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Brian Glenn, CIO of Premier Path Wealth Partners, says the market sits at all-time highs despite over half of S&P names being in bear market territory, with $6 trillion in AI-related CapEx through 2030 still searching for ROI. He sees pharma as a key AI beneficiary, noting Roche's 3,500 Nvidia (NVDA) chips speeding drug discovery, and highlights Alcoa (AA) as a cheap pick at eight times ea...

Nike (NKE) shares are at historic lows as the legacy athletic wear company struggles to find footing in its turnaround story. Rick Ducat shows the stock's stark selloff and the downward funnel forming in the chart ahead of earnings Thursday. He turns to an example options trade for Nike. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Options involve ri...

Invesco's Charlie Rose sees "a lot of downside risk" to investing in AI data centers, a contrarian take among broader Wall Street views. While this corner of the market is something he says offers short-term growth opportunities, the long-term outlook is a different story due to "binary risk." Charlie adds that the climb in Treasury yields raises warning flags for the real...

The fourth quarter is officially underway on Wall Street. George Schultze recaps the volatile third quarter and how it sets the stage for a "mixed stock market" to close out the year. He then addresses the "big question" for Micron (MU) after the company posted strong earnings: what happens when companies pull back AI spending? George believes the AI memory industry is at the &...

A strategic partnership between OpenAI and Synopsys (SNPS) sent shares of the latter company higher into Thursday's trading day. Charles Schwab's Ben Watson takes investors through the short- and long-term price action in shares to show where bulls can expect a tentative breakout. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Mark...

Markets inched higher heading into Thursday's trading session after Micron (MU) showed lasting earnings strength supporting the AI trade. However, Tom White points out concerns on the macro front he sees hitting a concentrated stock market. One of the biggest headlines: President Trump calling on EU leaders to release more diesel supply even as the U.S. weighs its own diesel export ban. Report...

September was "relatively calm" for Bitcoin and other crypto assets compared to past years, says Jim Ferraioli of Charles Schwab. That doesn't mean risks don't exist for crypto assets. Jim points to the Fed's interest rate hike, paired with ballooning U.S. debt, as key risks crypto investors need to navigate. Meanwhile, altcoins have recently outperformed against Bitcoin desp...

Micron (MU) became the biggest stock story of Wednesday's session due to its highly anticipated earnings. Boeing (BA) shares didn't lift off even after getting a $20 billion contract from the U.S. Navy. HPE (HPE) rallied after securing its first order of AMD Inc. (AMD) Helios rack deployments. Marley Kayden talks about the biggest movers of the trading day. ======== Schwab Network ========...

Core PCE moved markets Wednesday morning after the headline numbers came in lighter than Wall Street estimated. The tech trade saw multiple interesting headlines into Micron (MU) earnings, one of which being a tentative investment from TSMC (TSM) into Texas. Sam Vadas and Marley Kayden talk about their top takeaways on today's session. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor...

Christopher Davis says equities showed remarkable resilience this quarter despite rising rates, AI slowdown fears, and weak market breadth. He notes 20% of the S&P 500 (SPX) fell 10% or more in September while 60 to 70% of stocks sit 20% below their highs, creating a rolling correction under the surface. He sees the Mag 7 reasserting leadership as a safety trade, with Meta (META) and Alphabet...

Micron (MU) closed out the third quarter on Wall Street with earnings that beat on every metric it reports on. Guidance also shows plenty of strength for Micron's forward momentum. However, the stock didn't move much from the unchanged line minutes following the closing bell. Marley Kayden, Sam Vadas, and Kevin Green explain how the lack of a CapEx outlook plus a sky-high bar for earnings...

Ryan Zurrer has three companies he believes are leading the new frontier of technology: SpaceX (SPCX), Anthropic, and OpenAI. On SpaceX, he sees a third of the company's revenue coming from AI compute and a quarter from Starlink, emphasizing its pivot toward AI as a critical move for the Elon Musk-led firm. Ryan adds that Anthropic's projected $100 billion run rate justifies the Claude par...

Mamadou Abou-Sarr, co-founder and president of V-Square Quantitative Management, says equities remain resilient with the S&P 500 up (SPX) about 2.8% for the quarter, driven by AI. He warns the 10-year yield above 5.3% could eventually overwhelm earnings growth, making a stronger case for active management and true diversification. He stresses that owning multiple asset classes isn't real d...

Stephen Schmidt, chief security officer for Amazon (AMZN), talks about how the Mag 7 giant is navigating the collision between AI and cybersecurity at scale. As Stephen discusses, the evolution of AI is forcing Amazon to change the way it reviews exisiting protections and how it creates new methods to fend off cyber threats. When addressing the AI safety discourse between companies like Anthropic...

Charles Schwab's Kevin Horner says the S&P 500 (SPX) is holding above 7,625 support with a potential pullback to 7,500 if it breaks. He sees Coinbase (COIN) building a bull flag off Bitcoin strength, with a move through 210 opening room to 230. He also flags Alphabet (GOOGL) tightening into a consolidation pattern, with a break above 335 signaling upside. ======== Schwab Network ======== E...

Todd Rosenbluth says ETFs have pulled in a record $1.5 trillion this year as investors increasingly use them as their default way to access markets. He highlights growing demand for active ETFs from BlackRock (BLK) and T. Rowe Price, plus thematic plays like the Global X Cybersecurity ETF (BUG). He also notes traditional firms like Northern Trust and Jensen are converting mutual funds into ETFs. =...

Stephen Sopko of HyperFrame says Micron (MU) is hitting on all cylinders with Q4 revenue expected above $50 billion. He's watching for signs that high bandwidth memory demand extends through 2027, as only Micron (MU), SK Hynix, and Samsung make HBM at scale. He sees the ITC patent complaint as legal noise, with price targets ranging up to $1575. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering ever...

SpaceX (SPCX) has seen plenty of success for its version 3 satellite launches, says ProcureAM CEO Andrew Chanin. The company's future space prospects, paired with real-time revenue generation from Starlink, offers what he calls a "tremendous opportunity" for its profit path. Andrew addresses the ways SpaceX is raising the landing pad for revenue expectations by lowering fundamental c...

LikeFolio's Megan Brantley says Visa's (V) spending momentum index flipped above 100 as more cardholders spend more than a year ago, mirroring the stock's 20% rally off April lows. She notes consumers feel worse than they have in 12 years per University of Michigan sentiment, yet actual spending data shows resilience in dining, retail, and travel. She sees no signs of a consumer slowdo...

The outlook for AI memory stocks remains bullish, according to Yaël Ossowski, who discusses Micron (MU) earnings just ahead of the report. "There's just not enough memory" to power AI demand, says Yaël, who points to "huge opportunities" Micron can use to leverage more pricing power. William Kerwin of Morningstar Wealth has an $850 price target for Micron despite expecting...

High concentration in tech stocks isn't a bad thing for short-term traders, according to Tim Bohen, who points to trading opportunities it presents across Wall Street. He names Nvidia (NVDA) as the long-standing AI giant with plenty of value, Bloom Energy (BE) as a tentative breakout candidate, and SpaceX (SPCX) as a company with strong potential in guidance. Rick Ducat backs Tim's analysi...

Bonnie Treichel says income planning is about preparing for markets rather than predicting them. She advises against the "set it and forget it" mindset, instead advocating for continually updating your financial plan as life and markets change. She also urges investors to tap into resources they may already be paying for, like 401k advisory services and CFP professionals, and to consolid...

The "reversal" of market reaction to Wednesday's core PCE print remains plagued by crude oil's price spike despite continuing earnings strength, says Dale Smothers. He expects those earnings to bring the S&P 500 (SPX) to 8,000 or higher by year's end. Dale tells investors to "buckle up," however, noting that the path higher will be bumpy. On Micron (MU) earnings...

Boeing (BA) has won a $20 billion contract to sell its next-gen fighter jets to the U.S. Navy. Marley Kayden explains the significance of the 11-digit sale and the lackluster price action to the headlines during trading late Wednesday morning. Prosper Trading Academy's Scott Bauer turns to an example options trade for Boeing. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trade...

Micron (MU) shares are up over 500% year-over-year heading into Wednesday's earnings after investors saw upside in AI memory supply shortages. Paul Meeks believes the earnings will be great but points to guidance as the key question mark due to cyclicality concerns surrounding it and other peers like SanDisk (SNDK). That said, Micron's P/E ratio compared to the S&P 500 (SPX) is somethi...