US stocks are digging for gold | Microsoft's 'cash power' stimulates the nuclear power sector to soar! CEG skyrocketed over 22% overnight, VST rose over 16%; annual increase reached 200%, surpassing Nvidia! American fast food chain CAVA's stock price hits
It is worth noting that VST's year-to-date increase has exceeded 182%, CEG's cumulative increase exceeds 119%, and NRG's cumulative increase exceeds 70%. At the same time, other electrical utilities stocks are also benefiting, with the public service enterprise group rising by nearly 4%, a year-to-date increase of up to 45%; exelon rose by more than 2%, reaching a new all-time high in stock price.
Manufacturing panic or preparing ahead? Vice President Pence warns: US debt may fall into a "death spiral"!
Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance warned that if interest rates soar during his term, it could trigger a "death spiral" in the U.S. bonds market, ultimately potentially "destroying the country's finances"; In 2024, the U.S. government's spending on its massive debt interest is expected to surpass defense and medical insurance expenditures, becoming the second largest expenditure after social security.
Daily Options Recap | 'Big players' suspected of fighting for intel! Multiple call contracts make over 10 times profit; nvidia put-to-call ratio rises to 40%, big players spend 80 million US dollars selling call contracts.
Gamestop rose nearly 12% last Friday, with an implied volatility of 80.24%, call options accounting for 82% of the total. The options volume increased by 3.1 times compared to the previous trading day, reaching 0.62 million contracts. The largest outstanding contract in terms of volume is a call option with a $22 strike price expiring this Friday, totaling 0.022 million contracts.
Treasury Yields Nudge Higher as Investors Assess Growth Outlook
Deutsche Bank Cuts Forecasts for U.S. Treasury Yields
The Federal Reserve's "non-recessionary rate cut" means that traditional defensive strategies are no longer effective.
The traditional interest rate reduction trading strategy is to choose defensive stocks and high dividend stocks, but this time the Federal Reserve chose to cut interest rates significantly in a relatively loose financial environment, sending a signal to attack. Investors are shifting from defensive stocks to cyclical stocks and large cap stocks, investing in industries such as banks, technology, real estate, and autos.