We're still moving through earnings season... And a huge stock move in the wake of an earnings report recently caught my eye.

The Power Gauge Smelled This Company's Trouble Months in Advance By Ethan Goldman, junior analyst, Chaikin Analytics We're still moving through earnings season...  And a huge stock move in the wake of an earnings report recently caught my eye. On October 29, financial-services firm Fiserv (FI) released its third-quarter earnings. This is the company behind the Clover payment processor. Fiserv also serves banks and fintech businesses across the globe. And the company's report shocked its investors... In short, Fiserv missed its earnings-per-share ("EPS") estimates by a whopping 23%. Leading up to the third-quarter earnings release, analysts had expected Fiserv's EPS to come in at about $10.16 in 2025. That estimate fell to $8.60 in the wake of the report.  And as I mentioned, investors were dismayed. After the earnings release, Fiserv's stock collapsed by a staggering 44% in a single day. Multiple law firms are now investigating Fiserv for potential securities fraud. One group has accused Fiserv of issuing "misleading and false statements." And it says that the company didn't disclose "information material to investors." Another law group cited comments from Fiserv's CEO on the recent earnings call, who admitted that previously published forecasts would have been "objectively difficult to achieve." It looks like Fiserv will have its work cut out for it in the coming years. But this crash didn't have to catch investors off guard. In fact, the Power Gauge was flashing caution on Fiserv long before the recent earnings report... Recommended Links: Three Legends Share Major November 10 Market Prediction The Federal Reserve has just opened the most profitable 12-month window for the stock market in decades. And on November 10, Louis Navellier, Eric Fry, and Luke Lango of our corporate affiliate InvestorPlace will reveal a unique strategy developed by a master trader that could help you see average winning gains of 267% in only 36 days. 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As you can see, our system quickly flagged a sell signal based on the breakdown in relative strength. Take a look... Let's say that you had poor timing buying Fiserv's stock – and you bought at the peak on March 3 for $237.79 per share. If you had sold on April 25 when the Power Gauge issued its first sell signal, you would have "only" lost about 25%. Sure, this wouldn't have been ideal... But it's a better outcome than selling after the crash last week. From its peak in March to the market close on October 29, Fiserv fell about 70%. And you'll notice in the chart above that the Power Gauge didn't stop flagging Fiserv after that sell signal in April. Our system issued three more sell signals before last week's crash. That includes one on October 27... two days before Fiserv lost 44% of its value. You Don't Need 'Magic' to Make Smart Investments Folks, the Power Gauge isn't a crystal ball... It's our powerful tool for detecting changes in a stock before it unravels. Put simply, it uses 20 individual factors to detect what's going on "under the hood." And as regular readers know, our system turns that data into a single, actionable rating you can act on. These range from "very bearish" to "very bullish." And with its range of alerts, the Power Gauge can flag specific signals that a stock is poised for more downside ahead – just like with Fiserv. The Power Gauge has been clear on Fiserv in recent months. And today, the stock gets a "bearish" overall rating. So our system still sees more pain ahead. I wouldn't be investing in Fiserv anytime soon. Instead, I'll be using the Power Gauge to find "bullish" opportunities. Good investing, Ethan Goldman P.S. If you don't already have access to our one-of-a-kind system, you can get it by signing up for Marc Chaikin's Power Gauge Report newsletter... As part of a special offer, it includes a full year of access to the Power Gauge and its ratings and data on more than 5,000 stocks. If you aren't already a Power Gauge Report subscriber, get the details on this offer here. Market View Major Indexes and Notable Sectors     # Hld:     Bullish     Neutral     Bearish Dow 30 -0.46% 12 9 9 S&P 500 +0.19% 126 218 159 Nasdaq +0.48% 30 46 24 Small Caps -0.32% 443 1053 415 Bonds -0.61% — According to the Chaikin Power Bar, Small Cap stocks have become somewhat more Bullish than Large Cap stocks. Major indexes are mixed. *  *  *  * Sector Tracker Sector movement over the last 5 days Information Technology +0.97% Consumer Discretionary +0.46% Energy -0.16% Industrials -0.89% Health Care -1.31% Financial -2.21% Utilities -2.72% Communication -3.05% Materials -4.3% Consumer Staples -4.47% Real Estate -4.47% *  *  *  * Industry Focus Health Care Equipment Services 9 29 26 Over the past 6 months, the Health Care Equipment subsector (XHE) has underperformed the S&P 500 by -19.50%. Its Power Bar ratio, which measures future potential, is Weak, with more Bearish than Bullish stocks. It is currently ranked #17 of 21 subsectors and has moved down 1 slot over the past week. Indicative Stocks XRAY DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. BAX Baxter International BDX Becton, Dickinson an *  *  *  * Top Movers Gainers IDXX +14.84% KVUE +12.32% INCY +8.65% EXE +6.55% CI +5.81% Losers DD -57.51% KMB -14.57% MRNA -8.28% CHTR -4.98% DASH -4.84% *  *  *  * Earnings Report Earnings Surprises PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. Q3 $0.21 Beat by $0.04 BWXT BWX Technologies, Inc. Q3 $1.00 Beat by $0.14 PEG Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated Q3 $1.13 Beat by $0.12 O Realty Income Corporation Q3 $0.36 Missed by $-0.04 IDXX IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. Q3 $3.40 Beat by $0.25 *  *  *  * You have received this e-mail as part of your subscription to PowerFeed. If you no longer want to receive e-mails from PowerFeed, click here. You're receiving this e-mail at STEVENMAGALLANES520.NIMS@BLOGGER.COM. 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