🎧 Topping the Charts

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Happy Thursday afternoon to everyone on The Street. Here's a snapshot of where markets ended the trading session, plus tomorrow's trade idea delivered to you today.

  • 🟨 | US stocks were mixed Thursday. The Dow fell to its first four-day losing streak since June, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq bounced back on the strength of… well, keep reading.

  • 📈 | One Notable Gainer: Tesla (TSLA) put the pedal to the metal, surging nearly 22% to its best day in more than a decade, on CEO Elon Musk’s “best guess” that vehicle growth could reach 30% next year.

  • 📉 | One Notable Decliner: Keurig Dr Pepper slumped almost 5% on news it will buy energy drink bit player Ghost for $1B.

  • 🎧 | Tomorrow's Trade: Streaming Wars Wrapped. Keep scrolling for more, or read on our site.

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MARKET MOVERS

MOH (+17.6%) Molina Healthcare beats third-quarter profit estimates on higher premiums (Reuters)

HAS (-6%) Hasbro to layoff about 100 employees as it considers potential move to Boston (NBC)

IBM (-6.2%) IBM Posts Soft Revenue Growth as Consulting Woes Continue (Bloomberg)

WST (+15.4%) West Pharmaceutical Services Shares Rise after Raising 2024 Outlook (MarketWatch)

HON (-5.1%) Honeywell Earnings Beat Estimates. Why the Stock Is Down. (Barron’s)

OVERHEARD ON THE STREET

FT: Striking machinists rejected Boeing’s latest contract offer, dealing a blow to the new CEO’s plan to stabilize business.

YF: The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits fell to a three-week low.

Fox: Mortgage rates have climbed higher for a month straight, reaching nearly 7% again, and exacerbating the housing affordability crisis.

NYT: Southwest Airlines struck a deal to avoid a proxy fight with an activist investor shareholder, and will appoint six new directors to its board.

Bloomberg: CEO Elon Musk bragged most Tesla vehicles are “capable of autonomy”, but no fully autonomous vehicles have been shipped yet.

TOMORROW’S TRADE IDEA, TODAY

Streaming Wars Wrapped

We Have a Winner

The music streaming wars are over. The top artist? Spotify (SPOT).

The stock is now consolidating just below its all-time highs. And it has a chance to break through following its upcoming earnings on November 12, according to CNBC’s Todd Gordon.

Topping the Charts

The stock has had a remarkable run since July, rising from $343 per share to $376 at today’s close, just below its 2021 record close of $387. 

Gordon’s technical analysis finds that the stock is currently sitting in a neutral position within a trend channel, with the potential to move upwards. A bull-flag pattern has emerged just below $387, which represents an increase in volume.

That, Gordon argues, could be the catalyst for a breakout.

Asserting Streaming Dominance

On the fundamental side, Spotify’s earnings growth has also been stellar.

In 2022, it was losing more than $3 per share. In 2024, it’s earning more than $6 per share. And its estimated EPS for 2025 sits at $9.06. 

Spotify is also beginning to explore new avenues for monetization and growth. These include different ad tiers and AI-powered content recommendations.

Earlier this week, another industry leader across the streaming sector reasserted its dominance with strong earnings: Netflix (NFLX). Its stock surged in response. If the charts are any indication, Gordon believes the same fate may await Spotify.

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ON OUR RADAR

CNBC: A French trader bet more than $28M on an electoral win by former President Donald Trump using four separate Polymarket accounts.

NYT: Will Biden’s bet on Intel backfire? The White House’s plan to rejuvenate US-based chipmaking relies on a company plagued by lay-offs and delays.

FT: A Dutch court ruled Heineken is liable for competition violations by its Greek subsidiary, potentially exposing it to hundreds of millions of euros in damages.

MarketWatch: Investors are anxious about a potential Republican electoral sweep.

ABC: CVS union workers in Southern California have reached a tentative contract agreement following a weekend strike.

WEDNESDAY’S POLL RESULTS

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐂 Bullish

🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️ 🐻 Bearish

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