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Daily Brief United States: Ethereum, S&P 500, WD-40 Company and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Profitability of Ethereum and a Short-Term Rally Ahead of the Shanghai Upgrade in March
  • EQD | SPX and NDX : Its US CPI Time and We Look at Trading Opportunites in the Options Market
  • WDFC: The Floodgates of Inventory

Profitability of Ethereum and a Short-Term Rally Ahead of the Shanghai Upgrade in March

By Edward Wu

  • Ethereum is the only profitable blockchain, a analysis of revenue and expense of Ethereum;
  • Ethereum staking ratio is the lowest among all PoS blockchains and the Shanghai upgrade in March will change this;
  • Why will there be a short-term rally ahead of the Shanghai upgrade?

EQD | SPX and NDX : Its US CPI Time and We Look at Trading Opportunites in the Options Market

By Simon Harris

  • US CPI data is due on Thursday 12th January and is likley to be another important data point
  • SPX Index is down nearly 5% since November and NDX Index is down nearly 8% over the same period
  • We look for short-term trading opportunities in the options market

WDFC: The Floodgates of Inventory

By Hamed Khorsand

  • WDFC reported fiscal first quarter (November 2022) results where sales declined more than expected while past price increases helped gross margin rebound from the August quarter
  • WDFC’s inventory maintained its incline reaching a new record and is now $119.1 million. We believe WDFC’s inventory hides the true cost of the business
  • The lack of demand remains a headwind that is leading to higher inventory levels. The scale of increase in inventory should continue to play a factor on WDFC’s earnings quality

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