Daily Update: Bitcoin Experiences a Pause

Daily Update: Bitcoin Takes a Break

| Tuesday's Market Insights || --- || S&P 5005,969 (+0.35%) || Nasdaq19,004 (+0.16%) || Dow44,297 (+0.97%) || Bitcoin$99,051 (+0.97%) |

1. 'Make or Break Monday' for Bitcoin?

When Bitcoin (BTC -2.35%) spiked following the election, analysts anticipated a $100,000 value: It approached the six-figure mark on Friday, before dipping as low as $95,763 on Sunday. Optimists tend to believe today might be the day it surpasses this psychological barrier. Contrarily, however...

"Consolidation around this level": David Lawant at broker FalconX believes we might have to wait a bit more before experiencing a "sustained breakthrough." Bitcoin's relative strength is at about 70 now, suggesting it could be overbought and a sell-off may be on the horizon.
Top-ranked cryptocurrency: Bitcoin currently holds the top spot in our Cryptoball rankings, outperforming all 839 other contenders in terms of adoption, stability, and other notable categories.

2. Zoom Anticipates another Boom

Zoom (ZM -0.74%) will publish its Q3 results later today. In the previous round, the company surpassed expectations, but the revenue and earnings growths were sluggish.

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"Zoom's AI initiatives exhibit promise": At Q2, Fool analyst Emily Flippen reminded us that the AI sector is quite crowded, and Microsoft's (MSFT 0.55%) Teams poses Zoom's biggest competitor.
Rising 38% since 2019 IPO after a 'boom and bust' period: Emily stated in August that Zoom "could potentially offer a decent risk-reward proposition for investors who believe its AI investments can stimulate long-term growth." Since Q2 results, the stock has increased by 45%.

3. Mortgage Duopoly Opportunity?

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The mortgage titans, namely Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, have both climbed by 63% and 41% respectively since the election, as investors hope that one of Wall Street's longest ongoing conflicts may reach an end soon.

"Possibility of private-sector management by 2027": Mark Calabria, the former director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, feels that the time has come to return Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (which we'd rather avoid mentioning, per se) to private ownership, as they were taken under government supervision during the 2008 financial crisis.
"Swings and roundabouts": Dismantling shares in the two mortgage giants could aid in reducing the government deficit. However, it might negatively impact the 30-year mortgages they sponsor.

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4. What to Keep an Eye on This Week

October's Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index reading is planned for Wednesday. A halt in the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation indicator, with a projected core PCE rate of 2.8%, could diminish hopes of a December interest rate cut.

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Four consecutive quarters of earnings victories: CrowdStrike (CRWD -3.30%) will release a Q3 update on Tuesday. Following July's significant internet outage, things seem to be back on track, but it did expose the nature of potential problems that tech companies might face.
Retail fortunes: Tuesday's Q3 update from Best Buy (BBY -0.96%) follows on from Target (TGT 2.19%) and Walmart (WMT -1.95%) revealing contrasting results last week. Analysts expect earnings to remain stable.

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For those interested in long-term growth, Zoom's AI initiatives show promise, making it an appealing investment opportunity in the finance sector.
David Lawant at broker FalconX suggests that Bitcoin's current level of relative strength, being around 70, indicates potential overbought conditions, which might signal a sell-off in the cryptocurrency market, affecting the overall finance and investing landscape.