Nvidia's RTX 5070 Ti vanishes in seconds as supply woes continue
Facepalm: After Nvidia’s RTX 5090 and 5080 faced immediate shortages, consumers hoped that the company’s new mid-range graphics cards would at least stay in stock for more than a millisecond. Unfortunately, the RTX 5070 Ti sold out just as quickly, and reports suggest that the RTX 5070 and 5060 may face similar supply issues.
» Read more about: Nvidia's RTX 5070 Ti vanishes in seconds as supply woes continue »
Read MoreChina Stocks Close Higher Amid DeepSeek AI and Alibaba Hope
GF Securities led the gains, up 2.1%. Citic Securities and Shenzhen Inovance Technology rose 2.0% each. CATL closed 2.0% higher after signing an MOU with Volkswagen on EV battery R&D. Meanwhile, Haier Smart Home closed 0.8% lower and ENN Natural gas fell 0.8%.
» Read more about: China Stocks Close Higher Amid DeepSeek AI and Alibaba Hope »
Read MoreVolatility May Surge As Options Expiration Unleashes Market Forces
Prepare for heightened market volatility as February options expiration reduces stabilizing gamma levels. Click for my updated market outlook.
» Read more about: Volatility May Surge As Options Expiration Unleashes Market Forces »
Read MoreHigh interest rates and looming tariff hikes have builders bracing for tough times
Inflation has hit the nation’s homebuilders hard as they face increased costs for supplies and labor. They are dealing with high rates from the Federal Reserve and uncertainty over what’s to come with the Trump administration’s tariff strategy that could increase prices.
Read MoreNext Cryptocurrency to Explode, 21 February — Astar, Jito, Reserve Rights, Raydium
The Burst
Will Historic Lows in Market Breadth Trigger a Stocks Crash?
Market concentration refers to periods when a few stocks or a single sector dramatically outperform the rest of the market, driving a disproportionate share of index gains. In such times, market breadth is “narrow” meaning the rally relies on a small cluster of leaders while the majority of stocks lag.
Over the past 50 years,
» Read more about: Will Historic Lows in Market Breadth Trigger a Stocks Crash? »
Read MoreThe Ivy
This Under-the-Radar Pest Control Is Big Business
Pest control giant Rollins (NYSE:ROL) is the parent company of well-known brands that include Orkin and Waltham Pest Services. Through its network of subsidiaries and franchisees, Rollins offers pest control services throughout the United States, Canada, the UK and even Australia.
By building out its family of brands over time, Rollins has staked out a prominent position in a reliable,
» Read more about: This Under-the-Radar Pest Control Is Big Business »
Read MoreThe Spotlight
Trade Like a Billionaire
Few traders in history have the capacity to seamlessly transition across asset classes, zooming out to see the big macro picture and in to see the minutia of a company’s 10Q but Stan Druckenmiller ranks as one of the few who have succeeded in so doing.
Stan’s thesis has been that the Fed is really in a bind,