What Moved Markets This Week

Seeking Alpha’s Calls Of The Week

Merck (MRK) Triple Upgrade: The Ideal Case Of Why I Love Option Collars.

Time To Buy: Why PayPal (PYPL) Is Turning Into My Turnaround Fintech Play.

Buy The Dip: High-Quality Big Dividend Stocks Are Getting Way Too Cheap.

Still Bullish On UBS (UBS), But Regulatory Overhang Dampens Earnings Beat.

Ares Capital’s (ARES) Yields Are Shrinking, Adopting A More Cautious Stance.

SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD): Futures Contracts Opting For Delivery Surge.

Moving To Sidelines On Intuit (INTU) – Mixed Picture, But It Is No Longer A Sell.

Enphase Energy (ENPH) – Good Quarter, But Near-Term Catalysts Are Limited.

Power Solutions (PSIX) Is Now Notably Overvalued, It’s Time To Take Profits.

Palantir (PLTR) Looks Priced For Perfection – The Last Bear Still Standing.

Weekly Movement

U.S. Indices
Dow -0.5% to 44,303. S&P 500 -0.2% to 6,026. Nasdaq -0.5% to 19,523. Russell 2000 -0.4% to 2,280. CBOE Volatility Index +0.7% to 16.54.

S&P 500 Sectors
Consumer Staples +1.6%. Utilities +0.2%. Financials +0.6%. Telecom -2.1%. Healthcare -0.3%. Industrials -0.8%. Information Technology +0.8%. Materials -0.6%. Energy +1%. Consumer Discretionary -3.6%. Real Estate +1.8%.

World Indices
London +0.3% to 8,701. France +0.3% to 7,973. Germany +0.3% to 21,787. Japan -1.9% to 38,819. China +1.6% to 3,304. Hong Kong +4.5% to 21,134. India +0.5% to 77,860.

Commodities and Bonds
Crude Oil WTI -2.1% to $71./bbl. Gold +1.9% to $2,887.6/oz. Natural Gas +8.7% to 3.309. Ten-Year Bond Yield -0.2 bps to 4.494.

Forex and Cryptos
EUR/USD -0.34%. USD/JPY -2.44%. GBP/USD +0.15%. Bitcoin -4.5%. Litecoin -13.1%. Ethereum -15.7%. XRP -17.9%.

Top S&P 500 Gainers
Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +34%. Super Micro Computer (SMCI) +27%. Expedia Group (EXPE) +18%. Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) +13%. Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) +13%.

Top S&P 500 Losers
FMC (FMC) -38%. Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) -26%. The Estée Lauder Companies (EL) -22%. Moderna (MRNA) -17%. Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) -15%.

Where will the markets be headed next week? Current trends and ideas? Add your thoughts to the comments section.

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