a strong diversifier for portfolios. “The agricultural commodities are almost impervious to demand shocks,” he notes, and demand has climbed significantly over the last 60 years. He digs into soybeans,...

Microsoft (MSFT) hit 9-month lows and currently trades around $400 after shares hit $555 last summer. Charles Schwab's Ben Watson highlights key levels in Microsoft's chart that offer opportunities for bulls following the Mag 7 stock's substantial repricing. Kevin Hincks joins later to walk investors through his example options trade for Microsoft. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empo...