Is there still a Santa Claus rally? Understand in one article why the US stock market suddenly dropped on Friday.
Large Technology stocks are leading the decline, with Tesla once dropping over 6%, and the sell-off in QITABANKUAI is also accelerating. Aside from technical factors like profit-taking, the 10-year US Treasury yield is hovering at a seven-month high, intensifying the downward pressure on the stock market. Goldman Sachs states that by the end of the year, USA pensions will sell $21 billion in US stocks, and CTAs will sell an additional $4 billion, resulting in significant selling pressure.
U.S. stock market closing | Rising U.S. Treasury yields pressured U.S. stocks, with both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq falling over 1% overnight, but seeing slight gains over the week; Tesla dropped nearly 5%, leading the decline among the seven tech giants.
U.S. Treasury yields rose, putting pressure on U.S. stocks, with the Dow Jones dropping more than 560 points at its lowest, and the Nasdaq, Nasdaq 100, Small Cap, chip, and the China concept index all falling over 2% during intraday trading. However, the Dow Jones halted a three-week decline, ending with a weekly increase of 0.4%, the S&P 500 rose 0.7% for the week, and the Nasdaq gained 0.8% for the week.
U.S. stocks in the early market | The Nasdaq fell over 2%! The fear index VIX surged 23%; Growth Tech stocks fell broadly, with Tesla down nearly 5%, NVIDIA and Netflix down 3%; Drone Concept stocks had mixed results, with SES still up over 40%.
Cryptos concept stocks broadly declined, with Bitcoin approaching the $95,000 mark, and Coinbase falling over 3%; Kingsoft Cloud's US stock reached a nearly three-year high, and Xiaomi is working on building a GPU cluster with ten thousand cards, heavily investing in AI large models.
U.S. stock market preview | The small-cap bull market continues! The Drone Concept stock SES is up nearly 60% in pre-market trading, while the Chinese concept stock Kingsoft Cloud is up 16% in pre-market.
Netflix's Christmas NFL live broadcast was a great success, but the premiere of the new season of "Squid Game" did not perform as well as expected; the release of images by "Roaring Kitty" stimulated GameStop to rise nearly 6% overnight, but it dropped nearly 2% in pre-market trading.
With Trump's inauguration and the non-farm payroll data coming in, will the market face numerous risks in January next year?
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Former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers in the USA: The Federal Reserve's interest rate cut in December is perplexing but thought-provoking.
The Federal Reserve should adopt clear MMF policy rules and explain the reasons for deviating from these rules.
Trump is about to return to the White House! Drawing from history, how will various Assets market trends unfold?
In comparison, after Trump's election, Bitcoin and U.S. assets immediately saw a violent surge, reflecting investors' recognition of the economic growth during his first term and their optimistic expectations for future prospects and cryptocurrency policies.
The Federal Reserve's mouthpiece: How did Powell "wage a 'World War II' against Trump?" Internal rifts have already emerged.
① Although the Federal Reserve's policy is not currently Trump's main concern, the actions of the elected president are influencing the mindset of central bank officials; ② The Federal Reserve, which constantly speaks of "independence," still acts honestly; ③ Powell feels privately dissatisfied with some colleagues' public comments on Trump's policies and attempts to intervene.
Daily Options Tracking | "Quantum NVIDIA" RGTI transactions are booming! Multiple end-of-the-world call options earn over 10 times; AI tenfold stock SOUN's implied volatility rises to 157%, with one call option soaring by 6 times.
Tesla fell by 1.76% on the previous trading day, with an Options Chain volume of 2.23 million contracts, a significant increase of 33% compared to Tuesday's trading day, and implied volatility levels rose to 81%; on the Options Chain, Trading of Call options was particularly active, with the highest volume being the $460 strike price expiration call, reaching 0.128 million contracts.
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Buckle up! Wells Fargo & Co: The U.S. stock market is disconnected from the economy and is about to correct after this year's "surge."
① Wells Fargo & Co warns that the optimistic rebound of the US stock market after the election may lead to a short-term "hangover," with the S&P 500 Index possibly dropping by 7%. ② The report points out that the disconnection between the US stock market and the economy is intensifying; economic data is lukewarm, yet stock indices are rebounding and rising.
Futu Morning Report | Apple hits a new high for four consecutive days! Wedbush raises the Target Price to $325; US Small Cap stocks are booming, with Drone and Quantum Computing concept stocks leading the surge.
The number of initial jobless claims in the USA fell to the lowest level in a month last week, but the duration of unemployment has increased; NVIDIA has launched the GB200 NLV4, and the GB300 is expected to be released in March next year; additional upward momentum? MicroStrategy plans to sell more shares to raise funds for purchasing Bitcoin.
U.S. stocks in the early market | The three major indices fell but small-cap stocks soared! Quantum Computing concept stock SEALSQ Corp skyrocketed by 30% and was temporarily suspended due to a trading halt; the Drone concept was crazy, with SES AI Corp s
Rumble rose another 20%, having accumulated a rise of over 100% in three trading days; Apple’s stock price reached a high of $260.09 during the day before pulling back, and Wedbush raised Apple’s Target Price to $325.
The number of initial unemployment claims in the USA has dropped to the lowest level in a month, indicating that the labor market continues to show resilience.
Due to the low number of layoffs, the number of initial unemployment claims saw a slight decline; however, as of the week ending December 14, the number of continuing unemployment claims rose to the highest level in over three years.
Famous investor Zuroff: 2025 will be 'the hell for investors, the paradise for traders.'
Well-known investor Felix Zulov believes that the US stock market will peak next year, followed by a significant correction and then a new high. Ultimately, the stock market will reach a critical crossroads, leading to a bear market.
U.S. Stock Preview | The market focuses on NVIDIA's new products! The "nuclear bomb" RTX5090 and B300 are about to be launched; MSTR issues new Stocks, investing another 42 billion dollars to buy Bitcoin; Pre-Market Trading sees a surge in the Drone Conce
Multiple US auto stocks rose before market open, Toyota Motor increased by over 9%, Tesla rose by 1%; Is it pushing towards a 4 trillion dollar Market Cap tonight? Two major banks raised the Target Price for Apple.
Express News | The number of initial unemployment claims in the USA for the week ending December 21 was 0.219 million, with expectations of 0.224 million, and a prior value of 0.22 million.
Express News | Oppenheimer: Investors are advised to look for "mispriced opportunities" when US stocks decline.
Historically, how did interest rate cuts end when the economy achieved a soft landing?
Goldman Sachs found that G10 central banks tend to end the easing cycle slowly and cautiously by pausing rate cuts, with nearly half of historical "soft landing" rate-cut cycles lasting more than a year. The institution believes that the Fed's statement in December aligns with the pattern of slowing down seen in the later stages of rate-cut cycles in history.
The outlook for interest rate cuts is filled with uncertainty! Is the Federal Reserve really going to act based on Trump's opinions?
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