USO Hits $16B Volume, Biggest Day in 20 Years
Finally tally for USO was $16b of volume. Here's how that looks vs every other day of trading in its 20yr life. My guess is this is the peak, we cool off from here. But what a comeback in relevancy for this old dog. https://t.co/0BTLSSt268
DBC ETF Composition: 80% Crude Oil
New free article: The $DBC ETF is 80% crude oil. Link in reply below 👇 https://t.co/0UwhX5CPUy
USO Hits Record Volume; Roll Costs Warn Traders
$USO has broken its all time daily volume record with $7.6 traded and it's only 1130am. Dwarfing the volume it saw in 2020 and 2022. Prob mix of pro traders and retail degens. While it is arguably the most sensitive...
Vanguard ETFs Net $7B Inflow as Others Lose $5B
Flows were def risk-off-ish last week, which caused net number to slow drastically, led by the trading crowd faves $SPY, $QQQ, $IWM, $HYG. The Vanguardians however didn't blink. Get this: Vanguard ETFs took in $7b last week, the rest of...
Crude Oil ETF's 33% Surge: A 6‑Sigma Rarity
The Crude Oil ETF spiked 33% over the last week, the biggest weekly gain in its history. This was a 6-sigma event, which (assuming a normal distribution) is only supposed to occur once every 4,039,906 years. So we shouldn't see another spike...
Junk Bond Drop Signals Real Economic Stress
High yield credit (HYG) down 0.5% on March 6th. When junk bonds sell off alongside equities, it means credit markets are sniffing out real economic stress, not just a volatility event. Watch HYG. It leads. Always. https://t.co/HpbzOsBALw
Energy Outperformance Makes S&P 500 Returns Volatile
$XLE vs. $SPY - Forward returns for the S&P 500 pretty bumpy when energy is outperforming this much.... https://t.co/Cp4GQFvRq3
Nasdaq 100 Holds Range Amid Worsening News Flow
News flow keeps getting worse, yet the Nasdaq 100 keeps on trading sideways. The pressure in this range is building. We discuss timeframes, risks, and positioning heading into next week. 📺 Watch here: https://t.co/nt5IS0fbSr $SPY $QQQ $USO $VIX $IGV https://t.co/YWkFBr5Z2s
China Tech Lagged US Markets Amid Dilution and Governance Issues
Performance since 2013: KWEB: +13% QQQ: +896% Positive interpretations for China tech: - Strong USD and strong US equities - Index construction sub-par Negative interpretations: - Heavy dilution - Related party transactions / leakage - Limited capital returns (until recently) https://t.co/8eQeEK0yx7
SMH Weakens; Crude Spike Needed for Risk Reversal
$SMH gradually starting to show more and more weakness as the Software malaise has begun to shift to Semis & Memory. While this is nearing "short-term" support, the short-term trend break & undercut of Tuesday's lows is still a...
Broad ETFs + Focused Picks Simplify Portfolio Growth
Follow these three rules to optimize your investment portfolio for maximum growth. Welcome to another #ETFFriday. 1. More is less: The broader an ETF, the fewer ETFs you would need overall in your portfolio. Pair broad ETFs like VEQT with a thematic...
New Lindy Effect ETF Targets 50‑Year‑Old Companies
New filing for a Lindy Effect ETF.. which will only hold companies that are over 50yrs old. Some other ones incl Insurance ETF (haven't seen one of those in a long time). New issuer I believe too. https://t.co/c1L9kTa7hU
QQQ Likely Tests 200‑Day MA Around 589‑590
$QQQ - As expected the choppy downtrend continues into next week. This week's low was 591.87. I expect it to make only a marginal lower low and bottom at the 200 day MA at the 589-590 range next week. https://t.co/gEEuUNwCm2
Gold Positioning Flushed; Long GLD and GDX
New @ForwardGuidance chartbook just dropped for this week's episode. Wanted to call out a few we did not discuss live on the pod. Takeaway: Gold positioning length has been absolutely flushed (and these charts are few days old, before the recent...
Morgan Stanley's Crypto Push: Profit, Not Decentralization
Look Morgan Stanley isn't "rushing into crypto" They're rushing into revenue Bitcoin ETFs generate management fees Wealth advisors get commissions The firm captures flow This has nothing to do with decentralization It's the oldest game in finance wearing a new mask
USO Breakout Pressures Stocks; QQQ Tests 202 Support
witht the breakout of $USO from consolidation we're seeing pressure on stocks again $QQQ testing 202 support area. https://t.co/QfA8Fnetbn
Stocks Suffering, Software Masks QQQ Decline
It's not cherry picking season yet Andrew..."Market of stocks" is getting smoked and software (part that's already gotten smoked) is masking that in the $QQQs. Trailing 5 day performance using a more intellectually honest view of the market. *insert 3 snarky...
Canadian Materials Outperform US Index in Harder Benchmark
four of the industry groups coming from the materials sector... showing all relative to $EWC (why? cause Canada stocks are trending up vs. $SPX - let's use the harder denominator to beat)... lithium $LIT gold miners $GDX rare earth $REMX copper $COPDX...
Stage‑2 Stocks Hit Peak in September 2025
This is the $QQQ on top and % of stocks in Stan Weinstein Stage 2 on the bottom. Interesting that the Stage 2 Stocks peaked in Sep 2025 https://t.co/fOptvXX0yr
QQQ's Unusual Gap‑Driven Moves Stall Intraday Gains
--very strange price action past few weeks in $QQQ. may be first time this has ever happened... --if $QQQ closes above 600 today that will be 13/15 days index bought intraday but hasn't moved higher. --this is because so many opening gaps to...
SPY Plummets Amid Weak Breadth, Labor Cracks, Iran Tension
SPY getting crushed taking out yesterday lows, as noted yesterday, worst breadth seen in a long-time and warned of more cracks likely in the labor market which we saw today, also felt nobody wanted to hold this market into the...
SPY Flat as Sector ETFs Show Mixed Moves
$SPY unch $IWM -0.2% $XLE +1.1% $EEM +0.6% $EWY +1.9% $FXI +1.5% $GLD +0.3% $IBIT -0.9% @finviz_com https://t.co/u4xUOH2SHq
Wall Street Embraces Crypto: Banks, Exchanges, and Regulators Converge
Just this week… *Morgan Stanley* names *BNY* as a custodian for spot btc ETF Kraken gains access to *Fed* payment system US President says *tradfi banks* need to make good deal w/ crypto industry *NYSE* owner ICE invests in crypto exchange OKX See...
Start at 40: $1k/Month Builds $1M by 65
If you're 40 and start investing $1,000/month earning an 8% avg return: Age 45: $73,477 Age 55: $346,038 Age 65: $951,026 Add social security and you've got a better retirement than never investing at all.
Marvell's Strong Earnings Boost S&P 500 Inclusion Odds
Marvell $MRVL is one of our top candidates to potentially be added to the S&P 500 this month. Strong earnings today and it popped 15% after market. S&P 500 rebalance announcement will be tomorrow after close. https://t.co/lZz8qTXoSU
Indie ETF Freedom Pays Off, Celebrates 300 Supporters
New Trillions Pod: Freedom is Paying Off for This Indie ETF on @EricBalchunas's tl rn. Very unplugged convo where I got to share this moment of reflection on the adventure with day T-300 supporters. THAT is living the dream. Thanks...
Excluding Autocracies Boosts Emerging Market ETF Returns
ADDITION BY SUBTRACTION: What happens when you take the MSCI EM Index and start kicking out autocratic countries with low freedom scores (eg China, Russia) and use that excess budget to load up on freer countries? You crush the benchmark....
Commodities Under 2% of ETF Assets—Gold Over‑crowded, Under‑held
When I look at total assets of the ETF market, commodities less than 2% of total assets. ETF investors definitely under weight
One in Five Options Trades End Up Misguided
This is really something that comes up a lot (21% of the time in the past decade according to 35 liquid ETFs spanning many assets) and very easy to lure yourself into a misdirected option trade
Explore EWY Volatility Patterns with Handy YFinance Toolkit
The recent action in EWY fits a pattern that happens frequently enough to be worth understanding the SHAPE of its vol. You will find: 🌙handy measures 🌙inspiration for your own exploration 🌙GIT notebook to get you started with yfinance data https://t.co/MkdqLvqfC6 https://t.co/LDHZibQS9H
SPY Breakout Above 690 Targets All‑time High
$SPY - a breakout above 689.00-690.00 sets the stage for a move to retest all time highs.
Tech Rebounds as QQQ Climbs Past $600
Tech started doing better. $qqq reclaimed $594 area on Tuesday to relieve pressure and hit $612 yesterday. A digestion day above $607-$609 would be constructive https://t.co/CakJqjZ5sf
US Stocks Close Gap, End Worst Start Since 1995
US plays major catch-up to ex-US YTD... @augurinfinity No longer the worst start to a year since 1995... not by a long shot $SPY $VEU $VTI $ACWI https://t.co/l8DRcKNBof
Weight, Not Stock Choice, Drives Performance Differences
The problem isn’t the stocks, it’s their weight. These two lines contain the same exact stocks. #Mag7Diet $RSP $SPY https://t.co/OXqmQXkEkc
Corgi Funds Files for 88 New 2x Leveraged ETFs
So Corgi Funds just filed for 88 (yes eighty eight) 2x levered single stock ETFs. Here's a sample of some of them. h/t @Todd_Sohn cc @TaxAlphaInsider @DaveNadig @sumitroy2 https://t.co/Pl5FFaII2y
Bitwise XRP ETF Draws $10M in Week, Tops US Market
The Bitwise XRP ETF is the LARGEST XRP ETF in America. So far, just this week, it recorded $10,000,000 inflows Not only is XRP retail's favorite crypto outside of Bitcoin, but the demand is there. https://t.co/4w0EIfZukO
QQQ's Weekly Close Above 100‑DMA Could Defuse Bearish Outlook
$QQQ - Last Wednesday it had a big up day and closed above the 100 day MA ahead of NVDA earnings. Today we had a big up day ahead of AVGO earnings. The 16 week cycle points to a low...
QQQ Hourly: Choppy Month Within Six-Month Range
$QQQ Hourly. Your last month in the Nasdaq. Easy to get worn out in this choppy tape, especially if putting on many trades. Range within broader 6 months range https://t.co/oBihc4j2vh
Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Donates 10% Profits to Developers
There is only one bitcoin ETF that donates 10% of gross profits to bitcoin open-source developers.
Silver Trade
gave a 15c stop here on $SLV here live on @ttvresearch @traderTVLIVE , now 60c ITM #silver #trading https://t.co/YFv9KiHwyY
Dr. Copper Rebounds as Manufacturing Finally Picks Up
"Dr. Copper" is seeking redemption. It usually moves hand-in-hand with the manufacturing data. That was not the case in 2023-2024, when it rose but manufacturing remained moribund. Notwithstanding the recent pullback, both are rising again. A promising chart, in my...
Tech Buying Pushes QQQ Supply Target to 608
so far tech has been bought next obvious spot for $QQQ supply is 608. https://t.co/c53MtcIg4a
Emerging Markets Strength Offers Pullback Opportunity for Late Investors
investors who've missed the emerging markets $EEM absolute + relative strength are offered a (relative) pullback against... https://t.co/SjnvdgBiKB
Bitcoin Bottom Likely Months Away, Watch MSTR and ETF Flows
On balance, Bitcoin can take a couple of months to bottom even after a sharp decline. A couple of things to watch: MSTR has tended to lead Bitcoin at key turning points. IBIT — the largest Bitcoin ETF with roughly...
Intraday Dips, Not Swing Trades, Drive Current SPY Strategy
For swing traders, there's a time and place; this ain't it. If you are concerned about a rip-your-face rally on a resolution, then buy $SPY. Intraday volatility is high. Yesterday, the $IWM was up $7 from the lows but still $3...
ARK Boosts BNTX, LLY; Cuts AMGN in Heavy Trading
So @ARKInvest did a larger amount of trading today in their ETFs than i typically notice. Particularly large moves in $ARKG but also a lot of trading in $ARKK. $ARKG added over 1% in $BNTX and $LLY while selling...
VXUS Holds Above 20‑Week SMA, Support Confirmed
$VXUS international ETF clean hold on 20sma weekly, again, clean line in sand for your radar and natural stop for swings under that line. https://t.co/RWEeeRI0sD
Precious Metals Drop Signals Upcoming Money Flow Shift
Precious metals are down today. This means a generational shift in the money flow. With all the war talk the money usually moves first and then we see the news. This is 100% signaling something:
Defensive Tilt Masks Weakness in Tech, Financials, Discretionary
$SPY - The part that's tough for me is the defensive tilt that's taken place this year in the S&P 500. It's easier to "ignore" these days as "event driven" etc. when that isn't the case but with $XLK, $XLF,...
Record Volume Hits ACWI After 2% Dip, Model Rotation Suspected
Intriguing, $ACWI (and $28b old dog ETF I rarely think about) saw record volume today. Maybe bc it fell 2%, which is bad but not Code Red.. my guess is a model rotated out of it. We've seen a lot...