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Thanksgiving Market Extravaganza: S&P 500 and Nasdaq Surge Amidst Overbought Conditions, Global Stock Funds Inflow, Cash Dominance, and Record Highs for Bitcoin ETFs

As Thanksgiving approaches, the financial markets reflect a robust performance, with the S&P 500 ETF ($SPY) marking an 8.8% increase for the month and a remarkable 20.3% gain for the year. The Nasdaq 100 ($QQQ) outshines, boasting an impressive 47.1% surge. Global stock funds experience a notable influx, attracting around $40 billion in the two …

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Hedge Funds Fully Invested at 99%, Icons Like Buffett and Soros Strategically Unload Holdings

The current scenario paints a stark picture of the market dynamics, as hedge funds find themselves in a position where net exposure to the “magnificent 7” has surged from 12% at the beginning of the year to a staggering 99%. This dramatic shift suggests a significant reduction in the number of buyers. High-profile investors like …

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Hedge Funds Bet Against U.S. Bonds, Banking Concerns Emerge, Mortgage Costs Soar and Junk Bonds In Trouble

Hedge Funds continue adding to their short U.S. Treasuries futures position which has now reached the largest short position in history pic.twitter.com/5VtUeUb7JQ — Barchart (@Barchart) October 11, 2023 I believe Bank of America is insolvent with a 6% Fed funds rate, leverage explodes. If your core capital is impaired, any losses on tertiary assets (credit …

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Market data shows dumb money moving away from managed funds and going into passive index funds

by LateApostate The Investment Association keeps a pretty good track of it https://www.theia.org/news/press-releases/net-fund-flows-remain-positive-while-fixed-income-funds-turn-outflow#:~:text=Tracker%20funds%20saw%20net%20retail,6%25. Calastone published figures that show that active funds have seen outflows of USD 8.5 billion from retail investors, while passive funds have seen inflows of USD 6.7 billion in the UK. Moving into tracker funds has been boasted as a safe bet …

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Global funds slash china stock positioning to lowest since 2020… Chinese developer SCE Group seeks offshore debt restructuring after default

(Bloomberg) — Global funds further trimmed their Chinese stock holdings in September, extending a relentless selloff and lowering their average position in the country to the lowest level since 2020, Morgan Stanley said. Net monthly outflows from active long-only managers in China and Hong Kong equities totaled $3.2 billion during the month largely due to …

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Hedge funds to sell up to $30 billion of stocks soon, potentially exacerbating the recent downward move in shares

via reuters: LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Hedge funds using computers to trade equities are expecting to start selling to the tune of $20 billion to $30 billion in the next two weeks given retreating stock markets, a UBS (UBSG.S) note seen by Reuters shows. Hedge funds using algorithms to follow market trends have turned …

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Faster bonds sell off the greater collateral hit and impairment to Global liquidity. Hedge funds cut stock leverage at fastest pace since 2020 crash.

Sounds right until it isn't! Problem is that the faster bonds sell off the greater collateral hit and impairment to Global #liquidity https://t.co/6GW0EYopoj — CrossBorder Capital/ GLIndexes (@crossbordercap) September 26, 2023 #recession … #StockMarket Bubble edition#Leverage 📉 #MarginCall 📈 https://t.co/nig1oqQvQ8 pic.twitter.com/FmkeTm30lS — Invariant Perspective (@InvariantPersp1) September 26, 2023 #recession … Global $USD #Liquidity Squeeze edition$DXY …

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SEC collects Wall Street’s private messages as WhatsApp probe escalates. The firms include Carlyle Group, Apollo Global Management, KKR & Co, TPG, and Blackstone, as well as some hedge funds, including Citadel

https://web.archive.org/web/20230925112719/https://www.reuters.com/technology/sec-collects-wall-streets-private-messages-whatsapp-probe-escalates-sources-2023-09-25/ NEW YORK, Sept 25 (Reuters) – The U.S. securities regulator has collected thousands of staff messages from more than a dozen major investment companies, escalating its probe into Wall Street’s use of private messaging apps, said four people with direct knowledge of the matter. Previously, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had asked the …

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US Completely Funds Every Aspect Of Ukraine, Including Salaries For 57,000 First Responders

US COMPLETELY FUNDS EVERY ASPECT OF UKRAINE, INCLUDING SALARIES FOR 57,000 FIRST RESPONDERS pic.twitter.com/K0IWtUHOTp — The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) September 25, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkGJw5wUZI0 Senator Shocked By Classified Briefing On Ukraine: Warhawks Want Blank Check With No Victory In Sight https://t.co/bvL3yJzrAj — zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 25, 2023 BILLIONS IN US DOLLARS HAS RESULTED IN STATE OF THE ART …

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Banks constrain liquidity, causing tightening as money market funds suck up deposits, provision for credit losses, impacting consumption

Banks are tightening lending standards consistent with levels that have ALWAYS led to a recession Buckle up pic.twitter.com/OjXqe4OpZN — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) September 4, 2023 https://twitter.com/RJRCapital/status/1698498854453227530 The current yield curve inversion is at the same level as 1928. Let that sink in. pic.twitter.com/zEEaqCMETP — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) September 4, 2023

OUCH: Trump’s Donor Money Just Plummeted by $101 Million — What Happens to Election Funds If They Go Negative?

via YAHOO: Save America, the leadership PAC founded by former President Donald Trump, has less than $4 million cash on hand, after siphoning over $101 million to pay legal fees for Trump and his allies since the beginning of 2022, reports the New York Times. Mid-year tax filings for PACs provide awareness about presidential campaign …

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High Ranking Ukraine Officials Accused of Embezzling Funds Worth 62.5 Million Allocated for Humanitarian Aid During War

On August 23, 2023, Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) exposed a scheme involving the embezzlement of UAH 62.5 million during Ukrzaliznytsia’s (Ukrainian Railways) procurement of food supplies amidst the ongoing conflict with Russia. Ukrzaliznytsia is the state-owned national railway company of Ukraine. It is one of the largest …

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Democrat-malgoverned US cities face biblical wipeout of CRE values, affecting banks and pension funds.

San Francisco’s $1.2 billion Hayes Point tower stops construction over rampant crime and homelessness The developer behind a major San Francisco building project has halted construction over poor market conditions as crime and homeless continue to deter retailers and customers from the downtown area. Hayes Point, a $1.2 billion tower in the heart of San …

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No one is prepared: Money-market funds are offering the highest yields since 2007; NVDA can take down the entire stock market alone; Speculators are more short treasuries now than they ever have in history…

Markets are RED https://finviz.com/futures.ashx Money-market funds are offering the highest yields since **2007** The yield on 100 of the largest mm funds recently hovered at 5.13%, highest in 16 years –Crane Datahttps://t.co/5pmUpnhAae @WSJmarkets pic.twitter.com/eTNjZdcaod — Gunjan Banerji (@GunjanJS) August 8, 2023 https://twitter.com/leadlagreport/status/1688894857132085248 Speculators are more short treasuries now than they ever have in history… at …

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High interest rates drive people to money market funds, reducing banks’ lending capacity and increasing caution

People are moving money from banks to money market funds due to high interest rates This means banks will have less money to lend and they will be more careful with who they lend to pic.twitter.com/jmdzNAqR56 — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) August 4, 2023 Capital Economics predicts 40% decline in commercial real estate values. Commercial real …

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June saw the 13th consecutive monthly net outflow for hedge funds, with investors removing $13.12 billion.

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.evestment.com/news/hedge-fund-industry-asset-flow-report-june-2023/ Highlights: June 2023 witnessed the 13th straight month of net outflows in the hedge fund industry. June’s redemptions were lighter compared to previous years, with an estimated net $13.12 billion taken out, though it still resulted in the industry’s assets growing by $39.5 billion to approximately $3.439 trillion. Historically, June is …

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Corporate bonds yield 0.12% above Fed Funds rate, the lowest level since 2007, and several indicators suggest a severe recession.

Otavio (Tavi) Costa: “Corporate bonds now yield only 0.12% above the Fed Funds rate. The lowest level since 2007, preceding the Global Financial Crisis. Every time credit spreads were at historically suppressed levels, a hard-landing scenario followed. Perhaps this time is indeed different, but I would rather base my perspective on numerous indicators pointing towards …

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The wipeout of CRE valuations is going to be epic. Banks, PE locusts, & pension funds saddled with the toxic-waste CMBSs on these buildings are toast.

CRE Panic Hits Baltimore As Second Office Tower Dumped At 69% Discount https://t.co/MyjQjAISAQ — zerohedge (@zerohedge) July 20, 2023 On Tuesday, we asked: Is this the start of a commercial real estate firesale in crime-ridden Baltimore City? And to our surprise, it appears so. Let’s begin with our report on Tuesday when The Baltimore Sun revealed …

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High interest rates drive inflows to money market funds, pressure banks; Falling inflation impacts earnings

High interest rates continue to cause rapid inflows to money market funds from bank deposits This should put pressure on banks causing them to maintain tight lending standards pic.twitter.com/wzZaFSQKjW — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) July 19, 2023 Beware: Falling inflation is a major headwind to earnings, since the latter is calculated on a nominal basis pic.twitter.com/6pfHKixGLd …

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Brazil’s CBDC enables authorities to freeze and reduce funds

The pilot version of Real Digital, Brazil’s central bank digital currency, enables authorities to freeze users’ wallets and reduce their balances, according to Pedro Magalhães, a blockchain developer from Brazil. Magalhães claims to have reverse-engineered the CBDC’s functions based on the source code published for a public audit by the Banco Central do Brasil (BCB), …

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Institutions to dump tech stocks in second half after best first half in 40 years. Hedge funds shift to bearish dollar bet, flipping 20,091 contracts to short

Retail gamblers are trapped. After the best first half for Tech stocks in 40 years, institutions are dumping Tech stocks in the second half.https://t.co/It9OGJH69b Retail gamblers are trapped. pic.twitter.com/9ApQOQSKeP — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) July 10, 2023 Microsoft has been the most consistently dominant company of the past two decades. pic.twitter.com/7FiBWGSeS5 — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) July 10, 2023 …

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The Core! US PCE Core Deflator Remains High At 4.6%, Spending Slows (Taylor Rule Suggests Fed Funds Target Rate Of 10%, Halfway To Target!!)

by confoundedinterest17 The film “The Core” was a silly film, but core inflation in the US is a serious problem for the middle class and low-wage workers. It remains elevated despite Treasury Secretary Janet “The Marxist Gnome” Yellen saying it was “transitory.” Looks pretty permanent to me! The Federal Reserve’s preferred measures of US inflation …

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Investors going all in. Funds going for crypto again.

Investors going all in. Funds going for crypto again. Our BTC models are ready, will de delivered to community shortly. They will help risk manage better 👉 https://t.co/zQml4Uf1Vf pic.twitter.com/yc14f2wmzF — Menthor Q (@MenthorQpro) June 26, 2023 Microsoft, Apple, and top five companies accounted for 50% of NASDAQ 100 weight. Microsoft and Apple, together with next …

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So we didn’t only bailout banks we bailed out large hedge funds as well.

The FDIC mistakenly revealed to Bloomberg News details on the biggest customers at Silicon Valley Bank, the failed bank whose depositors were rescued through emergency action by regulators. An FDIC document posted online by Bloomberg News on Friday offers new insights into who benefited from that controversial rescue in March when SVB became the second biggest bank failure in US history. …

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