To The Moon

$Tesla(TSLA)$ bulls see the company as a kind of tech conglomerate, making self-driving cars and energy storage systems, operating a large network of fast chargers in the U.S., and a small network of...

The U.S. stock-market rally that marked the first half of 2023 continues into the second half, leaving bullish investors clinging to the optimism that has helped the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 index advance by 42% for the year to date, while bears are trying to time the point when momentum fizzles out and the trend shifts to the downside.The dichotomy between the so-called stock-market bulls -- who are optimistic and buy shares in the hope that stock prices will rise -- and bears -- who believe that the market is headed downward and may attempt to profit from a decline in stocks -- has grown wider.U.S. stocks extended the rally this week after encouraging inflation readings bolstered the chances that an end to the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes might be in sight, while odds of a soft landing, in which inflation returns to close to the central bank's 2% target without a recession, are improving.The surge in valuation of megacap technology stocks including Nvidia Corp. , Meta Pla