1️⃣ YTD Performance (as of Dec 4 close)TickerCurrent Price52-Week HighDistance from HighYTD Gain $U.S. Steel(X)$ $54.84$54.91⬇️ -$0.07 (0.1%)📈 +84.6% $VanEck Steel ETF(SLX)$ $83.32$83.74⬇️ -$0.42 (0.5%)📈 +13.89% $SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF(XME)$ ~$100$111.09⬇️ -$11 (10%)📈 +140%(from low)💡 Key Insight: All three are at or near historic highs, but 🔥 driving logic and 💰 valuation levels show significant divergence.2️⃣ Multi-Dimensional Analysis🔍 Differences in Driving Factors $U.S. Steel(X)$ - Event-Driven🚀 Acquisition Premium Logic: Post-Nippon Steel acquisition, 200+ operational efficiency measures + $14B capital invest

Grayscale $None(XRP)$ ETF Goes Live Monday as Franklin Templeton Touts "Foundational" RoleHow would you like to engage with this ETF?Are there any similar ETFs?Yes—several spot crypto ETFs already trade:$Bitcoin(BTC.USD.CC)$ : $iShares Bitcoin Trust(IBIT)$ (BlackRock), $Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund(FBTC)$ (Fidelity), $Grayscale Bitcoin Trust(GBTC)$ (Grayscale) — launched January 2024, collectively hold $60B+ in assets.Ethereum: $iShares Ethereum Trust ETF(ETHA)$ (BlackRock), $Fidelity Eth

The healthcare bounce back has been swift.ImageRead more>>💥"Pharma Heaven & Hell": MRK & AMGN Lead Dow, LLY Hits ATH, Health Insurance PlungesHealth care ETF $Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund(XLV)$ is outperforming every sector on a red stock market day. It’s now up 9 days in a row. Only the 6th such streak ever, with the longest reaching 10 days. In past cases, the average max drawdown over the next 3 months was 7.8%.Chart showing the XLV healthcare ETF price since 1999 with highlighted periods when the fund achieved 9 or more consecutive up days. A lower panel displays the number of consecutive up days over time, marking the current 9-day streak. A table summa

U.S.-listed ETFs just hit a new milestone with $43 billion in weekly inflows through Nov. 7—enough to push 2025’s year-to-date total past $1.14 trillion, officially surpassing 2024’s full-year figure. Equity funds took center stage in this rally, with three heavyweights leading the charge: the $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ claimed the top spot with $12 billion in fresh capital, followed by the $Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ at $2.8 billion and the $Vanguard S&P 500 ETF(VOO)$ at $2.4 billion. Notably, VOO’s year-to-date inflows have now crossed $105 billion, solidifying its position as 2025’s biggest asset gatherer among ETFs.While high-growth tech saw some pullback, it

🐯Hi Tigers,Below is a summary of the key takeaways from the live session held on November 6, where Grace Chiu, Direxion Managine Director Asia , walked us through the highlights of the U.S. 2025 Q3 earnings season, current market narratives, a refresher on leveraged and inverse ETFs, and recent trading trends.1. Snapshot of the U.S. 2025 Q3 Earnings SeasonSo far, 317 companies in the $S&P 500(.SPX)$ —representing 69% of the index’s market cap—have reported Q3 earnings. Last week was the busiest week of this earnings cycle, with 174 companies reporting. $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ , currently the largest constituent by market cap, will report on Nov 19.According to Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research, here are

I. October Performance: A Historic Bull RunIndex: Korean stocks soared; the KOSPI broke 3,900, up 62 % YTD. October alone +8.4 %, beating MSCI Asia-Pac (+11 %).Exports: October semiconductor exports hit a record $13.4 bn, +51 % YoY. Memory +63 %; HBM QoQ +20 %.Leaders: Samsung (005930.KS) +12.6 %, SK hynix (000660.KS) +18.3 %, both at all-time highs. Combined market cap > ₩600 trn, 34 % of KOSPI—highest since 2000.Flows: Foreigners net-buyers for 10 straight days, $2.6 bn—longest streak since 2021. $Direxion Daily MSCI South Korea Bull 3x Shares(KORU)$ took $380 m in October, assets doubled.II. Valuation: Still Reasonable After Earnings RevisionsMetricCurrent2018 PeakHistorical AvgCommentKOSPI Semi 2025E P/E12.0×17.5×14×1σ below mean; mid-re-ra

Three scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize for uncovering how the immune system polices itself. A discovery that rewrote immunology textbooks has instantly swung market attention to the biotech sector. $iShares Biotechnology ETF(IBB)$ and $Spdr S&P Biotech Etf(XBI)$ are riding the wave.Sweden’s Karolinska Institute announced yesterday that the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi for three decades of step-by-step work that first revealed how “peripheral immune tolerance” is steered by regulatory T cells (Tregs), preventing the immune system from turning on the body.Image credit: The Washington PostMoments after the news, IBB and X

In the U.S. market, the March-launched “All-Weather” $SPDR BRIDGEWATER ALL WEATHER ETF(ALLW)$ just tagged a new all-time high: +14.81% YTD vs. +13.49% for $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ .Its senior rival $RPAR Risk Parity ETF(RPAR)$ —which began trading in 2019—is up 15.31% this year and also printing three-year highs.Worth noting: on 10 Oct., while the $S&P 500(.SPX)$ sank 2.7%, $SPDR BRIDGEWATER ALL WEATHER ETF(ALLW)$ slipped only 0.5% and $RPAR Risk Parity ETF(RPAR)$ just 0.25%.How do these “gain-more, pain-less” ETFs work?1️⃣

[Cool]Hey Tigers,Remember the 2021 GME squeeze? Some of you posted 500% gains in our community.4 years later the ticker symbol "MEME" is back — and it's listed. $Roundhill Meme Stock ETF(MEME)$ hit the NYSE on 8 Oct, printing $170 mln in first-day volume and already up 10.7% as of Octorber 14th 2025.Traders are calling it one-click exposure to the hottest U.S. re-industrialisation themes: quantum, micro-reactors, crypto miners, rare earths.Here is a lightning-round brief for investors.I. What Just Listed?Active ETF, 0.69% expense ratioHolds 13-25 names, 7% cap eachRe-balanced every Friday on "social-heat + implied-vol" screenCurrent AUM tiny (~$250 k) but options went live week-two (0DTE → monthlies)Top 20 positions include: RGTI, BE, QS, QUBT, OK

As of September 23, 2025 (ET). A fresh wave of milestones in quantum computing and space infrastructure sent a basket of high-beta names sharply higher, with their 2× leveraged ETFs posting even bigger double-digit gains. Below is a quick snapshot of the day’s moves, followed by an investor-focused note on what drove the rally.1. Performance at a glance (23 Sep 2025)Individual Stocks: $AST SpaceMobile, Inc.(ASTS)$ , $Rigetti Computing(RGTI)$ , $D-Wave Quantum Inc.(QBTS)$ , $Rocket Lab USA, Inc.(RKLB)$ , $Quantum Computing Inc.(QUBT)$ , $Job

U.S. Nuclear / Uranium – Overnight & Night-Session WrapMacro SparkAt the IAEA General Conference in Vienna, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright formally asked Congress to expand the Strategic Uranium Reserve (SUR) and set an 8-15 year commercial-fusion timeline—the first ever from DOE.Spot U₃O₈ leapt to US $70.25/lb (+6.3%), its highest since Fukushima, as utilities scrambled to replace Russian SWU before the 2028 import ban.AI power demand: $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$ , $Amazon.com(AMZN)$ and $Alphabet(GOOG)$ have signed >7 GW of 20-year nuclear PPAs YTD; SMRs are the only 24/7 carbon-free option that fits data-center footprints.Note: photo generated by A

Gold Prices Soar to Record Highs! How Can Investors Capture Opportunities in the US and Hong Kong Stock Markets?Recent Gold Market Drivers:Monetary policy expectations: The anticipation of rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve (due to cooling inflation, weaker job data) has lifted gold. Lower real interest rates make gold more attractive.US dollar weakness: As the dollar weakens, gold gains in local-currency terms in many regions, increasing demand.Inflation and geopolitical risk: Persistent inflation and macroeconomic uncertainty (trade tensions, central bank behavior, global debt burdens) are pushing investors toward safe-haven assets.Central bank demand: Continued buying by central banks (especially in Asia) is supporting demand.US Gold Stocks: The six companies selected are major gold

Market Expectations for 3 Fed Rate Cuts in 2025？1. High Probability of a 25-basis-point Cut in SeptemberMarkets are nearly certain the Fed will lower rates by 25 basis points at the September 16–17 FOMC meeting, according to the CME’s FedWatch Tool. There's also a 10% chance being priced in for an outsized 50-basis-point cut.2. More Cuts Expected Later in 2025Barclays now forecasts three 25-bp cuts in 2025, up from a previous estimate of two. Other banks such as Bank of America and Macquarie also see cuts in September and December.3. Year-End Total Cuts Projected Around 75–100 bpsMarkets expect cumulative cuts totaling approximately 75 basis points by year-end, reducing the federal funds rate from the current ~4.25%–4.50% down to the mid-3% range.Good sigh for small cap Stocks and ETFs?Sma

Tom Lee says $ $Ethereum(ETH.USD.CC)$ $Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF(ETH)$ could hit $62,000.Tom Lee just dropped bombs:• $Bitcoin(BTC.USD.CC)$ → $1M long term• $Ethereum(ETH.USD.CC)$ → $60K in 5 years• 50% chance $ETH flips $BTC• $SOL & $SUI → benefit from tokenization wave. Fundstrat believes its the "biggest macro trade' for the next 10-15 years.Wall Street & AI have chosen Ethereum. ETH is now the fifth-largest ETF in the US by investment volume. In August alone, BlackRock's ETHA fund saw $3.85 billion in inflows, a level that other ETFs typically take decades to reach. The demand for inv

On September 2, 2025 (Tuesday, ET), U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta issued the final remedies in the Google search-monopoly case:The DOJ’s breakup request was denied—Google will not be forced to divest Chrome or Android.Google must cease exclusive default-search contracts, share limited search-index and user-interaction data with rivals, and increase ad-auction transparency.Google may continue to pay $Apple(AAPL)$ ~$20 billion per year to remain the default search engine on iPhones.Market reactionAlphabet A-shares $Alphabet(GOOGL)$ jumped ~9% the next session, hitting an all-time intraday high; B-shares $Alphabet(GOOG)$ rose in tandem, adding roughly $180 billion

A-shares hit a nearly 10-year high. As of August 22, the $SSE Comp(000001.SH)$ closed at 3825.76 points, up 1.45%.Previously, on August 19, the $SSE Comp(000001.SH)$ reached an intraday high of 3746.67 points, breaking the closing record since the 2015 bull market.From April 8 to August 19, the Shanghai Composite Index, $SZSE Comp(399001)$ Shenzhen Component Index, and $ChiNext(399006)$ ChiNext Index rose by 25%, 32%, and 52%, respectively. Trading volume and margin trading balance exceeded 2 trillion yuan for six consecutive days, a record high.Meanwhile, the HKEX market

In recent days, China’s A-share market has ignited a long-awaited rally—Shanghai’s benchmark index broke through a ten-year high, and the total market capitalization of A-shares surpassed the landmark ¥100 trillion for the first time. This wave of momentum has drawn fresh attention to “China assets,” especially the potential of its technology sector.Over the past decade, when people think of the world’s most influential tech companies, their minds go straight to Wall Street’s “Big Tech Seven”: $Apple(AAPL)$ , $Microsoft(MSFT)$ , $Alphabet(GOOG)$ , $Amazon.com(AMZN)$ , $NVIDIA(NVDA)$