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Today’s Stock Market: Futures for Dow Jones and S&P 500 Rise as Scott Bessent Advocates for 'Harshest Sanctions' on Iran—Attention on Ross Stores, Strategy, and Flowers Foods.

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Good for ROST

Reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results, leading to a significant premarket stock price increase.

ROST · Ross Stores Inc.

AI read · Good for ROST

The AI's read

Ross posted a clear Q2 beat and the stock jumped in premarket after hours. That matters because the move is company-specific in a weak market, not a broad risk-on snap. The market already moved: ROST is up about 6.1% since the print and premarket showed a ~9% pop. RSI 51.74 and the stock sitting well above short-term SMAs suggest momentum is healthy but not stretched. Bottom line, we lean bullish on the print as idiosyncratic upside with room to re-rate if comp and margin strength hold. Size positions smaller than usual and tighten risk controls because the overall regime is a downtrend.

FLO · Flowers Foods Inc.

AI read · Bad for FLO

The connection

Reported downbeat earnings for the second quarter, resulting in a notable premarket stock price decline.

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