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MicroStrategy Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTR#NASDAQ">MSTR</a>) stock has seemingly diverged with respect to the movement in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) prices, this trend has been pronounced since the company started issuing more 0% convertible notes in November.
What Happened: MicroStrategy has fallen by 20.34% month-to-date about five times more than the Bitcoin prices, which was down just 4.34% in the same period.
According to an X post by the Kobeissi Letter, the gap between the two assets is widening.
MicroStrategy is the only publicly listed company holding the highest Bitcoin BTC/USD reserves, representing 2.116% of the total 21 million supply, at a cost of $41.11 billion. The company has also raised $20 billion of debt in 2024 to buy more coins.
Another post in the thread said, &#8220;For most of the year, the correlation between MicroStrategy and Bitcoin was incredibly strong. However, something began to shift over the last month, particularly as the company took on tons of debt. Then, MSTR suggested raising the authorized share count by 10 billion.&#8221;
According to Kobeissi, there shouldn&#8217;t exist such a divergence between the performance of the two assets as MSTR is considered a leveraged play on BTC. However, citing an example of a triple-levered S&amp;P 500 ETF, Kobeissi explains how the movement in such assets works.
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&mdash; The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) <a href="https://twitter.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1873830243523584506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 30, 2024</a></blockquote>
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According to Kobeissi, the MSTR model is to first, &#8220;Borrow money through 0% convertible notes,&#8221; and &#8220;Buy Bitcoin and drive price higher.&#8221; It added that MicroStrategy then sells new shares at a premium and uses the proceeds to buy more Bitcoin &#8211; and this process repeats.
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Why It Matters: Earlier on Dec. 23, MicroStrategy floated a proposal to increase the number of authorized shares of class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, from 330,000,000 shares to 10,330,000,000 shares and preferred stock from 5,000,000 shares to 1,005,000,000 shares.
Kobeissi <a href="https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1873830254877565388">said</a>, &#8220;If the plan is approved, bears will say that this is a highly dilutive move for existing shareholders. However, if it is not approved, then MicroStrategy will be unable to continue buying Bitcoin on leverage.&#8221; 
However, the odds of the share count approval being raised are high, since the company&#8217;s co-founder Michael Saylor himself currently holds 46.8% of the voting power.
Sharp deviations have also been witnessed in the exchange-traded funds <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/24/12/42667093/microstrategy-etfs-face-tracking-error-because-of-volatility-here-are-the-potential-risks-investors-face">tracking</a> MicroStrategy, likely stemming from the exposure to its volatile swaps and options.
The T-Rex 2X Long MSTR Daily Target ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTU#NYSE">MSTU</a>) launched on Sept. 18, this year, and Defiance Daily Target 2x Long MSTR ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSTX#NYSE">MSTX</a>) launched on Aug. 14, are the two U.S.-listed leveraged ETFs which aim to provide twice the daily returns of MicroStrategy. These have lately diverged too as it acts as a levered on-levered play
Price Action: Shares of MicroStrategy were down over 8.19% on Monday and it fell further by 3.09% to $293.59 apiece in after-hours. The stock has returned 342.15% on a year-to-date basis, compared to the Nasdaq Composite's return of 31.97% in the same period, according to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/">Benzinga Pro</a> data.
About 12 analysts <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/MSTR/analyst-ratings">tracked</a> by Benzinga have a consensus ‘buy' rating on the stock with a price target of $449.5 per share.
The three most recent analyst ratings between Bernstein, TD Cowen, and Barclays imply an 86.20% upside for MSTR.
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Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) is on the cusp of a significant growth phase, fueled by its leadership in AI infrastructure. 
What Happened: Investor Ross Gerber compared Jensen Huang&#8216;s chip giant current financial trajectory to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) during the early iPhone years, highlighting the immense potential in AI, Yahoo Finance <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nvidia-may-be-entering-a-limitless-era-investor-203859004.html">reported</a> on Tuesday.
&#8220;Nvidia is printing money like Apple did in the early days of the iPhone,&#8221; he said in an interview with Yahoo Finance.
Gerber, a decade-long investor in Nvidia and Tesla, sees the company&#8217;s growth driven by the global development of AI infrastructure, largely supported by Nvidia&#8217;s cutting-edge chips. He mentioned that Nvidia&#8217;s profitability and strong market position in the chip industry make the upcoming five years promising. 
Gerber also compared Nvidia to Tesla, adding the former has <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/24/12/42717543/nvidia-tops-tesla-as-better-bet-over-10-years-says-ross-gerber-must-have-in-portfolio-along-with-these-2-stocks">been a better investment</a> in the past decade.
This year, Nvidia has drawn&nbsp;$30 billion in retail investor&nbsp;inflows, ranking as the most favored&nbsp;stock among retail investors in&nbsp;2024. Despite some traders recently offloading shares, Nvidia&#8217;s stock has surged 181% year to date.
Nvidia&#8217;s founder and CEO, Jensen Huang, is set to speak at CES 2025, potentially further boosting the stock.
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Why It Matters: Nvidia&#8217;s strategic focus on robotics as a new growth driver comes amid fierce competition in the AI chipmaking sector, particularly from Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. . Nvidia&#8217;s valuation <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/media/24/12/42721414/nvidia-targets-robotics-as-next-big-opportunity-amid-rising-ai-rivalry">surpassed $3 trillion</a>, rivaling Apple Inc. , fueled by the AI boom. The company has also invested in humanoid robotics firms like Figure AI, marking its entry into &#8216;physical AI.&#8217;
Additionally, Ibiden Co., a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/24/12/42718022/days-after-key-nvidia-supplier-warned-of-ai-spending-slowdown-another-nvda-partner-considers-accelerating-ex">key supplier for Nvidia</a>, is considering expanding its production capacity to meet the surging demand for AI chip package substrates. This move underscores the robust demand for AI-use substrates, with all available stock being quickly acquired by customers. Ibiden&#8217;s new substrate factory in Gifu, Japan, is expected to begin operations at 25% capacity by late 2025, eventually reaching 50% by March 2026.
Price Action: Nvidia was trading slightly lower at $137.24 in overnight trading hours on Robinhood at 2:19 am ET.
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The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GBX#NYSE">GBX</a>) will release its first-quarter financial results, after the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/GBX/earnings">closing bell, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.</a>
Analysts expect the Lake Oswego, Oregon-based company to report quarterly earnings at $1.15 per share, up from 96 cents per share in the year-ago period. Greenbrier projects quarterly revenue of $849.51 million, compared to $808.8 million a year earlier, according to data from <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a>.
On Oct. 23, Greenbrier posted better-than-expected results for its fourth quarter.
Greenbrier shares fell 1.2% to close at $61.29 on Monday.
Benzinga readers can access the latest analyst ratings on the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/22/09/28888638/exclusive-study-finds-benzinga-analyst-ratings-data-yields-market-beating-strategie">Analyst Stock Ratings</a> page. Readers can sort by stock ticker, company name, analyst firm, rating change or other variables.
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<li>B of A Securities analyst Ken Hoexter maintained an Underperform rating and raised the price target from $42 to $50 on Oct. 24. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%.</li>
<li>Susquehanna analyst Bascome Majors maintained a Positive rating and increased the price target from $63 to $65 on Oct. 21. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 60%.</li>
<li>Stephens &amp; Co. analyst Justin Long maintained an Overweight rating and boosted the price target from $62 to $65 on April 8. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 71%.</li>
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Financial analyst&nbsp;Jim Bianco&nbsp;commented on&nbsp;Scottie Pippen&#8216;s prophetic dream encounters with Satoshi Nakamoto on Monday, noting that the NBA legend&#8217;s Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) forecasts have been surprisingly accurate.
What Happened: Bianco, President and founder of Bianco Research, said in an X post that Pippen&#8217;s predictions have gained attention due to their accuracy, regardless of the bizarre methods he claims to use, such as receiving messages from Bitcoin&#8217;s pseudonymous creator in dreams.
Bianco also analyzed Pippen&#8217;s most recent forecast, where the basketball star said, &#8220;Just took a nap and Satoshi whispered, &#8216;Bitcoin will go closer to Black Mamba numbers before it goes back to Chamberlain.'&#8221; 
According to Bianco, the post referenced NBA legends Kobe Bryant and Wilt Chamberlain, who scored 81 and 100 points in a single game, respectively. Put simply, Pippen expected Bitcoin to retrace to $81,000 before reclaiming $100,000.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Yes, that Scottie Pippen regularly tweets BTC price forecasts. He is getting noticed because whatever technique he uses—including getting whispers from dead people in his sleep—his tweets have been fairly accurate forecasts. Interpretation Black Mamba = Kobe Bryant. Most points… <a href="https://t.co/VaSg5Z9GYx">https://t.co/VaSg5Z9GYx</a>
&mdash; Jim Bianco (@biancoresearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/biancoresearch/status/1873753459184603236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 30, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Why It Matters: As it turns out, the leading cryptocurrency has slipped below the key support level of $93,000 and <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/24/12/42735439/bitcoin-falls-below-93k-ethereum-dogecoin-slip-ahead-of-new-year-top-analyst-anticipates-problem-for-apex-crypto">risked falling further</a>. Since the Christmas surge, Bitcoin has dropped as much as 6.5%.
Earlier, Pipen grabbed eyeballs by predicting that Bitcoin <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cryptocurrency/24/11/41797612/nba-legend-scottie-pippens-prophetic-satoshi-nakamoto-dream-misses-bitcoin-numbers-on-elec">would hit $84,000</a> on Election Day. While the digital asset missed these projections, it reached $84,000 a week later.
Pippen, widely regarded as one of the NBA&#8217;s greatest players, is a known Bitcoin advocate. He has been using his social media to promote the cryptocurrency, although in ways one would consider frivolous. He said that Satoshi visited him in dreams to predict the coin&#8217;s next moves.
Price Action: At the time of writing, Bitcoin was exchanging hands at $92,648.60, down 1.11% in the last 24 hours, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard?_gl=1&#x2A;380nj0&#x2A;_ga&#x2A;MTEyOTAyOTcxMy4xNzEzMzY0NTYy&#x2A;_ga_V7ZK73W7N0&#x2A;MTcxNDk4MzIzMi42LjEuMTcxNDk4OTE0Ni4wLjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">data from Benzinga Pro</a>.
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The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed an increase in the overall fear level, while the index remained in the &#8220;Fear&#8221; zone on Monday.
U.S. stocks settled lower on Monday, with the Dow Jones index dipping more than 400 points during the session. Large tech stocks fell again on Monday, with shares of Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) declining 3.3% and Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) losing 1.4% during the session.
Although major indices settled lower on Friday, they still recorded gains last week. The blue-chip index gained around 0.4% last week, ending a three-week losing streak, while the S&amp;P 500 added 0.7%. The Nasdaq, meanwhile, rose about 0.8% during the week.
On the economic data front, the Chicago PMI fell to 36.9 in December from 40.2 in November and missing market estimates of 42.5. U.S. pending home sales increased 2.2% month-over-month in November, following a revised 1.8% gain in October and above market estimates of a 0.7% increase. The Dallas Fed's Texas manufacturing activity index rose six points to a reading of 3.4 in December.
All sectors on the S&amp;P 500 closed on a negative note, with consumer discretionary, materials, and healthcare stocks recording the biggest losses on Monday.
The Dow Jones closed lower by around 418 points to 42,573.73 on Monday. The S&amp;P 500 fell 1.07% to 5,906.94, while the Nasdaq Composite dipped 1.19% to close at 19,486.79 during Monday's session.
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With U.S. stock futures trading slightly lower this morning on Tuesday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows:
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<li>Sangamo Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SGMO#NASDAQ">SGMO</a>) announced its collaboration and license agreement with Pfizer on giroctocogene fitelparvovec will terminate effective April 21, 2025. Sangamo Therapeutics shares tumbled 60.4% to $0.9270 in the after-hours trading session.</li>
<li>Cemtrex, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CETX#NASDAQ">CETX</a>) posted stronger-than-expected sales for the fourth quarter, reporting quarterly sales of $18.10 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $16.39 million. Cemtrex shares climbed 12.1% to $3.51 in after-hours trading.</li>
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Lucid Motors (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LCID#NASDAQ">LCID</a>) has started delivering their latest offering &#8211; <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/24/12/42432727/lucids-gravity-gets-official-range-estimate-higher-than-teslas-model-x-but-lower-than-its-own-air-sedan">the electric Gravity SUV</a> &#8211; to customers over the weekend, the company said in a post on X on Tuesday.
What Happened: &#8220;This weekend the first Lucid Gravity customers received their vehicles and departed the factory as a convoy,&#8221; Lucid wrote in a post on X. The post was accompanied by a short video of several customers checking their vehicles before riding out together from the company&#8217;s factory in Casa Grande, Arizona.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">This weekend the first Lucid Gravity customers received their vehicles and departed the factory as a convoy. This is just the beginning. Here&#39;s to a remarkable 2025. <a href="https://t.co/ZIF5MwhNnX">pic.twitter.com/ZIF5MwhNnX</a>
&mdash; Lucid Motors (@LucidMotors) <a href="https://twitter.com/LucidMotors/status/1873858864787185839?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 30, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Lucid&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/24/11/41838253/lucid-rises-nearly-5-in-pre-market-after-strong-q3-results-opening-orders-for-gravity-suv" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">started taking orders</a>&nbsp;for Gravity last month. Orders are now being taken for the Grand Touring trim of the SUV starting from $94,900. Production of the lower-priced Touring trim of the vehicle, starting at $79,900, will start only in late 2025, the company previously said.
Lucid, which entered the EV market with its premium Air sedan, is looking to expand its total addressable market with the Gravity. Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson previously said that with Gravity, the company has now entered a "market that's about 6 times larger than our addressable market last year with Air."
Why It Matters:&nbsp;The Gravity is expected to rival&nbsp;Tesla Inc.'s Model X SUV which starts at $79,990 for the base version and at $94,990 for the more premium Plaid version.
During Lucid's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/05/38663810/lucid-ceo-throws-down-the-gauntlet-with-48k-ev-plan-to-take-on-teslas-dominance-wait-until-our-midsi" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">first-quarter earnings call in May</a>, the CEO said that Gravity has a &#8220;significant opportunity&#8221; that the Model X did not capture. While the Model X is a bit car-like, the Gravity is a proper three-row SUV and is on track to become the &#8220;world&#8217;s best SUV,&#8221; he said.
Lucid is also looking forward to starting production of a high-volume midsized platform priced at around $48,000 in late 2026 as a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/06/39135581/youtuber-mkbhd-praises-lucid-air-sapphire-if-it-couldnt-be-a-tesla-it-would-have-to-be-this" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">direct competitor&nbsp;</a>to Tesla's mass-market offerings Model 3 and Model Y.
The company, however, is yet to make a profit. For the third quarter, the EV company reported an adjusted quarterly loss of 28 cents per share.
Price Action:&nbsp;Lucid shares closed down 1.6% on Monday at $3.15. The stock is down by over 24% year-to-date, according to data from&nbsp;<a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Benzinga Pro</a>.
Lucid has a consensus price target of $5.04 based on the ratings of 14 analysts tracked by Benzinga. While the highest price target of&nbsp;$12 was&nbsp;issued by&nbsp;RF Lafferty&nbsp;on&nbsp;February 23, 2023, the low of&nbsp;$2 was&nbsp;issued by&nbsp;RBC Capital&nbsp;on&nbsp;November 19, 2024.
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The EU&#8217;s USB-C directive has officially come into force, mandating a universal charging port for electronic devices.
What Happened: The directive, effective from 2025, requires mobile phones to feature a USB-C port.
All 27 EU member states had until Dec. 28 to incorporate this directive into their national laws. The regulation covers a wide range of devices, including mobiles, tablets, digital cameras, and portable speakers, among others.
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Laptop manufacturers have until April 28, 2026, to comply. However, certain high-power devices, like the Sony Group Corp's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SONY#NYSE">SONY</a>) PlayStation 5, are exempt.
Additionally, the directive stipulates that devices capable of charging with higher voltages or currents must support USB Power Delivery (USB-PD). This affects brands like OnePlus and Oppo.
The European Commission also permits the sale of new devices without chargers to minimize waste. A graphic on retail boxes will indicate if a charger is included, helping consumers adapt to the new regulations.
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&mdash; European Commission (@EU_Commission) <a href="https://twitter.com/EU_Commission/status/1872885193255915618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 28, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Why It Matters: The directive also allows devices to retain proprietary charging solutions alongside USB-C ports.
This means that the current MacBook lineup with MagSafe complies, as it supports charging through both Apple Inc.&#8217;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) magnetic connector and the EU-approved technology.
While many companies voluntarily embraced USB-C, the legislation applied enough pressure to compel holdouts like Apple to finally incorporate USB-C into their devices.
Despite being a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/23/09/34475640/heres-why-apple-took-8-years-to-bring-usb-c-to-iphone-despite-contributing-to-its-development">key contributor to the development</a> of the USB-C port, Apple was slow to adopt it for its iPhones.
The company is now facing challenges in <a href="https://in.benzinga.com/content/36090760/apple-requests-delay-in-indias-new-usb-c-port-mandate-heres-why">markets like India</a>, where similar regulations are being considered.
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<li>Total revenues for the fourth quarter 2024 are expected to reach RMB162 million, representing an increase of 20% from the guidance of RMB135 million, and a year-over-year increase of 187% from RMB56.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.</li>
<li>Total revenues for the fiscal year 2024 are expected to reach RMB454 million, representing an increase of 6% from the guidance of RMB427 million, and a year-over-year increase of 287% from RMB117.4 million in 2023.</li>
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The upward performance reflects stronger-than-expected market demand for EHang's flagship EH216-S pilotless passenger-carrying aerial vehicles, key operational milestones, and growing momentum in the Company's business.

EHang Expects Q4 2024 Revenue Growth of 187% YoY To RMB162M And FY24 Revenue Growth Of 287% To RMB454M

The <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/24/12/42720866/bond-vigilantes-send-loud-warning-message-as-treasuries-climb-to-may-highs-is-the-santa-rally-in-serious-doubt-heres-what-analysts-say">Santa</a> Claus Rally, a typical year-end market surge, has seemingly failed to materialize this year, with stocks experiencing a recent downturn. However, this analyst expects the S&amp;P 500 index to hit 7,000 points in the first half of 2025.
What Happened: According to Fundstrat Insights, Tom Lee, the head of research at Fundstrat attributed this decline to profit-taking and investor uncertainty surrounding the Federal Reserve&#8217;s future interest rate policies. However, he emphasizes that the positive market outlook for 2025 remains largely unchanged.
According to Lee, even if the S&amp;P 500 closes the year at 5,900, it doesn&#8217;t diminish the significant potential for growth in 2025.
Looking ahead to next year, Lee said that he will closely monitor the CEO confidence index and the ISM manufacturing data for signs of economic expansion. He predicts that the S&amp;P 500 could potentially reach 7,000 in the first half of 2025, representing substantial upside from current levels.
Louis Navellier from Navellier &amp; Associates also said in his note that &#8220;It certainly appears to be a bit of profit-taking.&#8221;
According to Ed Yardeni of Yardeni Research there are multiple reasons for missing the Santa Rally. &#8220;From a sentiment perspective, there have been too many bulls. From a technical perspective, breadth has been narrowing again as a few LargeCap momentum stocks continue to outperform.&#8221;
&#8220;From a fundamental perspective, while earnings growth should remain bullish, the Fed may be done easing monetary policy for a while at the same time as the outlook for fiscal policy under Trump 2.0 is uncertain. From a valuation perspective, forward P/Es are stretched,&#8221; he added.
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/24/12/42720866/bond-vigilantes-send-loud-warning-message-as-treasuries-climb-to-may-highs-is-the-santa-rally-in-serious-doubt-heres-what-analysts-say">Bond Vigilantes Send &#8216;Loud Warning Message&#8217; As Treasuries Climb To May Highs: Is The Santa Rally In &#8216;Serious Doubt&#8217;? Here&#8217;s What Analysts Say</a> 
Why It Matters: Ryan Detrick, the chief market strategist at Carson Research, in an earlier X post had highlighted that no other seven-day period except the last seven days of the year is more likely to be higher. This period of &#8216;Santa Rally&#8217; has given positive returns at least 78.4% of the time.
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&mdash; Ryan Detrick, CMT (@RyanDetrick) <a href="https://twitter.com/RyanDetrick/status/1871322312219468049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 23, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Reinstalling confidence among investors Navellier added &#8220;Normally, we rally going into New Year&#8217;s, and we normally rally in the new year. So, if we don&#8217;t, it means we have to wait until the A team comes back, which will of course be after the New Year&#8217;s holiday.&#8221;
Price Action: According to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga Pro</a> data, the exchange-traded fund tracking the S&amp;P 500, SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) was down 2.18% since Dec. 24. Whereas, Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>) tracking Nasdaq 100, was down 2.71%. The fund tracking Russell 2000 iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IWM#NYSE">IWM</a>) declined 1.21% and Dow Jones tracker SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIA#NYSE">DIA</a>) fell 1.56% in the same period.
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<td>YTD</td>
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<td>S&amp;P 500 Index</td>
<td>24.54%</td>
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<td>SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>)</td>
<td>24.45%</td>
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<td>Nasdaq 100</td>
<td>28.13%</td>
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<td>Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/QQQ#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>)</td>
<td>28.07%</td>
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<td>Dow Jones</td>
<td>12.88%</td>
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<td>SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DIA#NYSE">DIA</a>)</td>
<td>12.91%</td>
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<td>Rusell 2000</td>
<td>10.68%</td>
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<td>iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IWM#NYSE">IWM</a>)</td>
<td>10.61%</td>
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Wall Street Meets The Grinch Instead Of Santa But This Analyst Believes 'S&P 500 Can Get Close To 7,000' In First Half Of 2025

A new leak reiterates that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AAPL#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) is reportedly set to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/11/41699427/apples-iphone-17-base-models-could-finally-get-this-highly-requested-pro-feature">improve the display technology</a> in its upcoming iPhone 17 series.
What Happened: Over the weekend, Weibo-based Chinese leaker Digital Chat Station said that supply chain materials support the rumors of a higher refresh rate for the standard iPhone 17.
Although the exact refresh rate wasn&#8217;t specified, earlier reports suggest a 120Hz ProMotion rate, which was previously exclusive to Pro models, might be implemented.
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ProMotion technology, enabled by low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) panels, allows for variable refresh rates from 1Hz to 120Hz.
This technology enhances user experience with smoother scrolling and video playback, and always-on functionality for time, widgets, and notifications on Lock Screens.
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Why It Matters: Earlier, Ross Young from Display Supply Chain Consultants indicated that both the standard iPhone 17 and a new model, tentatively named &#8220;iPhone 17 Air,&#8221; will feature ProMotion displays.
This shift means all four iPhone models in 2025 will have ProMotion, eliminating the 60Hz displays that have been standard in previous base models.
Meanwhile, Novatek&#8217;s OLED technology could play a crucial role in the design of the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/10/41195325/apple-might-have-just-found-the-technology-to-power-its-thin-iphone-17-air-display">ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air</a>.
Leaks regarding iPhone 17 Pro Max suggest that the device could feature 12GB DRAM and upgraded cooling systems. These enhancements, along with improved on-device AI capabilities, are likely to be <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/10/41195325/apple-might-have-just-found-the-technology-to-power-its-thin-iphone-17-air-display">major selling points</a> for the iPhone 17 Pro Max.
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Monday that the company hopes to conduct the seventh flight test of its <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/24/12/42718758/elon-musk-says-starship-will-get-fully-reusable-heat-shield-in-2025-i-am-confident" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Starship launch vehicle</a> on January 10th.
What Happened: &#8220;10th,&#8221; Musk wrote on social media platform X. The billionaire CEO was responding to a query on when SpaceX expects to conduct the seventh test flight of its Starship launch vehicle. 
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The Starship is still in development and undergoing testing. While NASA is looking forward to landing humans back on the surface of the Moon after a gap of over 50 years with the help of a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/24/11/42108681/spacex-shows-off-conceptual-version-of-starship-which-will-help-humans-land-back-on-moon-in-over-50-yrs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">custom version of the Starship</a>, Musk dreams of taking <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/09/40770222/elon-musk-sets-2026-for-starships-first-uncrewed-mars-mission-targeting-successful-landing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">humans to the planet Mars</a> aboard the Starship.
The last time humans set foot on the Moon was in 1972&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/01/36692749/just-a-worse-version-of-apollo-elon-musk-baffled-by-nasa-veterans-push-to-ditch-spacex-blue-origin-a" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">with Apollo 17</a>. Since then, no crew has traveled beyond low-Earth orbit.
Starship is currently in the testing and development phase. The company has conducted six test flights of the vehicle thus far starting in April 2023 but without a payload. The last flight test took place in November.
Why It Matters: Earlier this month, Musk said that the version of the Starship spacecraft planned for the launch vehicle's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/24/12/42455167/spacex-rolls-out-starship-for-testing-ahead-of-next-flight-will-the-7th-test-happen-before-2024-end" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">seventh test flight</a>&nbsp;features "major" design improvements.
"Lighter, easier to manufacture, and less susceptible to high heating," Musk said in a post on X about the new version of the spacecraft.
For the upcoming flight test, SpaceX will attempt to land the Starship spacecraft in the ocean yet again.
&#8220;We will do one more ocean landing of the ship. If that goes well, SpaceX will attempt to catch the ship with the tower (launch tower at Starbase),&#8221; Musk previously said.
Catching the booster of the vehicle as well as the spacecraft back at the launch tower at Starbase is an important demonstration of the vehicle&#8217;s reusability. 
SpaceX is attempting to make its rockets reusable to bring down the cost of spaceflight.
In July 2023, Musk warned that rocket manufacturers will&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/23/07/33383081/elon-musk-tells-rocket-makers-go-all-in-on-reusability-or-be-utterly-uncompetitive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">need to go all-in on reusability</a>&nbsp;or risk being uncompetitive.
"Rockets are no different from other transport technologies, just harder to make reusable. No one would buy a single-use airplane, car, or even bicycle! You'd need to tow another car just for the return trip," Musk said.
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