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Good morning. Wall Street is nothing but forward-looking. So it should be clear from the massive... It’s the monthly jobs numbers today and they’re not going to be pretty and will be possibly the tip of the iceberg as we head into May. [Trading Tips] Good morning. Wall Street is nothing but forward-looking. So it should be clear from the massive drops this year in the likes of favorite pandemic plays like Zoom Communications (ZM) and Teladoc Health (TDOC), that things have been over for some time. It’s also no surprise that those two stocks, big holdings in Ark Investments, have hit the hypergrowth-focused fund this year and led to massive underperformance. Based on how these companies are performing, it’s clear that investors have moved on, even as the headline news touts the latest Omicron variant and a record number of cases. But in this case, we’ll side with the stock market. Why? It’s showing the latest numbers, and the news headlines, for all the fear, have stopped reporting on Covid deaths. Traders should leave the pandemic plays behind, if they haven’t yet, and remember the old adage about the news dating back to the print media era: “If it bleeds, it leads.” Now here's the rest of the news: Sponsored Content [Crypto Revolution Presents: THE CRYPTO 2022 SUMMIT]( 47 of the world's top crypto experts are gathering for a spectacular online event. I'm talking about hedge fund managers, top investors, leading programmers, and elite crypto insiders. Why should you attend? Because a massive crypto bull run is expected in 2022. [Reserve Your Free Ticket Now (Limited Spots Available)]( MARKETS DOW 36,398.21 +0.26% S&P 4,786.38 -0.10% NASDAQ 15,781.72 -0.56% *As of market close • Markets traded mixed on Tuesday, with the Dow closing at a slight gain. • Oil rose 0.6 percent, last going for $75.99 per barrel. • Gold traded down 0.1 percent, last going for $1,807. • Cryptocurrencies generally dropped, with Bitcoin last going for $47,782 at the market close. Today’s TOP TIPS [This Billion-Dollar Trend Points to Multiple Ways to Profit in the New Year]( The economy continues to move back to a pre-pandemic normal. That includes rising travel levels, as well as an increased number of in-person venues. One area starting to show strength at last: Cinema attendance. That’s thanks in part to Spider-Man: No Way Home, which crossed $1 billion in box office sales on Christmas. While another blockbuster film may take time to reach that box-office prowess, the strength of this film is enough to show that theaters can return to pre-pandemic levels in 2022. » [FULL STORY]( [Insider Trading Report: Fresh Vine Wine Inc (Vine)]( Damian Novak, Executive Chairman of Fresh Vine Wine Inc (VINE), recently bought 25,200 shares. The buy increased his stake by just under 0.5 percent, and came to a total price of just under $139,000. This marks the first insider transaction at the company since it went public in the past two weeks. Since going public, shares have shed nearly 25 percent of their value. » [FULL STORY]( [Unusual Options Activity: Affirm Holdings (AFRM)]( Shares of mobile commerce company Affirm Holdings (AFRM) have been declining in recent weeks after a big jump higher earlier in the year. One trader sees the potential for shares to reverse course and trend higher again. That’s based on the May $125 calls. With 141 days until expiration, over 5,125 contracts traded compared to an open interest of 336, for a 15-fold rise in volume. The buyer of the calls paid $15.40 to make the trade. » [FULL STORY]( IN OTHER NEWS • [Home Prices Surge in October]( Based on the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Index, home prices across the United States advanced a staggering 19.1 percent on a year-over-year basis in October. That rise marked the 11th consecutive month of double-digit annualized gains, although the rate of the rise has started to slow in recent months. • [Gas Could Hit $4 Per Gallon by Memorial Day]( GasBuddy forecasts that the price for a gallon of gas could top $4.00 by Memorial Day. Nationally, gas prices are now expected to average $3.41 per gallon next year, up from $3.02 per gallon this year. The suggest rise goes against government forecasts, but appears in line with traders betting on energy stocks right now. • [CDC Reduces Suggested Isolation and Quarantine Times]( While Covid cases are on the rise this winter as the Omicron variant spreads, the CDC is reducing its guidance on how long those who test positive need to quarantine. Those who are asymptomatic need to quarantine for only 5 days, cut in half from the prior guideline of 10. • [Western Countries Rethink Investments in China]( A number of countries are rethinking their growth plans in China. The latest development is occurring as a number of Western companies, such as Walmart (WMT) are failing to stock products made in China’s Xinjiang region, home to members of the country’s Turkic Uyghur minority. • [Top 10 M&A Deals of 2021 Hit $121 Billion Valuation]( More than 20 merger offers this year had a valuation of over $1 billion this year. Of the 10 largest, the total valuation came to $121 million, for an average of over $12.1 billion per deal. Even with the larger deal size and busy M&A activity this year, a number of mega-deals have also been put on hold for pricing or regulatory reasons. S&P 500 MOVERS TOP AAL 2.339% CPB 2.252% UAL 1.996% BLL 1.958% DAL 1.949% BOTTOM DXCM 6.498% ETSY 3.566% JD 2.681% PENN 2.519% BIO 2.222% Quote of the Day If you want to know what the best investment you probably had in 2021, it’s that car sitting in your driveway or in that garage. It is appreciating faster than the stock market and lately faster than some cryptocurrencies. - Jim Bianco, President of Bianco Research, on the surprising strength of used car prices in the past few months, with the asset outperforming major assets such as tech stocks and Bitcoin. Sponsored Content [Crypto Revolution Presents: THE CRYPTO 2022 SUMMIT]( 47 of the world's top crypto experts are gathering for a spectacular online event. 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