U.S. equity futures rise, Asia stocks set to climb: markets wrap
U.S. futures pushed higher, with contracts on the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 outperforming in the wake of strong Alphabet Inc. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. earnings. Economically sensitive sectors like energy and banks on Tuesday helped U.S. stocks to their best three-day rally since 2020.
AMD soars after server-chip demand helps brighten forecast
$Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.US)$ jumped as...

We kicked off the 2022 trading season on Monday, but without a lot of fanfare. The markets opened higher but traded sideways despite a big jump in yields. With that in mind, let's look at a few top stock trades and keep an eye on yields to see how they impact tech stocks going forward.
Top stock trades for today No. 1: Apple
$Apple (AAPL.US)$ was finally able to make new all-time highs and become the first $3 trillion company. What a ste...

2021 Hard to pick a single favorite stock. My personal favorites are PLTR $Palantir (PLTR.US)$ , SOFI $SoFi Technologies (SOFI.US)$ , SQ $Block (SQ.US)$ , FB $Meta Platforms (FB.US)$ , NVDA $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ , and MSFT $Microsoft (MSFT.US)$ . Of these, I’d narrow it between FB or MSFT. Loving the metaverse push from FB and seeing the record growth for Oculus is a good sign. Microsoft is always safe, plus Azure platform is growing at a good pace and makes MSFT just as compelling. Metavers...

A short squeeze can occur when a heavily shorted stock rises in value instead of falling. Short sellers could be looking to close out their position and can face a loss if they have to buy back the shares they initially borrowed at a higher price.
Here's a look at Fintel's top five short squeeze candidates for the week of Jan. 3.
$Insignia Systems (ISIG.US)$ $American Virtual (AVCT.US)$ $Petros Pharmaceuticals (PTPI.US)$ $SeaChange International (SEAC.US)$ $Ensysce Biosciences (ENSC.US)$
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