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This is the beginning of the end of earnings season. We are getting to the peak of the mountain with a few big names reporting this week. After the bell it’s Apple (AAPL - Free Report) and Snap (SNAP - Free Report) . Then tomorrow we’ll get reports out of MasterCard (MA - Free Report) before the bell and Square (SQ - Free Report) after the close. Rounding out the week we’ll have Alibaba (BABA - Free Report) before the session kicks off on Friday. In between we’ll have plenty of action.
Live May 1st at 10am Central:
If you’re looking for the best stocks to trade this week, check out the video above where I, Dave Bartosiak, walk through the charts on these five stocks, looking for the best setups for the coming week. Long-term investors will also find value as I uncover earnings trends underlying each of these stocks. Pullbacks following earnings could be the perfect opportunity for value investors looking to add to positions while breakouts could offer momentum traders swing trades to profit from. A little something for everyone, along with live chat to answer your questions.
Missed out on the live show? No worries, shoot me an email to get on the list for the next show! livetrader@zacks.com
Apple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, and personal computers to consumers, and small and mid-sized businesses; and education, enterprise, and government customers worldwide. The company also sells related software, services, accessories, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. It offers iPhone, a line of smartphones; iPad, a line of multi-purpose tablets; and Mac, a line of desktop and portable personal computers, as well as operating systems comprising iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS.
Snap Inc. operates as a camera company in the United States and internationally. The company offers Snapchat, a camera application that helps people to communicate through short videos and images. It also provides Camera, a tool to personalize and add context to Snaps; Friends Page that allows to creating and watching stories, chatting with groups, making voice and video calls, and communicating through a range of contextual stickers and Bitmojis; and Discover that helps to surface the most interesting stories from publishers, creators, and the community, based on a user's subscriptions and interests.
Mastercard Incorporated, a technology company, provides transaction processing and other payment-related products and services in the United States and internationally. It facilitates the processing of payment transactions, including authorization, clearing, and settlement, as well as delivers related products and services.
Square, Inc. provides payment and point-of-sale solutions in the United States and internationally. The company's commerce ecosystem includes point-of-sale software and hardware that enables sellers to turn mobile and computing devices into payment and point-of-sale solutions.
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates as an online and mobile commerce company in the People's Republic of China and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Core Commerce, Cloud Computing, Digital Media and Entertainment, and Innovation Initiatives and Others. It operates Taobao Marketplace, a mobile commerce destination; Tmall, a third-party platform for brands and retailers; Rural Taobao program that enables rural residents and businesses to sell agricultural products to urban consumers; Juhuasuan, a sales and marketing platform for flash sales; Alibaba.com, an online wholesale marketplace; Alitrip, an online travel booking platform; 1688.com, an online wholesale marketplace; and AliExpress, a consumer marketplace.
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Five of the Biggest Stocks Reporting This Week
This is the beginning of the end of earnings season. We are getting to the peak of the mountain with a few big names reporting this week. After the bell it’s Apple (AAPL - Free Report) and Snap (SNAP - Free Report) . Then tomorrow we’ll get reports out of MasterCard (MA - Free Report) before the bell and Square (SQ - Free Report) after the close. Rounding out the week we’ll have Alibaba (BABA - Free Report) before the session kicks off on Friday. In between we’ll have plenty of action.
Live May 1st at 10am Central:
If you’re looking for the best stocks to trade this week, check out the video above where I, Dave Bartosiak, walk through the charts on these five stocks, looking for the best setups for the coming week. Long-term investors will also find value as I uncover earnings trends underlying each of these stocks. Pullbacks following earnings could be the perfect opportunity for value investors looking to add to positions while breakouts could offer momentum traders swing trades to profit from. A little something for everyone, along with live chat to answer your questions.
Missed out on the live show? No worries, shoot me an email to get on the list for the next show! livetrader@zacks.com
This week’s stocks to watch:
Apple (AAPL - Free Report)
Apple Inc. Price and Consensus
Apple Inc. Price and Consensus | Apple Inc. Quote
Apple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, and personal computers to consumers, and small and mid-sized businesses; and education, enterprise, and government customers worldwide. The company also sells related software, services, accessories, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. It offers iPhone, a line of smartphones; iPad, a line of multi-purpose tablets; and Mac, a line of desktop and portable personal computers, as well as operating systems comprising iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS.
Snap (SNAP - Free Report)
Snap Inc. operates as a camera company in the United States and internationally. The company offers Snapchat, a camera application that helps people to communicate through short videos and images. It also provides Camera, a tool to personalize and add context to Snaps; Friends Page that allows to creating and watching stories, chatting with groups, making voice and video calls, and communicating through a range of contextual stickers and Bitmojis; and Discover that helps to surface the most interesting stories from publishers, creators, and the community, based on a user's subscriptions and interests.
MasterCard (MA - Free Report)
Mastercard Incorporated, a technology company, provides transaction processing and other payment-related products and services in the United States and internationally. It facilitates the processing of payment transactions, including authorization, clearing, and settlement, as well as delivers related products and services.
Square (SQ - Free Report)
Square, Inc. provides payment and point-of-sale solutions in the United States and internationally. The company's commerce ecosystem includes point-of-sale software and hardware that enables sellers to turn mobile and computing devices into payment and point-of-sale solutions.
Alibaba (BABA - Free Report)
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates as an online and mobile commerce company in the People's Republic of China and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Core Commerce, Cloud Computing, Digital Media and Entertainment, and Innovation Initiatives and Others. It operates Taobao Marketplace, a mobile commerce destination; Tmall, a third-party platform for brands and retailers; Rural Taobao program that enables rural residents and businesses to sell agricultural products to urban consumers; Juhuasuan, a sales and marketing platform for flash sales; Alibaba.com, an online wholesale marketplace; Alitrip, an online travel booking platform; 1688.com, an online wholesale marketplace; and AliExpress, a consumer marketplace.
Now See All Our Private Trades
While today's Zacks Rank #1 new additions are being shared with the public, other trades are hidden from everyone but selected members. Would you like to peek behind the curtain and view them? Starting today, for the next month, you can follow all Zacks' private buys and sells in real time from value to momentum . . . from stocks under $10 to ETF and option moves . . . from insider trades to companies that are about to report positive earnings surprises (we've called them with 80%+ accuracy). You can even look inside portfolios so exclusive that they are normally closed to new investors. Click here for all Zacks trades >>