Annual Review | The 2024 US IPO list is released! The Closed-end Fund DXYZ, heavily invested in SpaceX, has surged nearly 650% this year, with strong performances from the nuclear energy company NNE and the social media newcomer Reddit.
According to the latest data from Dealogic and Nasdaq, as of November 2024, Nasdaq had completed a total of 160 IPO Trades, raising approximately 22 billion USD, while the New York Stock Exchange completed only 34 IPO Trades during the same period, raising nearly 17 billion USD. This data not only sets a new annual high for the past three years but also marks a strong recovery in the USA IPO market.
US Stock Gold Mining | AI applications are accelerating penetration! Palantir surged over 8% last Friday; positive news from new drug trials led Teva Pharmaceutical Industries to accumulate a rise of over 33% last week, and its stock price has doubled wit
Performance and guidance exceeded expectations, with multiple Analysts raising their Target Price! Darden Restaurants, the parent company of Olive Garden, rose over 2% on the previous Trading day, accumulating a gain of more than 12% last week. The Market Cap is firmly above 20 billion USD, and the stock price has reached a new high for the year!
Daily Options Tracking | NVIDIA continues to rebound before the market opens, with Call options rising bullishly to 140 dollars; are they aiming to create a new defense alliance? Last Friday, several Call options for Palantir doubled and profited signific
Broadcom Options volume exceeded 0.85 million contracts, doubling compared to the 30-day average, with Call options accounting for as much as 77%. From the perspective of Options trading volume, bullish sentiment remains quite strong. The call options expiring on January 17 next year, with a strike price of $150, are actively traded, with both volume and open interest exceeding 0.015 million contracts.
Beware! The debt ceiling could be a major "dark thunder" in the market by 2025.
The debt ceiling is back on the negotiation table, and Congress in 2025 is bound to be anything but calm!
Mad Trades in 2024: Soaring Bitcoin, betting on Trump's victory, and a 2900% profit!
Let's take stock of the highs and lows of the market this year, from the victory of Trump's Trade to the collapse of hedge fund bets...
Wall Street 2025 outlook: Where will stocks, bonds, and foreign exchange go from here?
On average, strategists expect a prosperous year for both stocks and bonds next year, with the dollar leading the forex market and strengthening further. Gold remains strong but the increase may slow down, and the outlook for Crude Oil Product appears pessimistic...
Miran was nominated by Trump as the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, supporting stronger control over the Federal Reserve and criticizing Yellen for manipulating U.S. debt.
Miran calls for comprehensive reform of the Federal Reserve to ensure greater political control over it. At the same time, he accuses Yellen of manipulating the USA government debt market, believing that the Biden administration has effectively implemented an 800 billion dollar quantitative easing.
Between Trump's Trade and Powell's panic, how should investors make their choice?
The formidable adversary of the Trump Trade has emerged: Powell's impact has been felt. After experiencing Powell's hawkish shift, the once-booming Trump Trade is showing signs of fatigue. Between the Trump Trade and Powell's panic, how should investors decide?
The impact of the Federal Reserve's hawkish interest rate cuts continues, and "higher for longer" has returned to investors' attention.
Federal Reserve officials now predict that the rate cuts in 2025 will be smaller. In the final trading days of this year, the Federal Reserve will re-adopt the "higher for longer" policy stance.
Is a rate cut causing trouble? This may be the "most painful" loosening cycle of the Federal Reserve in decades.
① Many homebuyers in the USA had hoped that the Federal Reserve could lower interest rates to make mortgage rates cheaper. However, so far, mortgage rates have significantly increased after the Federal Reserve's "three consecutive rate cuts"; ② In fact, in the eyes of some industry insiders, especially investors in the Bonds market, this may be the most "painful" period of the Federal Reserve's easing cycle in decades...
Institutions: How to expect a rate cut for various Assets?
After the hawkish interest rate cut, trade related to the interest rate cut became the dominant logic temporarily, leading to a breakout of US Treasury yields and the US dollar upwards, while US stocks and Gold experienced a significant decline. However, with the approach of January 20 when Trump takes office, the impact of his policies is bound to "make a comeback". Moreover, it is believed that the current hawkish stance of the Federal Reserve is not necessarily bad for the US economy and US stocks, and there is no need to swing from the extreme of a "large interest rate cut" in September to the other extreme of "unable to cut rates" now.
Futu Morning Report | Is a sell-off signal emerging? Buffett takes the opportunity to "sweep up" Occidental Petroleum and two other companies; Tesla's latest announcement: the automated driving taxi Robotaxi is accelerating its advancement.
The "Three Witches" day caused huge fluctuations in the US stock market, as shorts covered their positions leading to a sharp rise during the day, but market volatility may continue into next week; several Federal Reserve officials supported a cautious approach to interest rate cuts next year, relying on data, while Powell's "dovish allies" rarely spoke in a hawkish tone.
Bond Traders Turn to 2025 Amid Most Agonizing Easing in Decades
What do new highs in U.S. Treasury bonds and new lows in Chinese bonds mean for Hong Kong stocks?
The combination of "new highs in US bonds and new lows in Chinese bonds" has a neutral or even somewhat negative impact on Hong Kong stocks, and historical experience often reflects this.
Trump has a new development! He nominates several diplomatic envoys, including the owner of the Houston Rockets on the list.
Trump has new developments!
Weekly Preview | The market focuses on the National People's Congress Standing Committee meeting; due to the Christmas holiday, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange will be closed for two and a half days, and the U.S. stock market will be closed for one and a hal
The earnings report season for the US stock market has concluded. Due to the Christmas holiday, there will be no speeches from Federal Reserve officials this week, and the data released will be limited, but attention can be paid to the USA Consumer Confidence Index and initial unemployment claims; on Wednesday, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will deliver a speech regarding potential yen intervention measures.
Federal Reserve dovish officials: Inflation has decreased significantly, and a moderate interest rate cut is expected next year.
① The Chicago Federal Reserve Chairman Goolsbee stated on Friday that he slightly lowered his forecast for next year's interest rate cuts but still expects the Federal Reserve to moderately cut rates next year; ② As a dovish official, Goolsbee will replace Cleveland Federal Reserve President Harmack next year and become a new voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).
Is the Federal Reserve turning hawkish? Morgan Stanley: I have seen this episode!
Morgan Stanley stated that the timing and magnitude of interest rate cuts depend on the implementation progress of the restrictive policies of the new Trump administration. However, the impact of these policies on economic activity may also be delayed. Therefore, while the Federal Reserve is currently hawkish, it may turn dovish later.
The "farce" of the USA government shutdown crisis is over! The Senate has passed a stopgap spending bill.
The bill ensures that the USA federal government continues to receive operational funding, extending the funding period from this Friday night to mid-March next year.
38 Republican "traitors", the USA government nearly faced a shutdown, was Trump's "strong stance" exposed?
Analysis suggests that this event indicates that Trump, who seems to have "consolidated power" and appears politically stable, now faces an uncertain future. Trump's Republican colleagues, 38 Republican representatives in the House, opposed his call to "suspend or eliminate the debt ceiling," which almost led to a government shutdown.