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Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is up more than 110% so far in 2025. Part of its rally is attributed to Lumentum's Apple (AAPL) connection. Alex Coffey offers a closer look behind the company's meteoric rise and how A.I. infrastructure buildout accelerated bullish hopes. He notes the company's financials ahead of earnings in early November. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every in...

Coinbase (COIN) saw up to a 10% rally on Friday's trading session thanks to a bounce back in Bitcoin and a price target raise from JPMorgan. Rick Ducat notes the stock's close correlation to Bitcoin prices and outperformance compared to the SPX as stock highlights. With earnings taking place next Thursday, he shows traders key levels to watch by highlighting how former resistance has becom...

Andrew Feldman, CEO and cofounder of Cerebras Systems, aims to be a rival to Nvidia (NVDA). They build hardware and software that “accelerates AI.” He shows off the “largest chip” in computer history and says its size allows it to be faster than the competition. They are focusing on going public after a recent funding round raised over $1 billion. Clients include IBM, AWS, and the U.S. Department...

Sonali Basak gives her takeaways from the CPI report and highlights “promising signs” of inflation easing. She also discusses government data collection issues and delays compounding as the shutdown continues, and how the market is turning to private data releases instead, which don’t have the whole picture. She thinks the Fed now has room to support the jobs market with multiple rate cuts. Howeve...

Jay Hatfield discusses his price targets for the S&P 500 as it approaches 7K. He digs into the underlying multiples and why as long as corporate tax rates remain low, the market can keep heading upwards. He believes that the AI bubble will pop in “5 years” and thinks investors should benefit while the going is good. His stock picks include the private equity firms KKR (KKR), Apollo Global (APO...

Dan Ahrens covers the cannabis sector for Next Gen Investing. “We’re in an odd situation,” he says, with pot stocks doubling in just a few months on a mix between “behind the scenes” discussions and rumors of the U.S. government rescheduling the drug. He looks at the current difficulties for cannabis companies based in the U.S. and in Canada and says there would have to be “a lot of work” and guid...

Jeffrey Cleveland and Ben Ayers break down Friday’s CPI report, one of the few blockbuster economic data releases during the government shutdown. Jeffrey thinks the data is “really good news” as it shows inflation softening. Ben points out that tariffs are still not hitting prices like people feared, and maybe we won’t see an increase at all. They discuss what the Fed will take away from the repor...

3Q earnings season is looking “pretty good” so far, says Don Nesbitt. He notes that analysts have been revising their estimates upwards for “the first time in about four years.” He likes AbbVie (ABBV), which he expects to beat earnings next week, PNC Financial (PNC), where he sees a “great buying opportunity” after they fell on earnings, and Linde (LIN), a “leader in the gas area” that is critical...

While AMD Inc. (AMD) picked up lots of traction on Friday, LikeFolio's data shows Nvidia (NVDA) holding a wide gap when it comes to interest through web visits and existing customers. Andy Swan takes traders through his firm's data to highlight his bullish stance on the A.I. giant. One key point behind his thesis: data center demand, highlighted through spend in OpenAI, xAI, and Meta Platf...

Intel's (INTC) earnings sparked a stock rally in the overnight hours that has since faded throughout Friday's session. Matthew Bryson says the stock remains expensive even though its financials signal a turnaround. Ryan Shrout sees upside to Intel thanks to backing from Nvidia (NVDA) and cost cutting measures that took some red ink off the balance sheet. ======== Schwab Network ======== Em...

Tony Bancroft doesn't see much downside when it comes to the defense sector. He points to increasing defense spending and rising geopolitical tensions benefitting companies like RTX Corp. (RTX) and Lockheed Martin (LMT). Tony later talks about the impacts to the aerospace industry and how companies like Boeing (BA) fly on defense tailwinds. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every inv...

To close out this week's Big 3 segments, StocksToTrade's Tim Bohen turns to three stocks that have gained investor interest while seeing notable consolidation over recent weeks. Tim talks about why he's watching price action in Intel (INTC), Tesla (TSLA) and Macy's (M). Rick Ducat gives investors insight into key levels to watch in the charts. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empow...

Patrick Mueller says the Fed is always late to the game, and it will be interesting to see if they can cut interest rates without inflation issues. He talks about the holiday spending season and how retailers will navigate a stressed consumer environment. While he compares market concentration to the dot-com bubble, he argues that this time around, the megacaps have “strong earnings.” However, he...

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...