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John Kosar highlights a defensive shift in the market as dividend stocks and value plays begin to outpace growth. While the S&P 500 (SPX) remains in a long-term bull trend, internal metrics suggest a rotation toward the industrial and energy sectors. John monitors the Asbury 6 to gauge market health. He explains why the market could sustain a significant pullback toward its 200-day moving aver...

Weakness under the surface of a strong headline nonfarm payrolls print can lead to a market fade, says Kevin Green. He talks about the technical factors he sees hitting stocks and bonds alike. In the commodity space, KG looks into crude oil prices and the potential for a rally to $75. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Options involve risks and...

ETF inflows remain resilient as investors increasingly turn to sophisticated risk-management tools like options-based strategies and derivative income products. Matt Kaufman explores how these structured wrappers provide stable, tax-efficient yields and downside insulation for conservative participants. The discussion highlights the continued growth of the $14 trillion ETF market and how market vo...

Wednesday morning's earnings movers has one big winner and two notable losers, says Diane King Hall. She explains why Cloudflare's (NET) growth tied to AI agents has investors rewarding the stock with a 20% rally. Unity (U) shares fell more than 20% with its weaker-than-expected guidance outweighing an earnings beat. Diane also notes how Verizon (VZ) stole some of T-Mobile's (TMUS) cus...

A resilient jobs report has sparked a relief rally, but Blake Millard warns that the era of easy gains in big tech is likely over as the labor market normalizes. Millard suggests that market leadership is shifting toward undervalued sectors like financials, industrials, and energy while the Trump administration reshapes global trade. He emphasizes that investors must diversify or risk being left b...

"It doesn't look like Jerome Powell's going to cut in the next two meetings" when it comes to interest rates, says Kevin Hincks. He points to a surprisingly strong nonfarm payrolls print and a 4.3% unemployment rate adding muscle to the U.S. jobs outlook. However, Kevin notes it comes with a small flag for inflation. He later touches on the latest mortgage applications report. ==...

Seana Smith joins Diane King Hall at the NYSE set to discuss the latest non-farm payrolls report. She thinks it's "too early" to wipe away fears about a weakening jobs market, but does call this report a "sigh of relief." Seana considers the prospect of rate cuts under the Federal Reserve this year and this week's upcoming CPI report. She says 2.5% would be another &quo...

Rick Ducat keeps his eyes on the software trade ahead of Applovin's (APP) earnings. He compares APP to the overall tech sector (XLK) and some of the standout software names like Palantir (PLTR). On the 1-year chart, Rick circles the highs hit in September & December of last year before pulling back so far to start 2026. He underlines $410 as a near-term area of support, with a higher volum...

With some on the Street nicknaming the recent software selling as "SaaS-pocalypse," Bobby Ocampo joins Morning Movers to discuss the real impact AI tools have on the overall space. He says cybersecurity stocks will actually benefit in the new wave of AI adoption, indicating that is a position of the software group to monitor. Bobby says there's an "overcorrection" occurring...

Cisco (CSCO) is back on the radar today ahead of earnings. Charles Schwab's Kevin Horner takes a peek at the chart to highlight its technical makeup prior to the report. He notes the "bull flag" formation moving up from the end of January at about $73-$85. Going to a 1-year timeframe, Kevin says the question becomes: can the upside trend continue? He notes current straddle pricing in...

Following the "aggressive" selloff seen in the software names, Kevin Green points to Cloudflare's (NET) surge higher after an earnings beat as a potential boon for the overall group. Meanwhile, Shopify (SHOP) is also enjoying "a nice move to the upside" says KG as he breaks down the company's AI initiatives and goes inside its earnings report. For today's trading, K...

Datadog (DDOG) rallied after earnings as tech experienced a largely ho-hum day, with exceptions seen in Western Digital (WDC), Micron (MU), and other memory AI chip stocks. Elsewhere in markets, Paramount Skydance (PSKY) made an effort to make its takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) more attractive. Marley Kayden and Sam Vadas talk about their top takeaways from Tuesday's session aft...

Bitcoin traders "adopted SLV and GLD as their meme stocks," says George Noble. He attributes the rise of retail interest in the metal space to their profound volatility. That said, George tells investors, "don't pay attention to the daily volatility," noting both silver and gold are up double digits so far in 2026. As traders see silver as a play in AI and EVs, George makes...

Justin Whitehead says the software sell-off in the short-term is overblown, though he sees significant impact in the long-term. While he says AI won't replace the vast majority of jobs, Justin says firms that aren't adopting AI will be gone in five years. He takes investors through his thought and the firms he sees coming out as winners in the AI race. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empo...

Eric Diton says not to read too much into the December retail sales report because of harsh weather. Tariffs and inflation remain a concern, but the explanation may be simpler, he argues. He believes the consumer is still strong overall, though he notes that many people are struggling in the bottom half of the K-shaped economy. He “doesn’t want to bet against” the Mag 7 and thinks software will co...

Frances Newton and Tsvetta Kaleynska break down Coca-Cola (KO) earnings after the company missed on 4Q revenue. Frances looks at the chart technicals, while Tsvetta checks social media discussions to see brand strength. Tsvetta sees issues with their soda formulation, pushing customers away, along with GLP-1s cutting cravings. Frances calls the company an “American staple” and expects it to do wel...

Karen Veraa-Perry thinks people are “coming back to bonds” as they focus more on the “income side of the equation.” However, “this year it’s going to be a little bit harder” and investors may be looking across categories, including international bonds, mortgage-backed securities, and other products. ETFs allow easier access outside of the U.S. particularly. As rates come down, she recommends a “bo...

Kevin Horner’s Technical Tuesday charts cover the S&P 500 (SPX), Toll Brothers (TOL), and Tidewater (TDW). For the SPX, he says we are not ready to “bust through” 7,000; the index is rangebound, and a breakout either way will tell investors a lot about what’s next. Tidewater has a longer-term pattern shift happening as it hits 52-week highs and thinks it could be setting up a new push higher....

Fritz Folts highlights signs that the Nasdaq run might be running out of steam, and notes that Bitcoin, which has taken a beating lately, has been used as a tech and market “exuberance” indicator. Commenting on the ‘SaaS-pocalypse’, he’s not sure we’re at the point that they’re “actually going to be disrupted” by AI, but he thinks the time is coming. Data ownership will be key to sort out the winn...

Bitcoin has the potential to plunge back toward $30,000, says Kiana Danial. She believes the cryptocurrency will also rebound and break new record highs. Kiana highlights how Bitcoin is going through a cycle similar to others it saw years ago and makes a bullish case for the cryptocurrency's outlook. She later talks about key points from her book, Triple Compounding for Dummies. ======== Schwa...

Likefolio’s Landon Swan previews McDonald’s (MCD) sentiment ahead of earnings. “Investor expectations are definitely high,” he says, and they’re particularly focusing on results from the lower end consumer. He notes website visits have recently fallen hard and argues that visits were primarily due to looking for deals rather than “enthusiasm for the brand.” Overall, he’s leaning slightly bearish....

Spotify (SPOT) rallied close to 20% intraday at the height of Tuesday's trading session. David Schulhof believes investors are relieved to see strong earnings after a stark price correction. While he notes Spotify needing to put more focus on advertising revenue, David points to a audiobook push, Netflix (NFLX) partnership, and merchandise as other ways to generate long-term revenue. Seth Scha...

Rajiv Sawhney spotlights crypto, explaining that many traders were expecting it to rally above $100K at the beginning of this year. With prices below $70K, it may be signaling a crypto winter instead. Dissecting the moves, he notes that it was more “orderly” than the last Bitcoin retreat, and they’re seeing more moves in Blackstone crypto ETFs, perhaps a sign that traditional finance is playing a...

The "Fibonacci Princess" returns to the Big 3. Tammy Marshall with Elliott Wave Trader highlights tech options trades she likes in Micron (MU), Nvidia (NVDA), and D-Wave Quantum (QBTS). Rick Ducat backs Tammy's analysis by highlighting bearish and bullish trends in the charts. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Options involve ris...

“Technology is not going to lead the way this year,” argues Eddie Ghabour, telling investors to be underweight the sector. The rotational trade “isn’t even close to done yet,” and he thinks tech will struggle in 2Q, especially with elevated earnings expectations. “It’s time to take profits…and rotate into other areas that are much stronger.” He doesn’t like Palantir (PLTR), explaining what he sees...