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Copper at highs, but huge increase in demand ahead

We're seeing a broad-based rally in markets, as fever for big technology stocks fades and focus on a US rate cut next week takes hold. From banks to coal, stocks are rising, including copper. As the metal's price returns to highs it's boosting Australian and global miners. Copper demand is rising as supply is limited. Talk of new US tariffs is helping.
Watchlist: Sandfire Resources, Salesforce, Tesla
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Investors believe 2026 is going to be a very strong year

Markets swung up and Bitcoin bounced back overnight as investors rush to buy any dip in key stocks and assets they think worthwhile. This is one of a number of signs that tell us they're gearing up for a very strong year in 2026. And we're seeing company earnings expectations and global economic growth forecasts suggest this is likely.
Watchlist: Marvell Technologies, Boeing, Ampol
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Why quality stocks are doing so well, and may rise higher

A selloff in cryptocurrencies swept markets overnight, dragging down the major US indicies up to 0.9%. But quality stocks are holding up and look set to return to their recent all-time highs. A US rate cut next week could see that category rise even higher again, explains moomoo's Jessica Amir.
Watchlist: CrowdStrike, Synopsys, Greatland
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Silver at highs may lead commodities' rally in December

Leaving a disappointing November behind, expectations of a strong December are increasing. But that depends on key data over the next week. What seems surer is the rise of precious metals and commodities, especially silver, which just reached an all-time high. With demand outpacing supply, further gains seem likely.
Watchlist: Pan American Silver, Global X Copper Miners ETF, Metcash
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Expect an increase in market volatility across December

As world markets lose ground in November, falling between 1 per cent to 4 per cent, there's much talk of a reversal into a strong Santa Claus rally in December. But moomoo's Michael McCarthy says it is stronger volatility we should be expecting with an uncertain US economy, even as investors await a likely rate cut in a few weeks.
Watchlist: Ulta Beauty, Li Auto, HMC Capital
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Rate hikes would hit the unprepared Australian sharemarket hard

As the sharemarket rebound continues, the Nasdaq Composite index is having its best Thanksgiving week since 2008. US market investors are now just waiting for a rate cut next month. But not so in Australia, where the sharemarket will face a tough readjustment as expectations increase of two rate hikes next year.
Watchlist: Temple & Webster, Dell, Deere
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Google may be this decade's AI superpower stock

Markets continue to rebound on rising expectation of a US rate cut next month. And Alphabet, Google's parent company, is leading the charge back. It's processing units are in demand and it has the reach to rival many of its peers as AI uptake increases. Nvidia's share price fell on the news its Google's latest deal, with Meta.
Watchlist: Westgold, Live Nation, Spotify
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The AI investment cycle is broad, intact and gaining pace

The suggestion that a US rate cut is more likely next month has excited investors and pushed US markets up, with the Nasdaq climbing 2.7% overnight. It was AI stocks leading the charge, with semiconductor maker Broadcom up 11%. Moomoo's Jessica Amir runs through eight reasons right now that we can expect more from the sector.
Watchlist: Broadcom, Coinbase, Web Travel Group
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Record travel numbers a tailwind for airline stocks

While markets attempted a small rebound on Friday, they're well down across last week. But one sector that may soar above is airlines. We're entering a traditionally strong period for airlines in the US and Australia, so traders will want to keep American Airlines and others on their radar across this holiday stretch.
Watchlist: Virgin Australia, Alibaba, Eli Lilly
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Here's some ways to approach the current market pullback

Even Nvidia's strong result yesterday wasn't enough to save it from investor fears they won't see US interest rate cuts soon, which is how they interpreted newly released employment data overnight. Markets are dropping as they readjust, so moomoo's Jessica Amir explains how investors can approach this pullback.
Watchlist: Walmart, Oracle, Liontown Resources
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Nvidia's strong results mean AI boom is likely to continue

Nvidia's strong third-quarter may alleviate growing fears of an AI bubble, with a powerful post-market bounce for the stock this morning once it delivered. Results for the semiconductor giant's data-centre division and forward projections seem to have reassured the market, explains moomoo's Jessica Amir. We're not certain the recent pullback is over, but Nvidia could power a comeback.
Watchlist: Constellation Energy, Block, Australian Agricultural
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Bitcoin has now lost all of its 2025 gains

US markets sank lower overnight, as fears of AI stock over-valuations and lower chance of rates cuts, spooked investors. Technology stocks such as Amazon led the fall. But it was Bitcoin falling briefly below US$90,000 that shocked the market. It's a big drop from its US$126.000 October high, and it may have further to go.

Expect a bull run in lithium, as new market cycle begins

There's increasing indications of a drawn-out broad market pullback, with large and small cap stocks on the decline. Expect more dark days ahead as trend lines point down, companies take on debt, and investors await economic news. But lithium stocks are booming. Across the US and Australia, we're seeing huge spikes in lithium stocks, with expectation we're in for a bull run into next year as the sector enters a new cycle.
Watchlist: Pilbara Minerals, Alphabet, Luckin Coffee
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Investors' hard turn to safety could lead to crash

US stocks dropped hard overnight, with the Nasdaq down more than 2%. Investors are continuing their turn from risk to safety. They're worried about the declining likelihood of a rate cut in that market. The pace and trend of this pullback could lead to a crash says moomoo's Jessica Amir. Much will depend on next week when Nvidia releases its results.
Watchlist: Amazon.com, Tencent, DroneShield
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Get to know the hottest ETFs for Aussie traders this month

Recently volatility, and more vocal doubt over the AI rally, is seeing investors turn defensive. And ETFs are in target, with broad-based funds popular this month for those seeking more safety. For Australian investors, the Vanguard Australian Shares ETF is number one, but then they're squarely focused on what the world has to offer.
Watchlist: Southwest Airlines, Cisco, Life360
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Investors buy heavily into healthcare stocks

US drug stocks are surging as investors pile in, seeing it as a resilient, strong sector with ongoing demand. It's investors' hedge against a possibly troubled economy says moomoo's Jessica Amir – and that enthusiasm boosted the Dow to a new high overnight. As the Nasdaq has dipped, the healthcare sector has rallied, with the VanEck Global Healthcare Leaders ETF a good example.
Watchlist: SMCI, CoreWeave, ANZ Group
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Australia's big four banks' profit margins simply stink

US markets roared back to life overnight with the biggest companies' share prices bounding up. It's not quite the same in Australia, where the last, and the biggest, of the big four banks have reported shrinking profit margins – just one factor driving analysts to classify them as 'sell' or 'hold', even though they're near all-time highs.
Watchlist: SMCI, CoreWeave, ANZ Group
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Company reports are causing stocks to swing wildly

With broader data limited, earnings have outsize importance right now. That's part of the reason we're seeing big swings in share prices as companies report to a savage audience. Meta fell 18% since reporting recently, while SMCI dropped 23% last week, with the market still reeling from its disappointment. All this is happening as investors question the AI sector.
Watchlist: SMCI, CoreWeave, ANZ Group
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US economic news delivers 'fatal blow' to optimists

Higher than expected US job layoffs in October have spooked investors, sending the market tumbling overnight. While it does mean there's greater chance of a rate cut by the central bank, investors instead focused on the weakening economy – and that's a concerning change in investor thinking that could lead to a broader sell off.
Watchlist: Doordash, Block, Macquarie Group
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Food, health sectors lead as investors turn from risk

A bounce up in US markets overnight belies the deeper trend of investors turning from technology and other risk sectors into the more reliable, defensive stocks. And, as moomoo's Jessica Amir explains, that move into quality investments is what we're seeing across Australia and the US. It's the giant US healthcare and popular global food names leading that trend
Watchlist: McDonald's, Snap, National Australia Bank
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'Stocks ran up too fast': sell, hold or buy?

We saw a big pullback in US markets overnight, with the highly valued technology stocks falling up to 8%, dragging the Nasdaq Composite index down 2%. With big Wall St names calling time on this year's strong rally, Jessica Amir looks at the signs of a deepening market drop, and whether your should 'sell', 'hold' or 'buy' now.
Watchlist: Palantir, Uber, iShares Bitcoin Trust
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It might not too late to make stellar returns this year

November is the best month for sharemarket returns historically. It’s because it’s the beginning of the Santa rush of spending where global consumers are spending more money, and trading in key stocks picks up. So getting in now, whether to an index-level investment or particular stocks, could give investors solid returns for the month – if history repeats.
Watchlist: Eaton, Iren, Tabcorp
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We've seen huge gains in global uranium stocks

As other global markets fell last week, the Nasdaq rose more than 2% on the back of huge gains in some of the US megacap technology stocks. Their performance was matched by the world's uranium investments, with the sector spiking more than 10% globally following US news of an US$80 billion government investment.
Watchlist: Global X Uranium ETF, Palantir, Westpac
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Amazon surges double-digits as the Nasdaq starts sinking

Amazon has surprised with a market-beating result and stronger-than-expected forecast. It's shares surged by double-digits post market, countering a sizeable slide in the Nasdaq Composite index overnight, explains moomoo's Michael McCarthy. And Australian retailers, such as Wesfarmers, are in trouble as their shares head down.
Watchlist: Atlassian, Coinbase, Wesfarmers
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Expect short-term pullback as central banks stop cutting

Expect a short-term market pullback with central banks in the US and Australia now less likely to cut rates as they face the difficult challenge of keeping inflation and employment balanced. Investors should rethink what they expect of their investment portfolio and even whether it's time to sell some big gaining stocks.
Watchlist: Nick Scali, Meta Platforms, Boss Energy
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New deals, orders, lift market leader Nvidia near US$5t in value

US markets leapt to new highs overnight, with the world's most valuable company, Nvidia, rising 5% to a new valuation of nearly US$5 trillion. Announcing new deals, and recording bigger orders, its leadership in the artificial intelligence sector appears to be ensured for years to come. That means any pullback in its shares may be a good buying opportunity.
Watchlist: Alphabet, Microsoft, WiseTech Global
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Trillions of dollars at stake in AI chip wars

Qualcomm shares surged more than 10% overnight on news it's moving into AI chips and already has major global customers. It's the latest in a series of AI chipmakers taking on Nvidia in a challenge for this trillion-dollar territory. It was part of the overnight jump in markets as investors enjoy anticipation of a US rate cut, and cessation of hostile US-China trade talk.
Watchlist: Megaport, Amazon, Palantir
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Positive expectations as US tech giants report

There's high expectations as five of the mega-cap US tech stocks report results this week. From Google to Amazon, focus will be on their AI spending and plans, with investors keen to justify the huge market hype for the sector, and see some solid returns. Any rate cut in the US this week will add fuel to keep the hot market burning along.
Watchlist: Meta, SMIC, Aspen Group
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Dip buying: 25 billion shares bought and sold yesterday

We've seen one of the highest-volume trading days on the sharemarket this year, with investors rushing to buy the dip. Oil, cryptocurrencies and equities are up. Whether they stay that way depends on the US Federal Reserve's decision on rates and results from most of the magnificent seven big technology stocks next week.
Watchlist: Albemarle, Karoon Energy, Intel
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Tesla's fail is just one looming market pullback sign

Tesla and Netflix both failed to deliver to market expectations this week, reporting on their performance in the past quarter. That's spurred worry we'll see a trend in US tech giants' missing goals — we'll see more next week. But now, meme-trading frenzy is only adding to current pullback signs, says moomoo's Jessica Amir.
Watchlist: Apple, Beach Energy, Haliburton
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Miners rout as gold price plummets

The gold price just had its biggest fall since 2013, falling more than 5% overnight. Without a clear reason for the sell off, speculation abounds whether it will rally back or fall below US$4000 an ounce. Australian miners this morning are routing on the news, with some falling more than 10% after the market open.
Watchlist: Genesis Minerals, Tesla, Beyond Meat
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Spectacular volatility as Bitcoin may test US$100,000

With global sharemarkets rising substantially yesterday and overnight to highs we're seeing real indication of returning sharemarket confidence, says moomoo's Michael McCarthy. That applies double to rare earths stocks following the US$8.5 billion US-Australia deal. But not Bitcoin, which has plummeted in the past two weeks and could dip below USS$100,000.
Watchlist: Strategy, Netflix, Lynas Rare Earths
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Opportunity in Chinese technology giants' big fall?

While the US market overcame mounting China trade tension to close up 1.7% last week, Hong Kong didn't. The region's benchmark sharemarket index, the Hang Seng, fell 4% led by the technology giants, such as Xiaomi, which fell 8% for the week. This followed the previous week's fall of 3% in the Hang Seng. Is this big drop in China's technology giants a buying opportunity?
Watchlist: BYD, GE Aerospace, Deep Yellow
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Credit worry spikes market fear to a six-month high

Volatility is spiking as investors fret over US banks reporting credit problems. It has offset strong earnings reports from big financial companies and dragged the whole market down. Could even lead to a correction, says moomoo's Jessica Amir. But gold is steadily rising, with the spot price now surpassing US$4300 – and it remains a key defensive investment.
Watchlist: IperionX, VanEck Rare Earths and Strategic Metals ETF, Bitdeer
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Rare earth stocks rally hard as megatrend begins

This week's astonishing rally in rare earths stocks could be one of the biggest macro market themes building this quarter. Last week China imposed export licensing rules, essentially restricting trade. As Australia, the US and allied nations scramble a response, rare earths stocks in those markets have soared.
Watchlist: IperionX, VanEck Rare Earths and Strategic Metals ETF, Bitdeer
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Demand won't stop as silver gains more than gold

US President Donald Trump's trade talk against China turned hostile again, sinking US technology shares, such as Nvidia, which dragged down the market. The opposite is true for miners and precious metals, with gold and now silver at all-time highs. Silver has gained more than 70% this year, reaching a 45-year record high, surpassing gold.
Watchlist: Global X Silver Miners ETF, ASML Holding, LVMH Moët Hennessy
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Investors eye big results from big US banks tonight

Markets are rising after the US president softened his tone against China. But the US government remains shutdown, so big finance stocks reporting tonight are extra important, not only for their extraordinarily strong growth expectations, but insight into the nation's economy. And gold has exceeded US$4100, with Aussie miners making strong gains.
Watchlist: Blackrock, Broadcom, ANZ Bank
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Expect torrid trading as trade war smashes stocks

The Australian market is down this morning after a fairly safe week of trading in the sharemarket was shattered on Friday with the US and China resuming their high-stakes trade war. Proposed retaliatory tariffs from the US sent investors scrambling out of high risk assets, and stocks plummeted. Expect the week to be dominated by the fallout from their rare earths standoff.
Watchlist: Nvidia, South32, MP Materials
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AI sector cannot keep up with data centre demand

As Nvidia jumps 1.8% to return to highs, despite a US market dip overnight, moomoo's Michael McCarthy says appetite for AI stocks just keeps surging. But Microsoft is now warning there are not enough data centres to keep up with AI demand into next year, and supply won't step up for some time, explains Jessica Amir.
Watchlist: VanEck Gold Miners Equity ETF, Guzman y Gomez, James Hardie
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US dollar surges as investors reroute into the USA

The US dollar is surging, taking back ground since tariffs sent it reeling. It's investors' global vote of confidence in the US economy, matching a jump in the Nasdaq overnight, which saw Nvidia near highs. Gold has passed the US$4000 milestone, with its own all-time high, amid talk of US$5000 the next target to hit. And silver is a hair's breadth from its 2011 high.
Watchlist: VanEck Gold Miners Equity ETF, Guzman y Gomez, James Hardie
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Oracle is a warning sign for 'AI-generated froth'

Oracle led the US market down overnight, the stock dipped 2.5%, after reports its cloud business wasn't as profitable or healthy as thought. That resounded across US technology stocks and the AI sector particularly. Fresh, strong doubts about the real profitability and long-term sustainability of high valuations surfaced, with sentiment split.
Watchlist: Dell Technologies, Tesla, Greatland Resources
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Bitcoin, gold, Nasdaq, Nikkei all rally to all-time highs

The market is riding momentum from strong performances in gold and technology. Overnight, the Nasdaq-100 gained 0.78%, led by chipmaker AMD and news of its big deal with OpenAI. That was part of a broad-based surge, with gold, Japanese stocks, and Bitcoin all pushing to fresh highs. This week we will see PepsiCo report, as third-quarter reporting season in the US gets underway.
Watchlist: Advanced Micro Devices, Westgold Resources, PepsiCo
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US markets steady in mean reversion as shutdown stalls data

The US government shutdown loomed over markets, but traders took it in stride, with stocks turning green in the final hour of trade. The US dollar strengthened, gold slipped, and copper surged to a 12-month high on stronger demand.
Today's watchlist: Nvidia, BHP, Tesla 
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Cryptocurrencies look set to test their all-time highs

US drugmakers lifted the S&P 500 to a new high overnight, with news of a deal between Pfizer and the government, that benefited the whole sector. That compared to gains in cryptocurrency stocks and ETFs as Bitcoin, Ethereum and others continue their rapid climb since Friday. Moomoo's Michael McCarthy says their on the way back toward all-time highs.
Watchlist: Capricorn Metals, Block, Nike
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With gold up 45%, are miners or funds the way to invest?

US, Hong Kong markets continue to rise, but it is gold that's stunning investors. Rapid gains since late August have lifted the metal 16%, taking its rise so far in 2025 to 45%. And analysts say 'it's set up for a fourth-quarter run'. So should investors consider gold miners or metal based exchange-traded funds?
Watchlist: Capricorn Metals, Block, Nike
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'Khaki fever' boosts Australian drone stocks

US markets edged up overnight with the Nasdaq rising 0.5%, as the likes of Nvidia boosted the index. But it was Australian defence stocks that blew up, jumping 11%, to rise 242% in 2025. Europe and world focus on drones is behind it, and that puts a few Aussie stocks in a great position. That includes Orbital, on our watchlist today.
Watchlist: Orbital, Carnival, ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil ETF
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Bonds v shares: US markets split on rate expectations

Australian shares are climbing this morning after local and US markets closed flat last week. Following the release of US inflation data on Friday we're seeing a split in bond and share markets over rate cut expectations. Shares rallied as investors see no impediment to further rate cuts, while bond yields rose, suggesting those investors see fewer US rate cuts ahead.
Watchlist: Starbucks, IperionX, Premier Investments
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Greater chance of substantial correction in US trading

US economic strength was obvious last night with GDP coming in at 3.8% on an annual basis. It's a sign we're less likely to see as many rate cuts in the US as thought, or even none, says moomoo's Michael McCarthy, which could lead to a serious correction in US trading. The response overnight was a 0.5% dip in the US market, with Oracle leading the decline.
Watchlist: Freeport-McMoRan, Capstone Copper and Chalice Mining
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Rate cut expectations 'wound right back' over CPI data

The US market dipped 0.3% overnight, while Australian shares were down 0.9%, and falling further this morning. Fading rate cuts are behind both stories. With yesterday's Australian CPI at 3%, rate cut expectations this year are now down to 50%. Financial stocks are among the hardest hit. But Hong Kong technology stocks are rallying, hard.
Watchlist: Westpac, Washington H Soul Pattinson and Co, Alibaba
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Opportunity in Australian retail stocks' volatility

A dip in US markets overnight reveals just how extreme investors' sensitivity to even a hint of bad news is. That negativity was in full display yesterday with Myer falling 25%. But that does not reflect the broad, divergent sector that is Australian retail, where stocks' performance overall are surprisingly strong, while volatile.
Watchlist: Myer, Micron Technology, DroneShield
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