Derivative‑Income ETFs Pull Record Inflows; JEPI and JEPQ Lead with $78B AUM
Derivative‑income exchange‑traded funds have logged some of the strongest net inflows of any ETF category this year, with JPMorgan’s Equity Premium Income (JEPI) and Nasdaq Equity Premium Income (JEPQ) together managing $78 billion. The surge reflects heightened demand for covered‑call strategies that promise income in a backdrop of sluggish GDP growth and rising inflation.
CMA CGM's Kribi Becomes First Western European Vessel to Cross Hormuz, Highlighting Shipping Risks
French logistics giant CMA CGM successfully navigated its Maltese‑flagged container ship Kribi through the Strait of Hormuz on April 4, marking the first transit by a Western European vessel since Iran’s maritime blockade began. The move, coordinated with Iranian authorities,...
Tesla Q1 2026 Delivery Miss Fuels Split Analyst Outlook as Wedbush Sticks to $600 Target
Tesla reported 358,023 Q1 2026 vehicle deliveries, falling short of consensus and triggering a 5.4% share drop. Wedbush analyst Dan Ives kept his $600 price target, implying 65% upside, while BNP Paribas reiterated an underperform rating with a $280 target, citing...
US‑Iran Conflict Drives Dollar Surge, Sparks Debate Over Gold’s Safe‑Haven Role
The US‑Iran war has propelled the U.S. dollar to the forefront of safe‑haven assets, with the dollar index climbing more than 2% in March 2026 after a 10% drop in 2025. Gold, by contrast, has slumped over 14% from its...
Immunome's CSO Sells 9,438 Shares Ahead of Q2 FDA Filing for Lead Therapy
Immunome's chief scientific officer, Jack Higgins, sold 9,438 shares of the company on April 2, 2026, reducing his direct stake by 30%. The sale, executed under a pre‑arranged 10b5‑1 plan, coincides with Immunome's preparation to file an NDA for its...
Simple Money Mindset: Prioritize Needs, Invest, and Negotiate
ten tiny money tips I live by quality > quantity budget ≠ broke investing = security needs > wants save, not hoard money is a tool learn, then earn give generously delay, don't deny negotiate, don't immediately accept
What Trump Doesn’t Want You to Know About the U.S Dollar Collapse
Steve Keen’s latest post warns that a looming U.S. dollar collapse is being obscured by political narratives, especially President Trump’s aggressive stance toward Iran. He argues that the war’s energy backdrop—rising oil prices and supply disruptions—undermines confidence in the greenback....
Detecting Regimes in the Volatility Surface Using Clustering
A recent master’s thesis introduces a regime‑detection framework that analyzes the entire implied volatility surface rather than single‑point metrics. By computing local gradients with respect to moneyness and maturity, the author feeds these features into an unsupervised clustering algorithm. The...
How Banks Are only ‘Partially’ Raising Rates for Savers
Australian banks have raised the bonus rates on their high‑condition savings products but left the base rates for ordinary savers largely unchanged after the Reserve Bank of Australia lifted the cash rate to 4.1%. About 40% of customers miss the...
Record Run for Co, LLP Floats in FY26 Despite a Bump in March
India logged a record surge in corporate formations in FY 2025‑26, with company registrations up 37% to 247,658 and LLPs rising 40% to 86,476. The growth slowed in March, posting only a 6% increase for companies and 9% for LLPs amid...
BMI Cuts PH ’26 Growth Forecast to 4.7%
BMI Research, a Fitch unit, lowered its 2026 Philippine GDP growth outlook to 4.7% from 5.1%, citing a prolonged Middle East energy shock and subdued government capital spending. The firm expects first‑quarter growth of 3.6%, modestly above the fourth‑quarter 2025...
JD.com (JD) Announces Pricing of CNY10B Offshore Notes Offering
JD.com announced pricing of a CNY10 billion (~$1.4 billion) offshore senior unsecured notes offering. The deal comprises a CNY7.5 billion tranche due 2031 at 2.05% and a CNY2.5 billion tranche due 2036 at 2.75%, with closing expected around April 10 and listing on the Hong Kong...
JD.com (JD) Announces Pricing of CNY10B Offshore Notes Offering
On April 1, JD.com Inc. priced a CNY 10 billion ($1.4 billion) offshore senior unsecured notes offering. The deal comprises a CNY 7.5 billion ($1.05 billion) 2031 tranche at 2.05% and a CNY 2.5 billion ($350 million) 2036 tranche at 2.75%. Closing is expected around April 10, with the notes to...
PDD Holdings (PDD) Reports 2025 Revenue of RMB431.8B; Net Income Falls 12%
PDD Holdings reported full‑year 2025 revenue of RMB 431.8 billion (≈ $60.5 billion), a 10% increase over 2024, while net income fell 12% to RMB 99.4 billion (≈ $13.9 billion). In the fourth quarter, revenue rose 12% YoY to RMB 123.9 billion (≈ $17.3 billion), driven by a 19% surge in transaction‑service...
Apollo (APO) Funds Acquire Gatehouse Living Group From Gatehouse Bank
Apollo Global Management’s funds bought Gatehouse Living Group from Gatehouse Bank on April 1. The deal brings Gatehouse Investment Management and Ascend Properties into Apollo’s UK housing portfolio, adding a platform that owns more than 5,000 homes and manages over...
Is the World Running Out of Oil? Goldman Sachs Weighs In
Goldman Sachs analysis says the world is not running out of oil despite the Middle East conflict disrupting the Strait of Hormuz. Asian economies that source roughly half of their fuel from the Gulf are feeling strain as shipments fall,...
Google's SpaceX Stake Dwarfs Its Quarterly Revenue
GOOGL stake in SpaceX could be worth up to $120B. That’s more than their entire quarterly revenue… and about 4x GOOGLs net income🤯
Weak Yen, AI Capex Drive Japan Stock Upside
Macro: governance reform, weak yen, AI-capex support Japan equities. Key: buybacks, rising margins, supply-chain leverage. Risks: demand weakness, policy shifts. Trade: buy exporters on dips. —Viktor Kopylov, PhD, CFA More insights: t.me/si14Kopylov
Iran Claims to Have Hit an MSC Container Ship in the Mideast
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced a drone strike on the MSC Ishyka container vessel, claiming it caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz. AIS data, however, places the ship at a berth in Manama, Bahrain, and shows intermittent signal...
AI Unicorns Poised for $2 Trillion Valuations
What are my current valuation predictions for OpenAI and Anthropic? OpenAI was valued at $28B in April 2023. Its latest funding round puts it at $852B. Anthropic was valued at $4B in early 2023. Today, it’s worth $380B. In my...
Asia Faces Fuel Squeeze as Reserves Dip to 30 Days
Asian countries (excluding China) only hold 30 days of fuel in reserve. If that isn't bad enough, they rely heavily on oil shipments from the Persian Gulf. IN THE COMING DAYS, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL BE A SQUEEZE AND HIGHER PRICES...
How to Turn Capital One Cash Back Into Miles (Video)
Capital One allows cardholders to transfer cash‑back rewards directly onto a miles‑earning card, either their own or another member’s. The process is accessed via the online portal by selecting “View Rewards,” choosing the cash‑back card, and using the “Combine Rewards”...
US Inaction Will Trigger Oil Shock in Two Weeks
Listen to the question carefully then listen to the answer. Those waiting for US Leadership in solving the Strait of Hormuz issue, you are gonna be disappointed. They have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA how to solve the issue. In less than 2 weeks, global...
SPY Faces Three Paths: Bounce, New Lows, or V‑Bottom
Should be a very active/fluid week. First weekly chart is mine. We did see the first reflex oversold bounce. Seems like two/three scenarios going around. 1) One more move to $spy $674 area in the next week or...
The Guardian View on Japan’s Hidden Century: Cheap Money, Global Risk | Editorial
The Bank of Japan’s ultra‑loose policy has turned the yen into the world’s cheapest funding currency, fueling a massive carry‑trade that amassed roughly $435 billion between 2022 and 2024. A modest rate hike in March 2024 barely dented the trade, but the...
Rising Delta Amid Falling Price Signals Bounce Intent
Price dropping into NY VWAP… but delta rising? That’s the divergence you want to see. Buyers stepping in beneath the surface = higher probability bounce off value. This is how you read intent, not just price. 📉📈 #VWAP #OrderFlow #FuturesTrading
Small‑cap Call Success: APLD, IREN Lead the Way
Some of y'all know how my calls do when I get small caps....APLD IREN etc Some of you are about to find out.....
India’s Commerce Secretary Urges Shift From Low‑cost Generic Hub to Global Quality Pharma Leader
India’s Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal told industry leaders the country must move beyond its low‑cost image and become a globally recognised quality pharma producer. With a $60 bn domestic market and $28 bn in exports, the push aims to lift the sector...
QQQ May Dip to 540 Before Confirming Bottom
$QQQ - The weekly low was 555 which is close to the yearly pivot but I doubt it has bottomed. If it keeps following the 2006 analogy which I posted about, the target would be 540, a retest of the...
3%
A history lesson on spreads and how rare 3% spreads have been in recent history. We never had 3% + spreads during the GFC or Covid We did in 2023, as the Fed was still hiking rates & the SVB crisis was...
Record Number of Americans Can't Pay Credit‑Card Bills in Full, Signaling Debt Surge
A fresh analysis reveals a record‑high proportion of U.S. consumers are unable to pay their credit‑card statements in full each month, underscoring a deepening personal‑finance strain. The trend threatens household budgets and could pressure lenders as delinquencies rise.
Buy 7 S&P 500 April Dividend Dogs
Investors are being urged to add seven S&P 500 dividend‑heavy stocks—VICI, VZ, BEN, F, HST, T, KEY, and RF—to their portfolios as of April 2026. The group is projected to generate an average 32.58% net gain by April 2027, albeit with volatility roughly...
Target 4‑6 Bedroom Rentals, Beat Saturated Market
The Airbnb platform is not going anywhere. 70% of listings on Airbnb and VRBO are 1, 2, and 3-bedroom homes. That is exactly where 99% of the competition lives. The moment you go to a 4, 5, or 6-bedroom home, you are competing...
Pakistan’s $2 Billion UAE Repayment Widens External Financing Gap, Pressuring Reserves
Pakistan has repaid $2 bn to the United Arab Emirates, widening its external financing gap to an estimated $2.46 bn and trimming foreign exchange reserves. The move comes as Islamabad negotiates a staff‑level IMF deal and faces heightened geopolitical pressure in West...
Gold Outshines Stocks; Don’t Ignore Bullion Now
Other than Japan's 34 years & 2 months to nominally return to its late 1980s highs, still losing to inflation. Gold bullion, on a relative & % performing basis, crushed those 2 past US Stock bubbles for years that followed. Bet...
Sezzle’s BNPL Model Fuels Quiet Market‑Share Gains as Stock Remains Low
Sezzle reported a 32.2% year‑over‑year revenue jump in the fourth quarter and is expanding into mobile services and a bank charter, helping it capture more BNPL market share while its stock stays 65% below its all‑time high. The growth comes...
Patience Beats Tickers: Invest in Quality, Not Daily Swings
Warren Buffett shows us that patient, long-term investing beats watching the stock ticker every day. Using See’s Candy as an example, once you buy a high-quality business, fundamentals matter more than daily price swings.
Asian Oil Stocks Plunge, US And
Major drop in crude oil inventories in Japan, followed by India. US and China are up! Make you own conclusions.
Genesis Energy: Cash Flow Growth Likely To Slow Down Going Forward (Rating Downgrade)
Genesis Energy (GEL), a master limited partnership, operates the largest offshore pipeline network in the Gulf of America, providing portfolio diversification for investors. In 2025 the company posted transformative cash‑flow growth as new offshore projects came online, but analysts expect...
Debt to Ourselves Just Excuses Unlimited Money Printing
When an argument is made that "Our debt doesn't matter because we owe it to ourselves"...that is code for "we can print the money and just debase the currency"...
India's Exports Pivot: Services Up, Textiles/Agriculture Down
#IndiaWatch🇮🇳: India’s export mix has been REWRITTEN in the past 30 years. Services SURGED from 17% in 1995 to 45% in 2023. In the meantime, as a share of total exports, textiles and agriculture COLLAPSED. https://t.co/rjJl7fH9a0
Zohran Mamdani and the Business Exodus? New York's Office Real Estate Market Is up Under New Mayor
New York City’s office market proved resilient in Q1 2026, with leasing volume reaching 8.5 million sq ft, vacancy slipping to 13.5% and rents climbing 3.5% year‑over‑year. The surge is fueled by a wave of AI‑focused firms locking in premium space, including a...
India’s Foreign Policy: Hedge, De‑risk, Diversify for Long‑term Stability
S. Jaishankar, India's Minister of External Affairs on the importance of hedging: “Hedge, de-risk, diversify is how India navigates a fractured world.” STRATEGY OVER NOISE. INDIA PLAYS THE LONG GAME. https://t.co/Y303y6Dl2Q
Current Listings Surge From Historic Lows
New listings data this last week were 70,191 The same week back in 2009 -287,185 2010 - 306,150 2011 - 367,465 https://t.co/hrxkJ4eTa5
Regime Dictates Success; Any Indicator Will Work
It always amazes me how people fall for this nonsense. From 2007 onward the SP was a pure BTFD regime. Of course buying the down day worked. In all strategies the ONLY variable that matters is regime. Get that right...
Cisco Poised for AI-Driven Revival to New ATH
$CSCO was incredibly well setup for the AI era. We called it in our @FuturumEquities AI 15 a year+ ago that AI + Cyber would bring Cisco back to life. Back to ATH 💪🏻🚀
Funds Go Net Long Wheat, Snap Corn Buying Streak
📈Funds are record bullish CBOT soybean oil & Minne wheat, and they're now net long in CBOT wheat for the first time in nearly 4 years. But funds' corn buying streak snapped. I discuss implications of specs' latest positioning in Sunday's...
USDA Surprises with Corn Acre Gains; Fertilizer May Trim
USDA Corn Acres Surprise, But Fertilizer Could Cut Them Back | Mike Castle https://t.co/KLu30ieo06 via @YouTube
Mortgage Spreads High; 8% Rates Demand Booming Economy
With where mortgage spreads are at with the Fed Funds Rate, 8% rates would need a booming economy with job and wage growth picking up again Spreads got as high as 3.11% in 2023, currently at 2.11% https://t.co/25afwLqFtN
Tesla's Seven‑week Slide Persists; 329 Support Target
$TSLA - Closed down for 7 weeks in a row but the downtrend isn't over yet. The target remains the 100 week MA that is currently at 329. Further downside will be invalidated only in case of a weekly close...