Today, the Dow Jones rises on stimulus. Intel faces shake; Ali Baba expand its recovery | Daily Business Investor

Shares rose early Wednesday as the market approached the last two sessions of a record year. China-based shares rose as e-commerce giant Alibaba moved to continue its recovery. Chegg and DynaTrace rose towards buying points. Taiwanese semiconductor and intuitive surgery have moved higher in the buying ranges. Caterpillar topped the Dow Jones index today, after an analyst described the stock as the best pick for 2021.




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The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 140 points at the start, up 0.5%. The Nasdaq rose 0.3%, while the S&P 500 added nearly 0.4% on the hour Stock market today.

Markets remained hesitant, after Tuesday’s quick reversal and pulling back from new highs, as well Small firms and growth stocks lagged behind the stock market in generalTo a standard area.

However, stimulus payments began to appear throughout the US economy Tuesday night helping to support early trade. Approval AstraZeneca (AZNIt added a second coronavirus vaccine to the UK’s fight against the coronavirus, even as the fast-moving virus strain first identified in the UK was found in the US

But growth and small cap stocks outperformed early Wednesday, with the Russell 2000 index jumping 0.9% and higher. Innovator IBD 50 ETF (fiftyAdvance 1.1%. Florida resort developer Saint Jo (Atmosphere) Was an early leader in Russell 2000, up 5.8% near the start of the trade.

Some retail stocks reacted to the stimulus rollout. Handbag manufacturer texture (TPRIt is up nearly 4% in early trading, leading the S&P 500. Nordtrom (JWNIt rose 3.5%.

Applied materials (AMAT) And the Larva (Never) It held its initial market positions near the top of the S&P 500. Intel fell to the bottom of the Dow and the Nasdaq 100, after an active shareholder recommended the company to seek strategic alternatives in its recovery efforts.

Baidu, VipShop Pace China Stock Rally

Chinese stocks regained strength again early on Alibaba Group Holding (Baba) Moved to add to his bounce. Alibaba shares rose 2% after recovering 6.3% on Tuesday and recovered some of their gains after Thursday’s 13.3% drop. Baidu (Start) And the JD.com (Dinar) Is trading on the Nasdaq 100 index, up 4% and 2%, respectively. in between IBD 50 StocksBased in China Vape Shop Holding (VIPIt rose more than 6%, approaching a new high.


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Specialist in software intelligence Dynatrace (DT2.9% rose to a high List of 50 IBD, After BTIG started covering the stock with a price target of 56. Dynatrace is forming a potential handle on a double bottom base.

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The leaders included a move towards buy points in early trade IBD Leaderboard stock Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), Along with IBD 50 listings Cramping (CHGG) And the Logitech International (LOGI), as long Intuitive surgeon (ISRG) Which was discussed on Monday The stocks are near the buying area pole.

Bitcoin is touching a new high

Bitcoin rose again above $ 28,000 after rising to a new high of $ 28,445 early Wednesday. According to CoinDesk. At its early peak, crytpocurrency has gained nearly 43% since the start of December, with annual gains close to 575%. Plays related to Bitcoin were positive in early trading. MicroStrategy (MSTRIncreased by 6.2%. Overstock.com (OSTKHe added 4.3%. Patent Marathon Group (MaraUp 87% on the month to Tuesday – jumped 5.4%.

IBD Leaderboard List PayPal holdings (PYPL) It was invariably circulated in early work. PayPal shares were extended above the 215.93 buy point, after which they rose Cryptocurrency trading service launched in late November.

Dow Jones today: Driving a caterpillar, Intel slips

Caterpillar topped the Dow Jones Index today in early trade. It rose 2.4% after Bird picked the stock as the best pick for 2021 and raised its target price to 220 from 206. Caterpillar shares easily overtook the Dow, rising 16.5% for the year through Tuesday, against the industry’s advance of 6.3%. .

Intel tumbled 1.3%, hit by a letter from activist investment firm Third Point calling on the company to seek advisory assistance to consider scaling back the company’s operations. The third point called for such moves as divesting acquisitions and dividing design and manufacturing processes.

Intel recently gave up market share to compete with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) And L. an Apple (AAPL), Which replaced Intel processors in their Mac computers. Intel has also decided to outsource some of its late manufacturing orders to its rival Taiwan Semiconductor. Apple stocks, TSM, and AMD are all IBD leaderboards.

Intel ended Tuesday with a year-to-date loss of 17.5%. That makes it one of the four worst performing stocks in the Dow this year, just behind it Boeing (BA), Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) And the Chevron (CVX).

Stimulus checks in the mail

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday that a $ 600 breakdown for coronavirus relief operations is underway, with some direct deposits expected early Tuesday night. The total stimulus package of $ 900 billion also includes unemployment support of up to $ 300 per week. This support was initially intended to be launched on December 27, but has been delayed due to President Trump’s reluctance to sign the law. Support is slated to last at least until March 14th.

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The bill also includes $ 45 billion in transportation subsidies, $ 82 billion for schools, $ 20 billion for coronavirus vaccine distributions, and $ 25 billion in emergency aid for tenants, among other provisions.

Ongoing efforts to boost consumer incentive checks to $ 2,000, from $ 600, have moved from the House to the Senate this week. This is a slim chance of success, although the bulk of the effort revolves around a battle for control of the Republican Party. It concerns the upcoming run-off for the Senate in Georgia on January 5, and the final verification of the presidential election results on January 6.

Coronavirus vaccines

A second coronavirus vaccine got approval for use in the UK on Wednesday, sending AstraZeneca shares up 1.1%. This paved the way for faster distribution of vaccines. The British Health Secretary said people will start receiving a single dose of the vaccine, which AstraZeneca developed jointly with the University of Oxford, early next week. Shots Pfizer (PFE) –Biotechnology (BNTXA vaccine, approved earlier this month, has already been distributed.


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Vaccine rollout was slower than expected in both the US and UK. In the United States, federal officials initially pledged to vaccinate 20 million Americans before the end of the year. The current figures appear from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Less than 11.5 million doses Distributed, about 2.1 million people received the first shot. Vaccines require Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna both shots to achieve full effectiveness.

Moderna shares fell 2% early Wednesday. The company confirmed late on Tuesday that the South Korean government was seeking at least 40 million additional doses of its vaccine. Moderna shares have tumbled sharply from their December 1 high, and is testing support at the 10-week moving average.

ARK Innovation ETF (ArkGained 2% in Early Action.

Coronavirus update

Globally, the number of daily reported coronavirus cases peaked on December 22 above 648,000 new cases, about 11% more than at the start of the month. New cases reported since then fell to just under 564,000 on Tuesday, according to Data collected by Worldometer. This is 4% less than the daily average number of new cases reported at the beginning of December. The average number of new cases reported increased 17.9% in November, after a 66% jump in October. Some authorities contend that the downturn may be related to the holidays.

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Daily deaths around the world followed a similar trend, peaking on December 22 at around 12,000, an increase of more than 13% in December. The average reported death fell to 10,321 on Tuesday. The number of reported daily deaths increased 58.8% in November and 30% in October.

In the United States, the average number of daily new cases increased by more than 36% in December, reaching a peak of 223,932 on December 22. That was a big jump, but also a huge slowdown from the 100% November increase, and the 90% increase in October.

The daily average of reported deaths in the United States reached 2,246 deaths on Tuesday, down from the December 22 peak of 2,782 deaths. At its peak, the daily number of new deaths rose nearly 83% in December. Deaths increased by 77.5% in November and 17% in October.

IBD 50: Dynatrace Handle

Dynatrace share of IBD 50 on Tuesday ended 8% below 45.28 pips long VMA Chart Analysis IBD MarketSmith Described as a double bottomed base. But the rule may turn out. Stock completed four days of potential handling. Handles require at least five days. If Dynatrace remains below the upper left side of the sub-consolidation for day 5, it will produce a buy point at 45.17.

The stock was testing support at its 21-day exponential moving average on Tuesday.

Dow Jones Today: Nike is still in the buying range

Nike is down 0.4% in early trade on the Dow Jones Index today, and is continuing to trade in its long range above a tight three-week buy point at 141.24. Buy range extended to 148.30. Nike stock holds the third-best advance for the Dow for the year, up 39% after bouncing 135% from its low in a bear market.

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