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Schwab Market Update Podcast
Stocks are up two straight days following Monday's tech-led rally bolstered by Alphabet and Broadcom. PPI and retail sales data loom along with Best Buy and Alibaba results.
Today's Options Market Update
All the major indices are in the green to start this holiday shortened week as investors look to buy the dip following the recent pullback in the tech/AI complex.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
This holiday-shortened week features a busy earnings schedule along with retail sales and PPI. VIX and crypto trading may be key to watch after last week's tech-driven sell-off.
After a gangbuster stock market rally since the early-April lows, many of the prior highfliers have taken a breather amid AI bubble and valuation concerns.
Schwab Market Update
Stocks ticked up to start a shortened week, though VIX remains elevated after last week's 2% market skid that saw tech and crypto sell off. Key data are packed into the next days.
Looking to the Futures
Crude oil futures (/CLF26) ended Friday’s session in the red, with the lead month January futures trading at one-month lows.
Schwab Market Update Podcast
Thursday's rally-killing plunge submerged AI stocks and sent the S&P 500 to 2-month lows. Sentiment data loom as major indexes and cryptocurrencies start below key chart levels.
Weekly Trader’s Outlook
Stocks bounce back today on improved rate cut hopes but remain on track for weekly losses. Promises of AI profits remain under investor scrutiny, despite robust Nvidia earnings.
On Investing
Liz Ann Sonders and Peter Atwater delve into how investor confidence, market narratives, and the "K-shaped economy" are influencing the current market cycle.