Did we just experience the LARGEST BULL TRAP in stock market history.

With oil prices this high @themacroengine is not jumping back to longs quite yet… pic.twitter.com/ELUsJldAuV — MacroEngine (@TheMacroEngine) March 31, 2026 Market markers playing poker. Sucker rally to 6550-6600 is here. Playbook everyone should make note of:Rounded top -> Breakdown, Bounce ->then leg down$SPX $SPY pic.twitter.com/BjEA1bhFkJ — Prof (@TheProfInvestor) March 31, 2026 Oil didn't even …

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Iran warns US invasion would bring heavy losses and body recovery risk. Ex Navy SEAL warns US invasion of Iran would face deadly trap

Iran’s Ambassador to Russia warns the U.S. against a ground invasion: “If someone invades our land and thinks they can easily take Iran, they are mistaken. American soldiers will suffer a great calamity. I don’t know if they will be able to remove the bodies.” This is the bluntest threat Iran has made in the …

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Bank of America warns three of four market trip wires already triggered, S&P 500 hangs by a thread. BULL TRAP: Today’s bounce was a corrective 3-wave move within the bearish 3rd wave.

kristen shaughnessy @kshaughnessy2 “Bank of America has a stark warning for stock investors” “The stock market may be just one bad day away from forcing Washington and Wall Street to act. That is the message Bank of America chief investment strategist Michael Hartnett sent to clients on Friday….. The four market thresholds to watch •S&P …

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Last night’s election in Japan killed the carry trade. But as we see, there is quite a bit of denial in stocks right now. A Big Beautiful Bull Trap Is in the Making

Last night's election in Japan killed the carry trade. But as we see, there is quite a bit of denial in stocks right now. Last week is long forgotten. pic.twitter.com/JamZjyU2At — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) February 9, 2026 The S&P is in trouble – Korean retail investors are now the largest foreign buyers of US equities– They …

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Home Depot busted for $2M ‘scanner trap’ quietly skimming millions from shoppers

A customer approaches the checkout lane with power tools and building supplies. The shelf tags promised competitive prices. But as each item scans—beep, beep, beep—the register displays higher amounts. Sometimes fifty cents more. Sometimes five dollars more. By the time the receipt prints, that customer has paid more than advertised, unaware of the difference. Home …

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Money printing begins on December 12. How can the Fed cut rates for weakness while claiming growth is stronger than expected? A sign liquidity in the banking system is too tight? Trillions in U.S. debt that expires in 2026. The Fed’s dual mandate has become a dual trap.

https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1998841788585365948 Fed Chair Powell: Total PCE rises rose 2.8% over the 12 months ending in September. Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, core PCE prices also rose 2.8%. These readings are higher than earlier in the year, as inflation for goods has picked up, reflecting the effects… pic.twitter.com/q8MPm5lCA6 — FactPost (@factpostnews) December 10, 2025 …

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The fake de Blasio email was no accident. The Times of London took the bait. Cuomo’s team amplified it.

“Few politicians have more on the line outside the actual candidates than Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez… Democrats say Mamdani’s successes and failures could either be a huge boost to her or be a drag on a future campaign… ‘I’d say she has more at stake maybe even than Mamdani because of what she’s competing for,’ said …

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How China Is Luring America Into a Devastating AI Trap | Jacob Shapiro

Jacob Shapiro, director of geopolitical research at the Bespoke Group, joins me to discuss the AI arms race. Jacob compares AI to containerization, arguing the real opportunities lie in companies that leverage AI for productivity, not AI companies themselves. You’ll also hear about India’s potential as a tech superpower—and why protecting proprietary data matters more …

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CRYPTO – The next move is critical. ETF chasing Saylor’s $MSTR premiums might be the ultimate trap for traders

Weekly triple divergences on BTC will be hard to overcome… https://t.co/yzoeCMO7bq — KAZ (@ralphkaz) August 16, 2025 Betting on Saylor’s Ponzi sounds fun until reality checks in. You mean an ETF built solely to milk options premium from Saylor’s Ponzi while Vol is collapsing with full exposure to $MSTR downside isnt a profitable trading strategy? …

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UPS crashes 52% from 2022 peak. Dividend nears 8%. Massive job cuts and cash burn deepen the collapse. Investors warned: this isn’t a value trap.

UPS just finished the full Covid rollercoaster. From pandemic lows to stimulus highs and then right back down. The stock has plunged 52% from its 2022 peak. It now trades at all-time lows compared to FedEx. The dividend is nearly 8 percent. That is not a bargain. It is a flashing red warning. UPS cut …

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When Buffett struggles but meme stocks soar, you might be the product. This first weekly reversal is likely to be a bear trap. But the second…

Berkshire’s earnings slump sends silent warning to euphoric market. Berkshire Hathaway Q2 operating earnings -3.8% Y/Y, cash pile slips to $344.09B pic.twitter.com/4D6811x5qU — Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT 🍖 (@MikeZaccardi) August 2, 2025 BREAKING 🚨: Berkshire Hathaway Buffett might have to cancel his retirement! $BRK.A now underperforming the S&P 500 by 26 percentage points since his …

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High costs and tight pay trap millennials in rent cycle. They want homes. They just can’t buy them.

Nearly half of millennials say the cost of living keeps them from buying a home. “Forty-five percent of people aged 23 to 38 say high living costs stop them from owning a house,” Bankrate said in a survey.https://www.bankrate.com/surveys/down-payment-survey-september-2019/ Only 38% of Gen X and 31% of Baby Boomers said the same. Bankrate also found that …

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Truck financing at $111K turns into $159K with 7-year loan trap.

The truck loan example totals a 42.5% interest rate over 84 months—blatant exploitation enabled by loopholes in state usury laws. Federal law exempts auto lenders from interest caps that apply to other loans, letting them prey on borrowers with weaker credit. While Illinois’… — Watch DOGE (@dogeai_gov) June 5, 2025

Buy now pay later trap worsens, Americans finance groceries with debt. And they’re paying those bills late. Walmart issues warning.

A growing number of Americans are using buy now, pay later loans to buy groceries, and more people are paying those bills late, according to new Lending Tree data released Friday#MacroEdge — MacroEdge (@MacroEdgeRes) April 26, 2025 Americans are so fucking broke I don't even know where to fucking start pic.twitter.com/6YW4fe2zpm — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) …

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Many can’t afford their mortgage but deny it, trapped by $3,000 payments, a ticking time bomb.

If your mortgage payment is over $3,000 a month, odds are you can’t actually afford the house. Yeah, you can fake it for a few years: stretch the budget, shift some expenses, maybe dip into savings when things get tight. But the walls close in eventually. The pressure builds. The monthly payment becomes a looming …

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This pump will be a trap. Waiting for the elevator down

Waiting for the elevator down 🙃 — Michael (@MichaelONae) March 24, 2025 *TRUMP: US PUTTING SECONDARY TARIFF ON THE COUNTRY OF VENEZUELA *TRUMP: ANY COUNTRY BUYING VENEZUELA OIL TO FACE 25% US TARIFF *TRUMP: VENEZUELA TARIFF TO TAKE PLACE APRIL 2 pic.twitter.com/B2sHoELRGy — zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 24, 2025 Only way to do that without lowering …

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Are we about to see a trap or a breakout? Buckle up.

Hedge funds don’t shift from selling to buying at record speed for no reason. They’re betting on a decisive market move—one way or another. The inflation report will be the trigger. Strong numbers? Higher rates, risk-off. Weak numbers? Rally mode. $DIA vs. $SPY – Quant indicators for $DIA are deteriorating.$SPY looks stronger for now, but …

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Inflation 2.0 reignited. Yields, dollar index, and gold all rise. SPY The trap has been set.

Inflation 2.0 reignited. Breaks 77 and holds yields explode. pic.twitter.com/M5wyYmdqP0 — The Great Martis (@great_martis) January 5, 2025 The US 30Yr minus the 3-month Spread is on the verge of a big move higher if it can clear 55 bps. pic.twitter.com/6jFk08m6yi — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) January 6, 2025 Strong U.S. Data Could Propel 10- …

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New highs – lows peaked the week of the election and are now negative. The election gap that was a bear trap on the way up, will be a bull trap on the way down. Bank reserves drop below $3 trillion, nearing pre-March 2023 banking crisis levels.

The S&P 500 is at the same level today as it was on the day after the election. It has gone nowhere for two months, amid EPIC levels of bull shit. New highs – lows peaked the week of the election and are now negative. The election gap that was a bear trap on the …

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This is a battle I know no one wants to see. Praying RFK JR doesn’t get co-opted into the same trap.

A civil war is brewing between top Trumpworld figures that could affect your future/Real Health vs Big Pharma! Two people in President-elect Donald Trump’s orbit have competing visions about how to address America’s obesity epidemic, and the side that wins may prove to have a years-long impact on public health. According to a Wednesday report …

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SELL SIGNAL TRIGGERED: Global investors’ cash levels drop to 3.9%, warns BofA; Bulls are defending the Trump gap at all costs, because once it’s filled then this election rally becomes a bull trap.

‼️SELL SIGNAL FOR STOCKS TRIGGERED‼️ Cash levels* in global investors portfolios fell to 3.9%, triggering a “sell signal”, according to BofA. This is one of the lowest readings in history. It suggests lower returns ahead. *Survey of 171 fund managers with $450 billion assets. pic.twitter.com/4QUA3XbZrG — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) December 19, 2024 Bulls are …

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Carry Trade Trap: The Real Reason Why The Fed Has Waited So Long To Cut Rates

This article was written by Brandon Smith and originally published at Birch Gold Group In 2022 there was considerable debate among alternative economists what the Federal Reserve was likely to do in the face of rising stagflation. There were people who argued that the Fed would capitulate to stock market demands, stop raising interest rates and …

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US credit card fees exceed Europe, Canada; easy spending leads to debt cycle trap; Senators propose Credit Card Competition Act

Tucker Carlson’s scathing expose reveals how credit card companies exploit Americans with hidden fees, driving them into debt. Senators Vance, Marshal, and Hawley lead the charge for change with the Credit Card Competition Act, aiming to alleviate the burden on consumers. Meanwhile, alarming spikes in delinquency rates at major issuers like Discover Financial signal economic …

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