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  • debeers: ON THE FINS- while $AXP is up 1.15, and $JPM is up .92, and $GS is up 1.39 ----my choice was $SCHW and WE bought most at 50 and 49 and today it is up 1.95% becasue n one is putting $SCHW out of biz.
  • debeers: @debeers $AXP $JPM $GS $SCHW -should have said NO ONE IS PUTTING SCWAB OUT OF BIZ
  • Ian: Credit services segment moving well. $COF $SYF CACC $AXP $DES $ALLY $DFS (All above 6billion capitalization.)
  • woodman: @Ian $COF $SYF $AXP $DES $ALLY $DFS - And $BTBT has a nice, steady chart - it's a smaller one but still has volume in the millions of shares.
  • Ian: $axp has moved above a cluster of moving averages
  • vitoB: shorts should be covering some retail and may be even getting some bids today; $CPRI $CHWY $EL $SBUX $ARHS $V $AXP my list. def not above 50/200d charts in some cases but trading my household
  • vitoB: @vitoB $CPRI $CHWY $EL $SBUX $ARHS $V $AXP ...oh and $AMZN duh
  • vitoB: $ANET biggest position lookin for a push back to at least the top of gapdown earnings candle 145ish...starter in $AXP and added to $LYFT
  • scottrades: Some Earnings to be aware of for next week: $TSLA $SCHW $BAC $NFLX $JNJ $GS $MTB $STT $TSM $ASML $LMT $MS $UAL $AXP $RAD $T $BK $PLD $GNTY $IBM $USB $NOK $PG $ERIC $ISRG $NDAQ $BKR $ABT $ALK $SLB $ALLY $MBWM $WAL $FCX $BX $JBHT $UNP $CBSH $DHI $PM $ELV $AA $TFC $LRCX $KEY $FITB $CFG $SYF $NUE $TRV
  • Rockstar: ...
    Specific stocks I am looking at for longs are in the health care sector with $JNJ,$ABBV,$VRTX,$MRK,$CI and $UNH on that list. I am also looking at $PEP $COST,$WMT, $TMUS (already long), $NUE $GS and $AXP for longs in the $XLV and $XLF sectors. ...
  • scottrades: Reminder about some #Earnings for the week: $TSLA $BAC $NFLX $SCHW $GS $JNJ $BK $T $UAL $VZ $LMT $SNAP $AAL $GNTY $SI $NOK $NUE $ASML $PG $IBM $HAS $AXP $ALLY $ACI $ABT $ISRG $BKR $BX $LRCX $FCX $NDAQ $AA $SLB $DOW $MRTN $STT $SBNY $JBHT $PLD $TRV $MNSB $ERIC $PM $ALK
  • traderbren: $AXP - finally closed the gap at 150.33 after the earnings gap & crap.
  • Cjauger: $AXP posts a huge beat thanks to return to travel

    Wall Street may be bracing for an economic slowdown but second quarter results for American Express (ticker: AXP)
    paint a much different picture -- for now.

    American Express revenue surged past an ...
  • DAN: ...
    COTD: Check the dynamics of $TSLA and $AXP

    We will get these types of rallies that ultimately fade. If you are going to surf, you need to surf the wave that you’re on, not the wave y ou’d like to be on.
    Inviolable rule: Don’t buy ...
  • scottrades: Let's get ready to rumble... Some of the #earnings for the week $TSLA $NFLX $BAC $GS $SCHW $JNJ $CLF $HAL $SNAP $PLD $IBM $SYF $T $ASML $LMT $AAL $NOK $SI $ALLY $GNTY $UAL $FCX $VZ $BX $HAS $AXP $ABT $NDAQ $SLB $NUE $AA $DOW $JBHT $CFG $TWTR $DHI $MAN $MRTN $BKR $DPZ $SBNY $PM $NVS $TFC $UNP
  • michaelH: $DASH new short possibility if it gets up to 68/69, near 21 dma; took 1/3 off the $AXP short posted last week for 13% gain; added $PANW as a new short; letting the others work for now
  • greenpatrol: @michaelH $DASH $AXP $PANW Nice. Clearly explained. I'm watching $DASH and also $DDOG for a short if it gets to 96/97.
  • michaelH: #SHORT ideas $MATX $AXP $FB $JBHT and watching $TWLO use buy stops! 1
  • Docoof: @Docoof $BRK $BRKB $BRKA $CVX $OXY $AAPL $BAC $AXP
    (Bloomberg) Warren Buffett snapped up more $ATVI in a merger arbitrage bet, as $MSFT pursues its deal to buy the video-game maker in what would be one of the largest mergers in U.S. history.

    His Be ...
  • Docoof: $BRK.B $BRKB $BRKA — Warren Buffett significantly increased his position in $CVX, now in Berkshire’s top 4 positions: Buffett’s $CVX investment was worth $25.9 billion at the end of March, Berkshire’s first-quarter filing Saturday showed, a big jump from its value of $4.5 billion at the end of 2021. $CVX is not the only energy stock Buffett likes. Last month, he bought $7 billion worth of $OXY’s common shares in additional investments. Berkshire’s biggest holding was still $AAPL, worth $159 billion at the end of the first quarter. $BAC and $AXP were the two other big holdings, worth $42.6 billion and $28.4 billion, respectively. https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/04/30/warren-buffett-significantly-increases-chevron-bet-now-in-berkshires-top-4-positions.html
  • DAN: ...
    $AXP -- Still in a very volatile uptrend.
    $V -- Nope
    $MA -- Nope

    $GOOGL -- The bulls have fallen through the trapdoor. This is a bad break.
    $TWTR -- tender this weekend?
    $NFLX -- Not looking for a tradable rebound anymore.

    Active Trades:
    $MPC -- ...
  • DAN: ...
    Consensus is that the Fed will bump rates up by a half-percentage point and begin shrinking its (actually, our) $9 trillion asset portfolio. This is a bit like the spendthrift who only works for minimum wage, yet has racked up $1 million in credit ...
  • Cjauger: @DAN $AXP $TSLA I bought 10 shares. Which I had more. Is there a possible trade here after open?
  • DAN: @Cjauger $AXP $TSLA No telling. (Insert shruggie here:______)
  • bRobert: @DAN $AXP $TSLA Most of the best opportunities with NO RISK happen after earnings Trading the reaction Easier to game and set stops Manage risk/reward
  • DAN: @bRobert $AXP $TSLA Agree. Waiting for the earnings info allows you to trade against the market's reaction rather than guess what it'll be.
  • Cjauger: @DAN $AXP $TSLA To my 10 shares, I added 20 raised cost basis to $1059. Stop at $1059 below today's LOD
  • bRobert: $V and $MA have been trading like penny stocks Dramamine needed $AXP WEEKLY easy on the eyes WEEKLY breakout Retest
  • 1winkie: $AXP - 52 week high - on its way to $200; Long
  • bRobert: @1winkie $AXP $250 longer Nice WEEKLY
  • Vineet: @DrScience $AXP I just saw your reply - thanks for taking the time with the suggestion...I ended up closing them out, but this definitely seems like a method to try in the future. I will have to look at it in depth to understand it better!
  • 1winkie: $AXP - hitting fresh all-time high this morning. What a stellar move for this old blue chip. Up about +20% YTD - Long
  • Vineet: So I am long $AXP Mar calls - $165, but short the $185's. Any suggestions as to best option in shutting this trade down - I'm thinking of buying back the 185's back (at a loss) but sell another higher strike...$195 or $200. I am not sure how solid the breakout is as it is on relatively low volume...@joelsg1 @Suz - would love any suggestions 😊thx
  • Suz: @Vineet $AXP I would hold the position as is and let it be called, and establish new long calls on pullback. The weekly chart does not show any weakness at all so I wouldn't suggest rolling to a higher strike right now.
  • Vineet: @Suz $AXP thanks...
  • DrScience: @Vineet $AXP The goal of the original trade was to get the width of the original spread ($20) minus original cost (??) from the trade(s). The new goal is to get the width of the original spread ($20) PLUS original cost PLUS Sprinkles! Put out an order to roll MAR 165 to APR 185 @ 16.00, or whatever takes all risk from the trade. Hard to see 6 weeks into the future, but... on a pullback, buy back the MAR 185 Calls for a larger credit (smaller debit) than you got originally., and sell weekly premium (up to 8 weeks) through APR OPEX, or until called away.
  • traderbren: #Weeklies - just some potential Weekly set ups to keep an eye on: $WMB, $NOG, $CIVI, $EXPE, $RHI, $AIG, $AXP, $SF, $BMY
  • Shopaholic526: @issues $GOOGL $MSFT $SBNY $EPRT $AAWW $AMAT $BLDR $AVTR $BMY $CBRE $CMC $EXPD $FAST $INTU $IT $KLAC $LIN $LSI $NFG $NMIH $NRG $ONTO $PFE $PHM $QLYS $REGN $RIO $SPG $STE $TPX $WST $AMZN $ATKR $BROS $BX $CDW $DBX $FOCS $GBDC $GPN $HESM $HRMY $MAIN $NMRK $NOW $NSA $RJF $RYAN $SF $SHC $STAG $TEAM $TRU $TSLA $VEEV $VRRM $VSTO $WMS $WSM I have been using IBD and Marketsmith for years. Cleary, in this market there is nothing to buy. We just have to sit tight until we get some confirmation. $BMY broke out today, long $BMY. Watching $AXP.
  • dagdog: $AXP Nice earnings pop...
  • wanda1616: @metal $V $AXP strong
  • scottto_2: Also $AXP $DXCM $CELH
  • DAN: ...
    $AXP -- High volume break of 200-day MA. This isn’t what you see in strong economies. It’s what you see when traders are looking at dark clouds ahead.
    $V -- This is not an opportunity.
    $MA -- Look at the weekly charts in these stocks.
    $ ...
  • Henry: $AXP Cramer just made a case for an oversold bounce on this one. Took a nibble in premarket
  • wanda1616: @Henry $AXP thinking maybe finally a bit of $PYPL
  • Pokersmith: #ShakyMath American Express Co. $AXP approached business owners to help them save taxes, a pitch that brought in billions of dollars of transaction volume since at least 2018, according to people familiar with the matter and documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. But there was a problem: The strategy relied on a shaky interpretation of how tax law treats rewards points. NP anymore ( stopped out )
  • capitalist36: @Pokersmith $SQ correct me if I'm wrong but tax loss harvesting you have to sell and be out 30 days to claim that loss for the year is that correct? $SQ seems to be in sync with these... $MA $V and must also be catching some headwind of $AXP Appreciate your post
  • Pokersmith: @capitalist36 $SQ $MA $V $AXP That is correct , ref: Tax loss harvesting. Any less than 30 days and you will be subject to the wash sale rule, which would disallow that loss. I don't think AXP issue is the headwind affecting V or MA, they have their own issues.
  • Pokersmith: ...
    $AXP $PYPL ( long )

    Anyway...when facts change, you have to change with them.


  • wanda1616: @Pokersmith $AFRM $IPAY $MA $V $AXP $PYPL not only retail merchants have been unhappy with the fees,,,so have the retail customers been unhappy with THEIR side of the fees. i sold all my longterm V and MA which had just been incredible investments. i have 1 battered PYPL leap. sold all AXP except a few placeholder shares. do have SQ but ready to dump that as well if ness. agree. the horizon has shifted.
  • wanda1616: @wanda1616 $AFRM $IPAY $MA $V $AXP $PYPL and the charts told us so quite a while ago : (
  • Bert953: #creddards Hmmm, noticed that the credit cards have beaten severely. $MA $V $DFS $AXP anyone know whats up with them? Concerning going into the Holiday (shopping) season.
  • Pokersmith: Payment names getting crushed as a result of $V news... see also.... $MA, $AXP, $PYPL
  • Pokersmith: @zman see: $AXP
  • zman: @Pokersmith $AXP 👍
  • Ajax4Hire: Banks are getting quiet. $XLF volatility squeezing. Rather than pick a single bank starting a long-term position in $XLF. Stop-Loss:Redline=$38.91,$XLF Hold% $XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund - Top 15 holdings 11.95% $BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B(is this really a bank?) 11.32% $JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co.(the one to buy now) 7.90% $BAC Bank of America Corp 4.67% $WFC Wells Fargo & Company 3.22% $MS Morgan Stanley 3.12% $C Citigroup Inc. 3.10% $BLK BlackRock, Inc.(seems to be the favored one) 3.04% $GS Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 2.74% $SCHW Charles Schwab Corporation 2.64% $AXP American Express Company 2.47% $SPGI S&P Global, Inc. 1.97% $PNC PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 1.93% $TFC Truist Financial Corporation 1.91% $CB Chubb Limited 1.89% $MMC Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. Data from: https://ETFdB.com/etf/XLF/#holdings
  • Pokersmith: Higher lows and higher highs since recent " zag "....see: $AXP They aren't leaving home without it!
  • Pokersmith: $ 180 handle....no one is leaving home without it ..... see: $AXP
  • Pokersmith: Think about it....NO WAY cruise lines, Expedia et al strengthen/recover/ break out and we'll see $AXP languish....the " ZIG " is coming ... See: $AXP
  • wanda1616: @Pokersmith $AXP i think/hope u r right ive accumulated a large holding. this stock has never disappointed long term
  • Pokersmith: @wanda1616 $AXP sell some calls at times? if not ...something to consider given your timeframe
  • wanda1616: @Pokersmith $AXP thanks i have never sold calls...god knows how much money left on table
  • wanda1616: @wanda1616 $AXP just not really sure how it works
  • Pokersmith: First higher low since the recent ZAG...., starting to ZIG see: $AXP
  • issues: @Pokersmith $AXP Thank you Pokersmith. I bought it and $V and even added to $MA!
  • bRobert: @Pokersmith $AXP I t seems you have an AXP to grind
  • Pokersmith: @bRobert $AXP Just AXP anyone, management is pretty sharp 👌
  • AndStars: @Pokersmith $AXP @bRobert I've had a BuPS on $AXP going for a few days. Now profitable. As always, thanks for the posts, guys! Have a good weekend.
  • Pokersmith: American Express ....." Don't leave home without it " Who would ? No one traveling, eating out, or shopping , THAT'S for sure... Higher low, after 2 week pullback. Gap up spinner on bigly volume, above squeezed stacked moving avgs, implying potential ZIG back up after very polite visit of the 10 week ema. Long $AXP
  • Pokersmith: Having opened and closed below the 21 ema for third day now, $AXP might have a date with its 50 day Certainly not broken long
  • wanda1616: @Pokersmith $AXP doing well...$V $MA having a date with the toilet
  • Pokersmith: @wanda1616 $AXP $V $MA If this keeps up I'll be right behind them 🤢 #NotWorried
  • wanda1616: @Pokersmith $IPAY $AFRM $MA $V $PYPL i agree but as to MA and V.....i wonder if the days of 28% cc interest might be tapering off and what hit they will take from that outrageous stream of usurious (is that a word?) profit diminishing. seems that $AXP is the winner in that space.
  • Pokersmith: Ready to zig? Naughty pullback to 21 ema...looking for bounce/inside day/virtuous reversal see: $AXP
  • steve71: If $AXP indeed serves high end consumers they should have great numbers. While the lower and middle classes may be struggling, those with assets have really benefitted from the Fed's largesse.
  • Pokersmith: @steve71 $AXP Indeed, they HAD great numbers....was an excellent quarter, this recent pullback is a gift
  • Pokersmith: $AXP readying to " ZIG "
  • Pokersmith: $V $MA $SQ $PYPL getting shellacked...with the exception of $SQ and $AXP, vertical violations and technical breakdowns..
  • wanda1616: $AXP great earnings. such an amazingly well run enterprise. looks like a serious breakout here.
  • wanda1616: @wanda1616 $AXP thanks @pokersmith for the heads up the other day
  • Babutters: @wanda1616 $AXP agreed on BO. C&H daily/weekly PT is 180. Congrats.
  • Pokersmith: @wanda1616 $AXP Don't thank me yet...like I said yesterday, the stock has a habit of giving some back after E.R ( particularly during their conf call ) and subsequently recovering to push higher, which I believe will be the case this time. Not necessarily the give back, but the push higher. F.D : Long & HODL
  • Sher: $AXP - Yeah! Beat across the board...
  • Pokersmith: Gap and RUN ? see: $AXP
  • Pokersmith: Gap and running....🏃‍♂️ ....see $AXP
  • debeers: @Pokersmith $AXP -wow! good on you!
  • Pokersmith: American Express ($AXP) is expected to report its third-quarter earnings Friday morning before the market opens. Here is what to expect from the New York City-based credit-card company.

    EARNINGS: Analysts are expecting Amex to report earnings of $1 ...
  • Sher: $AXP - October weekly $180 straddle priced for a move of +/- 3.5% into the expected release of quarter results before the bell, tomorrow. Earnings consensus is for $1.80/share (a 38% YOY increase); EW is projecting they’ll earn $2.10/share – Revenue expectations are $10.5B, a YOY increase of 20%. Not particularly thrilled with today’s PB - Currently printing pretty bearish engulfing candlestick on daily chart. Long a few 10/29/21 $180 calls where OI is 5,294 (heaviest strike).
  • Pokersmith: @Sher $AXP if memory serves, I believe $AXP has a habit of weakness after earnings...fwiw. A backtest might reveal that.
  • Pokersmith: Goldman Sachs Enlists American Express $AXP To Take On Cash Management Titans Like Citigroup - CNBC F.D : LONG
  • Pokersmith: " Charging " ahead....see $AXP !!
  • Pokersmith: American Express, Goldman Sachs Unit to Offer Cloud-Based Payment Service for Corporate Clients American Express($AXP) and Goldman Sachs'($GS) transaction banking business said Wednesday they have teamed up to offer a cloud-based payment service for corporate clients. The service will embed American Express's virtual cards into the Goldman Sachs transaction banking platform, which offers ACH, wire, and foreign currency payments. The companies are planning a general launch of the product in early 2022
  • Pokersmith: New h.o.d and knocking on 179 handle. The Squid ( GS ) has its tentacles in this one...ignore at your own risk. Travel, dining, holiday shopping etc etc....use : $AXP They don't leave home without it, unless they buy online...so buy some AMZN on pullbacks while you're at it.
  • DAN: ...
    $AXP -- Looking good...but earnings are on Friday.
  • Pokersmith: Percolating....see $AXP ( big time reopening play )
  • scottrades: Some #earnings for the week.. $TSLA $NFLX $JNJ $CLF $SNAP $VZ $ASML $T $INTC $HAL $ERIC $NUE $UAL $PG $STT $LRCX $STLD $AAL $SI $ACI $FCX $WGO $ABT $CROX $ISRG $PM $LUV $PHG $AXP $CMG $NEE $KSU $MAN $ALLY $BX $NDAQ $VLO $LVS $BK $SYF $SAM $IBM $ANTM $DHR $AN
  • issues: @traderbren $MA Good observation. I bought it as well as $AXP and $PAYX. All three look good to me.
  • Pokersmith: @issues $MA $AXP $PAYX see also : $IPAY
  • scottrades: My notes: The Market is trying to make a stand to start the new Quarter. Let’s see if we get some follow through next week. Here’s some Charts I’m watching... $SPY New Q Rebound! $QQQ Holding the 100 Day $GLD / $SLV vs $GDX #Bitcoin / #Ethereum Boom! $SI Breaking out of a 4 Month base $HUT nice day buy hard buy on the Gap. $MARA Not as clear $PLTR Holding the 100 Day. Mixed Shelf AH $AXP Good volume. $V Holding outside the channel $LAC Giant C&H. Bought some within the base. $DEN Basing. $OVV Flag $CRM High Handle. Pulled back to the 8EMA $IIPR Staying close to the 50 Day. $KBR Nice base and good volume
  • Ajax4Hire: ...
    Today we use Digital Payment Systems(based on $V,$MA,$DFS,$AXP,$SQ,$PYPL)
    Next step is move to Digital currency that is less manipulatable.

    To capitalize on it now, buy $ARKF?
    No, Cathy Wood, like Elon Musk enjoys a strong fan base but also
    have a ...
  • dcolten: @Ajax4Hire $HUT $COIN $MSTR $MARA $RIOT $ARKF $BLOK $V $MA $DFS $AXP $SQ $PYPL Great Analysis.. Really helps those of us constantly confused by these stocks
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Change 4.60%
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