James Altucher:

Bitcoin Down 25% From All-Time High as Crypto Rout Worsens

The rout in Bitcoin deepened on Friday as investors rushed to safe assets in the wake of President Trump’s latest tariff threats, marking a dramatic reality check for one of the most popular Trump trades.

The cryptocurrency tumbled as much as 7.2% on Friday to the lowest since early November and is down some 27% since it hit an all-time high less than six weeks ago. The selloff came amid a broad plunge in cryptocurrencies, with Ether, Polkadot and XRP all dropping more than 7% on Friday.

“The last time we saw sentiment like this was 2022,” said Caroline Bowler, chief executive officer of BTC Markets Pty Ltd, referring to the “crypto winter” when prices plummeted amid rising interest rates and industry woes. “This tanking can be viewed as a response to macro fears on Trump’s tariffs and geopolitical uncertainty.”

On the bright side, Trump has already made a few changes that have pleased crypto bulls, including putting crypto advocates in key positions. The Securities and Exchange Commission, which embarked on a yearslong crackdown under former Chair Gary Gensler, has also closed investigations into several crypto outfits in recent weeks.

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Ray Blanco:

Rocket Lab Reaffirms 2025 First Launch of Neutron Rocket

In a Feb. 27 earnings call, Rocket Lab executives said they were making good progress on Neutron, a medium-lift reusable launch vehicle, and its launch site at Wallops Island, Virginia, with a first launch expected in the second half of the year.

“This year is the year of Neutron. We look forward to unlocking the medium launch bottleneck by bringing Neutron to the pad,” Peter Beck, chief executive of Rocket Lab, said on the call, later calling Neutron “our monopoly breaker to unlock the bottleneck of medium launch.”

The update on Neutron comes after a Feb. 25 report by Bleecker Street Research that argued that Neutron was facing significant delays based on the public information about the progress on the vehicle and Launch Complex 3, as well as interviews with industry officials.

Beck argued that various elements of Neutron and its launch site were making progress in parallel, giving him confidence they would come together in time for a launch later this year. “This isn’t our first rodeo and we’re no strangers to bringing a new rocket to the pad,” he said.

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Greg Guenthner:

PLTR: Your Second Chance at a 174% Profit

You can’t possibly buy every strong stock during a rip-roaring bull run. Put yourself in the shoes of someone forced to watch from the sidelines as Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) posted a massive 25% earnings rally last month – before the stock took a beating.

Market conditions quickly changed last week as some of the highest-flying stocks began to run out of steam. PLTR lost 30% of its value in just five trading days. But unless we’re staring at a major market top in the making, I don’t think this is the end of the PLTR story…

While everyone else is licking their wounds, you have the chance to plan your next big buy. Even when trading conditions seem to be deteriorating, a second chance at a winning trade is right around the corner – even in a stock like PLTR.

In fact, I can see PLTR stampeding toward $200 once the bull market finds its legs. And despite less than ideal conditions heading into March, you can prepare to strategically buy PLTR if and when the stock sets up for another run. Read on for my two preferred buy points!