U.S. stock market opportunities | Henry Hub Natural Gas prices have soared to a two-year high! Gas companies LNG and CQP have seen stock prices rise for two consecutive days; BEIGENE has surged nearly 9%, and it will achieve positive operating profits by
There is potential for growth driven by AI and free cash flow! The stock price of Wix.com rose by 5.25% after Morgan Stanley upgraded it to a "Shareholding" rating.
Under the double pressure of tariffs and the strengthening of the dollar, Emerging Markets stock markets have experienced a major sell-off.
Investors are concerned that under Trump's potential tariff and inflation policies, the uncertainty of the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut cycle will increase, and countries may devalue their own currencies to enhance export competitiveness, which will suppress the dollar returns of Emerging Markets.
The USA government's spending has skyrocketed, with a record high budget deficit in the first quarter.
Historically, the USA has never experienced such a large-scale deficit during times of strong economic performance.
The battle between bulls and bears on Wall Street: More important than the non-farm payrolls will be tonight's CPI?
Compared to the hot non-farm payrolls, what Wall Street perhaps least wants to see right now is the scorching CPI. With last Friday's non-farm payrolls already giving the USA market quite a shock, everyone may be watching tonight to see whether the USA market will surge into even more tumultuous waves on CPI night...
Daily Options tracking | The implied volatility of the quantum computing "monster stock" RGTI has soared to 242%, with a Call position earning tenfold returns; Tesla's Call ratio has risen to 66%, and large investors have spent over 0.4 billion dollars on
On the last trading day, MSTR rose over 4%, with an Options Chain volume of 0.47 million contracts, and the implied volatility increased to 111%; on the Options Chain, there is a standoff between bulls and bears, with the highest Trade volume for the 400 dollar strike price call expiring this Friday at 0.016 million contracts.
Absolutely significant: "The most important inflation data in recent memory"! This scene may suddenly strike the Global stock and bond markets.
Investors and traders are highly focused on the December Consumer Price Index (CPI) data set to be released on Wednesday, as this data may significantly impact the trends in Stocks and Bonds markets.
S&P 500 Still Dependent on Tech to Drive Growth This Season: Barclays
The U.S. Middle Cap stocks may hold good opportunities! Goldman Sachs: The S&P 500 Index is expected to surge to 6,500 points by the end of the year.
① Goldman Sachs strategists currently favor Middle Cap Stocks in the U.S. market, as their valuations are relatively low, with the PE far below other Stocks, while their growth rates are comparable to those of large companies; ② Goldman Sachs Chief Strategist David Kostin expects that Middle Cap Stocks offer better risk-reward; ③ Kostin also predicts that the S&P 500 Index will rise to 6500 points by the end of the year, an 11% increase from Tuesday's close, mainly driven by earnings.
Small Cap stocks are about to make a comeback, and two ETFs can help seize the rebound opportunity!
Small cap stocks have recently suffered a sharp setback, but Historical Data indicates that they are on the brink of a rebound.
If the USA CPI achieves five consecutive increases tonight, will the Federal Reserve press the pause button on interest rate cuts?
Forecast analysts predict that the USA Consumer monthly report will show an increase for the fifth consecutive month.
Goldman Sachs has listed the "Seven Giants" of the US stock market, along with profit growth and valuation forecasts for the next two years (table).
Goldman Sachs released a report on the outlook for the US stock market this year, predicting that the S&P 500 Index could rise to a target of 6,500 points by the end of this year, with a potential increase of 12%. They made five investment recommendations: the first is to benchmark the "Magnificent 7" stocks and Hold the S&P MidCap 400 Index; the second is to Trade themes: select merger and acquisition targets; the third is to Hold stocks related to small and medium-sized enterprises; the fourth is stocks benefiting from the third phase of AI; the fifth is to focus on specific Sectors: attention to software and services, raw materials, and utilities. The bank also listed the profit growth forecasts for the US stock market's "Magnificent 7" for this year and next year: shares│this year.
"Concerns about technological monopolies" are increasing, and weighted ETFs like S&P are becoming popular.
In the second half of last year, Invesco's S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF attracted approximately $14.4 billion, bringing its total inflow for the year to $17 billion, far surpassing the record inflow set in 2023. Analysts believe that investors are currently most concerned about concentrated risks, fearing that the market is too top-heavy. It is expected that this year, apart from the largest technology companies, other companies will achieve double-digit growth in earnings.
Blackrock warns: If the USA encounters these three situations, it advises investors to "hedge".
If these three factors are triggered, Blackrock is likely to enter a "risk-averse mode."
Tonight's CPI will be very important! Investors will view the data from an 'asymmetrical perspective.'
If the overall CPI annual rate exceeds 2.9%, it will shock investors, but the details of this report are as important as that number, if not more.
Worried about the impact of U.S. debts? Bank of America Merrill Lynch: This is the "Gold pit" for bottom-fishing in AI U.S. stocks.
Merrill Lynch believes that in the long run, the stock market correction under the impact of US Treasury bonds can help investors eliminate the risk of an AI bubble in advance, and now may be a "significant Buy opportunity."
What is the impact of the California wildfires? Economists say the losses could reach 250 billion dollars, but the impact on the national economy is limited.
Goldman Sachs expects that the wildfire will drag down the USA's economic growth rate by 0.2 percentage points, reducing 15,000 to 25,000 jobs.
What would happen if the Federal Reserve raises interest rates this year.
Investors are weighing an important question: Is the barrier to raising interest rates greater than that of lowering them?
"The anchor of asset pricing" is a significant force, will the Wall Street financial giants leading the Earnings Reports season become the saviors of the U.S. stock market?
The earnings report season for U.S. stocks has begun, with Wall Street financial giants taking the lead! The market's focus has shifted from U.S. Treasury yields to performance data.
Rising interest rates have led to soaring deficits. Is the USA the first to "struggle"?
In the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, the federal government budget deficit of the USA reached 711 billion USD, a year-on-year increase of 40%, and government spending also hit a record 1.8 trillion USD, up 11% year-on-year.
Today's CPI is very significant for the U.S. stock market.
Citigroup expects that the S&P 500 Index will experience a 1% fluctuation after the CPI data is released, and this implied volatility is comparable to the upcoming Federal Reserve interest rate decision day (January 29), already surpassing the next non-farm day (February 7).