The Trade Desk is now included in the S&P 500 but are there any actionable takeaways for investors today? Also we discuss Bitcoin's rising appeal as a corporate treasury strategy, a surging interest in trading stock options, as well as 3 stocks that our hosts believe are hidden gems going into this earnings season.

(00:21) Jon Quast, Matt Frankel, and Tom Gardner discuss:

- The Trade Desk inclusion in the S&P 500

- Bitcoin's all-time high amid surging institutional demand

- Investors' increased appetite for zero-day options

- Hidden gems on our radar

Companies discussed: TTD, BTC, SMLR, MSTR, BLK, HOOD, RKT, PGR, XMTR

Host: Jon Quast

Guests: Matt Frankel, Tom Gardner

Engineers: Dan Boyd, Adam Landfair

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