Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 24, 2024.
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Here’s what CNBC TV’s producers were watching as the S&P 500 ended a three-day losing streak, and what’s on the radar for the next session.
Tesla
- The stock is back in fashion among traders and investors. Tesla was up nearly 22% Thursday. The stock is now just 4% from the July 11 high.
- Volume was off the charts today, more than tripling the 30-day average.
- CNBC contributor Jeff Kilburg wrote up an options strategy on the stock the evening of the Robotaxi demonstration Oct. 10. It was featured on CNBC.com/pro. Kilburg sold out of the position Thursday when the stock hit $255 a share, locking in a profit that netted him about 220% in two weeks.
- The stock went as high as $262.12 Thursday, breaking far above the 200-day moving average.
- The lifetime high is $414.50, hit back in the fall of 2021.
- It was Thursday’s most sought-after ticker on CNBC.com, even outpacing the popular 10-year Treasury.
Cramer on the rig
- CNBC’s “Mad Money” did the full hour 140 miles deep into the Gulf of Mexico on a rig run by Chevron. If you want to know about the energy market, go back and take a look. He hit the big integrated stocks, the drillers and more.
- Cramer spoke with CEO Mike Wirth who said, “Energy is such a vital part of the global economy that if we find ourselves in the situation where energy supplied are constrained, particularly if they’re constrained by political actions, it can trigger inflationary reactions in the economy.” He added that “because the price of energy is embedded in everything, because everything is delivered, and everything is manufactured, energy is the lifeblood of the economy. So, affordable and reliable energy is essential to keeping inflation at a level that economies can handle.”
- Chevron is 10% from the April high and flat year to date.
- The S&P Energy sector is 8% from the 52-week high. It’s up about 8% year to date.
- Targa Resources is the top performer in the sector, up 94% in 2024.
- Williams Companies is second, up 51% in 2024.
- Kinder Morgan comes in third, up 42% this year. All three names are near highs.
- APA, Halliburton and SLB are at the bottom of the sector. They are down in the 20% to 30% range in 2024.