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1. Tesla isn't the only automaker day-traders love. Ford soared as much as 13% to a seven-year high on Thursday on the back of strong third-quarter earnings. Highlights included $4.
The results come a month after Ford's stock got a boost from $4. It's part of Ford's broader pivot towards electric vehicles.
For months Ford has been a retail-investor favorite, featuring as one of the most widely held stocks among Robinhood users.
What else to know:
- Ford's shares are up more than 90% this year
- During the earnings call, company executives cited an easing of the semiconductor shortage as helping drive recovery
- The biggest Ford bull on Wall Street is Dan Levy of Credit Suisse, who has a $23 price target on the stock - 31% above Thursday's intraday high
2. Tech stocks are shaping up for sharp losses after earnings misses for Apple and Amazon spread gloom. Warnings over supply-chain squeeze drag Nasdaq and S&P away from Thursday's record highs. $4.
3. The CEO of SwingTrades spent years honing his trading strategy - and made $5.3 million last year. Speaking with Insider, Paul Scolardi broke down how he did it and what's behind his stock-picking approach. $4
4. Earnings on deck: Exxon, Chevron, and Colgate-Palmolive, all $4
5. El Salvador's President Bukele said the country bought $25 million worth of bitcoin after waiting to buy the dip. When bitcoin tumbled below $59,000 at one point on Wednesday - a two-week low -$4.
6. Bullish bets on Tesla stock reportedly made up half of all options trades earlier this week. Investors are betting that Tesla shares can surge even higher after it topped $1 trillion in market cap on Monday. So far in October, Tesla has gained 37% - $4
7. Shiba inu coin's massive run has put meme coins in the spotlight. The ethereum-based coin has shot past other meme coins with its recent boom, even surpassing the Reddit-favorite Dogecoin. $4
8. GOP Senator Toomey introduced a bill that would limit the SEC's ability to ban payment for order flow. PFOF has been an important revenue component for firms like Robinhood that offer no-fee trading and the option to buy fractional shares. $4
9. You can access commercial real estate with as little as $1,000 - according to the CEO of a $400 million real estate crowdfunding firm. Aaron Halfacre spent over a decade at BlackRock, but eventually began to focus on real estate as an asset aggregator. He thinks that $4
10. Inflation is historically high, but that doesn't mean you can't protect your portfolio. Asset manager Ehren Stanhope isn't worried about a return to the 'Great Inflation' of the 1970s, but he still thinks investors can make certain moves to safeguard themselves. $4
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