Thousands of Spanish Farmers Protest EU-Mercosur Trade Pact
Yesterday, THOUSANDS of farmers took to the streets of Madrid, Spain. They protested the EU-Mercosur Trade Pact. https://t.co/XqvZrcC16q
Hedged Market Faces Risk‑On Tailwind, VIX May Surge
Folks still pretty hedged up from what I can see. A bit of a risk-on tailwind in the VIX term structure. Could we see a move higher with some FOMO? https://t.co/UAZfhySv15 https://t.co/7zeEui58Ho
Bozzuto Invests $1 B to Revitalize Aging Properties
Why developer Bozzuto Group is deploying $1 billion toward older buildings @CNBC @Bozzuto @Yardi #realestate #realestateinvesting #rent #housing https://t.co/xWwXMgYJvp
AVWAPs and 200
Good chart. Can also lump a couple key AVWAPs and 200 week moving average as confluence around this area.
From Twitter Friends to Daily Market Partners
Sean and I met almost 20 years ago right here on Twitter @X. Today we get to trade markets together every day. What first started here grew into what you now see in the @StockMktTV community. Come hear how @OptionsSean...
Gold Prices Set to Remain High for Two Years
The World Bank’s January 2026 Global Economic Prospects report on GOLD PRICES: "Strong investor demand, continued central bank purchases, and safe-haven inflows...are expected to sustain markedly high gold prices over the next two years..." BUY GOLD, WEAR DIAMONDS. https://t.co/fGfk9ZNBcn
Traders Profit From Tariff Refund Chaos as Giants Wait
"Wall Street Traders Are Pouncing on the Tariff Refund Chaos" https://t.co/im6M532qdH "The biggest companies, meanwhile, can foot the legal bills and will be more likely to wait for big payouts." https://t.co/l0NCZUu5ko
Low‑ball Offers Post‑earnings Gave Me Partial Stakes
I put in some low ball offers on $CRM and $SNOW after er and now have a partial position in both. No paydays
China's Duties Keep US Soybeans Off Its Market
US farmers and soybeans exporters not to get more China business? China duty still exists. Supply chains. Maritime.
TSMC Fuels Taiwan's $70B Quarterly Surplus, 33% GDP
A day that was a long time coming -- TSMC's dominance of chip manufacturing led Taiwan to post a $70b quarterly current account surplus in q4. That is $280b annualized, or a surplus of ~ 33% of GDP Never...
Buy Feb 27 Call Spread, Sell 146 Put
$SNOW "Trade Idea 2: Buy the February 27 Expiry 167.50/172.50 Call Spread ($2.75) and sell the February 27 Expiry 146 Put for 45 cents." puts ecpire, sell call spread near $5 or watch to max out Friday
Options Positioning Can Mute or Delay Earnings Moves
Sometimes, earnings moves are muted or delayed due to positioning in the options market. I don't know why more people don't talk about this?
NVDA Call Spread and Put Sell Trade Strategy
$NVDA "Trade Idea 2: Buy the February 27 Expiry 197.50/202.50 Call Spread ($2.10) and sell the February 27 Expiry 185 Put for 15 cents." puts expire, sell call spread on any weakness in stock price.
Houston Leads Top Five Markets for New MOB Construction
🏥 Top Markets for New MOB Construction 1⃣ Houston 2⃣ Memphis 3⃣ Kansas City 4⃣ Los Angeles 5⃣ El Paso & Washington DC https://t.co/WGeA6KolkA
CRM May Echo WDAY; Memory Stocks Stay Resilient
CAN $CRM FOLLOW $WDAY? AND WHY MEMORY WON’T BREAK $WDAY delivered a textbook Red Dog Reversal-style move, reclaiming key levels and turning into a strong tactical trade. Now the focus shifts to whether $CRM can follow with a similar move if...
LLMs Fail 85% of Investment Tasks, Math Weakness Evident
LLM-driven AI tools are much better with words than with math... at what point is the time to back-check the output calculations more time-consuming than just using established software providers for key investment research and financial planning functions? "Mass market AI...
Indonesia Likely to Miss US Farm Import Commitments
"Indonesia may struggle to deliver on new US farm import promises, traders say" 😲 https://t.co/EJEVp0S8sc
USDA Confirms 178k‑ton
USDA confirms the sale of 178,000 tons of U.S. corn for delivery to Japan. 154kt is for 2026/27 and 24kt is for 2027/28.
NYC Homeowners Face Nearly 10% Property Tax Rise
NYC Home Owners do you think this is FREE? Property Taxes going up nearly 10%
Inflation Halved Dollar Value—Invest in Real Assets
Your dollar lost 53% of its purchasing power over the past 30 years. That’s not an anomaly. That’s the system. Inflation isn’t just a number - it’s a silent thief. Invest in real assets, or watch your money evaporate. https://t.co/vTylWHpPhj
Indra Shows Capital Surge in Small EU Defence Sector
Indra Sistemas still one of the better examples of a lot capital flowing into a relatively small market-cap sized EU defence theme
CRM Faces Margin Pressure From Compensation, M&A Costs
$CRM Look at the headwinds of stock based compensation, merger & acquisition costs. Then look at margin projections and scale problems. @dougkass @SeabreezeLP @jimcramer @SquawkCNBC @andrewrsorkin @BeckyQuick @gnoble79 @KeithMcCullough @HedgeyeDJ @tomkeene @lisaabramowicz1 @business @CNBCFastMoney @HalftimeReport @carlquintanilla @ScottWapnerCNBC @SaraEisen @SullyCNBC...
Chart Patterns With Over 80% Accuracy Revealed
📈Chart Patterns Ranked by Accuracy % Which patterns work 80% of the time? This is a GOOD one 👇 Make sure you follow/subscribe to @proptraderedge for more great tips like this
Few Use Fibonacci Extensions on Nvidia Across Crises
How many people are calculating Fibonacci extensions for Nvidia going back to the Dot Com Bubble and Great Financial Crisis? "Not enough", says @sstrazza LIVE on The Morning Show @StockMktTV Come hang out and let us know what you think...
US Export Sales Slump, Wheat Outsells Expectations
🇺🇸U.S. export sales were pretty dismal across the board last week. 107kt new crop wheat was sold in the week, which was more than expected. https://t.co/Jk2c7Ibkg5
Nasdaq Bends Index Rules to Lure SpaceX IPOs
Nasdaq is contorting its own index rules to court the IPOs of SpaceX et al, and @thekrazykobra brings the 🔥 https://t.co/ExpsatLZ6h https://t.co/VjWaHmMJYd
Crude Oil Slipped Into the Cave Overnight.
Crude DID end up trading partially into the cave last night....but of course, not when we were looking for this yesterday... https://t.co/BuN0hJWHds
IBM Rebounds Above August Low, Showcasing Coil Breakout
IBM had close back above the low close in August. As an aside, the most notable thing about this line chart is the excellent example of the move out of the coil at the top or "sideways line". No...
2s10s Yield Curve Turns From Bull Steepener to Bear Flattener
anyone care that the 2s10s yield curve went from a bull steepener to a bear flattener this month?
Dollar Remains Dominant; No Viable Reserve Alternatives Yet
My @BrookingsInst blog on whether US reserve currency status is eroding. There’s no sign the fall in the Dollar is accompanied by foreign reserve managers bailing on the greenback. There simply aren’t any viable alternatives, including the Euro… https://t.co/U189pIWHJ4
Soybeans Overextended; Funds Defend Upper Keltner Band
And for what it's worth, I even think the #soybeans are over extended here. Funds defended right at the upper keltner band yesterday, but wouldn't take much of a break to get below it leading to a possible break....
Beans Rally Post‑pullback, Breakout Confirms Uptrend
Beans still trucking after nominal pullback below 5 SMA. Yesterday was also an upside BO out of a "3-bar triangle". https://t.co/2ZNJQ8FBFP
Brazil's Trade Surplus Ignored, Real Remains Undervalued
No other EM has transformed itself in the past decade quite like Brazil, which has shifted its trade balance into a structural surplus. This shift has gotten no recognition in markets whatsoever. The Real remains deeply discounted compared to pre-COVID... https://t.co/1DJ37H8dXi...
Stock Plunge Erases 90% Market Value Amid Trump Crypto Flop
“.. a stock selloff that has wiped out almost 90% of the firm’s market value since the September high as the broader Trump digital-asset trade misfires.” @business https://t.co/abCpOHoz5E https://t.co/8xBLvDYzwC
Doomer Hype Fuels Clicks, Not Market Moves
Agree, Citrini got a massive debate going and increased subs, but. $IGV, $QQQ up big in past two days. And ETF flows are pouring into US equity ETFs (as usual). It only reinforces my view that doomerism is what sells...
Stay Invested, Avoid Panic for Stock Success
Peter Lynch: “The key to making money in stocks is not to get scared out of them.” Takeaway: Staying invested beats reacting emotionally. Most investors don’t fail because they’re wrong — they fail because they panic. 📉
Warner Bros. Discovery Investor Call Launches with Top Executives
$WBD investor call is about to begin. David Zaslav, Gunnar Wiedenfels and JB Perrette are on the call
Growth Stocks Show Early Signs of Resurgence
Since the beginning of the year, value-related stocks and the broader market (as seen by the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the NYSE Composite, the equal-weight S&P 500 ETF (RSP), Energy (XLE), and other defensive sectors) have performed better than growth...
Dollar Hits Post‑Election Low, Signals Ongoing Debasement
The Dollar yesterday made a new post-election low against EM (black line). Except for the tariff turmoil in Apr. '25, USD has been falling in a straight line against EM currencies. This is the best leading indicator for Dollar direction....
Snowflake Posts 30% Revenue Surge, Record Bookings
Snowflake prints 30% revenue growth and record bookings momentum $SNOW delivered Q4 revenue of $1.28B (+30% YoY) with product revenue at $1.23B (+30%) and EPS of $0.32, beating estimates by 23%. Growth is re-accelerating at scale. RPO climbed to $9.77B (+42%), billings...
Extreme Sentiment Spread Widening in S&P 500
New free article: Extreme Sentiment Spread is Widening $SPX #markets Link in reply below. 👇 https://t.co/V3H7WgpK62
Turkey's January Trade Deficit Hits Near‑worst, Lira Tumbles
Turkey's trade deficit for January - out today - shows further deterioration. Chart below shows the trade deficit every January from 2000 - 2026. The 2026 number is the worst deficit except for 3 prior years (2018, 2022, 2023). This...
Brazil Real Rebounds to 4.50 as Dollar Weakens
After Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Brazil's Real went from $/BRL 6.00 to 4.50 in a few months as rising commodity prices lifted the terms of trade. Now the Real is gaining along with most other EMs as Dollar...
US Oversupply Drives Down Energy Prices, Peaks Likely 2026
Peak Gas, Crude Risks Elevated in 2026; Energy Price Trend Down - Absent a supply shock from potential hostilities with Iran, crude oil may be more likely to peak in 1Q on the back of natural gas. Predominant downward price...
Brazil's Record Soy Output Caps 2026 Prices Near $11.70
Are Soybeans Getting Too Hot Near $11.70? Runaway Brazilian soybean production is a top pressure factor for prices, and $11.70 a bushel in 2026 may be too high. My graphic shows the US-traded oilseed bumping up against the 2025 peak, at...
Higher Jobless Claims and Fed Speech Dominate Thursday
Economic Calendar for Thurs. Feb 26th 8:30am - Initial jobless claims: Expected 216k; Prior 206k - Continuing Jobless Claims: Expected 1.86M; Prior 1.869M 10:00 - Fed’s Bowman speaks 1:00pm - 7 Year Note Auction: Prior 4.018%
Yen Rebounds While RMB Gains Accelerate in FX Consolidation
Within the continued consolidation of the FX market, there are two standouts: 1) After being the only G10 currency that fell yesterday, the yen is the only one higher today. 2) the RMB's gains have accelerated. https://t.co/AiTduO3fl9 https://t.co/BxiHf6en8T
US Estate Tax Hits Singapore Residents'
You own $3 million in US stocks. You live in Singapore. You pass away. Two versions of what happens next.
Record $50B ETF Put Wave Signals AI Fear
Record Put Trading on ETFs Seen as AI Victims From BBG: “Almost $50 billion in notional put trading so far this month, significantly outpacing other episodes over the past two decades.” “Themes such as senior loans, consumer exposure, financials and health care. The...
U.S. Sends 100 Advisors to Train Nigeria Post‑Airstrike
Following the Christmas Day U.S. airstrike on a jihadist target in northern Nigeria, the U.S. has deployed 100 troops, more so advisors, to train local counterterrorism forces in Nigeria. Full Newsletter: https://t.co/uIZSP3p5af #nigeria #usmilitary #geopolitics https://t.co/j1BH1u6PXG