You can trade without any upfront cash but it’s vital to understand the risks involved.In the world of investing, there are various strategies to approach the markets. One such strategy, sometimes used by investors looking to trade the market in the short term, is contra trading.Contra trading involves buying and selling shares within a short period, typically within a few days, without having to fully pay for the shares upfront. Instead, the investor has a certain number of days to settle the payment, during which they can sell the shares to potentially profit from price movements. The profit (or loss) is the difference between the buying and selling prices.The Benefits Of Contra TradingThe primary benefit of contra trading is its potential to generate returns without requiring upfront ca

NVIDIA's AI-driven growth is surging, with sales hitting a $150 billion annual run rate despite supply constraints and production delays with new Blackwell GPUs.The company is reporting unsustainable margins that will normalize over the long term; however, current momentum suggests further upside over the next 1 to 2 years.The stock should have more upside based on the cheap valuation compared to growth rates with the stock only trading at 31x FY26 EPS targets.The world continues to charge into AI data center demand that NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) (NEOE:NVDA:CA) has easily hurdled a couple of apparent hiccups with their new Blackwell GPUs. The chip company will face major long-term margin compression, but for now, the business should charge ahead. My investment thesis remains Bullish

SummaryAlibaba's stock shows mixed signals with a very bearish near-term outlook, uncertain intermediate and long-term prospects, and modest undervaluation based on fundamentals.The daily technical analysis indicates a bearish trend with broken uptrend lines, stalling moving averages, and negative indicators like MACD and RSI.Weekly and monthly analyses present a neutral to mixed outlook, with some bullish divergences but overall lack of strong upward momentum.Despite weak technicals, Alibaba's EPS growth and low P/E ratio suggest it is modestly undervalued, justifying a hold rating.EarningsAlibaba released their latest earnings on November 15th and showed mixed results. They reported revenues of RMB 236.503 billion up modestly from the prior year period's RMB 224.790 billion. As for EPS,

SummaryAlibaba stock has cratered recently, and buyers fled after the stock hit its peak in October 2024.The early momentum from China's stimulus measures has dissipated. However, has the market taken the sell-off too far?Alibaba's monetization has improved, and its cloud segment has remained profitable.Its international e-commerce business has also performed admirably, demonstrating its ability to rejuvenate growth.I argue why investors who didn't chase the previous surge can consider taking advantage of BABA's recent pessimism.I am JR research, an opportunistic investor who identifies attractive risk/reward opportunities supported by robust price action to potentially generate alpha well above the S&P 500. I run the investing group

Nvidia announced a 1-for-10 stock split plan. After the close on June 7, shareholders holding Nvidia common stock will receive an additional nine shares, and trading will begin on a split-adjusted basis from June 10.What is a Stock Split?On May 23, NVIDIA announced a 1-for-10 stock split, effective from June 10. This means that for every one share of NVIDIA stock an investor owns as of June 6, they will receive an additional nine shares, resulting in ten shares total after the split. These new shares will start trading on June 10.Stock splits were once a common practice in the stock market, especially before the year 2000. When a company's stock price rises to a certain level, it can hinder trading volume and deter investors, particularly retail investors, from buying shares. A stock split

UBS agreed to buy its embattled rivalCredit Suissefor 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.2 billion) Sunday, about less than half of Friday's closing price of $8.4 billion for Credit Suisse.with Swiss regulators playing a key part in the deal as governments looked to stem a contagion threatening the global banking system.In order to preserve Credit Suisse and execute a successful takeover, Switzerland changed the law to allow both parties to bypass shareholder approval.Thus, as long as the board approved the sale, shareholders cannot question the sale price or the terms of the sale, resulting in shareholders who attempted to hold their shares on Friday losing half their stock equity.As an initial offer, UBS offered only $1 billion for Credit Suisse, which slowed down negotiations for a short time.

Russian-Ukrainian WarIn the past few months, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has escalated. This conflict is not only a military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, but also an economic war between Russia and the United States and its allies. Following the outbreak of the war, several rounds of economic sanctions have been imposed on Russia by the United States and Europe. The chain reaction of the war and economic sanctions resulted in large fluctuations in the stock market, foreign exchange market, energy, agriculture, and precious metals futures markets.InflationU.S. Consumer prices accelerated in May at the fastest rate since 1981. The Bureau of Labor Statistics' May Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed a year-over-year increase of 8.6% last month, up from 8.3% in April. The biggest contr