Social•Feb 27, 2026
Passive Investing Still Beats Human‑Run Index Committees
Passive has been tough to beat -for sure—but 20 years ago I did a study “What Happened to the Original Stocks in the S&P 500 index” and the recent experience is far from unique. The committee members are human still.
By Jeremy Schwartz
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Lower 48 Oil Output Flat, Barely up 90k B/D
U.S. CRUDE and condensate production from the Lower 48 states excluding federal waters in the Gulf of America/Mexico has flattened in response to the downturn in prices and drilling. Lower 48 onshore production was up by just 90,000 b/d in...
By John Kemp
Social•Feb 27, 2026
From $304k Debt to Millions: My Recovery Blueprint
12 years ago, I was $304k in debt. Today, I'm a multimillionaire. If I lost everything tomorrow, here's how I'd get it back:
By Brennan Schlagbaum, CPA (Budgetdog)
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Performance Beats Fees: Why Investors Pay 5% + 44%
Jim Simons charged some of the highest hedge fund fees in history—5% flat + 44% of gains—and still delivered spectacular returns. Learn how elite investors tolerate high fees and what it teaches about investing, stock markets, and wealth building. Would you...
By Mike the Value Investor
Social•Feb 27, 2026
AI, Private Credit, and US Debt Drive Market Volatility
Having @bethanymac12 on the show to discuss the economy, markets & the issues currently causing volatility like the benefits/consequences of A.I. as well as trends in Private Credit is invaluable. We also hit $FNMA $FMCC. Of course my @Kalshi topic...
By Danny Moses
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Tariff Refunds Spark Unexpected Market Reaction
I run a family account that is very light on profanity, but I'm making an exception here because this is highly relevant re: policy - i.e., the market response to tariff refunds - and is also kinda funny https://t.co/W4w9escVzV https://t.co/5sIpIX72ON
By Scott Lincicome
Social•Feb 27, 2026
TSLA Cheap Vol, but Skew Makes Puts Pricey
TSLA is frustrating...vol is cheap and I want the nitroglycerine puts but the skew is jacked. https://t.co/e8sACX2GXu
By Kris Abdelmessih
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Fade Extreme Breakouts; Trade Location, Not Emotion
Breakouts look strong… until they reverse. 🚨 If we’re inside value with a flat VWAP, chasing highs is usually the trap. Fade statistical extremes. Trade location, not emotion. Link in profile 📲 #DayTrading #FuturesMarket #TradingEducation
By Trader Drysdale
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Financials Lead Market Weakness with Biggest Daily Loss
The real market story today is the weakness in financials and not the hyperscalers @ScottWapnerCNBC @HalftimeReport @dougkass Observe these massive individual financial stock losses: $C -$7 $AXP -$25 $GS -$72 $MS -$13 $APO -$10 Since this is the single largest daily loss, it might...
By Doug Kass
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Luxury Builds Reduce Affordable Housing, Not Trickle‑down
As Max and others often point out: The more apartments you build for the wealthy, the fewer wealthy people living in moderate- and lower-priced apartments... thereby creating more affordable supply. It's not "trickle down economics." (Different thing.) It's just common sense.
By Jay Parsons
Social•Feb 27, 2026
OpenAI's Record Funding Rattles AI Giants and Software Stocks
There's a new kingmaker in AI... OpenAI raises the largest private funding round in history and two of the biggest backers ($NVDA and $AMZN) are down to flat today. Meanwhile a blog post from Anthropic sends software stocks swinging
By Deirdre Bosa
Social•Feb 27, 2026
AmEx Buying Holds Steady Amid White‑
$AXP put buying staying constant Hammered this week on the idea that the end of white collar knowledge workers disrupts its card user spending https://t.co/Cd5J3HA4N4
By Joe Kunkle
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Diversify Beyond 60/40 to Reduce Lifetime Consumption Risk
“Risk is the uncertainty of lifetime consumption.” We sit down with @cullenroche to discuss his new book Your Perfect Portfolio. We start with a basic 60/40 portfolio and then examine, step by step, the case for adding international, factors, gold, private assets,...
By Jack Forehand
Social•Feb 27, 2026
XWEL Secures Green Friday with Clean Open Exit
A green Friday is locked in thanks to $XWEL ✅ Such a clean move out of open 👇
By Trade Momentum
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Understanding Covered Calls vs Equivalent Stock Delta Sale
Today's spaced repetition is structured as a slow-as-molasses homework that builds up to understanding the nature of covered calls vs the equivalent portfolio of selling [delta] amount of your stock (which is the right basis of comparison)
By Kris Abdelmessih
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Power Price Hikes Barely Dent Big Tech Spending
When (any) price is right: Rising power prices are still a small slice of Big Tech's spending. https://t.co/FLLrii1nD4 via @McKinsey in @axios
By Amy Harder
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Glencore Secures $115M Cobalt Deal with Weisfisch
ICYMI: Glencore to buy almost $115 million of cobalt from industry veteran Weisfisch, sources say https://t.co/mu9OLpnjiO
By Ernest Scheyder
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Buyers Favor Fresh Listings Over Last Year's Inventory
Buyers are liking new supply. So many of the stats right now are showing spring vibes as crusty listings from last year expired, and buyers are focusing on the new stuff. https://t.co/OoyH4E4hAI
By Ryan Lundquist
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Credit Crisis Chatter Spikes, Targeting APO, KRE, KKR
The noise around incoming credit crisis is picking up significantly today .. look APO, KRE, KKR etc
By Brent Donnelly
Social•Feb 27, 2026
GKN Scraps Magnet Factory, Europe Rare Earths Setback
Exclusive: GKN cancels plans for magnet factory in setback for Europe's rare earths plans https://t.co/KLadnSKxvw
By Ernest Scheyder
Social•Feb 27, 2026
CEG Closes Gap, Holds Above 335.95
$CEG daily tapping on the 200ma and the gap. 335.08 closes the gap and it confirms with a move and hold over 335.95. updated chart https://t.co/cHZ7kh8CHT
By Sunrise Trader
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Financial Fluency Doubles Owners' Cash Extraction From Revenue
If you don't have financial fluency, your chances of turning business revenue -> personal cash plummet. I have the data to prove it. I surveyed 200+ store owners as part of the 2026 eComFuel Trends Report (full report coming soon). One of the...
By Andrew Youderian
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Hot PPI Fails to Dent Fed Cut Expectations
The hotter-than-expected headline PPI this morning didn't curb Fed rate cut expectations. The implied cuts through 2026 from Fed Fund futures has edged up a bit. $DXY hasn't taken the fundamental bait for a bearish wedge break though: https://t.co/CgVJLLvWs8
By John Kicklighter
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Sold $RKT Shares, Secured
$RKT payday shares sold for good payday %. I now settle into the full swing with cushion. Different symbol, same system used over and over again.
By Sunrise Trader
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Dow Forms Horn Pattern, Signals Potential Decline
Dow setting up for a decline? This is an expanded triangle, or a horn. Its natural disposition according to Edwards and Magee is for a decline. That is not mandatory, but the more likley outcome $YM_F $DIA https://t.co/bfMgi3hsri
By Peter Brandt
Social•Feb 27, 2026
PBOC Allowing Gradual RMB Appreciation, Not Stopping It
The claim by @robinbrooks_j & others that the PBOC is intervening to stop the RMB's advance strikes me as a misunderstanding. This is the 7th month of RMB gains. If PBOC is intervening to "stop" CNY rise, it is not...
By Marc Chandler
Social•Feb 27, 2026
AI Job Losses Could Spark Credit and Debt Crisis Soon
The question is NOT "Will AI take all the white-collar jobs or not?" (It won't.) The questions are: 1. "How many white-collar jobs does AI have to take to trigger a consumer credit, & then government receipt & global sovereign...
By Luke Gromen
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Value Investing Shifts: Beyond Wealth, New Picks, Plateau
This week in value: @GSpier : What Really Counts in Life — Beyond Wealth and Returns @bogumil_nyc Pzena – The Value Stocks to Watch 2026 @PzenaInvstmtMgt ) Semper Augustus 2025 Letter: Cloud Delusions; Value at a Secular Plateau; And – Berkshire Hathaway:...
By Tobias Carlisle
Social•Feb 27, 2026
DAF Donors Lose Legal Control, Case Highlights Risks
Donor-Advised Funds can be a good planning tool, but you give up legal control after the irrevocable donation. Peterson v. Christian Community Foundation dba WaterStone involves a $21M DAF sponsor ignoring a donor-advisor. @CNBC article by @HCuccinello https://t.co/KzEWeax1ER
By Justin Miller
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Foreign Markets Surge Amid Global Extensions
(PREMIUM) "Tactical Update: February 27, 2026 - Global Extensions..." Foreign markets remain on fire... via The Lyons Share https://t.co/VFNIukbgod https://t.co/jRyXRjyXsc
By Dana Lyons
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Six of Eleven S&P Sectors Currently Trading Green
6 of the 11 S&P sectors are green right now in this moment of time. $XLU $XLP $XLV $XLRE $XLC $XLB. $XLE flat the others red
By Sunrise Trader
Social•Feb 27, 2026
IMF’s No‑Bailout Stance Pushes China, Ecuador Back to Markets
Striking that China has taken $2 billion off the table since 2021 while the IMF put $2 billion in ... Talk about not using IMF funds to bailout China back during the pandemic turned out to be just that, talk. You...
By Brad Setser
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Patience Pays: Trade Hits 2‑Month High, Still Uncertain
#Druckenmiller once said we mostly sit all day reading, researching & waiting. My "ideal trade" finally broke to 2-month high plenty of waiting. Does it have legs? https://t.co/m8fErQ5Bm0 #forex #GBP
By Ashraf Laidi
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Core Wholesale Prices Jump 0.8% in January, Outpacing Forecasts
"Core wholesale prices rose 0.8% in January, much more than expected" https://t.co/LVa2AuC787 "For the full year, core wholesale prices accelerated 3.6%" Big Jan26 drivers: -professional & commercial equipment wholesaling services -Trade services -metals https://t.co/SIuJIRE7bD
By Scott Lincicome
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Intrepid Potash Breakout Mirrors Wheat Surge, CF Long
$IPI Daily. Clean base breakout for Intrepid Potash to dovetail the surge in Wheat this week. Ags heating up. $CF worth a look long, too. https://t.co/xrg1BQiWhA
By chessNwine
Social•Feb 27, 2026
AAOI Surge: $85 Calls Spike as AI Component Play
Applied Opto (AAOI) seeing 880 June $85 calls bought $1.5M with stock up 45% on results, a top components play for a while now on the AI buildout Piece I wrote last Aug. https://t.co/WYy1BykzGw
By Joe Kunkle
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Low Treasury Yields Revive MMT Enthusiasm Flood
Feeling listless and disjointed as I await the inevitable barrage of "#MMT was right all along" posts now that 10-year Treasury yield has fallen below 4%... https://t.co/ANQCCAXJms
By Robin Brooks
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Dell Surges 20% Post‑earnings, Defying Market Slump
$DELL - a sight for sore eyes in this market. 20% gap up after earnings. Can it hold?
By Hyperstocks
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Strong Current Accounts Can't Stop Taiwan, Korea Currency Weakness
Taiwan's currency has depreciated even as Taiwan's current account has soared (to 20% in calendar 2025, with 30% expected in 26). But Taiwan is not alone -- the Korean won is also very very weak even as Samsung...
By Brad Setser
Social•Feb 27, 2026
April Short Puts Signal Bearish Pressure on KKR, ARES
$KKR $ARES starting to see some April opening short puts Need that group to stabilize, was my first red signal a few weeks ago
By Joe Kunkle
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Oracle's CDS Gains Vanish After Equity Funding Shift
Pretty remarkable that the “we’re raising half the money via equity” improvement in Oracle’s 5Y CDS completely reversed (and then some) so quickly https://t.co/E8Qzqv4pMx
By Luke Kawa
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Sticky PPI Keeps Rates High, Drives Yield Decline
The PPI is not falling, it has become sticky. It means rates stay higher. That will slow things down. Thus bond yields are falling. Makes sense? God knows https://t.co/XxE0jqRJ3L
By Rohit Srivastava
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Lithium May Mirror Silver's March‑April Surge?
Is Lithium about to pull 'a Silver' in March and April? $ALB $SQM $LIT $LAC https://t.co/Db55dIPSLT
By Hedgehog Trader (Nicholas Winton)
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Intel Set for MSCI Rebalance Boost; Google, Meta Sell
MSCI index rebalance TODAY Cherry picking $INTC has 5.5M shares to buy for the MSCI tonite a notable "few" sells $GOOG $META https://t.co/OEKl7nD5AW
By Mark Lehman (MarkFlowChatter)
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Private Credit BDCs Plunge From Premium to Deep Discount
In just 12 months, private credit went from red hot to ice cold One year ago, the average BDC traded at a +6.2% premium to NAV Now, the average BDC trades at nearly a -20% discount to NAV, a level only exceeded...
By Julian Klymochko
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Caution Needed: Breakouts Failing, Hold Cash
We have been advising caution. Tape action beneath the surface is worse than the indexes appear. For the most part, breakouts are not following through and too many reversals to justify aggressive trading. Patience is a virtue and cash is...
By Mark Minervini
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Canada's Red Tape Stalls Projects for Decades
Canada Is Being Destroyed By Bureaucracy & Over Regulation It takes an average of 19 years to get an approval to build a new Mine Australia's shipping Liquid Natural Gas to Canada's East Coast: Canada has 300 years of Gas Reserves Let's look...
By Ron Butler
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Fed's Massive Balance Sheet, Not Warsh, Needs Trimming
"Kevin Warsh Isn’t Crazy, the Fed’s Big Balance Sheet Is" The obvious path to shrink the Fed's balance sheet is to go back to a corridor system. It worked for over 100 years as @josephsternberg points out. The problem: the establishment...
By Axel Merk
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Three Bearish Stock Pair Charts Reveal Missing Piece
The 3 most bearish charts for stocks as an asset are as follows, in no particular order: XLY:XLP HYG:IEI SPHB:SPLV What's missing?
By J.C. Parets, CMT
Social•Feb 27, 2026
ARLO, FIGS Lead 2026 Small Caps Surge
ARLO and FIGS two top 2026 small caps that hit today, saw about 70 names up over 6% yesterday on that list
By Joe Kunkle