Category Archive: Finance
AI Unicorns: Rasa Races To Make It In The Conversational AI Market
Photo Credit: Gerd Altmann from Pixabay According to a recent report, the conversational AI market is projected to grow at 25% CAGR to reach $49.9 billion by 2030 from $13.2 billion in 2024. The growth in the market is driven by the continuing development within the computer vision and voice recognition technology that in turn is driving more in-depth and […]
Macro Briefing – Friday, Jan. 31
US fourth-quarter GDP increased less than expected. Output rose 2.3% (annualized), marking a slowdown from Q3’s 3.1%. Consumer spending accelerated in Q4, rising 4.2%, the fastest pace in nearly two years. “Holding back growth was a decline in business investment, flat reading in net exports, and sharp decline in inventories,” advises Nationwide chief economist Kathy Bostjancic. “The drawdown in […]
Walgreens Stock Drops 15%: What’s Behind Today’s Crash?
Image Source: Unsplash Investors in Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) have experienced a rollercoaster ride in 2025.After a 25% surge earlier this month, driven by strong Q1 2025 earnings and revenue that beat expectations, the company’s stock is now down over 15% in early trading today.While this sharp decline has nothing to do with sales […]
Russell 2000 Earnings Dashboard 24Q4 – Friday, Jan. 31
Image Source: Unsplash Russell 2000 Aggregate Estimates and Revisions The 24Q4 Y/Y blended earnings growth estimate is 51.0%. If the energy sector is excluded, the growth rate for the index is 79.3%. Of the 303 companies in the Russell 2000 that have reported earnings to date for 24Q4, 69.3% reported above analyst expectations. The 24Q4 Y/Y blended revenue growth estimate is 1.8%. If the energy sector is excluded, the growth rate for […]
Trump Slaps 25% Tariffs On Canada & Mexico, 10% On China
Image Source: Unsplash Tomorrow, February 1, the Trump administration will slap 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and a 10% tariff on China, as announced during Friday’s press briefing by White House spox Karoline Leavitt, who denied reports of a delay to March 1. 🚨BREAKING: Karoline Leavitt confirms that the Reuters report is FALSE. Tomorrow, Feb 1st […]
Underappreciating Fiscal Policy
Image source: Pixabay I’ve been frequently asked whether federal government policies are likely to have on markets. Considering that tariffs might be implemented as early as tomorrow, this is a critical consideration. Yes, policies will be critical, but not necessarily in the way that we might be currently expecting. Frankly, while many investors are understandably excited […]
Mag 3 Meets FOMC
Image Source: Pexels In this episode of Macro-To-Micro Options Power Hour from Jan 30, 2025, Samantha LaDuc and Hans Albrecht discuss key market trends, options strategies, and sector rotations in response to recent earnings reports and macroeconomic developments.They analyze the impact of the Federal Reserve’s policy stance, a sharp selloff in semiconductor stocks, and the ongoing […]
Gold Futures And Fresh Peaks
Image Source: Pixabay Technical Picture of Gold On Wednesday, you could read the following: (…) gold futures are still trading above the lower border of the green supportive gap ((2794.60-2797.99), which started Wednesday and the previously broken lower border of the blue rising wedge (currently at around $2,790.65). What does it mean for the futures? In my […]
Not A Market To Chase
Since Monday’s plunge the stock market has recovered “nicely”. However, the S&P 500 hasn’t gone anywhere in two months. The Nasdaq 100 either. Lots of chop in a trading range which is pretty much what I laid out in my 2025 Fearless Forecast, the year momentum died. Up, down, sideways, lots of frustration. I see it […]
Bitcoin HODLer Selloff Extends To 1.1 Million BTC As Profit-Taking Continues
Image Source: Unsplash On-chain data shows the Bitcoin long-term holders have shed a significant amount of the cryptocurrency from their holdings recently. Bitcoin Long-Term Holders Have Been Realizing Notable Profits Recently In its latest weekly report, the on-chain analytics firm Glassnode has discussed about how supply has shifted between BTC short-term holders and long-term holders recently.The “short-term holders” […]
