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On Monday before the market opened, the three major US stock index futures fell collectively.
Most Growth Tech stocks fell before the market opened, with Tesla down over 4% and NVIDIA down over 3%.
Most China Concept Stocks rose before the market opened, with NIO up over 1%.
Golden Industrial Concept stocks rose collectively before the market opened, with Harmony Gold Mining up over 5% and Gold Fields up 4%.
Netflix rose nearly 2% before the market opened, with Q1 earnings and Q2 guidance both exceeding expectations.
$Netflix (NFLX.US)$ Before the market opened, it rose nearly 2%, with quarterly revenue of $10.54 billion, higher than the analyst expectation of $10.5 billion. The full-year revenue forecast remains unchanged at $43.5 billion to $-44.5 billion, while analysts expect $44.33 billion. Q2 revenue is expected to be $11.04 billion, exceeding the analyst expectation of $10.88 billion.
Is Tesla's 'Made in USA' delayed? The low stock price Model Y may be produced this year and postponed to next year.
According to reports, $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ Originally promised to launch a more affordable electric vehicle in the first half of this year, but the production plan in the USA has now been delayed. The production of this low stock price version of Model Y (internal code E41) is expected to be postponed until the third quarter to early next year, significantly late compared to the timeline publicly promised by Tesla. As of the time of writing, Tesla is down nearly 4% in Pre-Market Trading.
Strategy is up nearly 3% in Pre-Market Trading, with the company accumulating $0.5558 billion worth of Bitcoin last week.
$Strategy (MSTR.US)$ Up nearly 3% in Pre-Market Trading, the company acquired 6,556 Bitcoins for $0.5558 billion between April 14 and April 20, 2025, with an average value of $84,785 (totaling $0.5558 billion).
The Mag 7 Earnings Reports have begun! Under the tariff storm, Tesla has sounded the "red alert," and Google is facing a "chain reaction" of tariffs.
Against the backdrop of ongoing tariff gloom, $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ and $Alphabet-C (GOOG.US)$ Mag7 is leading the way into the earnings season. Tesla will announce its Q1 2025 earnings report after the close of Pre-Market Trading on Tuesday local time, with most Institutions holding a pessimistic view. Wedbush stated that Tesla faces a "red alert" moment when announcing Q1 results, given the dismal delivery figures for the first quarter. Alphabet-C plans to release its earnings report after the close of Pre-Market Trading on Thursday. Morgan Stanley recently stated that the "ripple effect" of tariff concerns, including weak demand for digital advertising, could broadly impact the entire Industry.
Morgan Stanley: Reiterates the "Shareholding" rating on Taiwan Semiconductor, with a Target Price of 1288 New Taiwan Dollars.
Morgan Stanley released a Research Report stating, $Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM.US)$ In a recent conference call for the first quarter Earnings Reports, three major concerns of the market were eliminated, and it is expected that its stock price will receive a re-rating. The institution holds an optimistic view on Taiwan Semiconductor's future development, reiterating its 'Shareholding' rating for the Taiwan Stocks, with a Target Price maintained at 1,288 New Taiwan Dollars. Despite concerns about Semiconductor tariffs, Taiwan Semiconductor's second-quarter revenue guidance shows a quarter-on-quarter growth of 13%, far exceeding the institution's expectation of 4%, and currently, tariffs have not significantly impacted customer Orders.
Global Macro
How big is the "shock wave" of Trump's reciprocal tariffs? This week's first batch of data from Europe and the United States comes amid the clouds.
Three weeks after President Trump of the USA launched a trade war against the world, a series of new economic Indicators and surveys from Europe and America will reveal the initial effects of this conflict. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will release the latest issue of the 'World Economic Outlook' report this Tuesday, and the IMF president has already 'previewed' that the organization may significantly lower Global economic growth expectations. By this Wednesday, Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) data from Japan, Europe, and the USA will show the comprehensive situation of global manufacturing and service activities since Trump's equal tariff policy took effect on April 2.
Bank of America’s Hartnett: Sell U.S. stocks at highs in Q2 until the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates and Trump reduces tariffs.
Bank of America strategist Michael Hartnett sticks to his concept of 'Long on BIG'—Bonds, Gold, and International Stocks. He believes investors should sell USA Stocks at high points during the second quarter until the Federal Reserve starts to cut interest rates and Trump reduces tariffs.
The sharp decline of the dollar, is it part of a "Global conspiracy"?
On Monday, the USD accelerated its decline, breaking through the important thresholds of 99 and 98 during the session, the first time since March 2022. The market believes that, in addition to being impacted by tariff policies, it may also be influenced by China's central bank not 'cutting interest rates' and Japan's subtle shift in negotiation wording. Analysts point out that the current market interpretation of the dollar's decline is vastly different from that of the Trump administration; the former believes it signals the end of the 'American exceptionalism' leading to a shake-up in the dollar's status as a reserve currency, while the latter views the dollar's strength as detrimental to exporters' competitiveness, considering its decline as one of the means to accelerate capital 'shifting from the virtual to the real.'
Gold has reached a new high again! Looking back at the history of 45 years ago, can this bull market get "crazier"?
Gold prices are unstoppable, with spot gold successfully rising above $3,400 per ounce for the first time in history, increasing over $70 in a day, and up more than 29% year-to-date. Macro strategist Simon White recalled an experience from 45 years ago and compared it to the current situation of gold prices. White stated that the recent rise in gold prices is still insignificant compared to the late 1970s—since the beginning of 2024, gold prices have increased by over 60%. In the bull market 45 years ago, gold had tripled or quadrupled in just one year.
Pre-Market Trading Top 20 by transaction volume.
Macro calendar reminders for the USA stock market.
At 20:30, 2025 FOMC voting member and Chicago Fed President Goolsbee will be interviewed by CNBC.
At 22:00, the USA's March Conference Board Leading Indicators month-on-month rate.
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