However, history shows crowded positions are a reliable counter-indicatorTraders are growing increasingly confident that U.S. stocks are headed for a selloff. But history shows the opposite is more likely, according to an analysis by one macro strategist.Speculative traders are more bearish than at any time in the last decade, according to the latest release from the Commodity Futures Trading Commmission’s weekly commitment of traders report, which tracks futures-market positioning in a number of currencies, commodities and U.S. equity indexes.Net-short bets by noncommercial traders in S&P 500 e-mini futures have swelled to 321,459 contracts as of April 4, the largest level since October 2011.Futures-market positioning is generally viewed as a counter-indicator by equity strategists, m

In the past week, TRKA stock has gone down by -14.58%, with a monthly decline of -4.48% and a quarterly surge of 121.75%. The volatility ratio for the week is 26.83%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 31.74% for Troika Media Group Inc. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -35.45% for TRKA stock, with a simple moving average of -48.45% for the last 200 days.Is It Worth Investing in Troika Media Group Inc. (NASDAQ: TRKA) Right Now?Will You Miss Out On This Growth Stock Boom?A new megatrend in the fintech market is well underway. Mobile payments are projected to boom into a massive $12 trillion market by 2028. According to Motley Fool this growth stock could "deliver huge returns." Not only in the immediate future but also over the next decade. Especially since t

$Bilibili Inc.(BILI)$Wall Street is positive on Bilibili Inc - ADR (BILI). On average, analysts give the stock a Buy rating. The average price target is $38.3, which means analysts expect the stock to add by 63.68% over the next twelve months. That average ranking earns the stock an Analyst Rating of 30, which is better than 30% of stocks based on data compiled byInvestorsObserver.Why are Analyst Ratings Important?Fundamental research of the underlying health of a company can be an extremely useful resource when making investment decisions. Analysts observe growth prospects and forecasted earnings of companies to gain a comprehensive view of particular industries. This data allows traders to react before numbers are officially reported.InvestorsObser

$Sea Ltd(SE)$Getty ImagesShopee is a global leader in the e-commerce industry. Panorama Mobile Time/Opinion Box found that in 2021, it would be the most downloaded app worldwide in the category “shopping” and is the market leader in Brazil. However, the origins of Shopee and its founders are a mystery to some.Sea Ltd., which operates in gaming with Garena, financial technology with Sea Money, and e-commerce with Shopee, is in charge of e-commerce. A Singapore-based startup that has been in operation since 2009 and got its start developing in-house software. Later, it became known as the “Tencent of Southeast Asia” due to its role as a distributor for Tencent Games.Countries like Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Taiwan are critical loc

$Lucid Group Inc(LCID)$The luxury EV maker is still struggling with supply chain headwinds.Lucid Group's(LCID-2.75%)stock tumbled 13% during after-hours trading on Aug. 3 following its second-quarter earnings report. The luxury electric-vehicle (EV) maker generated $97.3 million in revenue, which represented a big jump from $174,000 a year ago (when it hadn't started shipping its vehicles) but broadly missed analysts' expectations by $59.8 million.Lucid only delivered 679 vehicles during the quarter and produced 1,405 vehicles in the first half of 2022. It also halved its full-year production forecast from 12,000 to 14,000 EVs to 6,000 to 7,000. That marked the second time Lucid cut its production forecast; during its investor presentation in July 20

$Occidental(OXY)$Billionaire investor Warren Buffett's wager on US oil firm Occidental Petroleum is as much a bet on the company's ambitious plans to scale up carbon capture as on a conviction that high oil prices could be here to stay.US energy regulator Ferc has authorised Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett's investment vehicle, to boost its holding in the shale independent to as much as 50pc. It had been snapping up shares on the secondary market all year, amassing a stake of just over 20pc. Buffett's interest may have been piqued by the company's recovery from its ill-timed $55bn takeover of Anadarko Petroleum three years ago, which saddled Occidental with tens of billions of dollars in debt, shortly before the pandemic sent oil prices crashing.But it al

$PayPal(PYPL)$ Paypal(PYPL) has been one of the most searched-for stocks. So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock's performance in the near term. Over the past month, shares of this technology platform and digital payments company have returned -23%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -9.4% change. During this period, the Zacks Internet - Software industry, which Paypal falls in, has lost 19.5%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction? Although media reports or rumors about a significant change in a company's business prospects usually cause its stock to trend and lead to an immediate price change, there are always certain fundamental factors that ultimately dri

$Micron Technology(MU)$Huntington National Bank lifted its holdings in Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU–Get Rating) by 9.6% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 3,421 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the quarter. Huntington National Bank’s holdings in Micron Technology were worth $266,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of MU. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Micron Technology by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 47,336,782 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer’s stock valued at $4,414,090,000 after acquiring an additional

$Intel(INTC)$KEY POINTS Intel will release its second-quarter results on July 28. The company's biggest business segment looks like its weakest link. The chip giant is facing a massive headwindChip giant Intel's(INTC0.12%)terrible year may be about to get worse when the company releases its second-quarter 2022 results after the market closes on Thursday, July 28.Intel stock is already down 25% this year thanks to the market sell-off. Additionally, the near-term forecast issued by Intel at its investor meeting held in February this yearwasn't received wellby Wall Street. Intel's 2022 guidance pointed toward a steep decline in the company's margins and earnings. The chipmaker expects an adjusted gross margin of 52% this year a

Intel has showcased a range of its new products and solutions at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona.The company launched its 4thGen Intel Xeon Scalable processors with Intel vRAN Boost, which delivers twice the capacity gains within the same power envelope and up to an additional 20% power savings with integrated acceleration.“Intel powers the world’s clouds, networks and enterprises, giving us unique insight on where to place compute and acceleration along the entire cloud-to-edge continuum and helping our customers scale to meet user demands,” said Sachin Katti, Intel senior vice president and general manager of the Network and Edge Group.“The advancements we’ve made in our 4th Gen Intel Xeon platforms to double vRAN performancewhile staying within the same power envelope, to nearl

$Grab Holdings(GRAB)$ ​Brown Advisory Inc. bought a new position in Grab Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:GRAB–Get Rating) during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 33,130 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $116,000.A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of GRAB. SB Investment Advisers UK Ltd. purchased a new position in Grab in the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,985,119,000. Mufg Bank LTD. purchased a new position in Grab in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,373,168,000. Capital Research Global Investors purchased a new position in Grab in the 4th quarter worth approximately $504,301,000. Invesco Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of

$Unity Software Inc.(U)$ironSource's checkered past as a malware developer could haunt Unity Software.Unity Software(U-2.55%)recently agreed to merge withironSource(IS-3.42%), an Israeli ad tech company, in a $4.4 billion deal. The deal stunned Unity's investors for three reasons.First, Unity's offer represented a 74% premium to ironSource's 30-day average trading price, and the all-stock deal will dilute Unity's existing shares by more than 30%. Second, Unity plans to take on $1 billion in fresh debt after the deal closes and buy back $2.5 billion in shares to offset some of that dilution.Lastly, the decision came right after Unity laid off about 4% of its workforce, with most of the job cuts hitting its struggling Unity Ads division. Buying ironSource

In BriefWith the demise of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature, customers are flocking to bigger lenders like JPMorgan and Citigroup.According to a report by the Financial Times, this is the largest shift of deposits in more than ten years.The tech market is counting on a rate hike pause but experts are divided on the outcome.With the demise of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature, customers are flocking to major US banks like $JPMorgan Chase(JPM)$ and $Citigroup(C)$ to transfer money from smaller lenders. According to executives cited by The Financial Times, this is the largest shift of deposits in more than ten years.According to the report, prominent lenders like JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Citigroup h

$Alphabet(GOOG)$Google robots are not ready for sale. They perform only a few dozen simple actions, and the company has not yet embedded them with the 'OK, Google' summoning feature familiar to consumers.Alphabet Inc's Google is combining the eyes and arms of physical robots with the knowledge and conversation skills of virtual chatbots to help its employees fetch soda and chips from breakrooms with ease.The mechanical waiters, shown in action to reporters last week, embody an artificial intelligence breakthrough that paves the way for multipurpose robots as easy to control as ones that perform single, structured tasks such as vacuuming or standing guard.Google robots are not ready for sale. They perform only a few dozen simple actions, and the compa

First Republic's stock has lost more than half its value in premarket tradeFirst Republic Bank stock losses grew steeper in premarket trades as fears persisted of another run on the bank after the failure of $SVB Financial Group(SIVB)$ and $Silvergate Capital(SI)$ last week.First Republic Bank stock (FRC) dropped 70% in premarket trades after big losses late last week.The stock reaction for First Republic came after First Republic Bank said Sunday it received additional liquidity from the Federal Reserve and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).The San Francisco-based bank said the new funding gives it more than $70 billion in unused liquidity.The drop came amid quick developments by banking regulators seeking to