Good MorningThe S&P 500 index retreated from resistance at the 4,300 level on Monday. The move is consistent with expectations and the idea the market would enter a holding pattern ahead of the FOMC meeting. The FOMC meets next week and is expected to keep its interest rate policy unchanged from the 500 to 525 bps target it is set. The committee is also expected to maintain a hawkish posture and may indicate the need for additional rate hikes should the data indicate. Lucky for them and the market, the May read of the CPI index is due the day before the policy announcement. If the index confirms the upswing in inflation indicated by the last PCE price index, it may surprise the market with a hike.
The question for traders is what 4,300 mean to the S&P 500 index. It is a critical point of resistance that might not be crossed. In that situation, it will market the top of a trading range that could dominate the market for years. However, if the S&P 500 can move above it, a trading range is still the most likely scenario; only this time, 4,300 will mark the middle. Either way, the S&P 500 is in a rolling bear market that will impact price action for several years. Featured: The energy story near the Grand Canyon (Ad) 
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Forza X1 (NASDAQ: FRZA), a little-known small-cap stock listed on the NASDAQ, saw its share price surge over 100% in the early hours of trading on Monday morning. This impressive move comes after the company tweeted a brief teasing message on Friday after the close, suggesting they will make an im... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Marc Chaikin, founder of Chaikin Analytics, is flagging a little-known company that just secured a partnership with Nvidia - one he believes positions it ahead of Tesla in the autonomous vehicle race.
With a market-moving announcement expected on July 31st, Chaikin is urging investors to swap overpriced AI stocks for this under-the-radar name before markets open. He's also releasing a free Hotlist and Hitlist of buy and sell ideas for the second half of 2026. | | Get the ticker symbol and full details at no charge today |
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MongoDB (NASDAQ: MDB) was on virtually no one's radar as an AI play, yet it is. The company’s cloud-based database services and developer data tools make it perfectly positioned to benefit from the AI boom. That is seen clearly in the Q1 results and guidance, which was raised well above the ... Read the Full Story |
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SunCar Technology Group Inc (NASDAQ:SDA) has been on a wild ride — and it's only just begun.
On May 17th, the Shanghai-based auto services startup completed its business combination with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Goldenbridge Acquisition Limited. The next day, SunCar began ... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | In 2016, major election models gave Hillary Clinton a 99% chance of winning - but former CIA and Pentagon adviser Jim Rickards publicly predicted a Trump victory before election night.
Now Rickards is issuing a new forecast he calls a potential mid-term meltdown, one he believes could send shockwaves through financial markets. | | See Jim Rickards' full market warning and what it means for your portfolio |
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In a surprising move, Saudi Arabia pledged to reduce its oil output by 1 million barrels per day for July at the June 4 OPEC meeting. This adjustment, which may continue monthly, places Saudi oil production at its lowest point in a decade, excluding the pandemic-induced slump.
Moreover, the broad... Read the Full Story |
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As the two largest economies collide in their quest to expand their political and economic powers, the United States and China are on an opposite schedule regarding the wind direction of their economies. While the United States has struggled to lower its inflation rate due to increased demand and ... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | In February 2016, Nvidia was trading at $2.51 split-adjusted - and a specific data pattern had already flagged it before Wall Street caught on.
That same pattern is now pointing at a single company. One analyst is revealing the ticker in a free presentation, available for a limited time. | | Access the free presentation and get the ticker before it closes |
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According to Marketbeat.com’s analyst tracking tools, the most upgraded stocks in May are NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW), and Salesforce.com (NASDAQ: CRM). The single unifying factor with all of these names is AI, which led to market-beating performance and increase... Read the Full Story |
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Shares of Verizon (NYSE: VZ) have been shedding value for more than 2 years, and that trend could continue, but there are a growing number of signs that suggest the bottom is in. Among them is the 7% dividend yield which is well above the broad market average, better even than short-term treasurie... Read the Full Story |
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Online travel and booking platform Expedia Group Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) is benefiting from the robust travel demand generating record revenues but still needs to catch up in profits and valuation. The travel and leisure industry was the epicenter during the pandemic but is seeing positive normalizati... Read the Full Story |
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Finance | | Cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) lending platform Upstart Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: UPST) stock has shot up over 125% in the last month, driven by the AI momentum and 36% short interest. Its metrics were gloomy in its fiscal Q1 2023 earnings report compared to the year-ago period, but sentiment... Read the Full Story |
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The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE: IWM) has displayed relative weakness and lagged the overall market over the previous year. However, it notably broke that trend last week and finally showed signs of life. The IWM is a float-adjusted, capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance o... Read the Full Story |
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Tuesday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Applied Materials, Inc. engages in the provision of manufacturing equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries. The company operates through three segments: Semiconductor Systems, Applied Global Services, and Display and Adjacent Markets. The Semiconductor Systems segment develops, manufactures, and sells various manufacturing equipment that is used to fabricate semiconductor chips or integrated circuits. This segment also offers various technologies, including epitaxy, ion implantation, oxidation/nitridation, rapid thermal processing, physical vapor deposition, chemical vapor deposition, chemical mechanical planarization, electrochemical deposition, atomic layer deposition, etching, and selective deposition and removal, as well as metrology and inspection tools. The Applied Global Services segment provides integrated solutions to optimize equipment and fab performance and productivity comprising spares, upgrades, services, remanufactured earlier generation equipment, and factory automation software for semiconductor, display, and other products. The Display and Adjacent Markets segment offers products for manufacturing liquid crystal displays; organic light-emitting diodes; and other display technologies for TVs, monitors, laptops, personal computers, electronic tablets, smart phones, and other consumer-oriented devices. It operates in the United States, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Europe. The company was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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