Monday Market Open

Dear Winner,

I hope you’re enjoying your long weekend and making the fucking most of it.

Having said that, it’s undoubtedly gonna be a big week, with the inauguration of Donald Trump and a ton of companies reporting earnings this week.

So, as always, I’ve cooked up a banger for you this week so you don’t go into it blind.

Have a fucking blinder…

Market Indices & Commodities

News
The Recap

In case you missed it, here are some of the biggest stories from last week:

• Israeli and Palestinian hostages returned as part of ceasefire deal ✌️

• Bank stocks surge after strong earnings 📈

• TikTok is banned in the USA 📱

• FTSE 100 (UK’s main share index) closes at record high 💸

Graph of the Day
Trump Inauguration Day Funding Donors

News
This week

Yet another big week of earnings (especially for airlines), although it’s a little lighter on econ data this week. Here’s what to keep an eye out for this week:

• Monday - TRUMP INAUGURATION DAY! Markets are closed due to MLK day.

• Tuesday - United Airlines ($UAL), Netflix ($NFLX), Interactive Brokers ($IBKR) and Capital One ($COF) earnings. Reactions to Netflix’s Squid Games Season 2 have been mixed, will their earnings be better? Canadian CPI also released.

• Wednesday - Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ), Halliburton ($HAL) and Procter & Gamble ($PG) earnings. The Canadian Raw Material Price Index for December is also released. It’s forecast to rise by 0.4%.

• Thursday - GE Aerospace ($GE), American Airlines ($AAL), Alaska Airlines ($ALK), Union Pacific ($UNP) and Texas Instruments ($TXN) all report earnings. Canada Retail Sales for December released.

• Friday - Verizon ($VZ) and American Express ($AXP) earnings.

Now You Know 
What the Fuck is $Trump Coin?

Unless you’ve been living under a fucking boulder (or just paralytically drunk all weekend), you’ve probably heard about how Trump launched his own meme coin, $Trump.

The coin was launched by CIC Digital LLC, an affiliate of the Trump Organisation, which has sold Trump-branded fragrances and shoes in the past. The company plans to keep on running this coin for a minimum of the next 3 years, and release more tokens over this time.

As of last night, $Trump had a market cap of over $13 billion. To put this into context, this meme coin is now worth more than:

• American Airlines ($AAL)

• Moderna ($MRNA)

• New York Times ($NYT)

This is fucking crazy. Meme coins have really reached another level.

$Trump also has a record 853,000 wallets holding the coin.

Trump’s stake is also worth $42.7 billion right now.

We all know how bullish Trump is on crypto, and how all the crypto degens think Trump is gonna send crypto to the moon. Is $Trump the ultimate sign that crypto is going to be bigger than we ever thought under this new President?

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That’s all Folks

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Cheers,