Trader Talk: How Oil and Interest Rates Are Driving Markets (Aug 31, 2026)

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Webcast reviewing market drivers—oil, interest rates, earnings—plus index trends, trading strategies, charts, and Q&A. Options involve high risk; review the Characteristics and Risks disclosure before trading.

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What stands out

Brent Moors and Jeffrey Abalos framed today's market around two simple, old-fashioned movers: oil and interest rates, then walked viewers through index charts, earnings movers, upgrades and downgrades, and the option risks that retail traders carry into volatile tape. Schwab's coaching format matters because it reflects the day-to-day decisions advisors and retail clients are making when macro signals wobble. A later headline about Schwab's SCHD exchange-traded fund (ETF) staging a sharp reversal and rally shows how Schwab-branded products can quickly attract attention and flows when markets reprice risk.