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Overnight US tech stocks marched forward with the Nasdaq gaining 1.2% while the broader S&P500 followed up 0.7%. Meanwhile, the benchmark 10-year bond yield fell back to 1.695%. Banks continued to fall off their recent highs, after the Fed decided banks should be holding more capital now.

What to watch today:

• Today is the one year anniversary of the COVID-19 bottom. Since then the market has gained 48%. Fundamentals and technicals suggest that the market will continue to rise over the long term.
• Today the focus will again be on two key areas – rebound tech stocks and company news as there is no economic news to go by.
• The oil price attempted to stabilise, lifting  0.1%
• Copper stocks should have a good day after copper rose 0.7%
• Yesterday, the most traded stocks on our active trader desk, Bell Direct Advantage were: Freedom Foods (ASX:FNP) which fell 83%, Oneview Healthcare (ASX:ONE) which gained 9%, and 88 Energy (ASX:88E) which rose 35%.

Trading ideas:

• Bell Potter initiated coverage of EROAD (ASX:ERD) as a BUY with a bullish $4.87 target
• Citi increased Beach Energy’s (ASX:BPT) price target to $1.81, but maintained the stock as a hold
• Praemium (ASX:PPS), Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (ASX:BEN) and Washington H. Soul Pattinson (ASX:SOL) are all giving off bullish charting signals according to Trading Central.