$Merck & Co (MRK.US)$
The FDA is somewhat cautious. Japan has set a timetable and will decide whether to ratify the deal on Thursday. Personally, I think it should be approved. After all, the mechanism is different. If the virulence of the virus is reduced, this easily available oral drug would be better. If it becomes more virulent, Pfizer's alone may not be enough. Two will never do. Three shots. Singapore is on its fourth injection.) If toxicity increases, oral drug cocktails are definitely on the agenda. And the second Pfizer did not reach the clinical end point, there was no improvement in symptoms, there was no cure, there was a reduction in the risk of hospitalization, and over time, who knows what happens over time?

$Apple (AAPL.US)$  stock closed up 3.1% on Tuesday as other stocks tumbled on concerns of the new omicron Covid variant, showing investors see the company as a safe haven during market uncertainty.
The $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$dropped 651 points, the tech-heavy $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$fell 1.6% and the $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ was down about 1.9% on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the Fed will discuss speeding up the bond-buying taper during its December meeting.
Since the company has prodigious cash flow, allowing it to endure any slowdowns in the economy and take advantage of falling prices.
But there's no perfect company. The biggest criticism of Apple for the last five years is no new products. It's stock price has stuck in the same place for a while when others are going up. Maybe the crisis is the turning point for Apple.
Do you have faith in the company? 
What percentage does apple take on your portfolio?
Source:
Why Apple was the only tech stock that went up on Tuesday

On Thanksgiving day this year, my cousin has pampered her partner with a FUTU/Moomoo gift. She has signed him on the Big Moomoo family with SGD 2700.  With this move she has basically three ulterior goals in mind:
To provide him with a pastime come this December 2021, when he retires. With the user friendly Moomoo platform, it enables him to interact freely with other Mooers. His life will be enriched by the easy access to the exchange of trading insights and expertise globally.
To motivate him to move on in life post retirement, as he dreads the supposed "boredom" of a retiree. She does not want him to lapse into a comfort zone whereby he has nothing to do throughout the day. She wants him to find Happiness and Fulfillment by making
calculated shrewd decisions and even risks during his investment journey. My cousin believes that there is always a new challenge in life and with every new challenge, there is purpose and meaning behind each and everyone of them. Trading on the Moomoo platform will pose a great challenge for him. Besides the effective management of time it can simultaneously stimulate his grey cells to active usage.
To highlight to him, retirement is not a Crisis situation. It just means that he has the leisure in doing what he has Always wanted to Do, but Never has the time fulfil his wish. It is an avenue for him to pick up new knowledge and further explore the investment world.
He is pleasantly delighted by her gift that comes together with a cute Oppa figurine souvenir and a free $Apple (AAPL.US)$  share. Most importantly, he is impressed and humbled by her Gift of Love with all the attached positive aura. He is so thankful and grateful for this special gift.
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There are many different types of traders: Day traders, Swing traders, Long term traders, etc.. Each trader type has different strategies that work for them. I am going to discuss good trading habits generally...
You can read many books, articles, etc. for building good trading habits. Many people will provide how you should go about trading and their experience (failure or success). The key is, this works nicely for them. They know the inner workings of their strategy. But if you try to replicate for yourself it may not work for you. So what do you do? Find someone else to follow, scramble, give up?
Well you may not have to give up, because that is the last thing you want to do. You need to prove to yourself that you can do this. Here are some tips that can help, hopefully:
1. Create a plan
2. Do your due diligence (research, articles, news, etc.)
3. Trade with a positive attitude
4. Don't act impulsively or react
5. Use stop-loss to limit from losing trades
6. Learn from your losses
7. Don't be greedy and take profits
From what I understand and this is what I have put in play in my account is to keep investing in small amounts (known as power of compound interest). Right now you will not see much return, but let's say 10 years from now it will grow dramatically. Then if you look back 10 years, you will realize the power of compound interest. To get successful in this part, you have to invest in well known & successful stocks like $Apple (AAPL.US)$,  $Amazon (AMZN.US)$, $Microsoft (MSFT.US)$, $Alphabet-A (GOOGL.US)$, $Netflix (NFLX.US)$, $Coca-Cola (KO.US)$, etc.. You don't need to buy full shares nowadays as many brokers allow you to purchase slices (which is a piece of a share). Now if you purchase in this manner automatically, eventually this will start growing fast. In addition, if stocks pay dividends, then you should reinvest in purchasing a piece of stock rather than cashing it out. This also helps as part of compounding interest.
The one note to keep in mind is not to be discouraged if you have a bad hour, day, week, or month. Keep investing as each day is different. Everyone has a strategy and that works for them. You should review their idea and see if it works for you. If it does not, you will have to make adjustments so that it works for you. Do some more due diligence (research, articles, news, etc.). Try to figure out what went wrong in your execution. Try again by making the required changes. If it does not work again, keep trying by making changes until it works for you. You will see that things will change and you will be successful. But you need to keep trying and not get discouraged on the first, second, third, etc. failure.
Okay, so I don't want to bore anyone out. In a short summary, the best way to build good trading habits is to do research on your investment, pick a strategy that works for you, execute it, and try to use the compounding interest method. This works well in my case as a conservative investor. I highly think that everyone can benefit from this strategy. DO NOT try to copy someone else's idea as that works for them. You need to get insight about it and try it on your own. This is what will make you successful. Practice makes perfect, which is the words you may have heard in the past. This is absolutely true. Hope this helps you out.
Please feel free to leave any comments or suggestions you may have regarding this subject. I am also more than happy to help anyone who might want to speak more about this subject or need any help.
Wishing you great success in your investments.

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It's almost the end of the year. How's your November? After a long and challenging year, are you still hanging in there? People usually face repeating patterns in life and get bored of it. Bringing a sense of ceremony to your everyday life can be a beautiful way to ignite your passion. Some mooers know how to use small rituals to bring themselves happiness. Let them show you how they celebrate their special days and memorable moment.
As usual, vote first plz~
Here we go~
@Deezy_McCheezy: $Longeveron (LGVN.US)$  im already ready for Friday. Volume wil tell you all you need to know in 36 hrs. If there us enough, a push to $43 is eminent and will retest $45 again. Dont they say 3rd time is a charm
@Steven Scripps: Only have one share I got at 100$ but I'm just glad to be part of team $GameStop (GME.US)$
@Smoke-A-Shotgun: $AMC Entertainment (AMC.US)$
@Questionable Invts: $AMC Entertainment (AMC.US)$  Have happy Thanksgiving from Citadel LLC. Yeah, resistance wasn't 41, 40, or even 39 its 38.
@UFTWY: $GameStop (GME.US)$ Purely for a feeling and belief.
@YuQing1688: ALL I NEED $AMC Entertainment (AMC.US)$
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@DayleyTrades: $AMC Entertainment (AMC.US)$
@Apollod Wed: $Aptevo Therapeutics (APVO.US)$ and $Longeveron (LGVN.US)$ best tiny floater squeeze plays of 2021
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The whole sector has been selling off, when will it stop I don’t know. $PayPal (PYPL.US)$ hitting a new low didn’t provide much confidence, but $MasterCard (MA.US)$ doesn’t look hateful, and $Visa (V.US)$ was defended at $200 pretty heavily.
The only reason I haven’t been buying MA is on valuation. PayPal and Visa (especially Visa) are cheaper, and they’ve sold off more.
Like a lot of people here who have no idea where the bottom is, that’s an alright place to be, down 38% from its highs — which is was absolutely overvalued 38% ago — but this has probably gone too far. Momentum trading and sentiment seem to be what’s driving market; I.e 80-90% of stocks must’ve been red on the week but the $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ still went up.
The sector will catch a bid soon, MA has the least upside by some margin when compared to Visa or PayPal. I actually think Visa has the most upside in the near term, with the least downside risk of the 3. If you think Venmo doing $159B is something to write about you should look at the volumes MasterCard and Visa do. It’s like comparing an individual seller on eBay to Amazon the company.

$Tesla (TSLA.US)$ A friend/coworker of mine (who actually got me to start investing) wanted to buy tesla at 400~. We're broke af, so all he could have bought was 1 share, maybe 2. Ended up not buying because we got our payment cut in half (we work in a hotel, no work, no money) and he needed the money to pay rent.
I dont want to imagine how he felt when tesla went to 800. Lel.

Who will be the next trillion-dollar company?
$Microsoft (MSFT.US)$ $Apple (AAPL.US)$ $Alphabet-C (GOOG.US)$ $Amazon (AMZN.US)$ $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ $Meta Platforms (FB.US)$ $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ $Berkshire Hathaway-A (BRK.A.US)$ $Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM.US)$ $JPMorgan (JPM.US)$