Good morning, traders. Happy Monday, November 18th. You will not make it through the day without news about the animal spirits moving the market today.
My name is Kevin Travers, and the S&P 500 climbed on Monday, but key stocks were pulling down the Dow.
$Super Micro Computer (SMCI.US)$ was the highest climbing stock on the S&P 500, up 11% after a rumor Friday that the firm might file a plan to file their still dela...

$Appen Ltd (APX.AU)$ What happened today?

I reduced 90% of my holdings in Tesla today. $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ I sold all the options expiring in a month and a half. This time belongs to speculative trading. It is fine to hold the underlying stock for long-term investments unless it is heavily weighted.
Continue to wait. I kept 10% of the 400 Call options expiring next year to prevent further rise. I know there will be a pullback and I am not shorting.

The US election dust has settled, and yesterday's market trading on a "Trump Victory" short-term theme reached a fever pitch. Indices hit new highs, and some Trump-related short-term concept stocks soared. $Donald Trump (LIST22962.US)$ Like Trump's own $Trump Media & Technology (DJT.US)$ , Elon Musk's $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ which made huge contributions, and the crypto sector influenced by Trump. 💥
Musk was rejo...

📃 Key Takeaways
◻️ Q3 Earnings: Tesla's Q3 earnings showed a positive EPS and a profit margin increased to 19.8%. The automotive gross margin rose to 17.1%, excluding carbon credits. Check out Tesla's Earnings Hub>>
◻️ Stock Price: Tesla stock soared 22% on Thursday, after the earnings were released. On Friday, Tesla stock added 3.3%, ending the day at $269.19.
Tesla stock pri...