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Today's Options Market Update
Tech and chip stocks are bouncing back following last week’s two-day pullback as investors return to the familiar AI regime to start the week.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
The calendar is light this week, with earnings season around the corner. Investors may scrutinize Fed minutes on Wednesday while the Dow strives to continue outperforming.
What’s ahead for global equities in the second half of 2026? SCFR's Chris Ferrarone shares his insights.
Looking to the Futures
Crude oil futures (/CL) remained under pressure as bears continued to drive the near-term narrative.
Schwab Market Update
Chips, which sold off last week, resumed their surge this morning and lifted major indexes to early gains. The week ahead includes Fed minutes and earnings from Delta and PepsiCo.
Kevin Gordon looks at this week's release of the New York Fed's report about consumer sentiment on inflation, the stock market, and other data points in his take on the Week Ahead.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
All three major indexes fell but remained near breakeven as tech and utilities sectors led the declines. The June jobs report is out Thursday ahead of the Fourth of July holiday.
Weekly Trader’s Outlook
Selling pressure continued in the tech sector as investors rotate out of the momentum trade into other areas of the market.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
Stocks ended the second quarter on a high note, with the Nasdaq posting its best quarter in six years. Before the holiday, investors will digest jobs and manufacturing numbers.