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the daily moo
Essential sharemarket insight delivered every morning by the market strategists of share-trading platform moomoo Australia and New Zealand. We cover the latest news, explore trends, and cover three investments in our daily watchlist.
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FOMO panic and wild swings: how to trade this US bull market
The global financial markets are currently experiencing an exceptionally bullish phase characterised by elevated volatility and major indices hitting historic…
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US$1t wipe out: is the memory sector correction worth buying?
After quadrupling earlier this year, memory sector valuations have shed one trillion dollars, raising critical questions about whether compressed P/E ratios…
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SpaceX down 50% post-IPO: will its earnings trigger a recovery?
A strong rally has gripped US markets, as US-Iran conflict fears ease and impressive results from US companies keep coming. But will that include SpaceX? It's…
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Crypto stocks are desperately trying to escape crypto
The crypto sector is experiencing a clear divergence based on business model adaptability. Mining companies have successfully leveraged their infrastructure…
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Amazon (+10%) v Apple (-6%): the AI trade splits in half
A tech-led Wall Street rally driven by strong semiconductor gains and cloud earnings from Microsoft and Amazon, with a clear divergence emerging across the…
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Microsoft proves big tech's AI spend can drive real returns
Microsoft and Meta both reported earnings this week, but Wall Street's reaction couldn't have been more different. Microsoft jumped 8% after-hours while Meta…
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Results are in: this is who's winning the AI infrastructure rush
Q2 earnings season is well underway and Wall Street is focused on where the AI capital is actually being deployed. With tech giants committing historic levels…
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Five questions you should answer before you 'buy the dip'
Judging whether to buy a stock (such as Tesla) after a significant drop, involves separating emotional reactions from figuring out what's going on. These are…
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Stress test: what to watch as 16 AI giants report this week
This week marks the biggest week of the US earnings season, with over a third of major companies reporting, and it's shaping up as the ultimate stress test for…
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'Strongest environment in a generation' for defence stocks
Defence stocks are surging as the sector faces what analysts are calling the strongest macro environment in a generation. With ongoing conflict in the Middle…
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Cash flow crushed: big tech's AI spending crosses the line
Investors lose patience as cash warning flashes for big tech Markets are holding steady in the face of a rapidly rising oil price and dynamic results from…
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ASX 200 is flat – but these energy stocks are ripping higher
The ASX 200 barely moved this week, but beneath that flat headline, a dramatic rotation is underway, with investors piling into into oil and gas names as…
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Nowhere left to hide: cash strapped AI stocks' week of truth
The focus this week is the AI trade, where enormous capital expenditure commitments are now being tested against actual revenue growth and free cash flow…
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Aussie 'value' stocks outperform 'growth' for first time in year
Capital is rotating out of high-valuation growth stocks into attractively priced, earnings-rich value plays. Australian value stocks have outperformed growth…
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Expect 600% growth by 2030 as AI restructures healthcare
Capital is rotating out of high-valuation tech and semiconductors into AI-driven healthcare technology, as medical AI experiences explosive growth across…
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Apple v OpenAI marks the next phase of the AI race
Apple's lawsuit against OpenAI has spotlighted what many believe will define the next chapter of the AI race: physical, consumer-facing hardware and the…
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Why big Aussie banks are flatlining (as US banks hit records)
US markets rallied on a softer-than-expected CPI print, while Australia's ASX 200 finished exactly flat, continuing to underperform as domestic tax changes…
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Expect market volatility as fast rising inflation fears take over
The US tech sector fell hard overnight as US-Iran conflict escalated and talk of blockade and tolls hit investor confidence. We unpack what can be expected as…
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Make or break for AI stocks as US companies deliver their verdict
It was the powerful artificial intelligence trade leading global markets higher last week. There were spectacular gains in some market-leading stocks. And that…
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Has US tech peaked? Chinese AI leads in the July surge
Technology stocks are climbing globally, but so far into July, it's Hong Kong that is outperforming, as significant capital inflow lifts the technology index…
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Powerful rally grips cyber security over urgent AI fears
Markets flipped from yesterday's tech sector downturn as investors rushed back to AI. Few sectors are running as hot as cyber security, in a bull run since…
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Expect long bull run in robot stocks in the physical AI age
Healthcare is one sector benefiting as investors exit highly valued technology stocks. Daily swings in leading stocks such as Intel indicate the market's…
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Gold has fallen 30% since its high this year – time to buy?
It's not just technology stocks rallying, we're also saw an uptick in commodities, including gold, with the price now above US$4150. But will it rally higher…
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AI demand squeeze: investors' four big bottleneck bets
As a big tech selloff takes hold in global markets, it's not the chips or hyperscalers winning investor interest, it's the industries that make them function…
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US market 'on track' to double its gains for the full year
US semiconductor stocks led a downswing in the market, but analysts are steadfastly bullish on where the market's premier benchmark, the S&P 500, is headed in…
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ASX 200's 3% financial-year gain 'looks a little bit sick'
A rally in US artificial intelligence stocks and sectors ended the financial year on theme! It was the clear driver of the US market for the past 12 months…
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Six forces that will drive the US sharemarket in 2026-27
With a US technology stock rally lifting markets overnight, it looks like we're about to end the 2025-26 financial year on a positive note. But when we look at…
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Consider dividend investing as big tax changes near
Last week we saw an obvious rotation from big US technology stocks tied to AI, into 'safer' sectors such as healthcare. We can expect volatility this week as…
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Warning in US tech giants' struggle to maintain huge AI spend
We saw some huge technology stock price rises and falls overnight in a split US market performance. And it seems there's clearer market distinction between…
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Are the 'magnificent seven' still worth investing in? Not really
The pullback in big US technology stocks continued overnight, as it did with commodities, leading to a soft start in Australia. Almost all the 'magnificent…
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World's most unloved technology stocks look ready to explode
Investors sold out of the big US technology stocks, fretting about possible higher interest rates and that valuations may just be too high. Key metals…
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Pressure builds as 'exposed, overvalued' Australian banks fall
As big US technology stocks, from SpaceX to Alphabet, fell hard overnight, the broader market actually lifted higher. As hope of US-Iran peace talks rise…
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Memory stocks in 'beast mode' with expectation they'll skyrocket
Big technology stocks pushed the US sharemarket higher last week, while Australia only edged up as commodity prices weighed on local stocks. A key focus this…
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Why the fortunes of big Aussie miners are splitting right now
A surge in the leading US technology stocks lifted the market there, but lagging commodity prices are weighing on the Australian sharemarket today. It proves…
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US central bank shocks markets, but the big hit is yet to come
The US sharemarket slid broadly overnight as investors retreated, spooked by clear indication the central bank is leaning toward rate increases – an about turn…
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Sharemarket gains limited as world's biggest oil crisis still plays out
Semiconductor stocks dove significantly overnight, spooked by an outlook from Broadcom, forcing the Nasdaq-100 index down by nearly 2%. It reveals investors'…
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Heedless investors fuel ceasefire stock rally, ignoring energy crisis
A big rally in the US sharemarket, followed even stronger rallies in some Asia-Pacific region markets yesterday. Technology stocks recorded astounding gains as…
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Intense US market volatility shows just how fragile the market really is
A powerful rally in the US sharemarket overnight is channelling into gains for the Australian market this morning. But the US gains, spearheaded by repeated…
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US energy prices jumped 24%, and the real damage hasn't even started
US shares dived overnight as Middle East military activity resumed and inflation spiked to a three-year high. Rising prices are mostly driven by rapidly…
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Crypto is crashing as investors rotate into artificial intelligence
Technology stocks and metal prices dipped overnight, as investors pause amid renewed Middle East hostilities. But few sectors are falling as hard and fast as…
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Gold falls below critical level as signs point to steeper drop
While the US technology sector rebounded over night, lifting the overall market, the price of gold did not. It is now well below US$4400 an ounce – a critical…
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Powerhouse US earnings look unstoppable, but the foundations are fragile
Markets are pulling back from escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, as the price of oil rises. But they usually don't fall far, with the euphoric…
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Soon you can trade SpaceX, Anthropic, OpenAI. But should you?
Technology stocks (not software) again boosted the US market higher, with Marvell and Hewlett Packard recording astounding gains. But they may pale compared…
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Why the Australian sharemarket is falling, and how to invest anyway
The US sharemarket continues to rally higher, and Asian markets outperform, led by the powerful artificial intelligence sector. But not Australia, which is…
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Old-school tech stocks are now winning the AI race
The US market surged to highs again last week as technology stocks, those with decades of history, experienced a powerful surge. To name just two, Lenovo and…
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Traders brace for chaos as US stagflationary forces intensify
US sharemarkets rallied to highs, still believing an end to the US-Iran conflict is nigh. And that was supported by staggering gains in companies reporting…
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HALO investing: why smart money is rotating into this anti-AI strategy
As markets hold steady, awaiting news from the Middle East, there's increasing worry about the rampant rally under way in the artificial intelligence sector…
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Investors beware, it won't take much to pierce the forming AI bubble
Technology stocks boosted the US market to new highs overnight, while also lifting some Asian markets yesterday. Staggering gains since April 1 mean some…
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Coal stocks' big bull run may (not) be coming to an end
US-Iran peace optimism saw the oil price tumble and global sharemarkets rise overnight. With another solid performance for Australian shares expected today, it…
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Space stocks are rocketing up ahead of the SpaceX IPO
Technology stocks are performing again, pushing US markets to highs, while those in the Asia-Pacific region flounder. And of all the tech sectors, it's space…
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Billions of dollars are now surging into the quantum computing sector
Sharemarkets continue to rise on suggestions of an Iran peace deal, as investors resume trading in risk sectors. The leading trade overnight was in…
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Moon-high hype or future-focused genius? SpaceX readies biggest ever IPO
Markets resurge toward highs as the US suggests peace with Iran is imminent. As the oil price dipped, travel and tech stocks rallied hard, especially airlines…
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The big threat to the intense AI rally is the crashing bond market
Sharemarkets are attempting to find some stability as global bond markets crater over fears of rising inflation. The risk-off mood saw technology and growth…
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Federal budget 'losers': CBA leads big banks' share price fall
The US sharemarket again bounded to new highs, despite another bad inflation read overnight. Investors are particularly keen to see what comes out of the…
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Tax hike blow for Australian investors could change the market
As US markets draw back, scared by higher-than-expected inflation, the Australian market is reeling from a drastic change to taxation. We explore what's…
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Pressure on Australian share prices intensifies with more rate rises ahead
US stocks bound to new highs again, with technology and some commodities leading the gains. Nvidia reached a high, now surpassing US$5.3 trillion in value. But…
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Supply shock pushes aluminium into upcycle, eclipses other metals' gains
US markets surge to new highs, as technology companies' results lift investor spirits. Meanwhile, Australian stocks flatline, but not aluminium, with Aloca and…
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The unsustainable US rally will falter if the Nasdaq-100 drops to this level
Strong earnings results are pumping the US market into highs, with artificial intelligence still the key trading theme. It's become a powerful rally over the…
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Investor confidence plummets as Middle East conflict renews
As Iran strikes its neighbours and ships in the Strait of Hormuz, to US retaliation, the oil price jumped and shares tanked. With the Dow Jones Industrial down…
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These four sectors are set for gain as AI spend heads to US$5t
The US market continues to reach highs, as Asian markets score losses. It is the huge, powerful American technology stocks driving significant gains there. And…