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The U.S. dollar's recent rebound off 3-year lows may be short-lived, according to Thierry Wizman. Despite technical buying and profit-taking in the Euro and Yen, Wizman believes the dollar's long-term decline is far from over. He cites a shift in investor sentiment away from U.S. assets and the dollar, driven in part by concerns over the country's fiscal and monetary policies. With the...

Kevin Green and Jeff Pierce provide live reaction to Alphabet (GOOGL) earnings as shares initially pop higher on a top and bottom line beat. Jeff puts the Google Cloud revenue into perspective as it added nearly $3.5b in Y/Y growth. Kevin examines the company's decision to authorize a buyback up to $70B. Then, the duo dive into Intel (INTC) earnings after the company announced plans to elimina...

Charles Schwab's Collin Martin says it will take a handful of weeks or months before investors get all the clarity they want, but there's signs volatility is cooling, particularly in treasuries. Still, Collin urges investors to anticipate higher than normal volatility in the near and mid-term. He later measures the "two-sided risk" that comes with investing at this time, especial...

George Tsilis turns to another name tied to the A.I. trade. Oklo Inc. (OKLO) is up more than 14% this year while most other stocks in proximity to the A.I. narrative slipped so far this year. George Tsilis takes a look into what makes Oklo unique and the latest news surrounding it, including Sam Altman stepping down as its chairman. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and tr...

“This earnings season is one of the most interesting in a long time,” says Kevin Davitt, especially with the weight that investors put on guidance. He thinks mega-cap earnings could sway sentiment throughout the whole market. He notes strong volume in options, saying the “use cases continue to grow” for those financial instruments. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and tra...

Market breadth expanding and increasing volume, backed by mega cap strength, pushed the SPX into positive territory for its third-straight session. Kevin Green considers this great progress to restore technicals broken since the start of tariff volatility. VIX ticked back below 30 but Kevin says bulls need a volatility crush to clear another major hurdle back to all-time highs. ======== Schwab Net...

Jeffrey Kleintop weighs in on the IMF's reduced GDP forecasts for the U.S. and China, and what it means for investors. Despite the downgrade, Kleintop notes that a global recession is still unlikely, but there's a risk of further downside surprises. He's watching shipping traffic and imports for signs of a potential slowdown. He also discusses the ongoing U.S.-China trade talks and the...

What's behind the Dow's 3-day winning streak? David Stryzewski says it's a "miracle" given the current headwinds and expects some softening in the market over the next 2-4 quarters. David's eyeing hard assets like gold, silver, and Bitcoin, which he believes are undervalued and have room to run. He's especially bullish on Bitcoin, predicting it could hit $250,000 by 2...

Mark Matson brings up the old saw, “Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” He looks at market busts of the past and talks about how he’s seeing many families’ portfolios full of the Mag 7 without being prepared “for that type of risk or volatility.” He brings up investing strategies to continue instead, citing “Nobel-prize winning research” around returns on small companies....

Brett Feldman, head of Investor Relations at A&T (T), walks through their “terrific” 1Q earnings report. They grew 5G and fiber customers, emphasizing that increasingly, customers buy the services together. “We reiterated all of our financial targets this year,” he adds, and “we no longer have to use our cash flow to pay back debt” after 5 years of strategic payments. Now, he says, AT&T ca...

An economic slowdown will hit Alphabet (GOOGL) and Intel (INTC), the question lies in how directly it will impact them. Christine Short urges investors to watch Alphabet's advertising numbers and Intel's hardware outlook as key earnings points to watch. She adds that both companies' data center plans can be restrained down the road. Angelo Zino doesn't see Alphabet's report bei...

James Cakmak remains cautious in the current trading environment despite recent rallies. These are "not markets for the faint of heart," which is why James suggests balancing tech with more defensive names. However, he believes software will be king in 2025, pointing to positivity in earnings like Tesla (TSLA) and ServiceNow (NOW) signaling a leg higher. He's waiting for Alphabet&#39...

Palantir (PLTR) secures yet another partner in Alphabet (GOOGL). The rising A.I. software company will use Google's cloud services to deliver its FedStart program to government agencies. Diane King Hall discusses why the partnership is a strong signal for investors and analysts. One firm believes Palantir can retest its all-time high it reached in February. ======== Schwab Network ======== Emp...

Austin King discusses recent price action in Bitcoin and the broader crypto market. He believes Bitcoin is being viewed as a potential safe-haven asset, similar to gold, as investors seek uncorrelated returns amidst market volatility. King also shares his thoughts on other cryptocurrencies that could benefit from a flight to safety trend. Austin touches on the regulatory developments within the in...

Target shares have fallen 43% over the last 12 months, but Landon Swan, co-founder of LikeFolio, sees glimmers of hope. Web visits are up nearly 20% year-over-year, and the bleeding from a 2023 PR misstep appears to be slowing. Swan attributes the recent weakness to self-inflicted wounds, including a toxic partnership with Ulta (ULTA). Despite this, he believes Target can turn around if it focuses...

Investopedia's Caleb Silver says Chipotle (CMG) faces a "full burrito of problems." He believes the company is starting to see the effects of tariffs as it faces an uphill battle of in-store sales sliding as it builds hundreds of new stores. Don Nesbitt notes the company's cost cutting tactics as positives but agrees with Caleb on tariff woes that can be long-lasting. ======== Sc...

Pegasystems (PEGA) shares have rallied over 20% this week after a strong earnings report, with revenue growth of 44% and a beat on top line estimates. COO and CFO Ken Stillwell joins us to break down the results, citing strong uptake of its new Pega Blueprint technology and success in helping clients automate work and streamline processes using Gen A.I. Stillwell attributes the company's succe...

Jason Brown returns to Big 3 and offers three options trading opportunities he sees in companies investors may have missed. He explains why he's watching Kroger (KR), Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (ADM) and Chevron (CVX). On the charts, Rick Ducat highlights the bearish and bullish trends backing Jason's options. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every mar...

Nick Tell, CEO of Armory Group, attributes recent market volatility to "personality uncertainty" rather than policy uncertainty, pointing to President Trump's track record of using chaos as a negotiating strategy. Tell believes the 10-year Treasury yield will stay rangebound above 4.3% due to growth concerns and safe-haven asset class uncertainty. Despite some positive hard data, suc...

Tom White hops into the Daily Trader host chair to take a look at two mega cap tech stocks ahead of earnings. Ahead of both Alphabet (GOOGL) and Meta Platforms (META), Tom frames example options trades with the earnings reports in mind. For GOOGL, he uses a neutral to bullish put back ratio strategy. On his example trade for META, Tom creates a bullish call diagonal for Facebook's parent compa...

Jeff Pierce believes investors will have their focus on commentary from new Intel (INTC) CEO Lip-Bu Tan during its earnings conference this evening. Optimistic guidance is something he expects to be essential for a rally, especially surrounding Intel's foundry business. Joe Tigay expects pieces of that foundry to be very valuable long-term. He offers an example options trade on Intel. ========...

OptionsPlay's Tony Zhang considers Alphabet (GOOGL) "more of a macro trade" reflecting the state of markets. He doesn't see much downside left in the Big Tech giant after the company was pushed over 20% off its all-time high. He urges caution in its search business long-term but argues its A.I. innovation remains in the "very early days." He offers an example options tr...

Texas Instruments (TXN) saw a notable rally following its earnings beat. Chipotle (CMG) ticked slightly higher despite showing some weaknesses in its report. Comcast (CMCSA) posted an earnings beat but investors still trimmed their exposure to the stock. Diane King Hall dives into what's driving the reaction to the latest round of earnings. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every inv...

CFRA's Garrett Nelson offers perspective on two different corners of the market. On consumer staples, he believes the sector as a whole has long-term promise, especially as tariff uncertainty lingers. He takes a closer look at Keurig Dr. Pepper (KDP) and measures its earnings to PepsiCo (PEP) and Coca-Cola (KO). On Tesla (TSLA), Garrett talks about why he lowered his firm's rating on the c...

Shelly Antoniewicz expects the costs of goods & services to be passed onto consumers and says those price increases are starting to show up already. She also forecasts a hit to the labor market as companies slow hiring and pause expansion plans. She notes that March New Home Sales were an “improvement,” but thinks homebuyers might start backing off. Shelly expects the Fed to cut rates in June....