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Watch for No. 6 today.

The sixth win in a row for the S&P 500, that is. Not even OPEC disappointments seem able to derail U.S. stocks, with early gains for HP helping the mood. Oil has been on a wild ride so far, check out our chart of the day for that.

That other march higher the rally for bitcoin BTCUSD, -2.12% and other cryptocurrencies is also still going strong. A single bitcoin is fetching more than $2,700. Some out there seem to have no doubt that $3,000 is not far off:

Our call of the day comes from John McAfee, the colorful founder of the antivirus software company, former fugitive and now CEO of MGT Capital Investments MGTI, +48.57% .

Bitcoin has enormous momentum, McAfee says. And MGT is stepping up its bitcoin mining.

Todays announcement is transformational for MGT. Not only does it vastly improve our financial profile, but it positions us as the only public company in the space, says McAfee, of the former video gaming company turned cybersecurity firm.

Others say there is plenty of reason to believe a crash could be coming for the currency that still baffles many. But McAfees enthusiasm comes alongside growing respect for bitcoin investors right now.

IGs Chris Weston has this to say: I genuinely cant wait to see young tech heads driving down Collins Street in a new Aston, because they had the stones to be able to hold their exposure through what has been an exponential move without ever having taken profit. (The Aussie is referring to a major Melbourne thoroughfare).

Bitcoin is the mother of all FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) trades, Weston writes. Perhaps the fact I am putting so much focus on bitcoin suggests a top has been seen and I am the taxi driver contrarian indicator. We shall see, but our flows in bitcoin have been huge, says the big brokerages strategist.

And check out the advice that Reddit bitcoin community member TotalMelancholy gave a fellow trader who made a bad move recently: The key to trading altcoins is to set targets of 10-15% profit after buying into an altcoin, instead of the X00% people try to chase. 10% is very easy during a bull market like this, and its fairly low risk. It doesn't sound like much, but consistent +10% trades add up very quickly! Diversify, rinse and repeat and youre pretty much sitting on a money tree.

Read: Heres why bitcoin may never go mainstream

The Dow DJIA, +0.34% , S&P SPX, +0.44% and Nasdaq COMP, +0.69% are all higher at the open. Thats as the dollar DXY, -0.06% is slightly lower and gold GCM7, +0.40% is moving up. Check out our chart of the day to see what oils been up to on OPEC day.

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Tesla TSLA, +2.13% factory workers have suffered injuries at a higher rate than the industry average over the past two years, says a new study by a California nonprofit. And those workers also spent more days away from work due to injuries than the auto industry average.

Read: The many failures of Elon Musk, captured in one giant infographic

HP HPQ, -3.37% is climbing after posting better-than-expected quarterly results.

See: HP boosted by double whammy of PC and printer growth

Best Buy BBY, +21.48% , Dollar Tree DLTR, +0.92% and Hormel HRL, -6.41% all reported.

Facebook FB, +1.28% has reportedly signed deals with BuzzFeed, Vox Media and others to create shows for its video entertainment service, say sources quoted by Fortune.

President Trump is sitting down with EU leaders for the first time on Thursday.

You know its OPEC day when...you get a swan-dive chart like this one.

That roller coaster of a meeting in Vienna has been batting oil prices around, with crude below $51 as the Saudis ruled out deeper output cuts. More to come on that as the meeting is ongoing.

Greg Gianforte just body slammed me and broke my glasses. That was Ben Jacobs, Guardian political reporter who tweeted this out after a scuffle with Montana congressional candidate Greg Gianforte on the eve of a special election. The Republican politician has been charged with misdemeanor assault.

Based on Twitter reaction, no one seemed to be having the time of their lives with ABCs Dirty Dancing remake

The TSA will begin rolling out tighter screening at 10 U.S. airports

Trump may get an earful from U.K. PM Theresa May later over Manchester attack details that showed up in U.S. publications

The president of the Philippines threatens martial law to combat a rise in ISIS

Good news chocolate lovers: Study shows a little each week helps your heart

A moment of silence ends with this Manchester group sing:

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