Your Stock and Sector Check-up before the Fed Day
We'll have the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision and press conference tomorrow afternoon and will see how high the Fed lifts the Fed Funds rate and more importantly what that will mean for key sectors and key stocks in the market - which segments will lift or fall the most? Find out what the #1…
Inflation Data Ahead! CPI Friday Breaking Us from the Range
The final hour of Thursday's trading session was a volatile sell-side swing that continued the downtrend in motion - all of it ahead of Friday's potentially market-moving CPI (Consumer Price Index) data and what it means about the state of the economy, the consumer, and the Fed Meeting next Wednesday. What target levels and sector…
Trapped in a Range! Planning the Risk and Reward of the Next Breakout
Today's session continued the whipsaw price action we've seen over the last few trading days as we remain within a compressed price range especially on the daily and hourly chart. In tonight's video, we continue planning the risks and rewards of a future breakout of this range along with which stocks could be the leading…
Surprises from Costco (COST) and Microsoft (MSFT) ahead of Friday's Big Jobs Report: Your Plan of Action
While not necessarily reporting earnings, companies Costco (COST) and Microsoft (MSFT) issued guidance today that surprised the market - and not necessarily in the direction you'd think. In tonight's video, we highlight what drove the equity rally, which stocks (and a key sector) underperformed the bullishness, and what catalyst the Friday morning Jobs Report (Nonfarm…
A Retail Rally and Costco (COST) Earnings
Today began with a recovery in Nvidia (NVDA) shares after yesterday's earnings announcement and we end today with a post-market reaction in retail stock Costco (COST) as they report earnings - will it share the same fate Friday as NVDA? Beyond the earnings, retail stocks bounced back strongly today with Tesla (TSLA) and Amazon (AMZN)…
Surprise Earnings Guidance Sends Social Media and Tech Stocks Lower
It may not be a stock on your daily radar but Snapchat (SNAP) issued forward guidance today that sent shockwaves through other social media companies and the tech sector in general, sending some key stocks tumbling to new lows. In tonight's video, we highlight which stocks led the market lower in our scan along with…
Market and Key Leading Stocks Cling to Support... for Now
In tonight's video update, we highlight the current "edge of the cliff" price to monitor as we go into Friday and into next week. We highlight the weakest stocks leading the market to the downside, then update how bonds and yields are performing as we continue to see "risk off" behavior in markets...
Big Retail Stocks in Play: Earnings Hits and Misses
Today was saw pre-market news from Wal-Mart (WMT) and Home Depot (HD) on their earnings and we'll focus on other stocks Lowe's (LOW) and Target (TGT) tomorrow for additional clues about the state of leading retail companies. Beyond retail sector stocks, we had Retail Sales this morning as well. In tonight's video we focus on…
Your Sector Spotlight and Weak Stock Scan to End a Volatile Week
Volatility continued in the stock market with another decline in all but the Russell 2000 index today (IWM). In tonight's video, we take a broader perspective to highlight which sectors are leading us to the downside and which two are showing relative strength. Finally, we pinpoint the large market cap stocks (familiar names) within a…
Sell-Side Activity Continues as we Plan for the Inflation Data in Tomorrow's CPI
Stocks continued sliding lower in another series of volatile sessions after last week's Fed Announcement and Friday Jobs Report. For Wednesday, we're preparing to trade and react to the CPI or Consumer Price Index economic data tomorrow morning pre-market and what it suggests about inflation still heating up, or finally cooling down. We also pinpoint…
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