U.S. stock market open | The three major Indexes rebounded slightly; Growth Tech stocks generally rose, with NVIDIA climbing over 2%, and Accenture increasing nearly 7% after earnings.
The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates as expected but simultaneously showed a hawkish stance, causing the Dow Jones Industrial Average to plunge over 1,100 points overnight. The market's initial reaction to the Federal Reserve's policy may be overinterpreted, and the strong performance of the USA economy could drive the stock market further up.
Wall Street Bounces Back After Fed's Hawkish Cut Triggers Sell-off
U.S. stock market preview | All three major index futures are rising! Goldman Sachs: Although the Federal Reserve is hawkish, Powell is more dovish, still expecting three rate cuts next year; NVIDIA Concept stock SoundHound AI soared 7% in pre-market trad
Cryptos concept stocks are strong in Pre-Market Trading, with Coinbase and MARA rising over 3%; Accenture's shares in Pre-Market Trading increased nearly 7%, with Q1 revenue for fiscal year 2025 growing 9% year-on-year; entering the defense Sector, Nukkleus surged nearly 37%, accumulating over 35 times in the last two Trading days.
Annual review | The "report card" for Global major asset classes is out! Bitcoin has surged 136% this year, leading the world, with strong performances from US stocks, China assets, and Japanese stocks.
In this spectacular year, which asset classes have been dominant globally? Which market symbols have underperformed? Let's review together!
UBS Group warns: the risk of a bubble in Stocks and Assets is increasing, and it is advised to allocate Gold.
UBS Group Global Equity strategists point out that six of the seven preconditions for forming a bubble have already appeared, with the remaining one being loose MMF policy, as the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut on Thursday pushes the market further in this direction.
Daily Options Tracking | Musk is being investigated by the U.S. military! Tesla's Put ratio has risen to 39%; Micron fell over 14% before the market opened, with yesterday's options trading being very active, and many Put options earning over double.
The Federal Reserve breaks the bullish sentiment! The new member of the trillion Market Cap club, Broadcom, dropped nearly 7% yesterday, with Options Volume continuing to decline to 0.578 million contracts, and the Put ratio is 35%. On the Options Chain, the bullish forces are strong. The highest Call volumes for contracts expiring this Friday at $260, $250, $240, and $235 are 0.022 million, 0.019 million, 0.016 million, and 16,000 contracts respectively.
The degree of change is shocking! The Federal Reserve may have entered a "new phase."
Some economists believe that the "culprit" behind the global financial market crash on Thursday may still be Trump...
Is the direction of the stock market about to change? UBS Group suggests selling cyclical stocks and shifting to growth defensive stocks.
The UBS Group's Stocks strategy team recommends that Global investors reduce their shareholding in cyclical Stocks and suggests focusing on defensive Stocks with growth in performance.
The Federal Reserve creates a "tragedy" in the market! Traders rush to exit, how do Wall Street experts interpret this?
Powell suddenly changes his stance, investors can only clean up the mess. Under the "new phase" of MMF policy, what should be done next?
Believe in the Santa Claus rally! Five reasons will support the rebound of the US stock market by the end of the year.
There is one week left until Santa Claus' market phenomenon; despite the weak performance of the US stock market so far in December, there are five main reasons supporting a year-end rebound.
Global market turmoil! Where is the "USA beef" headed?
Following the commencement of the easing cycle by the Federal Reserve in September 2024 for the first time in four years, there has been a third consecutive rate cut, totaling a reduction of 100 basis points. At the same time, Fed Chairman Powell's hawkish rhetoric is undoubtedly the main reason for the market decline.
CITIC SEC: The Federal Reserve is likely to pause interest rate cuts at the next meeting, and volatility in the US stock market is expected to increase.
CITIC SEC expects that the Federal Reserve will most likely pause interest rate cuts during the next meeting to observe, and clearer guidance may not be provided until the March meeting, with increased volatility expected in the US stock market.
Zhaoshang Macro: Does a rate cut equate to a brake on the U.S. stock market?
On December 18, 2024, local time, the Federal Reserve held a meeting to discuss interest rates, lowering the target Federal Funds Rate Range by 25 basis points to 4.25%-4.50%. The pace of balance sheet reduction remains unchanged, specifically a Shareholding of 25 billion dollars per month in U.S. Treasury securities and 35 billion dollars per month in MBS.
Futu Morning Report | The "hawkish rate cuts" by the Federal Reserve severely impacted the US stock market! The Dow Jones Industrial Average sets a record for consecutive declines over half a century; Quantum Concept stock QUBT rises another 50%.
Cleveland Fed President Harker opposes interest rate cuts, the dot plot shows that 10 officials believe there should be a cumulative rate cut of 50 basis points by 2025; Fed Chair Powell stated that the Fed is not allowed to hold Bitcoin, Bitcoin dropped over 5% nearing $0.1 million, and U.S. stocks related to Cryptos all fell.
US Stocks Plunge As Fed Signals Slower Rate Cuts In 2025
The Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates by 25 basis points as expected! The dot plot suggests two rate cuts in 2025.
The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates for the third consecutive time, with a cumulative reduction of 100 basis points. The latest dot plot predicts the number of rate cuts in 2025 will be reduced to 2.
U.S. stock market in the early session | Global focuses on the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision! The three major indices rose slightly, with NVIDIA up nearly 4%; some quantum Concept stocks continued to rise, with QUBT up nearly 24%.
On the evening of October 18th, Peking time, the market is focused on the Federal Reserve's policy decision and Chairman Powell's speech, expecting the Fed to lower interest rates by 25 basis points.
US Stock Preview | Waiting in suspense! The Federal Reserve's interest rate meeting is tonight, and the three major futures indices are slightly rising; an Order from NASA! Quantum Concept stock QUBT rises more than 15% in pre-market trading, with a cumul
Citigroup supports NVIDIA: It is expected that GPUs will continue to maintain strong momentum, with ASIC accounting for 25% by 2028; Micron Technology rose nearly 2% in pre-market, and is set to release its Q1 performance after the market closes today, with Wall Street expecting EPS to turn from loss to profit.
Annual Review | 1 trillion USD! The total share buyback in the US stock market for 2024 is expected to reach a record high, with Apple firmly in the top position, and Meta and NVIDIA seeing a surge in buyback volume this year.
This year, the U.S. stock market has surged, with many companies' stock prices rising continuously, yet this has not deterred their pace of stock buybacks. According to EPFR data, by the end of the third quarter, the total amount of stock buybacks by All Market companies in the U.S. has exceeded 1 trillion dollars, likely breaking the historical record set in 2022.
Daily Options Tracking | Tesla's implied volatility levels continue to rise to a high of 90%! A large player bets nearly $0.7 billion on a bearish L; Are MEME stocks making a comeback? GameStop's Call ratio rises to 88%.
Apple rose 0.97% on the previous trading day, with the stock price reaching a new historical high; the Options Chain Volume was 0.856 million contracts, with the proportion of Put options increasing significantly to 48%; on the Options Chain, there is a standoff between long and short positions, with the top two contracts in terms of Volume being the call option with a strike price of $255 expiring this Friday and the put option with a strike price of $250 also expiring this Friday, with volumes of 0.094 million and 52,000 contracts respectively.