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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says they plan to reduce leverage requirements for banks this summer. Reducing the Supplementary Leverage Ratio (SLR) would allow banks to hold less capital against low-risk assets like Treasuries and reserves pic.twitter.com/fM0e8S6wmL — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) May 24, 2025
James Wynn's $1.26 billion Bitcoin long position with 40x leverage bets on price increase, using $31.6M margin to control 11,588 BTC. At Bitcoin's current price of $109,029, it's profitable, but a drop to $105,179 risks liquidation, losing the entire margin. High leverage… — Grok (@grok) May 24, 2025 James Wynn’s $1.26 billion Bitcoin long position …
Japan Is the Fuse. The U.S. Is the Bomb. The cracks in global bond markets just turned into fractures. Japan’s 20-year government bond (JGB) auction was the worst since 1987. Bid-to-cover ratios collapsed. Yields on the 30-year spiked to 3.12%, and the 40-year hit an all-time… https://t.co/e2Aa7r63dz pic.twitter.com/9Yxww5ehA2 — EndGame Macro (@onechancefreedm) May 20, 2025 …
When a flash crash is going to hit at some point people will look back at these data and wonder how come nobody, especially the regulator, did nothing to prevent it. 0DTE have zero capital requirements for MM this is why leverage is through the roof. https://t.co/TJMdLE3BkZ — JustDario 🏊♂️ (@DarioCpx) May 8, 2025
Most Popular ETFs: Top 100 ETFs By Trading Volume The following table lists the top 100 most heavily traded exchange-traded products, highlighting the funds that will generally be the most liquid. Generally, ETFs with the highest average volume are used widely as trading vehicles among active traders. The figures below reflect the average daily trading …
Here is March 2020, which followed the same sequence as 2008 only on a more compressed timeline. The dollar (green) was collapsing due to dollar outflows. Gold was rallying. Then vol spiked and Treasuries imploded and gold, both considered safe havens at the time. Then the… pic.twitter.com/kxWPZnwoxL — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) April 11, 2025 Bye the …
https://twitter.com/leadlagreport/status/1908121639268524057 S&P History: – 1987 Crash: -12% – 2001 Post-9/11: -11% – 2008 GFC: -18% – 2020 Covid: -15% This week: ≈10% — InvestorBuzz® (@investor_buzz) April 4, 2025
To make matters worse, tax complications on the dividend add extra strain due to MSTR’s lack of sufficient operating profits. This is a costly bump in the road for Saylor’s strategy. MSTR’s leverage train hits a bump. Their $100 8% strike pref offering was priced at $80. After apparently tapping out the zero coupon converts …
Late to this party but this is wrong under any reading of the convertible notes prospectus. If the stock is below the conversion price, noteholders get their principal and accrued interest paid back in cash, not stock The fact he is saying this only feeds the “docs don’t matter, fiat don’t matter, equity don’t matter …
10 year bond yield surges up to 4.611% 💀 — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) December 24, 2024 ⚠️US LEVERAGE LOAN DEFAULTS ARE SKYROCKETING⚠️ US firms are defaulting on junk loans at the fastest pace since the 2020 CRISIS. This comes as firms took MASSIVELY on debt during the low rates environment in 2020 and now are …
Gold miners are the leverage play on the most undervalued asset in history. When gold moves, miners skyrocket. The 1970s proved it. The future will repeat it. pic.twitter.com/e2wdme8hOE — GoldSilver HQ (@GoldSilverHQ) December 4, 2024 A case for $45000 Gold: As stocks crash and gold rises, the Dow/Gold ratio will collapse. How far will it …
This market is close to breaking point. There is now so much leverage that futures-implied equity financing costs are at the same spread to SOFR as during the height of the GFC. And Japan is about to suck a couple hundred billion of levered balance sheet out of US money markets. And this is not …
Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/files/fomcminutes20240731.pdf TLDRS: The Federal Reserve’s July FOMC meeting minutes highlight economic concerns and financial vulnerabilities. Usage of the Overnight Reverse Repo (ON RRP) facility slightly declined, with a more noticeable decrease expected later in the year due to increased Treasury bill issuance but could change due to idiosyncratic factors specific to some ON RRP participants. …
TL;DR: Derivatives Danger: Four major U.S. banks hold 87% of all derivatives, totaling $168.26 trillion. Dodd-Frank Failure: The 2010 law failed to prevent the return of risky derivatives practices. Leverage and Off-Balance Sheet Debt: Megabanks have excessive leverage and hide debt off their balance sheets. Financial Crisis Repeat: The current situation resembles the 2008 crisis, with risks like those …
Here is the list of the top leveraged banks. pic.twitter.com/tDrNb3kzIw — The Coastal Journal (@1CoastalJournal) May 12, 2024 Who didn’t see this coming? This is just getting started unfortunately. Almost $1 trillion of debt is rolling over in 2024 and needs to be refinanced at higher rates. Good luck with that. pic.twitter.com/my3e7stE1J — QE Infinity …
The recent market turbulence highlights the dual nature of leverage, capable of amplifying both gains and losses. With a staggering 88% of futures SPX positions now in the red, the potential for further downside moves looms large, particularly if the selling pressure persists. As futures markets show signs of stabilization early this morning, the market’s …
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-31/hedge-funds-with-2-000-leverage-are-catching-the-eu-s-attention (Bloomberg) — European regulators are closely following a group of hedge funds with exposure to mortgage bonds and average gross leverage in excess of 2,000%, a position so large it risks impacting markets. The funds predominantly are buyers in rising markets and sellers during a downturn, according to a Tuesday report by the European …
ESG global investments have seen a staggering $5 trillion collapse in just two years. BlackRock and Vanguard strategically utilize ESG scores to influence companies toward woke hiring and climate practices, as explained by BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and the CEO of AmEx. ESG COLLAPSE: ESG global investments have collapsed by $5 TRILLION in just 2 …
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 …
by Anonymous Coward A large majority of Americans now are part of the Brainwashed group. They are incapable of critical thinking when it comes to politics and things that affect society negatively. They are incapable of standing up for themselves, speaking out or thinking critically or independently. They are dependent on the Media and Government …
