I opened $iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF(TLT)$ ,I purchased 41 shares of TLT in anticipation of key economic reports. The initial jobless claims data is set to be released this week, followed by GDP figures next week. It's a strategic move to prepare for potential market reactions.
I closed $Alphabet(GOOGL)$ ,Taking profits on Google (Alphabet) today could be driven by several factors. First, its stock has had significant gains, so locking in profits can safeguard against potential market corrections. Second, recent regulatory scrutiny, especially antitrust cases, could weigh on future growth and profitability. Third, economic uncertainties, such as rising interest rates and inflation, may pressure tech stocks. Finally, rotating into undervalued sectors or safer assets can provide portfolio balance. Timing market exits when stocks are high can maximize returns while minimizing risk from possible volatility or unforeseen industry disruptions.
Gold soars but be careful when you consider buying gold now
The time node when silver compensated for the increase and the RMB exchange rate triggered the rise of precious metals in the internal market + various news and fundamentals gathered. These top features that have been talked about before are emerging one after another. As an old bull who has been bullish on gold for many years, now I am more cautious and waiting for a signal to exit. Always remember that pulling the market is the best way to sell goods. Don't go up or chase high is the only way to avoid deep traps and losing money.Silver showed a significant upward trend last week, breaking through the high in mid-May, and opening further higher this Monday. Obviously, the recent comparison of gold and silver trends has completely matched the compensatory effect of silver's late-coming fir
STX Earnings Digest | Great Results, Falling Stock – Why?
$Seagate Technology PLC(STX)$ , the hard drive giant, reported an extraordinary performance in the Q1 2025 financial report, with revenue and profit surpassing analyst expectations. Despite this, the stock price plummeted by 5% in after-hours trading.Surpassing ExpectationsSeagate's Q1 2025 revenue soared to $21.68 billion, marking a remarkable 49% year-over-year growth, exceeding the expected $21.3 billion.The adjusted gross margin came in at 33.3%, surpassing the anticipated 32% and setting a 10-year record.Adjusted net profit stood at $337 million, outstripping the predicted $308 million and reversing the year-over-year loss.Segments BreakdownSeagate primarily focuses on data storage solutions, offering HDDs, SSDs, and data storage management so
After-hours trading yesterday, $Texas Instruments(TXN)$ released its third-quarter results. While the earnings weren't stellar, management’s optimistic outlook propelled the stock up by 4%.Earnings OverviewIn Q3, Texas Instruments reported revenues of $4.15 billion, representing an 8.4% year-over-year decline. This marks the eighth consecutive quarter of revenue drops. However, the figure exceeded analyst expectations of $4.12 billion and was slightly above the midpoint of management's guidance, which was $4 billion.Additionally, the gross margin reached 59.6%, surpassing the anticipated 58.4%.Guidance for Q4Looking ahead to Q4, management projects revenues between $3.7 billion and $4 billion, which indicates a year-over-year decline of 5.6% and is
$Tesla Motors(TSLA)$Below $200 after ER probably due to disappointing forward guidance. Fair value $100. It can't be positive when half of the nation detest DARK MAGA and call cybertruck a MAGA truck.
$NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$The dip at each level over the last 33 days has been bought up time and time again $150 strike break puts everyone in a state of SHOCK as NVDA goes nuclear !!!
$NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$acting well and getting a nice base breakout today, clearing 140 level finally. This one continues to do everything right. Would love to see it flag here and breakout more. Very good action.
$SPX Alert: The short-term top is holding strong, and the stakes have risen
🚨 $.SPX(.SPX)$ Alert: The short-term top is holding strong, and the stakes have risen for a deeper B-Wave pullback. ⚠️The market delivered a decisive impulse down coupled with a bearish WXY Model, signaling at least one more leg lower toward 5805 before final 5th (!).However, if we drop below 5775, the B-Wave confirms favoring additional downside to 5700-5650 before launching into the final C-Wave of Wave 5. $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$$E-mini S&P 500 - main 2412(ESmain)$$Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$$E-mini Nasdaq 100 - main 2412(NQmain)$ ImageImageWe expected another leg
1.BTCUSD - Similar RunsBTCUSD: BTCUSD - Similar RunsI believe we are experiencing a similar run to the one in 2017. Being at about the upper middle of this run currently. Similar places are in the circles. The red trend line is a possible top point for price. Still bullish.2.TOTAL2 - Finishing This Structure and BreakoutTOTAL2: TOTAL2 - Finishing This Structure and BreakoutThis is the altcoin market cap chart on the daily Suggesting a reversal out of this period of downward movement seen since april Perfect with uptober and christmas time aswell as aligning with the US election Still more of this bull run to come
1. $Spotify Technology S.A.(SPOT)$ I love Spotify stock because it has a great core (premium) with optionality to grow in advertising.Building an ad exchange with The Trade Desk as an initial partner is a huge win. Can ads revenue 10x in the next decade?Image2. $General Motors(GM)$ Shares are up 8.2% in early trading after earnings and the stock STILL trades at 5x earnings.Unpopular, but profitable!GM expects to buy back ~11% of the shares outstanding by "early 2025"!ImageGM is looking for partners to help fund Cruise. Strategic partners are all that makes sense since GM has the cash to do it themselves.Is a deal with $Uber(UBER)$ coming?
$Aehr Test(AEHR)$ - Post Earnings Continuation Base SetupFollowing a +20% close upon gap up move from a +305% EPS surprise two weeks ago, AEHR failed to see follow through momentum. Last week, it rebounded off the 200-MA and gap support (highlighted yellow zone), with the last 4 days showing price action hugging the the rising 10-MA amid volume contraction. Note that AEHR is actually trading above all key MAs and is already up +60% from its 52-week low since late June 2024.Image
Hello everyone! Today i want to share some option strategies with you!1.Everyone and their mom is probably playing $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ for earnings tomorrow. Count us in too! We want shares, but also don't want to miss out on any potential upside. Trades on our radar:- Sell a put in the 170-180 strike range (with 185 as an aggressive play) to pick up shares to go long- Buy a 230/235 call credit spread, and possibly ratio it by selling more call contracts around the 260 strike Expected move is 6.5%, but let's be honest ... TSLA is likely to experience a larger-than-expected move. Downside target to the low 200s and upside target above 230 (subject to change based on price action tomorrow).Upside gap at 232. Strong volume support around 175, with a