Wonder what traders are talking about today?
We’re here with the top 10 stories we’re sharing with colleagues today, covering topics like:
- Can Apple Overcome iPhone 8 Rumors?
- Amazon Putting Packages In Your Home When You're Not There
- How Changing the World Starts With Making Your Bed
And more!
So check out these links right now and get up to speed:
1) Scott Redler: Can Apple Overcome iPhone 8 Rumors?
(T3 Live)
There is lots of talk about soft demand for Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone 8. There are also rumors that they will run short on iPhone X supplies.
So let’s focus on the technicals.
2) Amazon Can Soon Put Packages in Your Home When You're Not There – Here's How it Works (Business Insider)
Amazon will now allow deliveries inside your home when no one's there.
It's part of the new Amazon Key program announced on Wednesday.
To participate, customers need to be Amazon Prime members and own some special equipment, including a compatible smart lock and a security camera specially made for the program.
3) Jeff Cooper: The End of the Volatility Fire Sale (T3 Live)
The SPX went flat Tuesday, unable to rally back to prior day’s highs. It appears there is a lot of shorting just as big mutual funds try to keep this leviathan levitating into their October 31 fiscal year-end.
4) How A Two-Person Montana Company Ended Up With The Biggest Energy Contract In Puerto Rico (BuzzFeed News)
Ten miles south of Whitefish, Montana, a paved road turns into gravel, before turning into forest. On one side, there’s a small horse farm. On the other, signs read “Private Property” and suggest the area is being patrolled in order to prevent poaching. At the end of a long private drive lined with towering pines, an RV is parked on the grass in front of a log and stone cabin.
5) US New Home Sales Soar to Highest Level in a Decade (U.S. News)
Sales of new U.S. homes jumped last month to the highest level since October 2007, a sign that Americans — unable to find existing homes — are turning to new construction. Damage from last month's hurricanes may have also inflated the data.
6) Google and Cisco Have Teamed Up in the Cloud Wars Against Amazon and Microsoft (Business Insider)
Google Cloud has signed a partnership with Cisco to bridge their two technological worlds, in a bid to catch up with Amazon Web Services and its domination of the fast-growing cloud computing market.
7) 32 Stocks I'm Watching for Earnings Season (T3 Live)
In this special video, Nightly Game Plan Moderator Sami Abusaad walks you through his earnings season swing trading watchlist.
With volatility so low, not many trades triggered this week, so Sami’s going to take you through the 32 stocks Sami is watching for potential opportunities this earnings season:
8) Honolulu's ‘Distracted Walking' Law Takes Effect, Targeting Phone Users (NPR)
Police in Honolulu on Wednesday will begin writing tickets for people who get distracted by their cellphones while walking in a crosswalk. Honolulu is the first major city in the country to pass such a law, citing a high rate of pedestrians being hit in crosswalks.
9) Will Facebook Kill All Future Facebooks? (Wired)
In 2010, FOURSQUARE co-founder Naveen Selvadurai believed that his company, and several other social-media upstarts—Twitter, Tumblr, Path—could carve out successful niches against Facebook.
10) One of the Most Motivational Speeches You'll Ever Hear (YouTube)
Watch this video and learn how the simple task of making your bed can set you up for success.