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It's a "goldilocks market" that many missed, says Eddie Ghabour, which he believes led to pessimism against positive price action. He argues it's not too late to join the rally with lots of hedge fund cash still on the sidelines. Eddie sees small caps and consumer discretionary regaining lost strength. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every m...

Options Play's Tony Zhang is a bull when it comes to Micron (MU). He sees tremendous room for the A.I. chipmaker to run despite its choppy price action over the last year. Tony offers investors insight into the company's bullish and bearish indicators and offers an example options trade ahead of earnings later in June. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every ma...

It was a volatile day on Wall Street with all four indices ultimately closing down. Tesla (TSLA) was the culprit behind much of the selling action after Elon Musk openly criticized President Trump and his administration on X. Brown-Forman (BF/B) had its worst day in 12 years as tariffs cut into profits, Broadcom (AVGO) struggled to meet sky-high expectations in earnings, while Visa (V) continued t...

Carly Garner expects crude oil (/CL) to continue its downward trend due to a strong U.S. dollar and OPEC's recent decision to increase production. She believes that while geopolitical tensions could cause short-term rallies, the overall trend remains bearish. In the equity market, Garner sees the S&P 500's (SPX) 6000 level as a point of contention, but is cautious about the upside pote...

Carly Garner expects crude oil (/CL) to continue its downward trend due to a strong U.S. dollar and OPEC's recent decision to increase production. She believes that while geopolitical tensions could cause short-term rallies, the overall trend remains bearish. In the equity market, Garner sees the S&P 500's (SPX) 6000 level as a point of contention, but is cautious about the upside pote...

Friday's jobs print is expected to move markets into the opening bell. Charles Schwab's Nathan Peterson believes "bad news is good news" again, meaning that markets can move higher on expectations that the FOMC will cut interest rates if the job market shows continued deterioration. He also talks about the volatile trading action brought by Tesla (TSLA) headlines. ======== Schwab...

Broadcom (AVGO) is often referred to as Nvidia's (NVDA) main competitor in the A.I. space. The company rallied big off its April lows but couldn't meet an exceedingly high bar in its latest earnings report. Tom White and George Tsilis turn to the numbers and explain why the stock may already be "priced to perfection." ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and...

Kevin Davitt assesses the recent market comeback. Casting back two decades, he recalls how different “the constituency” looked as far as company profitability and other financial metrics. He thinks the Nasdaq-100 will continue to lead markets. He charts monthly performance for the Nasdaq-100 for the last few years and explains what he thinks it means for the markets. He also looks at options flows...

Tesla's (TSLA) massive slide to the downside pulled the SPX down with it. However, as Kevin Green points out, a bounce off the lows kept the worst possible technical scenario off the table. The index came just short of the 6,000 level at the highs. Kevin also warns of seasonal volatility trends coming into play, which includes the Fed's interest rate meeting later this month. ======== Schw...

Laura Martin from Needham explains why she downgraded Apple (AAPL) to Hold from Buy. “There’s real risks to their earnings,” she emphasizes, with the Epic Games judgment against them and other DOJ threats. She also discusses OpenAI’s burgeoning efforts to “replace smartphones,” partnering with Jony Ive, who used to design all of Apple’s phones. Even though Apple has a moat, she says that doesn’t p...

Ryan Dykmans says the number of companies putting plans on hold over tariffs rather than seeing companies adapt and adjust is concerning. In the markets, “greed is winning,” he argues, with “over-reward” for positive information. He’s looking to trade on volatility spikes as uncertainty lingers. He is also concerned about the bond market as it behaves more like the equity market, endangering the s...

Steven Dickens sees Broadcom (AVGO) as a "more balanced business" with an expanding A.I. runway. He points to its VMware acquisition and growing list of partnerships with companies like Alphabet (GOOGL) as tailwinds. He notes a correlation with Broadcom and Nvidia (NVDA), but sees that correlation diverging with Broadcom's software exposure. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowerin...

Jeremy Fox-Geen, CFO for Circle (CRCL), calls the company a "marriage between the internet and the financial services landscape." He joins Diane King Hall at the NYSE set hours after the company's public trading debut. Jeremy talks about the company's explosive IPO where price action doubled at its height since trading opened. On crypto, Jeremy sees "tremendous" growth...

Applied Digital (APLD) became a massive winner after inking a 15-year deal with Coreweave (CRWV). Meanwhile, the company backed by Nvidia (NVDA) pulled back from its substantial rally since its IPO in late March. George Tsilis breaks down the deal between Applied Digital and Coreweave to learn how its affecting price action. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, ev...

Amanda Lai has “cautious optimism” ahead of Lululemon (LULU) earnings after the close. She calls it a “historically strong performer” that will give insight into consumer health and spending. Amanda says Lululemon is “firing on all cylinders” for innovation, but whether consumers will like their products is yet to be seen. She compares them to upstart competitors gaining share in the athleisure ma...

Broadcom (AVGO) established itself as a strong competitor in the A.I. space, rallying to new all-time highs ahead of earnings after hours. Sam Vadas talks about how analysts view the company as Nvidia's (NVDA) "number two," but argues Nvidia needs companies like Broadcom to thrive. She previews the earnings before it reports this evening. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering e...

Lululemon (LULU) reports earnings after the bell, and Likefolio’s Megan Brantley walks through consumer sentiment data ahead of the results. “The bar is too high,” she argues, noting a continued decline in web visits. Smaller, niche players are taking their market share, particularly Rhone and Alo. She also thinks the demographics of the LULU customer are changing, both in age and geography. =====...

“There’s a beast in the market,” says Larry McDonald, that “wants more meat.” He notes that after hitting the debt ceiling in January, we’ve “issued no new debt,” but after the ceiling is raised under Trump, he expects another major bond issuance. He sees creeping weakness in the economy and thinks we’ll see 50 basis points in rate cuts before year end. He also forecasts a major shift in the marke...

Charlie O’Shea and Stephanie Cegielski preview Lululemon (LUU) earnings. Charlie thinks they’re “moving in the right direction and attracting a new consumer.” He thinks the golf market particularly is helping them out. Stephanie thinks LULU is “working very hard not to change its prices” during the trade war, and says based on conversations with the company, they’re well-prepared for the holiday s...

Jason Brown, author of Five Year Millionaire, turns to tech and transport on today's Big 3. He's impressed with strength behind Uber Technologies (UBER) despite the recent pullback, explains why he's "cautiously bullish" on Reddit (RDDT), and turns to the "pure technical play" behind Copa Holdings (CPA). Jason also offers example options trades for all three compani...

"We're moving toward certainty... and that's what the market needs," says Mike Smith. However, "one competition we're winning is the accumulation of debt," which he sees as a big concern. Even with U.S. debt climbing, Mike argues it gives high growth stocks room to run tremendously to the upside. As A.I. shifts from chips like Nvidia (NVDA) to software, Mike is a bu...

Lululemon (LULU) reports earnings after the close today, and Sam Vadas expects China to be a key focus for investors. She sees expectations being "tempered" due to the mixed earnings picture retail has shown so far. Sam adds that product innovation is paramount as rising competitors like Vuori enter the space. Joe Tigay notes Lululemon's "fantastic" story as he offers an example options trade ahea...

Angelo Zino says Broadcom (AVGO) historically gives conservative guidance and expects the company to exceed its earnings. However, he believes there is upside potential in the company's semiconductor business saying the growth potential over the next 2-3 years is "underestimated." Angelo discusses AVGO's "frenemies" status with fellow tech companies like Nvidia (NVDA) and AMD (AMD). Later, Tom Whi...

Kevin Green chimes in on several factors taking center stage, including metals moving higher, the ECB signaling a potential end to its cutting cycle, and reports of a phone call held between President Trump & China President Xi Jinping. For the S&P 500 (SPX), KG continues to highlight the consolidation pattern underneath 6,000 as a focal point for investors with 5,700 as an area of support...

Kevin Hincks points to this morning's International Trade in Goods as a surprise, saying it could be an indicator of improving conditions. He breaks down the latest jobless claims data ahead of Friday's highly-anticipated jobs report. Later, he discusses reports from Chinese state media organizations on a phone call between President Trump and China's Xi Jinping. ======== Schwab Networ...