Haven’t checked for 2 weeks knowing that the blood bath would just depress me and make me jump the gun on potentially poor moves. Checked today since I knew I had some calls expiring and my gut sank seeing how low my account was. I’m trying to make myself feel better since I went 10% cash at the end of 2021 so it could’ve been slightly worse
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Hello, mooers! ![]()
This week the stock market blew out possible again with a rapid slash and rally. After Christmas and now we will meet the New Year. With full of cherishing and excitement, it's time to discover some famous companies with the market attention!
【Rule】![]()
Look at the charts below and tell the name of corresponding stocks. (i.e., Tesla, Apple, AMC)
【Validity period】![]()
Please leave your comments by Monday Jan. 3, 9:00 AM ET / 10:00 PM SGT.
【Rew...
This week the stock market blew out possible again with a rapid slash and rally. After Christmas and now we will meet the New Year. With full of cherishing and excitement, it's time to discover some famous companies with the market attention!
【Rule】
Look at the charts below and tell the name of corresponding stocks. (i.e., Tesla, Apple, AMC)
【Validity period】
Please leave your comments by Monday Jan. 3, 9:00 AM ET / 10:00 PM SGT.
【Rew...
![Enter to Win: Stock by chart challenge S7](https://ussnsimg.moomoo.com/2573019109174690028.jpg/thumb)
![Enter to Win: Stock by chart challenge S7](https://ussnsimg.moomoo.com/1641281827815-77777001-android-compress.jpg/thumb)
![Enter to Win: Stock by chart challenge S7](https://ussnsimg.moomoo.com/1641281827896-77777001-android-compress.jpg/thumb)
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$AMC Entertainment (AMC.US)$
a) Always MUCH HIGHER than stock price
b) ALWAYS higher
So it is not 'random glitches'
It is SECRET PRICE LEAKING out
a) Always MUCH HIGHER than stock price
b) ALWAYS higher
So it is not 'random glitches'
It is SECRET PRICE LEAKING out
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$Grab Holdings (GRAB.US)$ When it comes to food delivery, I wonder if any comparisons to China are entirely valid. So much of SEA's food tends to be home-cooked, often with gravies, which is a likely natural competitor to 'drier' foods preferred by Chinese customers, from fast food chains to their own cuisines.
Going forward, isn't increased fuel costs a major headwind for Grab?
Going forward, isn't increased fuel costs a major headwind for Grab?
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$Zoom Video Communications (ZM.US)$ shares are dropping 3.5% to $203.94 as $Microsoft (MSFT.US)$ unveiled a standalone version of Teams for small businesses.
Microsoft Team Essentials will cost $4 per user per month and get access to core features of Teams, without having to also subscribe to Office, The Verge notes.
In comparison, Zoom has a small business plan that costs $19.99 per month per license. Zoom Pro, which the company says is "great for small teams," costs $14.99 per month per license.
Small businesses previously had to pick a Microsoft 365 Business Basic plan, which cost $5 per month per user, or other platforms, such as Slack - owned by $Salesforce (CRM.US)$, Google Workspace $Alphabet-A (GOOGL.US)$, Workplace from $Meta Platforms (FB.US)$ or others.
The standalone version of Microsoft Teams Essentials has a simpler chat interface and focuses on meetings and video calls, Jared Spataro, head of Microsoft 365, told the news outlet.
Microsoft Teams Essentials has 10GB of OneDrive storage, whereas Business Basic has 1TB worth of storage. Essentials also does not have the ability to record meetings, provide transcripts, translation, separate rooms or channels and other functions that the more expensive plan has.
Last month, Zoom's shares plunged after the company reported fiscal third-quarter results that disappointed Wall Street and acknowledged that it would face headwinds in 2022 as more employees return to offices around the globe.
Microsoft Team Essentials will cost $4 per user per month and get access to core features of Teams, without having to also subscribe to Office, The Verge notes.
In comparison, Zoom has a small business plan that costs $19.99 per month per license. Zoom Pro, which the company says is "great for small teams," costs $14.99 per month per license.
Small businesses previously had to pick a Microsoft 365 Business Basic plan, which cost $5 per month per user, or other platforms, such as Slack - owned by $Salesforce (CRM.US)$, Google Workspace $Alphabet-A (GOOGL.US)$, Workplace from $Meta Platforms (FB.US)$ or others.
The standalone version of Microsoft Teams Essentials has a simpler chat interface and focuses on meetings and video calls, Jared Spataro, head of Microsoft 365, told the news outlet.
Microsoft Teams Essentials has 10GB of OneDrive storage, whereas Business Basic has 1TB worth of storage. Essentials also does not have the ability to record meetings, provide transcripts, translation, separate rooms or channels and other functions that the more expensive plan has.
Last month, Zoom's shares plunged after the company reported fiscal third-quarter results that disappointed Wall Street and acknowledged that it would face headwinds in 2022 as more employees return to offices around the globe.
![Zoom drops 3% as Microsoft unveils cheap standalone version of Teams](https://ussnsimg.moomoo.com/3280350363100001085.jpg/thumb)
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$General Motors (GM.US)$ The main problem I have is the execution on their products. I know they can make a really good EV. But the Bolt was an uninspired effort. They then overcompensated with the Hummer. It sounds like an amazing truck, but at 10,000 lbs, over $100K, plus the Hummer name and it looks more like a circus stunt than anything. It doesn't sound like they will have the Silverado EV on the market until well into 2023.
I'll be curious to see reviews of the Cadillac Lyriq. It looks like it has great value for a luxury segment vehicle. It looks affordable enough to be competing with the Model Y as much as the Model S. Maybe that is the vehicle that can positively define GM going forward.
I'll be curious to see reviews of the Cadillac Lyriq. It looks like it has great value for a luxury segment vehicle. It looks affordable enough to be competing with the Model Y as much as the Model S. Maybe that is the vehicle that can positively define GM going forward.
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$Lucid Group (LCID.US)$ Where will lucid stock be in five years🤔 $1,500 😉☺️☺️
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$General Motors (GM.US)$ Obviously these firms don't expect EV market share to rise much more than to 14-20% of the entire car market by 2030. And I wonder why? There are plenty of hurdles to overcome but which ones are the key roadblocks, even if you think they will be 50-80%. I know I won't buy one now due to cost (30% or more higher price, which will decline if you wait for cheaper batteries), inability to quick charge at home without spending on equipment, range (we take lots of long road trips), figuring there will be a logjam at the charging stations due to a mismatch of capacity and EV's as volume grows. Now don;t answer that you think it will zoom to 80-100% as this post is asking what they roadblocks will be.
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With the holiday shopping season in high gear, many retailers are offering Buy Now, Pay Later options and many consumers plan to take them up on it, according to a survey by Cardify.
Almost half (45.1%) of 2,000 BNPL users say they'll be paying for part, or all, of this year's holiday purchases using BNPL, putting it in third place behind debit cards (65.7%) and credit cards (54.6%). Only 31.5% of those surveyed said they'll pay with cash or check.
Of those who used BNPL for holiday shopping last year, 51.1% plan to use BNPL for more of their shopping this holiday season. Some 38.9% plan to use it the same amount and only 10.1% plan to use it less.
They're also likely to spend more this holiday season than shoppers who don't plan to use BNPL. 26.2% of the BNPL shoppers plan to spend more this year vs. 21.3% of those who don't plan to use BNPL.
Whether they can afford to pay more for this year's purchases is another question. When asked what they would do if BNPL wasn't an option, 45.8% said they'd have to spend less.
Of all the respondents, 10.8% said they had defaulted on a BNPL in the past; among those planning to use BNPL this year, that number rises to 13.9%.
Publicly traded stocks to keep an eye on in the BNPL space are $Affirm Holdings (AFRM.US)$, $Afterpay Ltd. (AFTPF.US)$, which agreed to be bought by $Block (SQ.US)$, and $PayPal (PYPL.US)$. $Visa (V.US)$ and $MasterCard (MA.US)$ are also setting up their own BNPL services.
A Credit Karma/Reuters study in September found that a third of U.S. consumers using BNPL had fallen behind on one or more payments.
Almost half (45.1%) of 2,000 BNPL users say they'll be paying for part, or all, of this year's holiday purchases using BNPL, putting it in third place behind debit cards (65.7%) and credit cards (54.6%). Only 31.5% of those surveyed said they'll pay with cash or check.
Of those who used BNPL for holiday shopping last year, 51.1% plan to use BNPL for more of their shopping this holiday season. Some 38.9% plan to use it the same amount and only 10.1% plan to use it less.
They're also likely to spend more this holiday season than shoppers who don't plan to use BNPL. 26.2% of the BNPL shoppers plan to spend more this year vs. 21.3% of those who don't plan to use BNPL.
Whether they can afford to pay more for this year's purchases is another question. When asked what they would do if BNPL wasn't an option, 45.8% said they'd have to spend less.
Of all the respondents, 10.8% said they had defaulted on a BNPL in the past; among those planning to use BNPL this year, that number rises to 13.9%.
Publicly traded stocks to keep an eye on in the BNPL space are $Affirm Holdings (AFRM.US)$, $Afterpay Ltd. (AFTPF.US)$, which agreed to be bought by $Block (SQ.US)$, and $PayPal (PYPL.US)$. $Visa (V.US)$ and $MasterCard (MA.US)$ are also setting up their own BNPL services.
A Credit Karma/Reuters study in September found that a third of U.S. consumers using BNPL had fallen behind on one or more payments.
![Consumers expect to use BNPL more this holiday season, survey says](https://ussnsimg.moomoo.com/132456989685766752.jpg/thumb)
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With Thanksgiving here, the stage has been set for the official start of the Black Friday shopping season. And it should come as no surprise that $Apple (AAPL.US)$ iPhone 13 is going to be popular gift during the end-of-the-year holidays.
Apple released the iPhone 13 in late September with high expectations for the phone to be the engine behind the company's busiest business quarter. But, ongoing shortages of semiconductors, including those used in the iPhone, have led to some concerns about Apple being able to get enough iPhones on retail shelves to meet its customers' demands. There have even been recent reports saying that Apple has shifted production of iPads in order to use parts from those tablets in the iPhone 13.
However, there is new evidence suggesting that supplies of iPhones are improving, which could go a long way toward alleviating shoppers' worries about not filling out their gift lists, and boosting Apple's sales figures.
In a look at the the iPhone market, Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty said that many tech companies are still working through supply chain disruptions brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, but there signs that some stabilization has emerged in recent weeks.
"Recent checks indicate supply of power management IC's [integrated circuits, or microchips] and world-facing camera modules for the iPhone 13 Pro [and] Pro Max is improving," Huberty said. "[This is] indicating that iPhone builds will likely sequentially improve in November and December."
That would be good news for Apple, and could alleviate some of the impact the company has said it will see from component supply chain issues. When Apple reported its fiscal fourth-quarter results in October, it said its sales suffered from a $6 billion impact from supply chain shortages, and that amount will increase in it current quarter.
If any evidence was needed to see how important the iPhone is to Apple, all one needs to do is look at the company's sales for its fiscal first quarter a year ago, which included its holiday season sales. During that period, Apple's iPhones, which included the then-new iPhone 12, accounted for $65.6 billion of the company's $111.4 billion in total revenue.
Huberty said that as of Nov. 23, or 67 days after the start of iPhone 13 pre-orders, lead times for the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max were clocking in at 19.5 days. Huberty said that lead time is "the second strongest among all [iPhone] models in the last five years" at this point in the device's sales cycle, and is down by 7 days since early November. Huberty also said that lead times for the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini are contracting, too.
"All of this contributes to our view that October iPhone data was negatively skewed by production headwinds," Huberty said. "Data for the month of November should show an above-seasonal improvement relative to October."
Along with Huberty's assessment of iPhone supply, J.P. Morgan analyst Samik Chatterjee said on Tuesday that there is growing evidence of Apple shipping a record number of iPhones in China in October.
Apple released the iPhone 13 in late September with high expectations for the phone to be the engine behind the company's busiest business quarter. But, ongoing shortages of semiconductors, including those used in the iPhone, have led to some concerns about Apple being able to get enough iPhones on retail shelves to meet its customers' demands. There have even been recent reports saying that Apple has shifted production of iPads in order to use parts from those tablets in the iPhone 13.
However, there is new evidence suggesting that supplies of iPhones are improving, which could go a long way toward alleviating shoppers' worries about not filling out their gift lists, and boosting Apple's sales figures.
In a look at the the iPhone market, Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty said that many tech companies are still working through supply chain disruptions brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, but there signs that some stabilization has emerged in recent weeks.
"Recent checks indicate supply of power management IC's [integrated circuits, or microchips] and world-facing camera modules for the iPhone 13 Pro [and] Pro Max is improving," Huberty said. "[This is] indicating that iPhone builds will likely sequentially improve in November and December."
That would be good news for Apple, and could alleviate some of the impact the company has said it will see from component supply chain issues. When Apple reported its fiscal fourth-quarter results in October, it said its sales suffered from a $6 billion impact from supply chain shortages, and that amount will increase in it current quarter.
If any evidence was needed to see how important the iPhone is to Apple, all one needs to do is look at the company's sales for its fiscal first quarter a year ago, which included its holiday season sales. During that period, Apple's iPhones, which included the then-new iPhone 12, accounted for $65.6 billion of the company's $111.4 billion in total revenue.
Huberty said that as of Nov. 23, or 67 days after the start of iPhone 13 pre-orders, lead times for the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max were clocking in at 19.5 days. Huberty said that lead time is "the second strongest among all [iPhone] models in the last five years" at this point in the device's sales cycle, and is down by 7 days since early November. Huberty also said that lead times for the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini are contracting, too.
"All of this contributes to our view that October iPhone data was negatively skewed by production headwinds," Huberty said. "Data for the month of November should show an above-seasonal improvement relative to October."
Along with Huberty's assessment of iPhone supply, J.P. Morgan analyst Samik Chatterjee said on Tuesday that there is growing evidence of Apple shipping a record number of iPhones in China in October.
![Apple's iPhone supply seen improving with Black Friday on deck](https://ussnsimg.moomoo.com/6168608263726373494.jpg/thumb)
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