Japanese stocks open 5 percent lower.

Asian markets fall after Wall Street sell-off, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 leading losses. Japanese government bond yields fell, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year JGB falling below the 1% mark and hitting its lowest level since June 20. Japan’s benchmark indexes nosedived as much as 5% on Friday, with most Asia-Pacific markets lower after …

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Big tech stocks are throwing around trillions of Dollars of market cap in a matter of hours.

That's a $1.4 trillion+ swing in Nvidia's market cap in just over a month. That's also more than the value of most countries' entire stock market. Volatility is officially back and on the rise. Follow us @KobeissiLetter for real time analysis as this develops. — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) July 31, 2024 BREAKING: Intel stock, …

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Businesses warn investors they can’t pass on costs; “growth concerns” loom this fall. Fed rate cuts could harm stocks, accelerating shift to bonds and imploding the carry trade.

Of course Julian Emanuel (Sr Director of Derivatives) wants everyone to stay fully invested. He fails to explain derivatives speculation in small caps while mega caps sell off is always how the market finishes the economic cycle right before collapse.https://t.co/C0RiBmR3J6 — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) July 31, 2024 I'm shocked people think rates will go down instead …

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The Downside of Complacency: Illiquidity Evaporates Stocks and Real Estate

Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via oftwominds, Confidence / complacency doesn’t map the real world, in which liquidity dries up and markets go bidless. When Alan Greenspan issued his mea culpa in late 2013 about missing the subprime mortgage implosion and the resulting Global Financial Meltdown (Why I Didn’t See the Crisis Coming Foreign Affairs), he started by …

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Can “stocks” rally without Tech? Every pundit yesterday said yes. Today, even the Russell 2000 can’t rally without Tech.

Can "stocks" rally without Tech? Every pundit yesterday said yes. Today, even the Russell 2000 can't rally without Tech. Note that every time the RUT broke the upper Bollinger band (2 sigma) the market imploded. Six times in a row, now on seven… pic.twitter.com/6l5gh5sWLu — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) July 17, 2024 What happened in Y2K when …

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Stocks Soar for Economy in Doldrums

BY DAVID HAGGITH And Fed feints toward a September rate cut because the economy is slowing. Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Traders are now betting 100% odds that Powell & Co. will lower interest rates in September, and Powell’s dovish tones, as talked about in my last editorial, certainly sound like he is preparing to move that …

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Call options volume in us small-cap stocks spiked to the highest-ever. Are small-caps set for a big comeback?

CHART OF THE WEEK: Call options volume in US small-cap stocks spiked to the highest-ever iShares Russell 2000 ETF (Ticker: IWM) saw on Thursday the largest call options volume activity in its history of existence 👇https://t.co/PP9xe93gug — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) July 14, 2024 ARE SMALL-CAPS SET FOR A BIG COMEBACK? Russell 2000 index has …

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US big banks reel as earnings disappoint, sending stocks into turbulent descent.

Recent earnings reports from major US banks have been disappointing, which has led to a decline in their stock prices. For example, JPMorgan Chase’s stock fell more than 5% after the bank forecasted lower-than-expected full-year income from interest payments. Similarly, Wells Fargo and Citigroup also saw declines despite some positive aspects in their reports. This has …

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Warren Buffett Has Over 10% Of His Portfolio in Two Energy Stocks That Are Also Dividend Aristocrats

Legendary investor Warren Buffett’s time-tested value investing strategies set him apart in the investing world. His approach of buying great businesses at low prices for the long term continues to help Berkshire Hathaway stocks navigate market volatility, up 12.86% year-to-date (YTD) and over 91% in the past five years during the pandemic and global conflicts. …

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Nancy Pelosi Bought Up Broadcom and NVIDIA , while also selling off stocks in Tesla and Visa

In a recent series of noteworthy trades, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi from California’s 11th congressional district, has made substantial investments in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) and NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), while also selling off stocks in Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Visa Inc . (NYSE:NYSE:V). On June 24, 2024, Pelosi purchased 20 call options of Broadcom with a strike …

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We’ve never before had so few stocks outperforming the S&P 500. US stock market parallels vulnerability seen in 1974 and 2000 crises.

* The U.S. Stock Market is beginning to look as vulnerable as it was in 1974 (Nifty Fifty) and 2000 (https://t.co/kyaXDnq5WV) – similar periods of   narrowness in market leadership and participation* The supporting actor in this cycle is market structure – in which traders,… https://t.co/V4VjlInhET — Dougie Kass (@DougKass) July 2, 2024 though we did …

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Hedge funds offloading tech stocks rapidly, Goldman Sachs reports record June sell-off.

This is insane. Goldman Sachs just reported that hedge funds are aggressively offloading tech stocks at a rapid rate we haven't seen in years June is already a record month pic.twitter.com/pxEEWNVYha — Michael Burry Stock Tracker ♟ (@burrytracker) June 27, 2024 The 15 Most Held Stocks by Hedge Funds – Microsoft $MSFT is #1 pic.twitter.com/VpGWkG1kQM …

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NVDA CEO keeps selling his #stocks as if they got an expiry date like yogurt… Does he know the next earnings reports are coming back to reality?

Why is he selling? Does he know the next earnings reports are coming back to reality? We don't want to finally get regulators looking at the grift too closely. https://t.co/aVMhCLsGL9 — Uncle Milty’s Ghost (@his_eminence_j) June 27, 2024 This month’s net selling in the US tech sector is on track to be the largest on …

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Stocks at all-time highs; insiders sell, retail YOLOs NVIDIA, fund managers and households are most bullish in years.

Professional Investors are all-in stocks, US households are all-in stocks, Fund Managers are the most bullish in years. Insiders selling shares like crazy. Retail investors YOLO-ing NVIDIA stock. What could possibly go wrong? 👇https://t.co/CtDDeknZSF — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) June 23, 2024 U.S. households now have the highest stock allocation in history  pic.twitter.com/BsH4RwRFlG — …

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Dumb money just went all-in on stocks, while the U.S. economic surprise index has plummeted to its lowest level since March 2019.

2/ Over the last 50 trading sessions, investors have grown increasingly bullish on the market This optimism has reached levels of complacency similar to December 2021 Just months before the market began a 25% drop pic.twitter.com/HvhkblDRMP — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) June 20, 2024 4/ When many investors are bullish, smart money gets defensive, scaling back …

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Overseas investors have sold Chinese stocks for 8 consecutive days, totaling 30 billion yuan.

Overseas investors have been selling Chinese stocks for eight consecutive days, marking the longest streak since October. During this period, they offloaded a total of 30 billion yuan ($4.1 billion) on a net basis via the northbound link between Hong Kong and mainland stock exchanges. Kweichow Moutai, a prominent stock, experienced significant selling, with the …

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Nasdaq 100 hits records, yet many stocks plunge to lows, breaking historical norms…. Imagine if all of these Nvidia calls now expire worthless.

The Nasdaq 100 continues to notch record high after record high. Many of its stocks are not only lagging, but they're falling to monthly, quarterly, or even yearly lows and below their 10-, 50-, and 200-day moving averages. This is not normal. In fact, it's never happened before… pic.twitter.com/gopsw8WUJn — SentimenTrader (@sentimentrader) June 17, 2024 …

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SCOTUS approves BUMP Stocks, shoots down ATF “RULE” says Congress must amend

BREAKING: In a 6-3 ruling, Supreme Court rules gun 'bump stocks’ ban is unlawful. @Yamiche has the latest. pic.twitter.com/ycQRKdEFwl — MS NOW (@MSNOWNews) June 14, 2024 https://twitter.com/mjs_DC/status/1801618161130783056 The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) plays a crucial role in interpreting and applying the law. Let’s break down the recent developments: Bump Stocks: In 2018, the Bureau of …

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Microsoft plans to lay off 1000 in spite of all time high stocks and profits

ANALYSIS Microsoft plans to lay off about 1,000 people across the tech giant, despite what CEO Satya Nadella described during the corporation’s April earnings call as “a record third quarter.” While reports have suggested Microsoft would cut as many 1,500 people just from its Azure for Operators group, The Register has been told that number is not accurate …

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Nvidia drives ~43% of S&P 500’s YTD gains; market resembles 2008, overvalued stocks.

Nvidia accounts for a staggering 43% of the S&P 500’s gains year-to-date, highlighting the dismal breadth of the market. Many stocks are down while tech continues to monopolize attention, reminiscent of the unsettling patterns seen in 2008. If you’re bullish and believe the Fed will cut rates soon, you must recognize that stocks are now …

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Stocks’ lowered guidance signals economic slowdown. Violent reactions to bad forecasts.

Observation: Stocks are making their numbers but lowering guidance. These companies are warning you the economy is slowing down. Stocks are priced for perfection which is why the reactions to bad guidance are so violent. — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) May 30, 2024 Stocks are meeting their current numbers but issuing lower guidance, signaling a slowdown …

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