Bitcoin's New Resistance Level

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Bitcoin's New Resistance Level

Bitcoin’s recent surge might be coming to an end, with the popular cryptocurrency dropping by 1.6% in price on Monday.

Details: With the 1.6% drop, Bitcoin now sits below $30,000. Bitcoin recently hit the $30,000 level for the first time in the last 10 months. Since the beginning of the year, Bitcoin has nearly doubled from $16,000.

Bigger Picture: Monday’s slump comes after Bitcoin faced new economic challenges, such as new data that suggests the U.S. dollar is rising again.

Also: Another factor behind Bitcoin's drop might be that some investors who used derivatives and leverage are unwinding their positions, according to the Motley Fool.

Definition: Leverage refers to an advanced strategy where investors use borrowed capital.

Final Thoughts: Bearish investors see Monday’s decline as proof that $30,000 is a new resistance level for Bitcoin. A resistance level is an upper price level that can’t be broken. Can Bitcoin jump past $30,000?

Notables

Notable Earnings Today: Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAL), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), Intuitive Surgical (Nasdaq: ISRG), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Western Alliance Bancorp (NYSE: WAL), BNY Mellon (NYSE: BK), Marten Transport (Nasdaq: MRTN), Prologis (NYSE: PLD), United Community Banks (Nasdaq: UCBI), Ericsson (Nasdaq: ERIC), Hancock Whitney (Nasdaq: HWC), Mercantile Bank (Nasdaq: MBWM), First Horizon (NYSE: FHN), Metropolitan Bank Holding (NYSE: MCB), Elys Game Technology (Nasdaq: ELYS), Preferred Bank (Nasdaq: PFBC), Fulton Financial (Nasdaq: FULT), Interactive Brokers (Nasdq: IBKR), Omnicom (NYSE: OMC). 

Notable IPOs Today: Pan American Silver Corp. (NYSE: PAAS), Top KingWin Ltd Class A Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: TCJH), U Power Limited Ordinary Shares (Nasdaq: UCAR), Trio Petroleum Corp. (NYSE American: TPET), Tidal Trust II (NYSE Arca: APLY).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: N/A.

Notable Economic Events Today: Building Permits (8:30 a.m. ET), Housing Starts (8:30 a.m. ET), API Weekly Crude Oil Stock (4:30 p.m. ET).

J.B. Hunt's Big Volume Decline

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Shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services (Nasdaq: JBHT) dropped by 1.75% in after-hours trading on Monday after the transportation and logistics company posted disappointing financial earnings.

Financials: J.B. Hunt reported earnings of $1.89 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $3.23 billion; both were below estimates.

Powering the Story: Revenue dropped by 7%. There was a 17% drop in revenue per load in the Truckload segment and a 25% decrease in the Integrated Capacity Solutions category.

Also: Intermodal, which is J.B. Hunt’s big segment that involves shipping containers, saw income drop by 16% due to lower volumes.

Final Thoughts: J.B. Hunt is up 2% this year, including a 6% jump in the last 30 days. But now these new volume issues are a big concern for investors.

CVS Gets New President for Aetna

CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) rose by 1.58% in after-hours trading on Monday after appointing Brian Kane as president of Aetna.

Final Thoughts: Kane, who was formally the CFO for Humana (NYSE: HUM), takes over on September 1. He is replacing Daniel Finke, who is stepping down for health reasons.

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