Alaska Air to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal that may attract regulator scrutiny.Alaska Airlines agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal announced Sunday, potentially putting it on track for a clash with a Biden administration wary of higher airfares.On Sunday, the companies said Alaska will pay $18 in cash for each share of Hawaiian, whose stock closed Friday at $4.86 after losing just over half its value in the year so far. They also said would create a stronger company to compete with the nation’s Big Four: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines.However, this deal setting up another potential regulatory battle in the second proposed airline merger in less than two years.$Alaska Air(ALK

Make sure you know these 5 charts for trading the SPY for next week 1. Most think we a recession is coming when we are in fact in the "initial recovery" phase and a powerful expansion is about to happen in 2024.Image2. We are in the early cycle phase of the business cycle in our opinion. Image3. There is a 98% probability the FEDS are going to keep rates the same next week and CUT rates in March 2024. This is extremely bullish.Image4. December on average will close strong into the end of the year. Buying calls on dips and pull backs is the best strategy in our opinion.Image5. $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ still faces a lot of headwinds and resistance up here above $460, but overall I think we close strong on the upside for next week.ImageSource

Mega Cap Tech Stocks are now outperforming Small Cap Stocks by the largest margin since the peak of the Dot Com Bubble>>Image $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ is outperforming the $iShares Russell 2000 ETF(IWM)$ by the largest margin since 1999. ImageNow Stock Market Fear & Greed Index NOW Point at 41 (Fear) ImageDo you still think the strong trend of large-cap stocks can continue? Why?How will you plan your investment strategy next?Maybe Follow Mark Zuckerberg Start sell $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$ ? $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$ CEO and Chair Mark Zuckerberg has dumped $35 million worth of $META shares this month which is his

The "August curse” has occurred, the $S&P 500(.SPX)$, $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ , $DJIA(.DJI)$ closed down 1.77%, 2.17% and 2.36%, respectively, on a monthly basis.September is usually the worst month for U.S. stocks in history.According to CFRA data, since 1945, the $S&P 500(.SPX)$ has fallen more than half the time in September since 1945, with an average return of -0.73%.But this September may not be as bad as history predicts.This is according to statistics from Carson Investment Research: based on the statistics when the $S&P 500(.SPX)$ has risen more than 15% in the fir

These 6 stocks in the Dow are testing support at the 200DMA.The meaning of 200DMA:The 200-day moving average is a main indicator that tells traders and investors the average closing price of a stock which is observed over 200 days.The 200-day simple moving average is considered such a critically important trend indicator that the event of the 50-day SMA crossing to the downside of the 200-day SMA is referred to as a "death cross," signaling an upcoming bear market in a stock, index, or other investment.1. $Apple(AAPL)$ $Apple(AAPL)$ is up 75,000% over the past 20 years after the dotcom bubble burst which means $50,000 invested into $APPL in 2003 is worth $36 million today.Image2.

$Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ $E-mini Nasdaq 100 - main 2406(NQmain)$ $NASDAQ 100(NDX)$ based on this current setup, the higher probability move is definitely leaning to the upside. Jake Wujastyk

It is expected that we will continue to see some high-quality Chinese concept stocks rise this week. $CSI China Internet ETF(KWEB)$ $FTSE China Bull 3X Shares(YINN)$ .The 10 Chinese ADRs with the highest trading volume on Tuesday were: $NIO Inc.(NIO)$, $TAL Education Group(TAL)$, $Bilibili Inc.(BILI)$, $Alibaba(BABA)$, $Lufax(LU)$, $Pinduoduo Inc.(PDD)$, $iQiyi Inc.(IQ)$, $XPen

Disclaimer: The content are from public information, strategies are for communication, not for trading advices directly.Editor Notes: $Credit Suisse Group AG(CS)$ 's credit default swap (CDS) spreads to more major European and American banks, We may be in the early stages of a banking crisis. If not handled properly, it is a financial crisis.  Citi Research: The Funding, Liquidity, Valueation, Risks of Credit SuisseAfter SIVB, SBNY, Who is Next, ZION, TFC, FRC, KEY or $RF?1. <

Wednesday's rise of US stocks seemed to make people forget the suffering of the bear market. $DJIA(.DJI)$ ,$NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ ,$S&P 500(.SPX)$.Various indexes rose, with clean green energy ranking the first rise for 3,52%.Meanwhile, the CBOE Volatility Index VIX also rose 3.51% to 31.According to the CNN' Fear and Greed Index, the current market sentiment is Extreme Fear.This may indicates that the market is still very pessimistic, and the US stock market seems to have not hit the bottom under the expectation of depression and inflation.Yesterday, I shared two indicators to confirm a bottom：

Source from: Mott Capital Management:Summary The bear markets of 1937, 2000, and 2008 suggest a short-term bottom may be found in October. However, that doesn't mean it will be the bottom. Whether the market bottoms or not will depend on interest rates. Looking for a helping hand in the market? Members of Reading The Markets get exclusive ideas and guidance to navigate any climate. RomoloTavaniThe bear market of 2022 still has further to run based on historical trends and valuations versus interest rates. The 2022 $S&P 500(.SPX)$ continues to trace bear markets of 1937, 2000, and 2008, which is more an indication of the ebb andflow of human nature than past and future events.The mid-August peak served as another turning point for the

Can U.S. stocks hold the 200-day moving average? Can the bulls regain dominance? You choose to stay long or go short?$S&P 500(.SPX)$ trading at a critically important level here. Right below the 50 Day Moving Average(MA50 Redline) but right above the 200 Day Moving Average(MA200 whiteline).Recently, the performance of the $S&P 500(.SPX)$ has been relatively weak. It has recorded a decline for three consecutive weeks, and last week it fell by 2.7%, the worst weekly performance since 2023.Day chart of .SPXDay chart of .IXICDay chart of .DJIWill the 200 Day hold as support?Firstly, there are 3 Key facts affect 

After the Fed announced a 75bps rate hike at 2pm as expected, and the US stock $S&P 500 (.SPX)$ turned from a slight up to a downturn, the trading volume increased, $(SPX)$ fell below 3800 points and closed at 3789 points.The sell signal of distribution appeared, the $Cboe Volatility Index(VIX)$ surged more than11%.'Fear gauge' futures close to signaling U.S. stock selling……At the same time, the October Volatility Index futures $Volatility Index - Oct 2022(VIX2210)$ which linked to "fear gauge" VIX rose 0.28 points fro

$E-mini S&P 500 - main 2406(ESmain)$ $S&P 500(.SPX)$ $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ Price continues to trade right at this diagonal trend zone originating from December 6th, 2023.Image

$NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$ Moving averages shows the price just above its MA21 and got some pressure on its MA50.Below are some price target levels, $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$’s price target upgrade to $750 from $670. Analysts are bullish on Nvidia with an average price target of $644. The highest price target is $1,100.ImageIf giant tech companies includes $Apple(AAPL)$ $Microsoft(MSFT)$ $Alphabet(GOOG)$ $Amazon.com(AMZN)$ $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$ will continue to rise, The S&P 500 may up break its key level

 $Alibaba(BABA)$working its way into the top 20 most mentioned on wallstreetbets over the last 24 hours.Last week,$Alibaba(BABA)$ led the rise in the concept of alibab. On Monday, Alibaba rose another 3,19% to quote $111.3. BABA has up more than 60% since November.Welcome to read: Alibaba Concept Soaring: Is Alibaba A Good Buy For 2023?The latest news shows that, the funder of $Alibaba(BABA)$ Jack Ma no longer actually controls Ant Group, and Ant Group's listing trip may be postponed again. It takes 3 years

$Nasdaq100 Bear 3X ETF(SQQQ)$ one of the most mentioned on 4chan over the last 24 hours.Market is expecting an inverse would be nice if still holding some $Nasdaq100 Bear 3X ETF(SQQQ)$ Everyone is Buying the Dip Right Now. I have puts, as well as $VIX Short-Term Futures 1.5X ETF(UVXY)$ and $Nasdaq100 Bear 3X ETF(SQQQ)$ .Below are top inflows (Green) and Top outflows(red) tickers.Top inflows: $iShares S&P 500 ETF(IVV)$ ,$iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF(IWF)$ ,

Today’s Focus The possible short-term, mid-term and long-term trend of $S&P 500(.SPX)$ Three ways to ruduce downside risk exposure in bear market？ As of Thursday, $s&p 500 (.Spx) $fell 6% this week.After the S & P 500 opened gap down100 points on Thursday, it opened gap down again on this Monday, forming a weekly gap around 60 points between 3,900 and 3,838. Historically, such a gap market often takes 3 to 6 months to fill up.Statistically, on Thursday trading,100% of $Nasdaq 100 Trust(QQQ)$ stocks were down，98% of $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Tr