Futu Morning Post | Christmas carnival begins! US stocks closed higher across the board, and Tesla surged more than 7%; OpenAI exploded to consider developing humanoid robots

Large Banks have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Reserve citing a lack of transparency in stress tests; Apple is seeking to defend itself against the billions of dollars paid to Google in the antitrust case regarding search.

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High interest rate pressure is becoming evident, with the USA junk bond default rate rising to its highest level in four years.

High interest rates continue to squeeze profits, with the default rate on loans from high-risk Global enterprises (mainly USA companies) climbing to its highest level since 2020, while investor demand remains strong.

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IShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF Options Spot-On: On December 24th, 317.47K Contracts Were Traded, With 5.18 Million Open Interest

On December 24th ET, $iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF(TLT.US)$ had active options trading, with a total trading volume of 317.47K options for the day, of which put options accounted for 35.1% of

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U.S. stocks in the early market | The three major indexes rose, with the Nasdaq up nearly 1%, and Apple and Palantir hitting new highs; Bitcoin returned to $97,000, and the stocks related to Cryptos also rose, with MSTR up nearly 7%.

On the evening of the 24th Beijing time, the US stock market opened slightly higher. Today, the US stock market will close early, and the trading time this week is shortened due to the holiday, with relatively light trading expected during the Christmas period.

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US stock outlook | Is the "Christmas rally" for US stocks approaching? Several small-cap companies are surging in pre-market trading, while American Airlines experienced temporary flight cancellations due to technical issues.

News reports that Meta will launch screen-equipped smart glasses, with the earliest release in the second half of next year; Apple's new Global Strategy has been revealed, abandoning car manufacturing to shift to Smart Home.

Futu NewsDec 24 21:27

Daily Options Tracking | AI chip stocks surged collectively yesterday! Multiple Call contracts for Broadcom earned over 3 times, Call ratio for NVIDIA skyrocketed to 72%, and AMD Options trading was vibrant, rising to 0.84 million contracts.

The "meme stock" cannabis giant Tilray Brands closed yesterday up 13.49%, with Options trading surging 4.6 times compared to the previous trading day to 0.34 million contracts, of which Call options accounted for 94.4%, and implied volatility soared to a high of 168%; the most active Call option with a strike price of $2 expiring on January 17, 2025, had a trading volume of over 0.046 million contracts, with an open interest of 0.096 million contracts.

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