Special thanks to our guest this week: Nicholas Colas of DataTrek Research, who had very many interesting things to say.
It was a quiet week on Wall Street without much in the way of data releases or earnings updates. Stocks quietly rallied week-over-week. The Nasdaq was the best-performing major index, adding 2.7% at the time of this writing (Friday afternoon, about 3pm EDT). The S&P 500 (SP500) closed at a record level twice and stands to end the week 2.3% higher. Dow Industrials (DJI) are looking at weekly gains of about 1.5. Only the Russell 2000 (RTY) is down among major indexes, but only by about 0.4%.
Winners & Losers
Technology was a major winner this week. Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) shares added close to 12% amid news the company might bid for Clubhouse, amid other reports.
Pandemic reopening plays accounted for many other winners. Gambling names like Caesar’s Entertainment (NASDAQ:CZR) and MGM Resorts (NYSE:MGM) rallied 8% and 6%, respectively. Cruise liners saw big gains, led by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NYSE:NCLH), which was 10.5% higher. Carnival (NYSE:CCL) was up 6% to a 52-week high after a positive bookings update. The stock was subsequently upgraded by Credit Suisse. Royal Caribbean (NYSE:RCL) shares added 3.5%.
Energy names were the biggest losers. Crude oil was down 3% and stocks followed: Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) fell by 10%, Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE:PXD) dropped by 9%, Marathon Oil (NYSE:MRO) was off 8%, and Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) 7% lower.
What Caught Our Eye(s) This Week

Kim: Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) gets Spider-Man streaming rights with Sony Pictures (NYSE:SONY) deal; and Citi (NYSE:C) sees a risky 1999 vibe to market action;

Stephen: Levi's (NYSE:LEVI) going big on NextGen stores given 'commercial real estate tsunami';

Brad: Coinbase (COIN) IPO, including its preliminary Q1 estimates and D.A. Davidson upgrade; and Robinhood (RBNHD) scales up cryptocurrency trading capabilities;

Nat: JPMorgan's (NYSE:JPM) Jamie Dimon sees U.S. economic boom running into 2023.


About This Podcast
Alpha TALKS Wall Street Breakfast is a weekly podcast covering what moved markets this week (WMMTW), featuring a panel of Seeking Alpha editors.
Hosted by Nathaniel E. Baker, Senior Editor, Strategic Contributors, and featuring:

Bradley Olesen, VP News (off this week);

Kim Khan, Senior News Editor;

Stephen Alpher, Managing Editor News, co-host of Seeking Alpha's Alpha Trader podcast.

A slightly longer video publishes every Friday by close of trading on the SeekingAlpha.com website. Watch this week's video here.
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