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Joe Mazzola with Charles Schwab says Friday's core PCE data shows a consumer more afraid to spend as inflation lingers. He believes volatility can spike if employment data ahead shows deterioration as bonds gained strength this week. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/sub...

On Thursday, Kevin Green pointed out a death cross in the technology sector that signaled today's sell-off. Now, he points to further downside with an SPX "domino effect" being set up. Kevin highlights a broken bear flag to the downside and a bearish engulfing candle eating last week's gains. He goes back 20 years in the SPX to show how bears can achieve a historic feat with the...

Jimmy Lee tells his clients that in stocks, every 3-5 years they’ll lose a third of their value in a bear market before it climbs back up. He’s hopeful that lower rates and less regulation will outweigh the “noise” of today. “We’ve been cautioning investors not to be too overweight in these high fliers,” he says, noting that being underweight Mag 7 names has allowed their portfolio to weather the...

Patrick McKeever expects the economy to slow, which he thinks will benefit “off-price retailers” all over the spectrum. He discusses retail bankruptcies, and says names like Kohl’s (KSS) are on the “concern list.” He also talks the car parts trade. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetw...

Eric Lynch and Brian Szytel preview next week as the market sells off and U of Michigan long-term inflation expectations hit a 32-year high. Brian has “no worry” about the U.S. consumer’s spending “as long as they do have jobs,” noting the strength of the consumer balance sheet. Eric thinks there’s a lot of value opportunities in the market still. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every...

Adam Coons tells investors to "stay the course" with their portfolios. Adam argues tariffs will end up being "deflationary," suggesting little long-term risk to investments. As for portfolio positioning, he expects names like Crowdstrike (CRWD) and Fortinet (FTNT) in cybersecurity to benefit from the A.I. boom. In the Mag 7, Adam says Alphabet (GOOGL) and Amazon (AMZN) are pois...

CoreWeave (CRWV) debuted today on the Nasdaq, backed by a stake from Nvidia (NVDA). Co-founder Brannin McBee calls his company "THE A.I. hyperscaler" serving as a leader in the space and a pure play in the markets. Despite DeepSeek rattling markets over the future of A.I. spend, Brannin says CoreWeave has experienced the inverse after seeing "relentless" client demand. ========...

Nancy Davis discusses her firm’s funds, such as IVOL, and their holdings, including mortgages. She says owning an interest rate volatility product is a “no-brainer” right now. “Everybody should be thinking about that embedded short volatility” in fixed income, she adds. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newslette...

Rocket Lab's (RKLB) stock launched before falling with the rest of the market after securing a $5.6 billion contract with the U.S. Air Force. This adds to the company's prior contract with the U.S. Department of Defense. George Tsilis notes Rocket Lab's "meme stock craze," but he points to financials that make the stock worth watching. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empower...

Seema Shah analyzes ad spend in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. Last year, she explains, had the “Caitlin Clark effect” that brought viewers and advertisers alike to these games, but she thinks it’s too early to tell if the effect has continued this year. Seema expects live events to continue to be heavy ad spend areas, discussing the differences between OTT platforms and cable, particular...

Amazon (AMZN) has fallen 20% off its all-time high, though LikeFolio's Megan Brantley believes the company remains resilient. She talks about the "convenience that's really hard to give up" with Amazon that makes its prime membership numbers sticky. However, Megan points to waning web visits as a slowdown signal despite seasonal sales gaining traction. ======== Schwab Network ===...

Patrick Healy and Rob Williams react to the PCE report. Rob says it’s clear that the market is paying attention to spending data. He talks about growth and inflation worries, saying that the growth picture is clearer than inflation – and more pain is coming. Patrick is cutting through the noise, giving his outlook for Fed moves, and looking at public and private job openings. ======== Schwab Netwo...

SailPoint (SAIL) CEO, Mark McClain, discusses their first earnings report since IPO. He discusses how SailPoint is focusing not only on real identities but digital identities like AI agents, and the security and data access that they’re allowed. “The results are good, we’ll just have to wait for the market to be a little less choppy,” he says of the market reaction to their report. He says SAIL mo...

As shares slipped lower early Friday following hotter-than-expected PCE data, Alex Coffey looks at two airline stocks. For Southwest Airlines (LUV), Alex uses an example options trade that skews more bullish. Then, he looks at Delta Airlines (DAL) with a neutral to bullish put vertical. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Options involve risks a...

Prosper Trading Academy's Mike Shorr says now is not the time to "freak out" despite recent volatility and selling action. He turns to opportunities in the market he sees in Celsius (CELH), Netflix (NFLX), and Uber Technologies (UBER). Ben Watson with Charles Schwab offers a glimpse into the technical trends. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, ever...

Blake B. Millard doesn’t see enough “substantive proof” for a recession, and thinks the markets can hit all-time highs by the end of the year. He says many investors should “do nothing” right now and let this play out. One emphasis is that the big up days for the S&P 500 can “make or break your year,” looking at historical returns ex-big moves. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every...

Jenny Horne highlights three A.I. plays many investors may not realize are getting market buzz. She talks about the latest price target cut on Arm Holdings (ARM), BMO Capital's upgrade on Check Point (CHKP), and Jefferies' downgrade on KLA Corp. (KLAC). Ben Watson with Charles Schwab charts the technical trends he found in these tech names. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every...

Short-seller Muddy Water Research takes aim at AppLovin (APP). It argues the software advertising company saw more than half of its e-commerce conversation from retargeting and violated terms of service on major digital ad platforms. As Caroline Woods points out, the stock still rallied today after Thursday's deep selling action. She scans through the short report and talks about the claims in...

Greg Friedman offers a wide perspective on the real estate market. He uses the 10-year treasury yield as a market indicator but notes inconsistencies in the latest trends compared to real estate. Greg believes there will be better buying opportunities on the horizon once real estate finds a bottom to build a new foundation. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, eve...

Amazon (AMZN) slipped back below $200, a price Scott Devitt considers reasonable for the Mag 7 giant. He points to the stock's valuation as being cheaper than retail peers like Walmart (WMT) and Costco (COST). The company's A.I. strategy is one that Scott says has more room to run and boost Amazon's bottom line. Tom White later offers example options trades in Amazon. ======== Schwab N...

The SPX opened at the lows of Thursday's trading session. Kevin Green says the index is currently in "no man's land" as investors maneuver in the gap made by last Friday to Monday's market jump. He points to a correlation between the SPX and 10Y-3M treasury spreads and explains why they're both seeing bear flag formations. On stock stories, Kevin talks about Tesla's (...

Barry Knapp thinks the market is “far more concerned about growth” than inflation. He discusses the impact of recent economic data and lays out his expectations for weak payroll data. He’s bullish on bonds on the “intermediate” part of the curve. He says “economically sensitive” sectors like consumer discretionary should be avoided for now. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investo...

CoreWeave will start trading on the NDX today under the CRWV ticker. Nvidia (NVDA) has a 6% stake in the company, but as Jenny Horne points out, it faces headwinds from another Mag 7 giant: Microsoft (MSFT). She also weighs in on how the IPO can serve as a high-beta A.I. trade. In retail, Jenny talks about Lululemon's (LULU) post-earnings sell-off and why guidance is the main culprit. ========...

Futures traded lower in reaction to the latest economic data that showed slowing consumer spending. Alex Coffey joins from the Cboe Global Markets and breaks down the report to explain what's drawing down arrows. On A.I., Alex says the rotation out of tech shows a "crowded trade that isn't done yet." He says A.I. stocks need to find a sustainable bottom for a rebound. ======== Sc...

The month of March hasn't been kind to the Mag 7 group, but Alphabet (GOOGL) has shown relative strength compared to the rest of its big-tech peers. Tom White looks at a cash secured put options trade as a way to navigate a neutral to bullish strategy in GOOGL. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Options involve risks and are not suitable fo...