Economic news worsens but markets continue to rise, marking the final stage of the market cycle. Financial pundits lure sheeple into market, then claim no one saw it coming after crash.

The economic news is getting really bad but markets are still rising. The brief final stage of the market cycle.pic.twitter.com/55ZY4MGgPy https://t.co/rX8hxr3YI3

— Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) July 25, 2023

The overwhelming temptation of every financial pundit is to lure sheeple into a market powered by five stocks:https://t.co/vCedAfNQWd

And then after the crash tell everyone no one saw it coming.

Genius at work. pic.twitter.com/JN6t5nvwAo

— Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) July 25, 2023

Investors should keep a close eye on the 10-year Treasury yield

The last 2 moves above 4% resulted in blowups in financial markets: UK pension fund and US regional bank pic.twitter.com/s7Y4JcgN63

— Game of Trades (@GameofTrades_) July 25, 2023

Zerohedge claims Mike Wilson issues apology for being wrong "all year".https://t.co/GU2ny0iESk

Only index dunces are happy this year, as the average stock peaked back in January.

No one's been wrong "all year" yet, boys.

Don't Jim Cramer your own Idiocracy. pic.twitter.com/YKjLdZ35QT

— Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) July 25, 2023

Good Morning Everyone! Inflation was out of control, interest rates soared, bonds screamed caution and a recession seemed imminent. Yet, here we are, 20 months later with the S&P 500's bear market nearing a full recovery, just 260 points short. Talk about market resilience! pic.twitter.com/dA8B5yTJK5

— Genevieve Roch-Decter, CFA (@GRDecter) July 25, 2023

Like clockwork 🚀 🤣 https://t.co/45Esjj9fnK

— Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) July 24, 2023

Citadel Securities Trading Revenue Slides 35% on Muted Market and the profits were down nearly 60% in the first half of the year.

Mixed bag of flash PMIs — Europe clearly in trouble, Japan/US mixed… global manufacturing recession continues. pic.twitter.com/3yhnLS6yp6

— Callum Thomas (@Callum_Thomas) July 24, 2023