Market winners:ย Bitcoin, Amazon, Gold… and more!ย ย
From Bitcoin to Amazon, weย lookย at some of the biggest winners on the market this week.ย ย
Stocks rebounded on October 7 in a week that hasย rollercoasterย swings in global market sentiment. The rally was due to US lawmakers reaching a short-term deal to increase the US debt ceiling.ย ย
The Dow Jones rose 337.95 points (+1%) to 34,754.94, buoyed by gains in Visa, Nike, and Home Depot.ย ย
One of the biggest winners in the first week of October 2021 isย Bitcoin.ย (More on that later in the article.)ย ย
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- XAU/USDย
Goldย is trading above $1,750 as worries about the US debt ceiling and China’s indebted property sector raised the value of the precious metal. At $1,755ย it is in familiar territory considering its performance over the past few months. One reason for the minor rally in gold is concerns over the US ending its huge pandemic stimulus in November and the effect on the USD.ย ย
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- BTC/USDย
The worldโs most popular cryptocurrency passed the $50,000 mark for the first time in a month; on October 6, it breached $50,000, and at the time of writing, it is up 6% at $55,338. Its spike equates to a 33% increase in the first week of October 2021, making it highly profitable forย Bitcoinย (BTC)ย traders.ย
The entire crypto market sawย a boost; Ethereumย wasย trading at $3,636.03 (+2.21%), XRP $1.08 (+0.18%) and Cardano $2.30 (+5.98%).ย ย On October 11, Bitcoin is trading at $56,451.ย
Bitcoin’s recent surge pushes its value to more than $1 trillion, with the total market cap of crypto reaching $2.3 trillion, matching that of Apple, one of the world’s most valuable stocks.ย ย
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- AMAZON(AMZN)
Amazon.com received a boost in the first week of October, trading at $3,302.43 (0.41%), up from a low of $3,117.41. AMZN stock started 2021 at $3,218 and sits only about 1% higher at the time of writing. The stock has been under pressure lately, down by 11% since the ecommerce giant reported its quarterly results in July. The company saw a massive boost during 2020 as lockdowns pushed home deliveries. In 2021 the company is facing issues affecting its core online retail business, but the drop could provide an opportunity for savvy traders.ย On October 11, AMZ is down to $3 288,62.ย
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Stock: ALIBABA 7.01%ย ย
Chinese ecommerce titan Alibaba received a massive rally, up 9% to 155.50 HKD. The reason for the Surge? US President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping have agreed to hold a virtual summit, thawing tensions between the two nations. Sadly, a nearly 10% move won’t be particularly meaningful as Alibaba has been on a downward trajectory for most of the year.ย ย
Commodities: COTTON 7.50%ย ย
Global demand for textiles is the driving force behind the price of cotton. The popular commodity tradedย at $1.0893 as the world celebratedย Global Cotton Day (Oct 7). Global output is rising by 6% as production limits are lifted globally, lifting the price to a decade high.ย On Oct 11, it is trading at $1.106.ย
Crypto: XLM/USD 32.26%ย ย
Stellar (XLM) has made a huge recovery with +30% gains to a high of $0.366 on Octoberย 7ย .ย In September, XLM hovered around $0.27. Stellar has emerged as Ripple’s competitor in the blockchain sector.ย ย As of Oct 11, itโs trading atย $0.349.ย
More trading opportunitiesย
Want more tradingย opportunities? Looking to diversify your portfolio?ย We lookย at theย top-performing sectors and industries globally for the first week of October 2021.ย
ย Best-Performing Sectors:ย
1 Energy +3.80 %ย ย
2 Basic Materials +3.00 %ย ย
3 Financial +2.91 %ย ย
4 Consumerย Non-Cyclicalย +2.47 %ย ย
5 Utilities +2.45 %ย
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Best-Performing Industries:ย
1 Coal Mining +6.63 %ย ย
2 Oil Well Services & Equipment +6.42 %ย ย
3 Oil & Gas Integrated Operations +6.20 %ย ย
4 Railroads +5.56 %ย ย
5 Tyres +4.94 %ย
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