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23 articles tagged #earnings
Morning Read: WTI falls 6% after OPEC+ sets September supply adjustment
WTI trades at $79.61 after OPEC+ set a 188,000-barrel-a-day September adjustment. U.S. futures rise, while PLTR reports after the close.
July 31 market wrap: Nasdaq gains as Amazon surges, Apple slides
The Nasdaq Composite gained 1.00% on July 31, 2026, versus 0.70% for the S&P 500 and 0.53% for the Dow. The VIX fell to 15.99 as Amazon jumped 15.32% and Apple dropped 7.35%.
Weekly recap: S&P 500 gains 1.05% as megacaps split
The S&P 500 gained 1.05% and the Nasdaq rose 1.59% from July 24 to July 31. Consumer discretionary led, the VIX fell 13.94%, the Fed held rates with three dissenters favouring a hike, and sharply divided mega-cap earnings set up another busy week.
Morning Read: tech futures rise as Apple and Amazon reset the tape
Nasdaq-100 futures gain 1.18% as WTI falls to $82.14. AAPL and AMZN report, while the Q2 Employment Cost Index is due at 08:30 ET.
July 30 market wrap: tech surge lifts Nasdaq as VIX cools
The Nasdaq Composite rose 2.78% on July 30, 2026, while the S&P 500 gained 1.66%, the Dow added 1.19% and the VIX fell to 17.09. Microsoft’s post-earnings surge put single-stock volatility in focus.
Morning Read: Fed hold meets big-tech earnings and fresh data
Futures edge higher after the Fed held 3.5–3.75%. MSFT, META and HOOD report, while Q2 GDP, June income and spending, and Q2 labour costs are due at 08:30 ET.
Morning Read: Fed decision day meets an oil spike
U.S. futures are mixed and WTI is up 3.56% as the Fed’s July 28–29 meeting ends. SOFI reports pre-market; MSFT, META and HOOD are on the after-hours calendar.
Chip rout hits Asia as Amkor reports record Q2 ahead of Fed meeting
Nasdaq futures lagged and Asian chip shares sold off before Tuesday’s U.S. open, even as oil extended its retreat. Amkor’s new filing showed record second-quarter sales, while the Federal Reserve begins a two-day meeting and U.S. consumer confidence is due at 10:00 a.m. ET.
Oil falls toward $91 as tech futures lag before Amkor earnings
Brent’s retreat eased one inflation pressure on Monday, but U.S. futures were split by 4:00 a.m. ET and Asian trading finished unevenly. Amkor reports after the July 27 close, while durable-goods data and the July 28–29 Federal Reserve meeting frame the day.
Weekly recap: Nasdaq falls 2.13% as oil and yields bite
The Nasdaq fell 2.13% from July 17 to July 24 while energy gained 3.36% and consumer discretionary lost 5.22%. An oil spike, 14–15 basis-point Treasury-yield increases and mixed reactions to major technology earnings set up a crowded Fed and earnings week.
Oil above $100 tests markets as Intel revenue jumps 25%
Oil above $100, rising bond yields and weaker Asian equities set a defensive Friday backdrop. Intel’s 25% revenue growth and stronger outlook provide one bright spot, but the market is still weighing inflation and AI-investment risk on July 24, 2026.
Oil jumps as Alphabet and Tesla reset the tech morning
Oil and rate pressure returned overnight while Asian chip shares rose on heavy AI spending, then U.S. futures softened. Alphabet’s cloud acceleration, Tesla’s cash burn and Intel’s after-close report set the watchlist agenda for Thursday, July 23, 2026.
July 20 morning read: oil clears $90 as AI earnings raise the stakes
On Monday, Brent traded at $90.18 as Gulf attacks tightened the Strait of Hormuz backdrop. Alphabet, Tesla and Intel report this week while the VIX began at 18.77.
Weekly recap: tech tumbles as energy leads and VIX climbs
The Nasdaq fell 2.90% from July 10 to July 17 while energy gained 4.72% and technology lost 5.49%. Cooler CPI and PPI, firmer import prices and a VIX close at 18.77 left a mixed setup ahead of GOOGL, TSLA, INTC and NOK earnings.
Softer producer prices lift stocks as volatility retreats
Stocks finished higher after June producer prices fell and Treasury yields eased, while the VIX slipped to 15.67. For premium sellers, calmer index volatility contrasted with a 6.61% post-earnings jump in BlackRock.
Levi's DTC momentum lifts the outlook—but tariffs still matter
Levi Strauss paired broad second-quarter growth with wider margins and a higher full-year outlook. For premium sellers, direct-to-consumer momentum strengthens the operating case, while tariffs, currency and consumer sensitivity keep assignment risk firmly two-sided.
Delta's revenue engine outruns a record fuel bill
Delta paired record June-quarter revenue with its highest quarterly fuel expense, yet still kept full-year guidance intact. For premium sellers, the tension is clear: demand strength supports the equity story while fuel and cost pressure keep assignment risk two-sided.
Deep Dive — MU: memory boom tests near-high IV
Micron’s fiscal Q3 surge turns July 9’s catch-up article into a memory-cycle story, not a simple momentum note. For premium sellers, the useful question is whether near-high IV is paying enough for earnings, AI demand and assignment risk.
Deep Dive — NBIS: AI-cloud growth under tape stress
Nebius printed $399.0 million of Q1 revenue, then its July 7 Cboe snapshot showed a 9.1347% one-session drop. For premium sellers, the payoff is separating high-growth AI-infrastructure facts from elevated IV and assignment risk.
The trade gap snaps wider, and tariff-sensitive sectors matter again
The May goods-and-services deficit widened sharply after exports fell and imports rose. For premium sellers, the payoff is a clearer map of tariff, currency and margin exposure before choosing strikes in globally exposed names.
Watchlist Deep Dive — TSLA, July 7, 2026: deliveries, July 22 earnings and IV context
Tesla’s July 2 SEC exhibit reported 451,758 vehicles produced, 480,126 delivered and 13.5 GWh of energy storage deployed in Q2 2026. The next company earnings webcast is scheduled for July 22, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. ET.
July 8-10, 2026 earnings watch: Levi and Delta set company webcasts
Levi Strauss & Co. and Delta Air Lines have company-confirmed earnings webcasts dated July 8 and July 10, 2026. For wheel traders, the key issue is single-name event risk rather than an EPS forecast.
How earnings season reshapes option premiums
Option premiums swell in the weeks before earnings and collapse minutes after — a cycle driven by implied volatility. We walk through the pre-earnings IV run-up, the post-print crush, what both do to cash-secured put and covered call premiums, and the two coherent ways wheel sellers adapt: avoid the event, or harvest it deliberately at reduced size.
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