👁️‍🗨️ Stability Is an Illusion

Good morning. The Federal Reserve continues to sound optimistic, at lest according to its..

It's the monthly jobs numbers today and they're not going to be pretty and will be possibly the tip of the iceberg as we head into May.

Good morning. The Federal Reserve continues to sound optimistic, at lest according to its headline meeting minutes. But a number of officials are worried about stability risks. That's certainly an issue. With the money supply up at a record rate in the past year, it's easy to see why some fear an unusual amount of inflation, for instance. All in all, financial markets repeatedly offer the illusion of stability. From rapid crashes and rallies to the seeming collapse of the entire economy once every 10 years or so, investors should be wary when things seem like they'll continue indefinitely in the direction they've been heading. Taking this approach led to buying last year's pandemic bear market. Today, it may mean taking some aggressive and leveraged trades off the table, just in case the economy doesn't perform as strongly as expected. 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Claim your FREE copy of the Quick Strike Double Dutch Trading Playbook here (Clicking this link registers you automatically for the event, and for periodic updates from Daily Profit Publishing - Privacy Policy.) • Stock Leverage Reaches Record High Investors have borrowed $814 billion in leverage to trade the stock market, according to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The amount is up 49 percent in the past year, and is the fastest rate of growth since 2007. Changes in leverage requirements or small pullbacks in the market could be magnified as a result of this sizeable leverage. • Digital Ad Spending Rose 12 Percent in 2020 While companies initially cut back on ad spending at the start of the pandemic, it came roaring back by the end of the year. For 2020 as a whole, ad spending rose 12.2 percent. The largest players in the market also increased their market share of digital ad space in that timeframe as well. • Apple Updates on App Tracking Feature Tech giant Apple (AAPL) has updated information on its latest App Tracking Transparency feature. The tool will allow users to control what is and isn't shown for ad-targeting purposes on an app-by-app level. Competitors have criticized the changes, arguing that it will make it more costly to run effective ad campaigns for Apple users. • Carnival Loses $2 Billion in Q1 2021 Carnival Cruise Lines (CCL) reported a $2 billion quarterly loss in the first quarter of 2021. The cruise line industry largely remains shut down. However, the company's shares did initially rally on news that the company saw accelerated booking trends for when the line can open again. • Plaid Reaches $14.5 Billion Valuation FinTech firm Plaid raised $425 million in Series D funding, valuing the company at $13.4 billion. That's a large increase over the attempted buyout at $5.3 billion from Visa (V) over a year ago that didn't pass antitrust scrutiny. Plaid's role in linking financial data between bank accounts and apps makes for a potent firm, and the company looks attractive to analysts as an IPO candidate. S&P 500 MOVERS TOP LB 3.627% TWTR 2.97% ESS 2.527% FB 2.23% HES 2.141% BOTTOM ALB 6.011% ENPH 5.009% TRMB 3.835% PPG 3.647% LW 3.621% Quote of the Day There are lots of reasons to be excited about the months ahead, and we're generally optimistic for this year. Stocks' momentum is strong, no doubt about that. But the market may be ready to take a breather as investors digest all the good news, determine how much of that is priced in and weigh it against uncertain risks like inflation. - Lindsey Bell, chief investment strategist at Ally Invest, on why the stock market may continue to roll sideways for a few months rather than see a large move up or down. 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