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Three Biggies This Evening

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I really enjoy the earnings season, because it brings me back to a classic, old-fashioned time when stocks were about corporate growth and profits instead of if Powell made a certain pause during a meaningless speech or if Yellen picked her nose with a particular finger. Tonight there are dozens of reports coming out, three of which are featured below. I’d say Tesla (TSLA) is in a particularly precarious position, since it has been ever-so-slowly damaging its supporting trendline and has, for the past few months, been hammering around a series of lower highs.

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Bell Curve of Earnings

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Here is an interesting way to look at the forthcoming earnings season from my colleagues at tastytrade:

As you can see, it’s basically a bell curve, peaking on November 2nd (with AAPL, as usual, wrapping up the meat of the season). You might want to bookmark this very helpful page on Slope to get a quick gauge on what key earnings are forthcoming as the few weeks ahead heat things up.