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Here’s what CNBC TV’s producers were watching on Monday and what’s on the radar for Tuesday’s session.
Bitcoin, Wow!
- We haven’t found a lot of bitcoin bears today. The crypotocurrency set a record at $80,000, then $81,000, no wait, $82,000. Then, $83,000, $84,000, $85,000 … passing $88,000 all in about a 12-hour period.
- Many of the stocks involved with crypto are also going wild, starting with MARA Holdings, up 30%, but still 26% from its February high.
- Bitcoin miner Cleanspark was up nearly 30% today, but is 29% from its March high.
- MicroStrategy closed up 25.7% Monday, hitting a 52-week high intraday.
- Coinbase is up 20% today. Its stock also hit a high. The CEO Brian Armstrong will be on in the 8 a.m. ET hour of CNBC TV on Tuesday morning.
- Riot Platforms was up 17% today, the stock is 20% from the December high.
Gold is falling
- Gold vs. bitcoin might not be a great comparison, but just for fun, let’s look.
- Gold is down 4.7% since Election Day.
- Gold is down 1.8% in a month.
- The VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) was down 6% today. It is down 8% in a week and 17% from its October high.
The Transports are rallying
- Transports are up 9% since Election Day.
- The SPDR S&P Transportation ETF (XTN) was up 2% on Monday, and is up 11.7% in November.
- The XTN hit a fresh high today. It is up 25% in three months.
- The biggest gainers over the past month are Sun Country Airlines and United, both up more than 40%.
- Lyft is up 37% in a month.
- Uber is at the bottom of the pack, down 17% in a month.
- JetBlue is down 5.2% in a month, while GXO Logistics is down 3% in a month.
Robinhood’s big gains
- CEO Vlad Tenev will be on during the 8 a.m. ET hour of “Squawk Box” on CNBC TV Tuesday.
- Robinhood shares were up 7% on Monday, hitting a new high.
- The stock is up 34% in a week.
- Robinhood is up 39% in November.
Robinhood shares over the past month.
Record breakers
- The Russell 2000 Index hit a new high Monday. It is up 7.7% since the election.
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a new high Monday. It is up 4.9% since Election Day.
- The S&P 500 hit a new high Monday. It is up 3.8% since the election.
- The Nasdaq hit a new high today. It is up 4.7% since the election.
- On the sector side, the S&P financials and industrials hit new highs Monday.
- These S&P industries all hit new highs on Monday: Airlines, consumer discretionary, consumer services, hotels and restaurants, diversified financials, capital goods, health care equipment, software and services, construction materials, retail and food and staples retailing.
Commodities in the USA
- With the drought and trade war worries, here’s how key commodities are faring in the four days after Donald Trump won the election.
- Cotton is up 3% since Election Day.
- Wheat is down slightly in four days. It is down 5.8% in a month.
- Soybean is up 2.5% in four days. In the last month, it’s up 1.7%.
- Sugar is down 2.8% in four days, and down 4% in a month.
- Live cattle is down 0.75% in four days, down 2% in a month.
- Timber is up 0.5% in four days, but up 8.2% in a month.
Home Depot
- The home improvement giant reports earnings before the bell Tuesday.
- Home Depot stock is up 17% since the company last reported its results.
- It is 3% from its Oct. 15 high.
- Competitor Lowe’s is up 16.4% in three months, the stock is four percent from the October 15 high.
Home Depot shares over the past 3 months.