Futures are up. FAANG earnings results kick off today. Watch $FB $AMZN $GOOGL $NFLX Safe play $JNJ is not safe at all: $JNJ, Johnson & Johnson / H1 Play 5G? $ERIC reported weak orders. $NOK, $CSCO on watch.$BAC. Solid results but stock priced in the numbers.via deercreek vols:Not sure if legislatures demanding explanations for Apple, Facebook, and Google qualifies as politics intersecting with the financial news of the day or not. Maybe? Bitcoin down some 12.6% and only gets mentioned because Facebook is plans to bring Libra cryptocurrency. Really? What is the cause for Bitcoin dropping so much? Further proof that nobody has a clue what triggers the rises and falls of Bitcoin. $GBTC, GRAYSCALE BITCOIN TRUST / H1 Amazon.com indicated that Roku's streaming devices were among the sale's best sellers, as were television sets featuring Roku streaming tech. Roku up 7.3% on the news. $AMZN Toyota is embracing all-electric cars, forecasting annual sales of 5.5M EVs globally in 2025, after moving up its prior target by five years. Toyota has inked a deal with the world's top supplier of electric car batteries - Contemporary Amperex Technology. The CATL deal will help Toyota diversify its supply. Toyota struck a battery deal with China’s BYD Co. and is said to be planning a joint venture next year with Panasonic, Tesla’s main battery supplier. Panasonic already provides lithium-ion cells for Toyota models including the plug-in Prius. $TM $TSLA No comment from any Tesla representatives on the big Toyota news? My sources say that Tesla is dropping basic versions of the Model X SUV and the Model S sedan, and will offer only the pricier long-range and performance versions of the vehicles. Interesting. Tech giants are again in the cross-hairs of G7 finance ministers as the group meets today outside Paris despite deep divisions about how best to tax them. What? G7 finance ministers don't know how to tax tech giants? Why would finance ministers not know how to tax tech giants? Confused over this one. $SPY.... What are your trades today?