Seasonality becomes less favorable in the second half of earnings season now that everyone knows what to expect, but the story is still there.

Earnings guidance remains the story this earnings season, but seasonality becomes less favorable just as the payroll data hits on Friday.

Earnings guidance is the primary story to start earnings season, and is potentially telling us more about the cycle than just upcoming earnings.

Earnings season has its own seasonality, and the earnings guidance so far in July adds support for the trade.

Breadth remains the story ahead of earnings season.

Despite the recent retail sales miss, the consumer remains resilient, and the economy continues to track above estimates, which supports continued upward estimate revisions ahead of earnings season.

Despite rising geopolitical tensions, market internals remain little changed, and, ultimately it is the market that makes the news.

Stocks appear to be climbing the wall of worry while economic conditions and earnings remain favorable.

Friday's jobs report doesn't have the tailwinds of last month, but businesses are still hiring.

Earnings season gave us a trough in estimates, at least for now, but there is really just one thing that matters at the moment.