Retail investors keep buying tops. $8B inflows last week, mostly NVIDIA. Pain incoming.

‼️This is INSANE: Retail investors purchased a MASSIVE $900 million of Nvidia, $NVDA, stock in the last week of January. Meanwhile, $NVDA stock has gone nowhere for 8 months and is down ~20% from the peak What if the dip continues dipping? Read!👇https://t.co/PN8zRte7W8 — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) February 3, 2025 This has never happened …

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Atlanta Fed predicts -1.5% GDP growth in first quarter. This is a dramatic departure from just last month when they predicted +3.9% growth.

The Atlanta Federal Reserve is projecting a contraction of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.5 percent in the first quarter, flashing a warning sign for the U.S. economy. The projection is a significant shift for the Atlanta Fed over the last few weeks that comes a little more than a month after President …

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Trump’s tariffs on Mexico and Canada mark the first step; China and others to follow. The last big trade war was in 1930 at the start of the Great Depression.

The last significant trade conflict between the U.S. and Canada was indeed during the Great Depression in the 1930s. The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 led to increased tariffs on thousands of imported goods, which resulted in retaliatory tariffs from Canada and other countries, exacerbating the economic downturn. The last big trade war between the …

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What happened the last time we gave loans without credit checks?

by Kali-Lionbrine Not trying to time a crash if any (due to government spending lmao). But considering every purchase has multiple financing options that can sometimes be stacked together ex: buy now pay later, credit card stuff like this, etc. How long can this go on before people start defaulting? Statistics and anecdotes point towards …

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US Home Prices Surge To 17th Consecutive All-Time High (NYC Leads Nation, Tampa Last)

by confoundedinterest17 US home prices surged to the 17th consecutive all-time high. US home prices in the 20 largest cities rose 0.32% MoM in October (the latest data from S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller), considerably hotter than the 0.22% rise expected. However, despite the MoM beat, the pace of annual acceleration has declined to its slowest since Sept …

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Was Dr. Leana Wen paid $460,685.41 last year by big pharma?

NOW — Dr. Leana Wen Calls for the FDA to Authorize the Bird Flu Vaccine “There actually is a vaccine developed already against H5N1. The Biden Administration has contracted with manufacturers to make almost 5 million doses of the vaccine. However, they have not asked the FDA to… pic.twitter.com/AWkMxevFPv — Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) December 29, …

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Israeli forces arrest hospital director and staff after raiding the last functioning hospital in Gaza.

CNN – Israel arrested a hospital director in a raid that closed the last major functioning health facility in northern Gaza, with its forces also accused of ordering patients to strip in the streets. Kamal Adwan Hospital is “now empty” after the remaining patients – some of them critically ill – along with caregivers and health workers …

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Xi must stabilize property market before reigniting growth; $13trn inventory crisis looms. A massive $133 BILLION worth of Chinese builders’ bonds have defaulted over the last 5 years.

We explained the property bubble in China and its many negative implications in 7 episodes here… 2/2https://t.co/43I3QXuRVQ — Alexander Stahel 🌻 (@BurggrabenH) December 23, 2024 ⚠️ JUST IN: *CHINA CENTRAL BANK INJECTS 109.6 BILLION YUAN VIA 7-DAY REVERSE REPOS AT 1.50%: STATEMENT 🇨🇳🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/PxOkJ2acfp — Investing.com (@Investingcom) December 23, 2024 ⚠️CHINA'S REAL ESTATE CRISIS HAS …

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Seeing McDonalds and Starbucks struggle at the same time is a warning sign also. Last time that happened was 2008.

Seeing McDonalds and Starbucks struggle at the same time is a warning sign also. Last time that happened was 2008. — WarnTracker 2.0 (@j77324) December 20, 2024 McDonald's has laid off some workers in California. Lamb Weston, which 14% of their business comes from selling fries to McDonald's, reported terrible earnings today. pic.twitter.com/EH7FplOpb8 — WarnTracker …

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Insider selling at extreme highs suggests potential disappointing corporate earnings ahead.

Insider selling is highly correlated w/ disappointing corp earnings over the following 12 months Makes sense: insiders understand their companies' future prospects better than anyone Insider selling is at an extreme high now, so…..? (h/t @jessefelder) pic.twitter.com/vD72DH7ffL — Adam Taggart (@adamtaggart) December 17, 2024 Guess who's next? Pay attention. pic.twitter.com/4EU5zf71AT — The Great Martis (@great_martis) …

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883,000 more unemployed than last year; 1.342 million full-time jobs lost.

🇺🇸 US number of full time employees -1.342 million or -1% YoY. In #recession territory! pic.twitter.com/0MMduVtl7r — Alex Joosten (@joosteninvestor) December 6, 2024 This is important: There are 883,000 more Americans unemployed now than a year ago. Sometimes you need to step back and look at the annual changes to see the bigger picture. The …

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Nation’s last uncalled congressional race in California, nearly month after election

(The Center Square) – Almost one month after Election Day, one key Congressional race in California remains uncalled as the same pair of opponents race to a neck-and-neck finish. Democrat Adam Gray is now up nearly 200 votes against Republican Congressman John Duarte in the Central Valley District that voted in favor of recalling California …

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Bitcoin’s rise ties to Tether, funding US debt; dependency on legacy systems exposed. MSTR stock drives Bitcoin purchases, creating a self-reinforcing cycle. How long can it last?

**Tether Alert** The idea that Wall Street is embracing Tether and Bitcoin is much clearer.The more Tethers are being bought, the higher Bitcoin goes. The higher Bitcoin goes the more Tethers are being bought. As Tether grows in size the more US Treasury debt is being… https://t.co/SwF1Ha6rQf — bob coleman (@profitsplusid) November 13, 2024 The …

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So Now We Need Wages to Double Across the Board to Catch Up to Just the Inflation in the Last Year

by Chris Black You can’t buy a standard menu meal under $12 at Wendy’s. A box of Corn Flakes with about five real servings is $6. Gasoline is still over $3.00 a gallon. Car insurance almost costs as much per month as the car you’re insuring. Health insurance costs more than a $350k house. Forget …

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Putin Says Ukraine Wouldn’t Last a Week Without U.S. Aid

by Chris Black No lies detected here. Russia is fighting NATO, not the Ukraine, and it’s winning. That should be concerning for the powers that be. American charity isn’t going to last indefinitely. Political support for the war is plummeting. The only way to save Ukraine is to find a way for NATO to get …

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Americans Last! #Bidenomics

https://ktrh.iheart.com/alternate/amp/2023-08-25-biden-giving-illegals-2200-per-month-welfare-only-1400-to-us-retirees/ https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/09/outrageous-border-patrol-agent-reveals-biden-regime-gives/ XENOPHOBIC NATIVISTSpic.twitter.com/4G84hwjJsu — The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) September 7, 2023 We’ll be prepared for $8 dollar gas h/t EuphoricTrilby

Treasury: Dealer of Second to Last Resort

by Chris Black The Treasury’s new buyback program will have a humble beginning, but tremendous potential to become an essential tool with far reaching impact. Treasury first hinted at a buyback program (https://fedguy.com/the-marginal-buyer/) last August amidst concerns over poor Treasury market liquidity and finally decided to launch it next year. The most recent details (https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/221/TreasurySupplementalQRQ32023.pdf) …

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Hurry Now While Stocks Last!! New Covid Variant EG.5 Causing 17% Cases In US

‘There’s a new coronavirus variant topping the leaderboard in the United States: EG.5. Nationally, EG.5 is causing about 17% of new Covid-19 cases in the country, compared with 16% for the next most common lineage, XBB.1.16, according to the latest estimates from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.’ https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/09/health/covid-variant-eg5/index.html WHO classifies EG.5 as …

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Is the Chinese Government Buying Teslas to Help Bail Musk Out After the Plunge in Tesla Shares Last Year?

by Chris Black Do Chinese government officials own a large chunk of Tesla stock? Something is fishy with the numbers when all other data points show a drop in overall sales outside Tesla. The cars aren’t that popular in China. Tesla is way behind the Chinese domestic manufacturers. https://twitter.com/zerohedgeupdate/status/1678432848334962688

Enjoy the calm waters while they last…

Friendly reminder of where we are at With another hike on the table for July Honestly, we’re in uncharted territory Enjoy the calm waters while they last pic.twitter.com/PoiWPlwLYf — Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW) July 9, 2023 https://twitter.com/jay18047638/status/1678153122013671424 pic.twitter.com/6w0cR64iDL — Sensible Moderate (@sensiblemoderat) July 9, 2023 It's not a question of *if* relatively-high rates break something, but …

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