 Join us every Tuesday for Profit With the Pros, as we share some of our favorite stock market reports, articles, research, and trends. We'll curate a fresh batch of free, top-tier content from our exceptional team of traders, analysts, and editors, constructed to help you keep your portfolio at the top of its game. You're likely to hear a lot about American Exceptionalism over the next four years. U.S. valuations are soaring, and Big Tech is taking over the global market cap. But with all eyes on the U.S., the board is quietly setting up nicely for a value-based play on the rest of the world. In our latest Chart of the Week, we explore how the Federal Reserve, Trump Trade, and a red-hot dollar have made emerging markets an intriguing opportunity for contrarian investors. Nvidia Stock Popular With Bulls Before China InvestigationNvidia (NVDA) stock dragged the tech sector yesterday, after the semiconductor giant came under scrutiny from the Chinese government over its acquisition of Israeli tech concern Mellanox, which may have broken the country's antimonopoly laws. The equity has been popular with bulls, however, leading a list of stocks that attracted the most options volume in the past two weeks. Below, we dig deeper into NVDA's recent options activity and its response to China's investigation. Reasons the S&P 500 Could Rally into 2025The S&P 500 Index (SPX) has had momentum since September, with any recent pullbacks brief and shallow. Though there are some potential levels of hesitation ahead, it looks like the index could continue its run with help from technical support and an intriguing sentiment backdrop. Learn more from Schaeffer's Senior V.P. of Research Todd Salamone by clicking below. 3 Discount Retail Stocks to Watch After EarningsThe holiday shopping season is in full swing, and all eyes are on retail stocks as Wall Street gauges consumer spending trends. While big-name retailers are grabbing headlines, it's the discount stores that might reveal the real story. With inflation pushing more shoppers toward budget-friendly options, discount giants like Dollar Tree (DLTR), Dollar General (DG), and Five Below (FIVE) are worth a closer look. Curious to see how they performed this earnings season? Strong Performance on the Horizon for S&P 500December returns are looking ripe for a great performance, per historic data pulled by Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) tends to be a strong performer for the last month of the calendar year, with the latter-half of December outperforming all other half-month returns since 1950. See where January tends to land in comparison, as well as which month tends to pull the worst half-month performance in the report below!  Schaeffer's Investment Research | 5151 Pfeiffer Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242    |