Stocks to Watch Monday: Strategy Focus on Coinbase and Airbus

As markets reopen Monday, investors should balance macro strategy with single-stock catalysts. Start by assessing broader risk appetite: U.S. economic data, Treasury yields and oil prices can tilt flows between cyclicals and growth names. Positioning should reflect whether traders lean toward risk-on exposure or seek defensives ahead of the week’s headlines.

Coinbase (COIN) remains a key name for equity traders watching crypto correlations. Volume spikes in bitcoin and ether often translate to outsized moves in COIN, while regulatory developments or exchange-level metrics — active accounts, trading volumes and custody inflows — can produce fresh directional signals. Options activity and unusual volume patterns around key strikes can indicate institutional interest; monitor implied volatility and open interest to gauge conviction.

Airbus (AIR.PA) is a focal point in the aerospace trade as airlines refresh fleets and global travel demand recovers. Watch order backlogs, delivery schedules and supplier-readiness commentary for fresh data points. Supply-chain constraints and defense contract dynamics can skew short-term earnings visibility, but long-term demand for widebodies and narrowbodies underpins the investment thesis for many analysts. Currency moves and production cadence updates will be notable catalysts.

Tactical suggestions for Monday: use pre-market levels to identify support and resistance, set clear stop-losses given potential headline risk, and size positions according to volatility regimes. For option traders, consider defined-risk strategies around major announcement windows to limit exposure while retaining upside exposure. Momentum players should wait for confirmation of direction with intraday volume support.

Key triggers to watch this week include macro prints (inflation and employment), any regulatory developments affecting crypto platforms, and Airbus commentary on deliveries and supply-chain progress. Balance short-term technical signals with fundamental catalysts to avoid reactionary trades. For most investors, a neutral-to-cautious stance until clearer directional signals emerge will help manage risk while keeping the door open for opportunistic entries.