U.S. Gas Exports Surpass Domestic Use in 2025
UNITED STATES exported an average of 14.8 billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) by tanker and other 9.4 bcf/d by pipeline during the first eleven months of 2025. Total exports exceeded the combined consumption by households (12.0 bcf/d) and offices, schools and other commercial users (9.3 bcf/d):
New Signals for Bonus Momentum-Mean Reversion Strategy
Bonus momentum and mean-reversion switching strategy update and new signals. https://t.co/ubChitFCXs $SPY $TLT $GLD $TLT
Bull‑Bear Spread Peaks, Bulls Still in Control
Bulls are in control, but not at extremes yet... Bull–Bear spread 44.2%, highest since Dec 2024. You need bulls for a bull market. The bulls have the edge. The only question is how far they can push it before it gets...
All Eight Indicators Green, Confirming Bull Market Regime
✅ 8 for 8 Bullish 🟢 Regime: Confirmed Bull Market The checklist stays fully green. 8 of 8. New weekly update is live. No paywall. Just data. Sign up to get it in your inbox each week. 👉 https://t.co/9fpj33clCJ This remains consolidation inside a confirmed bull...
Record Realized Volatility Gap: Stocks 25 Points Above Index
the realized vol spread of the average single stock vs index just broke to the highest level on record with avg stock realizing ~25 vol points over gs via @zerohedge https://t.co/KVW5ZluLpt
MONY Shows Strong Returns Amid AI Uncertainty
#MONY results look solid but obviously the Hefalump in the Room is treats from AI. ShareScope showing fwd p/e 8.6 falling to 8.1 and fwd Divvy 8.6% rising to 8.9% and remember there are Buybacks as well. Low rating but...
KLSO Boosts WRKS Stake, Calls It Deeply Undervalued
#KLSO increased stake in #WRKS - says very undervalued and mentions an EV/EBITDA multiple of 1.65x. I hold neither.
SoftBank's $30B OpenAI Bet Yields 160% Gain
Quite the investment from SoftBank. SoftBank is up 160% since April 6, 2025 when I wrote it up specifically because of its investment in OpenAI. $9984 $SFTBY
Implied Volatility, Not Direction, Causes Nifty Options Losses
90% of Nifty option buyers don’t lose because of wrong direction. They lose because they don’t understand Implied Volatility. >> If you trade Nifty 50, read this thread carefully.... 🧵👇 #Nifty50 #OptionsTrading #IndianStockMarket
AI Won’t Kill SaaS; Japan’s Fallout Reveals Opportunity
1/ The market is convinced that AI will kill SaaS. That seems overly simplistic. There's been carnage in Japan's SaaS sector, with babies clearly thrown out of the bathwater. That could signal opportunity. https://t.co/cmwPpqWG59
Rolls‑Royce Pushes UK for £3bn Engine Subsidy
Rolls-Royce urges UK government to commit to subsidies for £3bn engine project via @FT https://t.co/LKMrDQaW6X
Trump Serves as His Own China Desk and USTR
Trump is his own China desk (and his own USTR) Brilliant reporting from @dimi of the FT (Strikes me as a very fair summary of the inside DC debate on China) 1/ https://t.co/SYfGL5iROn
Past Returns Don't Guarantee Future Success
Early in my career, I recommended a hedge fund to five clients. Impressive track record. Global brand everyone would recognise. 28% annual returns for three years. I felt like I'd found something special. I was wrong.
Most People Can't Link Actions to Financial Outcomes
Understanding cause & effect is a highly advanced skill for even concepts like personal finances. The majority of people I talk to cannot connect their individual behavior with their financial financial status Government-level c&e is so abstract, it’s virtually impossible...
China’s 2026 Policy Loosening Boosts Steel, Non‑Ferrous Demand
China signals looser policy and faster green transition for 2026, supporting steel and non-ferrous demand. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/02/china-2026-economic-policy-direction.html
Meritage Holds Market Amid Low Demand, Awaits Spring Sales
"our teams faced lower demand and aggressive local competition in Austin, San Antonio, parts of Florida, Northern California and Colorado. We deliberately chose to hold our ground in these markets and accept lower sales volumes as we look to the...
China’s Overlapping Industries Amplify Industrial Policy Impact
Kyle Chan: "China’s strength across multiple overlapping industries creates a compounding effect for its industrial policy efforts." https://t.co/1Z2o8dcRWq
Deep‑value Japanese Small Caps Present Top Equity Opportunities
Where are the best opportunities in Japanese equities? I sat down recently with Isabella Foley of @ForagerFunds to discuss this and other topics. Bella covers global equities for Forager Funds Management's global fund, focusing on small & mid caps, with...
Stocks Soar; Economy Avoids Recession for Years
Stocks have had one of their best three year runs in history and the economy hasn't sniffed a recession. https://t.co/hBhFjc8em2
Broadest Market Rally yet Shatters “Seven‑stock” Myth
For years they said only seven stocks were outperforming. It wasn't true, but it is what we were told. Today? We are seeing the broadest rally in history. https://t.co/bt2fsADcXC
Tariff Tensions Rise as Markets Await Inflation and Fed Signals
Trump's tariff drama intensifies while markets await key inflation data and Fed signals. The plot thickens on every front this week. 🟢 Open https://t.co/8tpXkyVt89
German Firms Decry China's Unfair, Destabilising Trade Practices
Reuters: "German businesses warned of what they called destabilising and unfair global business practices by China, accusing Beijing of driving overcapacity, massive subsidies, distortive foreign-exchange policies and politically motivated export controls. https://t.co/701kYKGi2T
97% of Chinese Megacities Now Have High‑speed Rail
SCMP: "High-speed rail services are already accessible in 97 per cent of Chinese cities with populations of more than 500,000, the State Council said in December." https://t.co/bD3P6HUata
SPX Near Record High Amid Soaring Stock Volatility
As of Fri's close, the SPX sat just 0.99% below its Jan 28 all-time high (~6,978.6). Yet everyone's screaming "chaos & uncertainty"? Blue = mkt-cap wgted avg "VIX" of the 500 constituents (now 38) Orange = standard 30-day VIX (17.6) Green =...
Trade Zones, Not News Direction, for True Moves
Most traders try to predict how Nasdaq or Gold will react to high impact news. CPI. FOMC. Interest rates. GDP. That’s the wrong approach. News creates volatility and liquidity sweeps. The first move is often emotional. The real move shows up at key levels. Instead of predicting...
China‑Africa Trade Hits $348B, Chinese Exports Surge
According to the China Global South Project, in 2025, trade between China and Africa reached $348 billion, a 17.7% increase from 2024. Chinese exports to Africa rose 25.8% to $225 billion, while African exports to China rose 5.4% to $123 billion. https://t.co/RFFOLMKVsP
US Underwater Mortgages Climb to 2.1% Nationwide
100 major housing markets, one key question: How many homeowners are underwater? In total, 2.1% of outstanding U.S. homeowner mortgages are underwater—up from 1.3% a year ago. Here's where it's higher. ResiClub PRO report https://t.co/saZU0Ik4OD
Pending Sales Rebound, Prices Drop, Inventory Set to Rise
It was a good week - Weekly Pending sales back to year-over-year growth with new listings Other details - Price cut % is down over 1% year over year - Total active seasonal inventory increase should start soon
Markets Punish India for Defying US, History Shows
The Gift Nifty fools think India will get some special deal You try to dishonor a deal with the US and see what happens. That will surely get you the lower circuit in Gift futures overnight. The stupidity of markets. I am not saying...
Retail Investors Miss Institutional Asset-Liability Matching Due to Fee Incentives
As Adam notes, it's interesting that big pensions, banks and insurance companies meticulously manage their portfolios using asset-liability matching process. Meanwhile, retail investors get style and factor investing shoved down their throat in exchange for high fees. Why aren't asset-liability...
Strategic Patience Required Amid Mixed Market Signals
Strategic Patience Is Needed 💫Let’s start with the good news… 💫Now, let’s get to the bad news… 💫Blood Red Moon 💫Strategic Patience Is Needed 💫So What’s The Trade? 💫Bounce Then Trounce https://t.co/lP47X6m5Jw
Invest $5 Daily, Turn $5k Into $100k
Over the last 784 days, l've invested $5/day in $VGT to show that you don't need a lot of money to start investing. These purchases made me over $800 so far. Balance is at $4.8k. It will grow to $100k in...
Limited Migration Saved
If the migration to a few states didn’t slow down this chart could have been worse. In this light, team higher rates won 🫡 https://t.co/YrBc6tLU0D
Investors Chase Trends, Repeat Home‑bias Cycle
Over the past decade, most U.S. investors quietly abandoned international investing. Why? Because the U.S. was outperforming. Now that international is starting to lead, give it a few years and watch the same crowd pile back in. It’s the same cycle, over and...
White House Persists with Unpopular Tariffs Despite Tax Backlash
What's fascinating is that tariffs are deeply unpopular --- as tax increases often are -- and the White House doubles, triples down on them.
Spend $2K on Marketing, Not Rentals, for Bigger Returns
Instead of putting $2K a month into a rental hoping for $200 in cash flow, I’d rather put $2K into marketing and chase a $15K wholesale fee. Same money. Way bigger upside.
Core PPI Spikes, Fed Sees Hotter Inflation, Oil Rallies
January PPI lands Friday. Core PPI already printed +0.7% MoM vs 0.2% expected — biggest monthly jump since July 2025. NY Fed puts underlying PCE trend at 2.83% by December, up from 2.55% in September. WTI crude +15.6% YTD. Rapidan...
AI Could Be the First Non‑displacing Productivity Wave
L: Productivity miracle 1.0 - autos (white) replace horses (orange) in 10 yrs; horses never recover R: Productivity miracle 2.0 - China replaces US manufacturing workers; US mfg workers down ~35% in 10 yrs Productivity miracle 3.0 - AI v. white-collar jobs;...
Mean Reversion Drives Margins, Multiples, and Sentiment
"Mean reversion applies to margins, multiples, and market sentiment." 🚀 Markets always swing, but smart investors know: extremes don’t last. Mean reversion isn’t just a theory—it drives margins, valuation multiples, and market sentiment.
Gamma Signals SPX Stability at 7,000, Upside Possible
Dealer gamma indicates stability through SPX 7,000, although expiration dynamics and a potential put skew unwind could trigger reflexive upside if that level is breached. Read our full weekly analysis: https://t.co/sk0ViuP0W7
AIM Index Near Resistance,
#AIM All Share Doji Candle. Resistance 822, 837. Support 796, 775. RSI 60 not high. 13/21 day EMAs Bullish but Lines converging. Doji on Weekly. Top Bollinger Band 818. Midpoint Line 812. Bottom Band 807.
Lagarde Warns US Tariffs Could Destabilize EU Balance
Lagarde says US tariff moves risk upsetting equilibrium with the EU https://t.co/ode7ZBLduy via @weberalexander https://t.co/HemjTQHk5r
FTSE100 Overbought at Historic RSI Levels, Sideways Trend
#FTSE100 doji Candle and Sideways. Resistance ATH 10746. Support 10253, 10050, 9819. RSI 82 crazy Overbought. Up Candle on Weekly. Weekly RSI 77 extremely Overbought; in last 40 years, the highest is RSI 80.
Microcap Olympics Unites 16 Nations
On theme with the Olympics. The goal is to bring the world of microcap together. 16 countries represented so far... 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🇪🇸 🇦🇺🇧🇪🇧🇷🇨🇱🇩🇪🇮🇱🇲🇽🇵🇦🇸🇬🇨🇭🇦🇪🇧🇸
Superstar Cities Retain Elite, Middle Class Shifts South
Thanks to the logic of agglomeration economies, America's superstar cities will always centers of elite talent and the FOTB immigrants who serve them, but the middle class has moved en masse to the South and they've taken a lot of...
Asia Confirmed as Global Manufacturing Hub, ILO Shows
Asia as global manufacturing hub, shown by the ILO. More sources featured on today's Chartbook Top Links in the comment below. https://t.co/bpfQbXlbHK
AI Security Tool Triggers Sharp Drop in US Cyber Stocks
‼️US Cybersecurity stocks are getting CRUSHED by AI fears: CrowdStrike fell -8.0% on Friday, Cloudflare -8.1%, Okta -9.2%, and SailPoint -9.4% after Anthropic unveiled a new Claude AI security tool that scans codebases for vulnerabilities and suggests patches. The Cybersecurity ETF, $BUG,...
T‑Bills Yield Over 3%—Skip Low‑Rate Savings
The national average savings account interest is 0.39%. Yet T-bills are paying ~3.6% and no state/local taxes. Can buy them from TreasuryDirect or your broker. Or Treasury ETF (e.g $VBIL) or Treasury MMF (e.g $VUSXX) pay ~3.64%. Don't let your savings earn pennies.
Weekend Email Delivers Top Charts, Becomes Favorite
This has quickly become my favorite weekend email @HostileCharts Larry Thompson's Sunday Stalk List on @StockMktTV. Some great charts in here: https://t.co/AN276aKU9t
55 Dividend Hikes, 17 Companies Celebrate 10‑Year Streak
There were 55 companies that increased dividends last week 17 of them have managed to increase dividends for at least ten years in a row The list is below: