Who’s right? Homebuilders or retail?

by InternationalTop2405 The fact is that most buyers simply can’t afford homes at today’s prices. Next year my guess is that most buyers will not have suddenly gotten more wealthy. Only 1 way for home prices to go.  

Retail is poised to go all in despite stocks being very expensive

STOCKS VERY EXPENSIVE pic.twitter.com/rmoOk9V5Dy — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) August 28, 2023 Retail is about to go all in 🎲 https://t.co/tgq5NxIRhj pic.twitter.com/IFX6t5KBbk — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) August 28, 2023 CREDIT 💳 CARDDELINQUENCY pic.twitter.com/RdciYYICEt — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) August 28, 2023

Yale University: 66.1% of retail investors and 56.03% of institutional investors believe the probability of a catastrophic stock market crash in the U. S., like that of October 28, 1929 or October 19, 1987, in the next six months is above 10%.

by Dismal-Jellyfish Wut mean?: On the flipside, this means 66.1% of retail investors and 56.03% of institutional investors believe the probability of a catastrophic stock market crash in the U. S., like that of October 28, 1929 or October 19, 1987, in the next six months is above 10%.    

“India’s retail inflation rose sharply to 7.44% in July due to surging food costs.” (BLOOMBERG)

JUST IN – India's retail inflation rose sharply to 7.44% in July due to surging food costs. — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) August 14, 2023 Retail inflation in July breached the upper-end of the Reserve Bank of India’s tolerance level for the first time in five months due to surging food costs, reinforcing the central bank’s concern …

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Recent intra-day reversals are due to institutional dumping of tech stocks, selling to retails. The weak 30 year treasury auction + Fed’s BTFP emergency lending window at a new all time high = We are in the final countdown.

These massive intra-day reversals we've been seeing lately are a result of institutions dumping Tech stocks en masse. A process known as "distribution" i.e. selling to retail late money. Here we see (Chaikin) money flow has collapsed. Note the difference from the last top: pic.twitter.com/IrPaM0TglA — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) August 10, 2023 This chart sums it …

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Retail investors are once again buying market highs

#Retail #investors are once again buying #market highs. @thedailyshot pic.twitter.com/TzbkxDvoee — Lance Roberts (@LanceRoberts) August 4, 2023 Bloomberg is aggressively pumping 2 narratives this morning: 1) We can have higher rates for longer & a soft landing2) We are coming out of the recession Both statements are complete B.S. They're inversely correlated. The faster & …

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Disney Is In Deep, Deep Trouble As Major Losses Threaten To Collapse Its Retail Business

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTOi3G9ONsM Disney is in financial distress as its latest movie releases result in billionaire losses while its retail footprint continues to shrink, its streaming service underperforms, and its Florida amusement parks face political battles with state government Ron DeSantis. The company’s poor financial results are worrying Wall Street and sending shares into a free fall …

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Banks would lose $541 billion in ‘hard landing’ contingency… Most investors believe there will be no recession in 2023… Retail has been wonderful exit liquidity for big players.

Banks would lose $541 billion in ‘hard landing’ contingency: Fed The Federal Reserve said Thursday that banks are well capitalized enough to endure a severe recession but stand to lose $541 billion if the economy heads south. The findings came from the Fed’s annual stress test of the banking sector, which is based on major …

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Amazon CEO warns about perfect storm – The retail landscape is expected to change significantly, with some major retailers facing lagging sales and changing consumer habits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9TBs8-ddmc The nightmare in the retail sector never seems to end, and now Amazon, the second largest online and physical retailer in the world, is giving up on its brick-and-mortar operations, according to a new report and warnings issued by the company’s CEO Andy Jassy. Its stores continue to disappear amid the most dramatic shift …

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Retail sales are flat. Credit growth has continued to decelerate. Bankruptcies raising rapidly

🇺🇸 US advance real retail and food services sales -2.4% YoY. Retail sales are flat ahead of #recession. pic.twitter.com/H0lh2sE15j — Alex Joosten (@joosteninvestor) June 15, 2023 🇺🇸 US larger corporate bankruptcy filings 286 YTD. Highest since 2010! (Publicly traded companies with at least $2 million in assets or liabilities and private companies with publicly traded …

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NOT Always Sunny! Philly Fed Business Outlook Falls To -13.7 As Retail Sales Surprise To The Upside (1 Hike Expected At July FOMC Meeting)

by confoundedinterest17 Now that I know that the US is building a railroad from the Pacific Coast to the Indian Ocean (according to Resident Joe Negan), I feel so much better. /sarc On the other hand, The Philadelphia Fed’s Business Outlook index for June fell to -13.7. On the positive side, retail sales surprised to …

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HANDS OFF: Walgreens unveils new anti-theft kiosk at redesigned Chicago store to combat organized retail crime

via naturalnews: Walgreens has unveiled new anti-theft measures at its redesigned store in Chicago as a solution to rising retail crime, but customers are complaining of being unable to shop for themselves. Company executives made significant changes to their stores to prevent thefts which have been on the rise in retail outlets, with big box stores like Walgreens …

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Retail investors are losing billions buying stock options

via economist: Not long ago trading in American stock options was limited mainly to professional investors. Options are contracts that provide the right to buy or sell a security at a specified price over a fixed time period. They can deliver big payouts if a stock moves in the desired direction, and expire worthless otherwise. Sophisticated …

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