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Retail call buying in tech is back near 2021 meme-stock extremes. Everyone chasing upside while put demand keeps getting cheaper. That’s fuel for melt-up conditions in the short term… but also the kind of positioning that can turn south fast …
Grok casually drops JOBY CRSP GTBIF IREN and SOFI like they’re easy moon tickets. Grok @grok Here are 5 stocks with credible shots at massive upside (10x is rare & high-risk, but these have catalysts): 1. JOBY – eVTOL air …
Ram this through and watch the next rug pull leave retail holding bags while executives already cashed out in the dark. Awesome. Even less transparency for markets. All this does is incentivize investors to take on even more risk despite …
Advance estimates show March sales hit $752.1 billion, but the growth is almost entirely captured by “Non-store” retailers, up 10.1% year-over-year… Food services and drinking places saw a tepid 2.4% gain, failing to keep pace with the 3.3% CPI, meaning …
Leveraged ETFs amplify daily moves so heavy volume usually signals aggressive short term speculation. Retail investors are piling into leveraged semiconductor ETFs at an unprecedented pace: Combined daily trading volume in the 3x leveraged short semiconductor ETF, $SOXS, and the …
Shorting this dumbass company (INTEL) byu/SupervisoryEffect inwallstreetbets I took all the money that I made from door dash ($4100) and decided to short this fuck ass company. Intel is regarded right now pumping +25% because they didn’t go bankrupt last …
Retail trading activity in single stocks has plummeted–Citi pic.twitter.com/c9DixpKuiX — Gunjan Banerji (@GunjanJS) March 23, 2026 "A big distribution pattern is carving out in the Junk Bonds vs. Treasuries ratio. A breakdown here would be the last thing stock market …
This dump is fake. I believe a larger dumps come later . Maybe next end of week. The markets will go lower. — Midas (@midascabal) March 3, 2026 Yup! Instead retail bought every dip and assumed more risk/leverage 🤦🏻♂️ — …
Mohamed A. El-Erian @elerianm Is this a “canary-in-the-coalmine” moment, similar to August 2007? This question will be on the mind of some investors and policymakers this morning as they assess the news that, quoting the FT, the “private credit group …
Crypto Rover @cryptorover 🚨BIG WARNING: THE FIRST MAJOR DOMINO HAS FALLEN. Today, Blue Owl Capital announced that it permanently halted redemptions for Blue Owl Capital Corp II (OBDC II), its $1.7 billion private credit fund aimed at retail investors. And …
Robinhood Markets has announced a new plan aimed at giving everyday investors access to private companies before they go public, an area that has usually been limited to venture capital firms and large institutions. The company has launched Robinhood Ventures …
The people with the best data are protecting themselves first, period. 🚨 WARNING: INSIDERS ARE DUMPING EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW!! Just look at the screen below. Literally EVERY transaction is a SELL. For the last 7 days, insiders: – Sold: $11.6 …
Yeah, GDP just falling off a cliff. pic.twitter.com/o12I4zWeDz — Derek Columbus (@columbus_derek) February 10, 2026 Goldman Sachs cuts Q4 GDP to 1.6% 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/brJug5LRqT — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) February 10, 2026 an overlay of 2008 & 2026… why is …
Retail traders—often referred to as “dumb money”—are clearly not betting on the downside for equities. They usually trade leveraged ETFs on both sides, and in the last 4 instances when the “short” allocation was this low, they were wrong 3 …
Tom Lee said $7,000-$9,000 by end of January 2026. $180,000 for Bitcoin by end of January. 2 days left. And I don’t want to hear anything when it comes to price predictions from these paid actors again. They bagged retail.. …
by Michael Did you know that more stores were closed in the United States last year than ever before? More than 8,000 stores were permanently shuttered in 2025, and it appears that 2026 will be even worse. U.S. consumers have very …
Retail apocalypse grips the country with more than 8,000 great American stores to close and experts say the bloodbath will only get worse https://t.co/4boBgbX4mr — Daily Mail US (@Daily_MailUS) January 18, 2026 Game over may be flashing on the screen …
The past two weeks have marked a historic moment in the precious metals market. Both gold and silver have reached record highs multiple times, driven by a convergence of global uncertainty, inflation concerns, and renewed interest in hard assets. With …
via notayesmanseconomics This morning has brought an update for my main economic theme for China. New home prices fell 0.4 per cent month on month on average across 70 cities, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) …
Appetite for risk is incredibly strong: Options trading volumes in loss-making Russell 2000 stocks have risen to ~6 million contracts per day, an all-time high. Volumes have more than doubled since April and surpassed the previous record set during the …
Retail stores are collapsing right in front of our eyes as American families struggle to make ends meet. In this video, we’re looking at what’s really happening with our economy, from completely empty malls and major store closures to massive …
Prices Rising Rapidly byu/Katariman ininflation Home Depot just became the latest major retailer to warn that the slowdown in consumer spending is spreading. The home improvement cut its full-year outlook on Tuesday, reporting weakening sales growth for Q3. Comparable sales …
“In October alone, there were 36,766 foreclosure filings — the first step in the process, when a lender warns a borrower they’re in default. That’s up three percent from September and 19 percent from a year ago… lenders formally started …
To the liberals who claim shoplifting is a victimless crime you should know that 9,000 jobs have been lost and the people in the communities you claim to care so much about no longer have a place to shop. pic.twitter.com/UtMSveQp5W …
Is it normal that everyone knows we are in a bubble? Seems that pretty much everyone knows we are in a bubble – retails, CEOs, Wallstreet, you name it. Sooooo it should mean everyone understands that at some point (sooner …
GOLD EXIT LIQUIDITY in SYDNEY, Australia As promised , this is a video to show you the madness. Hundreds of people in line to buy gold , priced in at 4300$ per ounce This is by far the best top …
Institutional investors are cashing in gains: Investors sold -$4.7 billion of US equities last week, driven by single stocks. Outflows from single stocks rose by $500 million, to -$5.7 billion, making the last 2-week outflow the 3rd-largest since 2008. This …
The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment index has moved down to 55, a reading below 99% of historical data points going back to 1952. But at the same time, US Retail Sales grew 4.8% over the last year, outpacing inflation …
Retail might be strong today, but underlying generational debt pressures and stagnant wages signal that this trend cannot sustain for more than a few quarters without breaking. "Gen Z and millennials are delaying traditional milestones like marriage, homeownership, and parenthood …
