Last week, Benzinga looked at the outlook for stocks that are popular with many investors. Here are some of the top articles.
This week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose about 2%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each rose about 1.7%. Despite NVIDIA Corp. NVDA Although the company’s third-quarter earnings and sales beat analysts’ expectations, the company’s stock price remained flat, meaning that the market rebound will play out independently of AI momentum.
On the other hand, Alphabet Inc. google google Chrome faced a steep decline after the Justice Department pushed through its sale, wiping out more than $120 billion in market capitalization on Thursday.
On the economic front, US private sector growth was strong in November, with S&P Global’s PMI showing the services sector expanding at its fastest pace since March 2022, while inflationary pressures eased, supporting the Fed’s outlook.
Benzinga provides daily reports on the stocks that are most popular with investors. Here are some of last week’s most bullish and bearish posts that are worth revisiting.
bulls
“Monopoly: Bitcoin advocate Anthony Pompliano says Coinbase is like Apple, ‘there are things you can’t buy'” (by Chris Katje), Anthony Pompliano, Coinbase Global It features a comparison between coin to apple company AAPLemphasized its trust and brand power as a major virtual currency platform that attracts new investors amidst the cryptocurrency-promoting government.
In “Dogecoin Millionaire Shares $50 Million Meme Coin Strategy for 2025: Pepe, Brett is the DOGE, Shiba Inu of This Bull Run” by Khyathi Dalal, Glauber Contessoto’s $50 Million Meme Coin Strategy for 2025 Detailed explanation of diversified investment strategies. This strategy, Pepe predicts: Pepe/USD and brett BRT/USD Dogecoin will follow its successful pattern and dominate the next bull market doge/usd and Shiba Inu SHIB/USD.
“Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy Takes Wall Street by Storm, Becoming the Second Most-Traded Stock After Nvidia” by Aniket Verma highlights MicroStrategy. MSTR Exceeds Tesla’s trading volume TSLA Apple Inc. ranked second after NVIDIA Corp. due to Bitcoin-related surge. BTC/USD Market interest.
Check out below for additional bullish calls from the past week.
Super Micro Computer stock soars 32% after avoiding expulsion from Nasdaq, but analysts aren’t convinced: Here’s what’s next for SMCI
GameStop Adds Nat Turner to Board of Directors: Does This Move Signify an Even Bigger Bet on Trading Cards and Grading?
Microsoft is ‘one of the most attractive investment opportunities’, says Goldman Sachs
bears
Piero Cingari’s “NVIDIA stock falls historically in December after Q3 earnings” indicates that NVIDIA has fallen an average of 1.84% since 2014, despite strong Q3 earnings. Only 40% of Decembers ended in a positive light, highlighting how historically Decembers have struggled.
“Netflix faces class action lawsuit over streaming crash during Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight,” Chris Katch reports on Netflix Inc. NFLX The Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing match is facing a lawsuit over technical issues. The game drew more than 108 million viewers, making it the most streamed sporting event in history, but resulted in service interruptions and subscriber lawsuits.
Carson Block’s short position in Elf Beauty, by Adam Eckert, “Muddy Waters’ Carson Block bets on Elf Beauty: Short sellers say retailer’s financial show ‘major red flag'” It explains in detail. elfclaims it inflated its revenue by $135 million to $190 million over three quarters, citing discrepancies between its reported growth rate and U.S. Customs import data.
For more bearish views, be sure to check out our next post.
Fed’s Borman warns of inflation, says neutral interest rate may be closer “than currently thought”
Third-quarter profit target: Supply chain disruptions hit bottom line, downwardly revised annual profit outlook, inventory shortages
Bitcoin analyst warns of “four to six flash crashes” by year-end as it approaches $100,000: That’s the moment altcoins will “plummet”
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