Esteban Ma
💼TradingKey Financial Editor
🏅CFA Level 2 CANDIDATE
📊Stocks | Cryptocurrency | Commodities
Summary
Esteban Ma, CFA Level 2 CANDIDATE, is a financial editor at TradingKey, focusing on covering equities, cryptocurrencies and commodities. With two years of experience in crypto at Gate.io Research and three years in comprehensive finance, he specializes in cryptocurrency and macroeconomic analysis.
Areas of Expertise
Macroeconomic Research: Analysing Federal Reserve policy, inflation trends, and employment growth
Crypto Finance: Analysing blockchain projects
Data Modeling: Proficient in building and analysing statistical models
Market Insights: Keenly capturing market trends, reporting headline news, and conducting in-depth analyses
Experience
TradingKey｜Financial Editor 2023 - Present · Shenzhen Responsible for writing and publishing real-time news and in-depth analysis articles in the fields of macroeconomics, stock markets, cryptocurrencies, and commodities. Gate.io｜Financial Analyst 2021 - 2023 · Shenzhen Focused on analysing blockchain projects and on-chain ecosystems, building models for traditional finance and crypto finance, and interpreting on-chain metrics and market trends.
Total 624 articles
Elon Musk's Deep Tesla Ties: Is His Trillion-Dollar Pay Package a Win-Win for Him and Investors?
TradingKey - Despite some institutional opposition, Tesla CEO Elon Musk successfully secured his "trillion-dollar pay package" at the 2025 annual shareholder meeting, pledging to contribute to an $8.5 trillion Tesla market valuation goal and an AI and robotics empire. Analysts suggest that Tesla
Fri, Nov 7
Duolingo Q3 Earnings: The Strategic Shift Kills 'AI-First' Narrative; Has the Stock Bottomed Out?
TradingKey - Duolingo Inc. (DUOL), the online language learning platform, has seen its stock halved from its 2025 peak, hit by intensifying AI competition and executive selling at elevated levels. The company's third-quarter earnings report has further complicated matters for the AI software firm
Thu, Nov 6
Snap Q3 Earnings: Perplexity Integration Sets AI Course for 'Social Search' Boom
TradingKey - Social media company Snap Inc. (SNAP) reported third-quarter 2025 earnings that surpassed analyst expectations, sending its shares surging 16% in pre-market trading. This rally was fueled by optimistic financial guidance and a new partnership with Perplexity AI. For Snap, the integratio
Thu, Nov 6
Robinhood Q3 Earnings: Revenue Doubles, Profit Triples. So Why Did Markets Remain Cold?
TradingKey - Robinhood (HOOD), the zero-commission trading platform, posted record third-quarter 2025 earnings, with revenue soaring 100% and net profit nearly tripling. This stellar performance, fueled by robust trading activity and diversified business initiatives, significantly outpaced its rival
Thu, Nov 6
Qualcomm Q4 Earnings Preview: AI Accelerator Shift to Revalue the Mobile Chip Giant
TradingKey - Qualcomm (QCOM), the world’s largest smartphone chipmaker, will report its Q4 FY2025 earnings (natural Q3 2025) after market close on November 5. Investors expect another quarter of modest revenue growth, but increasing excitement around its entry into the AI accelerator market could
Wed, Nov 5
Tesla’s 2025 Shareholder Meeting Showdown: Musk’s Leadership and Tesla’s Crossroads
TradingKey - Tesla (TSLA), the electric vehicle leader, will hold its 2025 Annual Shareholder Meeting on November 6. Dubbed by CEO Elon Musk as a moment that will “decide Tesla’s future and shape the world’s,” the event centers on one pivotal question: Will shareholders approve Musk’s proposed $1 T
Wed, Nov 5
What Drove the 'Black Tuesday' Sell-Off? Three Key Factors Behind the U.S. Stock Plunge
TradingKey - On November 4, 2025, U.S. markets suffered a sudden and sharp selloff — dubbed “Black Tuesday” — with the Nasdaq posting its largest single-day drop in a month. The rout unfolded amid growing economic and political instability, as a record-long government shutdown worsened systemic
Wed, Nov 5
The Tariff Refund Drama Begins: Five Major Impacts If Trump Loses the Supreme Court Case
TradingKey - A landmark legal battle with clear undertones of “small business vs. government” will unfold at the U.S. Supreme Court on November 5, a case President Donald Trump has called “the most important in American history.” The ruling will directly determine the legality of Trump’s signature
Tue, Nov 4
Novo Nordisk Q3 Earnings Preview: New CEO, Board Overhaul — Can the U.S. Weight-Loss Market Turn Around?
TradingKey - Novo Nordisk (NVO), one of Europe’s pharmaceutical giants and a leader in the weight-loss drug race, will report its Q3 2025 earnings before market open on November 5. Wall Street expects a modest rebound from Q2’s worst growth in four years, but significant pressure on profits remains.
Tue, Nov 4
AMD Q3 Earnings Preview: Can the OpenAI Partnership Fuel the Next Leg of the AI Rally?
TradingKey - Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), the CPU and GPU maker, will report its Q3 2025 earnings after market close on November 4. Fueled by strong growth in gaming, client computing, and data center segments, AMD is expected to post another record-breaking quarter — with revenue poised to surpass
Tue, Nov 4
Palantir Q3 Earnings Preview: Will Another 50% Growth Beat Continue Its Run of Defying Expectations?
TradingKey - Palantir (PLTR), the defense-focused AI software company, will report its Q3 2025 earnings after market close on November 3. Despite a 165% year-to-date surge in its stock price and persistent concerns over sky-high valuation, Wall Street expects Palantir to deliver another quarter of
Mon, Nov 3
Coinbase Q3 Earnings: Fivefold Net Income Jump Powered by Diversification Beyond Transaction
TradingKey - Coinbase (COIN), the largest U.S.-regulated cryptocurrency exchange, reported its Q3 2025 earnings on Thursday, October 30. Beyond rising crypto prices driving higher trading volumes, Coinbase’s results showcased its strategic vision and growing revenue diversification — including a
Fri, Oct 31
The Great Hawkish Pivot: Global Central Banks Push Back Against Rate Cuts
TradingKey - With the Federal Reserve’s “hawkish cut,” the European Central Bank (ECB) pausing for a third time, the Bank of Canada signaling the end of easing, and other major central banks turning cautious on rate cuts, global monetary policy may be approaching a turning point.
Fri, Oct 31
Amazon's Cloud Is No Longer "Lagging": AWS's 3-Year High Reacceleration Sparks Biggest Stock Surge in 3 Years
TradingKey - Contrary to the prevailing market narrative of “falling behind in AI cloud,” Amazon Web Services (AWS) is now growing at its fastest pace in three years, reaffirming its position as the world’s leading cloud infrastructure provider. The AI narrative has flipped positive for AWS.
Fri, Oct 31
October Fed Meeting Delivers Hawkish Shock: Powell Pushes Back on December, Facing Rare Two-Way Dissent
TradingKey - At its October 2025 FOMC meeting, the Federal Reserve delivered the widely expected 25-basis-point rate cut, but the decision came with two unexpected hawkish signals: a rare two-way split in dissenting votes — the first in six years — and an unusually direct hawkish message from Chair
Thu, Oct 30
Trump-Xi Summit Concludes: 4 Out of 5 Major Issues Resolved, Trump Calls It a ‘12 Out of 10’ Success
TradingKey - The most anticipated part of President Donald Trump’s Asia trip — his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping — concluded after 1 hour and 40 minutes, marking the first in-person summit between U.S. and Chinese leaders in six years, aimed at easing trade tensions and fostering
Thu, Oct 30
Amazon Q3 Earnings Preview: Can AWS Reacceleration and Advertising Strength Fuel a Rally?
TradingKey - Amazon (AMZN), the U.S. e-commerce leader and cloud giant, will report its Q3 2025 earnings after market close on Thursday, October 30. After being labeled an “AI laggard” following its Q2 report, Amazon may now rewrite that narrative with signs of AWS recovery and its unshakable market
Thu, Oct 30
Apple Q4 Earnings Preview: iPhone 17 Challenges a Super Cycle, Services to Lead Profitability
TradingKey - Apple (AAPL), the third company in history to surpass a $4 trillion market cap, will report its Q4 2025 earnings (natural Q3) after market close on Thursday, October 30. For investors in this iPhone design and R&D powerhouse, Q3 may deliver another strong performance — driven by the
Thu, Oct 30
NVIDIA GTC 2025 Highlights: $500B Chip Sales, $5T Market Cap, and an Expanding NVIDIA Ecosystem
TradingKey - AI leader Nvidia (NVDA) unveiled an upside surprise in Blackwell chip revenue outlook and announced a wave of new partnerships across AI, data centers, 6G networks, autonomous driving, and quantum computing at its 2025 GTC conference. CEO Jensen Huang’s bullish vision for future
Wed, Oct 29
Meta Q3 Earnings Preview: The AI Advertising Boom vs. The Capex Surge
TradingKey - Meta (META), the parent company of Facebook, will report its Q3 2025 earnings after market close on Wednesday, October 29. Investors are focused on whether AI-driven advertising continues to deliver strong growth, if the company will raise capital expenditure (capex) guidance again, and
Wed, Oct 29
