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Bear Bear Craig

Oct 5 23:13

Popular US ETFs for beginners

So what’s ETF and why do investors like it? It’s made up of collection of stocks and/or bond that are broken into units that is sold on exchange. Good thing is that it you can hold multiple companies under one ETF, managed by fund managers (save our time monitoring single stock movement); provides diversification.
Here are some popular ETFs in US!
1. Equity ETFs (Stocks)
a. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY) $SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$
Tracks: The S&P 500 Index, which rep...

BullnBearTrading

Sep 30 01:36

Top 5 Market Events to Watch This Week

US Jobs Report:
The Labor Department releases the October nonfarm payrolls report on Friday, with expectations of 144,000 new jobs. This data will inform the Fed's rate-cutting strategy and could affect recession fears.
Powell's Remarks:
Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks on Monday about the economic outlook. His comments may reflect the recent rate cuts and labor market trends, with insights from other Fed officials throughout the week.
Q4 Market Kickoff:
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Officials say the real estate market is bottoming out. What’s your view on China's property market?

BullnBearTrading

Sep 3 22:16

Semis Slaughtered As September Starts Off With Carnage Everywhere

Yesterday, when we observed that the Labor Day holiday had spared US markets from a selloff that spread across the rest of the world on the first trading day of September, we said that we had a bad feeling about today.
And boy were we right: traditionally the worst month for stocks, bonds, gold and bitcoin, September started off with a bang - not a whimper - which saw the S&P plunge 2.4%, its biggest drop since the August 5 meltdow...

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Nvidia denies receiving DOJ subpoena, Can Chip Stocks Stabilize?

BullnBearTrading

Aug 27 06:06

Market Overview

U.S. stocks are back to rotation, with $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$hitting a record high. Tech stocks have pulled down $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ and $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ , while the energy sector has risen over 1%. $Tesla (TSLA.US)$fell more than 3%, and $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$dropped over 2%. $PDD Holdings (PDD.US)$ 's stock plunged nearly 29% after its earnings report, marking the largest single-day drop since its U.S. IPO. Chinese stocks also fell, but $XPeng (XPEV.US)$ saw a ...

US stocks extend rally, S&P 500 hits winning streak: Is it your cue to Invest?

BullnBearTrading

Aug 12 20:56

Market Overview

U.S. stocks closed mixed with $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ and $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ narrowly holding onto gains, while $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ and $Russell 2000 Index (.RUT.US)$ deepened their losses, with small caps dropping nearly 1%, reflecting increased risk aversion. The semiconductor and China ADR indexes outperformed, each rising over 0.6%, with $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ leading the gains among the major tech stocks, up more than 4%.
Ahead of key inflation data f...

July CPI meets expectations, inflation eases: Will the expected cuts be significant?

BullnBearTrading

Aug 11 21:40

Market Overview

On Friday, U.S. stock indexes opened lower but ended higher, with all major indexes except small-cap stocks posting gains, wrapping up the most volatile week of the year. $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ briefly erased its weekly loss but ended down slightly by 0.04% for the week, while $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ and $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$fell 0.6% and 0.2% respectively over the week. The "fear index" $CBOE Volatility S&P 500 Index (.VIX.US)$dropped over 14%, approaching 20 and...

Markets rally as recession fears ease: Take action or stay patient?

BullnBearTrading

Aug 8 21:08

Market Overview

U.S. jobs data eased recession fears, and the continued decline of the yen also suppressed volatility caused by the unwinding of carry trades.
As a result, U.S. stocks opened higher and collectively closed near their daily highs. $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$rose more than 2%, marking its biggest gain since November 2022, $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$gained nearly 2.9%, $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$surged over 680 points, $Russell 2000 Index (.RUT.US)$ climbed 2.4%, the Chinese Con...

Markets rally as recession fears ease: Take action or stay patient?

BullnBearTrading

Aug 7 21:34

Market Overview

The dovish stance of the Bank of Japan calmed market sentiment, with $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ initially surging by as much as 480 points or 1.2%, $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$up by 1.7% at its peak, $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ by 2.1%, $Russell 2000 Index (.RUT.US)$ by 1.5%, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index by 3.8%, and the Chinese Concept Stocks Index by 1.5%.
However, due to rising Middle East tensions and weak demand for the 10-year US Treasury auction, the market's...

Markets rally as recession fears ease: Take action or stay patient?

BullnBearTrading

Aug 6 21:35

Market Overview

Risk appetite rebounded but the market remained cautious, with US stocks rallying but trimming gains by the close. $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ , $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ , and $Russell 2000 Index (.RUT.US)$ all surged over 2.3% at their peaks, and $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$rose nearly 750 points. The "fear index" $CBOE Volatility S&P 500 Index (.VIX.US)$ fell 28% at one point.
Chip and Chinese concept stock indices rose over 3.6%. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ surged over 7% before clo...

Markets rally as recession fears ease: Take action or stay patient?

BullnBearTrading

Aug 6 02:48

Why Did Global Stocks Crash?

Three factors combined to trigger Monday's global stock market crash: the unwinding of yen carry trades, rising U.S. recession fears, and Buffett's massive sell-off of heavy stocks. Wall Street believes the Fed will inevitably cut rates this year but expects limited cuts while seeing opportunities in the bond market. They forecast further declines in stocks in the near term, with the dollar expected to fall below 145 yen.
Bank of America advises investors to decisi...

Markets rally as recession fears ease: Take action or stay patient?

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