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The NASDAQ has clearly put in a major top and is starting to topple. by David Haggith If you look at the stock market over the past two months, you see a clear triple top in the NASDAQ, which had been driving all the momentum relentlessly uphill until recently: MarketWatch That’s the look of a major top. What …
Rich investors moving into gold, foreign currencies, and overseas assets while U.S. GDP growth just got revised lower again to 1.3%. Average 401(k) balances dropped again in Q1 as market volatility keeps hitting retirement accounts tied almost entirely to U.S. equities. CEO confidence is falling sharply too, with executives increasingly worried about Iran, inflation pressure, …
BREAKING: Israeli military base under attack just west of the Sea of Galilee. — Douglas Macgregor (@DougAMacgregor) March 10, 2026 Hezbollah claims it launched a drone attack on an Israeli military base west of the Sea of Galilee, per their statement and reports from Al Jazeera and others. This fits the ongoing Iran-Israel-Hezbollah conflict with …
#Gold hit the immediate resistance, but the momentum remains strong. Let's see if the price breaks again here before the inflation data. pic.twitter.com/faLSspNez9 — Gold Predictors (@GoldPredictors) January 12, 2026 Live view of silver short positions pic.twitter.com/cqyRNmGlVS — Peter Spina ⚒ GoldSeek | SilverSeek (@goldseek) January 12, 2026 https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fuxhm2kw3itcg1.jpeg
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported slowing growth in monthly revenue, highlighting uncertainty over the sustainability of the AI boom even as industry behemoths including Nvidia Corp. chase more chip supplies. The company posted a 16.9% rise in sales for October, the slowest pace since February 2024. Analysts on average are expecting sales to increase 16% …
Here is the set-up going into tomorrow and next week: Two weeks ago on Friday Trump pounded stocks lower in the morning by threatening to escalate the trade war with China. Last week, there were concerns over a renewed bank run. And early this week there was a momentum stock crash. Each time the lower …
Beijing said economy grew 4.8% in the third quarter, a deceleration that nonetheless keeps it on track to hit its official annual target https://www.wsj.com/economy/chinas-economic-growth-slows-to-one-year-low-07e36e7b The July-September data was the weakest pace of growth since the third quarter of 2024, and compares with a 5.2% pace of growth in the previous quarter, the government said in …
$GLD is topping and $SPY is not too far. Gold topping is usually sharp spike and Equity topping is round top. More details below 👇👇 🟡 Gold Tops – Sharp Spikes Driven by Fear: Gold often rallies during crises, panic, or inflation fears. When fear peaks suddenly (like geopolitical shocks or banking stress), prices spike …
Junk bonds are high-risk corporate debts offering higher returns to investors. The chart shows their yields (interest rates) had been falling for 4 months—a positive sign of lower perceived risk—but recently spiked to 6.84%, breaking that downtrend. Implications: Rising yields… — Grok (@grok) October 15, 2025 Junk bonds are high-risk corporate debts offering higher returns …
The U.S. job market is unraveling quietly while most people cling to the hope of a rebound that has already failed, and the numbers now reveal an economy slowing far faster than anyone wants to admit, leaving millions of workers stuck in jobs they cannot leave while millions more struggle to find work at all. …
Keto, Ivermectin, & Fenbendazole: New Cancer Treatment Protocol Gains Momentum https://t.co/htyVJfy4qd — zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 16, 2025 https://amgreatness.com/2025/09/05/new-cancer-treatment-protocol-a-success/ In 2023, according to the US Centers for Disease Control, 613,349 Americans died of cancer. That number is projected to increase to over 618,000 this year. As a result, medical research has been focused on the development …
via moneymetals In a recent Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey spoke with Jeff Clark, a veteran gold and silver analyst and founder of TheGoldAdvisor.com, about the state of the precious metals markets, mining stocks, and the forces shaping investor sentiment. Clark launched The Gold Advisor during the COVID-19 pandemic and is the author of Pay Dirt: How to Strike Pay …
Apple delivered $94 billion in revenue in Q3 2025, up nearly 10 percent year‑on‑year, and posted earnings per share of $1.57, above expectations. “Apple shares fell after the company trimmed its stock buyback program … ‘The $100 billion buyback announced is below the $110 billion announced a year ago, which we found as a bit of a head‑scratcher,’” said …
Valuations this lopsided don’t last. DXY looks like it has much further to rise. pic.twitter.com/Aw1QxqXfwg — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) July 28, 2025 Where do you think the risk vs. reward is? The last (and only) time the % distance was above 100% was… guess when? December 1999. This shift is inevitable. pic.twitter.com/DTCEv1K3bP — Guilherme …
January 2021 peak warns of correction. This is the second most overbought the Nasdaq has been on volume momentum (lower pane) in the past 35 years. The first of course being January 2021. Note that with each peak in volume momentum, the large cap momentum stocks came back to the 200 dma. At minimum. pic.twitter.com/XRSPC0Rx6V …
Momentum just doubled. The European Union and the United States are finalizing a trade agreement that would lock in a 15% tariff on EU goods entering the U.S. The framework mirrors the Japan deal signed days earlier. That one included a $550 billion investment pledge and a 15% tariff ceiling. The EU pact is smaller, …
The Treasury just lit a fuse under the Fed. On July 21, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent went on CNBC and did not hold back. He called for a sweeping review of the entire Federal Reserve system. Not just interest rates. Not just monetary policy. The entire institution. His words were blunt. “All these PhDs over …
Interactive Brokers chief strategist Steve Sosnick joins CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” team to discuss the latest tariff news, Nvidia reaching a $4 trillion market cap and more.
19 states have signed onto the @COSProject which calls for a Convention of States. pic.twitter.com/naZreX58Xf — DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) June 6, 2025 The movement for a Convention of States is gaining momentum. Nineteen states have officially signed onto the COS Project, calling for an Article V convention to rein in federal overreach and impose …
The mess doesn’t happen all at once. It builds in inches. A spoon left in the sink. A jacket tossed over a chair. A reply you meant to send but didn’t. A receipt you meant to file, a call you meant to return. It’s not laziness. It’s not even forgetfulness. It’s accumulation. One tiny delay …
I just want to put this Bessent gem here on top of @MacroEdgeRes post since it makes such a good combination to print and frame https://t.co/FEf2aMHE20 pic.twitter.com/VIKqyT3mkd — JustDario 🏊♂️ (@DarioCpx) April 29, 2025 BREAKING: CEOs are telling their investment bankers that the impact of the tariffs will be known over the next 6 to …
I love this graphic. It took 38 years for gold to rise from $35/oz to $1,000/oz. Then it took 12 years to rise from $1,000/oz to $2,000/oz in 2020. It only took 4 years to go from $2,000 ~~~> $3,000 pic.twitter.com/jcabgwvYOM — CEO Technician (@CEOTechnician) April 15, 2025 GOLD – Remember what I said…'it will …
Mining stocks still 48% below 2011 highs, but strong gains on the horizon It's remarkable to see gold miners achieve their highest weekly close in over a decade, followed by another strong start this week. I've mentioned this before, but I strongly believe we are entering a "Golden Age of Mining." With metal prices now …
by PrestigiousCat969 Nasdaq 100 Index has nearly doubled since the start of 2023. It’s has gone 467 sessions trading above its 200-day moving average — the second-longest streak since the index’s inception four decades ago, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The gauge trades about 10% above that long-term support level, a signal of relative stability …
This is not looking good. MicroStrategy has a history of experiencing deep drawdowns when the RSI(14) monthly reaches extreme levels (above 80), followed by a negative month. Combine this with the speculative and euphoric momentum… pic.twitter.com/T7s3lqVSZ4 — Guilherme Tavares (@i3_invest) December 26, 2024 IRONY: bitcoin's fate now in the hands of a bunch of 'boomer' …
On a rolling ninety day basis, Momentum Tech and Bitcoins are 95% correlated, the highest in history. Which means that while gamblers are watching Bitcoins implode over the holiday, we can be 95% certain of what will happen the day after. pic.twitter.com/yLcy44LcyX — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) December 23, 2024 Bitcoin is not fungible and also likely …
It cannot also just be weird flows in thin markets currently. But I dislike when bond yields trade UP, when macro surprises are clearly SOFT — Andreas Steno Larsen (@AndreasSteno) December 23, 2024 Excellent read. Too many investors today have never lived through hard times or a recession thus their understanding of “risk” is completely …
Everything feels so high. SPX with 120 month moving average. Dec 2024: SPX 6000, 120MMA 3400. Its funny how the same bullshit scams repeat, but just in VERY slight variation. Penny stocks – CryptoHousing shortage – Housing shortageDotcom – AI My dad started day trading in the late 1990s and lost his entire six figure …
The Bloomberg US Pure Momentum Portfolio is a financial index designed to track the performance of stocks that exhibit strong momentum characteristics. Momentum investing involves selecting securities that have performed well in the recent past, under the assumption that they will continue to perform well in the near future. This portfolio includes stocks from the …
Bitcoin Are the cattle ready for the guillotine? pic.twitter.com/DlqhHgBBLV — The Great Martis (@great_martis) December 7, 2024 Bitcoin Money flow declining.Momentum plummeting .We are close. pic.twitter.com/aEv29zgwYZ — The Great Martis (@great_martis) December 7, 2024 This is Haliey Welch – RUGPOOL QUEEN of this month She made over $2,000,000 in one day Her followers have been …