Morning Markets by Sam
by Sam
Start your trading day knowing what's moving money. Every weekday at 6 AM PT, host Sam breaks down what happened overnight and what could move markets today, Asia's close, Europe's open, oil, gold, currencies, bond yields, the biggest stock movers, earnings, and the economic data that actually matters, plus a Canada corner for TSX and loonie watchers. Fast, clear, no jargon, your 15-minute head start on the market open.What happened overnight and what might happen today in 15 minutes head start on the market open.
Episodes
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Morning Markets - Tuesday, October 20
Today's rundown:- Oil back over $110 after Houthi strikes on Saudi energy sites and fresh Hormuz tanker claims, with the IEA talking emergency stock releases- Monday relief rally: Nasdaq up 1.1% as semiconductors snap an 8-day losing streak, Amazon +5%- Asia hammered overnight: Kospi down 4% on…
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Morning Markets - Monday, October 19
Today's rundown:- France's worst unrest in years rattles Europe (STOXX 600 -0.7%, CAC 40 -1.3%)- Oil slides after Trump's surprise Russia sanctions waiver; Brent near $108, Hormuz still hot- China Q3 GDP beats at 4.5%- Wall Street futures rebound from a brutal tech week ahead of Netflix (Tue),...
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The Great Rotation Is On: Dow's Best Close in a Month - Friday, October 16
The great rotation is on: the Dow's best close in a month while chips fall for a seventh straight day. Plus Asia's rebound, Indonesia's 11 percent crash, Warsh's last words before blackout, and a flying Tesla.Today's rundown:- Rotation trade: Dow up 1.08 percent, equal-weight S and P up 1.4...
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Morning Markets - Monday, October 12
Oil whipsawed between two wars overnight: a Russia Ukraine energy ceasefire headline knocked Brent down to one hundred three dollars, then the Riyadh airport attacks and a rejected Hormuz proposal pushed it back above one hundred six. Sam breaks down the flat futures open, Friday's record week…
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Morning Markets - Company Decoding: Oracle (Sunday, October 11)
Oracle fell hard on the OpenAI revenue shock, then bounced. Sam decodes the 664 billion dollar backlog, triple digit cloud infrastructure growth, the debt and negative free cash flow behind it, the washed out chart, Wall Street targets from 110 to 400 dollars, and why October 28 matters most....
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Morning Markets - Company Decoding: Starbucks (Saturday, October 10)
Is Starbucks about to buy Chipotle? The coffee giant's CEO used to run the burrito chain, the stock sits 18 percent below its highs, and earnings on October 29 will decide the turnaround. Educational content only - not financial advice. Join the discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/wealthbybasics/
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Morning Markets - Friday, October 9
Trump says no Iran strike before the midterms and oil falls off its highs, an OpenAI revenue disclosure crushes chip stocks in the Nasdaq's worst day in seven weeks, and Delta misses as bank earnings season looms. Educational content only - not financial advice. Join the discussion:...
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Morning Markets - Thursday, October 8
Oil jumps back over $102 after a tanker is hit deep in the Persian Gulf, the Fed minutes turn hawkish as yields hit 24-year highs, and Samsung and TSMC post historic numbers while their stocks fall. Educational content only - not financial advice. Join the discussion:...
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Morning Markets - Wednesday, October 7
Record closes on Wall Street and a landmark twenty-year Alphabet nuclear deal, oil back over a hundred dollars on Red Sea escalation, India hikes rates, and the Fed minutes land at two PM Eastern.Today's rundown:- S&P 500's first close above 7,800 and the Alphabet nuclear deal moving power…
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Morning Markets - Tuesday, October 6
Today's rundown:- Nasdaq record close; Nvidia now worth $5.76 trillion- Elon Musk crosses $1 trillion fortune- Treasury yields hit 24-year highs (10Y at 5.34%, 30Y at 5.70%)- September jobs shocker: 29K vs 84K expected; Fed minutes tomorrow will decide the October hike- Spain calls snap election...
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Morning Markets - Company Decoding: Tesla (Monday, October 5)
Today's rundown:- What Tesla actually does now, beyond the cars- Friday's delivery beat: 486,532 vehicles, the 5.3 percent beat, and the inventory story the headlines left out- The fundamentals nobody talks about: record revenue, collapsed margins, dead credit revenue, and a 300x earnings…
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Morning Markets - Weekend Edition (Sunday, October 4)
Today's rundown:- Nvidia's record $150B buyback, the largest in US history- Q2 FY27 fundamentals: $96.2B revenue, 75% margins, $59.7B net income- All-time high $237.88 and the first $5.7T market cap- Forecasts: Rubin ramp, 70% FY2028 growth guide, next earnings mid-to-late November- The bear…
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Jobs Report Shock: Just 29K Jobs vs 90K Expected (Morning Markets - Friday, October 2)
Today's rundown:- September jobs report is a huge miss: 29K jobs vs ~90K expected, unemployment up to 4.2%, August revised down to 133K. The October Fed hike is basically dead.- Hormuz escalation: a supertanker carrying 2.5M barrels was hit and caught fire, Trump says Iran must sign a deal or...
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Morning Markets - Thursday, October 1
Micron's blowout quarter just set Asia on fire. The Nikkei surged three percent, US futures are green, and the AI trade is back in the driver's seat. Meanwhile Britain's 30-year bond yield just hit 6% for the first time since 1998.Today's rundown:- Micron's monster quarter and guidance: the AI...
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30-Year Yield Hits 24-Year High as Hormuz Standoff Drags On | Morning Markets - Sept 30
Today's rundown:- Hormuz standoff drags on: Trump says Iran will give up, but Qatari mediation is stalled and oil fell 2.6% Tuesday before bouncing- 30-year Treasury yield hits 5.62%, highest since 2002, as the global bond rout deepens- Blockbuster data day: PCE inflation and Q2 GDP this morning,...
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RBA Hikes to 4.60% as Bond Yields Hit 25-Year Highs
Today's rundown:- RBA hikes 25bp to 4.60%, a 15-year high, as markets price a 75% chance of an October Fed hike- 10-year Treasury hits 5.27%, highest since 2007; 30-year touches 5.58%, not seen since 2002- Hormuz stays shut "until further notice"; Iran awaits a US response today; Brent holds near...
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Hormuz Oil Shock, Multi-Decade Yields & a Monster Data Week - Monday, September 28
Sam makes his Morning Markets debut with a packed show: oil jumps back over $106 after Trump rejects Iran's Hormuz proposal, and bond yields hit levels not seen since 2007. Plus UK housebuilders soar, Nvidia's giant buyback, and a huge week ahead with PCE inflation and the jobs report. Today's...
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Start your trading day knowing what's moving money. Every weekday at 6 AM PT, host Sam breaks down what happened overnight and what could move markets today, Asia's close, Europe's open, oil, gold, currencies, bond yields, the biggest stock movers, earnings, and the economic data that actually matters, plus a Canada corner for TSX and loonie watchers. Fast, clear, no jargon, your 15-minute head start on the market open.What happened overnight and what might happen today in 15 minutes head start on the market open.
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