Your Focus on Financials XLF Ahead of an Active Earnings Friday

[video_player type=”embed” style=”1″ dimensions=”640×360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ ipad_color=”black”][/video_player] Morgan Stanley (MS) and JP Morgan (JPM) lead the group of financial stocks in the XLF with earnings this morning, and both companies missed revenue and estimates. Tomorrow morning treats us additional leading financial stocks as they report their earnings and any guidance from their upcoming conference calls. We pinpoint the expected moves and what to expect within the ongoing sell-off in financial shares…

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Does a Hot CPI Indicate a More Aggressive FED?

[video_player type=”embed” style=”1″ dimensions=”640×360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ ipad_color=”black”][/video_player] Blow out CPI numbers for June sends a strong message to the FED they need to get more aggressive with the rate hikes. The SPX once again is dangling off the cliff of the Weekly expected move. There’s a tug of war between the bear and bull case. Here’s what to expect the next 2 trading days…

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Small Business Optimism Falling and Home Sales Cancellations? It’ OK, it’s Prime Day!

[video_player type=”embed” style=”1″ dimensions=”640×360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ ipad_color=”black”][/video_player] With small business confidence drifting to record lows and home sales cancellations spiking to COID highs, the market appears to be taking it in stride. As we wrap up a historically bullish 2-week period, we’re now looking ahead to another earnings season this week with banks and don’t forget Amazon Prime Day, which is sure to strain already extended credit limits. With all this news, we may need to swap this Fed-powered speedboat for a Canoo. (GOEV, KBH, TEVA, DAL, FXI, AMC, AMZN)

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Financial Stocks in Focus as we Plan the Active Week Ahead

[video_player type=”embed” style=”1″ dimensions=”640×360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ ipad_color=”black”][/video_player] We’re starting the week on a stock sell-off as bonds rally on a Monday. In tonight’s video, we pinpoint our active price levels in key stocks including major Technology (XLK) and Financial (XLF) companies as we prepare for leading financial stocks to report earnings later this week.

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Will Summer Trade Bring Down Volatility?

[video_player type=”embed” style=”1″ dimensions=”640×360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ ipad_color=”black”][/video_player] –good jobs numbers gone bad –all engines go for FED hikes –rate fears shall re-ignite –oil collapses then rebounds –did dollar peak? –energy and financials will lead –earnings are here! –Low VIX, VVIX, and SKEW –considerable risk to the downside remains SPX Expected Move — –last week —   93.99    (expected move 4 day week) –next week–   94.70    (expected move)

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Your Stock and Sector Check-Up ahead of the Monthly Jobs Report

[video_player type=”embed” style=”1″ dimensions=”640×360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ ipad_color=”black”][/video_player] Friday will give us the potential market-moving catalyst of the monthly Jobs Report and that could give effective clues about the ongoing health or weakness of the broader economy – and it could move markets. In tonight’s video, we pinpoint the ongoing trends in equity futures, Gold, Oil, and Bonds while also pinpointing the key price levels as they stand now in the nine major market sectors…

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Can this Flimsy Market Rally Hold?

[video_player type=”embed” style=”1″ dimensions=”640×360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ ipad_color=”black”][/video_player] Stocks continue with a meek rally as Fed confirms hawkish stance in the FOMC minutes. We have to wonder whether the markets have yet to fully price in substantially higher rates.

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See You at the Bear Market Crossroads as Oil Stumbles and Dollar Pops

[video_player type=”embed” style=”1″ dimensions=”640×360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ ipad_color=”black”][/video_player] This must be what it’s like when worlds collide as bulls are feelin’ frisky just as the bears are just getting started. Does the value proposition based on trailing earnings trump the negative inertia of a floundering economy and rising real inflation? Tie goes to the bond market. (USO, X, DBD, DG, Z, NFLX, VTI)

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Catastrophic First Half with More to Come?

[video_player type=”embed” style=”1″ dimensions=”640×360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ ipad_color=”black”][/video_player] –SPUZ holding on by a thread… –Strong dollar is keeping metals down –Bond Rally? –1) deflationary –2) or a hedge for traders anticipating more risk –volatility issues still prevalent –low VVIX, SKEW, vol futures not in backwardation –lowering guidance or warning GM, MU, RH, META, NFLX, COIN –significant headwinds shall prevail in second half SPX Expected Move — –last week —  112.64  (expected move) –next week–   93.99   (expected move 4 day week)

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Midway Checkup on the Market and Where we are to Begin the Second Half of 2022

[video_player type=”embed” style=”1″ dimensions=”640×360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ ipad_color=”black”][/video_player] Tomorrow ends the second quarter of 2022 and begins the second half of the year as we go into another holiday weekend. In tonight’s special update, we take a larger view of where markets are trading at the middle of 2022 and what’s surprising about that picture. Finally, we pinpoint which stocks continue weakening to new 52 week lows and what sectors are revealing about the broader market trend.

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