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Financial Stocks Are Waving a Red Flag That Reminds Me of 2008: Is ‘Big Short 2.0’ Brewing?

Ultimately the decision to engage with XLF in the current environment depends on one’s outlook for the credit cycle versus the interest rate cycle. But I’ve seen this movie before. And increasingly,...

XLF : 49.37 (+2.09%)
JPM : 294.16 (+3.66%)
GS : 845.99 (+4.75%)
Meta Selloff Deepens as Bearish Wave Targets 480–411 Support Zone

Meta is currently in a very strong decline, and it looks like it could be targeting the 480 area, maybe even down to 411 support, which comes from the April 2024 and April 2025 levels. That zone could...

CL Futures: Navigating the Storm — Key Levels to Watch as Oil Markets Digest War, Reserves, and Ceasefire Hopes

Crude oil futures have become the most geopolitically driven market of 2026, shaped entirely by the U.S. and Israeli joint military campaign against Iran that began on February 28. The conflict triggered...

Why You Should Care About the Billions Flowing Into ETFs as Much as the Oil Flowing Through the Strait of Hormuz

While the Strait of Hormuz is capturing investor attention, ETF inflows are telling a story of their own. Here's what to know.

SHV : 110.39 (+0.01%)
QQQ : 577.18 (+3.39%)
BIL : 91.64 (unch)
$SPX : 6,528.52 (+2.91%)
ITA : 218.75 (+3.78%)
SHLD : 70.84 (+3.72%)
SPY : 650.34 (+2.91%)
The Strait of Hormuz Crisis Provided a Temporary Distraction from a Collapse Brewing in AI Stocks. What Comes Next Could Get Ugly.

April is likely to be the month of a great AI reality check.

NVDA : 174.40 (+5.59%)
GOOGL : 287.56 (+5.14%)
META : 572.13 (+6.67%)
CLK26 : 101.24 (-0.14%)
SH : 37.93 (-2.82%)
$SPX : 6,528.52 (+2.91%)
SPY : 650.34 (+2.91%)
Gold Selloff Deepens as Ratio Strength Signals Bearish Metals Trend

I assume metals to stays bearish as gold/silver ratio is still missing that third leg up, which shows room for 72.77 based on minimum expectations. We know that model shows bearish trend for metals when...

Warning: Investing in Tech Stocks May Just Be 1 Big, Overcrowded Trade

As I see it, “diversification” has become a casualty of the indexing age. But that hasn’t stopped investors from pursuing it.

QQQ : 577.18 (+3.39%)
VGT : 697.72 (+4.34%)
$SPX : 6,528.52 (+2.91%)
SMFG : 19.75 (+3.84%)
FTEC : 208.05 (+4.32%)
The First Wheat Bull Market in Years?

Jim's VIDEO covers: How Climate is Causing Crop Woes for the U.S. Plains

MWK26 : 6.5875 (+0.04%)
DBA : 27.32 (+0.74%)
KEK26 : 633-6 (-0.28%)
WEAT : 23.57 (+1.33%)
ZWK26 : 614-2 (-0.32%)
TAGS : 25.36 (+0.96%)
The Midterm Election Pattern Returns: Are History and the Strait of Hormuz Signaling an 18% Drawdown?

Markets are starting to feel the pressure of higher prices, the private credit crunch, and more. But is it just history repeating itself?

$SPX : 6,528.52 (+2.91%)
SPY : 650.34 (+2.91%)
Commodity ETF Traders Have Been Dealt a 'Strait Flush.' Here's Why.

For commodity ETF investors, the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz came at just the right time. Here's what investors should know.

PDBC : 17.32 (-1.03%)
CLK26 : 101.24 (-0.14%)
^XAUUSD : 4,691.78 (+0.53%)
^XAGUSD : 74.422 (-0.94%)
CBK26 : 118.35s (+4.94%)

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BREAKING 🚨: Nike$NKE plunges to its lowest price in more than a decade 📉📉 https://t.co/VRDO0cnM1H
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S&P 500 $SPX closes under its 200-day moving average for the 9th consecutive day, the longest stretch since April/May 2025 📉📉 https://t.co/53EacAHN5F
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Silver ripping 📈📈📈 https://t.co/XhD6A7nLUV
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U.S. Businesses are hiring at the slowest pace in more than 15 years 🚨🚨 https://t.co/7GYwYLSIju
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The 20-year collapse of German nuclear power 🚨🚨🚨 https://t.co/X4013UEz8W
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Source: Goldman SachsH/T: ZeroHedge
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Hedge Funds dumped stocks over the last 6 weeks at the third fastest pace in a decade 🤯👀📉 https://t.co/UMh5kiblqp
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Fewer than 43% of S&P 500 stocks are trading above their 200-day moving average, the worst market breadth since May 🚨📉😱 https://t.co/i9wgbymcZw
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Stock Market hits an Extreme Fear reading of 9, the most amount of Fear since November 👻😱🫂 https://t.co/7mYbDxIYoX
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