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Short Week Packed with Earnings After Sell-off
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.
Are Transports Losing Their Barometer Status?
Amid tech competition and industry challenges, transports—long seen as an economic barometer—were outpaced by major indexes over the last year. Is the sector still a useful tool?
Holiday Week Kicks Off with Tech Gains After Skid
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.
After Ugly Tech Reversal, Sentiment Data Awaited
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.
The Confidence Map: Navigating Investor Sentiment (With Peter Atwater)
Liz Ann Sonders and Peter Atwater delve into how investor confidence, market narratives, and the "K-shaped economy" are influencing the current market cycle.
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.
Nvidia Tops Consensus, Investors Await Jobs Data
Nvidia initially rose overnight after reporting a 62% year-over-year revenue rise and exceeding consensus on earnings and guidance. September jobs data and Walmart are up next.
Nvidia, Target, Fed Minutes Ahead After 4-Day Drop
Nvidia results loom after the longest S&P 500 losing streak since August. Crypto rebounded late Tuesday but mega caps sank. Lowes, Target, and Fed minutes also are on tap today.
Crypto, AI Hit as Market Buckles Ahead of Nvidia
Resurgent credit worries along with AI caution and falling rate cut odds stalk the market ahead of Home Depot today and Nvidia tomorrow. Stocks hit a one-month low Monday.