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A.I. Infancy Takes Big Steps This Earnings Season

25 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ivan Feinseth says "cash on the sideline and reaction to buy the dip has worked" amid the current equity rally. Then he focuses on the tech earnings a...

Market Volatility Ahead of the Election

25 Oct 2024

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"Normally with risk events we're surprised but with the election we at least know when it will happen," notes Phillip Toews. He forecasts market volat...

Stock Market Today: TSLA Drives Breakout Rally, BA Deal Denied, LUV Turbulence

24 Oct 2024

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Markets struggled to finding footing but closed mostly higher with the NDX charging ahead. A lot of those gains came from Tesla (TSLA), which lead a m...

Tesla Ripping Shorts, Bitcoin Holding Add to Animal Spirits

24 Oct 2024

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Don't trade on your political bias, example #1 million: shorting $TSLA because you don't like Elon Musk -- OJ Renick on how the earnings ramp adds to ...

"Temper Expectations" on Fed Rate Cuts

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"I don't think we're going to rip higher right now," says Charles Schwab's Nathan Peterson ahead of the 2024 Presidential Election. Nathan examines el...

Signs Point to SPX Consolidation Snapping

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last-minute buyers attempted to maintain "relatively higher lows" on the trading day, according to Kevin Green. One recent trend he's noticed: more vo...

Pegasystems (PEGA) CFO on Earnings, Cloud Growth

24 Oct 2024

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Ken Stillwell, COO & CFO of Pegasystems (PEGA), joins to discuss the recent quarterly report. Annual contract value has been accelerating, especia...

Cem Karsan on Election Volatility, Long-Term Inflation Impacts

24 Oct 2024

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Cem Karsan of Kai Volatility Advisors rejoins Oliver Renick to discuss his view on election volatility's impact on the markets. For long-term investor...

Strongest Telecom: TMUS, VZ, T

24 Oct 2024

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T-Mobile (TMUS) was the strongest of the telecom earnings, says Keith Snyder. Consumers are still spending on wireless packages, but not upgrading pho...

DECK's "Story You Want to Tell Investors"

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Deckers (DECK) has gone sideways over recent months compared to competitors like ON Holding (ONON). Landon Swan with LikeFolio says Deckers can reigni...

TSLA on Cruise Control (For Now)

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"A lot of details came together at the same time" in Tesla's (TSLA) earnings report, according to David Nicholson. However, the race toward "true, uns...

PMI the "Most Important Number" This Week

24 Oct 2024

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Charles Schwab's own Jeffrey Kleintop calls Friday's PMI report one to pay attention to. When measured to the rest of the world, the U.S. shows signs ...

Using Digital Assets in Your Portfolio Ahead of Election

24 Oct 2024

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Pascal St. Jean, CEO of 3iQ, discusses the ways investors can navigate the evolving crypto space to their advantage. He says people are looking for mo...

Options Trades in NVDA and AMD

24 Oct 2024

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Kevin Hincks sticks to a pair of semiconductor stocks: Nvidia (NVDA) and AMD Inc. (AMD). With Nvidia hitting all-time highs this week and AMD earnings...

Fixed Income Investments to Avoid "Really Choppy Ride"

24 Oct 2024

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Ryan Dykmans of Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel says he has "not seen the market this optimistic in a long time." The problem? Ryan's conce...

360 Round: Housing Market

24 Oct 2024

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“Boots on the ground, it has been slow as molasses,” in home sales, says Erin Sykes, adding that people are waiting until after the U.S. election ...

INGM CFO on Managing A.I.'s "Rising Tide"

24 Oct 2024

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Ingram Micro (INGM) serves Big Tech companies like Nvidia (NVDA), Microsoft (MSFT), and Apple (AAPL) among others. CFO Michael Zilis joins Diane King ...

The Big 3: LYFT, AMSC, MNST

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today's Big 3 focuses on names that flexed strength earlier this year but are fighting for another breakthrough. Alan Knuckman joins Diane King Hall a...

Jobs Report Doesn’t Show Whole Picture

24 Oct 2024

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“The Fed controls the short end of the fixed-income markets,” but not the long end, says William Lee. He talks about the disparity between the str...

Fixed Income ETFs Gain Prominent Investor Traction

24 Oct 2024

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Sandra Testani calls 2024 a "record year for ETFs," pointing to fixed income ETFs as the biggest rising stars. She believes the last several months al...

What To Watch In Jobs Report

24 Oct 2024

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Hurricane damage is not fully reflected in the jobs report yet, Liz Ann Sonders notes, with potential disruptions in the data for the next few weeks. ...

Striking Workers Deny BA Deal, AAL Soars, LUV Avoids Proxy Fight, UPS Rallies

24 Oct 2024

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Deal denied... again. Mechanist workers striking against Boeing (BA) rejected yet another deal from the company. American Airlines (AAL) managed to ta...

TSLA "Magnificent" in the Magnificent 7 Again?

24 Oct 2024

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Tesla (TSLA) reignited investor hopes with a strong 3Q report, gaining back all its losses from the company's cybercab announcement earlier this month...

Morning Fade Threatens SPX Momentum Toward Apex

24 Oct 2024

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Despite Tesla's (TSLA) massive earnings blowout, markets still opened mixed as the S&P 500 (SPX) faded off its overnight highs. Kevin Green looks ...

Jobless Claims Below Estimates, Turbulence in AAL & LUV

24 Oct 2024

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Jobless claims were reported below estimates, leading to the question: did the Fed get it wrong in cutting 50BPS? Jenny Horne says investors shouldn't...

TSLA's "Bright Future"

24 Oct 2024

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Taylor McKenna sees a lot of positives for Tesla (TSLA) after a huge post-earnings rally, but cautions that valuation might be "overstretched" at curr...

Stock Market Morning Minute, Thursday, Oct. 24: TSLA, BA, UPS

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Markets are looking to stop a 3-day slide and are being helped by Tesla (TSLA) as the automaker rallies after a strong earnings report, Boeing (BA) fa...

Prediction Markets Look More Accurate But Still Pricey for Trump

23 Oct 2024

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Prediction markets like Kalshi are probably more accurate than polls, but OJ Renick sees an arbitrage opportunity that would make most stock traders s...

Stock Market Today: TSLA Up & IBM Down After Hours, T Reaches 3-Year High

23 Oct 2024

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The markets sold off ahead of Tesla's (TSLA) highly anticipated earnings report, which appeared to win investors over. The same couldn't be said for I...

EARNINGS ALERT: TSLA

23 Oct 2024

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Tesla (TSLA) pops after earnings. Kevin Green and Caroline Woods react to the EV giant's latest quarterly report. Plus, they look at Lam Research (LRC...

EARNINGS ALERT: IBM, NOW

23 Oct 2024

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George Tsilis provides instant analysis of IBM (IBM) and Servicenow (NOW) earnings, and what it might spell out for the tech sector moving into the mi...

Measuring U.S. Economic Strength to Global Manufacturing PMI

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Cooper Howard blames the recent weakness on raised yields brought by the Fed's rate cut in September. Jeffrey Kleintop stacks the U.S. against global ...

Dollar Strength, Bitcoin Weakness

23 Oct 2024

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The U.S. dollar is trading above the $104 level for the first time since August 2. Dan Deming joins to talk currencies, precious metals, and recent bo...

TSLA "a Car Company, or More Than a Car Company?"

23 Oct 2024

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It's the question LikeFolio's Landon Swan believes is most important for bulls to consider ahead of Tesla's (TSLA) earnings report. To break out of si...

Ross Gerber: "Seemed Like an Easy Trade" to Sell TSLA, Buy NVDA

23 Oct 2024

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Ross Gerber says Tesla (TSLA) has "tremendous potential" but "needs a lot of work" to thrive. He bought Nvidia (NVDA) with whatever shares he sold of ...

SPX Downside Levels Tested Intraday But Technicals Still Intact

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The markets returned some of its strength, but Kevin Green says all isn't lost after today's market action. He looks at the S&P 500 (SPX) support ...

Hedge For Either Election Outcome

23 Oct 2024

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Philip Straehl is focusing on economic data more than the U.S. election for market moves. He says to hedge exposure based on either winning scenario, ...

Boeing (BA) Plummets on Double Earnings Miss

23 Oct 2024

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The size of Boeing’s (BA) loss this quarter is “breathtaking,” says Tom Essaye, going on to call the numbers “horrific.” But, he adds, what’...

"Bitcoin is Going to $10 Million"

23 Oct 2024

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Bullishness is the name of Alexander Blume's game when it comes to cryptocurrencies, but it can all depend on the outcome of the election. He discusse...

Mag 7 Earnings Expectations: AAPL, GOOGL, META, AMZN

23 Oct 2024

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Ahead of Tesla's (TSLA) earnings, Melissa Otto breaks down other Mag 7 companies reporting next week. Uncertainty around iPhone sales will play a part...

The Daily Trader: Options Trades in MCD and SBUX

23 Oct 2024

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Kevin Hincks takes a look at 2 restaurant stocks making headlines on Wednesday: McDonald's (MCD) and Starbucks (SBUX). ======== Schwab Network ======...

Inflation is Rising, But Fed Will Keep Cutting

23 Oct 2024

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The markets have priced in a Trump election win, argues Ed Siddell. He thinks the climbing 10-year yields reflect rising inflation but expects the Fed...

ARM & QCOM "Game of Chicken" Over Licensing

23 Oct 2024

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ARM Holding (ARM) cancelled its licensing agreement with Qualcomm (QCOM), spiraling both stocks to the downside. Kevin Green talks about why he expect...

360 Round: Hilton (HLT)

23 Oct 2024

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Hilton needed to impress this quarter, says Chad Benyon, but they “didn’t really do it.” He focuses on Hilton’s outlook, which he calls soft. ...

MCD's Reputation Risk & SBUX Airing "All the Dirty Laundry"

23 Oct 2024

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Caleb Silver with Investopedia breaks down two stories plaguing fast food stocks. For McDonald's (MCD), he believes its long-term reputation can plumm...

The Big 3: RH, BITO, TSLA

23 Oct 2024

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Tesla (TSLA) reports earnings after the closing bell, and TheoTrade's Don Kaufman joins Rick Ducat and Caroline Woods to break down the technical tren...

U.S. Debt Overhanging Stock Market

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“Our debt really does matter,” says Doug Cohen, “and neither candidate is positioning themselves to handle it.” But, he adds, right now the ma...

Renewables Shift Isn’t Overnight: Investing in Energy Sector

23 Oct 2024

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Parag Sanghani joins to talk energy ETFs, saying that valuations have recovered in fossil fuel stocks as the market realizes that source of power isn’...

Picking Long-Term Value Names: FCX, LINE

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“Stocks are rarely popular and cheap,” says George Young, and urges investors to look outside of big tech for value plays. He emphasizes that copp...

TSLA Needs to Hit Accelerator in Earnings

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Mag 7 giant reports earnings after the closing bell. James Demmert points to profit margins as a crucial indicator for investors to watch. He says...

Tech Areas to Invest Outside of A.I. & NVDA

23 Oct 2024

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Peter Andersen says it's a good thing investors "aren't entirely focused" on A.I. "for once." That's not to say Peter is avoiding all tech names. He s...

TXN & STX Show Two Sides of Tech Coin, ENPH Sells Off

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Texas Instruments (TXN) traded higher despite reporting soft guidance, but Seagate (STX) stumbled after meeting in-line expectations. Caroline Woods t...

SPX Continues to Consolidate With Major Earnings on the Horizon

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Green points to a wedge pattern forming in the S&P 500 (SPX) but believes we're still leaning on a bullish trend. Part of that bull charge w...

Stock Market Morning Minute, Wednesday, Oct. 23 (MCD, SBUX, QCOM)

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

McDonald's (MCD) faces an E. Coli breakout in the Midwest, Starbucks (SBUX) slumps after withdrawing guidance, and Qualcomm may be losing a key partne...

Stock Market Today: MCD E. Coli Outbreak, SBUX Prelim Report, GM Rallies

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The NDX crossed above the flat line on a sluggish day, but trading heated up quick after the closing bell. McDonald's (MCD) sold off when the CDC link...

Bond Yields Break Out from 6-Month Trendline

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

That 6-month trendline on bonds OJ Renick pointed out in last week's Risk Radar now looks fully broken, with momentum in Treasuries shifting notably b...

Overlooked Stock: DGX

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

One of the biggest earnings movers from Tuesday: Quest Diagnostics (DGX). The lab & testing company beat on the top-and-bottom line in its 3Q repo...

Starbucks (SBUX) Surprise Earnings

22 Oct 2024

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With a new CEO at the helm, Starbucks (SBUX) released preliminary 4Q and FY24 earnings unexpectedly. The company says 4Q Comp. Sales were down 7% and ...

Tech Leads "Strong Momentum" in Markets, Breadth Still Key Ahead

22 Oct 2024

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Kevin Gordon and Joe Mazzola join today's Charles Schwab Big Picture panel to look into the current market breadth. Kevin notes that Nvidia (NVDA) wil...

Spurring Regional Bank Loan Demand: MTB, FITB, CMA

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“Investors are looking for what can go right,” in regional banks, says Alexander Yokum, citing lower rates, lower capital needs, and less real est...

Nasdaq IPO Pulse Around 3-Year Highs

22 Oct 2024

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Madeline Radner from Nasdaq’s Market Intelligence Desk joins to talk the IPO market. She breaks down the Nasdaq IPO Pulse report, which she says rem...

SPX and VIX Bullish Run, TSLA's "Point of Control"

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bulls charged through a sluggish trading day. Shane Skinner with Charles Schwab shows that S&P 500 levels held its support, but says investors nee...

Industrial Real Estate: Warehouse Demand, Power Needs

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“We are seeing values reset actively” in industrial real estate as interest rates move, says Ali Houshmand. He talks about the demand for warehous...

Finding Value in Efficient Growth Stocks

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Kelly says the market has shown signs of "broadening out" from mega caps. Diversification will be key for investors to take advantage of compani...

China's Stimulus "Make or Break" Moment for Government

22 Oct 2024

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Ben Harburg of CoreValues Alpha says China's expectations of stimulus were "inflated," but anticipates the measures to help its economy in the long-ru...

Blackrock Aims to Broaden Investor Access to A.I.

22 Oct 2024

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A.I. names prove to be "really powerful mega forces" in the markets, according to Jay Jacobs of Blackrock. Jay shares why he believes we're "still ear...

AFRM "Best at Capturing" Buy Now, Pay Later Tailwinds

22 Oct 2024

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Affirm (AFRM) has grown its web visits noticeably higher compared to its competition, and it's only one way the company has shown promise. Andy Swan w...

Fed's 50BPS "Mistake" Rate Cut Opens Downside Risks

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Gene Goldman says he's a "little cautious" heading into the end of the year. He points to the 10-Year Treasury Yield jumping from 3.6% to 4.2% in a mo...

What STX Recovery Chapter Means for A.I. Story

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Seagate (STX) reports earnings once markets close. Alex Coffey says the company saw a "tremendous" decline in 3Q 2023, but this 3Q report is expected ...

Where TSLA, GM Stand in the EV Landscape

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Despite recent dips in EV stocks, Teague Egan of EnergyX believes the EV industry is here to stay. "The floodgates have opened" for the industry, acco...

360 Round: Verizon (VZ) Falls After Earnings

22 Oct 2024

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360 Round: Verizon (VZ). Sandra Cho thinks the company looks good long-term, though it is turbulent after earnings, calling its journey ahead a “mar...

The Big 3: CTAS, SYF, GEV

22 Oct 2024

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Industrials and financials take the focus in today's Big 3 as both industries release a slew of earnings reports. Dan Deming joins Rick Ducat and Nico...

Mag 7 & A.I. Shine Again in Market "Consolidation Phase"

22 Oct 2024

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Michael Reinking, senior market strategist at the NYSE, says investors are seeing a mixed bag heading into the peak of earnings season. Financials dom...

The Daily Trader: Options Trades in TSLA and UPS

22 Oct 2024

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Kevin Hincks takes a look at 2 names with earnings on the horizon: Tesla (TSLA) and UPS Inc. (UPS). ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every...

VIX and Sector Rotation Inbound After U.S. Election

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Henry Schwartz of Cboe Global Markets points to the VIX sitting at a 20 despite realized VIX reading in lower. He points to the average investor braci...

Legitimizing Crypto Industry a "When, Not If" for Lawmakers

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Katherine Dowling from Bitwise believes discussions around cryptocurrencies need to happen at the U.S. Capitol. As she explains, no matter who wins th...

"I Still See Potential" for TSLA, FSD Software "Big Wild Card"

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ahead of Tesla's (TSLA) earnings, Morningstar's Seth Goldstein points to three items he hopes to see in the company's report: automotive profit margin...

GM Hits the Gas, PHM Plunges, RTX Reaches All-Time High

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Earnings season continues to lead the headlines. The biggest company to report, General Motors (GM), rallied off a beat and guidance boost. RTX Corp. ...

Investor Expectations for the Fed, Election and Yen

22 Oct 2024

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Charles Schwab's Jeffrey Kleintop gives a global perspective into world economies and markets. He says the U.S. has shown economic surprise, but other...

Stock Market Morning Minute, Tuesday, Oct. 22: GM, MMM, FSLR

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Earnings season rolls on as markets remain near all-time highs. General Motors (GM) posts a big earnings beat, 3M (MMM) shares move to a multi-year hi...

What's Next for GM After Posting Earnings Beat

22 Oct 2024

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Right now, General Motors (GM) is benefitting from stubbornly high new car prices, with high profit margins on their popular vehicles. Karl Brauer say...

Stock Market Today: BA Union Agreement, KVUE's New Investor, UPS Downgrade

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Markets closed mostly down, though Nvidia's (NVDA) new all-time high pushed the Nasdaq-100 (NDX) over the flat line. Meanwhile, Boeing (BA) reached a ...

The Daily Trader: Options Trades in STX and TXN

21 Oct 2024

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Alex Coffey kicks off the week with a pair of example trades in 2 tech stocks reporting earnings on Tuesday: Seagate (STX) and Texas Instruments (TXN)...

Nuclear Expert on MSFT & CEG Reopening Three Mile Island, A.I. Boom

21 Oct 2024

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Nigam Arora shares his expertise as a nuclear physicist to discuss what makes Microsoft (MSFT) and Constellation Energy's (CEG) plan to reopen Three M...

Inflation Poses Risk to U.S. Rate Cut Cycle

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle Gibley says rate cuts are accelerating in several central banks across the world. Collin Martin points to re-flation fears in the U.S. as a s...

Upside Potential Following a Sluggish Market Day

21 Oct 2024

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Shane Skinner points to levels where the market "is happy" staying. While Shane says "don't be surprised" if we remain at these levels, he points to v...

Interpreting The Bond Market: TLT, TMF

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“What is the bond market trying to tell us?” Scott Bauer asks as the 10-year yield hits its highest level since July 30. He is interested in the T...

TSLA Waving "Bear Flag," GM's Breakout Potential

21 Oct 2024

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Verified Investing's Gareth Soloway is on the lookout for bears. He leans bearish on Tesla (TSLA) and T-Mobile (TMUS) ahead of earnings, but charts a ...

Rates Will Fall Slower Than Expected

21 Oct 2024

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John Petrides talks about how we saw the longest-ever yield curve inversion, usually a sign of an upcoming recession, and have somehow managed to avoi...

GM "Picking Up the Pieces" TSLA Dropped in EV Market

21 Oct 2024

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Andy Swan with LikeFolio says General Motors (GM) has seen more growth in web visits compared to Tesla (TSLA) and other competitors. Part of that come...

Nuclear Power's "Big Output, Small Footprint" for A.I.

21 Oct 2024

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Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOGL) and Amazon (AMZN) all eye nuclear power as a renewable resource to boost A.I. efficiency. Jason Britton and Paul Po...

Steve Forbes on "Walking Pneumonia" Economic State

21 Oct 2024

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Steve Forbes joins Nicole Petallides at the NYSE set to talk about the state of the economy and where inflation could turn with Kamala Harris or Donal...

Crypto vs Gold: Weighing the Election Trades

21 Oct 2024

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Jeff Zananiri looks ahead to the 2024 presidential election and what trading could look like depending on the outcome. When it comes to Donald Trump, ...

Jeffrey Small’s Picks: TSLA, AMZN, META

21 Oct 2024

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Jeffrey Small loves tech, including Tesla (TSLA), Amazon (AMZN), and Meta Platforms (META), where he expects double-digit growth and its share price t...

Investor Hoping To "Band-Aid" KVUE Stock Price

21 Oct 2024

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The Wall Street Journal reported that Starboard Value has taken a "sizeable" stake in Kenvue (KVUE) with hopes of matching the company's stock price t...

Examining the Mag 7's Valuation: NVDA, TSLA, MSFT

21 Oct 2024

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Quint Tatro credits the Mag 7 for propelling the markets forward, but worries investors will see these stocks as overvalued. On top of that, Kevin Ril...

DIS CEO Hire "First Step in Turnaround"

21 Oct 2024

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Walt Disney (DIS) will name Bob Iger's successor as CEO in early 2026. Jay Woods says finding a new leader will be crucial for the company's outlook. ...

The Big 3: ASML, PLTR, IBM

21 Oct 2024

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It's all about tech in today's Big 3. Kenny Polcari talks about the trading opportunities that exist with ASML Holding (ASML), Palantir (PLTR), and IB...

Where to Invest Before Incoming "Market Rug Pull"

21 Oct 2024

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Steven Orr believes constant all-time market highs paired with record debt will lead to a crash. If that happens, where should investors put their mon...

The Contrarian Commodity Trade

21 Oct 2024

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“Contrarian commodity trades tend to work really well,” says Robert Minter. He talks through how to use these strategies with crude oil. He is bul...