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US stock quick picks – Feb 13 2025

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Robinhood’s Cryptocurrency Boom

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Today is Thursday, February 13, 2025.
The Early Bird Index today is 82.89
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Robinhood’s Cryptocurrency Boom

Robinhood Markets (Nasdaq: HOOD) surged 15.31% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the financial services company posted strong earnings results.
Financials: Robinhood reported earnings of $1.01 per share and revenue of $1.01 billion in the past quarter; both were better than expected.
Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: Revenue for cryptocurrency jumped over 700% in the quarter. This was due to the crypto rally in the last quarter, increased user engagement, new products on the platform that attracted new investors, and global expansion.
Final Thoughts: The stock is up 365% in the last 12 months.

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Notables

Notable Earnings Today: Roku (Nasdaq: ROKU), Airbnb (Nasdaq: ABNB), Datadog (Nasdaq: DDOG), Coinbase Global (Nasdaq: COIN), Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), Deere (NYSE: DE), DraftKings (Nasadq: DKNG), Palo Alto Networks (Nasdaq: PANW), Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT), Wynn Resorts (Nasdaq: WYNN), Hyatt Hotels (NYSE: H), Crocs (Nasdaq: CROX), Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY), PG&E (NYSE: PCG), Hertz Global (Nasdaq: HTZ), CyberArk Software (Nasdaq: CYBR), Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS), Hanesbrands (NYSE: HBI), Yelp (NYSE: YELP), Howmet Aerospace (NYSE: HWM), Global Payments (NYSE: GPN), GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC), Molson Coors Brewing (NYSE: TAP), Republic Services (NYSE: RSG), Pagaya (Nasdaq: PGY), Wendy’s (Nasdaq: WEN), Agios Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: AGIO), Air Lease (NYSE: AL), Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ALNY), American Electric (Nasdaq: AEP), Avient (NYSE: AVNT), Bio-Rad Labs (NYSE: BIO), Blueprint Medicines (Nasdaq: BPMC), Bright Horizons (NYSE: BFAM), CBRE Group (NYSE: CBRE), Ceva (Nasdaq: CEVA), DaVita (NYSE: DVA), Dexcom (Nasdaq: DXCM), Digital Realty Trust (NYSE: DLR), DNOW (NYSE: DNOW), Euronet (Nasdaq: EEFT), Federal Realty (NYSE: FRT), Genesis Energy (NYSE: GEL), Granite Construction (NYSE: GVA), Herc Holdings (NYSE: HRI), Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC), Informatica (NYSE: INFA), Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM), Iron Mountain (NYSE: IRM), Kelly Services (Nasdaq: KELYA), Knife River (NYSE: KNF), Lincoln Electric (Nasdaq: LECO), LXP Industrial Trust (NYSE: LXP), Moody’s (NYSE: MCO), Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI), Nova Measuring (Nasdaq: NVMI), Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE: NUS), Organon (NYSE: OGN)  Pacific Biosciences (Nasdaq: PACB), PBF Energy (NYSE: PBF), Penske Automotive Group (NYSE: PAG), PPL Corp (NYSE: PPL), Procore Technologies (NYSE: PCOR), Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE: SBH), Scorpio Tankers (NYSE: STNG), Sun Life (NYSE: SLF), TransUnion (NYSE: TRU), TriNet Group (NYSE: TNET), Udemy (Nasdaq: UDMY), US Foods Holding (NYSE: USFD).
Notable IPOs Today: Karman Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KRMN), TEN Holdings, Inc. Common Stock (Nasdaq: XHLD), SailPoint, Inc. Common Stock (Nasdaq: SAIL), Aardvark Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock (Nasdaq: AARD), Sandisk Corporation Common Stock When-Issued (Nasdaq: SNDKV).
Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: Halespring (Wefunder), Opticyte (StartEngine), ROSE Diagnostics (StartEngine), Humphry Slocombe (SMBX), Left Hand Brewing Company (Wefunder), White Elephants’ Technology (Wefunder).
Notable Economic Events Today: Jobless Claims (8:30 a.m. ET), Producer Price Index / Core PPI) (8:30 a.m. ET), Fed’s Balance Sheet (4:30 p.m. ET).

Trends to Watch

Bad Trade: The Trade Desk missed its revenue target for the first time (Digiday)
Climbing: Bitcoin Turns Higher, Reversing CPI-Related Tumble (CoinDesk)
Downvote: Reddit shares plunge after Google algorithm change contributes to miss in user numbers (CNBC)
Deja Brew: Dutch Bros shares rocket higher after earnings amid plans to expand mobile orders, food service (MarketWatch)
WFH Debate: JPMorgan CEO Dimon derides in-office work pushback, demands efficiency (Reuters)