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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.
| | | | DOW 33,630.61 | +2.13% | | | | S&P 3,895.08 | +2.28% | | | | NASDAQ 10,569.29 | +2.56% | | | | *As of market close | | • | Stocks soared on Friday, on a report of slowing wage growth. | | • | Oil traded flat, last going for $73.65 per barrel. | | • | Gold rose 1.8 percent, ending at $1,873 per ounce. | | • | Cryptocurrencies generally rose, with bitcoin trading at $16,927 at the market close. | | | | | | | | | | This Trend May Be Your Friend as Market Fears Rise | | | | One way for investors and traders alike to make consistent profits is to simply follow trends. If a stock is going up, it may be worth buying for further gains. As long as you're out by the time the trend ends, you can lock in some gains. Many see energy as a continued winner, given how energy stocks fared last year. But oil prices peaked last spring, and could fall with a slowing economy. Yet one commodity continues to quietly rise… » FULL STORY | | | | | | Insider Trading Report: Simon Property Group (SPG) | | | | Albert Smith, a director at Simon Property Group (SPG), recently bought 639 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 1 percent, and came to a total cost of just over $74,000. He was joined by another director, who bought 326 shares, paying just under $38,000. Other directors have made modest purchases in the past few days as well, with another cluster of director buying in the last quarter. Over the past two years, there have been no insider sales. » FULL STORY | | | | | | Unusual Options Activity: Diamondback Energy (FANG) | | | | Shares oil and gas exploration company Diamondback Energy (FANG) are up about 5 percent over the last year, significantly lagging others in the energy space. One trader sees a decline for the stock in the weeks ahead. That's based on the March $135 puts. With 66 days until expiration, 7,643 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 110, for a 70-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the puts paid $10.30 to make the trade.
» FULL STORY | | | | | | • | Online Holiday Sales Set New Record
Online sales during the holiday season rose by about 3.5 percent compared to a year earlier, according to Adobe Analytics. In total, consumers spent $211.7 billion online, beating estimates for $210.1 billion during the holiday season. | | | | • | Ram Unveils EV Truck Concept
The Ram 1500 Revolution concept truck has been unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The truck has features including an extra row of seats that can fold away. Without the need for a gas engine, the cab can be longer than traditional models. | | | | • | Short Sellers Net $300 Billion in 2022
Short sellers made a $300 billion windfall as stocks fell by double-digits last year, according to data from S3 Partners. Short sellers saw average profits of 30.8 percent. The average short interest for the year totaled $973 billion. Overall, investors were less short in 2022 compared to 2021. | | | | • | Qualcomm Looks to Add Satellite Messaging to Android Phones
Wireless communications chip company Qualcomm (QCOM) is partnering with Iridium to bring satellite massaging to Android devices. The technology will include 5G hardware, and adds on to messaging options available on Apple (AAPL) devices. | | | | • | ChatGPT In Talks for Acquisition at $29 Billion Valuation
OpenAI, the firm behind the ChatGPT chatbot, is in talks to sell to two venture capital firms at a valuation of nearly $29 billion. If the offer is approved, it would lead to one of the largest startup acquisitions in history, even as OpenAI has little revenue at present. | | | | | | TOP | | COST | 7.325% | | | FSLR | 7.322% | | | LRCX | 6.846% | | | IDXX | 6.641% | | | AMAT | 6.623% | | | BOTTOM | | WAT | 7.161% | | | BAX | 6.886% | | | PKI | 3.908% | | | TMO | 3.525% | | | A | 2.801% | | | | | | | | | I hold five of the six FAANGM stocks other than Netflix, because I think at the prices they're trading at now, they're much better bargains than they were at a year ago. A year ago, I thought they were pushing for the skies. | | - Aswath Damodaran, finance professor at NYU's Stern School of Business, on why many big-tech names are now a relative value after being sold off heavily last year. | | |
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