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16.01.2025

Delta Air Lines stock rose markedly by low double digits in the first ten days of the new year. The U.S. carrier has served more than 200 million customers in 2024, when it was also recognized by J.D. Power, a leading American data analytics and consumer intelligence company, for being No. 1 in First/Business and Premium Economy Passenger Satisfaction. Travelers became more willing to spend extra money for swanky seats when meeting a high level of service. Delta is just positioning itself as the nation's premium airline. And what's more important, its Christmas quarter's earnings reportedly surpassed average analyst pool projections. Driven by stronger travel demand, smart financial management and capacity discipline, Delta business provided last three-months' profit of $1.85 per share vs $1.28 at the same period one year ago, compared to $1.75 in consensus estimates. On January 10, the airline industry leader put its future profit levels within a range between $0.70 and $1 per share in the current quarter through the end of March, while analyst expectations were focused on $0.77 cents, according to data compiled by LSEG. The starting months of each year always perform worse. It is clear that all carriers made losses in the Covid years of 2020-2022, but Delta profits only recovered into a range from $0.25 to $0.45 in the first quarter of 2023 and 2024, respectively, but Q1 profit numbers varied from $0.75 to $0.96 even in the three blessed years before the pandemic. Delta added that it is forecasting annual earnings in excess of $7.35 a share, which would be the highest in its 100-year history, based on its planned revenue growth of 7% to 9% in the March quarter from a year ago. The announcement could be compared to an adjusted profit of $6.16 a share in 2024. The company happily breaks through ticket prices' rising effects, almost undisturbed by a reduction in airline seats in the domestic market, which was peculiar for most carriers. Thus, new expectations created a fertile ground for setting new price records, even though price movements on Delta charts look most convincing among its other American rivals.

By the way, Citigroup analysts freshly updated their outlook on Delta Air Lines shares to raise their price target to $80 from the previous $77, vs the actual range around $65 per share where the stock just came after a reasonable market correction from last week's and all-time highs. Citigroup said it has included factors like higher revenue per available seat mile, projections of slightly lower fuel prices, increased taxation, a minor rise in share count, and the incorporation of fourth-quarter 2024 results into their financial model, which has projected Delta's profit at $7.49 per share in 2024 and $8.72 in 2025. Delta shares are Buy-rated at Citi, and we agree with their positive estimates in general, while keeping in mind even better price goals somewhere between $82.5 and $85.

14.01.2025

Tezos Is Seen Hodling above $1.200

Tezos (XTZ) has declined slightly by 0.2% this week, trading at $1.249, following Bitcoin’s (BTC) drop to $89,158, which triggered widespread altcoin sell-offs due to concerns of a potential further decline in BTC to $80,000. However, Bitcoin managed to hold above the critical support level at $89,000-$91,000, offering some relief to the broader crypto market.

Speculation about a shift in U.S. trade policy has provided additional support to crypto assets. Reports suggest the new U.S. administration may pursue a gradual increase in tariffs rather than an abrupt hike, which could help alleviate inflationary pressures and lead to a less aggressive monetary stance from the Federal Reserve.

This development is a positive signal for the cryptocurrency market and may help Tezos maintain its position above the key support level of $1.200.

23.01.2025

Ontology Is Sliding Towards $0.2000

Ontology (ONT) is down 2.3% this week, trading at $0.2176, in line with the broader crypto market where Bitcoin (BTC) has declined 2.0% to $101,632. While the new U.S. administration has made some strides toward fairer crypto regulation, Donald Trump has remained silent on the highly anticipated issue of adding Bitcoin to U.S. federal reserves.

Market speculation is rampant, with figures like BlackRock CEO Larry Fink suggesting Bitcoin could surge to $700,000 per coin if sovereign wealth funds begin accumulating. Other forecasts predict Bitcoin reaching $250,000 by year-end. While such projections could foster optimism, the lack of decisive action or announcements regarding U.S. crypto reserves is weighing heavily on the market.

For Ontology, the situation remains bearish. Having breached the critical support at $0.2500 last week, the token is now approaching the $0.2000 level. A failure to provide clear evidence or statements about U.S. federal crypto reserve plans could see ONT fall even further, breaching the $0.2000 mark and deepening its losses.

14.01.2025

Merck Becomes Interesting to Be Added to a Portfolio

Merck & Co (MRK) stocks have shown signs of becoming a compelling buy opportunity. Over the past six months, the stock has been in a downtrend, declining 29.8% to $94.50 per share. However, since mid-November, MRK has demonstrated a reversal of momentum, rebounding by 10.0% to reach $104.87 on December 5. Following a brief pullback and consolidation period, the stock has retested the downtrend resistance and appears poised to continue its upward trajectory.

With prices currently positioned to target $110.00, this represents a potential 9-10% upside from the present levels. Setting a stop-loss at $93.50 aligns with a prudent risk management strategy, providing protection against further downside while allowing for upside potential. The recent consolidation phase further supports the case for a breakout, making this an attractive moment to consider initiating or adding to a position in MRK.

09.01.2025

VeChain Is Suffering on Rising Borrowing Costs

VeChain (VET) has fallen 12.7% this week, trading at $0.0445, underperforming the broader cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin (BTC), the leading cryptocurrency, has declined by 5.6% to $93,220, with bearish momentum building as it approaches key support at $89,000-$91,000. This decline is largely attributed to tightening monetary conditions in the United States, which continue to weigh on risk assets. Investor confidence is further shaken by significant net outflows from spot BTC-ETFs, which lost $583 million on Wednesday, marking the second-largest single-day outflow on record.

If BTC falls below the critical support level of $89,000-$91,000, VeChain is likely to extend its losses, with prices potentially declining another 10% to $0.0400. A sustained drop in BTC could push VET even lower, towards $0.0300. Conversely, a strong rebound in BTC prices to the $100,000 level could drive VET back up to $0.0500, representing a recovery of approximately 12% from current levels.

Rafael Quintana Martinez

Money Manager de alto rendimiento, con una sólida formación académica, profesional y de campo. Más de 9 años de experiencia especializada en el comercio de mercados financieros internacionales. La devoción, la fiabilidad, la responsabilidad y la ética impulsan mi vida. Actualmente me desempeño como Analista Senior para Metadoro. https://metadoro.com/es https://mx.investing.com/members/contributors/235587671/ https://es.tradingview.com/chart/EURUSD/rE9gVips/

12.08.2025

VeChain Is Losing Momentum

VeChain (VET) is down 3.2% this week to $0.0242, underperforming the broader crypto market, where Bitcoin (BTC) has slipped a marginal 0.1% to $118,500. The market is cooling after Monday’s jump, when Bitcoin spiked 3.1% to $122,300 before closing at $118,670. That surge was fuelled by increased capital inflows from pension funds following U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order allowing digital assets in retirement plans. However, the optimism was tempered by expectations of rising U.S. inflation.

VET attempted its own rally, climbing 3.5% to $0.02593 on Monday, but ended the day down 1.8%. Prices are now hovering near recent lows, casting doubt on any near-term upside. From a technical perspective, the token would need to reclaim and hold above $0.0300 to join any broader market rally, which could then carry it towards $0.0400. At present, however, there are few signs pointing to such a move.

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Rafael Quintana Martinez

12.08.2025

Apple Could Continue Up to $250

Apple (AAPL) rebounded from trend support at $190–200, surging 14.2% last week to $229. The move places the stock in the middle of its upward channel, with momentum strengthened by news that part of iPhone production will be relocated to the United States. This development adds a long-term bullish impulse, increasing the likelihood of continued gains toward trend resistance.

Buying at the current $225–230 range remains attractive, even though the stock is approaching its all-time high of $259, as it is still well below the trend resistance at $280. A reasonable stop-loss level could be placed at $199 to manage downside risk.

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12.08.2025

Micron Could Rise Into September

Micron Technology surprised Wall Street by sharing its very positive business forecast on August 11, even though its next quarterly report is scheduled only on September 25. The fundamentals and the technical patterns on daily, weekly and monthly charts look like the semiconductor maker could see steady growth until then. I would say that a retest over $150 is inevitable, even assuming some new price records for Micron share price during this short period.

Micron is no more a skunk at the tech garden party (as I once described its then-sad and corrective mood before Christmas). It noticeably perked up back already in early summer, when Micron share price quickly recovered to the $120+ area as the company was going to release its record-ever quarter in terms of both profit and sales. On June 25, the actual figures of $1.91 per share on revenue of $9.3 billion more than justified and even exceeded the crowd's average expectations of $1.59 per share on $8.85 billion. However, the forward guidance by Micron's own managing team for the rest of the year were more or less cautious, and so a brave rally that time stopped at $130, followed by another month of sideways move. The price touched a new strong support around $105 on August 1, being rather flat or slightly rebounding right up to the present moment.

Micron shares have soared to knock at its technical resistance territory as the strong outlook has given markets the only one missing piece to make the whole bullish puzzle ready. Giving Micron a fair valuation looks natural once the company itself is no longer shying. It cited a surge in orders for Micron's high-bandwidth memory chips, thanks to their intensive data-processing capabilities. Other giant techs are scaling up their commitment to artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, which lead to growing demand to Micron's production, so that the company itself now officially expects increasing current quarterly sales up to $11.2 billion, plus or minus $100 million, which is much better compared to Micron's previously modest forecast of $10.7 billion, plus or minus $300 million. Micron projected its next EPS reading at $2.85 per share, plus or minus $0.07, vs its earlier expectation of $2.50, plus or minus $0.15.

At the same time, they substantially raised adjusted gross margin inner projections from 42%, plus or minus 1%, to 44.5%, plus or minus 0.5%, due to improved pricing for dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips. Marginality is just a potentially troubling point for the memory chip market, so updating forecasts in this particular field is very important. By a curious coincidence, Reuters just exclusively reported the same day that Nvidia's supplier SK Hynix said the market for specialized AI memory chips may grow on average as much as 30% per year until 2030.

Potentially large levies on chips imported into the US could damage the market growth but Donald Trump promised the tariff will not bite manufacturers inside the country or even those businesses who have committed to do so. Well, only two months ago Micron said it is going to expand its US investments by $30 billion, totalling $200 billion. So they seem to be safe from tariff attacks as well. My conclusion is that I see no reason not to invest in Micron now, even after its stock price jumped 4.5% above $124 a share at one intraday point and ended this Monday's regular session with a more than 3% daily surplus.

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11.08.2025

Tron Is Preparing for a Jump

Tron (TRX) is up 0.9% this week to $0.3410, trailing behind Bitcoin (BTC), which has gained 2.3% to $121,430. The broader market rally was bolstered by U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order permitting digital assets such as Bitcoin in 401k retirement plans—a move that opens a vast new pool of capital. The U.S. retirement market is valued at around $43 trillion, meaning even a 1% allocation would surpass the size of all existing crypto ETFs combined.

This policy shift has already injected fresh capital into the market, helping Bitcoin reach new all-time highs. Tron could follow suit in the coming days, targeting $0.3500, with a potential acceleration toward $0.4000 if that resistance breaks. Such levels may present a favourable window for profit-taking.

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