Oil is plunging—are stocks in the clear?

Wall Street Unplugged - What's Really Moving These Markets

Frank Curzio

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🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Oil’s drop: What’s driving it and what it means for stocks. Plus, Microsoft (MSFT) has been hammered—is it a buying opportunity? … Levi Strauss’ (LEVI) major warning for big box stores… And Tesla’s (TSLA) risk/reward setup. In this episode: My pick for Masters week! [3:21] Oil’s plunge: What’s driving it and what it means for stocks [7:45] Key expectations for earnings season [14:56] Don’t go bottom fishing in this sector [20:26] Proof the market isn’t expensive at current levels [23:59] Microsoft has been hammered—is it a buying opportunity? [26:00] Levi Strauss’ earnings signal a major warning for big box stores [33:09] Is Tesla a good risk/reward setup right now? [45:25] Did you like this episode? Get more Wall Street Unplugged FREE each week in your inbox. Sign up here: https://curzio.me/syn_wsu Find Wall Street Unplugged podcast… --Curzio Research App: https://curzio.me/syn_app --iTunes: https://curzio.me/syn_wsu_i --Stitcher: https://curzio.me/syn_wsu_s --Website: https://curzio.me/syn_wsu_cat Follow Frank… X: https://curzio.me/syn_twt Facebook: https://curzio.me/syn_fb LinkedIn: https://curzio.me/syn_li

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0:00.0	Let's go out there.
0:01.0	It's Wednesday, April 8th.
0:03.0	I'm Frank Gersh.
0:04.0	This is the Wall Street on the platform pipe.
0:05.0	So I bring the handle on its end.
0:07.0	Tell you what's really moving these markets.
0:12.0	Daniel, how's it going, man?
0:15.0	Hello, Frank, you crazy bastard.
0:17.0	Sorry, talking like Trump now.
0:19.0	Crazy bastard.
0:20.0	I mean, his tweets have been really crazy. Although I can't really see them with my eye. Crazy bastard. Sorry, talking like Trump now. Crazy bastard.
0:22.5	I mean, his tweets have been really crazy.
0:39.0	Although I can't really see them with my eye, but I'm trying to listen to them. But I got a, did you ever get a sty? I have had one, yes. Yeah. And what happens? You get like, it's almost like this little pimple on your eye. It gets a little bigger. I use this medicine called STI right here and it's supposed to work.
0:41.2	And this is what happens when you use that medicine right there.
0:40.8	Bang. like this little pimple on your eye gets a little bigger I use this medicine called sty right here and it's supposed to work and this is what happens when you use that medicine right there bang you get it I feel like rocky after a Mick cut my eye
0:45.8	what was a ref like where was a ref when he cut his eye and blood squirt all over his face like
0:51.3	you think that was like a tell back then but yeah my it's, it's actually better than it was yesterday. So I know a lot of you listen to this on iTunes, but if you happen to watch it now, which you could do that on Apple, you can do it on Spotify and YouTube, you probably don't want to see me right now. Actually, he's probably very entertaining. You take a picture of me. Anyway, lots of cool things. Get the Masters. I want to say congratulations to Michigan.
1:13.2	They deserved it.
1:14.2	They had the best team.
1:15.5	They played fantastic through the whole tournament and beat Yukon.
1:20.1	I love Yukon with the spread, which was six.
1:23.8	I mean, it was seven and a half it was.
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