Monday Morning Must-Knows - February 9, 2026

Monday Morning Must-Knows by Trading Academy

February 9, 2026

828 Earnings, CPI, and the Delayed Jobs Report All Land at Once

Last week was one for the books. A crypto meltdown, wild S&P swings, and a Friday rally that clawed back almost all the week's losses. If you thought things would calm down, think again. This week brings 828 earnings reports alongside retail sales Tuesday, the delayed unemployment rate, and CPI inflation data all hitting on Friday morning.

In this episode of Monday Morning Must Knows, Merlin Rothfeld walks through the full earnings calendar, previews Tuesday's retail sales numbers, and explains why the unemployment rate got pushed from last week to this Friday. He also digs into CPI inflation expectations and why crude oil's 14% January surge could keep inflation sticky at 2.7% or higher, despite forecasts calling for a drop to 2.6%. With four out of five jobs reports from last week pointing to weaker employment, Friday's data dump could be a big one for traders.

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