To The Moon

Post election, strong optimism for the US economy and stock market in 2025 was abruptly replaced with simmering dread, following the last FOMC meeting in Dec 18-19, 2024. Specifically, news on inflation projection for 2025, was raised from 2.1% to 2.5%; raising concerns about the actual state of the economy as well as about the actual fruits of regulatory efforts. Furthermore, there has been no shortage of worrying data both before and after the press conference. The latest possible danger to come to public attention is the state of American banks and (state of) their investments. $329 billion losses - Insolvency Risk ? Recently, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) shows that the finance sector is facing $329 billion in unrealized losses, making the situation precarious for so

In December, we summarized the bullish positioning in Chinese stocks, with two large orders particularly noteworthy: 98,000 contracts of $YINN 20260116 27.0 CALL$  traded in one day, and 210,000 contracts of $CHAU 20250516 15.0 CALL$ .These two large orders were positioned just before the December 9th surge, becoming highly visible in the market, with various media speculating about the source of the funds. After a month of volatility, on January 10th evening, Yinn plunged 8.69% and CHAU dropped 4.44%, finally forcing these large positions to close at a loss.According to Monday's updated open interest data,

💰 Major indices post their worst performance for the same period since 2016.📈 Consider VIXY/SQQQ/SRTY to hedge portfolio risk. Take a good look at oil & gas ETFs too.📣 Stay tuned and supercharge purchasing power with CashBoost!| Market recapLast week, the Nasdaq $.IXIC(.IXIC)$ fell 2.34%, the S&P 500 $.SPX(.SPX)$ dropped 1.94%, and the Dow Jones $.DJI(.DJI)$ declined 1.86%, marking a two-week losing streak for all three indices. Most popular Chinese stocks also saw declines, with $NASDAQ Golden Dragon China Index(HXC)$ falling 3.14%.- Megacaps:The S&P 500 erased all of its gains since Trump's victory in the 2

Seeking Alpha's 2024 Best of the Top 10 stocks performed 124% overall, outperforming the $S&P 500 (.SPX)$ by 25%.Among them was selected the bullish $AppLovin Corporation (APP)$.And the Top 10 for 2025 are as follows:$OppFi Inc.(OPFI)$Market capitalization: $651.78 million.Quantitative rating: Strong Buy.Sector: Financial.Sector: consumer finance.Powered by AI-driven underwriting, OppFi Inc (OPFI) leverages its scalable technology platform to provide access to credit for underserved middle-income consumers.The company reported outstanding third quarter 2024 earnings results, with revenues reaching a new high of $136 million.Meanwhile, net income under GAAP more than do

$NVIDIA(NVDA)$ This Friday through next week looks dangerous.After killing the shorts last Friday (January 3rd) and the longs on Tuesday (January 7th), the shorts are striking again, opening 47,000 contracts of January 17 expiry 125 puts $NVDA 20250117 125.0 PUT$ .This wasn't done through regular market trading; they likely placed direct orders due to good liquidity in next week's expiring options. From this order style, it seems the shorts aren't trying to hide their intentions, placing orders for whatever quantity was available, making it easy to spot in unusual activity screens.On the bulls' side, institutions are implementing a call spread for next week, selling 144 calls aga