Target’s Q2 2026 showed real improvement in traffic, digital sales and margins, but a $1.65-per-share tariff refund inflated headline EPS. Here’s what the recovery is worth.
A practical introduction to Market Profile and TPO charts: value area, point of control, initial balance, single prints, balance, imbalance and how auction logic differs from candlesticks.
A practical guide to stop orders: how stop-loss and stop-limit orders trigger, why gaps create slippage, when stops fail, and how traders can manage execution risk.
How NYSE and Nasdaq closing auctions work, what MOC and LOC orders do, how imbalance data affects price discovery and why index funds care about the close.
A practical guide to implied volatility skew, volatility smiles, risk reversals and why out-of-the-money puts often trade at different implied volatility than calls.
A practical guide to short selling mechanics: locates, stock borrow, hard-to-borrow fees, recalls, Regulation SHO, threshold securities and how short squeezes actually happen.
Airbnb revenue grew 17% and free cash flow reached $1.3 billion in Q2 2026. I examine app growth, Services and Experiences, margins, regulation and ABNB valuation.
Caterpillar delivered its first $20 billion-plus quarter as sales rose 24% and adjusted EPS reached $8.17. I examine Power & Energy, backlog, margins, tariffs and CAT valuation.
Eli Lilly’s Q2 revenue jumped 48% to $23 billion as Mounjaro and Zepbound dominated growth. I examine obesity economics, pipeline depth, pricing, manufacturing and LLY valuation.
Coinbase reached record crypto trading market share, $20 billion of average USDC held and 48% of net revenue from subscriptions and services. I examine the Everything Exchange thesis and COIN
