Leveraged ETFs Trigger $18B Inelastic Buying
Classic all day stall. In aggregate 18BN got bought completely inelastically simply because leveraged ETF's rebalanced. Enough buy demand to sustain the gap.
Rare SPY DMA Breach Foreshadows 13‑16%
BTIG, with a “bearish stat”: “.. Since 2003, SPY has opened above both its 50 and 200 DMA while closing below both the day prior just three other times .. “.. Those three periods saw immediate declines of -13%, -16%, and -13%...
VOO & Chill: Simple, Peaceful Path to Top Returns
Def surreal to hear it said like that, but this is why VOO & Chill is America's #1 investment strategy. It worked yet again as mkt up big today. Much more peaceful and profitable existence vs worrying/overthinking something that really...
New ETF Targets Bitcoin’s Overnight Alpha with Treasury Hedge
Also launching today… Nicholas Bitcoin and Treasuries AfterDark ETF (NGHT) Provides long btc exposure during overnight hours & short-term treasury exposure during daytime trading. “First-ever ETF strategy built to systematically isolate Bitcoin’s overnight alpha.” https://t.co/p4tkRdZnyf
ETF Flows Reveal Growing Unease Amid Rising Volatility
In this week's video we offer up 3 charts on ETF positioning. As volatility rises, flows reflect unease both at the index, sector, and across asset classes. Thanks as always for watching. https://t.co/o7D2O6wslL
ETF Rush to Mimic QQQ Before SpaceX IPO
As ETF providers race to create QQQ substitutes ahead of the SpaceX IPO, I guess we're going to force-feed not one snake but an entire Medusa-head full of snakes. How all those snakes digest what looks to be one supersized rat...
Morgan Stanley Cuts ETF Fees Amid Strong HNW Demand
BIG: “We really wanted to show our commitment by having that lower fee,” Allyson Wallace, global head of ETFs at Morgan Stanley. “The demand, especially from the high-net-worth investors, has been quite high. Viewed at the firm level, this is...
Low Fees Drive Better Returns: Why I Choose Vanguard
Many people ask why I love Vanguard funds: It's because they are cheap. Vanguard reduced expense ratios more than 2,000 times for their funds. Terrible charts, outdated app, but I don't care about that. I care about performance (low fees = better returns)
Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF Launches, Targeting $5B AUM
BIG BOY LAUNCH: Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF $MBST hits the market today, arguably biggest btc launch since they began. Here are our predictions: $5b in aum in first year and $30m in Day One volume. What do you think? Winner...
Institutions Sell Bitcoin ETFs Amid Rally, Buying Fear
Bitcoin hit $72,750 overnight on the Iran ceasefire. But here's what most people missed: on the same day BTC surged, spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $159M in net OUTFLOWS. The day before, when BTC sat at $68K, those same ETFs pulled...
Ex‑US ETFs Surge After Hours Despite 8 Pm Close
Trading ended at 8pm ET, but look at some of these ex-US ETF numbers after-hours... $EWY +8% $EWT +5% $EEM +4.3% $EWJ +6.3% $INDA +4.6% https://t.co/rwvZfBLsrU
Year's Lowest-Volume Day Leaves Market Liquidity Thin
Yesterday was the lowest-volume session of the year. Today’s picking up slightly, but liquidity is still thin for this time of year. $QQQ $SPY https://t.co/9gr6CfZanL
Silver Borrow Fees Plunge, 10M Shares Ready for Shorts
SLV SHARE BORROW FEE DROPS TO 0.41%. 10 Million Shares Available for #Silver Shorts to Borrow as SLV Drops Below $65
SPY, QQQ Stuck Between 5‑
🟠5SMA 🔵20SMA 🟢50SMA pink YTD ⚓️VWAP $SPY $QQQ holding onto adv 5sma but having trouble with the decl 20sma and prior support just above has the potential to offer enough supply to become resistance both are also below the 50sma and YTD AVWAPs Mixed messages continue...
Morgan Stanley's Spot Bitcoin ETF Launches Tomorrow, Unlocks $7.4T
Morgan Stanley's spot Bitcoin ETF is expected to begin trading as early as tomorrow🔥 Why is this so important? - 16,000 financial advisors can now recommend Bitcoin - $7.4T in assets - The first spot Bitcoin ETF issued directly by a major U.S....
NVDA's Edge over SMH Peaked, Now Declining
NVIDIA relative to Semiconductor ETF $SMH peaked last summer and still trending lower $NVDA https://t.co/h6mRumShhQ
Earn 11.5% Tax‑Deferred Returns, Regardless of Wealth
Your bank pays you almost nothing on your savings...on purpose. Because you're not rich enough to matter to them. STRC pays 11.5%. Tax-deferred. Whether you have $100 or $1 million. Strategy's CEO @phongle explains why this changes everything. Full show: https://t.co/dvwGZg40kM
Leveraged ETFs Hit Record $45.9B Turnover in March
Trading activity (or turnover, share volume times share price) in leveraged ETFs and ETNs reached a record $45.9 billion in March Those of you who thrive in market chaos are absolutely feasting in this particular moment https://t.co/aPtM44ka17
Bitcoin ETFs Surge as AI Power Deals Reshape Mining
In today's @Unchained_pod Daily newsletter: 📈 Spot bitcoin ETFs pulled in $471M in their strongest day since February 📊 Strategy posted a $14.5B unrealized loss, then bought $330M more BTC 🤖 Anthropic's multi-gigawatt AI deal puts bitcoin miners on notice for cheap power ⚖️...
DRAM ETF Posts Record-Breaking Early Trading Volumes
Was expecting zzzz but Shocker instead.. $DRAM (Roundhill Memory ETF) traded $250m in first to days, and $10m pre-market today. That makes no sense, esp for a theme ETFs. They prob lined invs up, but even still that's bonkers, Top...
VOO Regains Lead Over SPYM in YTD Flows
$VOO back on top after $SPYM had a few days with more YTD flows.. I had a feeling it wouldn't last as VOO's "and I took that personally" > SPYM's "you killed my father, prepare to die" altho the battle...
US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Attract $471M, Six‑Week High
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs saw $471M in inflows on April 6, the largest in six weeks
Staying Long Energy, Short Financials for Q3
SECTORS: we remain Long of Energy $XLE and Short of Financials $XLF in #Quad3 https://t.co/yzGAEJws8f
SPY Bullish on Earnings, AI
Macro: SPY supported by ~17.5% S&P earnings growth and AI/NVIDIA outperformance. Technicals are bullish but 150‑day EMA caps. Risk: higher oil → inflation, Fed hawkish shift. Trade: buy pullbacks; stop <150‑day EMA. — Viktor Kopylov, PhD, CFA More insights: t.me/si14Kopylov
Overweight Tesla as ARK Pivots to EVs
Macro: ARK shifts from industrial semis to EVs. Key: sold Teradyne, bought Tesla. Risk: ARK flows will amplify volatility. Insight: Consider overweighting TSLA within risk limits. — Viktor Kopylov, PhD, CFA More insights: t.me/si14Kopylov
ARK Adds $14M Tesla Stake, Tops Three ETFs
ARK buying 39,691 $TSLA shares in ARKK, ARKQ and ARKX ($14m) This morning, Tesla was in - ARKK #1 position with 9.94% - ARKQ #1 with 9.58% - ARKX #17 with 2.39% (ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF) No purchases in ARKW; #1 position with...
ETF Launch Shifts Trading From Exchange to OTC, Preserving Stability
ETF pre-launch accumulation drove exchange volume creating all-time high approach. Post-launch shifted to OTC desks, dark pools. TWAP/VWAP strategies spread institutional buying maintaining stability. Fiduciary duty demands best execution pricing.
SPY Holds $5 Range; MVC at $660, Exposure at $658
We spent the whole day in the $5 range we identified earlier on $SPY. $660 remains the MVC, and there's quite a bit of positive exposure at $658. Pretty much the same analysis as this morning...
Assessing Crypto ETFs, BTC’s Identity, and Quantum Risks
My conversation w/ @OspreyFunds' Managing Director @BillBirminghamm… We cover: -Rex-Osprey crypto ETFs -Crypto downturn since October -Btc = digital gold or tech stock? -Quantum threat to btc -Allocating to crypto in a portfolio https://t.co/APXj4t7hUu via @CryptoPrimePod https://t.co/WutKNs5Dnh
QQQ and SPY Near 20‑Day SMA, Hinting Bottom
both the $QQQ and $SPY flirting with the 20 day SMA's. early. A close over would be add to the case for a bottom last week.
Morgan Stanley's 14bps Bitcoin ETF: Big Deal
Nice look at historical assets of the Big Four wirehouse firms.. Or why MS launching a bitcoin ETF at 14bps is a BFD.. via BI FLOW https://t.co/etoW9AQFPc
SPY Gamma Exposure Shows Upside Bias Near $660
$SPY Gamma Exposure update: There's quite a bit of positive exposure overhead, especially around $660. I have $655-$660 as the current range, biased towards upside today. We'll see how things change, especially if a new catalyst comes in.
BlackRock Targets Invesco's QQQ Monopoly with New ETF
SHOCK: BlackRock is planning a Nasdaq 100 ETF in direct challenge to Invesco’s monopoly w $QQQ(M). Big boy product battle for a unique index, that’s not beta, not tech but it crushes everything. Big variable will be fee. My early...
Spot BTC ETF Flows Stagnant as Bitcoin Stays Range‑bound
Spot BTC ETF flows remain weak and directionless. BTC has been trading in a tight range for the past two months. https://t.co/atqcpWvSFW
ETF Liquidations Accelerate, Winners Face Curse, Aluminum Squeezed
🆓 Sunday links: how the winner's curse works, the quickening pace of ETF liquidations, and tough times for aluminum consumers. https://t.co/WzJWiWfiDv image: https://t.co/25ICizy0cu https://t.co/squG5KO1ww
SCHG Outperforms with 79% 5‑year Return
SCHG is loaded with growth leaders 👇 Top holdings: • NVDA 11.44% • AAPL 9.44% • MSFT 7.87% • AMZN 5.73% • META 4.96% • GOOGL 4.84% • TSLA 4.27% • GOOG 3.88% • AVGO 3.86% • LLY 2.96% 5-year return: +79% Would you pick SCHG over QQQ or VOO?
US and International Stocks Record Third‑Worst Year Start
US vs international stocks.. still the 3rd-worst start to a year in the last 30 @augurinfinity $SPY $VEU https://t.co/bv48hVPlK9
GraniteShares ETF Unlocks 20%+ Autocallable Yields
Banks kept autocallable income locked behind high minimums for years. @graniteshares just put it in an ETF — 20%+ yields. NASDAQ seminar April 10 explains it all. @willrhind https://t.co/Xx3nS8vCjF
Bitcoin and Gold Swap Roles as Flows Reverse
Below we can see that when Bitcoin peaked last October, the ETP flows left Bitcoin and jumped on the gold bandwagon. Now that gold has lost its mojo while Bitcoin is finding its footing, the flows have reversed. To me...
SPY Holds $645; Early Long Entries Low‑Pain
$spy Daily. I try and simplify it. The level was $645 and it held. Didn’t gov much pain if u added to some long in the first 15-30-60 minutes https://t.co/2rNgNrybJI
Power Surge Fuels AI & Nuclear Stock Picks
This correction is a gift. It’s clear power demand is at all time highs & I’ve been adding these… $IREN — 4.5GW secured, 810MW live + $9.7B Microsoft AI cloud contract. $VST — Nuclear baseload king. 20-year Meta PPA locked in. $VRT —...
Challenge: Compare Samof
I dare you to lookup a relative perf chart of @SamofAmerica vs. Cathy's Flagship ETF starting in October of 2025
Gold ETFs Outpace Bitcoin Amid Market Turmoil
NEW EPISODE: Bloomberg's @JSeyff returns to the show to break down major developments in the ETF world. Who's holding through the 50% Bitcoin crash. What Morgan Stanley's filing means for the space. And why gold ETFs beat Bitcoin...for now. Streaming wherever...
Oil Price Drop Pulls BATL Lower; Follow the Trend
When Oil $USO goes down, $BATL and its cohorts really trend down. The trend is your friend. #tradingstrategy #TradingCommunity https://t.co/dviMcfgDWp
BWET Posts 1,000%+ Return, Rare Non‑leveraged ETF Miracle
$BWET has done it. Has a 1yr return of over 1000%, which I'm almost certain is the first time a non-leveraged ETF hit quadruple-digit returns in the range of one year. Perhaps even more amazing it only has $50m in...
Retail Traders Dump Speculative Assets After October Peaks
IT’S SO OVER -Retail traders have been piling into $SQQQ (3x short Nasdaq 100) and $SGOV (cash) over the past two days -Call volumes traded peaked in October -Pretty much every speculative asset of note peaked in October https://t.co/ruhoAuTrha https://t.co/OAqKObkeTF
20‑day MA Below 200‑day Signals Confirmed Downtrend
$SPY - It doesn't need to be overly complicated but a 20 day MA crossing below the 200 day ma is just a very simple downtrend confirmation. FYI - Downtrends are not bullish developments. https://t.co/NuNLLKNEHD
Value and Growth ETFs Recoil to Prior Breakouts
left: value stocks $IVE weekly right: growth stocks $VUG weekly both pulled back to prior breakout spots... https://t.co/QKoBNTlNJo
OCIC Drops 5.2% Ahead of Outflow Reveal
With @GZuckerman on the edge of his seat waiting for @BlueOwlCapital’s Q1 outflow numbers for OCIC, it’s interesting that today the stock is down 5.2%, or 4% more than peers. One would think plenty of employees already know the number.
Gap Fill Speed Reveals Underlying Trend Strength
$SPY would have to decline to 651.54 and $QQQ to 578.64 to fill this morning’s potential breakaway gaps, and $QQQ has now filled last Thursday’s gap. (No fooling…) How quickly the gaps get filled -- if at all – gives...