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
Why the September Fed Meeting Feels So Strange? The Answer Lies with Miran, Cook and Trump
TradingKey - Beyond analyzing whether the updated dot plot after the Fed’s rate decision reflects a dovish or hawkish tilt, investors are increasingly curious about what will become of the Federal Reserve amid political interference, personnel changes, and potential institutional shifts. The Wall
Wed, Sep 17
Oracle Play Bloom Energy Soars 230% as Morgan Stanley Doubles Price Target, Betting Big on Oracle-Tied Growth
TradingKey - As capital markets celebrate Oracle’s entry into the AI core with record-breaking orders, Bloom Energy (BE.US), a U.S. clean energy company, is also surging at an astonishing pace. Its recent partnership with Oracle has propelled Bloom Energy’s stock to more than triple year-to-date, an
Wed, Sep 17
[U.S. IPO] Buyers Frenzied Like Fans? StubHub IPO Sees 20x Oversubscription, Masking Profitability Challenges
TradingKey - After years of ownership changes and a withdrawn IPO plan, StubHub, the largest secondary ticket marketplace in the U.S., is set to go public on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker STUB, with an expected valuation of $8.6 billion. Investors are watching whether this founder’s
Wed, Sep 17
U.S. Stocks Thrive on a Weak Dollar: Deutsche Bank Highlights Dollar-Hedged ETFs
TradingKey - After U.S. tariffs sparked a wave of “de-dollarization,” the dollar has remained weak while U.S. stocks continue to hit record highs — a divergence that has drawn attention. On Tuesday, amid expectations of Fed policy easing, the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) fell below 97 for the first time
Tue, Sep 16
Economy Slows, Stocks Soar — What’s Behind the U.S. Market Paradox?
TradingKey - While many investors maintain bullish views on U.S. equities citing Fed rate cuts, a puzzling phenomenon continues to baffle markets: weak economic data, yet stocks keep hitting new highs.
Tue, Sep 16
September Fed Watch: A Policy Pivot That Could Make or Break the Bull Stock Market
TradingKey - The Fed’s September FOMC meeting is widely seen as locking in the first rate cut of 2025. Yet strategists at Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, and Oppenheimer warn that as investors shift focus to slowing growth, a more cautious tone may replace bullish stock sentiment.
Tue, Sep 16
TikTok Deal Boosts Oracle; Shares Rise 3% on Renewed Hopes of Strategic Role
TradingKey - Following reports that China and the U.S. have reached a basic framework agreement on TikTok during economic talks in Spain, Oracle’s stock reversed a two-day 11% decline, surging over 3% as the company is seen as a key player in enabling TikTok to continue operating in the U.S.
Tue, Sep 16
Elon Musk Spends $1B on Tesla Shares Amid Defence of Mega Pay Package
TradingKey - After a 14% surge over the last two trading sessions, news that the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has doubled down on his own company sent Tesla shares soaring another 8% in pre-market trading — putting the stock on track for its highest level since February.
Mon, Sep 15
Will the Fed’s Rate Cut Trigger a Stock Market Drop Instead of a Rally?
TradingKey - While lower borrowing costs should theoretically boost liquidity and support U.S. equities, deeper concerns about an impending economic slowdown, and the risk that rate cuts have already been priced in too aggressively, suggest the market may be approaching not a continuation of the
Mon, Sep 15
China’s Energy Storage “Doubling Plan” Sends CATL Soaring — Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Say Buy
TradingKey - Fueled by China’s new energy storage doubling plan and supportive auto supply chain policies, investor interest in the energy storage sector has surged. With Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan issuing bullish calls, global battery leader CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited) saw
Mon, Sep 15
Big Bull Market Ahead? Weak August Data Fuels Expectations of Sweeping China Stimulus
TradingKey - Slowing growth in China’s industrial output and retail sales in August is fueling expectations for a new round of large-scale economic stimulus. As September marks a critical juncture for whether China’s stock market will enter a slow bull or fast bull phase, investors are anticipating
Mon, Sep 15
Solana Season Gains Steam as Institutional Demand Surges, Pushing SOL DAT Stocks Higher
TradingKey - Amid strong buying momentum from crypto treasury companies and positive regulatory developments, Galaxy Digital and Bitwise have jointly declared the arrival of “Solana Season.” Solana’s price has surged, with SOL treasury stocks like Upexi and Forward Industries rising double digits in
Fri, Sep 12
Godfather Meets Barbie? Paramount Skydance in Talks to Acquire Warner Bros., Reshaping Hollywood
TradingKey - The global entertainment industry and financial markets are closely watching a potential blockbuster consolidation: Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). It sparks visions of cinematic universes colliding — from The Godfather meeting Harry Potter
Fri, Sep 12
Big RPO, Bigger Risk: Why Oracle’s OpenAI Deal Isn’t the Slam Dunk It Seems
TradingKey - A wave of massive orders from clients like OpenAI has pushed Oracle’s Remaining Performance Obligations (RPO) to $455 billion, fueling a 36% stock surge — yet the rally quickly reversed. Wall Street is raising red flags: Can Oracle actually deliver? And can OpenAI afford to pay?
Fri, Sep 12
Alibaba or Meituan? Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Signal the Winner in Local Services
TradingKey - Alibaba recently re-entered the offline store business with its “Street Stars”, surpassing Dianping’s daily user scale on its first day — catching Meituan off guard in its core domain. International investment banks Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan have both concluded that Alibaba’s latest
Thu, Sep 11
U.S. August CPI Meets Expectations at 2.9%, 10-Year Treasury Yield Drops Below 4%
TradingKey - The U.S. August Consumer Price Index (CPI) posted its largest year-on-year gain in seven months, but the reading was broadly in line with expectations. Combined with recent surprisingly weak employment data, a 25-basis-point rate cut by the Federal Reserve in September is now all but
Thu, Sep 11
Figure IPO Set to Launch: Can the First RWA Stock Spark a Broader IPO Revival?
TradingKey - Blockchain lending platform Figure Technologies is set to go public on the Nasdaq this Thursday, September 11, potentially earning the title of “the first RWA (Real-World Assets) stock” thanks to its blockchain-based loan services. Just days before its IPO, Figure increased both its
Thu, Sep 11
All Eyes on August CPI: The Data That Could Trigger a Jumbo Fed Cut — Or Not
TradingKey - The key question now is whether the August CPI report, to be released on September 11, could push the Fed toward a more aggressive 50-basis-point cut — as it did in September 2024.
Thu, Sep 11
Klarna’s IPO Soars Then Fades: What Went Wrong on Its First Day?
TradingKey - Despite raising its offering price significantly and securing over 20x subscription demand, Klarna’s debut saw a sharp pullback after an initial surge, with a final gain of about 15% — far below the explosive rallies seen in recent hot listings like Circle, Figma, and Bullish.
Thu, Sep 11
Tariff Impact Fading? U.S. PPI Unexpectedly Turns Negative, Treasury Prices Jump
TradingKey - After a series of data—including ADP and nonfarm payrolls—supported the Federal Reserve’s likely rate cut next week, another piece of evidence has emerged: U.S. inflation is cooling faster than expected. The August Producer Price Index (PPI) unexpectedly turned negative month-over-month
Wed, Sep 10
