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Tech Rotation Slams the Nasdaq as Netflix Sinks and SpaceX Falls Below IPO Price
Economy

Tech Rotation Slams the Nasdaq as Netflix Sinks and SpaceX Falls Below IPO Price

A tech-led selloff drags the Nasdaq below its 50-day average while money rotates into Apple, Netflix slides on weak guidance, and SpaceX drops below its IPO price.

Why the Bull Market That Started in 2022 Still Has Room to Run
Economy

Why the Bull Market That Started in 2022 Still Has Room to Run

Strong earnings growth, a Fed unlikely to hike, resilient jobs, and rising home-country pension buying support stocks into the second half of 2026.

Wall Street's Tokenization Trial: DTCC Puts QQQ, SPY and Treasuries On-Chain
Business

Wall Street's Tokenization Trial: DTCC Puts QQQ, SPY and Treasuries On-Chain

DTCC ran a live tokenization trial with JP Morgan, BlackRock and Goldman, moving QQQ and treasuries on-chain and lifting altcoins like CRO and Ondo.

Jim Rogers Warning: Every Stock Market at All-Time Highs Is a Time to Worry
Economy

Jim Rogers Warning: Every Stock Market at All-Time Highs Is a Time to Worry

Why synchronized all-time market highs, record US debt, and AI mania signal caution, and why owning gold and silver still protects wealth.

TSMC's Strong Earnings and the Real Bottleneck: Power and Packaging
Technology

TSMC's Strong Earnings and the Real Bottleneck: Power and Packaging

TSMC's strong results confirm AI chip demand stays hot, but the real limits now sit in power supply, water, and chip packaging capacity.

Thursday's Economic Data: Weak Home Sales, Steady Jobless Claims
Economy

Thursday's Economic Data: Weak Home Sales, Steady Jobless Claims

A weak drop in pending home sales and falling jobless claims point to a resilient but cautious economy that lets the Fed hold rates.

How Options Trading Shapes Nasdaq Swings and the Risk in Leveraged ETFs
Business

How Options Trading Shapes Nasdaq Swings and the Risk in Leveraged ETFs

Options pricing keeps single-stock volatility high while index moves stay calm, and leveraged ETFs quietly amplify daily swings.

Rick Rule on Gold, Silver, and the Oil Supply Shock Building Beneath the Market
Economy

Rick Rule on Gold, Silver, and the Oil Supply Shock Building Beneath the Market

Why high interest rates only pause gold, why silver stocks beat physical metal, and why deferred oil investment sets up a supply shock by 2029.

Nvidia Bull vs. Bear: GPU Dominance, Japan Push, and Two Options Trades
Business

Nvidia Bull vs. Bear: GPU Dominance, Japan Push, and Two Options Trades

Nvidia expands in Japan and defends its 90% GPU share while facing TPU rivals; two example options trades weigh bullish and bearish setups.

Netflix Down 41% Into Earnings: Chart Levels and a Butterfly Trade
Business

Netflix Down 41% Into Earnings: Chart Levels and a Butterfly Trade

Netflix sits at the bottom of the streaming group down 41%, with key chart levels and an unbalanced call butterfly ahead of earnings.

Consumers and Labor Market Hold Firm as Chip Stocks Weigh on the Market
Economy

Consumers and Labor Market Hold Firm as Chip Stocks Weigh on the Market

US consumer and labor data stay strong while Taiwan Semi's margin worries drag semiconductors and pressure equities lower.

Strong Earnings, Weak Stocks: Why TSMC, GE, and United Airlines Slipped Despite Beats
Business

Strong Earnings, Weak Stocks: Why TSMC, GE, and United Airlines Slipped Despite Beats

Companies beat earnings and raised guidance, yet stocks pulled back as geopolitical risk, rising oil, and sticky yields weighed on markets.

Direxion's 2X SK Hynix ETF: A Tactical Trade on the Volatile AI Memory Boom
Business

Direxion's 2X SK Hynix ETF: A Tactical Trade on the Volatile AI Memory Boom

A new daily 2X SK Hynix ETF gives traders leveraged exposure to the AI memory boom, but it carries real risk and is built for tactical trades only.

BlackRock's Bullish Crypto Bet: Tokenization, ETFs, and the Clarity Act Fight
Business

BlackRock's Bullish Crypto Bet: Tokenization, ETFs, and the Clarity Act Fight

BlackRock's Larry Fink stays bullish on crypto after a leverage washout, betting on tokenization while the Clarity Act stalls in the Senate.

Gold's Price Power Shifts East While Paper Markets Lose Trust
Economy

Gold's Price Power Shifts East While Paper Markets Lose Trust

Why gold's real price setting is moving from Western paper markets to Asian physical delivery, and how premium collapses eviscerate dealers.

BIP-110 and Bitcoin's $60,000 Floor: Two Risks Worth Watching
Business

BIP-110 and Bitcoin's $60,000 Floor: Two Risks Worth Watching

A look at the BIP-110 soft fork risk, Bitcoin's $60,000 support level, key cost-basis zones, and the Clarity Act's stalled path through Congress.

Cooler PPI Gives the Fed Room While Chinese Stocks Draw a Rotation
Economy

Cooler PPI Gives the Fed Room While Chinese Stocks Draw a Rotation

Producer prices fell the most since 2020, easing rate pressure, as money rotated into Chinese tech stocks ahead of TSMC and Netflix earnings.

The Closed-Weight Test: What Anthropic's IPO Really Asks Investors to Bet On
Technology

The Closed-Weight Test: What Anthropic's IPO Really Asks Investors to Bet On

Anthropic's coming IPO tests whether closed-weight AI models can hold their lead as open-weight Chinese models rise and demand keeps growing.

Falling Prices Are a Fix, Not a Threat: Why Inflation Is a Money Problem
Economy

Falling Prices Are a Fix, Not a Threat: Why Inflation Is a Money Problem

Why the soft inflation number is a mirage, how deficits and the Fed drive prices up, and why suppressed rates quietly rob middle-class savers.

GE Aerospace Before Earnings: Engine Dominance, Huge Backlog, and Two Ways to Trade It
Business

GE Aerospace Before Earnings: Engine Dominance, Huge Backlog, and Two Ways to Trade It

GE Aerospace heads into earnings with dominant engine sales and services growth, and two option trades built around the 370 strike.