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The surprisingly cooler U.S. April jobs report stoked hopes for an earlier start to Fed rate cuts, sending the VIX fear gauge to a one-month low and pushing Treasury yields lower. Apple rallied nearly 6%, leading tech stocks higher.Options market data suggested expectations for reduced volatility in the S&P 500 near-term, with a sideways bias this week and potential for the index to finish Friday below 509. QQQ saw continued buying of longer-dated downside protection. For small-caps, Russell 2000 options positioned for a range-bound move, with expectations for the index to trade between 194-210 into June.Details:The $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ options overall reflected a bullish trading sentiment, with sellers of put options dominating. O

$Marathon Digital Holdings Inc(MARA)$ latest production report is a mixed bag, but for a long-term investor like myself, the positives outweigh the short-term dip in monthly production. Here's why I remain bullish on MARA. While April's production dipped slightly compared to March, it still represents a 21% year-over-year increase. This growth is impressive, especially considering the recent Bitcoin halving event that inherently reduces miner rewards. Marathon managed to increase its average operational hash rate by 15% in April. This translates to a more efficient mining operation, squeezing out more production per unit of energy consumed. Another bright spot is the surge in transaction fees as a percentage of total revenue. This indicates increa

Billionaire investors typically prefer simpler ways to make money, with a typical example being their use of Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) like Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.Warren Buffett and Ken Griffin are two of the world's most successful investors. Both have opted for the simple investment route of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO).$Berkshire Hathaway(BRK.A)$ Chairman Buffett even recommended this ETF in his will as part of his family's legacy. Similarly, Griffin's hedge fund Citadel not only invests in the same ETF but also holds significant options.Why is the S&P 500 ETF so favored?The S&P 500 ETF tracks the S&P 500 Index, considered a benchmark for the U.S. economy. It holds the 500 largest U.S. stocks across all sectors, including te

Prominent Bitcoin detractor Peter Schiff took to social media “X” (Twitter) to predict that the price of Bitcoin (BTC), the largest cryptocurrency, will plunge back to the $20,000 level. The gold bug argues that despite the plunge, it would still be a "high" price for the crypto leader. If price really falls, he estimates that business intelligence company $MicroStrategy(MSTR)$, which is known as the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, will have to face an unrealized loss of $3.25 billion. Schiff has also accused MicroStrategy, that owns a total 214,400 Bitcoins of manipulating the largest cryptocurrency. The gold bug's recent comment came after the price of Bitcoin slipped to an intraday low of $60,065 after the seemingly underw

Another year's Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting, with Cook and Gates seen sitting in the audience. The moment when Buffett mistakenly called out "Charlie" was somewhat poignant. In the latest Berkshire Q1 holdings, approximately 75% of the fair value of its portfolio remains concentrated in American Express, Apple, Bank of America, Chevron, and Coca-Cola.It's worth noting that Berkshire Q1 still remained a net seller, with cash reserves reaching new highs. In Q1, Berkshire sold nearly $20 billion worth of stocks while only purchasing $2.7 billion, leading its portfolio value to decline from $354 billion at the end of last year to $336 billion.Although Apple remains Berkshire's largest holding, its stake value dropped from $174 billion at the end of last year to $135.4 billion. As of

Click to vote. Guess which stock is a big winner this week ? If you get the correct answer, you may divide 1000 Tiger Coins with other TigersWith Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and Meta Platforms all set to report earnings this week, investors are shifting their attention from bank earnings to big tech.Companies including Facebook parent $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$ , $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$ , $Microsoft(MSFT)$, $Intel(INTC)$ and Google parent $Alphabet(GOOG)$ have soared earlier this year, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index up more than 15 percent. Will this rally continue? Wh

This week, tech stocks will start reporting their earnings and things don't look good. According to data compiled by FactSet, S&P 500 companies are expected to have a 6.8% drop in earnings from the same time last year - the biggest drop since the second quarter of 2020 when the pandemic first hit.As of April 4, e-mini futures contracts on the S&P 500, which bet on a decline in stocks, had grown to 321,459 contracts, the highest level since October 2011.Still, equity strategists often view futures market positioning as a counter-indicator, meaning that stocks often move in the opposite direction from what futures traders expect, especially when positioning is clearly concentrated in one direction or the other. Of course, the past is no guarantee of future performance.In terms of opt