2021 is an unusual year for the stock market. Despite the worry of inflation and pandemic, the US stock market is on its longest bull-run in history. Kicked off with the mania of WSB, the market keeps heading north and ends at nearly all-time highs.
Event 1: WSB Beat Hedge Funds
Date: Jan 2021
At the beginning of this year, a group of millennials revolved around $GameStop (GME.US)$, a retail company that struggled with selling video games, to fight against hedge funds. After WallStreetBets pumped GameStop's stock price to unprecedented heights, some institutional investors who shorted the company's stocks almost bankrupted. Following the rule of "Go big or go home", WSB turned to other "meme stocks" such as $AMC Entertainment (AMC.US)$ , whose stock price soared by 455% in Q2.
Mooer's takeaways: What makes you profit or lose from the market?
@GT1982 shared two lingos in particular:
1) DYODD
Do your own due diligence as always. To summarise this, it means never copy or act on an investment idea based on hearsay without studying the company first.
2) FOMO.
Fear of missing out. Many investors, new and veteran alike, are guilty of this. Very often this leads to a painful loss. In short, do not chase a stock just because many are doing it. Study the company fundamentals first which essentially is related to lingo No. 1.
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Event 2: Global Chip Shortages
Date: May 2021
The global shortage of microchips has become a severe problem in 2021. The gap between insufficient supply and surging demand causes dilemmas for companies desperate for chips. Semiconductors are necessary for cars, PCs, smartphones, etc. Manufacturers of these products are facing an unprecedented situation. However, a crisis for one could be an opportunity for another. Since the market crashed in March 2020, the $PHLX Semiconductor Index(.SOX.US)$ has more than doubled.
Mooer's takeaways: What is the "DNA" of technology
@HuatLady said:
In this millennium, our reliance on the use of semiconductor for technological advances is undisputed worldwide. Automobiles, smartphones, home appliances and wireless networks depend heavily on the use of semiconductors. This is what "makes the world goes round", and is the "DNA" of technology.
The key challenges are:
1) The inability to meet the market's demands. Since 2019, there is an acute shortage of chips' supply globally. These high demands for chips may stretch into 2023. This will incur a 27% loss if there is a 3 months' delay in manufacturing.
2) Hence the cost of manufacturing may not meet planned budget. After weighing through both the positive and negative aspects of semiconductor investment, I opt to follow my heart and favours the trading of quality semiconductor shares as a long term investment.
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Event 3: S&P 500 Doubled amid a Pandemic Dip
Date: Aug2021
In August 2021, the $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ rallied 100% from the pandemic dip since March 2020, becoming another milestone for the US stock market.
Mooer's takeaways: How to invest at a market high?
@Dadacai said:
There is a possibility of market correction and funds being stuck when investing during market highs so my approaches are as follows:
1) Choose stocks I have confidence in and don't mind holding for the long term.
2) Split the purchases into 3 or more lots at different timings to average out the cost.
3) For intraday trading, choose stocks which have a high volume of trading and set a stop loss.
4) Don't invest what I cannot afford to lose.
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Event 4: Metaverse, the Next Generation of the Internet
Date: Oct 2021
Metaverse is regarded as the next generation of the Internet by some institutions. It's a can't-miss concept in 2021 that may lead to an investing buzz in the next decade. To attract market attention, tech giants have laid out their versions of the metaverse. On October 28, Facebook $Meta Platforms (FB.US)$ officially changed its corporate name to Meta as part of a major rebrand, shaking off the social media by launching new strategies to go "all in" to the metaverse.
Mooer's takeaways: Are Metaverse and playing games with VR the same?
@NANA123 said:
The reason why people distinguish the virtual world from the real world is because the virtual world generated by the platform-style Internet at this stage cannot carry people's asset rights and social identity. The identity achievements and assets acquired by people in the virtual world are in the hands of platform operators. If the operator chooses to close the platform or close the account forcefully, everything you've gained on the platform goes up in smoke. However, the rapid development of blockchain technology in recent years has derived a decentralized Internet form, which effectively guarantees the transparency and certainty of the virtual world rules generated under this form.
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Event 5: EV Mania
Date: Nov2021
On October 21, $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ released the 2021 Q3 earnings that beat the market's expectations. Its stock price increased by 22% in a week. When Tesla's stock price hit a record high of 1243.49 dollars, the shareholders started to buckle up. Meanwhile, other EV stocks were also growing fast. Rivian, a rival of Tesla, saw its price soared by 120% five trading days after it got listed. Lucid also yielded good results.
Mooer's takeaways: How much risk are you comfortable with?
@HopeAlways said:
The stock market appears to be giving incredibly high valuations to EV stocks, whether the companies have proven themselves effective manufacturers or not. As with the EV stocks, there will be winners and losers, and these investments seem to belong to the more speculative portion of a stock portfolio. Understanding individual risk tolerance level is an important step in determining which EV stock is suitable for investors.
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Which event do you like the most? Does any of the events above ring the bell?
Feel free to leave your comments below!
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Hello Mooers , today I am going to share with you my $Futu Holdings Ltd (FUTU.US)$ MooMoo journey 2021, highlighting some of my exciting & marvelous adventures in MooMoo.
My story will be divided into 5 episodes, each episode consists of many adventures, and each adventure being summarize, and with a link to its details.
Are you excited? Yes?
OK, Here we go!
EP 1. MooMoo gifts
How much did you got from gachapon?
https://www.moomoo.com/community/feed/106633112256518
We sure have lots of fun collecting the free and sure-win gachapon, which give us cash starting from SGD $0.18 to SGD $1888!
Come and pick your favourite merchandise.
https://www.moomoo.com/community/feed/107268213309850
We voted if we want MooElephant or MooBunny and particpate in the MooMoo Gold Coin Madness event.
Treasures Box
https://www.moomoo.com/community/feed/106539313201166
We voted how often we want Treasures Box event to happen. This is the 1st part of the Treasures Box series.
Treasures Box (Part 2)
https://www.moomoo.com/community/feed/106544990060550
We voted the stocks from BANG ( $BlackBerry (BB.US)$ , $AMC Entertainment (AMC.US)$ , $Cenntro Electric (NAKD.US)$ , $GameStop (GME.US)$ ), FAANG ( $Meta Platforms (FB.US)$ , $Amazon (AMZN.US)$ , $Apple (AAPL.US)$ , $Netflix (NFLX.US)$ , $Alphabet-C (GOOG.US)$ ), WOODS ( $ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK.US)$ , $ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (ARKQ.US)$ , $ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW.US)$ , $ARK Genomic Revolution ETF (ARKG.US)$ , $ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF.US)$ and $ARK Space Exploration & Innovation ETF (ARKX.US)$ ) groups that we would like to see in our treasures box.
Treasures Box (Part 3)
https://www.moomoo.com/community/feed/106551148740614
We voted tweaks/enhancements for our treasures box, such as coupons + cash top-up, trade coupons with other Mooers, $1 denomination coupons and gifting coupons to our family members, relatives and friends.
Treasures Box (Part 4)
https://www.moomoo.com/community/feed/106554598686726
We voted the varieties of rewards that we would like to have in our treasures box, such as wearables & lifestyle accessories, gadgets & electronics, cash & stock coupons, collaboration products (e.g. MooMoo x Shopee).
Treasures Box (Part 5)
https://www.moomoo.com/community/feed/106567484833798
We voted for events that can help us to collect more MooMoo points, such as more daily tasks and games like ‘Shake a MooMoo Tree’.
Treasures Box (The Epilogue)
https://www.moomoo.com/community/feed/106584050565126
We sum up the treasures box series by voting which part is our favourite.
EP 2. Small Talk series
Small Talk on Cathie Wood ARKK & ARK ETFs
https://www.moomoo.com/community/feed/106561913290758
We discussed about Cathie Wood and her ARKs ( $ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK.US)$ , $ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (ARKQ.US)$ , $ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW.US)$ , $ARK Genomic Revolution ETF (ARKG.US)$ , $ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF.US)$ and $ARK Space Exploration & Innovation ETF (ARKX.US)$ ). We were delighted that she created a new ETF - $ARK TRANSPARENCY ETF (CTRU.US)$ in 2021.
A small talk on Apple Event 14 Sep 2021
https://www.moomoo.com/community/feed/106912000507910
We discussed about the Apple Virtual event, which $Apple (AAPL.US)$ fans can expect to see new products such as IPhone 13, Apple Watch Series 7, AirPods 3 and even M1X MacBook Pro.
A small talk on "More than meets the eye."
https://www.moomoo.com/community/feed/107156502478854
Mr. Trump’s comeback with his TMTG group, merging with $Digital World Acquisition Corp (DWAC.US)$ , to be structure to compete with FAANG companies. We even voted $Digital World Acquisition Corp (DWAC.US)$ , $Phunware (PHUN.US)$ , $Benessere Capital Acquisition Corp (BENE.US)$ and ZGYH.
EP 3. Squid Game in MooMoo
It hurts like hell.
https://www.moomoo.com/community/feed/107252646543366
It hurts like hell when I fail to buy the $Phunware (PHUN.US)$ stocks and missed a great opportunity to get a 1099.35% return.
The Squid Game Multi-Portfolios Portfolio ;)
https://www.moomoo.com/community/feed/107264892338182
I came out with a Squid Game Multi-Portfolios Portfolio that consists of 4 main portfolios, with 3 portfolio named after our famous Squid Game players – Player 456 (Seong Gi-hun), Player 218 (Cho Sang-woo) and Player 067 (Kang Sae-byeok) and the last one as Liquid Portfolio.
EP 4. Special Highlights
The MooMoo crypto coin
https://www.moomoo.com/community/feed/106509973913606
In summer camp session 1, we discuss about crypto investing and awesome crypto coins like $Bitcoin (BTC.CC)$ , $Ethereum (ETH.CC)$ , $Dogecoin (DOGE.CC)$ and $Zilliqa (ZIL.CC)$ , which allow 24 hours trading every day & hopefully $Futu Holdings Ltd (FUTU.US)$ MooMoo will be coming out with its own crypto coin (MooMoo Crypto Coin).
Why did you start trading and continue to do so again and again?
https://www.moomoo.com/community/feed/106957282082822
There are many reasons that Mooers start doing trading such as to earn more money so that they do not need to depend on their employer for a living, building financial safety net, to become the next Warren Buffett and many more.
Breaking Stocks for Olympic 2021 edition
https://www.moomoo.com/community/feed/106686671749126
The Olympic 2020, which was suppose to take place in Tokyo, Japan from 24 July to 9 August 2020, was postpone to 23 July 2021 to 08 August 2021 due to the coronavirus. Nevertheless, we held a mini Olympic to vote our favourites from the FAANG, BANG, SAAEO ( $Salesforce (CRM.US)$ , $Activision Blizzard (ATVI.US)$ , $Adobe (ADBE.US)$ , $Electronic Arts Inc (EA.US)$ , $Oracle (ORCL.US)$ ) and PfANG ( $Pfizer (PFE.US)$ , $Align Technology (ALGN.US)$ , $Nano X Imaging (NNOX.US)$ , $Guardant Health (GH.US)$ ) stock groups.
Finding Nemo (Luck)
https://www.moomoo.com/community/feed/107126503636998
We voted how lucky we are in most of our trading and how to find our Nemo!
5Cs, BANG, ACES, PP SAFE and BODY
https://www.moomoo.com/community/feed/106623446679558
We learn new stocks acronyms such as 5Cs, BANG, ACES, PP SAFE and BODY, beside the popular ones (FAANG, SAAEO) that we know of.
One of the activities I do during non-trading days.
https://www.moomoo.com/community/feed/107303772160006
I shared about one of my activities that I do during non-trading days – that is learning new dancing moves. (Musk, please shows us your new dance move in 2022! )
How to deal with inflation
https://www.moomoo.com/community/feed/107347595952134
We discussed how to deal with inflation by having a meal plan, taking public transport and invest with $Futu Holdings Ltd (FUTU.US)$ MooMoo.
The urgent need for an International Stock Exchange.
https://www.moomoo.com/community/feed/107392291831814
Almost 90% Mooers voted for a fully-automated International Stock Exchange that is not bound by any political landscape in any countries and is filled with lots of goodness and greatness.
Making the most out of Star Institution (SI) by cloning them.
https://www.moomoo.com/community/feed/107433033793542
We learn how to use the 13F filings, restatements and our magic formula to clone SI portfolio.
EP 5. Last but not least
Suggestions for MooMoo Product Managers
https://www.moomoo.com/community/feed/107097733922822
We voted for interest on cash balance, quarterly treasures box, fractional tradings and zero fees.
My Awesome MooMoo Moment!
https://www.moomoo.com/community/feed/107139597533190
We celebrate $Futu Holdings Ltd (FUTU.US)$ 9th birthday with USD $200,000 and 100 famous MooMoo paintings waiting to be won.
My Thank You Moment
https://www.moomoo.com/community/feed/107219385057286
I thanks all my supporters for voting me the “Mentor Moo” title and all Mooers who have liked and loved my posts.
Nana's Winning Strategy Portfolio
https://www.moomoo.com/community/feed/107241902964742
I wrote a special post for my amazing friend, @NANA123. Liked her 'there is no best, only the most suitable', which is a great consideration when creating our portfolio. The post also include a 100% crypto portfolio for high risk investors.
The Closing Episode
I would like to take this opportunity, once again, to thank all my supporters for their continuous likes, loves and wonderful comments in my posts.
My MooMoo journey would not be completed without you!
I look forward to see all of you again in 2022 and all the best!
Thank you.
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The hottest investment theme today is not cryptocurrency trading, but the "Metaverse".
I am not a big fan of buying crypto as an investment but I said the investment opportunities will emerge from the ecosystem surrounding cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. And I believe Metaverse is one of them.
I think Metaverse is moving our digital life to a new level by integrating many latest technologies. The metaverse will be right at the new frontier of human digital evolution, because it puts together all the latest innovations such as blockchain technologies, cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), etc.
What is the Metaverse?
The metaverse is a combination of two words: “meta” and “verse”. Meta means “beyond”, Verse means universe.
The word “Metaverse” was first coined by author Neal Stephenson in his 1992 science fiction novel "Snow Crash". In the book, the Metaverse is a collective virtual shared space, created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical reality and physically persistent virtual space.
If it is hard to imagine, take a look at the trailer of the 2018 movie“Ready Player One”, then you will have some ideas.
In today's context, the Metaverse is a digital reality that combines aspects of social media, online gaming, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and cryptocurrencies to allow users to interact virtually. It is a “universe” where people interact with each other not in real person, but virtually.
Today, I think to many people, the metaverse may still sound like science fiction, but human advancement always starts with dreams. The 1980s “Back to the Future" series was one of my favourite movies, and most of the things that appeared in the movie have become reality today.
Why the Metaverse will be a secular trend
Recently, I published this article to discuss this topic:
* What is the metaverse?
* Why the Metaverse will be a secular trend
* Why you don't want to miss it?
* What are the investment opportunities surrounding this theme?
Click this link to read the entire article.
The stocks below are mentioned in the article.
$Meta Platforms (FB.US)$ $Microsoft (MSFT.US)$ $Zoom Video Communications (ZM.US)$ $Disney (DIS.US)$ $Amazon (AMZN.US)$ $Netflix (NFLX.US)$ $Alphabet-C (GOOG.US)$ $Roblox (RBLX.US)$ $TENCENT (00700.HK)$ $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ $Autodesk (ADSK.US)$ $Unity Software (U.US)$ $Tesla (TSLA.US)$

$Meta Platforms (FB.US)$ Is everyone ready?

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