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China’s largest banks are closing the door on retail precious metals trading after one of gold’s sharpest reversals in years. Starting July 24, major banks including ICBC, the world’s largest bank with roughly $7.6 trillion in assets, will stop individual clients from opening new precious metals positions linked to the Shanghai Gold Exchange. Customers will …
MSTR is currently sitting on a $12.5B unrealized loss, exceeding the largest trading loss in history (Bill Hwang/Archegos) by $2.5B byu/Independent-Cress382 inwallstreetbets
Trump was fined $200 for filing financial disclosures way past the deadline. The filings show tens of millions in stock trades (Microsoft, Amazon, etc.) that were supposed to be reported within 45 days under the STOCK Act. Across the quarter it adds up to roughly $220M–$750M in total transactions across thousands of trades. And people …
Reporter: How can you argue to Americans that you're cleaning up corruption, when the president seems to be talking up stocks that he owns, selling them and enriching himself? Vance: Come on, man, have a little bit of objectivity in the way that you ask these questions. The… pic.twitter.com/EbsTFadbPh — Acyn (@Acyn) May 19, 2026 …
Jim Cramer completely loses the ability to speak on Squawk on the Street when his co-anchor mentions the president trading stocks byu/DumbMoneyMedia inCriticalMineralBulls Based off real public filings with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) – More than 3700 Transactions Transactions totaled $750 million Wall Street analysts called the volume “insane” for a personal …
Data detectives at analytics firm Bubblemaps have unmasked nine connected prediction market accounts… The network raked in over $2.4 million betting almost exclusively on exact U.S. military maneuvers… The anonymous traders maintained a 98% win rate across more than 80 highly specific wagers… Winning slips nailed the exact dates of the first U.S. strikes, the …
Something very bad is brewing. Futures now getting REKT 💀 pic.twitter.com/E3bgYlDfVZ — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) May 18, 2026 Futures getting CRUSHED Never seen a crash this big Tomorrow will be BAD Buckle up! pic.twitter.com/lrnHeCx622 — Michael (Hedge Fund Manager) (@HedgeFundFomo) May 17, 2026 If you think this is bad, beware this is only the appetiser …
Lawmakers cry poor while locked into insider tips the rest of us would get jailed for… Cry me a river for the 174k club while my rent eats half my check, clowns… Ban their trading or watch the corruption rot everything left, no mercy… The average salary in America is around $60k. How do you …
Market breadth pic.twitter.com/07qYHt5BM5 — breanna 🇺🇸🇩🇪 (@txgermanbre) May 14, 2026 The bubble will pop soon. pic.twitter.com/qqmtjkF0vg — Zian Errahmouni (@Zian_holz) May 14, 2026 yes, it's going to keep going up. and the government will keep printing. — Jon Brooks (@jonbrooks) May 13, 2026
The energy titan reported an underlying replacement cost profit of $3.2 billion this morning, fueled by higher realized margins and the Hormuz blockade… Upstream plant reliability hit 95.7%, while stronger midstream performance helped offset the impact of regional disruptions in the Middle East… Reported profit for the quarter hit $3.8 billion, a massive swing from …
Special Forces soldier accused of using classified intel on Venezuela raid for profit… Feds: Defendant won $400,000 on Polymarket betting on the capture of Nicolás Maduro… Case marks first major federal prosecution of “Prediction Market Insider Trading”… Defense: Soldier denies using “Non-Public Information” to place the winning wagers… U.S. Soldier Charged With Using Classified Information …
Section 31 transaction fee officially resets from $0.00 to $20.60 per million… New rate hit the tape on April 4; effectively ends the “Zero Fee” holiday… Volume cratered 18% in the first hour of trading as HFT algos recalibrate… The “Hidden Cost”: Every $1M in stock sold now costs $20.60 more than last month… New …
The whole world has become a casino byu/Euro347 inwallstreetbets THIS IS CRAZY: 🇺🇸 Weeks ago we started tracking a whale. 11 oil trades. 11 wins. Perfect timing. Every time. BBC validated it. White House denied it. Now a reporter asked Trump directly. “Are you concerned about insider trading?” Trump: “The world is a casino. It …
Now we know why someone bought puts – "The US military ready to go in Iran." Remember – Insider trading is the best trading strategy! https://t.co/YbIm8EiR7A pic.twitter.com/rEdrpTX1xI — Data Driven Stocks (@stockdatamarket) April 21, 2026 TRUMP ON CNBC: – I saw the stock market was up before the war, but I unfortunately I told my …
🤯WATCH: Similar INSIDER Trading Happened on 23rd March. CNBC host points out a massive $1.5 BILLION trade on the S&P 500 exactly 14 minutes before Trump's Halting strikes on IRAN. SEC attorney compares this to the INSIDER TRADING right before 9/11. pic.twitter.com/pALac5MjNN — THE GLOBAL WATCHDOG (@glwatchdog) April 19, 2026
They can’t keep oil futures capped for much longer. Eventually the market must resolve to reality, which is spot price. Physical barrel of oil just sold in Sri Lanka for $286 way higher than the paper futures price (around $100-110) 13 million barrels per day (mbd) supply missing. Asian + European refiners fighting for every …
Trading in this market pic.twitter.com/utpBBxlFDT — Chris (@itsCblast) April 2, 2026 If someone told you oil prices were up 11% and the S&P 500 was basically flat, what would you immediately think had happened? pic.twitter.com/6tUNX73Ke8 — Mike Bird (@Birdyword) April 2, 2026 BREAKING: OIL BREAKS OUT TO A NEW WEEKLY HIGH ! pic.twitter.com/qn9GQsuT2W — Data …
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, Last week SEC Enforcement Director Margaret Ryan resigned. Let’s discuss today. SEC Enforcement Director Margaret Ryan Resigns Reuters reports US SEC’s ex-enforcement chief clashed with bosses over Trump cases before leaving The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s top enforcement official, who left abruptly last week, had clashed with agency leaders …
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 bulls want to see."@AlfCharts pic.twitter.com/DWoYrsc0ba — Daily Chartbook (@dailychartbook) March 21, 2026 "The forward 12-month …
🚨OIL UNDERPRICED BY FINANCIAL MARKETS Goldman’s Jeff Currie says 'paper' crude oil near $100 is disconnected from physical markets trading barrels between $130 and $170, with refined products above $200. A clear disconnect between paper and physical oil trade. pic.twitter.com/Tzoy4AnLZq — Coin Bureau (@coinbureau) March 19, 2026 Citi’s “two scenarios” for the US war on …
He may be good at selling books, but he's not good at trading. I far prefer his first wife. pic.twitter.com/vhEHCKKU7y — InvestAnswers (@Investanswers) March 17, 2026
Quarterly earnings gone. If companies only report twice a year, insider trading just got a much longer runway. Think about who benefits from less frequent disclosure. — CoinFlowX (@CoinFlowX) March 16, 2026 So companies can hide bad news for half a year now? Cool. What could possibly go wrong? 😑 — Jon (@jonjoules_) March 16, …
For tomorrow market – I see premiums are really bullish. When I check option by option I see this First image: FULL BEAR MODE, $SPY PUTS AT 675Second: FULL BEAR MODE, shorting $SPY calls at 684 But the third: some puts are being shorted (third image). But this 665 friday… pic.twitter.com/R41OBvDSj8 — Data Driven Stocks …
The war-induced sell-off in global stocks continued on Wednesday, with the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) having to halt trading at one point to allow nervous investors to take a breather. The SET Index ended the day down 81.90 points (5.3%) at 1,384.61, with heavy turnover of 159 billion baht — about three times the …
🚨 ALERT: A Chinese gold trading platform has just frozen 19 BILLION $ in assets. Thousands of investors can no longer withdraw their funds. The platform is offering 20% compensation of the initial capital. The owner is asking for time and claims he has "been set up /… pic.twitter.com/IZAtV4POBY — The Unknown Millionaire (@theUMreal) January …
Flipped red, some crazy vol https://t.co/PId1c0WwYy pic.twitter.com/6RPKSL7ZND — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) December 29, 2025 $TSLA is dumping in overnight trading tonight. pic.twitter.com/4Mou1S2dRu — Cole Grinde (@GrindeOptions) December 29, 2025 Had at least 1,000 people call me an idiot yesterday for calling this. https://t.co/RdITHpdyxO — Crypto Jebb (@CryptoJebb) December 29, 2025 SPOT PALLADIUM FALLS NEARLY 9% TO …
We are seeing MASSIVE swings in markets right now: Between 11:55 AM ET and 12:25 PM ET, the S&P 500 erased -$450 billion in market cap. 23 minutes later and $320 billion in market cap has been added back. That's a $720 BILLION swing in market cap in under 1 hour. Capitalize… pic.twitter.com/88bfWEEP1V — The …
via Zorro Excellent question. Thailand’s relationship with China is deep, multifaceted, and of critical importance, spanning economics, military, tourism, and infrastructure. It is one of the most significant bilateral relationships in Southeast Asia. Here’s a breakdown of the key areas of dependence and interconnection: 1. Economic & Trade Interdependence (The Core) · Trade: China is …
