Gold falls with market amid global margin call, slow recovery expected post-tariffs. Polymarket gives 50% chance of U.S. recession this year—UBS warns of 5% inflation

Gold now getting murdered along with everything else as the world faces a global margin call. Futures worsening. It’s going to be a long day. Chaos 💀 pic.twitter.com/l6x2vnDAYD — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) April 3, 2025 The market's drop in response to tariffs is massive, and it will take time to …

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MSTR’s Bitcoin purchases slow; Bitcoin and MSTR stock both decline. Mr. Saylor is about to get a massive margin call on his “risk free” strategy.

MSTR has slowed down their bitcoin purchases.. and bitcoin is down… and their stock is down. 🤔 It’s almost like these things are correlated in some way… I wonder if folks will keep lending them billions to buy bitcoin if this continues. https://t.co/FKAco4hglh pic.twitter.com/duimjODWAw — @jason (@Jason) December 30, 2024 …

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If Michael Saylor is a genius, why does he need to keep telling people to buy his stock and borrow massive amounts of money? If Bitcoin collapses he faces a massive margin call from his lenders. No one will lend him money, he can’t issue new stock.

I don't understand why people buy $MSTR instead of just buying $BTC. — HayderTrader (@HayderTrader) December 21, 2024 https://twitter.com/FinanceLancelot/status/1870370239164166605 Bitcoin $BTC ETFs saw an outflow of $680 million on Thursday, the largest outflow in history 🚨 pic.twitter.com/PvAVtTFogQ — Barchart (@Barchart) December 21, 2024

Microsoft shareholders reject BTC by nearly 99% margin LMAO

I’d have better success selling ice to an Eskimo or unloading Aerotyne Dynamics to schmucks over cold calls. And I don’t even expect 1% of people to pick up calls from an unknown number in 2024. LMAO https://microsoft.gcs-web.com/static-files/412cc216-34d8-411e-bd96-71d59e4312c0 h/t Prudent-Corgi3793  

Leveraged bets on Bitcoin, Tesla, Nvidia, Adani foreshadow a looming global margin call; Nvidia below $140 becomes problematic. Won’t be long.

Next up… Leveraged BitcoinLeveraged TeslaLeveraged NvidiaLeveraged Adani Followed by global margin call of biblical magnitude. Unforeseen by the vast majority of everyone. pic.twitter.com/NdsMpuJw1J — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) November 22, 2024 On approach. Below 140 becomes problematic. Won't be long. https://t.co/BDKPgL5aTF pic.twitter.com/Qh3o4pjY4Q — The Great Martis (@great_martis) November 22, 2024 NVIDIA’s revenue …

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96.7% of community banks report unrealized losses, while Finra underreports $4 trillion in hedge fund margin loans.

https://www.fdic.gov/system/files/2024-09/qbp.pdf Finra, a Wall Street regulator is understating Margin Debt by more than $4 TRILLION dollars, by not counting gigantic Meme Banks who make Margin Loans to Hedge Funds Most market watchers rely on the monthly margin debt figures published by Wall Street’s self-regulator, FINRA, as the reliable gauge in …

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The margin of error is 3% and the difference is 1%

This is mind boggling to me. Harris has no clue what she’s doing when it comes to the economy unless you’re a socialist. Maybe that’s what the American people want. Disincentivize anyone from becoming successful. Make everyone average. https://t.co/QFjN175UO1 — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) September 2, 2024 The margin of error …

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According to leaked polling numbers from Democratic firm OpenLabs, this map falls WITHIN the margin of error.

This would be EPIC 🙌🏻🔥 https://t.co/Tg4Vw3K7xW — Julia 🇺🇸 (@Jules31415) July 3, 2024 Trump is up in every swing state by large margins plus a few solid blue states. pic.twitter.com/LGWywgYBCi — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 2, 2024 That almost the entire media repeated the same lie with the exact same …

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Margin Debt Up 5.8% in February

Margin debt is the amount of money an investor borrows from their broker via a margin account. Trading with a margin debt can magnify gains because an investor can benefit from the upside of any stock without having to invest 100%, resulting in greater profit. With that being said, trading …

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Margin Calls For Chosen Losers In A Rigged Market

by WhatCanIMakeToday An interesting cohencidence of events around the upcoming March 11, 2024 BTFP end date.  (This post puts together a lot of prior DD.) On March 11, 2024, BTFP will stop making new loans. [Federal Reserve Discount Window, Federal Reserve BTFP FAQ A.5] Which is the day after the OCC Proposal to Reduce …

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SPX Earnings Report: Q1 Expectations Plummet, 20% of S&P 500 Shows Grim 2023 Outlook… Margin Contractions Raise Concerns

As the earnings season unfolds, the SPX’s first-quarter and year-ahead earnings projections are on a downward spiral. Earnings surprises are meager at +6.1%, marking 2023’s weakest performance. With a grim earnings growth of about -2%, the initial expectations of +2% have crumbled. Over 20% of the S&P 500 has reported …

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Auto Industry at Crossroads: Sales Remain Steady Amidst Rising Rates and Margin Compression Challenges

The car market in a nut-shell: 1) Interest rates at 20-year highs. 2) Consumer savings depleted. 3) Vehicle prices slowly normalizing (with some exceptions). And yet… sales volumes are fine. The real looming issue in the industry right now? Undoubtedly margin compression.… — Car Dealership Guy (@GuyDealership) November 21, 2023

Every financial crisis initiates with margin calls at its core.

The DTCC’s decision to double margin requirements for mortgage-backed securities, alongside the recent MBS VaR stress testing increase, reveals growing concerns. As the 10-year Treasury yield experienced a sharp drop over the past two weeks, accelerated by weakening manufacturing and labor market data, the financial landscape is becoming increasingly uncertain. …

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223,000 tech layoffs in 2023, 60,000 more than 2022’s total, and we are only 7 months in; Nasdaq surpasses Dow by 30% this year, the largest margin since 1971.

There have now been 223,000 tech layoffs in 2023 and we are only 7 months in. That's 60,000 more tech layoffs than the entire year of 2022. pic.twitter.com/bcGE9hUdus — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) July 30, 2023 "The Nasdaq is outperforming the Dow by more than 30% this year – the …

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Debit Balances in Customers’ Securities Margin Accounts increased by $37,058 million, or 5.75% from May to June–the biggest jump since December 2022. This implies that customers are borrowing more money from their brokers to buy securities on margin.

by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.finra.org/rules-guidance/key-topics/margin-accounts/margin-statistics Source: https://www.finra.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/margin-statistics.xlsx Wut mean?: According to FINRA Rule 4521(d), FINRA member firms with customer margin accounts must report by the last business day of each month: Total debit balances in securities margin accounts. Total free credit balances in all cash and securities margin accounts. Debit Balances in …

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Gary Gensler: ” investing in a levered single-stock ETF may create exposures for investors that in many ways resemble buying shares on margin. Further, investing in an inverse single-stock ETF is meant to be similar to shorting a stock.” “they are not necessarily right for every investor.”

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.sec.gov/news/speech/gensler-prepared-remarks-iac-06222023 Highlights: The use of predictive data analytics, however, also can lead to potential conflicts. Conflicts may arise to the extent that advisers or brokers are optimizing for their own interests as well as others. I have asked the staff to make recommendations to the Commission for …

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