⚫️Are We Circling Back Around to Last Year’s Crisis?

Good morning. Last March saw the second, third, and fourth-largest bank failures in American...

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. Last March saw the second, third, and fourth-largest bank failures in American history. However, amid the general market rally last year, those failures got overlooked. It also helped that the Federal Reserve created a special lending facility to ensure banks would avoid insolvency. However, that facility has a one-year expiration date coming up in mid-March. Last week saw a selloff in regional banks as New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) warned on dangers in the office lending market while also slashing their dividend. With the potential for a second round of a crisis, it's likely that this is a sector for investors to avoid in the coming weeks. However, intrepid traders may find some more opportunities on the short side until the Federal Reserve cooks up another short-term fix. Now here's the rest of the news: Sponsored Content The Next 6 Months Could Cost you Everything "Safe" investors who don't get out of cash now could lose everything over the next six months. For the first time that I've ever heard of…a bubble is about to burst on a schedule. Yes, we know the date when everything is going to change in the financial markets. As usual, the rich and elite are already way ahead of this. The good news is, there's a simple 3-step process to insulating yourself from this bubble. To find out when the bubble is going to pop and how to get ahead of it, watch the FREE video here. MARKETS DOW 38,380.12 -0.71% S&P 4,942.81 -0.32% NASDAQ 15,597.68 -0.20% *As of market close • Markets pulled back on Monday, following Friday's rally. • Oil rose 0.8 percent, closing at $72.85 per barrel. • Gold slid 0.6 percent, ending at $2,042 per ounce. • Cryptocurrencies traded lower, with bitcoin at $42,373 at the stock market close. Today's TOP TIPS Invest With Companies Succeeding on the Road to Recovery A company's fortunes can ebb and flow. Changes in customer demand can lead to fat and lean years. Or a company can have to deal with ongoing obsolescence. A further category of companies can suffer from one-off events. How a company reacts from such an event can affect how that company recovers. And for many of today's one-off issues, understanding the ongoing costs, if any, can also have a big impact. » FULL STORY Insider Activity Report: Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Valerie Jarrett, a director at Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), recently bought 4,456 shares. The buy is a new stake for the director, and came to a total cost of $99,993. This is the second buy of the year, following a 10,000 share pickup from the company CEO, costing just over $242,000. One director sold their entire stake so far this year, otherwise the last executive sale occurred back in November. » FULL STORY Unusual Option Activity: The Trade Desk (TTD) Digital media advertisement app The Trade Desk (TTD) is up 33 percent over the past year. One trader sees further upside ahead for shares in the coming months. That's based on the April $60 calls. With 72 days until expiration, 20,206 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 272, for a 74-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $13.40 to make the bullish bet. » FULL STORY IN OTHER NEWS • Bezos Files to Sell $8.6 Billion of Amazon Stock Amazon (AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos has filed plans to sell as much as $8.6 billion worth of shares in the coming days. It would mark the first sale for the billionaire and former company CEO in over two years. Bezos has not disclosed what he would do with the proceeds from the sale. • Bluebell Takes BP Stake, Citing Undervaluation Activist firm Bluebell Capital Partners has taken a stake in British energy giant BP (BP). The firm believes that BP is undervalued by as much as 50 percent compared to other major global energy companies. Bluebell see the potential for BP to unlock value from taking several actions, including refocusing on oil and gas right now and scaling back plans for green energy projects. • Wall Street Pushing for Bitcoin ETF Lead Several weeks after the SEC approved trading of 11 ETFs that could hold bitcoin, Wall Street is still looking for ways to attract investor interest and better embrace the crypto culture. At stake is millions in annual fees for managing the growing investor interest in bitcoin ETFs. • Joe Rogan's Podcast to Expand Beyond Spotify Spotify (SPOT) has announced a new multiyear partnership deal with Joe Rogan. As part of the deal, his podcast will no longer be exclusive to the streaming podcast app, and will be available on all major podcast platforms. Spotify first signed an exclusive deal with Rogan in 2020, and podcast consumption has increased 232 percent on the platform since then. • EV Motorcycle Startup Cake Files for Bankruptcy Cake, a startup developing electric motorcycles, filed for bankruptcy last week. The company was in the middle of a funding round, but saw the withdrawal of a major investor. Cake raised $14 million in Series A funding back in 2019, followed by a $60 million Series B round in 2021. S&P 500 MOVERS TOP EL 12.683% ON 9.565% CTLT 9.319% IDXX 8.074% LLY 5.504% BOTTOM APD 15.242% ADM 4.651% MTCH  4.61% HUM 4.411% F 4.242% Quote of the Day In our view, we remain in a late-cycle environment during which markets will oscillate between accelerating and decelerating growth narratives. However, as noted, asset prices are materially higher than three months ago, thanks mainly to the Federal Reserve's transition from 'higher for longer' interest rates to 'we're done hiking and likely to be easing in 2024. - Lisa Shalett, chief investment officer Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, on the market's move higher in the recent months, and why stocks may have some more upside in the months ahead, although slowing growth could start to weigh on markets later in the year. Sponsored Content The Next 6 Months Could Cost you Everything "Safe" investors who don't get out of cash now could lose everything over the next six months. For the first time that I've ever heard of…a bubble is about to burst on a schedule. Yes, we know the date when everything is going to change in the financial markets. As usual, the rich and elite are already way ahead of this. The good news is, there's a simple 3-step process to insulating yourself from this bubble. 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