Apple Falls As The Broader Market Crawls

Apple Falls As The Broader Market Crawls

NEWS
Apple Falls As The Broader Market Crawls

Source: Tenor.com

Below the surface, stocks were green in many sectors, but the major indexes were dragged down by weakness in Apple, Tesla, and other big tech names. Altcoins continued to rally as Bitcoin bounced around near $100,000. Traders expect some volatility tomorrow during options expiration and as Wall Street and Main Street position their portfolios for Monday’s inauguration of President Donald Trump. 👀

Today’s issue covers TSM and Apple trends, expert analysis of the Stocktwits Community’s top 2025 picks, and other noteworthy pops and drops. 📰

Here’s the S&P 500 heatmap. 8 of 11 sectors closed green, with utilities (+2.53%) leading and technology (-0.77%) lagging.

Source: Finviz.com

And here are the closing prices: 

S&P 500

5,937

-0.21%

Nasdaq

19,338

-0.89%

Russell 2000

2,267

+0.15%

Dow Jones

43,153

-0.16%

Most bullish/bearish symbols on Stocktwits at the close: 📈 $KPLT, $FOXO, $EXAS, $SSSS, $ATRA 📉 $JBHT, $QXO, $SIG, $RCAT, $ZNTL*

*If you’re a business and want to access this data via our API, email us.

COMPANY NEWS
Taiwan Semi Surges While Apple Slumps 👀 

The world’s most valuable company and the world’s largest chip manufacturer were among the top trending stocks in the market today. Let’s quickly review why.

Apple’s stock slumped to a two-month low after a report from market research firm Canalys showed that Apple ceded its top spot in the Chinese smartphone market to domestic players in 2024. 🌏️ 

It shipped just 42.9 million iPhones, down 17% YoY, with its market share falling by four full percentage points. This comes in the face of modest Chinese smartphone market growth of 5% YoY.

Apple shares are working on their third straight down week, though Stocktwits sentiment remains in ‘bullish’ territory as investors look to buy the dip. 🐂 

Source: Stocktwits.com

The world’s largest contract chip maker, Taiwan Semiconductor, surged back toward all-time highs after posting a robust fourth-quarter earnings beat. Net profit hit a record high, driven by robust artificial intelligence (AI) chip demand. 🤖 

Revenue jumped 38.8% YoY, while profit rose 57% YoY. However, its high-performance computing division, which encompasses artificial intelligence and 5G applications, rose 19% QoQ and contributed to 53% of total revenue.

Taiwan Semi surged back toward all-time highs, with Stocktwits community sentiment entering ‘extremely bullish’ territory again. An active Stocktwits poll with 400+ votes signals that 80% of traders are leaning to the long side of the stock, either already long or looking to buy dips. 🤑 

Source: Stocktwits.com

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STOCKS
Other Noteworthy Pops & Drops 📋️ 

Atara Biotherapeutics (-40%): The sharp decline followed the announcement that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Complete Response Letter (CRL) for the company’s Biologics License Application (BLA) for EBVALLO (tabelecleucel).

SoFi Technologies (+5%): The FinTech giant announced a $525 million personal loan securitization agreement closed in the fourth quarter of 2024 with funds and accounts managed by PGIM Fixed Income.

Applied Digital Corp. (+7%): Reported a smaller-than-expected loss on demand for cloud services, prompting a price-target hike from H.C. Wainwright analysts.

Katapult Holdings (+44%): Disclosed that its gross originations rose 11.3% year-over-year (YoY) to $75.2 million for the fourth quarter, above the 6-8% growth guidance it provided in November and the 9th consecutive quarter of YoYo growth.

Polestar Automotive (-12%): The company reported Q3 revenue of $550.7 million, down from $608.6 million a year earlier. Net loss widened to $323 million from $175.4 million a year earlier. It cited “continued adverse market conditions.”

DouYu International Holdings (+28%): It surged after announcing a special cash dividend of $9.94 per ADS and the appointment of a new Co-CEO. Wuhan, China-based DouYu, backed by Tencent Holdings ($TCEHY EHY), provides a PC and mobile app platform for interactive games and live streaming services.

Bank of America (-1%): The bank’s earnings and revenue topped estimates, driven by higher asset management, investing banking, and sales and trading revenue.

Rivian Automotive (+9%) and Plug Power (+4%): A Bloomberg report revealed that both companies might secure billions in financing from the Biden administration before Donald Trump assumes office next week.

Southwest Airlines (-2%): The Department of Transportation (DOT) announced a lawsuit on Wednesday against Southwest Airlines Co (LUV) for illegally operating multiple chronically delayed flights and disrupting passengers’ travel.

US Bancorp (-6%): It beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit, banking on higher trust and investment management fees.

UnitedHealth Group (-6%): The company’s full-year medical loss ratio (MLR), a key metric tracking the percentage of premiums paid out for medical expenses, rose to 85.5% from 83.2% in 2023, signaling higher costs.

HUB Cyber Security (+3%): The company announced the acquisition of BlackSwan Technologies in an all-stock transaction that is expected to close next week.

Silexion Therapeutics (-43%): The company fell to a record low after pricing a $5 million public offering late Wednesday.

Snap Inc. (-5%): Shares of mainstream social media companies took a hit on Thursday as reports suggest President-elect Donald Trump is exploring ways to keep the Chinese short-video app TikTok in the U.S.

BP (+2%): The oil and gas giant announced it will cut 4,700 employees and 3,000 contractors in 2025 to further reduce costs.

Morgan Stanley (+4%): The lender’s fourth-quarter profit topped the market estimate due to higher investment banking and equity revenue.

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