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1. Stock Performance 📈
DIA: $479.35 ↓ 0.25%
NASDAQ Composite Index: 23,481.49 ↑ 1.03%
S&P 500 (SPY): $686.26 ↑ 0.64%
AMZN: $234.98 ↑ 1.80%
AAPL: $277.23 ↑ 1.98%
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2. Crypto Check-In 🪙
BTC: $89,626.00 ↑ 2.04%
ETH: $3,084.82 ↑ 3.50%
SOL: $128.73 ↑ 3.37%
LTC: $80.54 ↑ 3.20%
3. Motivation Of The Day 💭
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”
— Chinese Proverb
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4. Term Of The Day 📚
VWAP (Volume-Weighted Average Price)
📖Definition: The average price a security traded at during the day, weighted by volume (higher-volume trades count more)
📊Why it matters: Traders use VWAP to judge execution quality and spot whether they’re buying/selling at a better-than-average price.
💡Example: If you buy shares below the day’s VWAP, you bought at a better average price than most of the day’s volume
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