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$Tesla Motors(TSLA)$$T-REX 2X INVERSE TESLA DAILY TARGET ETF(TSLZ)$$Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares(TSLL)$ 🔥🚀⚡️ $TSLA Rejected at $467, Eyes Locked on $420 Defense ⚡️🚀🔥 I’m tracking $TSLA after a textbook $42 reversal off my $467 ceiling. Price sliced back into the orange liquidity bands, exactly where smart money often reloads. $420 now stands as the make-or-break line of defense, and this zone has a history of fuelling explosive rebounds. If it holds, a cup-and-handle setup could be loading. 🐂 Bulls first need to reclaim $441–$445, then flip $450 to retake control. Clear that range, and a $467 retest could trigger the next upside leg. 👉❓Will $TSLA defend $
Among $200 club, who has the best shot at hitting $300 by year-end — Google, Amazon, or Apple?: Honestly, seeing the recent rundown, $300 for any these stocks by the year end looks tough. If things improve drastically, I feel Google has the best chance followed given its pedigree in innovation & foray into new technologies including AI. Has the market overreacted to recent tech stock corrections, or are these the first cracks of an AI valuation bubble?: I would really like yo think this was a temporary blip and that things would improve sooner rather than later. But considering huge shorts are at play on the majority AI players, we could expect some pain in the short run. And the 🐍 & 🪜 game would be stable all through Trump's tenure. Who is the best buy now?: Given the
$Dow Jones(.DJI)$ Hold onto your portfolios, folks—the Dow Jones Industrial Average just pulled off a jaw-dropping comeback that's got Wall Street buzzing! 😎 After plunging into the red earlier in the session, the blue-chip benchmark flipped the script, surging back to close in positive territory. Now sitting pretty at 46,970.2 points, it's up a solid 56.5 points or 0.12% for the day. This wild swing highlights the market's unshakeable grit, even as volatility swirls like a storm. 🌪️ But here's the kicker: despite the chaos, the index is hovering a mere 3% below its all-time highs, teasing investors with the promise of new records just around the corner. 🏆 Let's break it down—why the drama? Markets kicked off with a dip, likely fueled by mixed eco
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$S&P 500(.SPX)$$NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ As we charge toward the finish line of 2025, the big question buzzing among investors is crystal clear—can this market keep its momentum, or is a reality check looming? With the S&P 500 already up a solid 13.84% year-to-date, closing at 670.97 on SPY as a proxy, the ride has been thrilling but far from smooth. Fed rate cuts have fueled the fire, corporate earnings are smashing forecasts, and AI hype shows no signs of fading. Yet, sky-high valuations and whispers of year-end turbulence could flip the script fast. Let's dive deep into the bull and bear battles shaking things up right now. 💥 Bullish Firepower: Why the Climb Could Continue 🚀 Optimists are stacking chip
🌟🌟🌟Would Singapore banks suffer in 2026? It would seem so as a series of interest rate cuts in 2026 is expected to exert downward pressure on the Net Interest Margin. However our 3 local Singapore banks are already preparing for this shift & possess alternate revenue sources to mitigate the impact. Our Singapore banks $DBS(D05.SI)$ $OCBC Bank(O39.SI)$ and $UOB(U11.SI)$ are focusing on the lucrative Wealth Management and Private Banking sector. The banks can generate significant fees from managing assets of high net worth individuals and retail customers through investment products, advisory services and portfolio management. Moreov
Disclaimer: These views are for informational purposes only and are not individualized investment advice. Investing in stocks involves risk, including loss of principal. You should assess your financial situation, risk tolerance, and investment horizon before making any decision. ✅ Stock Pick: MSFT (Microsoft Corporation) Stock market information for Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) • Microsoft Corporation is a equity in the USA market. • The price is 496.82 USD currently with a change of -0.09 USD (-0.00%) from the previous close. • The latest open price was 497.0 USD and the intraday volume is 24019764. • The intraday high is 499.05 USD and the intraday low is 493.28 USD. • The latest trade time is Saturday, November 8, 09:15:00 +0800. Why I like it: • Microsoft recently reported a solid qua
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$Lyft, Inc.(LYFT)$ 10x stocks don't have to be risky.Steady Growth + Margin Expansion + Multiple ExpansionThat's the formula for steady market-beating results. No speculation necessary.Line chart titled LYFT displays purple line for revenue in millions rising from 4.014 in Mar 23 to 7.027 in Sep 24, orange line for operating margin percentage fluctuating from -4.3 to 7.8, and another purple line for free cash flow in millions increasing from -0.34 to 227. PS: When you see a person/group very bullish on a stock, it's easy to brush it off as a "meme" or "crazy".It's more profitable to ask yourself why they might be right.The best investments often start with the "crazies" and "true believers".For SG users only, a tool to boost your purchasing power
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This week marks the one-year anniversary of Trump’s re-election — so what has happened in the markets since then?After Trump’s victory last year, $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ surged 70% and $CME Bitcoin - main 2511(BTCmain)$ broke above $100,000.But one year later, $S&P 500(.SPX)$ is up only 0.13% year-to-date, Bitcoin has fallen below $100,000, returning to where it started, and Tesla, during the Musk-Trump crisis mid-year once has retraced to gap-up level last year.Meanwhile, US stocks have broadly underperformed compared to other markets, and Trump’s public approval rating has also fallen sharply.Since Trump’s second presidential win, benchmark indices in Chi
How Much Chance Left for 2025? Keep Climbing or Hedge?
November’s here — 2025 is counting down! With just weeks left in the year, investors everywhere are discussing: Is there still room to run, or time to lock in profits?Some analysts say there’s still room to climb 📈 — supported by the Fed’s rate cuts, rising AI-driven profits, and corporate earnings beating expectations.But others disagree, saying we should watch out for high valuations, and year-end volatility could spark a short-term pullback.So...how much room is left for markets to move — up or down — before 2025 ends? 📈📉Whichever side you’re on, share you outlook for the final stretch of 2025 and win prizes!Let's discuss 🎤Predict where the S&P 500 or Nasdaq will move before 2025 ends (no need for exact points!)Name the sector or stock you think will perform best in these final two
Software Market Cycles: Expansion vs. Consolidation
If I had to simplify software market cycles, I’d say they come in two phases: the expansionary phase and the consolidation phase.In the expansionary phase, buyers scoop up software almost indiscriminately. There’s little concern for cost or efficiency, what matters is speed. It’s about accelerating product development, capturing market share, or outspending competitors to stay ahead, all under the assumption that growth will take care of everything else. During this phase, public markets shift their focus entirely to growth over profits. Take a look at the multiples chart I post later on breaking out multiples by high, medium, and low-growth companies. You can see the high-growth bucket has seen multiple expansion this year, while the mid-growth bucket has seen steady contraction.In the co
EW Macro Thesis: 2025–2030 Every major asset just told me the same story: 20–30% correction 2025-26 → Greatest blow-off top in history 2027-30 → Secular peak post-2030 8 charts. One roadmap. The Setup + Full Path Indices finishing Wave (3)/(5) of V off 2009 low $S&P 500(.SPX)$$NASDAQ 100(NDX)$ blew past 2021-25 trendlines $Dow Jones(.DJI)$ rejected on first tag $iShares Russell 2000 ETF(IWM)$ still trapped below its 2021 bear trend Phase 1 → 20-30% flush 2025-26 SPX 5100-5500 NDX 18k-19k DJI 36.5k-39k IWM 150-186 Phase 2 → Wave 5 of V 2027-30 SPX 9,000-10,000 NDX 30,000+ DJI 50k-55k Dot-com on steroids. Then the c
U.S. stock markets wrapped up a turbulent week with major indices finishing lower. The $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ took the biggest hit, recording its worst weekly performance since April as investors grappled with concerns about stretched valuations and a possible AI sector bubble. The market’s unease showed up in the Fear & Greed Index, which settled at 21, squarely in “Extreme Fear” territory.Friday’s trading captured the week’s choppy character. Stocks tumbled early in the session before clawing back from their monthly levels to finish mixed. The Dow managed to bounce from the weekly support $46,566 (modeled last week ahead of the recent price action), $S&P 500(.SPX)$ bounced from $6,620, (another monthl
The stock/bond ratio is something investors the world over pay attention to because it both represents the most important relative performance line for asset allocators and gives clues on the path of the two main public market asset classes.The Australian stock/bond ratio stands out for a few reasons.Technicals: while there is a fairly clear and strong uptrend in progress the Australian stock/bond ratio is looking very stretched vs trend (we’ve seen this indicator peak in the past when it surged to similar extremes).Valuations: the latest monthly pack shows Australian stocks slightly expensive, and Australian government bonds very cheap. So from a relative value standpoint bonds have the advantage.Macro: that said, as discussed in a recent note on the US Stock/Bond Ratio, for the stock/bon
The $Hims & Hers Health Inc.(HIMS)$ earnings report once again had something for everyone this week. Revenue growth picked up sequentially, but margins fell, and the stock has been up and down ever since.One of the things we’re seeing is a more “normal” growth rate. You can see below that some of the GLP-1 growth from Q3 2024 to Q1 2025 was temporary in nature. But if you cut out that growth, the growth rate looks much more stable.This continues to be a company we need to look at with a long-term lens, which rides out the short-term volatility in the stock. Everything is intact for this to be a 10x stock over the next decade; it’ll just take time to get there.The Novo Nordisk BombshellDisclosure of discussion with
$S&P 500(.SPX)$ dipped below key support at the channel floor and 50DMA, but reclaimed both into the close.While that reclaim is short-term bullish and should drive a bounce toward 6749–6844 (Daily iFVG resistance), that move likely forms a bearish 2nd wave — a setup to sell into, targeting the major pivot/support at 6550.Below 6550 → begins the Wave 4 pullback targeting 6150.Daily close above 6788 → would reduce bearish confidence. $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$$E-mini S&P 500 - main 2512(ESmain)$$NASDAQ 100(NDX)$$E-mini Nasdaq 100 - main 2512(NQmain)$
$SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ Gotta say, Michael Burry's timing for this short is actually somewhat impressive. He specifically filed two weeks early to hit this exact window – he's got both timing and conditions on his side. This was also discussed in previous articles.Barring any surprises, the current pullback is expected to reach the previous low around 650, with a smaller probability of hitting 640. This drop would be enough for him to break even, but turning a profit might still be tough.On Thursday, someone opened 17,000 contracts of the 650 put expiring on the 12th $SPY 20251112 650.0 PUT$ . Half of this position was closed around 9:43 AM ET today (Friday), already full