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“It’s absolutely amazing to be honest.” Zed Francis looks at realized volatility over the past few months. “Risks used to be centered in a handful of institutions that reacted in a very similar fashion, ie banks…now risk is spread around,” which can mute market reactions. He also discusses hard economic data vs soft data and what they’re telling markets. He thinks tariffs will have “benign” effect...

Ben Emons previews the PPI report tomorrow and covers the rare earth minerals sector, which is a main driver of producer prices. He notes that Trump originally tried to put tariffs on rare earths, which backfired. Instead, the government has made investments in MP Materials (MP) – and a deal with Apple (AAPL) has sent the stock soaring today. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every inves...

Kevin Horner is back for Technical Tuesday! On the S&P 500 (SPX), he focuses on the 10-day and 20-day moving averages and thinks bulls are still in charge. Shift4 Payments (FOUR) caught his eye because of a 50% move up from April lows and consolidation over the last week and a half. He sees $100 as a support level. Circle (CRCL) hasn’t traded for long, but he sees a potential consolidation int...

Mark Vitner and Jeffrey Cleveland break down June CPI, which cooled as shelter costs dipped. Mark thinks the Fed is “still on course” after the report. He also expects the PPI to read about the same when it is released tomorrow. However, he thinks the labor market is “much weaker” than data shows. Jeffrey thinks rate cuts will start in September and we could potentially see multiple this year. Hou...

The developing air taxi company continues to draw headlines as successes tally up. Joby Aviation (JOBY) will double production capacity at its California plant and will ramp up production at its Ohio facility. Marley Kayden notes other bullish signals, which includes a slew of recent test flights. However, profitability remains a constant overhang for Joby's outlook. ======== Schwab Network ==...

Kim Forrest discusses the Synopsys (SNPS) acquisition on Ansys (ANSS) for $35B, which was just approved by Chinese regulators. She notes that China was concerned about its continued access to their products, which “validates the value of what Synopsys does.” She also covers Nvidia (NVDA) looking to export H20 chips to China, which she calls “comforting” to both sides. ======== Schwab Network =====...

LikeFolio's Landon Swan makes the case that Coinbase (COIN) has a higher correlation to Bitcoin than Strategy (MSTR). Part of the company's recent success comes from its public perception on security. However, Landon adds that traction is "good, not great" when looking at his firm's data on Coinbase app usage. If Coinbase is to continue its current traction, Landon argues the...

Investopedia's Caleb Silver says there were many positives in the first round of big bank earnings. He notes investment banking and a streamline of IPOs signaling bullish indicators for JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Citigroup (C), but warns of net interest income as a bearish sign for Wells Fargo (WFC). John Petrides takes the other side of the argument and urges investors to look at the "bigg...

Lucas Downey points out a recent golden cross pattern on the S&P 500’s chart. He notes that earnings uncertainty could dampen market enthusiasm, and that August and September historically tend to be worse for stocks. He shares his Top Outlier Stocks for the year: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) and Sportradar (SRAD). He also likes Royal Caribbean (RCL), calling it a “shining star.” ======== Schwab Ne...

ASML Holding (ASML) is "the machine that makes the machine," says Joe Tigay, referring to its importance in Nvidia's (NVDA) chipmaking process. While the stock closed the gap from April lows, he says outlook will continue to be key for the company. Joe also notes Alphabet's (GOOGL) prospects on future tech and Crispr Therapeutics (CRSP) as an unsung A.I. biotech play. Joe offers...

Meta Platforms (META) is looking to build numerous multi-gigawatt data centers that CEO Mark Zuckerberg says make up a "significant part of the footprint of Manhattan." Marley Kayden says that may not be the only piece of news moving the stock. She points to a report from the New York Times saying Meta is considering abandoning its open-source A.I. model, Behemoth. Tim Biggam offers an e...

Ben Weiss covers “Crypto Week” on Capitol Hill and argues if the market structure bill is passed, Bitcoin will head higher. “We have a lot of room to go from here.” He explains why the GENIUS Act is so important for the industry and the role stablecoins play in the crypto ecosystem. “This administration wants to make the U.S. the crypto capital,” Ben adds. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empoweri...

Wells Fargo (WFC) was one big bank that traded lower following the pipeline of earnings this morning. Alexander Yokum points to tariffs as the culprit, noting the company's weaker guidance for net interest income. However, the company's investment banking sector continued to show strength. Alexander weighs Wells Fargo against other big banks to determine how it stands against its peers. To...

Citigroup (C) saw its 2Q profit jump 25% thanks to a strong reversal of momentum toward trading and investments through the big bank. CoreWeave (CRWV) soared after announcing a $6 billion investment into a new Pennsylvanian data center. The Trade Desk (TTD) also rallied more than 10% with prospects of joining the SPX on Friday. Diane King Hall takes investors through the biggest movers this mornin...

On the backs of a "tamer than expected" CPI print and positive Nvidia (NVDA) news, both the Nasdaq-100 (NDX) and S&P 500 (SPX) notched new all-time highs. Alex Coffey joins Morning Trade Live with a look at Tuesday's breakout over the past 5-day trading range. He says $6280-$6290 could be an area of support to watch to the downside should the opening bell rally pull back. =======...

Michelle Gibley looks at China GDP’s “pretty strong numbers” and breaks down the report. “The problem for them is that the consumer is very weak.” However, she thinks there’s not an “urgent” reason for the Chinese government to stimulate its economy. She sees U.S./China relations “continuing to thaw,” but there remain many unknowns, including around semiconductors. Turning to Japan, she sees volat...

Nvidia (NVDA) rallied 5% in the premarket hours after President Trump approved chip exports to China. Jenny Horne talks about how this development opens the door to another run higher for the A.I. giant. On big banks, Jenny takes a closer look into JPMorgan Chase's (JPM) earnings beat and Wells Fargo's (WFC) reasoning for lowering expectations on net interest income outlook. ======== Schwa...

Core CPI came in at 0.2%, slightly below Wall Street estimates of 0.3%. Kevin Hincks reports from the Cboe Global Markets and breaks down the report by sector to analyze what it means for inflation and the Fed's rate cutting cycle. Big banks traded mostly lower in the premarket after JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C), and Wells Fargo (WFC) reported earnings. Kevin talks about how these compa...

DoorDash (DASH) starts the day with a downgrade to a hold rating from Jefferies. Rick Ducat examines the food delivery stock's upward channel off of April-lows, but notes the downward trend in the RSI study. For recent options open interest, he points to a range between $230-$260 on the call side. Later, Tom White demonstrates a call vertical strategy and sells an example trade with a bearish...

Joe Brusuelas says "Initial reporting was over-optimistic" on the latest CPI print. He points to tariff-induced price activity in certain parts of June's inflation data. Joe now believes the Fed won't likely cut rates until December, and is eager to watch today's pundits debate the central bank's next move. He says "stagflation-light" could be a term to best des...

Chris Versace says "not all banks are the same" as he reacts to this morning's earnings from JPMorgan Chase (JPM). Comparing it to other bank stocks, Chris says he's been long Morgan Stanley (MS) and highlights the latter's exposure to trading. For Citigroup (C) and other financial stocks, he says "who wins where" is going to be important moving forward. Chris discu...

Andrew Wang says despite the tariff news, markets keep climbing higher and that banking earnings provide a good read on the rest of the economy. In the wake of bank earnings from JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C) and others, he says trading volumes appear to be remaining healthy as investors look at future government spending post "One Big Beautiful Bill." In terms of global trade, And...

Alphabet (GOOGL) announced plans to spend up to $25B to expand its data center presence in America. Ben Watson drops by to look at the technical chart perspective on the Mag 7 stock. In the past 5 days, he looks at a range between $177-$182. On a longer-term chart, he sees a sideways trend over the last year. Ben says to watch tests of the $182 level, but also cautions of some bearish divergence i...

The first day of a packed week on Wall Street opened with stocks in the green, which included an all-time high showing from Bitcoin and a closing high in Coinbase (COIN) as "Crypto Week" begins in Washington. It was a mixed picture in the fintech space with PayPal (PYPL) getting an upgrade while Affirm (AFRM) received a downgrade. Boeing (BA) shares reached highs not seen since January 2...

Diane King Hall moderates a special Market Overtime episode with two respected Wall Street Minds. Jay Woods joins Diane at the NYSE set to preview this week's big bank earnings and explains why he's "very bullish" on the financials group. Later, Gareth Soloway dives into the technical levels to watch in some of the biggest names around, including Nvidia (NVDA) and GE Vernova (GEV...