Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is big, to say the least. It is the largest retailer in the world. It's the largest importer of goods in the United States. It is one of the largest consumer discretionary sector companies fiercely competing with Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). A strong dollar is a friend to Walmart as it imports goods cheaper and sells for a larger profit in the United States. Walmart is the largest employer in the United States, with 1.6 million workers, and the fourth largest in the world, with 2.3 million global workers. Some might say Walmart falls into the category of "too big to fail ."However, after its recent earnings reaction, investors may be wondering if Walmart has grown too big to prevail.

While competitors like Target Co. (NYSE: TGT) experienced an 11% price gap that grew to a 21% gain in the following days, Walmart shares gapped down 4.8% on its fiscal Q3 2024 earnings release and proceeded to sell off 10% in the following days despite the S&P 500 index hitting yearly highs. This stark negative correlation is rare as these two retailers tend to move together in........

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