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FX Analysis - USD whipsaws , AUDNZD hits new lows, Gold holds key support

USD was ultimately flat in Thursdays session after a rollercoaster of a ride, DXY printed a low in the European session of 103.43 before rallying up to the 100 Day SMA at 104.10 after better than expected US Jobless claims. Flash PMIs for February were mixed with a fall in Services but a rise in Manufacturing, DXY heading into the APAC session just below the 104 level. JPY was softer vs the Dollar with USDJPY holding above the psychological 150 level which has become a short term support level.

Comments from BoJ Governor Ueda saying that Japan's trend inflation is heightening and the BoJ will make appropriate monetary policy decisions, failing to offer much support for the Yen. AUD and NZD - saw notable strength during the APAC and European session tracking higher with equities after the big beat in NVDA earnings. Both currencies came off highs though after USD rallied on strong jobless claims data.

For the fifth straight session AUD again underperformed its Kiwi rival, seeing AUDNZD dropping well below 1.06, setting new lows for 2024 and not far off the lows of 2023. Gold again tested the support at 2020 USD an ounce, and again held in a whipsawing session. Trading at around 2024 heading into the APAC session.

Lachlan Meakin
March 21, 2024
Shares and Indices
Analog Devices beats estimates – the stock is up

American Semiconductor manufacturing company Analog Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) released fiscal first quarter 2024 financial results before the US market open on Wednesday. The company topped analyst estimates for both revenue and earnings per share (EPS) for the second quarter in a row. Analog achieved revenue of $2.513 billion for the quarter ending 3/2/24 vs. $2.497 billion expected.

Revenue decreased by 23% vs. the same period last year. EPS reported at $1.73 vs. $1.705 per share estimate. EPS was down by 37% year-over-year.

Analog also raised its quarterly dividend by 7% to $0.92 a share to be paid on 15/3/24 to all shareholders as of 5/3/24. Company overview Founded: 1965 Headquarters: Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States Number of employees: 24,450 (2022) Industry: Semiconductors Key people: Vincent Roche (Chairman and CEO) CEO commentary Company CEO, Vincent Roche said this in a letter to investors: "ADI delivered first quarter revenue and profitability above the midpoint of our outlook, despite the continued difficult macroeconomic environment" "Consistent with our prior view, we expect customer inventory rationalization to largely subside in our second quarter, and thus enter the second half in a more favorable business backdrop. Importantly, we are well positioned to capitalize on the inevitable upswing given our replenished die banks, short lead times, and agile hybrid manufacturing model," Roche concluded his statement.

Stock reaction The latest results had a postive impact on the stock on Wednesday. Shares were up by nearly 2%, trading at $193.03 a share. Stock performance 5 day: +3.39% 1 month: -2.86% 3 months: +5.45% Year-to-date: -2.99% 1 year: +4.83% Analog Devices stock price targets Cantor Fitzgerald: $205 Wolfe Research: $225 Barclays: $185 Sandford C.

Bernstein: $200 TD Cowen: $210 Truist Financial: $206 Susquehanna: $210 UBS Group: $210 Piper Sandler: $175 Oppenheimer: $215 Morgan Stanley: $225 Evercore ISI: $210 Analog Devices Inc. is the 163 rd largest company in the world with a market cap of $95.76 billion, according to CompaniesMarketCap. You can trade Analog Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) and many other stocks from the NYSE, NASDAQ, HKEX and ASX with GO Markets as a Share CFD on the MetaTrader 5 platform. To find out more, go to "Trading" then select "Share CFDs".

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Klavs Valters
March 21, 2024
Shares and Indices
Walmart stock gains after better-than-expected earnings report

Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) announced the latest financial results before the US market open on Tuesday. World’s largest supermarket chain achieved revenue of $173.388 billion in the fourth quarter vs. $170.854 billion expected. Revenue grew by 5.7% year-over-year.

Earnings per share (EPS) reported at $1.80 (up from $1.71 the year prior) vs. $1.643 per share expected. Full-year revenue grew by 6% from the year before $648.1 billion. EPS grew by 5.7% to $6.65 per share.

Walmart also announced that it will acquire electronics company VIZIO HOLDING CORP. in a deal worth $2.3 billion. Company overview Founded: July 2, 1962 Headquarters: Bentonville, Arkansas, United Kingdom Number of employees: 2.1 million (2023) Industry: Retail Key people: Greg Penner (Chairman), Doug McMillon (President and CEO) CEO commentary Doug McMillon, CEO of Walmart had this to say to investors: ''Our team delivered a great quarter, finishing off a strong year. We crossed $100 billion in eCommerce sales and drove share gains as our customer experience metrics improved, even during our highest volume days leading up to the holidays.

We’re proud of the team and excited about building on our momentum as we work to bring prices down for our customers and members.'' Stock reaction Shares rose by over 3% during Tuesday's trading session, trading at $175.75 a share. Stock performance 5 day: +3.33% 1 month: +8.36% 3 months: +13.31% Year-to-date: +11.62% 1 year: +20.16% Walmart stock price targets JPMorgan Chase & Co.: $176 Stifel Nicolaus: $175 Deutsche Bank: $190 Telsey Advisory Group: $185 Oppenheimer: $185 Morgan Stanley: $168 BMO Capital Markets: $175 Truist Financial: $170 Royal Bank of Canada: $168 Evercore ISI: $177 Jefferies Financial Group: $195 Stephens: $190 Tigress Financial: $196 Piper Sandler: $210 Walmart Inc. is the 17 th largest company in the world with a market cap of $473.78 billion, according to CompaniesMarketCap. You can trade Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and many other stocks from the NYSE, NASDAQ, HKEX and ASX with GO Markets as a Share CFD on the MetaTrader 5 platform.

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Volatility never sleeps. Trade over earnings releases as they happen outside of main trading hours Reduce your risk and hedge your existing positions ahead of a new trading day Extended trading hours on popular US stocks means extended opportunities Sources: Walmart Inc., TradingView, MarketWatch, MarketBeat, CompaniesMarketCap

Klavs Valters
March 8, 2024
Shares and Indices
Vulcan Materials closes at a new all-time high after earnings

US manufacturer of building materials Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC) announced its latest financial results on Friday. Vulcan Materials reported revenue that fell short of analyst estimates. Revenue reached $1.834 billion for Q4 2023 (up by 5.88% year-over-year) vs. $1.837 billion expected.

Earnings per share (EPS) topped expectations at $1.46 vs. $1.398 per share expected. EPS was up by 35.18% year-over-year. Full year revenue was up by 6.38% from 2022 at $7.782 billion.

EPS reached $7 per share, up from $5.11 the year before. Company overview Founded: 1909 Headquarters: Birmingham, Alabama United States Number of employees: 12,000 (2023) Industry: Construction materials Key people: Tom Hill (Chief Executive Officer) Suzanne H. Wood (Chief Financial Officer) Denson N.

Franklin III (General Counsel) CEO commentary "2023 was an exceptional year for Vulcan Materials. We generated over $2 billion in Adjusted EBITDA, a 24 percent increase over the prior year, expanded EBITDA margin by 360 basis points and generated $1.5 billion of operating cash flow that can be deployed to grow our business. Our industry leading aggregates cash gross profit per ton increased each quarter on a year-over-year basis and was $9.46 per ton for the full year, a 21 percent improvement over the prior year.

Six consecutive years of unit profitability improvement during a continuously shifting macro backdrop demonstrates the durability of our uniquely positioned aggregates-led business. We carry momentum into 2024, and our focus is the same - compounding unit margins through all parts of the cycle and creating value for our shareholders through improving returns on capital," Tom Hill, CEO of Vulcan Materials said in a statement to shareholders. Stock reaction The stock was up by over 5% at the end of the trading session on Friday at $255.15 a share – a new all-time closing price.

Stock performance 5 day: +6.31% 1 month: +12.86% 3 months: +20.16% Year-to-date: +12.40% 1 year: +37.44% Vulcan Materials stock price targets Raymond James: $240 Royal Bank of Canada: $236 Morgan Stanley: $208 Stifle Nicolaus: $279 JP Morgan Chase & Co.: $245 DA Davidson: $260 Barclays: $250 Citigroup: $260 Stephens: $260 Loop Capital: $260 Truist Financial: $260 Jefferies Financial Group: $265 The Goldman Sachs Group: $212 Vulcan Materials Company is the 555 th largest company in the world with a market cap of $33.90 billion, according to CompaniesMarketCap. You can trade Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC) and many other stocks from the NYSE, NASDAQ, HKEX and ASX with GO Markets as a Share CFD on the MetaTrader 5 platform. To find out more, go to "Trading" then select "Share CFDs".

GO Markets offers pre-market and after-market trading on popular US Share CFDs. Why trade during extended hours? Volatility never sleeps.

Trade over earnings releases as they happen outside of main trading hours Reduce your risk and hedge your existing positions ahead of a new trading day Extended trading hours on popular US stocks means extended opportunities Sources: Vulcan Materials Company, TradingView, MarketWatch, MarketBeat, CompaniesMarketCap

Klavs Valters
March 8, 2024
Shares and Indices
NVDA earnings preview - AI mania put to the test

The most anticipated US earnings announcement is coming up with NVDA due to report fiscal Quarter ending Jan 2024 earnings after the Wednesday US market close. NVDA has seen a meteoric rise, quintupling in 2023 and up more than 40% so far in 2024, being the number one stock riding AI mania, making this earnings report one that all investors will be paying attention to. Options markets are pricing in a +/- 11% move to this earnings report, which is exceptional considering the 1.8T size of the company, with Call/Put pricing showing a bias to the upside, which is not surprising with NVDA beating analyst estimates seven of the last eight earnings reports.

There has also been a number of upward revisions in the last four weeks which can be taken as a bullish sign. Source:Nasdaq.com Saying that, NVDA did have the biggest fall of the year on Tuesday, dropping over 4% as some longs booked profits ahead of earnings, so a beat on these figures is certainly not unanimous. This selling action selling could also be an ominous sign of the reaction after earnings if results don’t meet the lofty expectations of Wall St.

Either way traders will likely be rushing to enter or exit the stock depending on the result, so a big move in either direction is probable. NVDA is scheduled to report earnings after Wednesdays US market close.

Lachlan Meakin
March 8, 2024
Shares and Indices
Home Depot earnings results announced

US home improvement chain Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) reported Q4 financial results before the opening bell on Wall Street on Tuesday. The company reported revenue of $34.786 billion for the quarter (down by 2.9% year-over-year) vs. $34.643 billion expected. Earnings per share also topped analyst estimates at $2.82 (down by 14.54% year-over-year) vs. $2.768 per share expected.

Full-year 2023 revenue reached $152.7 billion, down by 3% vs. 2022. EPS was down by 9.5% year-over-year at $15.11 per share. Company overview Founded: February 6, 1978 Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia, United States Number of employees: 471,600 (2023) Industry: Retail Key people: Ted Decker (President & CEO), Craig Menear (Chairman) CEO commentary "After three years of exceptional growth for our business, 2023 was a year of moderation," Ted Decker, CEO of Home Depot said in a letter to investors. "During fiscal 2023, we focused on several initiatives to strengthen the business while also staying true to our strategic investments of creating the best interconnected experience, growing our pro wallet share through our unique ecosystem of capabilities, and building new stores.

We remain excited about the future for home improvement and our ability to grow share in our large and fragmented market, which we estimate to be over $950 billion. I also want to thank our associates for their hard work and dedication to serving our customers and communities," Decker concluded. Stock reaction The stock was flat at the end of the trading session on Tuesday at $363.50 a share.

Stock performance 5 day: -1.34% 1 month: +1.08% 3 months: +16.99% Year-to-date: +4.04% 1 year: +13.40% Home Depot stock price targets Stifel Nicolaus: $366 Telsey Advisory Group: $335 Robert W. Baird: $370 The Goldman Sachs Group: $393 Wells Fargo & Company: $400 TD Cowen: $415 Piper Sandler: $400 Wedbush: $380 Barclays: $372 Truist Financial: $387 Morgan Stanley: $335 Guggenheim: $340 Royal Bank of Canada: $299 HSBC: $365 Home Depot Inc. is the 25 th largest company in the world with a market cap of $358.38 billion, according to CompaniesMarketCap. You can trade Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) and many other stocks from the NYSE, NASDAQ, HKEX and ASX with GO Markets as a Share CFD on the MetaTrader 5 platform.

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Volatility never sleeps. Trade over earnings releases as they happen outside of main trading hours Reduce your risk and hedge your existing positions ahead of a new trading day Extended trading hours on popular US stocks means extended opportunities Sources: Home Depot Inc., TradingView, MarketWatch, MarketBeat, CompaniesMarketCap

Klavs Valters
March 8, 2024