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This report is designed to help investors of all skill levels break down important stories/topics within the stock market. And best of all, we cut through all of the BS and give you exactly what you need to know in easy to digest, bite sized pieces of content.

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Market Talk

All three major indexes finished the week higher despite inflation concerns, with the Nasdaq pulling the overall market up with it.

3 Stories Moving the Market

These are some of the biggest stories from the second half of the week that had an influence on market action.

Stock market shakes off inflation data, tariff threats to make new all-time highs

U.S. stocks have posted modest gains this year despite facing challenges from AI investment concerns, inflation risks, tariff uncertainty, and an impending debt ceiling battle.

The S&P 500 is up 3.7% YTD, while the Nasdaq lags by about a percentage point due to megacap tech stocks struggling with heavy capital spending concerns.

Overall, U.S. equities have remained resilient, supported by stronger-than-expected Q4 earnings. With 80% of S&P 500 companies reporting, Q4 earnings are set to rise 15% YoY to nearly $545 billion, surpassing initial expectations by $20 billion. The earnings beat rate stands at 76.3%.

Since JPMorgan's earnings release on January 15th, the start of earnings season, the S&P 500 has gained 2.2%.

Meta is on an incredible 20-day green streak

Meta has surged for 20 consecutive trading days, sparking speculation of an imminent pullback.

However, strong fundamentals support the rally. Q4 revenue grew 21% YoY to $48.39 billion, while EPS soared 50% YoY to $8.02. User engagement rose 5%, ad impressions increased 6%, and ad pricing jumped 14% YoY, amplifying ad revenue growth.

Meta remains aggressive on AI, expanding capital expenditures and reportedly pursuing the acquisition of FuriosaAI, a South Korean AI chip startup, to reduce dependence on external suppliers. If successful, this could position Meta as a challenger to Nvidia (NVDA) in the AI hardware space.

On Thursday, Meta also raised its dividend 5% to $0.525 per share.

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Earnings: Cisco, Palo, Airbnb and more report results

Earnings season is off to a strong start. Here’s how some of the major companies that reported this week have performed:

Cisco shares rose after beating earnings and revenue expectations and raising its full year outlook. Here are the key numbers from the report:

• Earnings per share: $0.94 vs. $0.91 expected

• Revenue: $13.99 billion vs. $13.87 billion expected

Palo Alto shares fell despite beating earnings and revenue expectations as the company’s outlook was strong, but not as strong as investors had hoped. Here are the key numbers from the report:

• Earnings per share: $0.81 vs. $0.78 expected

• Revenue: $2.27 billion vs. $2.24 billion expected

Airbnb shares surged after topping earnings and revenue estimates and providing better than expected guidance. Here are the key numbers from the report:

• Earnings per share: $0.73 vs. $0.58 expected

• Revenue: $2.48 billion vs. $2.42 billion expected

Coinbase shares declined after handily beating earnings and revenue expectations as guidance was softer than expected. Here are the key numbers from the report:

• Earnings per share: $4.68 vs. $2.11 expected

• Revenue: $2.27 billion vs. $1.84 billion expected

*Note - our full breakdown of these reports, as well as several others, was sent out in Friday’s Earnings Recap.

In Other News

In this section, we'll be curating a selection of news headlines we think you'll find interesting. If a topic catches your eye, click the provided links to read more about it.

• Tim Cook says we'll meet the newest member of the Apple family on February 19

• Cisco Stock Pops on Higher Outlook, $15B Buyback Boost

• Palo Alto Networks Stock Drops as Results Narrowly Top Estimates

• Airbnb shares pop 15% on better-than-expected earnings and revenue

• TikTok returns to Apple, Google app stores

• Chevron to lay off up to 20% of global workforce

• Deere Beats Earnings Estimates, But the Stock Dropped. Here’s Why.

• Robinhood shares pop after reporting 700% surge in crypto transaction revenue

• Coinbase revenue surges more than 130%, driven by postelection crypto rally

• Reddit shares plunge after Google algorithm change contributes to miss in user numbers

• AppLovin’s postearnings pop pushes yearly gain to more than 900%

• Trade Desk Stock Sinks 31% After Revenue Misses Estimates

• Gold price gains momentum amid concerns over Trump's tariff plans

• Datadog Q4 Earnings Surpass Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y

• Crocs Shares Rise as Company Closes 2024 With $4.1 Billion in Revenue

• Retail sales slumped 0.9% in January, down much more than expected

• Moderna beats on revenue but loses more than expected as it scales down manufacturing

• Enbridge beats Q4 earnings estimates, reaffirms 2025 guidance

Edge+ Posts of the Week

We continue to push out more and more content every week to give investors that edge. Here are the posts Investor’s Edge+ subscribers received this week.

The Edge Report

Mondays are for the investors. Every Monday morning we share exactly what we’re watching in the week ahead, how we’re positioning, and even share a sneak peek into our systems and models. This week we discussed the huge week of earnings ahead, the impacts of tariffs, and the upcoming inflation reports. See the latest full report here:

The Options Edge Report

This week, we dropped the latest Edge Options Report for our members—packed with actionable insights and options strategies. This week we provided two trades for members - GOOGL and META. See the latest report here:

Portfolio Update - February

Every month we share a full access look into our portfolios, including holdings, performance, activity and our watchlists for the upcoming month. You can see both of our portfolios here and see what moves we made in January:

Earnings Recap

Every week during earnings season is extremely busy for us here at the Edge as we dive into over 100 reports and provide our members with top tier breakdowns and insights. This week we saw earnings from Coca-Cola, Cisco, McDonald’s, and many more. See this week’s recap:

The Week Ahead

Earnings season carries on with several major companies reporting, while the housing market is in focus on the economy side.

Earnings Reports

It’s a quieter week on the earnings front but there are still major reports to watch. Here is the list of names we will be covering:

• Monday 2/17: --

• Tuesday 2/18: --

• Wednesday 2/19: --

• Thursday 2/20: Walmart, Alibaba, MercadoLibre, Block, and VICI Properties

• Friday 2/21: --

Here is the full calendar of scheduled earnings releases:

Economic Reports

Next week’s focus will be the housing market as several reports are scheduled.

We also get initial jobless claims, manufacturing data, composite PMI, consumer sentiment, and several Fed speeches.

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