$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ sold last night cos had a feeling it’s another AMD story - beats estimates but below wall street expectations. Glad I learnt my lesson from AMD. Hope to buy some at a good price for long term hold!

$Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.US)$ saw a bearish $1.51 million trade in the call options just a day before the chipmaker is expected to report earnings that could test whether the stock is living up to the hype over artificial intelligence
Just seconds after the market opened Monday, an active seller sold call options giving the holders the right to buy 299,000 AMD shares at $160 each by the end of the week, according to exchange data t...

$Tesla (TSLA.US)$
$Apple (AAPL.US)$ 
Accumulate as much as possible before it takes off 🚀😉

2021 is the year I started my investment / trading journey, therefore, it’s definitely a year to remember. I must say Moomoo 🐮 and it’s competitor 🐯 (being objective here) have really made investment easy and affordable. Gone were the days where you need to pay hefty commission fees to brokerage firms, which may have deterred many young / new investors from investing. Can I have a hand to see how many investors, who’s like me, started their investment and trading journey on this platform this year?
Anyway, I’ve created a short video to commemorate my meeting with Moomoo, and the review for 2021’s investment journey :)
Have also summarised below the takeaways from my short journey thus far (and I’m sure more to come in future!):
1. Volatility - no matter you’re a investor or trader, you will have to learn to eat and drink volatility for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Look at $Tesla (TSLA.US)$, most of the owners (including me) eat 20% ups and downs from time to time. Therefore, what is volatility? 可以吃的吗? Just keep calm and stay invested :)
2. Même stocks - 2021 saw a rise in Meme stocks. $AMC Entertainment (AMC.US)$ , $GameStop (GME.US)$ , $Digital World Acquisition Corp (DWAC.US)$ , $Phunware (PHUN.US)$ , just to name a few. I learnt the phrase “pump and dump” in the context of a stock market 😏 (if you know, you know). Stay away from these if your heart cannot handle point 1 - volatility. Bonus takeaway: Reddit’s WSB is a fun place to be in. Fun to watch, but probably not fun to follow their advices. 做个吃瓜民众就好 🍿️. PS: I got burnt by $Snap Inc (SNAP.US)$  $IronNet (IRNT.US)$ and $ChemoCentryx (CCXI.US)$ when trying to trade like god of gambler.
Ironnet - Bought at its peak 😂
3. Staying invested - biggest takeaway from 2021 is to stay invested in fundamentally strong stocks. If you have done enough research, and have high conviction for certain stocks, go for it and stick to it. It will grow and rise with you overtime. Just like you don’t keep changing your partner every other day or month right? 😉 For me, I’ve invested in , $Tesla (TSLA.US)$  $Microsoft (MSFT.US)$  $Apple (AAPL.US)$  $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$  $Meta Platforms (FB.US)$ , and aiming for   $Sea (SE.US)$  $Salesforce (CRM.US)$  $CrowdStrike (CRWD.US)$  $ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK.US)$  $The Trade Desk (TTD.US)$   $Disney (DIS.US)$  $ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO.US)$  $Luminar Technologies (LAZR.US)$ and $Palantir (PLTR.US)$ next year. For trading, I’m still trying to grasp the gist and technique, and find good stocks with high volatility, where I wouldn’t minding “bagholding” even if I get stuck $BioDelivery Sciences International Inc (BDSI.US)$  $LivePerson (LPSN.US)$  $AppHarvest (APPH.US)$  $AST SpaceMobile (ASTS.US)$  $Aurora Cannabis (ACB.US)$  $Blink Charging (BLNK.US)$  $GoHealth (GOCO.US)$  $Bionano Genomics (BNGO.US)$ 
DCA for stock that I have high conviction:
There are lots of noise in the market. If they are killing you and making you can’t sleep at night, delete the brokerage app and don’t log in for a month. Just kidding! Train your heart to be strong and resilient, don’t overreact, don’t get emotional. Be rational. Just like how you deal with challenges in life, overcoming hurdles after hurdles, even when you thought you can’t.
Lastly, they call $Grab Holdings (GRAB.US)$  the super app? I would say moomoo $Futu Holdings Ltd (FUTU.US)$  is the super app for online brokerage, with such comprehensive features. Make use of the functions like “News” to stay updated, “Comments” section to exchange ideas and learn from others, “Heat map” to see the market sentiment for different industries, “Price Alerts” to keep you posted when you’re busy etc etc. And of course, for beginners, check out the cool courses! The review can go on n on. But I don’t want to test Moomoo’s word count limit 🙊

PFE $Pfizer (PFE.US)$ longs, do your research, health care stocks, quality pharma, have the greatest pricing power and resilience to fluctuations in a wonky economy due to demand, and necessity by consumers. PFE, JNJ $Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.US)$ , LLY $Eli Lilly and Co (LLY.US)$ , offer the greatest protection from inflation, recession. If you don’t believe me, search best stocks to buy for inflation protection

$Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.US)$
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) closed at $168.45 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.79% move from the prior day. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.91%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.89%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.12%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the world's biggest maker of health care products had gained 0.29% over the past month. This has outpaced the Medical sector's loss of 3.31% and lagged the S&P 500's gain of 1.55% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from Johnson & Johnson as it approaches its next earnings release, which is expected to be January 25, 2022. The company is expected to report EPS of $2.12, up 13.98% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $25.26 billion, up 12.37% from the prior-year quarter.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Johnson & Johnson. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.
Contents excerpt from Yahoo Finance.

$Apple (AAPL.US)$ doing good

$AAPL — STOCK & OPTION PLAY
NEED IT TO BREAK OVER: $176.06
key indicator for MORE uptrend - $176.21
confirmation uptrend - $176.40
mini breakout - 176.99
full breakout - $177.53
SEMI PARABOLIC - $178.56
stop loss — $175.53
support - $175.33. $Apple (AAPL.US)$

Asia stocks to open steady; Treasury yields climb
Asian stocks are poised to open steady Thursday after U.S. equities extended a rally as investors weigh the impact of the new virus variant on the economy. Treasuries declined.
Futures were little changed in Japan and rose in Hong Kong. Australia and U.S. contracts were stable in early Asia trading. The $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ and the technology-heavy $NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$ advanced for a third day. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index of companies with most of their businesses in China also gained for a third day.
Apple wins delay in monopoly case, allowing app store rules to stay for now
The stay means that the App Store will effectively remain under the status quo prohibiting external links before a change was ordered by Yvonne Gonzales Rogers, a federal judge in Oakland, earlier this year.
Wednesday's stay temporarily protects $Apple (AAPL.US)$'s control over its App Store and the fees it generates, which can range up to 30% of digital transactions.
Apple's car project loses three more key engineers to startups
Eric Rogers, billed as Apple's chief engineer for radar systems on the project, left for flying-taxi startup Joby Aviation Inc. in recent weeks. Alex Clarabut, an engineering manager for the team's battery systems group, joined , another company working to develop air taxis. Stephen Spiteri, an Apple hardware engineering manager, left to join Archer as well.
GameStop shares fall as video game retailer reports widening losses in third quarter
$GameStop (GME.US)$'s shares fell 4% after the company reported that losses widened in the fiscal third quarter. The video game retailer's net loss grew to $105.4 million, or $1.39 per share, from a loss of $18.8 million, or 29 cents per share, a year earlier. Total revenue grew to $1.30 billion from $1.00 billion a year earlier.
Inventories grew in the latest quarter as GameStop looked to get ahead of supply chain challenges and be well-stocked for the holidays.
Powell's fourth major shift raises questions about the Fed's policy credibility
The Fed is expected to say next week it will double the pace of its bond purchase taper, while also likely hinting at more aggressive rate hikes in 2022. If it meets those expectations, it will mark at least the fourth significant policy change under Chairman Jerome Powell's leadership.
With policy so unpredictable and forecasts proving often unreliable, the Fed could be facing a substantial credibility challenge.
There are 11 million open jobs as the quitting spree continues: 'It's still a very tight labor market'
There were 11 million job openings while hiring remained steady and quitting cooled slightly in October, according to the Labor Department's latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover report.
Despite the small drop in quits, turnover remains historically high as 4.2 million people quit their job in October, down from a record-high 4.4 million people, or 3% of workers, who quit in September.
BofA says S&P 500 real earnings yield is lowest since Harry Truman was president
The S&P 500 Index currently has a real earnings yield of -2.9%, meaning that without continued growth in company results, investors would lose 2.9% when adjusted for inflation, the strategists led by Savita Subramanian wrote in a note on Wednesday. "Last time the real earnings yield was this negative was 1947."
Bill Ford acquires 2 million shares of automaker with stock near 20-year high
$Ford Motor (F.US)$ Chair Bill Ford , the great-grandson of founder Henry Ford, acquired almost 2 million shares of his company for about $20.5 million through the exercise of stock options.
"The decision to exercise these options to purchase almost 2 million shares of common stock reflects Bill's confidence in the future of the company and our plan to create tremendous value for all of our stakeholders," Ford Motor said in an emailed statement.
Source: Bloomberg, WSJ, CNBC