As we entered the second quarter of the year, the US stock retreated for 2 consecutive days. Some strong economic data on Monday had sent yields higher and reduced the odds of a rate cut in June - this could be the reason why we are having this little pullback. But on Tuesday, Fed’s Mester said that she continues to expect the central bank to be able to cut rates this year, and June could be the start. Let’s see if this will calm the market a little. Meanwhile, Powell is scheduled to speak on Wed. Stay tuned. ===== Check out my weekly market and stock analysis video if you have time: Stock Market Outlook - Apr 2024 https://youtu.be/jxR9CRT5xeA $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ $Invesco QQQ Trust-ETF(
S&P500 closed out last Thursday at yet another all time high, something that it has done more than 20 times this year. In addition to that, it also posted its strongest first quarter since 2019! What a market we are in. ======== Check out my latest video if you have time: Stock Market Outlook - Apr 2024 https://youtu.be/jxR9CRT5xeA $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$ $Invesco QQQ Trust-ETF(QQQ)$ $Apple(AAPL)$ $Microsoft(MSFT)$
This week, investors will be looking for answer to the number of rate cuts for this year. The current expectation from both the Fed and market is 3 cuts. Things may and could change on Wed as Fed release its latest monetary policy decision. This is especially so when recent inflation reports came in hotter than expected. ==== Check out my latest YouTube video on market analysis: Warning: Hot Inflation + FOMC Meeting https://youtu.be/rJNqShqb7Aw $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$ $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ $Meta Platforms, Inc.(FB)$$Apple(AAPL)$ $Invesco QQQ Trust-ETF(QQQ)$
AI boom is undeniably an opportunity for companies like Nvidia, AMD and Microsoft. But it is also quite evident that over the last few weeks, Apple and Google have been quite unloved in the latest AI rally. It has been a while since Apple innovated or came out with something fantastic. Their Vision Pro hasn’t been lifting off, at least for now. At the same time, we don’t see lots of AI plays in their business - both products and services. Recently, they have also pulled the plug on Apple cars. As for Google, they have been a little late in entering the AI field - late in introducing Bard to rival ChatGPT, late in introducing Gemini to rival other generative AI platforms. To make things worse, they had 2 rounds of bloopers for both of these platforms. Rushed products? Probably. They haven
After a slight tumble at the start of 2024, S&P 500 rallied to an all-time high last week Once again, the latest rally waa driven by big tech stocks as Nasdaq rose to its highest level in 2 years. Earnings season is ramping up, and FOMC meeting iscoming up, the market is going to get very volatile from now till early Feb ==== Check out my YouTube channel for weekly market analysis Record High for US Market! But Here's 1 WARNING Signal! https://youtu.be/SOFf7IUdnWo $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ $Invesco QQQ Trust-ETF(QQQ)$ $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$ $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$
The US stock market rose for eight straight weeks. This is the longest weekly winning streak since 2017, pushing S&P500 to a level where it’s less than 1% from its record all time high! The latest rally came after yet another positive inflation data. It seems like things are looking great for the Federal Reserve, and for the investors. ======= Santa Rally Coming to Town + Portfolio Performance Review https://youtu.be/8GKRM7lHEA0 $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ $Invesco QQQ Trust-ETF(QQQ)$ $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$ $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ $Amazon.com(AMZN)$
Christmas Present from Powell? The Fed has held the current interest rates. More importantly, they have given signals that they are going to cut rates next year. The Fed has also acknowledged that inflation has eased. They say, don’t fight the Fed. Seems like the Fed is on our side now. Early Christmas present from Powell ===== Check out my latest video on stock market ananalysis Soft Landing or Recession? https://youtu.be/1cOjWQvN9xQ $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ $Invesco QQQ Trust-ETF(QQQ)$ $Apple(AAPL)$ $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$
S&P500 and Nasdaq continued their rally and clinched their highest closing levels since early 2022. The S&P500 is now up a whopping 20% this year. Investors are believing that we are about to have a soft landing scenario. So, can the Federal Reserve really pull off a soft landing, or has 2023’s recession been postponed till 2024? Let’s discuss them in my latest video. Have lots of things to share for my options trades. Interested viewers please stay throughout the video! Stocks covered in the video (technical analysis) – SPY, Apple, Tesla, Google + Option trades ======== Soft Landing or Recession? [US Stock Market Analysis] https://youtu.be/1cOjWQvN9xQ$SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ $NASDAQ
Major indexes gained at least 8% last month! That’s super impressive! As a result, they all snapped their 3-month losing streaks. Adding on to that, the S&P 500 closed at its highest level of 2023! What should we expect in December? Check out my latest video :) Stocks covered in the video (technical analysis) – SPY, Apple, Tesla, Google + Option trades ======= US Stock Market Outlook – Dec 2023: More Melt Up? https://youtu.be/ES4saCWUPE8 $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ $Invesco QQQ Trust-ETF(QQQ)$ $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$ $Microsof
It has been so far so good for November as cross the half way mark of the month. The major 3 market indexes managed to squeezed out a gain last Friday and had strong gains for 3 weeks in a row. Treasury yields continued to fall as the 10-year Treasury note dropped to 4.44%. The sharp drop was likely triggered by a softer than expected inflation data. This is definitely good news for equities as high yields can be a competition to the stock market ===== Check out my weekly video on stock market analysis: Red-Hot November! Stock Market is ON FIRE!! https://youtu.be/lxwD3PN3E9g =====$Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$ $Microsoft(MSFT)$
The magnificent 7 tech stocks are back in control again as they led this hot winning streak of November. These 7 stocks gained more than 70%, while S&P500 rose less than 10%. If you have more than half of these stocks, your portfolio will likely have outperformed the market by a mile this year. Moral of the story - invest in fundamentally strong companies. Invest in those that are impacting the world and changing how live our lives. Invest in those that offer value (to mankind and to…your fortune) ===== Check out my weekly stock market analysis video: Wall Street Rallied - can the rally continue? https://youtu.be/RiQVl2c9K9M$Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$
The market rally continues to march on as investors cheered on a softer inflation report. Core CPI rose at the slowest rate in two years - that’s good news for the Fed and the stock market. Based on CNN’s fear and greed index, the market sentiment has exited from the Extreme Fear and Fear zones. Optimism is coming back to the market. ===== Check out my YouTube video for market and stocks analysis Wall Street Rallied - Can the Rally Continue? https://youtu.be/RiQVl2c9K9M$Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ $Apple(AAPL)$ $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$ $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$
3 angles to look at it. Let’s break it down. First, the market is forward looking. Some may be wondering, why are we seeing a big sell off in the big techs when most of them beat top and bottom expectations. Well, some of them have reported weak and cautious guidance, and warned us about the economy ahead. And because the market is forward looking, it sold off, to price in a weaker economy and revenue ahead Second way to look at is its algorithm trading. Algorithm, though set by humans, are still computers. When they get triggered at certain price points, it sells off. And one will lead to another. This is called a ripple effect Third way to look at the sell off is…simply Mr Market does whatever it wants to do 😂 Therefore, there is no point trying to “reason” why is there a sell off despi
Investors were hoping that inflation is cooling and the market rallied in the early half of the year. Powell and team will then come out and say that we are not ready for pivot. The market tanks. Then another catalyst such as AI boom will bring the market up again. Next moment, you will have a surge in treasury yields or poor earnings to bring the market down. Like a hamster in a wheel, this will go round and round Nothing personal. It’s just how the market works Check out my weekly market analysis if you have time: Big Tech Earnings - Sea of Uncertainty? [Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, Google] https://youtu.be/DxMBS-Tzmds $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ $Amazon.com(AMZN)$
Wall Street got spooked by Powell’s hawkish messaging last week. Halloween came early? Lol. Just to share, VIX hit its highest level in nearly 4 months, which shows that there are some fear and nervousness in the market. S&P500 which represents the broader market is down about 8% from late July, when it hit its high for the year Wall Street gearing up for Halloween party? ======= Check out my YouTube video for stock market analysis: Big Tech Earnings - Sea of Uncertainty? [Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, Google] https://youtu.be/DxMBS-Tzmds $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$ $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$
The 10-year treasury yield hit 4.9% - the very first time we see such rate since 2007. For info, it went above 5% back then. At this rate, it’s sooner or later that we see 5% again. As shared, this high yield is a competition to the stock market in the near term because it is deemed as less risky. Investors will be wondering when is this yield topping out? Where is the peak? ===== 9 more subscribers to 1,000 mark for my YouTube channel. Do subscribe if you want weekly market updates https://youtu.be/RJNq19OTpHE$Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ $Netflix(NFLX)$ $Meta Platforms, Inc.(FB)$ $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$
Monday was bullish with all 3 major indices closed about 1% higher - quite a rare scene given the recent bearish months. So far, some of the big players such as Charles Schwab, JPMorgab Chase and Citigroup didn’t disappoint in their earnings. Are we regaining the bullish momentum? Was last week’s sell off a knee jerk reaction to the Israel-Hamas war? Something for investors to think about. ===== Check out my YouTube videos if you haven't: Earnings Kickoff! Tesla and Netflix Earnings! https://youtu.be/RJNq19OTpHE $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ $Netflix(NFLX)$ $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$ $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ </