$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ Strong fundamental. Nothing to worry about. Patience is key.

The market was mixed Wednesday, with tech holding its breath. The S&P 500 closed flat. Nvidia earnings came out with revenue and adjusted EPS beat, but forward guidance was below mid-point estimates, sending the stock lower by 2% or so.
At 4:01 p.m. ET, the $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ was off 0.32%. The $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ was up 0.32% and $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ was flat for the day, climbing ju...

$Bitcoin (BTC.CC)$'s march to a fresh all-time fueled increased interest in stocks linked to the cryptocurrency, spurring heavier options trading.
The largest cryptocurrency advanced to a new all-time high as $94,057 in New York Friday afternoon amid a surge demand from buyers including $MicroStrategy (MSTR.US)$ and issuers of exchange traded funds. The software company whose business strategy includes buying and holdi...

Earnings Preview
$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ is poised to release its Q3 2024 earnings on November 20, with expectations set high due to the company's significant growth driven by its AI chips, especially the new Blackwell GPUs. Analysts predict a substantial year-over-year revenue increase to $33.03 billion, up 82%, and earnings per share to rise by 88.11% to $0.70. The Data Center segment remains a key growth driver, ant...

$PDD Holdings (PDD.US)$ saw bulls pour millions of dollars into call options after billionaire David Tepper's Appaloosa Management boosted its stake in the parent company of online retailer Temu.
Appaloosa added 3.36 million PDD American depositary receipts to its portfolio, taking its stake in the company to 456.7 million ADRs as of Sept. 30, according to Bloomberg data from the investment firm's 13F filing with ...

In the end, a week that starts with an all-time high for the S&P 500, Dow Jones, and Nasdaq 100, ended with equities lower.
At 4:02 p.m. ET, the three indices closed lower. The $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ was off 0.70%, losing 300 points. The $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ was down 1.32% and the $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ was off 2.24%.
MACRO
In macro, core retail sales grew by 0.1% month over month, lower than estimated. ...

$Blackstone (BX.US)$ is scheduled to report third-quarter 2024 results on 17 Oct, before the opening bell. Its revenues and earnings are likely to have improved on a year-over-year basis.
Market is expecting the earnings per share to come in at $0.95, Blackstone Inc. is one of the largest alternative asset management firm specializing in real estate, private equity, hedge fund solutions, credit, secondary funds of funds, public debt and e...

$CERo Therapeutics (CERO.US)$
I sold (scaled) but riding shares hoping to break .40.