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Market Commentary
PPI, Retail Sales Data Await Following Big Rally
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.
November 25, 2025
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?
November 24, 2025
Stocks: Less Comfortably Numb
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.
November 24, 2025
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.
November 24, 2025
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.
November 24, 2025
Trading the VIX: Strategies for the Fear Index
Some traders use products tied to the VIX to hedge their portfolios against market declines or speculate on shifts in volatility. But trading the VIX carries significant risk.
November 21, 2025
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.
November 21, 2025
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.
November 21, 2025
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.
November 21, 2025
Exchange-Traded Notes: The Facts and the Risks
Exchange-traded notes (ETNs) may have a similar sounding name, but ETNs are not the same as exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and they carry some important risks for investors.
November 20, 2025
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.
November 20, 2025
Intro to Put Ratio Options Spreads
Discover how traders may use put ratio options spreads to pursue specific financial objectives, as well as the strategy's advantages and risks.
November 20, 2025
S&P Futures Retreat
S&P Futures Pull Back on Fed News and AI Spending. Nvidia Beats Earnings.
November 20, 2025
Investors Eyeing Big Issues as Washington Reopens
As the government reopens, investors are watching for the Fed to make rate decisions, Congress to avoid another shutdown, and the Supreme Court to rule on the legality of tariffs.
November 20, 2025
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.
November 19, 2025
Nvidia Earnings Ahead: AI Demand, Margins In-Focus
Investors will be looking for a read on hyperscaler AI spending, the impact of rising competition, and expansion to new growth areas in the chipmaker's upcoming Q3 earnings report.
November 17, 2025
Schwab's Market Perspective: Looking for Direction
While stock and bond markets wait for U.S. federal data to become available again, private-sector reports suggest lukewarm overall economic growth.
November 14, 2025
Q3 Retail Earnings Preview: Consumer Mood Darkens
Consumers are in a sour mood over inflation and jobs as major retailers prepare to report earnings and offer their outlooks for the holiday shopping period.
November 13, 2025
Can You Really Live on a Cruise?
Making a home aboard an ocean liner may sound like a dream for some retirees, but what are the pros and cons of living a life on the seas?
November 12, 2025
Market Snapshot | November 2025
Liz Ann Sonders shares her perspective on the U.S. stock market and economy in this monthly Market Snapshot video.
November 12, 2025
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