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% …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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. …

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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, …

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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 …

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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 …

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