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FFIV, HLT: 404: Hotel Not Found

Markets enter the week with the labor market and corporate earnings sharing the spotlight. The economic calendar begins with July’s ISM manufacturing report on Monday, followed by June job openings on Tuesday and ADP private-payroll and ISM services data on Wednesday, before culminating in Friday’s closely watched July employment report. Earnings season also remains active, with Palantir reporting Monday, AMD on Tuesday, and Disney, Uber, and Eli Lilly on Wednesday. With results spanning artificial intelligence, consumer spending, travel, entertainment, and healthcare, individual company reactions could drive meaningful sector rotation, while the jobs report may ultimately determine how investors reassess economic growth and the future path of interest rates.

P.S. We will be holding a special, subscribers-only teleconference on Wednesday, August 5 at 2 P.M. EST, and we will be discussing “How to Make 40% Short-Term Even in Times of War & Tariffs.” It is free to attend but you must register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpzXQCNHUURiAx5Y2FCAw4m4SpQzRlkqnD7fGJgeQMaajyJw/viewform. Don’t miss out!… Read More

ACN, HSY, LEN, NOC, NSC, SPY: Down for the Count

Six rolls and one expiring winner: UAL (32.2%)

P.S. We will be holding a special, subscribers-only teleconference on Wednesday, August 5 at 2 P.M. EST, and we will be discussing “How to Make 40% Short-Term Even in Times of War & Tariffs.” It is free to attend but you must register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpzXQCNHUURiAx5Y2FCAw4m4SpQzRlkqnD7fGJgeQMaajyJw/viewform. Don’t miss out!… Read More

UAL: Flying Odyssey

UAL needs to stop eating lotus leaves, realize jet fuel prices are rising, and start dropping in price.

P.S. We will be holding a special, subscribers-only teleconference on Wednesday, August 5 at 2 P.M. EST, and we will be discussing “How to Make 40% Short-Term Even in Times of War & Tariffs.” It is free to attend but you must register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpzXQCNHUURiAx5Y2FCAw4m4SpQzRlkqnD7fGJgeQMaajyJw/viewform. Don’t miss out!… Read More

META, SPXC: The Social Network Gets a Radiator Flush

Two early rolls for two underperforming stocks…. Read More

DKS, HSIC: Cleats and Cavities

Contrarian trades based on two earnings reports that the market read backwards: long a sports retailer whose earnings miss was just integration costs that distracted from accelerating sales comps, and short a healthcare distributor whose earnings beat was based on pricing and cost cuts rather than real demand growth…. Read More

BIIB, TMUS: From Spinal Taps to Cell Apps

Bullish on both a dominant biotechnology leader leveraging next-generation therapeutics to revitalize its pipeline and a premier wireless telecommunications giant consistently capturing market share through superior network performance and highly competitive pricing…. Read More

GLD, NUE: Built Like Fort Knox

Markets enter one of the summer’s busiest weeks, with a Federal Reserve decision, major economic reports, and a wave of megacap earnings packed into just a few sessions. The Fed concludes its two-day policy meeting Wednesday, while Thursday brings the advance estimate of second-quarter GDP and the June Personal Income and Outlays report, including the PCE inflation index; Friday’s Employment Cost Index will provide an additional read on wage pressures. Earnings could be equally influential, with Microsoft and Meta reporting Wednesday, followed by Apple and Amazon on Thursday, putting AI investment, cloud growth, digital advertising, and consumer demand under close scrutiny. With several index-heavy companies reporting alongside the Fed and key growth and inflation data, traders should prepare for a highly active week in which individual earnings reactions could quickly influence the broader market…. Read More

AKAM, ANET, MDT, NOW, SHOP: Fog of War Rolls

Five rolls and three expiring winners: SO (100.0%), TGT (51.2%), and DIA (31.6%). … Read More

APH, DLTR: Discount Bins and Data Center Wins

Discount retail is grinding out growth on price rather than traffic as tariffs and fuel squeeze a strained consumer, while the AI buildout is driving record demand through the data center supply chain…. Read More

BRK/B, MET, ROST: Buy Stock, Sell Put Option, Buy Call

This month, we’re rolling out “Triple 9s”: three bullish trade alerts, each with a positive return in 9 of the past 10 corresponding seasonal periods. Our selections—BRK.B, MET, and ROST—also feature favorable fundamental, technical, and market setups for their respective trading windows…. Read More