S&P 500 Index Stock Discussion

In the second half of the year, U.S. and Australian stock markets saw strong performance, driven by the Federal Reserve's rate cuts, the U.S. presidential election, and China's fiscal stimulus measures. In the U.S. market, the $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ rose by 14.33%, the $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ gained 10.74%, and the $NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$ increased by 7.53% in 2H24. Meanwhile, in ASX, the $S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ reached r...

The October JOLTS report showed 7.744 million job openings, beating expectations of 7.519 million and marking a sharp rebound from September's low. Voluntary quits reached their highest level since May, while layoffs dropped to their lowest level since June.
However, the hiring rate hit its lowest level since June, consistent with October’s weak nonfarm payroll report, which was impacted by two major hurricanes and $Boeing (BA.US)$’s la...

$S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ and $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$hit new record highs, while $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ and small-cap indexes fell for the second consecutive session. $Apple (AAPL.US)$rose over 1% to another all-time high, $Tesla (TSLA.US)$slid by more than 1%, and Chinese ADRs outperformed with a 1%+ gain, marking their fourth straight day of growth. In France, lawmakers may vote as early as Wednesday on whether to dissolve the government. French stocks exten...

$Maxeon Solar Technologies (MAXN.US)$  Maxeon has achieved an extraordinary milestone with the granting of U.S. Patent No. 12,159,955 B2 on December 3, 2024, titled “Roll-to-Roll Metallization of Solar Cells.” This breakthrough innovation reinforces Maxeon’s position as a global leader in solar technology and sets the stage for a transformative shift in solar cell manufacturing.
This patent introduces a revolutionary ro...

US Market Key Charts (S&P, US Dollar, Gold)
$E-mini S&P 500 Futures(DEC4) (ESmain.US)$ (4 Hour Chart) -[BULLISH↗ **]We maintain our bullish directional bias as price has pushed above 6055 resistance-turn-support level. A 4 hour candlestick closing above 6055 support level will open the next push towards 6120 resistance level. Technical indicators are advocating for a bullish scenario as well.
Alternatively: A 4 hour candlest...

The stock market has been on a solid run and rally since the US presidential election.
Since the 5 Nov’s voting day, the S&P 500 has climbed 4.6% and the Nasdaq has surged about 5.7%.
Investors are going on full risk-on mode with lots of factors supporting their bullish sentiment - inflation trending down, cutting of interest rates and solid earnings from companies.
$SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$ $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ $Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$ $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ $Super Micro Computer (SMCI.US)$ $Palantir (PLTR.US)$ $MARA Holdings (MARA.US)$ $Salesforce (CRM.US)$ $Meta Platforms (META.US)$ $Microsoft (MSFT.US)$ $Alphabet-A (GOOGL.US)$ $Arm Holdings (ARM.US)$ $Apple (AAPL.US)$