Find your customers on Roku this Black Friday
As with any digital ad campaign, the important thing is to reach streaming audiences who will convert. To that end, Roku’s self-service Ads Manager stands ready with powerful segmentation and targeting options. After all, you know your customers, and we know our streaming audience.
Worried it’s too late to spin up new Black Friday creative? With Roku Ads Manager, you can easily import and augment existing creative assets from your social channels. We also have AI-assisted upscaling, so every ad is primed for CTV.
Once you’ve done this, then you can easily set up A/B tests to flight different creative variants and Black Friday offers. If you’re a Shopify brand, you can even run shoppable ads directly on-screen so viewers can purchase with just a click of their Roku remote.
Bonus: we’re gifting you $5K in ad credits when you spend your first $5K on Roku Ads Manager. Just sign up and use code GET5K. Terms apply.
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💰Wall Street Warns of a Pullback
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Top executives at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are warning that markets have risen too far and too quickly. With the S&P 500 down 1.2 percent and tech stocks leading the slide, investors are beginning to accept that a 10 to 15 percent correction may be both likely and necessary. As the Fed grows cautious, earnings momentum slows, and AI valuations stretch thin, Wall Street’s rally is facing its most serious test of the year.
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BIG IDEA 1💡
Correction Talk and Market Reversal
Markets Fall
Broad Selloff – The Dow dropped 251 points, the S&P 500 fell 1.2%, and the Nasdaq lost 2% as investors reacted to CEO warnings and rotated out of growth stocks at stretched prices.
CEO Alarm – Morgan Stanley’s Ted Pick said investors should “welcome drawdowns of 10–15%,” while Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon warned that technology multiples look “full.”
Valuation Check – Market strategists said the latest pullback shows equities may have outrun fundamentals after months of AI-driven enthusiasm and aggressive multiple expansion.
Policy Uncertainty
Fed Crosswinds – Powell hinted the most recent cut could be the last of 2025 as inflation progress slows and credit conditions remain uneven across sectors.
Mixed Voices – Governors Lisa Cook and Mary Daly emphasized that another cut remains possible, splitting traders on whether December will bring further easing or a pause.
Data Blackout – With the government shutdown halting critical reports, policymakers are navigating blindly through the fourth quarter, heightening market uncertainty.
Gold and the Dollar
Gold Slip – Spot gold fell 0.8% to $3,970 as a surging U.S. dollar undermined safe-haven demand and encouraged profit-taking.
Dollar Strength – The greenback gained as traders priced out further Fed cuts, making metals costlier for global buyers and reducing speculative inflows.
Metal Ripple – Silver, copper, and platinum all declined as rising yields tightened global liquidity, reinforcing a defensive tone across commodities.
BIG IDEA 2💡
Crypto, AI and Corporate Updates
Crypto Liquidation Wave
Bitcoin Flush – More than $1.27 billion in leveraged futures were liquidated as Bitcoin dropped below $105K, triggering the biggest wipeout in weeks.
Altcoin Pain – Ether fell 4%, Solana 7%, and Cardano 5% as traders cut leverage and risk appetite evaporated across exchanges.
Fed Factor – Mixed Fed signals boosted the dollar and drained liquidity, pushing crypto into its steepest correction since October.
AI Boom, Market Gloom
Palantir Pullback – Shares sank despite record revenue and profit as investors questioned whether AI valuations can still justify their premium multiples.
AMD Earnings – AMD topped forecasts with $9.25 billion in sales but faced profit-taking as traders digested elevated guidance and margin pressures.
Burry Warning – Michael Burry disclosed new put positions on Nvidia and Palantir, reigniting talk of an AI bubble and reminding markets how momentum trades can reverse fast.
Corporate Moves
Uber Guidance – Uber slid after soft Q4 forecasts offset strong earnings, hinting at slower ride-share demand in key cities.
Yum Review – Yum! Brands gained after launching a strategic review of Pizza Hut and delivering double-digit growth at Taco Bell and KFC.
Marriott Resilience – Marriott rose as luxury-travel bookings offset budget-segment weakness, showing upper-income consumers still driving profits.
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ACTION PLAN✅
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Quick Money – Keep dry powder ready and buy quality names on a 10–15% pullback to turn short-term volatility into long-term compounding.
Defensive Edge – Add $KO ( ▲ 1.02% ) for stable dividends and pricing power as consumer spending softens and margins hold.
Industrial Play – Consider $RTX ( ▼ 0.81% ) as defense orders and global restocking accelerate, fueling steady multi-year growth.
AI Discipline – Trim speculative AI positions and accumulate profit-makers like $MSFT ( ▼ 0.52% ) or $AMD ( ▼ 3.7% ) on any market weakness.
Crypto Patience – Accumulate Bitcoin gradually near $105K without leverage to smooth volatility risk.
Gold Balance – Maintain a 2–5% allocation of gold to keep portfolio balanced.
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INFLATION REPORT💸
Today’s Inflation Rate: 2.38% (Relatively up)
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CTV ads made easy: Black Friday edition
As with any digital ad campaign, the important thing is to reach streaming audiences who will convert. Roku’s self-service Ads Manager stands ready with powerful segmentation and targeting — plus creative upscaling tools that transform existing assets into CTV-ready video ads. Bonus: we’re gifting you $5K in ad credits when you spend your first $5K on Roku Ads Manager. Just sign up and use code GET5K. Terms apply.
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