Futu Morning News | The Central Economic Work Conference has set the tone! Next year, the fiscal deficit rate needs to be increased; Broadcom soared over 15% after hours! Q4 profit exceeded expectations.
Inflation unexpectedly accelerates! In November, the USA PPI month-on-month growth rate reached the highest increase since June; AI transformation faces challenges! Adobe's performance forecast fell short of expectations, dropping more than 13% after the earnings report.
Annual review | The top ten explosive stocks in the US stock market for 2024 have been released! Applovin emerges as the dark horse of the year in AI, MSTR astonishes the market with a fivefold increase for the year, and Tesla makes a comeback in the last
As of the market close on December 11, the S&P 500 Index has risen by 27% year-to-date, surpassing 6,000 points; the Nasdaq Composite Index has accumulated a rise of over 33%, reaching a milestone of 0.02 million points, exceeding market expectations.
From the perspective of Fed Governor Waller, CPI indicates that inflation is moving in the wrong direction.
According to the so-called Waller rule, the breadth of inflation is increasing.
U.S. stock market morning | The three major indexes weakened slightly, Adobe fell over 12% after earnings; popular China Concept Stocks rose against the trend, with MINISO up more than 5%.
On the evening of December 12, Peking time, US stocks opened mixed on Thursday. Adobe's Earnings Reports were disappointing, leading to a sharp decline in stock price. The number of people applying for unemployment benefits in the USA unexpectedly increased last week, and the PPI for November rose more than expected. The European Central Bank cut interest rates for the fourth time this year.
US stock market outlook | The three major futures indices show slight weakness, with both PPI and initial jobless claims data exceeding expectations; poor earnings guidance leads to Adobe dropping over 10% in pre-market trading.
Central Economic Work Conference: Implement more proactive and effective macro policies to expand domestic demand; not swayed by CPI, the U.S. bond market is more concerned with employment data; The Kroger rose more than 2.4% in pre-market trading and announced it would repurchase 7.5 billion dollars in stocks after the merger deal with Albertsons Companies fell through.
Daily Options tracking | Google surged for two consecutive days! The highest increase for call options was nearly 14 times; Tesla's stock price reached an all-time high, and Options trading continued to be explosive.
NVIDIA rose over 3%, with Options trading on that day reaching 3.1893 million contracts, and the proportion of Call Options has been increasing for several days, currently at 68.5%. Among these, the Call Options with a strike price of $140 expiring on December 13 had the highest Volume, with 0.269 million contracts traded.
The worst start to a new fiscal year! The budget deficit in the USA is soaring.
Government spending in the USA has surged, and Musk's government efficiency department is expected to accomplish great things, but any cuts to spending could provoke resistance...
US Stock Market Gold Mining | Five major Technology giants soar together! Tesla joins hands with Google, Amazon, and others to create historical highs; Broadcom jumps over 6%, partnering with Apple to produce AI Chips, the market focuses on tonight's perf
Unexpectedly turned a profit, GameStop's performance exceeded Wall Street expectations, soaring over 7% after the announcement; semiconductor materials and equipment company Astera reached a new high, with an increase of 240% since going public this year.
Futu Morning Post | Pushing US Stocks to Reach New Highs? Trump will ring the opening bell for the NYSE on Thursday; star tech stocks hit new highs, and Bitcoin will rise to 0.1 million dollars
The AI transformation was bumpy, and Adobe's revenue outlook for 2025 fell below expectations, falling more than 8% after the market; Apple launched Siri integrated with ChatGPT, and it is reported that the iPhone SE 4 will be released around March next year.
NASDAQ reaches 20,000 point milestone! Tesla led a group of tech giants to reach new highs. Has the Christmas market started?
Historically, every year on the seven trading days after Christmas, that is, the five trading days at the end of the year and the first two trading days of the following year, investors tend to go long, and US stocks are likely to rise. This seven-day market is called the “Christmas market.” The data shows that in the past 70 years, the S&P 500 index has an 80% chance of rising in these seven trading days.
The USA CPI is as expected; did the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut in December become stable?
The latest CPI report indicates that inflation is not worse than expected, and analysts believe this paves the way for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by 25 basis points next week.
US stock market forecast | November CPI data meets expectations, the three major futures indexes rise sharply; Quantum Computing concept stocks surge before the market, with Rigetti and Quantum both climbing over 10%.
Pre-market up over 1%, Tesla's sales in China for December usher in a "good start": first week sales of 0.0219 million Autos, Cybertruck has completed Energy consumption declaration in China; Google executive: Search AI is the biggest bet, with an expected investment of 50 billion in 2024.
Major Wall Street firms collectively warn: investors' "frenzy" is waning, and the momentum of the U.S. stock market may slow down.
The famous short seller at Morgan Stanley stated, "The kind of fervent sentiment that helps people purchase U.S. stocks will face a reality check next year."
The Bank of Japan's interest rate decision will be announced next week. Will global stock markets repeat 'Black Monday'?
The Bank of Japan will hold its last monetary policy meeting of the year next week.
U.S. Stock Market Insights | Tesla stabilizes at $400! Will it hit a historical high this week? Strong gaming performance + upward adjustment of annual revenue forecast! Sony's stock price reaches a two-year high.
The Industry's fundamentals have shown a strong recovery, American Airlines' stock price has skyrocketed over 60% since the low in August; insiders continue to increase their Shareholding in the company's Stocks! MSCI's stock price has reached an all-time high.
Daily Options Tracking | Google's quantum chip is extremely popular! A call option made a staggering 63 times profit; NVIDIA's stock price is sluggish, with implied volatility of options increasing for four consecutive days.
After the earnings report, C3.ai's stock price experienced significant fluctuations, briefly rising over 7% before turning negative. During the session, the Options Volume surged to nearly 0.4 million contracts, ranking eleventh on the list of individual stock options in the U.S. market, with a Call ratio of 72.4%.
Economists are ringing alarm bells: a tariff storm is quietly brewing.
The US stock market has continued to rise since the election, and the market has clearly welcomed Trump's victory, but if the president-elect of the USA follows through on his tariff threats, turmoil may follow.
Annual Review | The strongest sector in US stocks for 2024 has been revealed! Technology stocks are leading the way, with the "new AI superstar" Applovin skyrocketing over 700%, and NVIDIA rising over 170% at one point becoming the top company by Market C
The three major U.S. stock indices have repeatedly set historical highs this year, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average once breaking the 45,000-point barrier, and the Nasdaq continually approaching the 20,000-point mark. Even more exciting is that the S&P 500 Index has successfully stood above 6,000 points, marking the 57th closing high of the year.
Futu Morning Report | Focus on tonight's CPI report! It may become a key factor affecting next week's interest rate decision; Google surged more than 5%! Its quantum chip drove all Concept stocks to soar, with RGTI rising over 45%.
How much computing power does the agent need? Barclays: over 70% of total computing demand, with expenditures amounting to 300 billion; stock prices surged nearly 18%! Reports suggest that USA pharmacy giant Walgreens is in talks with private equity firms for a sale; Bitcoin briefly fell below 95,000 USD! Microsoft Shareholders voted against the Bitcoin investment proposal, stating that returns cannot be guaranteed.
Trump's return ignites hope, the confidence Index of small businesses in the USA hits a three-year high.
① In November, the USA's small business confidence Index rose to 101.7, the highest since June 2021; ② Owners expect tax and regulatory policies to benefit economic growth and ease inflation pressure, with 14% of respondents believing that now is a good time to expand their Business; ③ Analysts warn that the expulsion of illegal immigrants and the imposition of tariffs may increase small business costs and suppress overseas sales, with a high risk of rapidly deteriorating sentiment.