According to preliminary data from Mastercard SpendingPulse, holiday retail sales climbed 8.5% Y/Y for the period spanning Nov. 1 to Dec. 24, 10.7% increase from the same period in 2019, before the pandemic hit.
This year, $Meta Platforms (FB.US)$ may be one of the biggest winners in Christmas. The app for its Oculus headset hits No. 1 in Apple's App Store. Its virtual reality headset: Oculus quest 2 was also one of the most popular technology gifts over the holidays.
This gives Meta more opportunity to show customers the possibilities of its vision for the metaverse.
Shares of $Meta Platforms (FB.US)$ traded up as much as 3.4% Monday. 
So how much did you spend on holiday shopping this year? What cool stuff did you buy?
It is okay if you spend too much on holiday shopping. 
Money never disappears. It just turns into the forms you like.
Source:
Facebook parent Meta rallies 3% as the app for its Oculus headset hits No. 1 in Apple's App Store

Once more, Co-Wise: moomoo Tutorial Contest Part 7, "How did you start short-term trading?" ended successfully. Thanks for participating in the contest. Short-term trading could bring an adrenaline rush, but it's also highly risky. Emotions could become your biggest enemy. How to qualify as an excellent short-term trader? Outstanding technical skills? A high win rate? Or others? Thankfully, most mooers are aware of the importance of risk management and emotion controls. Technical skills might not work well unless combined with a good understanding of investing psychology.
Now, it's time for the winning list of this topic. Let's enjoy the highlight moments together! Congratulation to all the mooers winning $American Airlines (AAL.US)$ and $ContextLogic (WISH.US)$ stocks!
*The rewards will be distributed to winners within 15 working days—the ranking sortes in alphabetical order.
Part Ⅰ: High-Quality Post Collection
@AhTian  Why, What & How to Short-Term Trade!
For this post, let's take short-term trading as intra-day trading that last from seconds to minutues. It's commonly termed as scalp, intrad-day swing trading. I'll use scalp here.
@BT11  Day/Swing trader
Keep your emotions away from the charts. My personal technical analysis of price action in charts relies on simply RSI (14 length) and chart patterns. Identifying the right patterns and how to utilise a trading strategy with it is a crucial complimentary tool I use for entry/exit.
@Business Insider  DCA is the best strategy!
Bought  $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ back in 2017 for about 300$ pre split. Sold it in 2018 for a tiny profit and to decrease my cost basis. They were swinging between 200-300 all the time.
@Dadacai  Some Pointers for Day Trading
I will give a brief overview of the VWAP indicator which is often used by day traders. Trade when the mind is clear and alert. Play small. Plan your entry and exit. A good knowledge of technical indicators is required.
@GT1982  How Did I Started Short Term Trading
I started off as a short term trader before finding my style as a long term investor. No personal feelings should be involved in trading. Only fundamentals, technicals and numbers should be the deciding factors.
@IcySilver  Swing trade like a Pro...
Swing trading is most useful when the market condition is volatile, without long clear trend. Currently the market does seem so. Thus, it may be a good time to look more into swing trading, or quick-entry-quick-exit trades.
@Jin1978  Some personal tips on short-term trading
If u cannot stomach the risk (10% to 30% movement usually), stay away from risky trades. Set a cut-loss price. Remember to withdraw your profits every now and then! Don’t keep pumping all your profits for the next trade! 
@kaito666  My short term stock trading step
Read the news, consider different scenarios, weigh up the odds and technical analysis. In this event that any of the above scenarios do materialise, go straight to your price charts and use technical analysis to find entry and exit points for the long or short trade you have chosen.
@Moo Top  I am a part-time Day Trader
My favourite technical setup is VWAP + 9EMA and 20EMA, looking at 1min and 5min candle stick. Do your own due diligence (DYODD) on the stocks that you want to day trade with.
@102637896  My Views on Short Term Trading
Apart from reading technical indicators and charts, I think the following are important that I learnt: Position sizing. Establish entrance, stop loss and target price before trade. Mental Strength.
For more engaging posts, please click Co-Wise: How did you start short-term trading? to check. Don't forget to leave your comments and tell mooers what you've learned!
Part Ⅱ: Voting on the “Mentor Moo” Title
Finally, let's announce the winner, @Dadacai! Congratulations! You will get a badge as a reward to acknowledge your efforts in the Co-Wise contest. The badge will be shown on the profile page for your progress and achievement.
Mooers' Strategies: Habits to Become a Better Trader
Now, it's time for voting! Let's vote for the candidates to see who will win the "Mentor Moo" title. Your vote means a lot to them!
We should keep a clear mind and stay alert to the markets where milliseconds count. Please be aware that different time zones could impact the timings of your investment. It's crucial to set profit targets and stop-loss when entering a trade. Besides, technical indicators could help you identify the signals in the market and thus improve the odds of winning. Discipline and a solid trading plan could help you advance in short-term investing. As mooers' say, there is no best strategy. Just stick with the one that you can reap profit from it. Remember, what matters the most is the one that suits you the best.
Disclaimer: All investment involves risk. Neither Futu Inc, nor Futu SG, nor moomoo endorses any particular investment strategy. You should carefully consider your investment goals and objectives when deciding on an investment strategy. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Then your actions determine your life. That is to say, the way you think can define how you live. Keep grinding. Keep sharpening your mindset, prepare yourself for all challenges along the way. Stop questioning yourself when you're down. Try to put the blame on other people. Although it doesn't sound entirely politically correct. But it's a hack for having great weekends lol. 
as usual, vote first plz
Let's go
@gorgeousevan: Without comment $Tesla (TSLA.US)$
@Carry only: Makes sense. $AMC Entertainment (AMC.US)$ $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$
@demntia: $AMC Entertainment (AMC.US)$
@ProTraderMark: It's all about perspective $AMC Entertainment (AMC.US)$ $GameStop (GME.US)$ $Camber Energy (CEI.US)$
@Lukas Pivar: $Sea (SE.US)$ It is a continuous stock price adjustment for rapidly rising growth stocks. For long-term investors, this is just a dip.
@XDFX: $GameStop (GME.US)$ $AMC Entertainment (AMC.US)$
@Smart Jerry:
@Tyler Maltz: Crypto is always volatile. This is nothing new. Just like the bashers that come out of hiding when Doge comes to the bottom of its range then they all disappear when it goes a back over .30…  $Dogecoin (DOGE.CC)$ $Tesla (TSLA.US)$
@Ankur Tiwari: $Tesla (TSLA.US)$
@Blackwidow helen: $AMC Entertainment (AMC.US)$
This week, we'd like to invite you to comment below and tell about:
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This year's inflows into ETFs worldwide crossed the $1 trillion mark for the first time at the end of November, surpassing last year's total of $735.7 billion, according to Morningstar data. That wave of money, along with rising markets, pushed global ETF assets to nearly $9.5 trillion, more than double where the industry stood at the end of 2018.
Most of that money has gone into low-cost U.S. funds that track indexes run by Vanguard Group, $Blackrock (BLK.US)$ and $State Street (STT.US)$ which together control more than three-quarters of all U.S. ETF assets.
Technically they're not the same concept, but the $1 trillion landmarks still remind me of $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ hitting a $1 trillion market cap on Oct.25. It showed how influential the company is. 
Are you part of the one trillion? Would you tell me about the reason that you buy or not buy ETF?
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Shares of $Rivian Automotive (RIVN.US)$plummeted 10% in after-hours trading Thursday after CEO RJ Scaringe and other executives reported a surge in customer reservations but cut vehicle production expectations for the year.
Rivian said it expects to fall “a few hundred vehicles short” of its 2021 production target of 1,200 vehicles.
Aside from the production snags, Rivian said total reservations for its electric R1T pickup and R1S SUV increased to 71,000 as of Dec. 15, up 28% compared with the most recent tally of 55,400 vehicles in November.
Also, a new battery and assembly plant announced Thursday will be east of Atlanta and is expected to facilitate production of up to 400,000 vehicles per year, Rivian said. Construction on the facility is expected to begin in summer 2022, and the start of production is slated for 2024.
Still having faith in Rivian? Or which messages above changed your thoughts on it?
Source:
Rivian shares slide after company cuts 2021 EV production expectations