The U.S. stock market has recorded its best two-year performance since 1998. What should be focused on in 2025?
U.S. stocks have surged for two consecutive years, with the S&P 500 Index recording its strongest two-year gain since 1997-1998, which has made professional investors increasingly optimistic. However, some industry insiders warn not to expect the same upward trend in U.S. stocks to repeat itself in 2025, as it may face challenges.
U.S. stocks close | U.S. stocks wrap up 2024! The S&P 500 has risen over 20% for two consecutive years, but it has experienced its longest year-end decline in fifty-eight years.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell for four consecutive days, with NVIDIA dropping over 2% and Tesla dropping over 3%. The China concept Index rose 1% in the morning, performing well throughout the day, with PDD Holdings increasing by nearly 3%. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury initially fell then rose, the dollar reached a two-year high, Bitcoin tested $0.096 million before retreating, and the offshore yuan briefly pressured down to 7.37 yuan, marking a two-year low.
U.S. stock market early session | 2024 is the last trading day for U.S. stocks! All three major Indices rebounded collectively, with Tesla rising nearly 1%; China Concept Stocks surged, with Xiaopeng Autos up nearly 5%.
U.S. stocks opened slightly higher on Tuesday, with major indices expected to achieve significant gains this year, and the S&P Index may rise over 20% for the second consecutive year. In 2024, investor enthusiasm for interest rate cuts, economic growth, and AI drives the S&P 500 Index to rise over 20% for the second year in a row.
U.S. stock market preview | Tesla rebounds over 1% in pre-market! The Shanghai energy storage factory has begun trial production; Faraday Future surges nearly 30% in pre-market, after skyrocketing 78% yesterday.
For the first time in history! The USA ETF assets surpassed 10 trillion dollars; the market truth that subverts cognition: the yield curve is steep, which is indeed a Bullish for the seven giants of the USA stock market.
Daily Options Tracking | Bitcoin has fallen continuously! MSTR plunged 8% overnight, with multiple put options expiring on Friday doubling profit; NVIDIA saw a bearish L last night with over 21 million dollars involved.
Tesla faced a three-day decline, with a further drop of 3% overnight; last night, the largest Tesla Options transaction amounted to 8.8513 million dollars, which was in a bearish direction.
Allianz's chief economist: Next year, the Federal Reserve has two bad choices.
The Federal Reserve faces a choice: either accept inflation above the target or risk dragging the economy into recession by lowering inflation.
Asia Markets Mostly Fall on the Last Trading Day, Tracking Sell-off on Wall Street; Traders Assess China's PMI Data
China's Dec Factory Activity Grows at Slower Rate for Third Month, Service Sector Rises Most in Nine Months
Bullish news is here! The central bank and the securities regulatory commission jointly announced that the second swap convenience will be operated starting today, with an expected operation amount of no less than 50 billion yuan.
It is understood that 20 securities and Fund companies participated in the first operation, and the second operation will add more securities and Fund companies as well as five leading Insurance Institutions, with an expected second operation volume of no less than 50 billion yuan.
Key manufacturing indicators in the USA have collapsed! The Chicago PMI unexpectedly plummeted to near the lows experienced during the pandemic.
In December, the Chicago PMI in the USA was 36.9, significantly below the expected 43, with the previous value in November being 40.2. Given the dismal Chicago PMI data, the upcoming critical ISM manufacturing PMI to be released later this week may also be disappointing. The unexpected sharp decline in the Chicago PMI has led to an expansion in the gains of US Treasury prices during the day, and the drop in US stock prices has also widened at one point.
Futu Morning Report | The target point for the end of next year is 6,500 points! Citi urges to seize the opportunity of S&P 500's pullback; on the eve of New Year's Day, Hong Kong stocks will be closed this afternoon.
The US stock market will close on January 9 to mourn former President Carter, a tradition that has been in place for a century; it is expected that the US East Coast will be colder than usual in January, and the price of Henry Hub Natural Gas skyrocketed by 20%; the antitrust investigation passed, and NVIDIA officially completed its acquisition of the AI startup Run:ai.
U.S. stocks continue to experience a correction, with Growth Tech and popular Sectors all declining! What has happened?
US stocks have suddenly faced a fierce sell-off.
U.S. stock market morning | All three major Indexes fell, with the Nasdaq down nearly 2%, and Broadcom down nearly 4%; Quantum Computing concept stocks lost momentum, with RGTI down over 14%; Faraday Future rose more than 55% against the market.
As of the time of writing, the three major indices have all fallen, with the Dow Jones and S&P 500 Index down over 1% and the Nasdaq nearly 2% down. U.S. stocks are entering the year-end trading period, with low trading volume during the holiday season. Due to year-end uncertainties, some investors are opting to reduce their positions.
US Stock Market Outlook | The three major futures indices have sharply declined in the short term, with Nasdaq futures dropping over 1%; NVIDIA plans to launch a new generation humanoid robot computing platform.
Tesla fell over 2% in pre-market trading, as analysts expect this year's delivery volume to be slightly lower than last year; Goldman Sachs predicts that by 2035, the market size of the humanoid robot Industry will reach 38 billion dollars.
Annual Review | The most powerful month saw a threefold increase! Looking back at the monthly explosive rise of US stocks in 2024, AI and Trump Trade swept the whole year, with three Stocks making the list twice.
The US stock market continues to rise in 2024, mainly due to two significant trends: the tech stock frenzy driven by the AI boom and Trump's return to the White House.
Daily Options Tracking | Cumulative increase of over 1600% this year! Quantum computing stock RGTI's options trading is booming; NVIDIA fell 2% last Friday, with multiple put options expiring this Friday earning more than double.
Tesla fell nearly 5% last Friday, with two large Options transactions of tens of millions of dollars, involving amounts of 13.6887 million dollars and 10.8499 million dollars respectively.
Asia Markets Mixed Amid Thin Trading Ahead of the New Year Holiday, Tracking Wall Street Losses
Has the valuation of US stocks reached historically extreme levels? Analyst: Investors are overly worried!
① ProShares Advisors strategist Simeon Hyman pointed out that although the current valuation of the USA stock market is high, the low level of market debt reduces the risks associated with high PE ratios, and strong profitability suggests that PE expansion may be rational; ② Overall, Wall Street expects the S&P 500 Index to continue rising next year, with an average Target Price of around 6,539 points by year-end.
A review of the USA economy in 2024: the job market is cooling, but strong Consumer spending supports the "soft landing" narrative.
Driven by robust consumer spending, the USA's economic growth significantly outpaces that of other G7 countries; despite high borrowing costs suppressing housing and manufacturing developments, resulting in a slowdown in hiring activities, the USA economy, supported by strong consumer spending data, is approaching the Federal Reserve's ideal of a "soft landing" for the economy.
What are the highlights of the last two Trade days in 2024? Will the U.S. stock market close perfectly?
The Global market is about to迎来 the last two Trade days of 2024. If nothing unexpected happens, it is hoped that the US stock market will achieve another strong year of growth.