*Global markets regain momentum, performance of large technology companies takes center stage. 🇺🇸 S&P 500: 0.87% 📈 🇺🇸 Nasdaq: 1.11% 📈 🇪🇺 Stoxx 600: 0.76% 📈 🇯🇵 Nikkei 225 Index: 1.00% 📈 🇭🇰 Hang Seng Index: 1.77% 📈 🇨🇳 CSI 300 Index: -0.29% 📉 * U.S. markets were generally higher on Monday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rising 0.9% and 1.1% respectively, as investors will focus on quarterly results from major companies this week, which will provide a glimpse into the health of the U.S. economy situation. * Asia-Pacific stocks ended mixed, with the CSI 300 down -0.3 and the Hang Seng up 1.8%, as investors were rattled by reports of an Israeli missile attack on Iran and rising tensions in the Middle East sparked a scramble for safe-haven assets. * China kept its one-year and five

Implied Volatility (IV), sounds simple yet complicated. Anyway, it is worth to learn and understand the principle behind IV. Before and after the release of financial reports, implied volatility often experiences a sharp decline, a phenomenon referred to as IV Crush. IV, or Implied Volatility, is a critical parameter in option pricing models, representing the market's expectation of future volatility in the underlying asset. Unlike historical price data, IV is inferred from option market prices. Therefore, IV reflects current market conditions and participants' expectations, providing valuable insights into market volatility. Significant events such as financial report releases or policy changes may cause substantial price fluctuations in the underlying asset. Before these events occu

Global markets fall on rate cut expectations and rising Middle East tensions Index changes: 🇺🇸 S&P 500: -0.87% 📉 🇺🇸 Nasdaq: -2.05% 📉 🇪🇺 Stoxx 600 Index: -0.06% 📉 🇯🇵 Nikkei 225 Index: -2.66% 📉 🇭🇰 Hang Seng Index: -0.99% 📉 🇨🇳 CSI 300 Index: -0.78% 📉 * U.S. markets were broadly lower on Friday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite down -0.9% and -2.1%, respectively, as poor quarterly earnings and growing pessimism about a Fed rate cut soon also weakened increased market popularity. * Asia-Pacific stocks closed broadly lower, with the CSI 300 and Hang Seng down -0.8% and -1.0% respectively, as investors were rattled by reports of an Israeli missile attack on Iran and rising tensions in the Middle East sparked a scramble for safe-haven assets. * Japan's core CPI, excluding fresh food,

Interesting topic, for me, in recent years, instead of being rich, I try to be wealthy instead of rich. What are the main differences between them although they sound pretty similar? [Thinking]  [Thinking]  [Thinking]   In general, the rich are those who have a lot of money. They may have inherited their wealth or they may have earned it through their hard work. The wealthy, on the other hand, are those who have a lot of assets. This includes things like property, stocks, and bonds. The wealthy may also have a lot of cash on hand, but they also have other ways of growing their money. [Doubt]  [Doubt]  [Doubt]   A few main differences to highlight: 1. The wealthy are typically born into money, while the rich have to work

Other than stocks, there are several other alternatives to make money. For example, you can invest in property, either for value growth or rental to cover your loan. I also invest in high risk product like crypto but only a small portion of my funds as the risk is over high. Besides, I also keep some gold as investment. Gold is slow is its value growth but the return is interesting as well if you see it in a long horizon. Few years ago, I planned to invest in ROLEX watches as well, but the fund required was quite significant so I didn't continue it. last but not least, I do have some funds on hand, which are managed by investment banks or brokers Well, there're many ways for us to make money, but do study well before you invest. All the best everybody in your "money making" journey. [C

As we observe, US market major indexes have been rallied since early of the year mainly boost by AI frenzy. And for the recent 2 weeks, the market seems to begin to pullback especially on the AI related theme stocks. For me, I am more towards technical trade for my entry and exit. For my holdings, I will usually take partial profit if the bullish stocks drop below EMA10 trendline support and will fully lock my profit once the stocks continue to breach below EMA25 support. Well, this strategy works pretty fine for me. We need to understand that we cannot earn every cent from the market, see profit takes profit is good enough. The current market correction (20-30% for some stocks) is attractive for mid term traders who have higher risk tolerance level and looking for higher potential retur

As for market hot stock, the first one to think of recently is Trump's stock DJT. Donald Trump's meme stock skyrocketed in March but has now crash-landed. Similar to most of the meme stocks in the market, their explosive rise and dramatic fall show how powerful people can wield their influence to create vast amounts of stock-market wealth, but it doesn't last long without a real business behind it. Let's look into a few market hot stocks analysis. The Bitcoin network on Friday evening completed its fourth "halving," reducing the rewards earned by miners to 3.125 bitcoins from 6.25. Mechanically, the halving itself shouldn't affect the price of bitcoin in the short term, but many investors are expecting big gains in the months ahead, based on the cryptocurrency's performance after previous

Last week continued to be a suffering and bad week for EV stocks. The EV giant, Tesla fell for a 6th straight session last night, breaching a significant psychological threshold. The stock settled at its lowest level since January 2023 amid intensifying worries over fundamentals. I believe more and more investors start to quit their position in EV or ignore their current holdings as the trend reversal won't be so soon. However, I still would like to continuously follow up the EV trend on a weekly basis, technically. Let's start with the leader Tesla. Last night, Tesla shares fell to its lowest in more than a year after several investment banks raised concerns over the electric automaker's increasing focus on its autonomous vehicle products when profit is under pressure. The delay of Model

As we observe, Donald Trump's meme stock skyrocketed in March but has now crash-landed. Similar to most of the meme stocks in the market, their explosive rise and dramatic fall show how powerful people can wield their influence to create vast amounts of stock-market wealth, but it doesn't last long without a real business behind it. Let's continue with our weekly meme stocks analysis. As usual, the first one will be AMC. Out of expectation, AMC began to rebound since earlier this week. Last year AMC rode the popularity of concert movies from Beyoncé and Taylor Swift. The movie-theater chain reaped the benefits of "Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé" and the record-breaking "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour." In addition to showing the concert movies in its theaters, AMC was also a distributor for t

* Wall Street edged lower as investors assessed earnings and economic data; the Hang Seng Index rose, driven by gains in insurance and bank shares. 🇺🇸 S&P 500: -0.22% 📉 🇺🇸 Nasdaq: -0.52% 📉 🇪🇺 Stoxx 600: 0.16% 📈 🇯🇵 Nikkei 225 Index: 0.31% 📈 🇭🇰 Hang Seng Index: 0.82% 📈 🇨🇳 CSI 300 Index: 0.12% 📈 * U.S. markets recorded modest losses on Thursday, April 18, 2024, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite falling -0.2% and -0.5% respectively, as investors scrutinized the latest corporate earnings, while economic data and Comments from Fed officials suggest the central bank is unlikely to cut interest rates anytime soon. * The Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index rose sharply to 15.5 in April from 3.2 in March (1.5 expected), indicating that overall manufacturing activity will continue to exp

Congratulations and Felicitations to Lawrence Wong, the 4th prime minister of Singapore! As a public servant, he was well known for his strong policy work and grasp of economics. Some even saw him as a policy wonk, or someone with a particularly keen interest in the finer details of policy. A few key challenges will test Lawrence Wong capabilities. They are not easy but I do trust Lawrence will bring us over them and will make Singapore better and better, without doubt. I identify one of the major is, navigating China-US rivalry may be challenging for the new Singaporean leadership. This is especially so if the two major powers attempt to pressure the island-state to take sides, a point that the current Prime Minister Lee has drawn attention to publicly several times. The China-US rivalry

Interesting and a must to discuss topic recently : Bitcoin Halving! The Bitcoin halving is a fundamental event that occurs approximately every four years, reducing the reward for mining new blocks by half. Well, this mechanism is designed to control the supply of Bitcoin, introducing a deflationary aspect to its economy. Historically speaking, all three prior Bitcoin halvings have certainly resulted (usually a few months later) in an explosive price event for the No.1 cryptocurrency, and by proxy the altcoin market. How is the Bitcoin trend now? Currently, the overall trend for Bitcoin is still downward, but the decline speed starts to turn slower. As we can observe, the weekly candle support is able to hold pretty well for the moment. And once it touches it, the rebound is quite

2024 is definitely a disappointing year for Tesla and its shareholders! It is undoubtedly the worst performing stock among the 7 BIG magnificent. For the past few years, Tesla has become one of the most talked about companies in the world. From its electric vehicles to its battery technology, it's no surprise that many investors are interested in Tesla stock. But with so much hype surrounding the company, is now a good time to buy Tesla stock? Let's look in this article on what would affect Tesla's share price.  Tesla Tesla starts to face fierce competition from Chinese EV makers especially BYD. BYD is one of the leading electric car manufacturers in China and is a major competitor for Tesla. The company offers several models, including the Qin, the Tang and the Song. All of these car

Yes, I was lucky to join the bull run during 2020 COVID pandemic. It was a pure luck because I just started my investment journey in US market during the early phase of COVID time. Due to this uncontrollable pandemic, many great companies share price plummeted and I managed to enter my position at that moment. The return was pretty nice over a short period of time. However, there's a saying, if the money comes easily, it will go easily as well. A big lesson learnt. Yes, I did made nice profit through my initial phase of investment as the stock market was under a crazy bull during the COVID, then I anyhow buy more and more stocks all the way, believing I can win the whole world money haha. I ended up losing most of my profits in 2022 during the aggressive pullback. Now, I learnt to trade te