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Austin Lyons analyzes one of the five Mag 7 companies reporting earnings next week: Alphabet (GOOGL). He believes the company needs to prove generative A.I. is a benefit to its business instead of a threat as Google search and cloud revenue show formidable growth. Austin also notes interesting A.I. opportunities for Alphabet's YouTube platform. Alex Coffey offers a pair of example options trad...

Oracle (ORCL) issued a massive $38 billion debt offering to build a Stargate data center in Wisconsin. OpenAI and Vantage joined Oracle in the development with an expected 2028 completion date. Marley Kayden takes investors through the details of the report to help explain why the stock is rising on the headline. Prosper Trading Academy's Charles Moon offers an example options trade for Oracle...

Charles Schwab's Cooper Howard says the delayed CPI report released Friday morning does offer reprieve against sharply rising inflation, though he adds inflation as a whole is still climbing. Cooper highlights the perspectives he sees on both sides of the inflation coin and the challenges it presents to the Fed. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every marke...

Philip Diehl reacts to Friday’s CPI report and what it means for the Fed. He anticipates at least two 25 basis point rate cuts this year, with another 1-2 next year as the “base case.” However, until we get more clarification around private credit risks, “we don’t know what that course will be” beyond October. He warns though that those cuts won’t drive the market higher. Philip expects the dollar...

Kevin Green breaks down much-needed economic data seen in today's September CPI print delayed due to the economic shutdown. He also explains how PMI reached "contractionary territory" and why the party divide in consumer sentiment is important despite a "little changed" headline number. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day....

“Things look very stable” after the latest CPI report, says Erin Gibbs. She thinks a 50 basis point cut is “off the table” but does think the Fed will cut rates this month. She recommends rebalancing your portfolio, taking tech gains and moving into more defensive positions. “We want to look at healthcare, telecom…companies that have more secular long-term trends that can really carry us through 2...

Kevin Hincks says shelter prices softening was a big component to the latest CPI data being slightly lower than expected. September's delayed inflation print was released Friday after furloughed BLS employees were brought back to compile the data. One item that stood out to Kevin: Gasoline prices going higher, as crude oil prices fell nearly 9% in the month. Overall, he suggests it is a "...

Deckers (DECK) posted an earnings beat but stumbled when it came to guidance. Newmont (NEM) also showed a beat, though the gold miner saw headwinds when it came to the sharp moves in gold prices among other yellow flags. Procter & Gamble's (PG) stock pushed higher on better-than-expected earnings. Diane King Hall explains the earnings driving market moves to close out the last trading day...

Five of the Mag 7 companies report earnings this week, and Angelo Zino takes investors through everything they need to know when it comes to analyzing the prints. His biggest point for investors: watch how these companies manage spending on A.I. As long as demand for A.I. continues to accelerate, Angelo believes spending can as well. He makes the case that Microsoft (MSFT) is the best-positioned o...

Next week's earnings calendar gets busy as several Mag 7 names report their latest quarterly figures, including Alphabet (GOOGL). Rick Ducat dials up the chart to discuss its recent performance and areas of technical interest over the past year. Using standard deviation studies, Rick draws current priced in moves on the options market saying $281 would be the upside resistance at this time. La...

Ahead of next week's earnings event, Brett Crowther checks out the chart for eBay (EBAY). On the shorter-term 5-day chart, he highlights a small range between $94-$96 with low trading volume, suggesting a wait-and-see approach from investors. Zooming out to 1-year chart, Brett looks at a range between $87-$101. He notes that shares tested that $87 support level 4 times in the past couple of mo...

On Broadcom (AVGO), Matt Tuttle says "they're at the forefront of every single aspect" of A.I. capex spending. He compares them to Nvidia (NVDA), saying AVGO is "tempting right now" when choosing between the two. Matt points to the broad reach in hardware, software and infrastructure saying it could be sheltered from any volatility in an A.I. pullback. He says investors nee...

Kevin Green says this morning's headlines about Pres. Trump terminating trade negotiations with Canada was not on his (or most investors) radar. The ad in question was funded by the Canadian province of Ontario and featured former Pres. Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about tariffs, prompting the halt to trade talks. KG weighs whether or not it will be a "blip" on the geopolitical...

Dave Sedacca joins Morning Movers to discuss the state of institutional adoption of blockchain technology. He says there's been meaningful momentum from the "tradfi" participants to "defi." He says investors should do their own research to gauge their exposure to the blockchain space, saying that it "is something you'll want a piece of going forward." Dave say...

Dave Mazza of Roundhill Investments talks about his firm's MEME ETF after it added Beyond Meat (BYND) to the portfolio. The stock saw extreme volatility over the last few days, trading as low as 50 cents last Thursday, to as high as $8.86 in Wednesday's premarket hours. Dave explains how its's just one of many examples that show how retail traders have become a force that can't be...

Thursday's session reversed Wednesday's down day and closed with all green arrows. Quantum stocks saw some of the biggest up action while Molina Healthcare (MOH) saw some of the worst after posting a lackluster earnings report. Intel (INTC) managed to muscle gains off its earnings thanks to an EPS beat and A.I. optimism. Marley Kayden takes investors through the biggest stories of the day....

There were plenty of green shoots to see on Thursday's trading session, but Marley Kayden and Sam Vadas take investors through ones they see as critical ahead of the final session of the week. They explain why they're watching Intel (INTC), quantum stocks, and crude oil. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute...

Intel (INTC) rallied after posting a stronger-than-expected earnings beat leadership credits from a focus on A.I. and funding from the U.S. government and Nvidia (NVDA). Ford (F), however, saw headwinds due in part to a factory fire. Marley Kayden, Sam Vadas, and Kevin Green take investors through the earnings reports to explain what's driving price action. ======== Schwab Network ======== Emp...

Garrett Motion (GTX) shares are surging after an earnings beat. Alex Coffey breaks down the rally and the company's business model connected to the automotive sector. GTX topped 3Q EPS and revenue estimates and raised its guidance, helping lift shares to new 52-week highs and its highest point in nearly 6 years. Alex points out the company's diversification into electric vehicles that coul...

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) saw a strong rally following earnings. Rick Ducat explains show how the gaming stock captured key support despite facing significant resistance ahead. Bulls appears to see more runway for Las Vegas Sands, seen in the stock's options. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https:/...

Matt Barry discusses all things ETFs. “The biggest trend we’re seeing is just continued, record-setting growth,” on track to surpass over $1T in inflows this year. Active ETFs are “still relatively small by assets,” making up about 10% of the overall sector, but most inflows are going into them, growing the space rapidly. He explains how his firm uses ETFs and takes a look at international equity...

Kevin Davitt of Nasdaq says we’re back in a “nearly everything’s working” scenario and fear is fading. He thinks the narrative ahead will be focused on earnings, with CPI also anticipated tomorrow. The beauty of markets is being able to tailor your risk using options, he declares. Kevin also talks about the relationship between silver and gold and what an “options focused audience” should look at...

Meghna Maharishi and Sean Cudahy look at airline earnings for 3Q. “Premium seems to be everything in airlines right now,” Meghna says, describing a bifurcated industry where United Airlines (UAL) and Delta Airlines (DAL) are at the top. Other airlines are catering to those wealthier travelers, adding more seats and amenities. Sean looks at headwinds that disproportionately affected American Airlin...

“We don’t think that anything is screaming ‘buy me’,” Tim Holland says, saying investors should diversify. He expects a positive end to the year, though he notes that bad labor market reports could change that. Tim is “slightly overweight” international equities vs the U.S. because of the valuation and fiscal policy changes in Europe. He also touches on the financial sector, between big bank earni...

Doug Cohen is constructive on markets – with an asterisk. He says that any cautionary AI capex guidance in 3Q earnings season would be a meaningful negative surprise. He looks to small caps for opportunity but discusses avoiding the Russell 2000 and picking carefully for quality. “I personally would rather go with companies with strong balance sheets.” Doug also talks gold, which he is “still a fa...