U.S. mortgage rates are rapidly growing, and Americans have to pay more and more for home loans.
According to the $FREDDIE MAC (FMCC.US)$, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the average rate for a 30-year fixed home loan edged up to 4.72% from last week's 4.67%, hitting the highest point since December 2018.
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U.S. Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul Pelosi purchased $2.2 million worth of $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ stock on March 17, by exercising 25 call options at a strike price of $500, according to the financial disclosure by Congress.
Under the current STOCK Act, members of Congress are required to disclose their and direct relative's trades within 30-45 days after the transaction, ...

Retail investors were quick to plow cash into the biggest U.S. exchange-traded funds and industries like airlines and travel stocks when the market was hammered on Friday.
The day-trading crowd snapped up roughly $2 billion in assetslike the $SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$and $Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$on Friday as the buy-the-dip crowd stepped in where Wall Street didn't, according to data from Vanda Research, a firm that tracks retail-trading flows in the U.S.
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Individual investors showed conviction not only buying ETFs that track the major U.S. averages, but bought airline stocks like $Delta Air Lines (DAL.US)$, $United Airlines (UAL.US)$, as well as cruise operator $Carnival (CCL.US)$, Vanda data show. The trio were among the 10 most-bought stocks on Friday with each seeing at least $39 million in buying, according to the data.
The buy-the-dip trade was playing out well for retail investors on Monday as stocks climbed as a relative sense of calm returned to global markets. The $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ rose 1.3% and the $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ rallied 1.8%.
If you buy the dip last Friday, you may already gain from the smart move!
The Nasdaq retail trading activity tracker shows $ProShares UltraPro QQQ ETF (TQQQ.US)$, $SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$, and $Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$ were the most active ETFs on Friday. $Tesla (TSLA.US)$, $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$, and $Microsoft (MSFT.US)$ were the top active stocks on the list.
So, what did you buy last Friday? Any ETFs or stocks? Leave your comments!
Is there any stock you would like to buy if we go back to last Friday???
Source: Bloomberg, Vanda, Seeking Alpha, Nasdaq

The fear and greed index was developed by CNNMoney to measure two of the primary emotions that influence how much investors are willing to pay for stocks.
The fear and greed index is measured on a daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly basis. In theory, the index can be used to gauge whether the stock market is fairly priced. This is based on the logic that excessive fear tends to drive down share prices, and too much greed tends to have the opposite effect.
Be fearful when others are greedy. Be greedy when others are fearful.
---Warren Buffett
Fear & Greed Index
What emotion is driving the market?
Market Momentum: Greed
The S&P 500 is 4.58% above its 125-day average. This is further above the average than has been typical during the last two years and indicates greed on the part of investors.
Last changed Oct 26 from an Extreme Greed rating.
Junk Bond Demand: Greed
Investors in low quality junk bonds are accepting 1.92 percentage points in additional yield over safer investment grade corporate bonds. While this spread is historically high, it is low compared to recent history and suggests that investors are pursuing higher risk strategies.
Last changed Oct 26 from an Extreme Greed rating.
Put and Call Options: Greed
During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 57.95% as investors make bullish bets in their portfolios. However, this among the lowest levels of put buying seen during the last two years, indicating greed on the part of investors.
Last changed Oct 26 from an Extreme Greed rating.
Source: CNNmoney
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