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Why I Sold My Gold and Am Waiting for the Bear Market to End
Gold has topped and entered a bear market; here is why waiting for a confirmed uptrend beats buying every dip in precious metals.
Oil Spike Clouds the Fed's Next Move as Inflation Relief Fades
A jump in oil prices erases June's inflation relief and leaves next week's Fed decision a coin flip, with credit markets flashing early tech caution.
Why Gold Crashed and What Really Drives Inflation
How forced gold selling triggered a crash, why Fed money printing rarely causes inflation, and why money velocity is the real risk.
GM Beats and Raises, Stock Jumps 4% as EV Losses Shrink
GM beat Q2 estimates, raised 2026 guidance, and cut EV losses; the stock rose about 4%, and a call calendar spread trade is outlined.
Charles Schwab's Record Quarter: Client Trading, Crypto, Private Markets, and Why Volatility Helps
Schwab posted record revenue and earnings on 60% higher client trading, with new pushes into crypto, private markets, and teen accounts.
China, Russia, and the Coming Break From the Dollar
Why China and Russia are quietly building a gold-backed settlement system while paper markets hide a coming squeeze in precious metals.
Trading GM's Tight Range Into Earnings With a Short Iron Butterfly
How GM's stock has traded, why it's stuck in a tight range before earnings, and a defined-risk options trade to profit from a volatility crush.
Ethereum 2.0: Why ETH Could Become Money and Rise 100x
The case that Ethereum is entering a 2.0 phase where ETH becomes money, backed by Wall Street tokenization, AI, and 100x price targets.
Why Central Bank Gold Buying Barely Moves the Gold Price
Historical Fed data shows central bank gold buying and selling has little to do with gold's long-term price trend.
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
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
Why synchronized all-time market highs, record US debt, and AI mania signal caution, and why owning gold and silver still protects wealth.
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
Options pricing keeps single-stock volatility high while index moves stay calm, and leveraged ETFs quietly amplify daily swings.
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.
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.
The Big 3 Trades: Bearish Lowe's, Bullish Costco, Bearish Strategy
Three defined-risk options trades on Lowe's, Costco, and Strategy, built around sector rotation and technical chart levels.
United Airlines Before Q2 Earnings: The Chart, The Levels, and a Bullish Options Trade
A technical read on United Airlines ahead of Q2 results, with key price levels, moving averages, and a bullish 128-day call vertical trade.
Stablecoins Push Toward $3 Trillion as Regulation Clears the Way
Stablecoin adoption keeps rising through a crypto bear market, with the market cap set to grow 10x to $3 trillion by 2030 as new rules clear.
TSMC Posts Record June Revenue as AI Demand Drives 68% Jump Ahead of Earnings
TSMC reported record June revenue up 68% year-over-year on AI demand, with earnings due Thursday and a tight options trade setup around key support.