BOQ $Bank of Queensland Ltd(BOQ.AU)$ shares jumped 6% after it reported cash profit for the first half-year that beat the average analyst estimate. It fell 33% y/y, to A$172 million, vs the estimate A$164.8 million. As the numbers were 'less bad than feared', its shares are rallying. And this highlights what I have been saying, and...

$Invesco QQQ Trust(QQQ.US)$  Big gap filled. Nailed half and be prepared for a  ST oversold bounce.

Last weekend, the international situation was extremely turbulent. For the first time in history, Iran carried out a large-scale attack on mainland Israel, using missiles and drones. Although US President Joe Biden indicated to Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on the phone that the US does not support Israel's countermeasures, the Iranian military has stated that its military operation has ended. Although this conflict has attracted international attention, it appears that it will not escalate further, as Iran's move may be aimed at showing internal determination; as long as Israel does not react violently, the situation may gradually calm down.
In the economic sector, the latest consumer price index (CPI) data exceeded market expectations, heightened concerns about continued inflation, and cooled investors' expectations that the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates soon. Tonight, the US will release important retail sales data, which will provide the Federal Reserve with more clues about the state of the domestic economy. Furthermore, on April 18, the Federal Reserve will release its Beige Book on the state of the economy, reporting in detail on inflation, employment, and economic prospects, which will have an important impact on future monetary policy decisions of Fed officials.
Last week, due to the dual effects of inflation concerns and geopolitical instability, the three major indices of the US stock market fell. This week's market focus will shift to earnings reports from companies including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Asmack, TSMC, and Netflix. These reports will once again test the profitability of major companies. In the current complex macro environment, investors need to pay close attention to these financial indicators and corporate performance in order to better overcome weaknesses and stay strong.
$ASML Holding(ASML.US)$ $Netflix(NFLX.US)$ $Goldman Sachs(GS.US)$ $JPMorgan(JPM.US)$ $Bank of America(BAC.US)$ $Taiwan Semiconductor(TSM.US)$
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$Affirm Holdings(AFRM.US)$ shares slip 1.9% in premarket trading after rival $AFTERPAY LTD SPONS ADS ECH REP 1 ORD SHS(AFTPY.US)$ introduces a Buy Now, Pay Later subscription service in the U.S.
Afterpay stock gains 0.9%.
Merchants, including Fabletics, IPSY, BoxyCharm, and Savage X Fenty, will be among the first to offer consumers the option to pay for recurring purchases in installments starting early next year.
The new service allows qualified merchant partners to potentially offer Afterpay for everyday payment needs including gym memberships, entertainment subscriptions, online services and more.
The subscriptions will be available to consumers across online platforms in the U.S. and Australia by early 2022, with plans to extend the feature in-store and to other regions including Canada, New Zealand, the U.K., and Europe.
$PayPal(PYPL.US)$, which also has a BNPL service, drops 0.7% in premarket trading.
In August, $Block(SQ.US)$ agreed to buy Afterpay for ~$29B in stock.

$Lucid Group(LCID.US)$ Lucid Air is a good car, pricey too and Peter Rawlinson is a competent CEO, he is no Elon Musk. And LCID is overvalued, beet of luck to them , the world needs to get off oil, my dough is on $Tesla(TSLA.US)$ all others are pretenders for the next 4 years,

$NVIDIA(NVDA.US)$ What is a reasonable multiple an investor should pay for potentially/probably the biggest economic growth potential in the history of humanity?