CNBC: Investing

JULY 30, 2025

Trade timing The timing to initiate bullish exposure on MU is favorable, given the stock's recent pullback toward strong technical support near $110. Fundamentals MU trades at a compelling valuation relative to industry peers, supported by exceptional growth prospects and strong profitability metrics, enhancing its attractiveness.

S&P

CNBC: Investing

JUNE 11, 2025

How to trade a downturn in the shares Published Wed, Jun 11 2025 11:01 AM EDT Tony Zhang @OptionsPlay WATCH LIVE Walmart (WMT) is facing headwinds with looming tariffs likely to erode profit margins amid an already overstretched valuation. The breakeven point for this trade is $100.08. Forward PE Ratio: 37.4x vs. Industry Average 2.4%

Retail

CNBC: Investing

JULY 28, 2025

How to trade it Published Mon, Jul 28 2025 10:24 AM EDT Michael Khouw @Michael_Khouw WATCH LIVE DoorDash Inc. Now trading at a lofty 9.4 of the current stock price in just under five weeks, more than 39% annualized—a very nice rate of return. times trailing 12-month revenues and 192 times adjusted EPS.

Trading

CNBC: Investing

JULY 14, 2025

The potential for both positive and negative surprises is higher, which can lead to reversals in trend and gappy trading before and after the opening and closing bells of trading. There are seven companies on our Best Stocks in the Market list reporting this week. It can be a minefield. earnings power amidst a myriad of risks.

Stock

CNBC: Investing

JULY 24, 2025

Josh — In 1973, The Chicago Board of Trade launched a subsidiary that would allow traders to place bets on a new standardized contract based on stock prices. They carved out a single trading pit on the floor for these stock option contracts and standardized how they worked. In due time, more were added. million contracts.

Stock

CNBC: Investing

JULY 15, 2025

I lay out the full framework for this style of trading in my book Mean Reversion Trading , and there are tons of live trade examples on my site. The stock dropped a brutal 12% in just four days starting July 8 — all because of speculation it might acquire PTC, a rival in the industry. RSI is a classic momentum gauge.

Trading

CNBC: Investing

JUNE 17, 2025

In the wake of President Donald Trump announcing his surprising trade tariff plans back in April, there were calls for a recession, a repeat of Black Monday and hyper-inflation. The trade: Buying a call spread Bought the July 18 $605 SPY call for $8.30 No matter how bad it feels to be buying. Sold the July 18 $620 SPY call for $2.65

S&P

CNBC: Investing

JULY 30, 2025

For the past 2 days, equities have risen at the open, only to see stocks fade through the day and close down. That sounds ominous, but it really means that stocks are digesting gains. On the trade front, it looks like the August 1 deadline will apply to most nations with the possible exception of China.

Stock

CNBC: Investing

JULY 24, 2025

We are also kicking off the first earnings season, where publicly traded companies will report a full quarter's worth of operating results under the new administration.SPX 1Y mountain S & P 500 , 1 year During this period, the markets experienced historic volatility induced by policy proposals. Click here for the full disclaimer.

S&P

CNBC: Investing

AUGUST 1, 2025

Support begins at the $631 level, and as is so often the case when a stock, index, currency or commodity sells off to support, said securities will sink into support before finding support (will sink into the mattress further). Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, and Market Data and Analysis. All Rights Reserved.

S&P

CNBC: Investing

JUNE 24, 2025

When you layer options on top of this mindset, you can build a powerful and structured trading system. I dive into the full strategy in detail in my book Mean Reversion Trading , and you'll find tons of real-world trade examples on my site. For this particular setup, I'm focusing on Mastercard (MA).

Trading

CNBC: Investing

JULY 16, 2025

This options trade maximizes returns Published Wed, Jul 16 2025 10:31 AM EDT Tony Zhang @OptionsPlay WATCH LIVE Tesla (TSLA) is facing significant challenges that present a compelling bearish outlook. Options trade To leverage TSLA's downside potential into earnings, I'm buying an Aug. Forward PE ratio: 166.4x

Trading

CNBC: Investing

JULY 22, 2025

At times, stocks enter a prolonged sideways grind — a phase where price action stalls and volatility dries up. This is how it works: When a stock enters a low-volatility or sideways consolidation phase, the TTM Squeeze indicator begins plotting red dots on the chart.

Trading

CNBC: Investing

JUNE 9, 2025

How to trade it Published Mon, Jun 9 2025 10:46 AM EDT Michael Khouw @Michael_Khouw WATCH LIVE RH's unique position, with a high-end assortment, relative scale, and a small share of the home furnishings market, leaves room for long-term growth. RH is trading at ~ 18.7x April 2025's earnings miss ($1.90/share share vs. $2.10

Retail

CNBC: Investing

JUNE 20, 2025

A bullish crossover — where the MACD line crosses above the signal line — typically acts as an early signal to consider getting into a trade. With the stock trading near $307, the trade is built by buying the $305 call and selling the $310 call. THE ABOVE CONTENT MIGHT NOT BE SUITABLE FOR YOUR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES.

Retail

CNBC: Investing

JUNE 19, 2025

of the current stock price. Trade A diagonal strangle swap seeks to capitalize on elevated near-term options prices with defined risk. The following trade can accommodate a post-earnings move of more than 12.5% The following trade can accommodate a post-earnings move of more than 12.5% as I write this, or 9.5%

S&P

CNBC: Investing

JULY 21, 2025

The gains have been largely driven by large-cap technology stocks like Nvidia (NVDA) and Microsoft (MSFT) , which are up about 100% and 48%, respectively. We think there is greater appeal in relatively oversold stocks as the rally broadens. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, and Market Data and Analysis.

Stock

CNBC: Investing

AUGUST 1, 2025

How to trade it from here using options Published Fri, Aug 1 2025 10:57 AM EDT Jeff Kilburg @jeffkilburg WATCH LIVE Tech giant Amazon oddly got knocked down a peg after its solid earnings report and the adverse reaction by investors pushed the shares back into negative territory for 2025. The Trade (selling a put spread) Sold the AMZN Aug.

Trading

CNBC: Investing

JULY 17, 2025

Some of the biggest winners in the history of the stock market have had this characteristic. We'll take a look at the stock's technicals as well but, first, it's story time. Their stock price is reflecting the momentum the business is seeing. Customer turnover is expensive. Sales were up 8.6% year-over-year.

Stock

CNBC: Investing

JULY 1, 2025

That said, just because a stock is oversold doesn't automatically make it a buy — markets can remain stretched in either direction longer than expected. For this trade, I'm relying on two technical tools: MACD The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is a reliable indicator for spotting trend reversals.

Trading

CNBC: Investing

JULY 1, 2025

Josh — With the first half of the year wrapping up, Sean and I are taking a look at the best stocks on our Best Stocks in the Market list so far this summer. The first thing that jumped out at me was the breadth of sector dispersion among the top ten Best Stocks this month. Welcome to the list, Hilton.

Stock

CNBC: Investing

JULY 29, 2025

How to trade it Published Tue, Jul 29 2025 10:49 AM EDT Nishant Pant @TheMeanTrader @TheMeanTrader WATCH LIVE Despite posting strong numbers — with revenue up 16% and full-year guidance raised — Netflix (NFLX) has taken a surprising hit, sliding 8% over the past 11 trading days. That's where technical indicators come into play.

S&P

CNBC: Investing

JUNE 30, 2025

However, the current pessimism surrounding the stock appears overdone, possibly presenting a compelling valuation even as many stocks, net of the S & P 500's rally this past week to new all-time highs, are beginning to look stretched. STZ trades at a price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of approximately 3.5,

Trading

CNBC: Investing

JUNE 20, 2025

Lots of the companies on the Best Stocks in the Market list are direct or indirect beneficiaries of all this spend. Best Stock Spotlight: Amphenol Corp (APH) On the list since: 12/16/2024 One-year price chart with moving averages, RSI: Sean — Amphenol has as pretty of a chart as you'll find.

Stock

CNBC: Investing

JULY 28, 2025

Josh — It's quite possible that 2025 will be remembered as the year where defensive utilities became growth stocks. As Sean explains below, this sector is the second best performing group of stocks in the entire S & P 500 this year. Sector Leaderboard As of 7/28/2025, there are 154 names on The Best Stocks in the Market list.

Utilities

CNBC: Investing

JULY 22, 2025

Trading and investing is all about your own personal perspectives and objectives. QID is trading around $24.61 and will look to exit the trade at a loss if it trades below $24.25. I think we're in a secular bull market and should be considerably higher one year from now. Remember, as QQQ goes up the QID goes down.

Investment

CNBC: Investing

JULY 21, 2025

Josh — We're writing up stocks here all the time and doing our best to identify set-ups with either a strong ongoing trend, a technical catalyst on the horizon or something fundamental we think deserves exploring. While many of our stock write-ups have resulted in singles and doubles so far this summer, they don't all cooperate.

Stock

CNBC: Investing

JULY 9, 2025

ASML is not one of them — it's trading about 30% below its own 52-week high which, ironically, was set almost exactly a year ago on July 11. ASML is not one of them — it's trading about 30% below its own 52-week high which, ironically, was set almost exactly a year ago on July 11.

Stock

CNBC: Investing

JUNE 26, 2025

We were surprised to find out it was the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF , more commonly known as IEMG (Disclosure: we own this for client accounts at Ritholtz Wealth Management): Up until recently, the emerging markets equity asset class has been fast asleep, but now, as you can see, it's waking up.

Stock

CNBC: Investing

JULY 10, 2025

In May and June, the price settled into a trading range between $87 and $97, causing the RSI to gravitate towards a neutral 50 reading through that period. Fibonacci retracement level, a signal that often confirms a new bullish phase for stocks. Since the April 7th market low, the iShares U.S.

S&P

CNBC: Investing

JULY 28, 2025

This year's gains have resulted in a multi-year trading range breakout for the iShares MSCI European Financials ETF (EUFN) , which we see as a long-term tailwind suggesting banks should be a continued source of outperformance in Europe. THE ABOVE CONTENT MIGHT NOT BE SUITABLE FOR YOUR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES.

Stock

CNBC: Investing

JULY 10, 2025

The results of this weakness are that health care stocks are trading at a substantial discount, with the sector's 2025 forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio at 14 compared to a 10-year average of 18. The trade For options traders, the benefit of low volatility when making directional bets is low option prices.

Trading

CNBC: Investing

JUNE 12, 2025

How to trade it Published Thu, Jun 12 2025 10:30 AM EDT Michael Khouw @Michael_Khouw WATCH LIVE Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's influence in Brazil has shown signs of weakening recently, as indicated by polling data, political challenges, and public sentiment. Positive for stock market? times forward earnings compared to 23.5

Trading

CNBC: Investing

JULY 7, 2025

Since the April low, QQQ has outpaced SPY by approximately 7%, fueled by its heavier weighting in technology stocks that have led the recent rally. The ratio of QQQ to SPY is deeply overbought and has resistance intact from the 2021 peak, defining a neutral long-term trading range between the two U.S. equity market proxies.

Investment

CNBC: Investing

JULY 10, 2025

One of the main things Sean and I want to do with our Best Stocks list each week is to use the Thursday updates to introduce you to companies and stories you may not have heard about yet. This week, we're going to focus on Ansys and why this stock looks to be on the verge of a multi-year break out. Everyone wins.

Stock

CNBC: Investing

JUNE 18, 2025

While chasing a stock after such a sharp move isn't typically advisable for short-term traders, the technical set-up looks compelling from several angles. We've annotated a potential measured move target that would take the stock up to $168, which aligns closely with the 61.8% We saw a very similar setup in early 2023.

Stock

CNBC: Investing

JULY 14, 2025

Stocks with exposure to the cryptocurrency marketplace are rallying, as well, as we find they generally hold strong positive correlations (60% or more) with bitcoin. Two of the most widely followed stocks in the space are MicroStrategy (Strategy) (MSTR) and Coinbase (COIN) , both of which have seen significant rallies alongside bitcoin.

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