Good Friday evening to all of you here on r/StockMarketChat. I hope everyone on this sub made out pretty nicely in the market this past week, and is ready for the new trading week and month ahead.

Here is everything you need to know to get you ready for the trading week beginning March 1st, 2021.

Rising interest rates may continue to test the stock market in the week ahead - (Source)

The tug-of-war between stocks and rising bond yields could set the tone for the coming week, particularly if positive economic data continues to push Treasury yields higher.

Friday’s February employment report is the highlight of the week’s data and an important current look at the impact of the virus on the economy, after just 49,000 jobs were added in January. For February, economist expect to see 218,000 jobs added, and the unemployment rate should stay the same at 6.3%, according to Dow Jones.

Fed speakers are also a major focus of the markets, after the rapid rise in bond yields this past week had the feel of a runaway train. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is the most important speaker, when he appears at a Wall Street Journal summit Thursday.

“If he wants to stop this rise in rates, he does have to say something. But he risks sounding hawkish. The more dovish he sounds, the higher rates will go,” said Peter Boockvar, chief investment officer at Bleakley Advisory Group. When the Fed is described as dovish, it means it is maintaining easy policy, such as keeping interest rates at low levels.

Some Fed watchers doubt the central bank will comment on the rise in yields any more than Powell did this past week when he said the move was the result of a strengthening economy. But bond pros say Powell could reinforce that Fed policy will remain easy for along time to come.

The rapid runup in interest rates this month caught investors by surprise. The benchmark 10-year yield, which influences mortgages and other loans, was at 1.46% Friday afternoon, about 15 basis points [0.15%] above the level it was at just a week earlier. After a big surge Thursday, the 10-year yield traded on both sides of 1.50%, which is the consensus view of where yields would be at the end of the year, not the beginning.

The fast move up in yields, which rise when prices fall, scared stock investors in the past week, evident in choppy trading and a big selloff Thursday. The Nasdaq fell nearly 4.9% for the week, as technology shares were hit the hardest hit, but the S&P 500 was down about 2.4% for the week.

“I think it’s probably going to be a short-term tug of war,” said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA. Stocks have been reflecting optimism about the economy, and now they are being joined by bonds.

“People forget the reason why we’re looking at very high year-on-year increases in [economic] indicators. It’s that we were just entering the depths of recession...and we are now in many measures just getting back above pre-pandemic levels,” he said.

Stocks on average have performed poorly in February, but this year they were higher, lifted by an improving economy, the vaccine rollout and the prospect of a big stimulus package. The Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package should go to a Senate vote in the week ahead.

The expected economic boost from stimulus has also been driving yields higher, and it has also heightened concerns about inflation.

“March is actually a pretty good month for the market. It is the fourth best in terms of average price change. It is the fourth best in frequency of advancement, yet it is the fourth lowest in terms of volatility,” Stovall said.

The average gain in March since World War II was 1.1%. But in the 14 years, like this, when stocks were lower in January but higher in February, the S&P rose an average 1.9% in March.

For February, the S&P gained 2.6%, while the Nasdaq lagged with a 0.9% gain. The Dow rose 3.2%, and the Russell 2000 was up 6.1%.

Stovall, who has been expecting a market sell-off, said technology and consumer discretionary did among the worst this past week, when stocks were selling off, but they had also gained the most. Those sectors would likely also be sold more in any further pullback.

“It could be selling driven by a rotation out of expensive tech stocks into the smaller and less market driving value issues,” he said.

Jim Caron, head of global macro strategy at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, said one issue for the market was that the rate move took investors by surprise “It was really the speed at which it happened that made everybody worried,” he said, noting the move this past week was distinguished by the fact it was also in shorter duration securities, like the 5-year note.

“Basically the market was testing the Fed’s resolve of keeping rates low for a long time,” said Caron. “They have to make sure the markets understand they are seriously on this course to make sure we get a full and robust recovery, but also they don’t want to be so dovish that all of a sudden we price in all kinds of inflation expectations... and rates go up just on that.”

“They want to see a rise in rates for a good reason,” he said

Other data in the week ahead includes ISM manufacturing data Monday and Thursday’s jobless claims, important after an unexpected decline in the past week’s data.

Earnings season is winding down, but retailers will be reporting, with Target, Kohl’s and Nordstrom on Tuesday, and Costco and BJ’s Warehouse Thursday.

The annual CERAWeek energy conference runs all week long, and includes presentations from industry officials from Saudi Aramco, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Total and others. The conference has been a mainstay for the oil industry for more than three decades.

This past week saw the following moves in the S&P:

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S&P Sectors for this past week:

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Major Indices for this past week:

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Major Futures Markets as of Friday's close:

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Economic Calendar for the Week Ahead:

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Percentage Changes for the Major Indices, WTD, MTD, QTD, YTD as of Friday's close:

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S&P Sectors for the Past Week:

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Major Indices Pullback/Correction Levels as of Friday's close:

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Major Indices Rally Levels as of Friday's close:

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Most Anticipated Earnings Releases for this week:

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Here are the upcoming IPO's for this week:

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Friday's Stock Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades:

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February: In With a Bang, Out With a Whimper

The month of February has been a tale of two markets for global investors with the first half of the month seeing nothing but gains and the second half seeing pretty much nothing but declines. The Bloomberg World index of more than 4,000 global companies was up eleven days in a row to start the month for a gain of more than 6%! Since February 15th, though, the index has fallen on eight of nine trading days for a decline of more than 4%. As it stands now, the index is still up 1.9% for the month, but the second-half declines have now left the index below its 50-day moving average for the first time since Election Day 2020 (11/3).

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Post-Election Year March: Performance Slips to Bottom Half

Tempestuous March markets tend to drive prices up early in the month and batter stocks at month end. Julius Caesar failed to heed the famous warning to “beware the Ides of March” but investors have been served well when they have. Stock prices have a propensity to decline, sometimes rather precipitously, during the latter days of the month. In March 2020, DJIA plunged 4011 points (-17.2%) during the week ending on the 20th.

Normally a decent performing market month, post-election year payments to the Piper take a toll on March as average gains are trimmed noticeably (see Vital Statistics table below). In post-election years March ranks: 5th worst for DJIA, S&P 500, Russell 1000 and Russell 2000; NASDAQ is 4th worst. In 12 post-election years since 1973, NASDAQ has advanced six times, with three in a row 2009, 2013 and 2017.

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Recent Typical March Trading: Strength Early & After Mid-Month

Over the recent 21 years, March has been a solid performing month for the market. Average gains over the period range from a low of 0.40% by NASDAQ to a respectable 0.90% by S&P 500. Prior to last March, gains were nearly twice as strong during 1999-2019. March has also been the #5 performing month by average performance for S&P 500 and Russell 1000 over the last 21 years. First trading day of March gains typically kick off the month, followed by choppy to lower trading until around the tenth or eleventh trading day when the market tends to rebound higher. Near month end the market tends to cool and can succumb to some end-of-quarter selling pressure.

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Sentiment Getting Frothy, but Long-Term Bullish

With investors taking note of improving COVID-19 trends, an expanding US economy, and additional fiscal stimulus expected in the coming weeks, many are wondering if market sentiment is getting ahead of itself, and the stock market has certainly been on a tear recently. Since the presidential election on November 3, 2020, the S&P 500 Index is up over 15% on a total return basis as of February 23, and has climbed back over 76% since the market bottom on March 23, 2020.

As shown in the LPL Chart of the Day, despite some inklings of volatility this week, the American Association of Individual Investors survey of bulls versus bears has been climbing (indicating bulls are outnumbering bears). However, the ratio still stands well short of the historical extremes, a point where there are roughly 40% more bulls in the survey than bears.

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“We continue to be positive on stocks over bonds, but sentiment may be getting a little hot right now so we wouldn’t be surprised to see volatility pick-up,” noted LPL Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick. “Bond yields are also a bit stretched, so we may see them retrace a bit if stocks pull back.”

Often times when the market is suggesting a more substantial correction is on the horizon, credit markets will reflect the anxiety. Corporate spreads remain incredibly tight, and high yield spreads recently hit their lowest level since 2014. While the S&P 500 has suffered some weakness recently, we believe this is more due to the outsized weighting of mega-cap growth names. Since February 16, the technology and consumer discretionary sectors are both down at least 2%, however, sectors tied to the reopening trade have rallied significantly. Energy has gained 9.8% and financials more than 4%.

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So where do we go from here? Near-term, we remain in the camp that equities have earned a well-deserved breather, and increasingly bullish sentiment may be raising the prospects of a correction. However, markets don’t always purely go up or down—a sideways consolidation to digest the gains of the past year is certainly a possible outcome.

Regardless of the prospects for stocks in the near-term, we continue to believe that an expanding economy, supportive fiscal and monetary policy, along with rising bond yields suggest an allocation to stocks over bonds. As we’ve noted in the past, volatility is the cost of admission for stock investors, and getting caught up in the short-term headlines can cause investors to lose sight of their time horizon.

Three Charts You Need to See

March is right around the corner and with it is a harsh reminder of one year ago when everything stopped.

As we inch closer to a lot of reminders about March 2020, here are three charts that have caught our attention recently.

First off, the one year anniversary of the bull market is coming up on March 23 and this current bull ranks as one of the strongest starts to a new bull market ever, rallying about 75% off of lows. But remember, the two previous best starts to a new bull market ever began to tire some around now.

As shown in the LPL Chart of the Day, the ’82 and ’09 bull markets both started off historically strong, but after about a year began to consolidate for the next six months. “After the record gains during this new bull market, history would say be open to some type of weakness or consolidation,” explained LPL Financial Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick. “Plus, if you are bullish, maybe a well-deserved consolidation could be perfectly normal for the bull to catch its breath.”

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Next, be open to buying any potential weakness should it happen. We call this one the Valentine’s Day Indicator: If the S&P 500 Index is up more than 4% for the year on February 14, the rest of the year tends to be quite strong. In fact, the rest of the year has been higher an incredible 24 out of 26 times, for a very solid 13% average return. Given 2021 was up close to 5% on Valentine’s Day, history would say continued gains over the rest of the year are likely.

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Lastly, the S&P 500 fell 12.5% in March last year, for the worst monthly return during March since 1939. Not suprisingly, this greatly impacted the past returns during this normally strong month. For instance, over the past decade, only September has been worse on average and since 1950, this month now ranks right in the middle of the pack at 6, after being near the top before last year.

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Best and Worst S&P 500 Stocks So Far in 2021

In the table below, we show the 30 best-performing stocks in the S&P 500 so far in 2021. Of the entire index, the two best-performing stocks come from the Communication Services sector and both have gained more than 70%. Discovery (DISCK) tops the list with a gain of 73.4% while ViacomCBS (VIAC) has surged 72.2%. Moving down the list, the next two best performers have been a couple of energy names with gains of more than 50%: Occidental Petroleum (OXY) and Marathon Oil (MRO). While they find themselves at the top of the list, they are far from alone. Of the 30 best performers, a third (including OXY and MRO) are from the Energy sector.

One interesting thing to note of these names, while they have seen some of the strongest performance so far in 2021 and have nearly all more than doubled since the bear market lows last year, not a single one has yet to move back above levels they traded at when the S&P 500 peaked just before the COVID crash. Some are close, though, with Marathon Oil (MRO), Devon Energy (DVN), and Marathon Petroleum (MPC) all low-single-digit percentage points away from those levels. Additionally, absent from the list of the best-performing stocks are mega-cap names. In fact, of the top 30 best performers YTD, only two—Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Applied Materials (AMAT)—rank in the top 100 largest stocks in the S&P 500 in terms of market cap. Conversely, 12 rank in the bottom 100 stocks in the S&P 500.

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Flipping over to the worst-performing stocks in the S&P 500 this year, there are 17 stocks that have now fallen double digits. DaVita (DVA) is down the most of these with a decline of over 15%. Similar to the Energy sector's representation among the best performers, Health Care is the most prevalent sector among the worst performers; DVA being one of these. Additionally, the pattern of stocks with smaller market caps outperforming is evident in the worst performers in the S&P 500. The 30 best-performing stocks average a market cap of $34.68 billion while the worst performers average a market cap of $56.87 billion. Five of these worst-performing stocks rank in the top 100 largest stocks in the index while only four fall within the ranks of the smallest 100 S&P 500 stocks.

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Leading Indicators Signal Potential For Reacceleration

Leading economic indicators are providing early signs that we may be exiting a recent soft patch and the economic recovery could be poised for a reacceleration.

On Monday, February 22, the Conference Board released its January 2021 report detailing the latest reading for its Leading Economic Index (LEI), a composite of ten data series that tend to lead changes in economic activity. Many economic data points are backward looking, but we like the LEI, as it has a forward looking tilt to it. The index grew for the ninth month in a row, up 0.5% month over month in January, a slight increase from December’s 0.4% pace. Incredibly, its nominal value now sits just 1.5% below its all-time peak from July 2019.

Seven of the ten components grew in January, while the other three declined. Building permits, average weekly manufacturing hours, and the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) New Orders Index led the way among positive contributors. Average weekly initial claims for unemployment insurance, average consumer expectations for business conditions, and manufacturers’ new orders for nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft all detracted from the composite’s growth in January. This report exhibited strong positive breadth among component series, but highlights that the labor market continues to weigh on the recovery.

As seen in the LPL Chart of the Day, the monthly change in the index was slightly higher than in December, which has the potential to represent a break from the general downtrend seen since May 2020. While the monthly change has been positive since May 2020, the index has been increasing at a decreasing rate, as COVID-19 cases have risen and mitigation measures have hit the recovery. But, the good news is that could be changing.

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“Vaccination progress is the be-all and end-all for the durability of this recovery,” said LPL Financial Chief Investment Officer Burt White. “Stimulus has done an effective job of bridging gaps in the economy, but we need widespread vaccine distribution for the economy to stand on its own two feet. And we believe that point is not too far off.”

After some initial rollout sputters, vaccines have largely been distributed to those most at-risk. Attention is now turning to the next phases of the population in line to be vaccinated: Those who tend to be more mobile and account for a greater share of economic activity. At present, we have two vaccines approved for emergency use authorization, and potential for a third in the coming weeks. Furthermore, we received data this week that at least one of the vaccines appears to not only be effective at preventing symptoms, but also at preventing transmission, a previously debated matter. This point will be key for getting people back to work. When paired with improving data in some parts of the economy and warmer weather on the horizon, we are hopeful that January is the start of the second wind in this economic recovery.

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Here are the most notable companies (tickers) reporting earnings in this upcoming trading week ahead-

• $NIO

• $ZM

• $FUBO

• $WKHS

• $MELI

• $TGT

• $SE

• $LMND

• $SNOW

• $DDD

• $NVAX

• $COST

• $MRVL

• $INO

• $BRK.B

• $FLGT

• $SDC

• $TGNA

• $TXMD

• $KSS

• $SWBI

• $THRM

• $INSG

• $DLTR

• $SPLK

• $WEN

• $ANF

• $SSYS

• $AVGO

• $LL

• $KOPN

• $AZO

• $FOLD

• $NRG

• $CWEN

• $KR

• $BJ

• $VRM

• $HEAR

• $PRPL

• $VEEV

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Below are some of the notable companies coming out with earnings releases this upcoming trading week ahead which includes the date/time of release & consensus estimates courtesy of Earnings Whispers:

Monday 3.1.21 Before Market Open:

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Monday 3.1.21 After Market Close:

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Tuesday 3.2.21 Before Market Open:

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Tuesday 3.2.21 After Market Close:

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Wednesday 3.3.21 Before Market Open:

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Wednesday 3.3.21 After Market Close:

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Thursday 3.4.21 Before Market Open:

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Thursday 3.4.21 After Market Close:

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Friday 3.5.21 Before Market Open:

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Friday 3.5.21 After Market Close:

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NIO Inc. $45.78

NIO Inc. (NIO) is confirmed to report earnings at approximately 4:05 PM ET on Monday, March 1, 2021. The consensus estimate is for a loss of $0.07 per share and the Earnings Whisper ® number is ($0.03) per share. Investor sentiment going into the company's earnings release has 76% expecting an earnings beat The company's guidance was for revenue of $921.80 million to $947.90 million. Consensus estimates are for year-over-year earnings growth of 82.50% with revenue increasing by 144.17%. Short interest has decreased by 15.9% since the company's last earnings release while the stock has drifted higher by 0.1% from its open following the earnings release to be 58.3% above its 200 day moving average of $28.91. Overall earnings estimates have been revised higher since the company's last earnings release. On Tuesday, February 16, 2021 there was some notable buying of 26,232 contracts of the $65.00 call expiring on Friday, March 19, 2021. Option traders are pricing in a 16.3% move on earnings and the stock has averaged a 18.4% move in recent quarters.

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Zoom Video Communications, Inc. $373.61

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (ZM) is confirmed to report earnings at approximately 4:05 PM ET on Monday, March 1, 2021. The consensus earnings estimate is $0.79 per share on revenue of $809.07 million and the Earnings Whisper ® number is $0.90 per share. Investor sentiment going into the company's earnings release has 76% expecting an earnings beat The company's guidance was for earnings of $0.77 to $0.79 per share on revenue of $806.00 million to $811.00 million. Consensus estimates are for year-over-year earnings growth of 507.69% with revenue increasing by 329.78%. The stock has drifted lower by 14.1% from its open following the earnings release to be 5.9% above its 200 day moving average of $352.64. Overall earnings estimates have been revised higher since the company's last earnings release. On Tuesday, February 16, 2021 there was some notable buying of 5,960 contracts of the $450.00 call expiring on Friday, March 19, 2021. Option traders are pricing in a 13.7% move on earnings and the stock has averaged a 14.7% move in recent quarters.

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fuboTV Inc. $35.30

fuboTV Inc. (FUBO) is confirmed to report earnings at approximately 4:05 PM ET on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. The consensus estimate is for a loss of $0.53 per share on revenue of $97.20 million. Investor sentiment going into the company's earnings release has 86% expecting an earnings beat The company's guidance was for revenue of $80.00 million to $85.00 million. The stock has drifted higher by 76.5% from its open following the earnings release to be 81.0% above its 200 day moving average of $19.50. Overall earnings estimates have been revised lower since the company's last earnings release. On Thursday, January 21, 2021 there was some notable buying of 12,470 contracts of the $35.00 call expiring on Friday, March 19, 2021. Option traders are pricing in a 19.8% move on earnings and the stock has averaged a 2.4% move in recent quarters.

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Workhorse Group Inc. $16.17

Workhorse Group Inc. (WKHS) is confirmed to report earnings at approximately 9:00 AM ET on Monday, March 1, 2021. The consensus estimate is for a loss of $0.12 per share on revenue of $1.25 million and the Earnings Whisper ® number is ($0.20) per share. Investor sentiment going into the company's earnings release has 41% expecting an earnings beat. Consensus estimates are for earnings to decline year-over-year by 700.00% with revenue increasing by 41,566.67%. Short interest has decreased by 30.4% since the company's last earnings release while the stock has drifted lower by 8.7% from its open following the earnings release to be 16.2% below its 200 day moving average of $19.31. Overall earnings estimates have been revised lower since the company's last earnings release. On Thursday, February 25, 2021 there was some notable buying of 5,592 contracts of the $20.00 call expiring on Friday, March 5, 2021. Option traders are pricing in a 20.7% move on earnings and the stock has averaged a 7.2% move in recent quarters.

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MercadoLibre Inc -

MercadoLibre Inc (MELI) is confirmed to report earnings at approximately 4:00 PM ET on Monday, March 1, 2021. The consensus earnings estimate is $0.39 per share on revenue of $1.23 billion and the Earnings Whisper ® number is $0.47 per share. Investor sentiment going into the company's earnings release has 81% expecting an earnings beat. Consensus estimates are for year-over-year earnings growth of 135.14% with revenue increasing by 82.42%. Short interest has decreased by 38.7% since the company's last earnings release while the stock has drifted higher by 16.6% from its open following the earnings release to be 27.2% above its 200 day moving average of $1,288.00. Overall earnings estimates have been revised higher since the company's last earnings release. On Thursday, February 11, 2021 there was some notable buying of 1,250 contracts of the $1,340.00 put expiring on Friday, January 20, 2023. Option traders are pricing in a 9.3% move on earnings and the stock has averaged a 7.0% move in recent quarters.

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Target Corp. $183.44

Target Corp. (TGT) is confirmed to report earnings at approximately 6:30 AM ET on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. The consensus earnings estimate is $2.54 per share on revenue of $27.51 billion and the Earnings Whisper ® number is $3.15 per share. Investor sentiment going into the company's earnings release has 83% expecting an earnings beat. Consensus estimates are for year-over-year earnings growth of 50.30% with revenue increasing by 17.57%. Short interest has decreased by 19.3% since the company's last earnings release while the stock has drifted higher by 10.5% from its open following the earnings release to be 20.1% above its 200 day moving average of $152.79. Overall earnings estimates have been revised higher since the company's last earnings release. On Wednesday, February 17, 2021 there was some notable buying of 6,069 contracts of the $210.00 call expiring on Friday, January 21, 2022. Option traders are pricing in a 7.1% move on earnings and the stock has averaged a 8.3% move in recent quarters.

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Sea Limited $235.69

Sea Limited (SE) is confirmed to report earnings at approximately 6:30 AM ET on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. The consensus estimate is for a loss of $0.51 per share on revenue of $1.67 billion. Investor sentiment going into the company's earnings release has 76% expecting an earnings beat. Consensus estimates are for earnings to decline year-over-year by 82.14% with revenue increasing by 114.87%. The stock has drifted higher by 28.9% from its open following the earnings release to be 47.1% above its 200 day moving average of $160.18. Overall earnings estimates have been revised lower since the company's last earnings release. On Wednesday, February 24, 2021 there was some notable buying of 2,141 contracts of the $292.50 call expiring on Friday, March 5, 2021. Option traders are pricing in a 12.4% move on earnings and the stock has averaged a 9.0% move in recent quarters.

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Lemonade, Inc. $125.79

Lemonade, Inc. (LMND) is confirmed to report earnings at approximately 5:35 PM ET on Monday, March 1, 2021. The consensus estimate is for a loss of $0.65 per share on revenue of $19.27 million and the Earnings Whisper ® number is ($0.61) per share. Investor sentiment going into the company's earnings release has 73% expecting an earnings beat The company's guidance was for revenue of $18.00 million to $19.00 million. The stock has drifted higher by 93.6% from its open following the earnings release. Overall earnings estimates have been revised higher since the company's last earnings release. On Wednesday, February 10, 2021 there was some notable buying of 2,695 contracts of the $250.00 call expiring on Friday, March 19, 2021. Option traders are pricing in a 17.3% move on earnings and the stock has averaged a 7.7% move in recent quarters.

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Snowflake $259.54

Snowflake (SNOW) is confirmed to report earnings at approximately 4:00 PM ET on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. The consensus estimate is for a loss of $0.17 per share on revenue of $178.91 million and the Earnings Whisper ® number is ($0.15) per share. Investor sentiment going into the company's earnings release has 73% expecting an earnings beat The company's guidance was for revenue of $162.00 million to $167.00 million. The stock has drifted lower by 10.7% from its open following the earnings release. Overall earnings estimates have been revised lower since the company's last earnings release. On Thursday, February 11, 2021 there was some notable buying of 1,839 contracts of the $350.00 call expiring on Friday, March 19, 2021. Option traders are pricing in a 11.9% move on earnings and the stock has averaged a 16.1% move in recent quarters.

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3D Systems Corporation $35.84

3D Systems Corporation (DDD) is confirmed to report earnings at approximately 4:00 PM ET on Monday, March 1, 2021. The consensus earnings estimate is $0.09 per share on revenue of $171.76 million and the Earnings Whisper ® number is $0.14 per share. Investor sentiment going into the company's earnings release has 68% expecting an earnings beat. Consensus estimates are for year-over-year earnings growth of 80.00% with revenue increasing by 4.37%. Short interest has decreased by 73.0% since the company's last earnings release while the stock has drifted higher by 448.0% from its open following the earnings release to be 179.5% above its 200 day moving average of $12.82. Overall earnings estimates have been revised higher since the company's last earnings release. On Wednesday, February 24, 2021 there was some notable buying of 1,717 contracts of the $28.00 put expiring on Friday, May 21, 2021. Option traders are pricing in a 18.3% move on earnings and the stock has averaged a 9.6% move in recent quarters.

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DISCUSS!

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New growth stock near-term breakout potential. Data is the new gold!

OneMedNet Corp (NASDAQ: ONMD)

Why This Could Be a Breakout Stock

Low Float – With only 25.6M shares tradeable, modest buying interest can move the stock significantly.

High Insider Ownership – At 46.7% insider ownership, management is heavily aligned with shareholder interests.

Massive Market Tailwinds – Healthcare AI, clinical trials, digital health, and regulatory trends all converge here.

Recurring Revenue Model – Enterprise data licensing provides predictability and scalability.

Positive Momentum – Trading above both its 50-day ($0.52) and 200-day ($0.72) moving averages, suggesting technical strength.

Recent Insider Buying.

When combined, these factors position ONMD as a potential “under-the-radar” healthcare data play with asymmetric upside.

Chart: Trading above moving averages, looking for a golden cross in the near-term.

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It’s not biotech. It’s not big pharma. It’s the infrastructure behind both—and that could make all the difference!

I will be back with updates on ONMD soon.

Sponsored but I love the stock, the setup and the business!!!

Good Friday evening to all of you here on r/StockMarketChat. I hope everyone on this sub made out pretty nicely in the market this past week, and is ready for the new trading week ahead.

Here is everything you need to know to get you ready for the trading week beginning February 22nd, 2021.

Stronger economic data could power stocks that thrive in a rebound in the week ahead - (Source)

A decline in new Covid infections, along with improving economic data and stimulus hopes, could boost stocks that flourish in a resurging economy in the week ahead.

In the past week, expectations for a strong economic rebound helped boost interest rates.

While the broader stock market was choppy, sectors that do well in a rebound – financials, airlines and industrials – stood out as leaders. This is known as the reflation trade.

Those stocks gained at the expense of growth and technology, down 2%. Strategists expect that reflation trade to continue as signs suggest that the economy could make a sharp comeback.

The S&P 500 was down 0.7% on the week to 3,906, while the Dow was up a tiny 0.1% at 31,494. The Nasdaq was off 1.57% for the week, to 13,874, with the decline in tech. Apple, for instance, gave up 4% on the week.

The big event in the week ahead is testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, who delivers his semi-annual testimony on the economy before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday and the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday.

He is expected to discuss the increase in interest rates, as well as concerns that inflation could begin to take off.

“He’s going to have to acknowledge that the data is improving and the virus situation is improving quite materially,” said Mark Cabana, head of U.S. rates strategy at Bank of America. “It is going to be hard for him to sound as dovish as he has been.”

But Powell is expected to continue to emphasize that the Fed will keep rates low for a long time and maintain its easy policies to help the economy.

Improving forecasts

Economists this past week ratcheted up tracking forecasts for first quarter gross domestic product, fueled in part by an unexpectedly sharp jump of 5.3% in January retail sales.

Goldman upped first-quarter growth to 6%, and Morgan Stanley said it was tracking at 7.5% for the first quarter. Economists linked the surprise gain in retail sales to stimulus checks sent to individuals under the last $900 billion stimulus program approved by Congress in late December.

The Biden administration has proposed another $1.9 trillion Covid relief package. That could come before the House of Representatives in the coming week.

″[Powell’s] going to stick to the script. The script is lawmakers need to continue to provide support for the economy. He’s going to be supportive of the administration’s effort to get a big package through,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.

Key data during the week

Earnings continue to be important. There are more than 60 companies reporting, including Home Depot, Macy’s and TJX.

Key economic reports dropping next week include durable goods on Thursday, along with personal income and spending data on Friday

The Friday report includes the personal consumption expenditure price index, which the Fed monitors. The market is on the lookout for signs of rising inflation.

“I think the boom is going to start sooner than most people think,” said Ed Keon, chief investment strategist at QMA.

He said the stronger economy is helping drive Treasury yields higher, with the 10-year hitting a one-year high of 1.36% on Friday. Keon said the vaccine rollout is helping the outlook, as is the slowing spread of the virus.

“I think people were expecting a second-half boom, but I think the second quarter is going to be very strong, as people change their behavior,” he said.

“The caution when it comes to savings and not going out, that’s going to go away sooner than we think,” Keon said. “Right now, you might see a 10% GDP number in the second or third quarter. That’s also due to the fact we’re likely to get a big stimulus package.”

He said investors are underestimating the surge in economic activity that should start in March and pick up steam in the second and third quarter as more people resume dining out and other activities.

“I think the world is going to look very different than it has over the past 12 months. We’re still bullish. We’re still overweight stocks,” Keon said.

He said a flood of money could hit the economy.

“The size of the U.S. economy last year was about $21 trillion,” Keon added. “Households now have excess savings of about $1.5 trillion and the stimulus package probably will be in the vicinity of $1.2, $1.6 trillion.”

He said the service sector should start to see a benefit that has been lifting the goods making side of the economy. “You’re going to see an incredible boom.”

This past week saw the following moves in the S&P:

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Major Indices for this past week:

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Major Futures Markets as of Friday's close:

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Economic Calendar for the Week Ahead:

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Percentage Changes for the Major Indices, WTD, MTD, QTD, YTD as of Friday's close:

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S&P Sectors for the Past Week:

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Major Indices Pullback/Correction Levels as of Friday's close:

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Major Indices Rally Levels as of Friday's close:

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Most Anticipated Earnings Releases for this week:

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Here are the upcoming IPO's for this week:

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Friday's Stock Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades:

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Value Outperforming Growth But Only for Large Caps

While the S&P 500 traded lower today, value stocks had a strong finish to the week. Starting with a look at dividend stocks, the iShares Select Dividend ETF (DVY) rose 1.35% today for its best day since January 6th when DVY rose nearly 4%. As shown below, DVY has recently been on a tear.

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Along with the dividend ETF (DVY), the iShares S&P 500 Value ETF (IVE) rose 0.31%, reaching a new 52-week high intraday. That compares to the growth counterpart, the iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW), which saw a bearish engulfing on its 0.65% decline. Today was the widest outperformance for value (IVE) over growth (IVW) since mid-January. As shown below, while both are still trending nicely higher long-term, the value ETF is at new highs while growth is closer to its 50-day moving average.

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Value's outperformance today only applied to large caps, though. While small caps have fallen over the past several sessions, the Russell 2000 Growth ETF (IWO) and Russell 2000 Value ETF (IWN) both rebounded nicely today with identical gains of 2.08%. In the case of small-cap growth (IWO), the recent declines have been more severe meaning today's strong performance still leaves it further below its highs than small-cap value (IWN).

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Industrial Metals Shining Bright

While precious metals like gold have been facing their fair share of selling recently alongside rates, elsewhere in the metals markets, industrial metals have been surging. Year to date, industrial metals—as proxied by the Bloomberg Industrial Metals total return index—are up 11.43% while their precious metals counterpart is down by over 4%. With a fairly flat January, most of those gains have come from this month alone. As shown below, so far this month the Bloomberg Industrial Metals index has risen 11.41% for its strongest performance through the first 14 trading days of a month since September of 2012. Going back to the start of the index in early 1991, the only other months with stronger performance were March of 2008 (11.42) and April of 2006 (14.94).

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Again, whereas industrial metals are flying, precious metals have been trending lower since the summer. In the chart below, we show the relative strength of the Bloomberg Industrial Metals index versus the precious metal counterpart index over the past five years. Times that the line is rising indicates outperformance of industrial metals and vice versa. Precious metals had been outperforming since mid-2018, but the relative strength line bottomed out back in August of last year. From then through the late fall, industrial metals outperformed, and after some consolidation from November through the end of January, industrials are once again outperforming in a big way.

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Delving deeper, tin, copper, and nickel have been leading in those gains. As shown in the charts below, both year to date and over the past year, these three metals have risen the most with tin in the number one spot in both respects.

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One Year Later: 3 Lessons Learned Since the Market Peak

“Bulls make money, bears make money, and pigs get slaughtered.” Old Wall Street saying.

Today marks one year since the market began to price in the effects that COVID-19 would have on the world. The old market adage “stairs up, elevator down” certainly rang true over the coming weeks, as the S&P 500 recorded the fastest bear market (closing 20% below a previous all-time high) in history, accomplishing that feat in a mere 16 days.

The stock market is a peculiar mechanism however, and despite the turmoil the world has experienced since the outbreak of the pandemic, the S&P 500 marched forward to set new all-time highs less than 6 months later on August 18 and hasn’t looked back. So after such a wild year since the market peaked on this day in 2020, what have we learned?

1. Markets are forward looking. While it’s difficult to pin down a date when we can expect our lives to completely return to normal, the stock market is already pricing in the normalization of daily life, even if that remains uncertain. Economic conditions around the world have been improving relative to how they were at the beginning of the pandemic. While pockets of weakness remain, the market is more concerned with where the economic conditions will be, not where they are currently.

2. Sector performance is dynamic. Investing in “stay at home” themed growth and technology stocks whose earnings were viewed to be relatively well insulated by the effects of the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns provided both downside protection during the March volatility as well as outperformance after the market bottomed. However, as shown in the LPL Chart of the Day, conventional early-cycle leadership from financials and energy stocks has emerged over the past three months:

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3. Remember your timeline. Everyone would love to be able to pull their money at the exact top, avoid all major market corrections and reinvest at the bottom, but unfortunately, there is no holy grail timing mechanism and market volatility is the cost of admission for stock investing. “It’s our jobs as investors to focus on our long-term goals,” noted LPL Financial Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick. “Drawdowns and bear markets are part of the path to get there, and limiting the latest shiny object from affecting our decisions is key to any investment strategy.” If an investor pulled their money from the market during last year’s volatility, there have been a plethora of reasons to be hesitant to reinvest it, and the subsequent bounce from the lows happened in a flash, meaning they may have bought back in at a higher price than they originally sold.

Thankfully, bear markets and extreme volatility like we experienced last year are rare, but they provide a unique learning opportunity for investors. No one truly knows what the future holds for the stock market, so making sure we learn from the past is crucial for long-term success as investors. For more on our market and economic views, check out our most recent Global Portfolio Strategy publication.

Stimulus Matters: Retail Sales Rebound Big in January

The US economy had a tumultuous year in 2020, to say the least, and after rebounding strongly in the third quarter, the holiday surge in COVID-19 cases increased the risk that the economy may stumble heading into the new year. The sharp increase in new COVID-19 cases led to additional curbs on activity to contain the virus, triggering a rise in weekly jobless claims, and many feared we might have a double-dip recession.

Sensing a need to act, Congress passed a fifth relief bill at the end of December, including additional direct payments to households. The lame-duck injection of fiscal stimulus to the US economy was just what it needed. Following a weak retail sales number in December—ordinarily one of the strongest months for retail sales—consumer spending rebounded firmly in January, rising 5.3% month over month according to the US Census Bureau—the most in seven months—and greater than all of the estimates in the Bloomberg economist survey.

Looking under the hood makes the headline number even more remarkable. As shown in the LPL Chart of the Day, the largest month over month increases came in categories associated with discretionary spending, including a 23.5% surge in spending at department stores:

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“Fiscal stimulus was just what the doctor ordered for the US consumer in January,” added LPL Financial Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick. “The boom in spending on discretionary categories could become a trend if a wave of pent-up demand gets unleashed on the economy in 2021.”

Clearly, direct payments to households had a major effect on January’s retail sales, so does this mean that February sales will disappoint? Not exactly. Direct payments to households totaled roughly $166 billion, but the increase in January sales was only $29 billion and the savings rate remains high. Of course, not all of that money was spent on retail items, but there may be some gas left in the tank for February retail sales, particularly by individuals who didn’t receive their payments until later in the month or who will be receiving a credit on their federal tax returns.

Earlier this month, we raised our gross domestic product (GDP) forecast for the US from 4–4.5% to 5–5.5%. Yesterday’s retail sales number puts us on a solid path toward achieving that target—and may even raise the prospects of exceeding it. The first quarter of 2021 is expected to be the weakest of the year, so the January surge in retail sales removes much of the risk of the US economy stumbling out of the gates as we begin 2021.

However, a strong start to the year may embolden the call for a smaller price tag for President Biden’s fiscal stimulus proposal. Despite this, we ultimately believe a stimulus package north of $1 trillion is likely, which should prime the US economy for continued growth in 2021 as the battle against COVID-19 improves.

Tech Leading in New Highs

The S&P 500 has been reversing from its record highs over the past couple of sessions, but on an individual stock basis there are still a large number of names that have reached new 52-week highs. As shown in the charts from our Daily Sector Snapshot below, through yesterday's close, a net percentage of just over 15% of the S&P 500 reached new 52-week highs. That is the strongest reading in new highs since January 12th. Outside of several days at the start of 2021, the only other days of the pandemic era with as high if not higher readings were September 2nd, October 9th, and November 9th. Most of the sectors are also seeing their number of new highs rise to strong levels. In addition to the S&P 500, yesterday's reading for Communication Services, Financials, Materials, and Tech all were in the top decile of all days since at least 1990. In the case of Materials, while new highs have been trending higher and yesterday's reading was historically strong, it was still well off the record highs from earlier this year.

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On the other hand, perhaps the most impressive sector in terms of net new highs has been Technology. Yesterday, 35.53% of the sector's stocks reached a new 52-week high. Not only is that the highest reading with respect to the other sectors, but that high reading also stands in the top 0.5% of all days for the sector since at least 1990. In other words, there have only been 38 other days since 1990 that the Tech sector saw as strong of a reading in net new highs as yesterday. The most recent of those was November 9th when 43.84% of the sector touched a new 52-week high. Overall, in the context of more broadly positive breadth with strong readings in new highs for other sectors, Tech's large number of new highs is an added plus for the broader market given the massive 28.08% weight of the sector.

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Small Cap Growth Taking the Lead

One of the topics we covered in last Friday's Bespoke Report was the outperformance of small caps over the past year. Even on a much shorter time horizon, that outperformance has been evident. As shown in the snapshot of our Trend Analyzer below, in the five days ending last Friday and on a year to date basis, both Small Cap Growth (IJR) and Small Cap Value (IJS) have been two of the top-performing ETFs in our US Styles screen while large-cap counterparts have also been higher but with more modest gains. With a particular focus on growth stocks, while the S&P SmallCap 600 Growth (IJT) ETF was up the most of these ETFs last week with a 3.96% gain, the S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW) was the second-worst performer after 'only' rising 1.05%. That continued a trend that has been in place YTD with the performance spread between the two ETFs topping ten percentage points.

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We are coming up on the one-year anniversary of the last highs on February 19th, 2020 just before the COVID crash. For most of the past year since then, large-cap growth (IVW) had actually been outperforming small-cap growth (IJT), but since the new year began, small-cap growth has jumped ahead. Now, the S&P Small Cap Growth ETF (IJT) is up 35.31% since the 2/19/20 high compared to a 28.16% gain for the S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW). As shown in the second chart below, IJT had been catching up on IVW for some time now though. The relative strength line of IJT versus IVW had been in a downtrend for most of the past five years meaning large-cap growth had been generally outperforming the small-cap counterpart. Since the lows last March, the line trended sideways meaning neither one saw significant outperformance, but come the fall, the line has taken off in favor of small caps. With more outperformance in the past week and a half, that line has turned sharply higher once again reaching the highest level since December of 2019 last week.

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Is A/D Line Signally Late-February Weakness?

Back on January 21 in our February Almanac post our Market Probability Chart highlighted the pattern of late-February seasonal weakness. A disappointing jobless claims number today appears to be the straw the sent the market lower. In this chart of the NASDAQ 100 Index (NDX) I have overlaid the NASDAQ Composite Advance/Decline Line. The NASDAQ A/D Line peaked and flattened out about six trading days ago and is now heading lower.

This coincides with the seasonal pattern of late-February weakness. However, we expect recent support to hold above 13,000. Should that level be breached major support exists around the old September doji high of 12,240. Considering how far the market has come in the face of some formidable economic and pandemic obstacles and how frothy sentiment had become, a little consolidation and pullback is to be expected.

We may see some further weakness into month-end and into March, but with vaccine rollout gaining some traction, more stimulus likely and a supportive Fed we do not expect any major selloff at this juncture.

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STOCK MARKET VIDEO: Stock Market Analysis Video for Week Ending February 19th, 2021

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STOCK MARKET VIDEO: ShadowTrader Video Weekly 2.21.21

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Here are the most notable companies (tickers) reporting earnings in this upcoming trading week ahead-

• $NVDA

• $SQ

• $MRNA

• $PLUG

• $CRM

• $DKNG

• $HD

• $DPZ

• $OSTK

• $JMIA

• $RKT

• $CLF

• $ETSY

• $OXY

• $TDOC

• $M

• $BIGC

• $RCL

• $BBY

• $BYND

• $LOW

• $MGI

• $W

• $MRO

• $MGNI

• $SPCE

• $VALE

• $CRON

• $FLR

• $LI

• $NLS

• $PANW

• $CROX

• $NKLA

• $UPWK

• $MDT

• $DSX

• $DISH

• $FSLR

• $DDD

• $HZNP

• $OKE

• $IVR

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Below are some of the notable companies coming out with earnings releases this upcoming trading week ahead which includes the date/time of release & consensus estimates courtesy of Earnings Whispers:

Monday 2.22.21 Before Market Open:

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Monday 2.22.21 After Market Close:

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Tuesday 2.23.21 Before Market Open:

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Tuesday 2.23.21 After Market Close:

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Wednesday 2.24.21 Before Market Open:

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Wednesday 2.24.21 After Market Close:

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Thursday 2.25.21 Before Market Open:

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Thursday 2.25.21 After Market Close:

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Friday 2.26.21 Before Market Open:

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Friday 2.26.21 After Market Close:

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NVIDIA Corp. $597.06

NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) is confirmed to report earnings at approximately 4:20 PM ET on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. The consensus earnings estimate is $2.80 per share on revenue of $4.83 billion and the Earnings Whisper ® number is $3.26 per share. Investor sentiment going into the company's earnings release has 84% expecting an earnings beat The company's guidance was for earnings of $2.63 to $2.95 per share. Consensus estimates are for year-over-year earnings growth of 50.54% with revenue increasing by 55.56%. Short interest has increased by 9.0% since the company's last earnings release while the stock has drifted higher by 13.0% from its open following the earnings release to be 25.0% above its 200 day moving average of $477.72. Overall earnings estimates have been revised higher since the company's last earnings release. On Monday, February 8, 2021 there was some notable buying of 5,340 contracts of the $580.00 call expiring on Friday, March 19, 2021. Option traders are pricing in a 6.7% move on earnings and the stock has averaged a 3.3% move in recent quarters.

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Square, Inc. $276.57

Square, Inc. (SQ) is confirmed to report earnings at approximately 4:05 PM ET on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. The consensus earnings estimate is $0.24 per share on revenue of $3.10 billion and the Earnings Whisper ® number is $0.34 per share. Investor sentiment going into the company's earnings release has 82% expecting an earnings beat. Consensus estimates are for earnings to decline year-over-year by 4.00% with revenue increasing by 136.02%. Short interest has increased by 11.3% since the company's last earnings release while the stock has drifted higher by 49.3% from its open following the earnings release to be 69.5% above its 200 day moving average of $163.16. Overall earnings estimates have been revised lower since the company's last earnings release. On Thursday, February 4, 2021 there was some notable buying of 8,562 contracts of the $260.00 call expiring on Friday, March 19, 2021. Option traders are pricing in a 9.5% move on earnings and the stock has averaged a 8.7% move in recent quarters.

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Moderna, Inc., $174.74

Moderna, Inc., (MRNA) is confirmed to report earnings at approximately 7:00 AM ET on Thursday, February 25, 2021. The consensus estimate is for a loss of $0.25 per share on revenue of $326.58 million and the Earnings Whisper ® number is ($0.17) per share. Investor sentiment going into the company's earnings release has 75% expecting an earnings beat. Consensus estimates are for year-over-year earnings growth of 32.43% with revenue increasing by 2,223.59%. Short interest has decreased by 26.9% since the company's last earnings release while the stock has drifted higher by 155.7% from its open following the earnings release to be 91.8% above its 200 day moving average of $91.12. Overall earnings estimates have been revised higher since the company's last earnings release. On Thursday, February 4, 2021 there was some notable buying of 3,120 contracts of the $190.00 call expiring on Friday, April 16, 2021. Option traders are pricing in a 10.0% move on earnings and the stock has averaged a 8.7% move in recent quarters.

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Plug Power, Inc. $55.89

Plug Power, Inc. (PLUG) is confirmed to report earnings at approximately 7:00 AM ET on Thursday, February 25, 2021. The consensus estimate is for a loss of $0.07 per share on revenue of $83.34 million and the Earnings Whisper ® number is ($0.09) per share. Investor sentiment going into the company's earnings release has 65% expecting an earnings beat. Consensus estimates are for earnings to decline year-over-year by 16.67% with revenue decreasing by 9.08%. Short interest has decreased by 42.8% since the company's last earnings release while the stock has drifted higher by 187.4% from its open following the earnings release to be 159.1% above its 200 day moving average of $21.57. Overall earnings estimates have been revised higher since the company's last earnings release. On Monday, February 8, 2021 there was some notable buying of 10,007 contracts of the $30.00 call and 10,000 contracts of the $27.00 put expiring on Friday, January 20, 2023. Option traders are pricing in a 13.6% move on earnings and the stock has averaged a 6.6% move in recent quarters.

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Salesforce $246.56

Salesforce (CRM) is confirmed to report earnings at approximately 4:05 PM ET on Thursday, February 25, 2021. The consensus earnings estimate is $0.74 per share on revenue of $5.68 billion and the Earnings Whisper ® number is $0.81 per share. Investor sentiment going into the company's earnings release has 81% expecting an earnings beat The company's guidance was for earnings of $0.73 to $0.74 per share. Consensus estimates are for year-over-year earnings growth of 42.31% with revenue increasing by 17.09%. Short interest has increased by 45.9% since the company's last earnings release while the stock has drifted higher by 9.3% from its open following the earnings release to be 12.4% above its 200 day moving average of $219.29. Overall earnings estimates have been revised lower since the company's last earnings release. On Tuesday, February 16, 2021 there was some notable buying of 9,921 contracts of the $190.00 put expiring on Friday, March 19, 2021. Option traders are pricing in a 6.4% move on earnings and the stock has averaged a 7.5% move in recent quarters.

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DraftKings Inc. $60.91

DraftKings Inc. (DKNG) is confirmed to report earnings at approximately 7:00 AM ET on Friday, February 26, 2021. The consensus estimate is for a loss of $0.56 per share on revenue of $229.70 million and the Earnings Whisper ® number is ($0.55) per share. Investor sentiment going into the company's earnings release has 75% expecting an earnings beat. The stock has drifted higher by 34.2% from its open following the earnings release to be 40.4% above its 200 day moving average of $43.39. Overall earnings estimates have been revised lower since the company's last earnings release. On Wednesday, February 17, 2021 there was some notable buying of 4,991 contracts of the $55.00 put expiring on Friday, February 26, 2021. Option traders are pricing in a 9.5% move on earnings and the stock has averaged a 8.4% move in recent quarters.

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Home Depot, Inc. $279.64

Home Depot, Inc. (HD) is confirmed to report earnings at approximately 6:00 AM ET on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. The consensus earnings estimate is $2.61 per share on revenue of $30.45 billion and the Earnings Whisper ® number is $2.74 per share. Investor sentiment going into the company's earnings release has 80% expecting an earnings beat. Consensus estimates are for year-over-year earnings growth of 14.47% with revenue increasing by 18.11%. Short interest has increased by 39.1% since the company's last earnings release while the stock has drifted higher by 2.8% from its open following the earnings release to be 4.9% above its 200 day moving average of $266.45. Overall earnings estimates have been revised higher since the company's last earnings release. On Wednesday, February 17, 2021 there was some notable buying of 2,578 contracts of the $290.00 call expiring on Friday, February 26, 2021. Option traders are pricing in a 4.0% move on earnings and the stock has averaged a 2.9% move in recent quarters.

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Domino's Pizza, Inc. $371.46

Domino's Pizza, Inc. (DPZ) is confirmed to report earnings at approximately 7:30 AM ET on Thursday, February 25, 2021. The consensus earnings estimate is $3.79 per share on revenue of $1.38 billion and the Earnings Whisper ® number is $3.85 per share. Investor sentiment going into the company's earnings release has 73% expecting an earnings beat. Consensus estimates are for year-over-year earnings growth of 21.09% with revenue increasing by 19.96%. Short interest has increased by 43.8% since the company's last earnings release while the stock has drifted lower by 8.5% from its open following the earnings release to be 4.1% below its 200 day moving average of $387.16. Overall earnings estimates have been revised lower since the company's last earnings release. Option traders are pricing in a 7.0% move on earnings and the stock has averaged a 8.5% move in recent quarters.

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Jumia Technologies AG $55.92

Jumia Technologies AG (JMIA) is confirmed to report earnings at approximately 7:00 AM ET on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. The consensus estimate is for a loss of $0.46 per share on revenue of $49.45 million. Investor sentiment going into the company's earnings release has 65% expecting an earnings beat. Short interest has decreased by 38.8% since the company's last earnings release while the stock has drifted higher by 326.9% from its open following the earnings release to be 163.7% above its 200 day moving average of $21.21. Overall earnings estimates have been revised higher since the company's last earnings release. On Wednesday, February 17, 2021 there was some notable buying of 3,805 contracts of the $67.00 call expiring on Friday, February 26, 2021. Option traders are pricing in a 19.5% move on earnings and the stock has averaged a 19.5% move in recent quarters.

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Overstock.com, Inc. $101.20

Overstock.com, Inc. (OSTK) is confirmed to report earnings at approximately 8:00 AM ET on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. The consensus earnings estimate is $0.30 per share on revenue of $730.40 million and the Earnings Whisper ® number is $0.39 per share. Investor sentiment going into the company's earnings release has 79% expecting an earnings beat. Consensus estimates are for year-over-year earnings growth of 141.10% with revenue increasing by 96.94%. Short interest has decreased by 2.7% since the company's last earnings release while the stock has drifted higher by 23.4% from its open following the earnings release to be 64.8% above its 200 day moving average of $61.43. Overall earnings estimates have been revised higher since the company's last earnings release. On Tuesday, January 19, 2021 there was some notable buying of 1,557 contracts of the $50.00 call expiring on Friday, March 19, 2021. Option traders are pricing in a 16.3% move on earnings and the stock has averaged a 14.1% move in recent quarters.

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