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QQQ is trending downwards as community members discuss concerns around potential market manipulation and an AI bubble, especially following earnings. Traders are debating whether to buy the dip or prepare for a larger correction, while monitoring key support levels. Some are pointing to macro factors like interest rate expectations and geopolitical concerns as potential catalysts for further volatility.

Bitcoin is the world's first decentralized cryptocurrency, created in 2009 by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. It enables peer-to-peer electronic cash transactions without intermediaries like banks or governments, operating on a blockchain secured by Proof of Work mining and the SHA-256 cryptographic algorithm.   With a fixed supply cap of 21 million coins and programmatic halvings every four years that reduce miner rewards, Bitcoin is designed as a deflationary digital asset often called "digital gold." Its value stems from solving the double-spending problem without trusted intermediaries, creating the first truly scarce digital asset with censorship resistance and permissionless access that no government, corporation, or individual can control.  Bitcoin operates as a decentralized peer-to-peer network where transactions are recorded on a public ledger called the blockchain, distributed across thousands of computers globally. Transactions are grouped into blocks added approximately every 10 minutes through mining, where specialized computers compete to solve complex mathematical puzzles.   Bitcoin has achieved mainstream adoption through multiple vectors. The January 2024 SEC approval of 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs opened Bitcoin investment to traditional finance participants, and corporations like Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) are using Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset to protect against currency debasement, offering MSTR holders amplified exposure to Bitcoin.   The Bitcoin ecosystem continues to evolve with innovations like Ordinals, which emerged in January 2023 to enable NFT-like functionality directly on Bitcoin, and BRC-20 tokens, an experimental standard for creating fungible tokens using Ordinal inscriptions. BTCFi (Bitcoin Finance) represents emerging financial applications extending beyond Bitcoin's traditional role, with protocols like Babylon allowing Bitcoin holders to stake BTC to secure Proof of Stake chains.

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Bitcoin is experiencing volatility, sparking debates about a potential market bottom and the influence of large institutional players. Community discussions revolve around whether this dip presents a buying opportunity or signals a deeper correction, with some pointing to macro factors and potential liquidations as drivers. Sentiment is mixed, with bullish and bearish arguments clashing amidst the price swings.

NVIDIA Corp. engages in the design and manufacture of computer graphics processors, chipsets, and related multimedia software. It operates through the following segments: Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) and Compute & Networking. The Graphics segment includes GeForce GPUs for gaming and PCs, the GeForce NOW game streaming service and related infrastructure, Quadro and NVIDIA RTX GPUs for enterprise workstation graphics, virtual GPU, or vGPU, software for cloud-based visual and virtual computing, automotive platforms for infotainment systems, and Omniverse Enterprise software for building and operating metaverse and 3D internet applications. The Compute & Networking segment consists of Data Center accelerated computing platforms and end-to-end networking platforms including Quantum for InfiniBand and Spectrum for Ethernet, NVIDIA DRIVE automated-driving platform and automotive development agreements, Jetson robotics and other embedded platforms, NVIDIA AI Enterprise and other software, and DGX Cloud software and services. The company was founded by Jen Hsun Huang, Chris A. Malachowsky, and Curtis R. Priem in April 1993 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

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Nvidia's stock is trending amid upgrades from analysts, though some community members express concern over valuation relative to competitors and potential interconnect hurdles in the AI sector. Despite strong earnings, the stock experienced a selloff, leading to discussions about a possible short squeeze and whether AI constitutes a bubble.

Walmart, Inc. engages in the retail and wholesale business. The company offers an assortment of merchandise and services at everyday low prices. It operates through the following business segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam's Club. The Walmart U.S. segment operates as a mass merchandiser of consumer products, operating under the Walmart and Walmart Neighborhood Market brands, including walmart.com. The Walmart International segment includes operations of wholly-owned subsidiaries in Canada, Chile, China, and Africa, and majority-owned subsidiaries in India, as well as Mexico and Central America. The Sam's Club segment manages membership-only warehouse clubs and operates samsclub.com. The company was founded by Samuel Moore Walton and James Lawrence Walton on July 2, 1962 and is headquartered in Bentonville, AR.

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Walmart is trending due to strong Q3 earnings and raised FY26 guidance, sparking bullish sentiment among investors; discussions include the impact of e-commerce growth and a planned move to the Nasdaq. Community members are debating whether Walmart's performance signals broader economic strength or if it's a safe haven during market uncertainty, while also pondering its valuation relative to tech companies.

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SPY is experiencing heavy volatility, sparking discussions about a potential market correction and whether dip-buying strategies will continue to pay off. Some community members are pointing to broader macroeconomic concerns and the influence of crypto markets, while others are eyeing key support levels for potential reversals. The conversation highlights uncertainty around near-term market direction.

NIO, Inc. is a holding company which engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of electric vehicles. Its products include the EP9 supercar and ES8 7-seater SUV. It provides users with home charging, power express valet services, and other power solutions including access to public charging, access to power mobile charging trucks, and battery swapping. It also offers other value-added services such as service package, battery payment arrangement, and vehicle financing and license plate registration. The company was founded by Bin Li and Li Hong Qin on November 28, 2014 and is headquartered in Jiading, China.

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NIO is trending downwards, frustrating investors who cite strong deliveries and question the stock's valuation relative to peers. Community members speculate about market manipulation and potential short squeezes while bracing for upcoming earnings. Despite the negative price action, some investors remain optimistic, viewing the current dip as a buying opportunity based on the company's long-term potential.

Strategy, Inc. engages in the provision of enterprise analytics and mobility software. The firm designs, develops, markets, and sells software platforms through licensing arrangements and cloud-based subscriptions and related services. Its product packages include Hyper. The company was founded by Michael J. Saylor and Sanjeev K. Bansal on November 17, 1989, and is headquartered in Vienna, VA.

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Strategy is trending as the price of Bitcoin fluctuates, impacting MicroStrategy's value as a major BTC holder; the community is closely watching key support levels. Discussions revolve around analyst Tom Lee's commentary and potential short squeezes, with some expressing concerns about solvency and potential liquidation. Recent whale activity and overall market sentiment add to the volatility.

Micron Technology, Inc. engages in the provision of innovative memory and storage solutions. It operates through the following segments: Compute and Networking Business Unit (CNBU), Mobile Business Unit (MBU), Embedded Business Unit (EBU), and Storage Business Unit (SBU). The CNBU segment includes memory products and solutions sold into client, cloud server, enterprise, graphics, and networking markets. The MBU segment is involved in memory and storage products sold into smartphone and other mobile-device markets. The EBU segment focuses on memory and storage products sold into automotive, industrial, and consumer Markets. The SBU segment consists of SSDs and component-level solutions sold into enterprise and cloud, client, and consumer storage markets. The company was founded by Ward D. Parkinson, Joseph Leon Parkinson, Dennis Wilson, and Doug Pitman on October 5, 1978 and is headquartered in Boise, ID.

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Micron is trending following a target price increase from UBS and rising memory prices linked to AI data-center demand, fueling discussions about its growth potential. Community members are weighing the bullish outlook against concerns of an overbought condition after the stock's significant year-to-date gains. Discussions also focus on potential short-term pullbacks versus long-term opportunities in the semiconductor space.

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SOXL is trending as traders assess its volatile movements amidst optimism in the AI sector. Community discussions revolve around dip-buying strategies and potential profit-taking points, especially with upcoming earnings from key semiconductor players like NVDA. The ongoing government shutdown and concerns about AI valuations add to the uncertainty surrounding this leveraged ETF.

Ripple is the catchall name for the cryptocurrency platform, the transactional protocol for which is actually XRP, in the same fashion as Ethereum is the name for the platform that facilitates trades in Ether. Like other cryptocurrencies, Ripple is built atop the idea of a distributed ledger network which requires various parties to participate in validating transactions, rather than any singular centralized authority. That facilitates transactions all over the world, and transfer fees are far cheaper than the likes of bitcoin. Unlike other cryptocurrencies, XRP transfers are effectively immediate, requiring no typical confirmation time.  Ripple was originally founded by a single company, Ripple Labs, and continues to be backed by it, rather than the larger network of developers that continue bitcoin’s development. It also doesn’t have a fluctuating amount of its currency in existence. Where bitcoin has a continually growing pool with an eventual maximum, and Ethereum theoretically has no limit, Ripple was created with all of its 100 billion XRP tokens right out of the gate. That number is maintained with no mining and most of the tokens are owned and held by Ripple Labs itself — around 60 billion at the latest count.  Even at the recently reduced value of around half a dollar per XRP, that means Ripple Labs is currently sitting on around $20 billion worth of the cryptocurrency (note: Ripple’s price crashed hard recently, and may be worth far less than $60 billion by time you read this). It holds 55 billion XRP in an escrow account, which allows it to sell up to a billion per month if it so chooses in order to fund new projects and acquisitions. Selling such an amount would likely have a drastic effect on the cryptocurrency’s value, and isn’t something Ripple Labs plans to do anytime soon.  In actuality, Ripple Labs is looking to leverage the technology behind XRP to allow for faster banking transactions around the world. While Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are built on the idea of separating financial transactions from the financial organizations of traditional currencies, Ripple is almost the opposite in every sense.  XRP by Ripple price can be found on this page alongside the market capitalization and additional stats.

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XRP is trending amidst overall crypto market volatility and the launch of new ETFs, sparking debates on their potential impact. Community discussions revolve around whether XRP can decouple from Bitcoin's influence and the significance of upcoming ISO20022 compliance. Some traders express frustration with price stagnation, while others remain optimistic about long-term utility and institutional adoption.

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Integrated payments and commerce technology company Shift4 Payments, Inc. (FOUR) agreed to buy Australia’s Smartpay for $180 million.Smartpay is an independent provider of payment processing and point-of-sale solutions in Australia and New Zealand. It supports more than 40,000 merchants in the region.Shift4’s purchase price of NZ$ $1.20 per share ($0.71 per share) represented a 46.5% premium to Smartpay’s 90-day trading day volume weighted average price. The New Zealand Stock Exchange-listed shares of Smartpay jumped over 11% on Monday.The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, subject to regulatory approvals.On Stocktwits, retail sentiment toward&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/FOUR">Shift4 stock</a> was ‘bearish’ (37/100), and the message volume was ‘low.’<figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:621/58;" src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Screenshot_2025_06_23_at_2_52_38_AM_png_48eca0b260.webp" alt="Screenshot 2025-06-23 at 2.52.38 AM.png" width="621" height="58"><figcaption>FOUR sentiment and message volume as of 2:53 a.m. ET, June 23 | source: Stocktwits</figcaption></figure>Shift4 stock is down over 11% so far this year.Smartpay sells tailored payment solutions through an extensive distribution network across Australia and New Zealand, supporting a diverse base of more than 40,000 merchants in the region. Subject to regulatory approvals, the acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025.Shift4 CEO Taylor Lauber said, “This acquisition follows the Shift4 playbook to a tee. It deepens our strategic presence in Australia and New Zealand, providing a significant opportunity to offer our full suite of software and payments solutions in the region.”The company noted that it has successfully executed a similar strategy of combining acquisitions to deliver an integrated payment experience with localized distribution, service, and support, valuable merchant-facing products, and owned payment rails to rapidly scale in other regions, most recently in Germany, the UK, and Ireland.For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.Read Next: <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/nasdaq-sp-500-edge-lower-oil-spikes-briefly-as-analysts-downplay-fallout/chmPM6GRR5X">Markets Unruffled By US Bombing in Iran? Nasdaq, S&amp;P 500 Futures Edge Lower While Oil Spikes Briefly As Analysts Downplay Fallout</a>

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Payments giant Mastercard Inc (MA) <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241220165251/en/Mastercard-Finalizes-Acquisition-of-Recorded-Future">announced</a> on Friday it has completed the acquisition of threat intelligence firm Recorded Future. Shares of Mastercard were trading over 1% higher on Friday afternoon.Recorded Future is the world’s largest threat intelligence company, with over 1,900 clients across 75 countries, including the governments of 45 countries and over 50% of the Fortune 100. The company provides real-time visibility into potential threats by analyzing a broad set of data sources.Executive vice president of Security Solutions at Mastercard Johan Gerber said that with the world becoming more digitized, there's an increased focus on securing every interaction and transaction against evolving cyber threats.“Adding Recorded Future’s AI-driven threat intelligence capabilities to our cybersecurity services, identity solutions and real-time fraud scoring will enable us to better support our customers in these efforts,” Gerber added.In September this year, Mastercard had announced that it is set to acquire Recorded Future from Insight Partners for $2.65 billion. Insight Partners had reportedly acquired a controlling interest in the firm in 2019.Notably, cybercrime is projected to cost $9.2 trillion globally in 2024 alone. The acquisition of Recorded Future will add to Mastercard’s identity, fraud prevention, real-time decisioning and cybersecurity services, bringing expanded threat intelligence capabilities to its network of merchants and financial institutions.Meanwhile, retail sentiment on Stocktwits continued to trend in the ‘bearish’ territory (44/100), albeit with a higher score. The move was accompanied by high message volumes.<figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1852/430;" src="https://st-everywhere-cms-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Screenshot_2024_12_20_at_1_26_27_PM_c2cefa3267.png" alt="Mastercard’s Sentiment Meter and Message Volume as of 1:08 p.m. ET on Dec. 20, 2024 | Source: Stocktwits" width="1852" height="430"><figcaption>Mastercard’s Sentiment Meter and Message Volume as of 1:08 p.m. ET on Dec. 20, 2024 | Source: Stocktwits</figcaption></figure>Earlier this week, Mastercard’s board of directors <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/mastercard-raises-cash-dividend-announces-12-billion-dollar-buyback-program/cJaV8PjR1N">declared</a> a quarterly cash dividend of $0.76 per share, and a new share repurchase program.The cash dividend represents a 15% increase over the previous dividend of $0.66 per share and will be paid on Feb. 7, 2025 to holders of record of its Class A common stock and Class B common stock as of Jan. 9, 2025.The company’s new share buyback program authorizes it to repurchase up to $12 billion of its Class A common stock.Meanwhile, shares of Mastercard have gained over 25% since the beginning of the year.Also See: <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/november-pce-inflation-comes-in-lower-than-expected/cJar9RTRSo">November PCE Inflation Comes In Lower Than Expected, Pushes Benchmark Indices Higher: Retail Sentiment Mixed</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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Retail sentiment for American Express brightened on Friday after the firm raised its full year earnings guidance while reporting a mixed set of earnings. The credit card giant raised its full-year earnings per share (EPS) guidance to $13.30 - $13.80 from $12.65 - $13.15 previously.American Express also stated that it continues to expect revenue growth in line with the guidance range of 9%to 11% set at the beginning of the year. Retail sentiment on the stock is currently trending in bullish territory (60/100) supported by an extremely high message volume.<figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:787/236;" src="https://st-everywhere-cms-prod.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Screenshot_2024_07_19_at_9_49_19_AM_97f070487a.png" alt="Retail sentiment for American Express stock trends in bullish territory" width="787" height="236"><figcaption>Retail sentiment for American Express stock trends in bullish territory</figcaption></figure>For the second quarter, the firm reported a 9% rise in its total revenues net of interest expense (forex adjusted) at $16.33 billion, which came in lower than a Street estimate of $16.59 billion. American Express said the rise in revenues was primarily driven by higher net interest income, increased card member spending, and continued strong card fee growth.Network volumes increased 3% YoY to $440.60 billion during the quarter. The average fee per card increased to $101 compared to $91 in the same period last year. Active spending by the firm’s premium customers at a time when recession fears are fading has helped the firm keep up the earnings.Stephen J. Squeri, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at American Express said that an increased scale, combined with premium, high credit quality customers, well-controlled expense base and successful investments to continuously enhance the firm’s membership model, fuels the earnings power of the core business. This has reinforced the company’s confidence in its ability to deliver strong bottom-line growth, he said.Earnings per share rose 21% year-over-year (YoY) to $3.49, higher than a Street estimate of $3.24. Net income rose 39% YoY to $3.02 billion.Amidst all the upbeat numbers, the only blip was an increase in the consolidated provisions for credit losses that came in at &nbsp;$1.30 billion, compared with $1.20 billion a year ago. The increase reflected higher net write-offs, partially offset by a lower reserve build YoY, the firm said.Squeri added that based on the strong performance of its core business, the firm believes it can increase its marketing investments by around 15% YoY without using any of the transaction gain, allowing it to drive the “profitable growth” that investors love to see.American Express shares were trading nearly 2% lower in Friday’s pre-market session. The stock has performed well this year, having returned over 32% on a year-to-date basis. Based on current retail sentiment, it’s likely that at least some investors are looking to use this weakness to add to their longer-term positions.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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