Key Takeaways Uncertain markets going into September amid questions over Fed policy, Covid, jobs outlook August jobs report, September Fed meeting could be touchpoints to watch in month ahead Delta variant effect could start showing up in some data as month continues Uncertainty is far from unusual on Wall Street and is arguably one big […]

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Key Takeaways Is it “wear absolutely anything you want” back to the office? Not exactly The old is new again, and the “new old” is old again Retailers and apparel makers look to tap into trends, but they’re not all playing the same angles If you’re attempting reentry into the outside world, rethink your fashion […]

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Key Takeaways Analysts expect Walmart gained more grocery market share Walmart+ membership numbers appear to be growing One challenge is attracting and maintaining workers Walmart’s (WMT) ability to keep customers coming to its stores will again be on display when Q2 results are released tomorrow morning. A year ago, people had few shopping options beyond […]

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Key Takeaways Another Large Group of Earnings Announcements as Major Indices Test New Highs Insights into the Fed from October’s Beige Book  Value Stocks Look to Turn the Tables on Growth Stocks (Thursday Market Open) Stock futures are slightly lower as another large group of companies report earnings on Thursday. Starting with a surprise from […]

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Key Takeaways Supply Chain and Higher Cost Issues are a Constant Theme Despite Positive Earnings Some Familiar Faces Making Big Moves in the IPO Markets  Companies with Cash Issues Can be a Big Drag on a Country and a Portfolio  (Friday Market Open) The S&P 500 (SPX) created a new all-time high on Thursday but […]

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Key Takeaways Facebook Leads a Big Group as Mega-Cap Earnings This Week Winners and Losers from Last Week’s Sectors  Large and Small the Dollar Influences Them All  (Monday Market Open) This week is a big one for earnings, not just because of the big names reporting but because of the large number of earnings announcements. […]

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Key Takeaways Tesla Upstages Earnings Announcements   Inflation is Hot, But How Hot?  Oil May Finally Be Running into Some Selling Pressure  (Tuesday Market Open) The S&P 500 (SPX) is looking to build on Monday’s new all-time high. Stock futures are pointing higher before the open as more mega-cap Tech stocks are slated to report […]

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Key Takeaways McDonald’s and Coca-Cola Headline an Earnings Day Without a Big Tech Company  Tuesday’s Big Tech Announcements Were Big but Met with Mixed Reactions Defense Stocks Struggle to Meet Analysts Expectations  (Wednesday Market Open) With no big tech stocks announcing before the open, the equity futures markets are mixed as investors consider other sectors. […]

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Key Takeaways Understand the difference between implied and historical volatility and how to use them to analyze overall options volatility Know how to analyze relationships between options prices and other metrics such as options greeks and volatility values Learn how to apply implied volatility, historical volatility, and price relationships to help make options trading decisions […]

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Key Takeaways Fed’s June 16 meeting is front and center heading into new month Focus remains on inflation, jobs after Fed minutes spark “tapering” talk Key companies reporting in June include homebuilders and “stay at home” firms A lot’s happening in June, but the most intense focus could be on a single event the afternoon […]

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