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U.S. stocks cruised to a strong finish on Friday after a weak start to the trading week.....

Good Afternoon! 

Hey, everyone. It's Adam from Elite Trade Club. 

Here’s what moved the market today.

Markets πŸ“ˆ

U.S. indexes closed the holiday-shortened trading week with a sharp rally on Friday. The Nasdaq outperformed for the second day in a row.

  • S&P 500 [+1.2%]

  • Dow [+1.0%]

  • Nasdaq [+1.7%]

  • Russell 2K [+1.0%]

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Market-Moving News πŸ”Ž 

❄️ Natural Gas Plummets Despite Chilly Weather

Winter weather is raging across several U.S. states, but natural gas price are spiraling lower.

This week saw a sharp decline in natural-gas futures, defying the usual trend of rising prices amid wintry weather.

πŸ” Analyzing the Market Shift

  • Futures Decline: Futures for February delivery experienced a significant fall, plummeting by 24% over the week.

  • Weather Forecast Effect: The downturn in prices is attributed to predictions of warmer-than-average temperatures returning in the upcoming days.

This surprising twist in the energy market highlights the complex interplay between weather patterns and energy trading, where expectations and forecasts often have a more immediate impact than actual weather events.

Top Winners and Losers πŸ”₯

Kaman [KAMN] $45.05 (+100.8%)
agreed to a $1.8 billion go-private deal with Arcline Investment that pays $46 per share.

Super Micro Computer
[SMCI] $423.36 (+35.9%)
reported preliminary fiscal Q2 earnings data that surpassed its own internal guidance.

Edgewise Therapeutics
[EWTX] $13.04 (+34.5%)
priced an underwritten public offering of more than 21.8 million common shares at $11 apiece, higher than its Friday close of $9.69.

iRobot [IRBT] $17.26 (26.9%)
fell after the Wall Street Journal reported European regulators would block its pending merger with Amazon [AMZN] 

AST SpaceMobile [ASTS] $3.09 (+25.7%)
priced a public offering of 32.3 million class A shares at $3.10 apiece for an expected gross proceed of $100 million.

Azitra [AZTR] $1.54 (24.8%)
launched a public offering for as many as 3 million shares of common stock. Final pricing is yet to be determined.

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β€” Adam G.
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