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“We have not begun to see the tip of the iceberg for how additive” AI can be to corporate profits, argues Chris Kampitsis. He sees tailwinds for Alphabet (GOOGL) after it lagged other AI peers. “Now is the best possible time to have dry powder in the portfolio,” he says, and buy on dips. However, he also adds some hedging strategies to consider in sectors like utilities or international equities....

Kevin Horner’s Technical Tuesday covers the S&P 500 (SPX), TransMedics (TMDX) and Tempus A.I. (TEM). He points out a “banner of resistance” on the SPX, coincident with an uptrend line. On TransMedics, he sees price trying to push past $146 and says that if it closes above there, it could be a bullish signal for the stock. Tempus A.I. is moving off a “zone of horizontal support” around the poin...

Jharonne Martis and Brian Jacobsen cover the retail trade. Jharonne thinks Five Below (FIVE), Signet (SIG), and Dillard’s (DDS) will all do well. Brian highlights Kohl’s (KSS), with its new CEO, as a potential turnaround story. They also talk about how a December rate cut could impact retailers and consumer holiday spending. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, ev...

Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, Jenny Horne and Adam Lynch look at the overall cryptocurrency space through the lens of JPMorgan's latest bitcoin and bitcoin mining notes. They dissect the ETF flows in Bitcoin, Ethereum and what was moving among retail investors this month. Then, Adam discusses a new Grayscale Dogecoin fund (GDOG) and what it means for the memecoin's future. ======== Sc...

Kiana Danial (@InvestDiva) believes there are still plenty of opportunities to discover in crypto amid heavy volatility in the space. She notes that the cryptocurrency's drop in 2018 was significantly larger than the one happening now, telling investors to find patterns in price activity for potential pullback opportunities. Kiana also explains her "triple compounding" process throug...

Josh Jamner discusses the return of government data, the labor market, and whether the Fed will cut in December. He thinks consumers are under pressure but “have consistently shown up” for holidays and for good deals. “We’re not seeing a collapse” in jobs, he says, but expects the Fed to cut to remove risk from the table. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every...

Likefolio’s Landon Swan calls Costco (COST) “frustrating for investors,” noting that it is near one-year lows. He says their data is moving “in the wrong direction,” noting slower growth than investors hoped for. With a third of their goods imported, he thinks they’re hitting tariff challenges as well. Landon also says consumers are reporting worse experiences due to crowding. ======== Schwab Netw...

David Clement is bullish on Kimberly-Clark (KMB) acquiring Kenvue (KVUE), citing continued consumer access to basic goods despite tariff worries, and competition against other giants like Procter & Gamble (PG). He covers potential regulatory concerns around the merger, as well as what the “synergies” could look like. “The merged company is just more resilient,” he argues. ======== Schwab Netwo...

Jessica Inskip turns to the tech trade for today's Big 3 with a focus on headlines between Mag 7 giants Alphabet (GOOGL) and Nvidia (NVDA). She sees significant upside for the Google parent company after acquiring a TPU deal with Meta Platforms (META), though she urges investors not to discount Nvidia and its wide A.I. moat. As for Oracle (ORCL), Jessica expects high reward to balance out high...

Jed Ellerbroek thinks the news that Meta Platforms (META) is buying Alphabet (GOOGL) chips is a bigger threat to AMD (AMD) than Nvidia (NVDA) because Alphabet’s chips won’t be as powerful as Nvidia’s. However, questions around this deal remain as Alphabet enters the chip space: “What kind of gross margin…what kind of capacity?” He also looks at Amazon (AMZN), which he thinks is the most underappre...

When it comes to Dell Technologies' (DELL) earnings after the close Tuesday, Michelle Connell calls the report a "margins story." She explains where she sees Dell in the overall A.I. trade compared to giants like Nvidia (NVDA) and how the company can hit her price target of $165. Tom White offers an example options trade for Dell. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every inv...

Alphabet (GOOGL) is close to joining Apple (AAPL) and Nvidia (NVDA) to having $4 trillion in market cap. Marley Kayden explains how Gemini 3.0 and deals with Meta Platforms (META) and NATO boosted Alphabet's already impressive run. She dives into how the lack of supply adds pressure to Nvidia. @ProsperTradingAcademy's Mike Shorr takes traders through an example options trade for Alphabet....

Lots of data hit the wire on Tuesday, from an uptick in pending home sales, to September's PPI and retail sales. Kevin Green talks about what it means for the FOMC and December probabilities for an interest rate cut. KG also talks about Nvidia's (NVDA) dip below $170 and the significance of the break, highlighting the volatility it brought to the SPX. He later notes the stark selling actio...

While Alphabet (GOOGL) and Nvidia (NVDA) dominate chipmaking headlines, Jenny Horne urges investors to watch Analog Devices (ADI) after it beat earnings and posted guidance above analyst estimates. As she explains, the company plays a key role in the autonomous picture. Keysight Technologies (KEYS) rallied more than 10% in premarket hours after its earnings beat and slew of price target hikes from...

Ken Mahoney sees a lot of tailwinds for the market and shares some stock picks. He likes Microsoft (MSFT) as a comparatively cheaper tech play. He’s bullish on Walmart (WMT) and thinks that it has winning strategies. Ken also picks JPMorgan Chase (JPM), saying Jamie Dimon “knows what he’s doing” and it will benefit from the Fed lowering rates. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every inve...

Jeff McClean thinks the Fed is more scared of the jobs market than inflation right now and says a rate cut in December is “definitely on the table.” He expects more cuts in 2026 with a new Fed Chair: “the only question is, how much?” Jeff looks at dynamics within the Fed, noting “unusual” public disagreements on the rate path. He sees opportunities in small caps and the “left-behinds” right now. J...

Diane King Hall turns to retail earnings movers that showed mixed results Tuesday morning. Best Buy (BBY) flexed strength with in-store and online sales and raised its fiscal 2026 outlook, though the stock opened flat. Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS) said it will shutter some of its Foot Locker stores after the company completed its acquisition many on Wall Street disagreed with. As for Kohl's...

Dell Technologies (DELL) reports earnings after Tuesday's close. Rick Ducat pinpoints several technical developments occurring on its chart and draws upon previous chart patterns to show near-term areas to watch into the report. Rick looks at the recent downward trend forming, and underlines the $124 volume area as a higher trading node to monitor. Later, Tom White composes an example options...

Jay Woods joins Diane King Hall at the NYSE set with the S&P 500 (SPX) "bending but not breaking" and pointing to the 50-day moving average as a possible "ceiling" that needs to break before hitting new all-time highs. He believes the Fed could be the catalyst to lift stocks higher, identifying the dissent taking place among Fed governors and the challenge of a data-void de...

Alex Hamerstone joins Morning Movers to preview Zscaler (ZS) earnings and discuss the overall cybersecurity software space. He thinks a lot of the companies have "huge growth expectations year over year" making it a tough environment with competing priorities. Later, Alex addresses the rise of agentic AI adoption alongside the potential benefits (and challenges) facing security companies...

UBS upgraded Applied Materials (AMAT) to a buy rating as shares are up more than 40% in 2025. Kevin Horner diagnoses several technical patterns taking shape on the chart, identifying $208 support and $241 resistance over the past 90 trading days. Zooming out to the 2-year chart, Kevin shows the stock's all-time highs back in the summer of 2024 that could be the next test if shares breakout abo...

Kevin Green and Diane King Hall talk tech and technicals after Monday's market rally. Nvidia (NVDA) shares are under pressure as Meta Platforms (META) buys TPU chips made by Alphabet's Google (GOOGL). KG discusses the perceived battle between Nvidia and Google, as shares of Alphabet cross the $4T market cap threshold. KG is watching $170 to the downside on the NVDA chart as a level of supp...

After Bitcoin's staggering 30% decline in a matter of weeks, CoinDesk's Andy Baehr makes the case there's still plenty of support for the cryptocurrency and has macro tailwinds backing it. That said, Andy sees more volatility ahead as new retail investors funnel into the space. Mike adds to Andy's case by explaining how recent price action is "normal volatility" for crypt...

“Valuations by no stretch are cheap…this is not going to be a value market,” Rob Luna says, but adds that “that doesn’t mean anything” for market strength. He likes Micron (MU) and Seagate (STX) as the “picks and shovels” of the AI trade. He also likes nuclear energy, saying it is critical for the AI trade, but warns investors that most names in the space are pre-revenue. Rob also reflects on whet...