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美股前瞻 | “CES科技春晚” 沸腾!英伟达盘前创历史新高;再现“点金魔法”,英伟达概念股Aurora大涨近40%

U.S. stocks preview | "CES Technology Spring Festival" is buzzing! NVIDIA reached a historic high in pre-market trading; the "golden touch magic" is back, with NVIDIA concept stock Aurora soaring nearly 40%.

Futu News ·  Jan 7 21:20

Hot News

  • On Tuesday morning, the three major index futures rose slightly.

  • Most of the Semiconductors Sector gained, with Micron Technology rising over 4% and NVIDIA rising over 2%.

  • A number of new products were heavily launched, with NVIDIA rising over 2% in pre-market trading, possibly reaching a historic high at market open.

$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$US stocks rose over 2% in pre-market trading, and stock prices may reach historic highs at market open. In terms of news, the company's CEO Jensen Huang delivered a keynote speech, announcing a series of new hardware, new software, and new services, including consumer-grade GPUs based on the Blackwell architecture and foundational models like NVIDIA COSMOS aimed at understanding the real world. It was also announced that Toyota and NVIDIA will collaborate on the development of next-generation Self-Driving Cars.

  • Micron Technology rose over 4% in pre-market trading and will supply memory for NVIDIA's new GPU.

$Micron Technology (MU.US)$Pre-Market Trading in the USA rose over 4%. In the news, NVIDIA released the all-new GeForce RTX 50 series Blackwell architecture GPU, with Micron providing memory for the new GPU.

  • The spring "budget version" iPhone from Apple is about to begin mass production.

According to the China Securities Golden Bull, exclusive information from industry chain insiders indicates that $Apple (AAPL.US)$the spring 'cheap version' iPhone new model will begin mass production in mid-January 2025. It is reported that Foxconn, the iPhone's contract manufacturer, is currently hiring workers. Industry insiders revealed that the hiring at Foxconn is to prepare for mass production of the new iPhone model. Additionally, a representative from an Apple supply chain company stated that the company has supplied components for the spring iPhone new model to Apple, which is expected to be a relatively affordable iPhone product.

  • Meta announced that the CEO of UFC and the chairman of Stellantis will join the company's Board of Directors.

$Meta Platforms (META.US)$It was announced that the company’s Board of Directors has added three new directors, including Dana White, the CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), who is one of the most influential executives in the media industry and an ally of Donald Trump, the elected president of the USA. Furthermore, the company appointed an investor and$Microsoft (MSFT.US)$Former senior executives Charlie Songhurst and Stellantis Chairman John Elkann are advisors for AI products. After the addition of these three individuals, the Meta Platforms Board of Directors will consist of 13 members.

  • Qualcomm debuts its new AI Chip at the "Technology Spring Festival", with PCs starting at a price as low as $600.

$Qualcomm (QCOM.US)$The new chip aims to power personal computers (PCs) capable of running the latest AI software, with expected prices for PCs equipped with the new chip starting as low as $600. Qualcomm announced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2025), dubbed the 'Technology Spring Festival', that the Snapdragon X platform consists of an 8-core Oryon central processing unit, graphics components, and a dedicated AI chip, and will run Microsoft's Copilot+ software.

  • Uber Technologies shares rose over 2% in Pre-Market Trading, collaborating with NVIDIA to support AI self-driving technology development.

$Uber Technologies (UBER.US)$U.S. stocks rose more than 2% in Pre-Market Trading. According to reports, the company will collaborate with NVIDIA to support the development of AI self-driving technology and will unveil more details later this year. The two companies stated that they will integrate Uber's trip data with NVIDIA's Cosmos platform and DGX cloud to enhance the intelligent models of self-driving cars.

  • Toyota Motor rose over 2% in Pre-Market Trading and will partner with NVIDIA to develop the next-generation self-driving cars.

$Toyota Motor (TM.US)$Pre-Market Trading rose over 2%. In news, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang announced at the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show that Toyota and NVIDIA will collaborate to develop the next-generation self-driving cars. Toyota's next-generation self-driving cars will be equipped with NVIDIA's in-vehicle supercomputing system Drive AGX Orin and the autonomous driving platform operating system DriveOS.

  • Self-driving technology company AURORA rose nearly 40% in Pre-Market Trading, teaming up with NVIDIA and Continental to develop autonomous trucks.

$Aurora Innovation (AUR.US)$In Pre-Market Trading, U.S. stock market rose nearly 40%, with self-driving technology company Aurora, automotive supplier Continental, and NVIDIA forming a long-term strategic partnership to deploy autonomous trucks on a large scale. This collaboration will utilize NVIDIA's next-generation DRIVE Thor system-on-chip and DriveOS, which will be integrated into the SAE Level 4 autonomous system Aurora Driver. The mass production of these autonomous trucks is planned for 2027.

  • Getty Images and Shutterstock surged in Pre-Market Trading, rising over 50% and 26% respectively, as the two companies reached an agreement to merge into a visual content company.

$Getty Images (GETY.US)$ and$Shutterstock (SSTK.US)$Shares rose in Pre-Market Trading on Tuesday as the two companies reached an agreement to merge into a visual content company. The merged entity is valued at approximately 3.7 billion USD. The merger between Getty Images and Shutterstock will create a larger, richer content library, expand opportunities for contributors, and strengthen the commitment to inclusive content.

As of the time of this report, Getty Images' shares rose over 50% in Pre-Market Trading, while Shutterstock's shares rose over 26%.

  • The US stock market experienced the 'NVIDIA magic' again, with the perception radar concept stock Arbe Robotics continuing to rise over 13% in Pre-Market Trading.

Perception Radar Concept Stock$Arbe Robotics (ARBE.US)$Announced a collaboration with NVIDIA, the company is enhancing its free-space mapping and AI-based capabilities, and will showcase its 'revolutionary ultra-high-definition radar' at this week's Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Overnight, the company rose over 52% and as of the time of this report, it has increased over 13% in Pre-Market Trading.

  • Medical technology company Inari Medical surged over 20% in Pre-Market Trading after receiving a cash acquisition offer of $80 per share.

Medical Technology Company$Inari Medical (NARI.US)$Surged over 20% in Pre-Market Trading due to$Stryker Corp (SYK.US)$announced a plan to acquire the company for $80 in cash per share.

  • Xpeng Motors rose over 3% in Pre-Market Trading, ranking first among new forces in sales in the first week of 2025.

$XPeng (XPEV.US)$Pre-Market Trading rose over 3%. According to reports, the new power brand sales rankings in the Chinese market announced today by Li Auto show that in the first week of 2025, the sales leader was Xpeng, with weekly sales of 0.007 million vehicles, ending Li Auto's consecutive championship streak of 36 weeks. It is reported that in December 2024, Xpeng Motors delivered 0.037 million new cars, a year-on-year increase of 82%. In 2024, Xpeng Motors' cumulative deliveries reached 0.19 million vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 34.2%.

  • The CES conference promotes a frenzy for chip stocks! NVIDIA and AMD Call options are being snapped up.

On the eve of the CES conference, chip stocks collectively strengthened. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$$Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.US)$ All increased by over 3%, with the proportion of Calls rising to above 73%. Among them, NVIDIA call options saw a surge in buying, with the most actively traded being the Calls that expire on Friday with strike prices of $155/$150/$152.5, each with a volume of over 0.2 million contracts, and multiple Calls achieved more than 2 times the premium increase.

Driven by a series of Bullish signals released at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), chip stocks became one of the biggest winners of the day, with NVIDIA,$Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM.US)$All hit new closing highs. In addition, the technology giant Microsoft recently announced an investment of 80 billion USD for the construction of AI Datacenters, which has also stimulated bets that the demand for Semiconductors will remain strong.

Global macro

  • The Federal Reserve issued a rare direct warning on the US stock market, with Governor Cook stating that market valuations are excessively high and may face a significant correction.

Federal Reserve Governor Cook issued a rare direct warning to the stock market. Cook stated: "Valuations across multiple asset classes are high, including the Stocks and corporate Bonds market, and the risk premium valuation is close to historical lows, indicating that the market may have priced itself to the extreme. Therefore, these markets may face significant downturn risks due to adverse economic news or a shift in investor sentiment."

  • Morgan Stanley's investment director stated that the US stock market may face severe challenges in the next six months due to rising Treasury yields and a stronger dollar, raising concerns about inflation.

The investment director of Morgan Stanley stated that the USA stocks may face serious challenges in the next six months due to rising government bond yields and a stronger dollar raising concerns about inflation.$S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$The correlation between it and bond yields has become significantly negative as the 10-year government bond yield has climbed above 4.5%. Meanwhile, the dollar is currently nearing levels that may pressure companies with substantial international business, potentially affecting stock performance more broadly in the first half of this year.

  • The Forex market has turned "upside down" within 24 hours, all because of Trump! In 2025, "high volatility" will be the key word in the currency market.

On Monday, the Forex Options market, with a scale of over 300 billion USD, initially started quietly until political headlines from Canada and the USA triggered the busiest trading day in Forex Options in nearly two months—trading volume in the Forex Options market rapidly increased, indicating that political factors in 2025, especially all political news related to Trump himself, will shape the trading trends in the Forex market.

  • Under the impact of high interest rates, the bankruptcy rate of companies in the USA has risen to the highest level since the financial crisis.

With high interest rates and weak consumer demand hitting struggling businesses, the bankruptcy rate among USA companies has reached its highest level since the global financial crisis. According to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, at least 686 USA companies filed for bankruptcy in 2024, an increase of around 8% compared to 2023, making it the highest number since 2010 (828 companies). According to Fitch Ratings, the number of businesses seeking to avoid bankruptcy through out-of-court restructuring last year also increased, with a ratio of approximately 2:1 compared to those that filed for bankruptcy.

  • Wall Street Bonds bears: The yield on ten-year U.S. Treasuries is expected to rise to 5.5% by the end of the year.

One of Wall Street's biggest bearish bond traders has had a good start this year, as U.S. Treasury yields are approaching his prediction. The head of Global Debt and Rate Strategy at ING Groep expects the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield to rise to 5.5% by the end of 2025. This prediction is based on the expectation that the Federal Reserve will maintain restrictive interest rates to offset the risks of price pressures from President Trump's tariff and tax reduction policies, as well as the risk that investors may continue to shy away from the persistent federal outlook.

Bilibili rose more than 3% pre-market trading and was upgraded to "buy" by UBS, which raised its EPS estimate per share.

Reminder of Macroeconomic Events in the USA

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21:30 U.S. November Trade Balance (in 100 million USD)

22:00 USA December Global Supply Chain Pressure Index

23:00 U.S. November JOLTs Job Openings (in ten thousand)

23:00 U.S. December ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI

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05:30 USA API Crude Oil Inventory (10,000 barrels) for the week ending January 3.

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