"Santa Claus market" is long overdue, Analyst: there will still be opportunities after the holiday!
The so-called "Santa Claus rally" may come later this year than in previous years, but late is better than never.
2024 financial events summary! The Federal Reserve's interest rate cut cycle has officially begun, with the U.S. stock market, Bitcoin, and Gold all reaching new highs, and NVIDIA's Market Cap even temporarily topping the Global rankings.
In 2024, with the Federal Reserve's first interest rate cut in four years, Global Assets flourish, with Japanese stocks, Gold, US stocks, Bitcoin, and others breaking historical highs one after another. Chinese Assets experienced an epic surge in October.
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Consumer confidence in the USA has dropped for the first time in three months, as concerns about Trump's tariff increases grow.
① In December, the Consumer Confidence Index in the USA fell to 104.7, below the expected value of 113.2, marking the first decline in three months; ② An increasing number of consumers are mentioning politics and tariffs, with 46% of respondents expecting tariffs to raise the cost of living, while 21% expect tariffs to create more jobs in the USA.
Futu Daily News | The Federal Reserve FOMC voting committee has a new lineup in the new year! The policy stance is expected to further polarize between dovish and hawkish factions; with the Christmas holiday approaching, Hong Kong stocks open half a day t
The NASDAQ 100 Index has been rebalanced, with the weights of Tesla, Meta, and Broadcom decreasing; competition in wearable devices is intensifying! Meta plans to add a display to its smart glasses; the "Santa Claus rally" is late this year, Analysts say there will still be opportunities after the holidays.
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Trump 2.0 is coming soon! These are the areas that investors are focusing on.
Investors in the USA are preparing for a series of changes that are set to occur in 2025.
U.S. stock market in the morning | All three major Indexes turned to decline, with the Dow down 0.7%; some Growth Tech stocks rose, AMD surged over 4%, Broadcom increased nearly 4%, and Apple hit a new high during the session; the Cryptos Concept stocks c
On the evening of the 23rd in Peking time, US stocks opened mixed on Monday. The market is preparing for a shortened trading week due to holidays, and trading is expected to be relatively light this week.
Express News | In December, the USA's Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index was 104.7, with an expectation of 113, and a previous value of 111.7.
The FOMC committee members have undergone a major turnover! With more hawks taking positions, will the Federal Reserve's policy stance undergo a "dramatic change" in 2025?
As the time approaches 2025, the annual rotation of voting members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will also occur, and the addition of new members may somewhat increase resistance to further interest rate cuts.
US Stock Preview | The NASDAQ 100 component adjustments will take effect tonight! Three companies have been included; quantum computing stocks are crazy before the market! QBTS rose more than 20% in the premarket
Broadcom stirs up the AI Chip market again! Multiple major banks raise their Target Price; Robotaxi accelerates deployment, and Tesla rises 3% in pre-market trading.
Musk is preparing to take action against the Federal Reserve!
Trump and Musk now both seem to regard the Federal Reserve as a 'thorn in their side'...
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.
The Fed's hawkish rate cuts trigger a plunge in the US stock market? A well-known Analyst says: it's exactly the right time to buy the dip on Hershey!
① Last week, the Federal Reserve’s "hawkish rate cut" operation led to a sharp decline in U.S. stocks, with major Technology stocks being sold off; ② however, Dan Ives, the Global Technology Research Head at Wedbush Securities, believes that the AI revolution has only just begun, and now is the time to Buy, expecting a bull market in Technology stocks to last for five to six years.
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.
Global top ten investment banks outlook for 2025: U.S. stocks are expected to continue rising, with Trump 2.0 potentially being the biggest variable.
① The market next year is laying an unknown foreshadowing: what kind of sparks will continue to be ignited between the extreme enthusiasm for risk preference and the changing geopolitical landscape? ② Currently, most Wall Street strategists expect that the Global stock and bond markets may continue to rise in 2025; ③ however, one of the biggest uncertainties faced by investors is the policy direction of the incoming USA President Trump.
What does the collapse of market breadth tell us according to a well-known short-seller from Morgan Stanley?
The Chief Investment Officer of Morgan Stanley stated that investors are increasingly inclined to use price trends as a key factor in their investment strategies, and breadth may not be as important as it once was.
Goldman Sachs: Potential economic adjustments support the anti-inflation trend, reaffirming expectations of three interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve next year.
Goldman Sachs chief economist Jan Hatzius discussed his outlook on the USA's economic prospects for 2025, the potential role of tariffs in Trump's second term, and the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate decisions in an interview.