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Hello Tiger Community!! I'd like to introduce myself: THE STOP HUNTER aka Stephen Hoad!I'm an algorithmic, quantitative, technical analyst trader who founded THE STOP HUNTER, a financial markets training, FinTech and trading company, in 2015. I have 25+ years global financial markets experience as a PM, proprietary trader, options trader, quantitative analyst and senior risk manager. Im also the CIO of my own fund.I have previously held senior roles at Koch Industries, Merrill Lynch, WestLB and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities, where I specialised in commodities, technical analysis, systematic/automated trading, derivatives products, financial & quantitative theory and risk management.I'm one of the UK's leading Technical Analysts and I teach the pro's how to use the charts! I teach on t

Oops!! $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ - Analysts still bullish despite earnings and 15% price sell off (see attached chart). Financial Performance Highlights: - Revenue: Palantir reported Q1 revenue of $883.9 million, marking a 39% year-over-year increase and surpassing analyst expectations. - Earnings: Adjusted earnings per share came in at $0.13, aligning with consensus estimates. - Guidance: The company raised its full-year revenue forecast to a range of $3.89–$3.90 billion, up from the previous estimate of $3.74–$3.76 billion. Factors Contributing to the Stock Decline - High Valuation Concerns: Despite robust financial results, investors expressed concerns over Palantir's high valuation. The company's forward price-to-earnings (P

Trade Idea: $Alibaba(BABA)$ – Renko Signals Sustained Strength Ahead of Earnings (May 15th) Alibaba (BABA) continues to carve out a strong structural uptrend, and the Renko chart is flashing renewed momentum just ahead of its next earnings report. Fundamental Picture: Alibaba has surged 50% so far this year, driven by renewed investor confidence and aggressive capital allocation into AI and cloud infrastructure. The company has committed over $50 billion to scaling its cloud and machine learning capabilities — a strategic pivot to compete more directly with U.S. tech majors. Its last quarterly numbers showed strong traction: 8% revenue growth year-over-year and net income jumping by 25%, driven by cost discipline and improved performance ac

Slippery Oil!! $WTI Crude Oil - main 2506(CLmain)$ Crashing down through the $60 key support zone this morning UK time. What is the Renko technical analysis telling us in terms of new longer term downsides and upsides? (SEE ATTACHED CHART) Currently trading $56.55 Downside targets: T1 = $44, T2 $25 Upside targets: S1 = $63, S2 $90 If you’d like to find out more about what I do, Renko charts etc then check these out: 📘 My new book available from my bookstore: Renko Chart Trading Revolution — the foundation behind this forecast : THE STOP HUNTER BOOKSTORE 🎥 YouTube: [@TheStopHunter] –

A busy week ahead! Key Market Drivers: U.S. Q1 GDP (Wednesday): First estimate of U.S. economic growth — a major catalyst for equities, bonds, and USD. PCE Price Index (Thursday): The Fed’s key inflation gauge — critical for interest rate expectations and future Fed policy moves. U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls (Friday): April employment report — expected to spark volatility across all markets (stocks, USD, bonds, gold). Big Tech Earnings (All Week): Microsoft, Meta, Apple, and Amazon report — tech sector performance could strongly influence the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. FX Markets: Watch U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) reaction to economic data. Possible moves in EUR/USD, GBP/USD, and JPY crosses. Commodities: Gold: Sensitive to inflation data, Fed outlook, and risk sentiment. Crude Oil: Watching demand sign

24/04/25 Social Media Trending Stocks Scan This morning UK time stocks trending heavily from my social media scan: $BYD COMPANY(01211)$ Byd Auto - see attached chart. Having a great 2025 so far up nearly 60% and still looking strong. Upside price targets 425 then 473 then 500, Downside support if you are bullish at the point of control and key fibonacci line at 350. Other stocks trending: $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ Meta Good luck with the trading Regards Stephen If you want more detail on how to use Renko charts, build strategies with an edge, get the trading mindset and much more then you can get all this and more in my

A strategy that has worked well for me in the past! Sharing here to give you an idea what you can do with Renko charts and the sort of stuff I do and a way to play the open of the US open trading stocks! It is a simple Renko chart opening range break strategy and I will show you how it works using the example of US stock $Amazon.com(AMZN)$ It is combined with the following tools: ORB – set to first 5-minutes of US Open VWAP – utilising the 1st set of bands Awesome Oscillator (AO) * 2 (set at 3hr and 1hr and based on Candlestick chart inputs) Volume profile – only the POC (Point of Control) is required Renko Blocks MAV filter – the blocks incorporate a 200 MAV overlay, making them either bullish or bearish MAV – set to 10,2 periods + offset Example

Top performing stock markets of 2025 so far? See attached chart US markets struggling bad in global terms still - Nassdaq 100 the worst of the lot. a surprising top 3 with the Spanish stock market leading the way! German DAX hard on the heels of the top performers… TOP 3: 1. SPAIN +12.5% 2. BRAZIL +11.5% 3. HONG KONG +10.5% BOTTOM3: 1. NASDAQ100 -14.3% $Micro E-Mini Nasdaq 100 - main 2506(MNQmain)$ 2. JAPAN 225 -12% 3. S&P500 -10.5% $Micro E-mini S&P 500 - main 2506(MESmain)$ What will the rest of 2025 bring? Who will come out on top and who will end at the bottom? Let me know!! Good luck with the trading! 📘 My new book available from my bookstore: Renko Chart Trading Re

$Goldman Sachs(GS)$ recently stated that they believed $Gold - main 2506(GCmain)$ would hit 4000 USD by the end of 2025 - Goldman Sachs thesis: Donald Trump keeps doing his stuff! Central banks keep buying . Inflation is sticky. The dollar’s losing trust. And if a macro storm hits — gold explodes! So that got me thinking! What is the probability / odds of that actually happening. So I built a quant model to try and work it out! I put it together in a recent video on my YouTube channel @thestophunter which you can watch here for more detail: Gold to $4,000? 70% Chance If THIS Happens |YouTube Video Basically though the model was built on these va

Stocks trending heavily on social media this morning UK time: - Tesla $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ - Nvidia $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ - Lululemon (LULU) - Soundhound AI $SoundHound AI Inc(SOUN)$ (Chart attached) - heavily trending down with next downside target at 6.35 USD, then point of control around 4 USD. Glimmer of a bounce currently? If so looking at 10 USD at the 0.382% Fibonacci line the 12.5 USD. Maybe a nice one for a long straddle options play considering its large volatility? Good luck with the trading! If you’d like to find out more about what I do, you can get in touch with me via: Regards Stephen (aka THE STOP HUNTER)

Another crunch day for US Stocks tomorrow. Earnings season might hit hard! Skechers $Skechers USA(SKX)$ (chart attached) might be an interesting one to watch with all the trade tariff stuff going on - $37 the downside short term target?! Selected others reporting Thursday: $Alphabet(GOOG)$ $Intel(INTC)$ Procter & Gamble (PG) T-Mobile (TMUS) Merck (MRK) Pepsico (PEP) Gilead Sciences (GILD) Comcast (CMSCA) Freeport McMoran (FCX) Valero Energy (VLO) Southwest Airlines (LUV) Good luck with the trading! Regards Stephen (aka THE STOP HUNTER)