Annual Review of Learn Premium in 2023
Time flies, and in just one week, 2023 will come to an end. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 🥳🎄🎉
Here, Cici takes everyone through a review of this year's major events and provides insights into the investment knowledge behind them. I hope to help everyone reflect on this year's investment highlights and enter 2024 with confidence. Also, those who haven't joined the official investment learning group yet, are welcome to join. Click here to join.
Reviewing the overall market performance:
As of the US market closing on December 20th, $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ closed up by 24.19%, $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ rose by 13.31% this year, $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ climbed 43.35%, and $Russell 2000 Index (.RUT.US)$ rose by 14.75%. What's remarkable is that the stock market's gains this year even exceeded the expectations of major financial institutions.
At the end of 2023, major financial institutions set an average target price for the S&P 500 index at 4031 points. However, as of the US market closing on December 20th, the S&P 500 index had reached 4768 points, approaching the historical high of 4818 at the end of 2021.
At the end of 2023, major financial institutions set an average target price for the S&P 500 index at 4031 points. However, as of the US market closing on December 20th, the S&P 500 index had reached 4768 points, approaching the historical high of 4818 at the end of 2021.
The difference between forecasts and reality comes from:
During the forecast, the market widely believed that under the pressure of continuously raising benchmark interest rates in 2023, the US economy would quickly fall into recession. However, in reality, strong consumer spending and robust employment supported the economy. The GDP in Q3 even reached a growth of 4.9%, demonstrating the economy's resilience, which continually gave the market confidence in a soft landing (slowing inflation and no signs of economic downturn), driving the stock market to new heights! 🚀
On the flip side of a robust economy is the continuous growth in corporate profitability, especially with the early-year explosion of ChatGPT, igniting market sentiment towards the technology sector. The Nasdaq index became the best performer among major global stock indexes, with a rise of 43.35% from the beginning of the year to the present.
Of course, looking back at the stock market's performance, there were ups and downs in different months.
For instance, from March to April, when the banking crisis continued to spread, and August to October, when inflation rose and expectations of interest rate hikes surged, Middle East conflicts pushed up energy prices, and a series of unanticipated events such as oversupply of US bonds and a government credit crisis caught the market off guard, leading to three consecutive months of decline. 🥶 Then in November, the easing of Middle East conflicts, again unanticipated downward movement in inflation indicators, robust employment, and impressive earnings reports from tech giants reignited the market's enthusiasm.👍
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Focusing back on sector performance
the most eye-catching was $NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$, which is mainly composed of technology stocks, with a surge of over 50%. Among the top 10 gainers with market caps exceeding $200 billion, 8 were technology stocks.
This year, over half of the opportunities for stock analysis produced by premium courses were centered around technology companies, especially in the investment ecosystem related to AI.
We placed particular emphasis on analyzing chip technology, including $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ $Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM.US)$, and $Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.US)$, explicating NVDA's data center growth and AMD's ability to confront the semiconductor cycle with a diversified product lineup.
In the realm of computational power and its terminal consumer applications, we delved into tech giants such as $Tesla (TSLA.US)$, $Amazon (AMZN.US)$, $Microsoft (MSFT.US)$, and $Alphabet-C (GOOG.US)$, leveraging financial reports and moat analysis to further assess the potential growth and risks.
As terminal applications advance, the growing demand for cloud storage prompted an in-depth analysis of the current state of several major cloud storage service providers. ⛅Particularly, as a significant driver of business growth for tech giants, the development of cloud services directly reflects on the market's valuation of these companies.
Within the enterprise software, SaaS, and CRM companies, we also analyzed the business models and industry landscape of companies like, $MongoDB (MDB.US)$, $Salesforce (CRM.US)$, and $ServiceNow (NOW.US)$.
Of course, aside from leading technology stocks, there are many other hot sectors and stocks of investment interest.
For example, when meme stocks surged at the end of July and early August, we promptly produced content on whether Meme stocks are worth investing in. In the third quarter, the weight loss drug sector became a market hotspot, prompting us to create an overview of the weight loss drug industry and to analyze two dominant players, $Novo-Nordisk A/S (NVO.US)$and $Eli Lilly and Co (LLY.US)$. Additionally, popular individual stocks such as $Affirm Holdings (AFRM.US)$ and military AI stock $Palantir (PLTR.US)$ were featured in our analysis list.
We also explained the investment logic of high-dividend stocks, gold, and bonds from a regional risk perspective. Opportunity Mining - Investment Strategies
Making trading decisions
Selecting the target, allocating positions reasonably, and making trading decisions are the core capabilities of an investor. We shared short-term trading strategies for earnings seasons and how to properly set profit-taking and stop-loss plans.
Besides overarching strategies, we conducted weekly trading tutorials throughout the year, covering 21 different candlestick patterns and 15 commonly used technical indicators. Through technical analysis, we aimed to help everyone better identify trading opportunities.
Following each trading lesson, we invited participants to apply technical indicators, collecting over 1000 interactive cases. These cases further motivate us to produce content that assists everyone in real-world applications.
After sharing a wealth of knowledge on stock picking, timing, and strategies, we initiated a trading plan event to help everyone apply and integrate your knowledge, quantifying trading behavior through a template to make it more practical and to reduce errors stemming from emotional judgments.
In addition to the above-mentioned knowledge, Cici also compiled a summary of questions that were frequently asked by users in the group, including:
Especially happy to have been able to accompany everyone on your investment journey this year. Because i have also grown a lot over the past year, and I would like to express special thanks to everyone for actively participating in sharing, exchanging ideas, and creating a learning atmosphere in our premium group @ZnWC @费北敬 @Dadacai @Joy Boy or Bringer @Eat Drink Earl Grey @Stock Trader @AhHuatKopi @FeRoza LLC @Thy GoD @mr_cashcow and many more so I won't @ all.
Looking forward to seeing everyone again and wishing you all a Merry Christmas🎅 and a Happy New Year!🥳 Let's move towards a better version of ourselves together in the brand new year of 2024!🥰
Finally, there will be a quiz activity in our group next week, where you can win points. Cici will be posting a question at 12 pm every day, and participants can earn points by answering the questions. The person with the most correct answers will receive additional rewards.👏 Everyone is welcome to participate, and the group link is provided once again.
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