Stocks To Watch – 5/12/2025
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Brief Overview
Welcome back to this week’s Stocks to Watch!
Happy Mothers Day to all the moms out there!💐 We’re gearing up for another heavy week of earnings with a few names we will be watching such as JD, UAA, BABA, WMT, DE, CAVA & TTWO all scheduled to report this week. Keep an eye out for CPI and PPI coming in this week followed by a press conference from Fed Chair Powell on Thursday morning.
Looking back at last week…
Monday: Markets Take a Breather
After several weeks of strong gains, markets finally paused to catch their breath. The S&P 500 slipped 0.6%, the Dow dipped 0.2%, and the Nasdaq closed slightly lower. With recent rallies still fresh, investors pulled back a bit while waiting for more clarity on the trade front.
Tuesday: Trade Tensions Flare Up Again
Concerns around global trade flared up and weighed on markets. The Dow lost nearly 1%, and both the Nasdaq and S&P 500 dropped close to 0.9%. Defensive plays like gold saw a jump, as traders looked for safer ground with uncertainty rising again.
Wednesday: Fed Stays the Course
The Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged and stuck with a wait-and-see approach on the economy. Markets reacted calmly, with modest gains across the board. Investors seemed relieved that the Fed didn’t signal any sudden policy shifts and is keeping things balanced—for now.
Thursday: Trade Hopes Spark a Rally
A breakthrough in trade talks, including progress on a U.S.-U.K. agreement, helped lift investor spirits. The Nasdaq led the way with a 1.1% jump, while the S&P 500 and Dow also moved higher. Positive trade news was just what the market needed to regain some momentum.
Friday: Mixed Finish as Focus Shifts to Next Week
Markets ended the week on a quiet note. The S&P 500 dipped 0.1%, the Dow slipped 0.3%, and the Nasdaq was flat. Traders were mostly holding steady ahead of upcoming U.S.-China trade talks, keeping expectations in check heading into the weekend.
Takeaway
This week was a bit of a reset after recent rallies. Trade headlines once again drove sentiment, but the Fed’s steady hand and a few bright spots in negotiations kept things from getting too shaky. Investors are staying alert, but not panicking—at least not yet.
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Market Brief
S&P 500 ETF (Ticker: SPY) – Daily Chart
Opened last week at: $562.57
Hit a weekly high of: $570.31 on Thurs 5/8
Hit the low of the week of: $556.04 on Wed 5/7
Closed the week at: $564.34
Last Week…
Spy kicked off the week holding over the $560 level before catching a dip on tariff news and likely in anticipation of FOMC and the Powell press conference Wednesday. With rates remaining unchanged and positive tariff news, SPY bounced right back over the $560 level and beyond to touch $570 before closing the week at $564.34. As mentioned last week (and realized Thursday), be very wary of the $570 level for a natural pullback to the $550 zone.
Bullish Perspective
Bulls will want to see this Momentum keep up and Tariff deals continue to come through. With news of China negotiations seeming to be progressing we could see SPY right back to testing the $570 resistance for a possible move to $576.50 – 581.50 – 584.
Bearish Perspective
Bears would like to see another rejection of the $570 level to test support at the $561.50 level for a possible move back to last weeks lows. If SPY gets heavy we could see targets at $555 – 550 – 546.50 in the coming weeks.
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Weekly Stocks to Watch
As always, we’ll be heavily focused on our news feeds & scanners for prime opportunities throughout the week.
Trade Desk Inc. (Ticker: TTD)
Huge week post earnings and on the scanners nearly every day. Buyers finally got relief from the relentless selloff in 2025. Strong volume so will keep this on watch for continuation. However, at the same time will be cognizant of a reject. For continuation will look for a breakout over $75.77 and will target $80 – 85. There should be a lot of resistance at the $85 level, but if it breaks over this there’s a large gap that can fill at $112. So ideal targets over $85 to exit would be $100 – 110. Look for short term support to hold the line $70 – 68 – 65.5. If these levels do not hold, TTD may find its way back into $62 – 55.
D-Wave Quantum Inc. (Ticker: QBTS)
This quantum name ripped up this week and closed the week with a strong candle. This has been a zone of strong resistance at $12. Anticipate a reject at this level but if $12 breaks to the upside, it may be wise to cover as this is a squeeze candidate. A move over $12 may see a move into $13.23 and a move over that could end up in a parabolic move. The chart looks explosive and there is unknown upside here, so think $15 – 20. If $12 rejects look for $10 to be the spot for bulls to hold, and if it doesn’t there’s a return to mean move possible down to 9 – 8 -7.5 that would surely kill / slow momentum.
Lyft Inc. (Ticker: LYFT)
Huge full body candle printed on the weekly chart, so this is another strong name to watch for continuation over $16.78. A move over that would target late 2024 highs of $17.5 – 19 this zone will be a major test so could be a nice spot to take profits as there is more resistance at the $20 spot. Look for short term support / dip buys at the $15.50 range and if that doesn’t hold there’s probably more downside into $14 – 13 which should become a strong demand area.
Rivian Automotive Inc. (Ticker: RIVN)
Keep this setup simple, and look to position yourself for a new leg up. Use $14-13 as support, we think this range starts to show strong support. Look for the first long side targets $15 – 16. If positioned at $13 – 14 support and it holds anticipate a retest of this range before the next move up into $17 – 18. If $13 does not hold, RIVN could easily slip back, as it has been in the dog house for a while now which would wreck short term long trades.
Amazon (Ticker: AMZN)
Worth watching as this name can really move based on China trade. Has been putting in a nice move off the recent lows at 160-170 with HH & HL in a tight flag. Watch for $200 to be a trigger at the 200 moving averages for a move back to 205 – 210 – 215 – 220 in coming weeks if bullishness returns. Would expect 200-205 to create some friction. If 180 fails to base then this could continue to flirt with the downside at 160/170.
Trump Media & Technology Corp. (Ticker: DJT)
Speculative name to watch with looming trade deals for the Trump admin. Flagging very nicely off of the last momentum rip. Clear risk/reward if you use $23 as support guide for a move up. If $25 reclaims and bases this could be quickly to $27 and possible breakout through the moving average consolidation into 28.50 – 30 and beyond. Be very weary of a SELL the news type event, especially for speculative names, so don’t get bull trapped if thats how price action unfolds this week.
Chewy Inc. (Ticker: CHWY)
Undeniable trend and possible breakout over $40. Hate to chase, but when you zoom out into the weekly chart you can begin to see the meat on the bone to the upside. If $40 clears, I don’t think a move to $50 is not out of the question. Use $37 area as a risk guide for this simple idea on a join the trend continuation type play. Don’t need to over think it with possible dip adds under $40. It could reject $40 a few times before getting through, so use that as opportunity to position.
Marathon Holdings (Ticker: MARA)
Well here we are with BTC back nearing highs. It is worth watching these secondaries like MARA and RIOT for sympathy moves. While not as strong of a response to the price action like 2024, these could still get going if BTC breaks through all time highs. 15-17 range on MARA is current resistance, which was previous support. I think once that breaks through and price can reclaim the moving averages and +17, this could really start to speed up, of course pending BTC price action. Strong Friday post earnings, look for that to continue into this week.
China Names
We will also be keeping a close eye on China names as they negotiate trade with the U.S. There are also quite a few big China Names reporting earnings this week or next week, such as BABA, JD, BIDU, TME, BILI, XPEV, & LI.
We have other names on watch and we’ll continue to monitor our breaking news feeds and Stock & Options Scanners to help make the smartest picks with the most potential throughout the week!
Last Week’s Continued Watch
Ideas from last week’s Watchlist that are still relevant this week
Starbucks Corp. (Ticker: SBUX) “What we want to see is SBUX to now hold $80 -79 as support. Look for a short term move into $86 and use $86.8 as a trigger to move into $88 – 89. With time, these levels should hold and we will then look for support to form in the $90s to then fill the gap into $96 – 100 in the next weeks – months.“
Roblox Corp. (Ticker: RBLX) “Short term support should remain strong in the $70s. The first target for RBLX is $81.9 with a break over the $75.74 trigger. If we see this happen and get a break over that, we sense momentum could bring this into $96 – 100 in the coming weeks. However, on the contrary, if RBLX rejects hard off that previous high range, watch out for a double top move that could bring it under $70 and a deeper return to mean move into the low $60s.”
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (Ticker: NCLH) “$17 must hold for bears to get ready to cover and then would target $18 – 18.65 – 19.5 – 20 short term targets. Naturally there will be resistance here. However deeper targets over $21 is possible that NCLH sees a move into $23 – 25 in the coming weeks – months. If $17 fails the downtrend may remain heavy and would probably see NCLH drain into $15-14.”
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (Ticker: GT) “Strong risk : reward with $10 as support. Another name that reports earnings this week and may be ready to fly into $13 – 15 – 17 targets. GT closed over $11 last week which shows us that there’s strength left on the table. So for this idea, you can risk $1 to potentially make $6 from the $11 spot. For now, anything in the $10s may lead to a great entry with time”
Cava Group Inc. (Ticker: CAVA) “A break over $98.69 is what bulls will want to see for CAVA to fly into $110 target #1 and potentially more into $120-125. However, CAVA may not be ideal to enter long before the breakout is triggered as it can reject the resistance and work back to test the range breakout in the lower $90s. Use Support at $90, very strong potential buy opportunity zone to catch a swing. $90-87 range should act as strong demand now. If that loses support, maybe CAVA moves back into the 80 – 70s to continue the downtrend and ruin any short term long trades.”
Weekly Market Earnings Calendar
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