To The Moon

Goldman Sachs, managing $3.5 trillion, reports a surge in institutional participation in Ethereum, with the bank holding 288,294 ETH ($721.8 million) in ETFs, leading the charge as traditional finance embraces crypto. Ethereum trades at $3,900, up 2.6% this week, while the S&P 500 at 6,580 reflects a three-day slide amid shutdown fears. This shift, with $2.44 billion in ETH ETF exposure from firms like Goldman, Jane Street, and Millennium, underscores Ethereum’s 3-6% staking yields and $223 billion DeFi TVL as key draws. Will this institutional wave push ETH to $10,000? How does it stack against Bitcoin? Dive into the momentum, explore the drivers, and strategize your next play in this crypto inflection point. Institutional Flood: Goldman Leads the ETH Charge The adoption is accelerati

$S&P 500(.SPX)$ $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ Coinbase has teamed up with Samsung to bring crypto trading and staking to 75 million Galaxy users in the U.S., allowing direct in-app purchases via Samsung Pay and exclusive access to Coinbase One’s zero-fee trading, boosted staking rewards, and $25 first-trade credit. This expansion, starting October 3, builds on the July integration, with global rollout planned soon. The S&P 500 at 6,580 reflects a three-day slide amid shutdown fears, but Coinbase shares climbed to $255, up 6.3% this week. Will this make crypto as easy as tapping your phone? How will it boost adoption? Dive into the partnership, explore the impacts, and strategize your next move in this mobile m

The first time I opened a brokerage account, I remember staring at the options: cash or margin. Some people might have been tempted by margin, imagining extra buying power, the chance to amplify gains. For me, the choice was clear from the start: cash. No borrowed money, no debt—just the money I actually had. Using cash keeps everything straightforward. When I buy a stock, I know exactly how much I’m putting in and what I could realistically lose. There’s no interest, no margin calls, no hidden pressure from owing money I don’t have. The worst-case scenario is always clear: I can only lose what I invested, not more. That certainty allows me to focus on the companies I like, the ones I believe in, without any external stress or urgency forcing my decisions. I still remember watching my port

Gold recently reached $3,900 per ounce on COMEX, setting a new all-time high. The metal has climbed for several days, driven largely by concerns over a potential U.S. government shutdown. Analysts have discussed a $4,000 target, and UBS even suggested that gold could rise to $4,200 per ounce by mid-2026, citing its role as a safe-haven asset amid economic and geopolitical uncertainty. A potential government shutdown introduces further short-term risk, as it can delay fiscal decisions, create uncertainty about government operations, and raise concerns among investors. In such an environment, gold’s traditional appeal as a store of value becomes more pronounced because in uncertain times, it provides a measure of stability and security. Despite the rally, I chose not to buy. The move felt dr

September recently ended, and looking at my Tiger Brokers app, my P&L shows a modest 0.27% gain. Not huge, but I’m grateful. I didn’t hold any of the big movers—TSLA, AAPL, NVDA, BABA. Still, even a small positive month feels like a win in a market that continues to climb steadily. As the broader market hit new highs, many expected a pullback in October. Historically, October has been red in 10 of the last 15 years, earning its reputation as a weak month. Yet, last year after a strong first-half rally, October barely pulled back—SPX down only 0.99%. This year, the SPX is up 13.25% YTD, which is still behind last year’s 20% by September. The rally feels alive, but the question is: how much longer can it run? It’s tempting to speculate. Will October continue the momentum, experience a sm

$Netflix(NFLX)$ $Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ $Warner Bros. Discovery(WBD)$ I am watching one of the most compelling cultural, technical, and seasonal inflection points in $NFLX in years. The stock is sitting at a critical neckline, insider selling has accelerated, and Elon Musk has ignited a cultural firestorm that’s colliding with historically bullish October seasonality. This is not a routine pullback; it’s a high-stakes test of narrative versus structure. 📈 Technical Structure: A Critical Neckline 🧠 The technicals are flashing a textbook setup. $NFLX has formed a series of head-and-shoulders patterns across multiple time frames. Price is sitting right on the neckline and

$McCormick(MKC)$ is scheduled to report its fiscal Q3 2025 earnings on Tuesday, October 7th, before market open. The general market expectation is for modest revenue growth but a slight decline in Earnings Per Share (EPS) year-over-year. Revenue (Net Sales) : the consensus estimate (Q3 2025) for revenue is expected to come in approx. $1.71 Billion, which would be approx. +2.0% to +2.1% Year-over-Year change, compared to $1.68 billion from prior year Q3 2024 (Actual) Adjusted EPS : the consensus estimate (Q3 2025) for earnings per share (EPS) is expected to come in approx. $0.81 to $0.82 which would be approx. -1.2% to -2.4% Year-over-Year change, compared to $0.83 from prior year Q3 2024 (Actual). Revenue: Analysts are projecting low single-digit s

Accelerating billings, AI expansion, and a fortress-like Zero Trust model—can Zscaler sustain its lofty valuation in a jittery macro climate? There’s an old saying in cybersecurity: no one ever got fired for being too secure. $Zscaler Inc.(ZS)$ has taken that maxim and built a $48 billion business around it, redefining how enterprises connect and protect in a cloud-first world. Yet with a forward P/E of 84 and a price-to-sales ratio pushing 18, investors have to ask: does its architecture and growth momentum truly justify such a premium? The unseen fortress guarding the world’s digital arteries Billings point to forward acceleration Zscaler’s latest results didn’t just impress—they accelerated. Calculated billings rose 32 per cent year-on-year, whil

I find Bitcoin's surge past $122,000, driven by a short squeeze that liquidated over $313 million in positions, to be an exciting development. The fact that it hit a seven-week high on Thursday shows the market's strength and the power of bullish sentiment. Compared to mid-August when BTC briefly touched $124,000, the current conditions seem more favorable, and I'm intrigued by the momentum this could signal for the crypto market. That said, I'm a bit cautious about whether this new high momentum will continue, especially with gold pulling back. Bitcoin often moves in tandem with or against traditional assets like gold, and a retreat there might put pressure on BTC. The short squeeze has given it a boost, but sustaining that upward trajectory will depend on broader market dynamics and inve

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