Warner Bros Shareholders Approve $111B Paramount Takeover Despite Backlash
News: Warner Bros. shareholders overwhelmingly approve controversial $111-billion Paramount takeover amid growing opposition in Hollywood and beyond. https://t.co/iHnN5ov2ML
Mild Winter Averted Gas Price Spike Amid Hormuz Closure
Northern hemisphere’s mild winter averted worse gas crisis Global gas prices would have surged much higher as a result of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz if last winter had not been among the warmest on record across the northern...
New Catalyst Fuels Bullish Confidence in $TMDX
I didn't need another reason to be bullish on $TMDX but they just gave me one 😎
Warner Discovery Shareholders Overwhelmingly Back Paramount Merger
Warner Discovery stockholders overwhelmingly approve sale to Paramount, WBD says. "Based on the preliminary vote count from today's Special Meeting, WBD stockholders voted overwhelmingly to approve the adoption of the merger agreement with Paramount."
Andurand's 52% April Loss Highlights Ceasefire Risk
*ANDURAND LOST 52% IN APRIL FIRST HALF AS CEASEFIRE HURT OIL BET Are people paying 20% performance for Pierre Andurand to be max levered long oil always? It seems like it
TI Surges 15% on Earnings After Heavy Call Buying
Texas Instruments (TXN) 500 January $340 calls bought $14.20 to $14.25 as it explodes 15% on earnings following big call buys all week in it
Reevaluate Roth vs Traditional 401(k) After Income Shifts
You need to adjust Roth vs Traditional 401k based on life changes. Say you were doing Roth, but your company promoted you fast, or your spouse started a job, or you got a side hustle. You should adjust and analyze Roth vs...
Prolonged Oil Price Spikes Extend Equity Market Correction
With crude oil prices driving equities right now, let’s take a look at two examples of oil shocks. The 1990 Gulf War took oil prices from $41 to $100 (in today’s dollars) was short-lived and caused only a brief 19% drawdown...
Short Covering Fuels Equity Melt‑up as Call/Put Ratio Spikes
The equity melt-up of the past two weeks was surely driven (in part) by short covering. The call/put ratio below has now surged from 1.02 to 1.50. https://t.co/jGi0QAJW3f
Buy the Dip Returns: Target MU, NVDA, AMZN, GOOGL
📺 BUY THE DIP IS BACK — SOME STRONG NAMES TO CONSIDER In a strong uptrend, pullbacks are once again becoming opportunities as leaders hold key levels and momentum remains intact. Some strong names to consider: – $MU is the focus after...
Future Default and Severity Rates Drive Private Credit Opportunity
Actually want matters is both the future default rate AND severity rate. Sometimes defaults fault in a greater recovery as when long dated fully collateralized bonds default and the maturity date advances to the day it is restructured.
AI Winners Accelerate Revenue, Losers Cut Guidance
$NOW dragging down other tech stocks like Rubrik, Crowdstrike, Snowflake, etc. means investors haven't yet grasped how this works. There are winners and there are losers of AI. Those decelerating/cutting revenue guidance - losers. Those accelerating revenue YoY - winners. Easier...
Low Crude Prices Persist Amid Historic Supply Shock
🚨 NEW POST 🚨 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 Making sense of relatively low crude prices through nearly two months of the largest oil supply shock in history https://t.co/1E2OX8hn8t
FCFS Shines Again as Pawn Shops Boom
FCFS posted great numbers yet again, a favorite small cap financial for years now Pawn Shops thriving
How Global Imbalances Ripple Across Nations
Adam Tooze has a very good new Substack article on global imbalances. I discuss below where I (mostly) agree and disagree (more in emphasis than in substance), focusing especially on how imbalances are transmitted from country to country. @adam_tooze https://t.co/n6KhuJ5NMS
S&P Hits 103 Highs; Inequality Defies Policy
The $SPX has made 103 all-time highs since the Fed started shrinking the balance sheet. If inequality increases with QE and low policy rates and also increases with QT and high policy rates, maybe inequality is not about monetary policy. Warsh knows...
Hormuz Turns Trade Weaponization Frontline, Threatening Maritime Security
Hormuz becomes frontline in ‘weaponisation of trade’. Is there currently maritime security and safety? https://t.co/NoAhibd8ud
2026 Market Breadth Stays Calm, No Major Moves
2026 has yet to see any major Advance or Decline moves as measured by 10:1 days. All considered, markets have remained fairly calm from a broad breadth perspective. https://t.co/V1JoXj6fXz
Buy Tesla April 24 385/375 Put Spread for Credit
$TSLA "Trade Idea 1: Buy the April 24 Expiry 385/375-372.50 1×2 Put Spread for a 5 cent credit." sell to close a 385/375 put spread on any strngth in stock. Let IV fall then can buy remaining put or...
LPs Prefer Lending at 12%, Not Borrowing
If you're considering a real estate strategy that would require you to use high octane bridge debt, consider this: Some potential LPs are likely to give you a version of the following feedback: "We don't *borrow* at 12%; we *lend* at 12%"
Free IBM Put Spread: Sell, Wait IV Drop, Roll
$IBM "Trade Idea 1: Buy the April 24 Expiry 250/242.50 1×2 Put Spread for free." sell to close a 250/242.50 put spread near $7.50, let IV fall then will need to roll remaining put down and out.
Alliance
A 33-year-old global high-yield fund. 8% NAV discount — near the widest since 2022. 7.5% yield collected while you wait for the discount to compress. Is AllianceBernstein's AWF the unloved global income play right now? https://t.co/5wNRfc4Lcg
S&P 500 Hits Highest 20‑Day MA Gap Since 2000
A chart from Sunday's Thrasher Analytics note... The S&P 500 was 6.5% above its 20-day MA, the highest it's been above the short-term average since March 2000 when filtered for periods within 1% of a 52-week high, meaning not within a...
SpotGamma’s Early Alerts Navigated Q1 2026 Market Turbulence
Q1 2026 was turbulent. How did SpotGamma support subscribers through the craziness? ✓ Jan: Flagged a "window of weakness" post-OPEX — S&P dropped 2% the next session ✓ Feb: Called SPX 6,900 as key risk pivot — vol spiked for 3 days...
U.S. Shifts Away From Canadian Fertilizer Dependency
Canada is legally part of the US Defense Industrial Base and a massive fertilizer producer. And buying Canadian fertilizer was never a problem for American farmers... Until recently.
Boeing, Space Primes Surge on Earnings and Contracts
NextGen Defense – Daily Gainers & Losers (04/22/26) NextGen Defense traded mixed as Boeing and space‑focused primes advanced on solid earnings and contract momentum, while newly listed drone maker AEVEX and large legacy primes lagged. – The Boeing Company (BA) rose 5.53%...
More Housing Built, Rents Fell Despite Developer Optimism
The key to falling rents is building more housing. And the key to building more housing is making developers believe rents will go up (which, in the case of Austin in 2022, they ended up being very wrong about).
Nuclear Stocks Rally on SMR, Enrichment Gains
Nuclear – Daily Gainers & Losers (04/22/26) Nuclear names ripped higher as SMR developers and enrichment plays surged, while large defense contractors and diversified utilities saw mild profit‑taking. – Eagle Nuclear Energy (NUCL) jumped 17.55% to $12.46, extending its post‑SPAC momentum after...
Speculative AI Small‑Caps Surge, Autonomy Stocks Slip
Next Waive – Daily Gainers & Losers (04/22/26) Next Waive names rallied as speculative China‑listed physical‑AI small caps and energy‑software platforms surged, while digital‑engineering and autonomy leaders like Virtuix and Kodiak AI slid on profit‑taking. – Huachen AI Parking Management (HCAI) skyrocketed...
Master Nifty Options Timing with RMI & Sentiment
🚨 WEBINAR ALERT Smart Nifty Options Trading: Timing Entries with RMI & Sentiment Analysis 📊 Learn a structured approach to Nifty option buying 🎯 Use RMI (Rohit Momentum Indicator) for precise entry timing 🌐 Combine market sentiment indicators to confirm trends ✅ Identify high-probability trade...
AI Chip and Biotech Stocks Surge on New Contracts
Core AI – Daily Gainers & Losers (04/22/26) Core AI traded broadly higher as chip design, healthcare AI, and data‑center infrastructure names rallied, even as newly listed robotics platform AEVEX and several small‑cap software names slid. – Aeluma (ALMU) jumped 22.63% to...
Bought MSOS at $4.10, Trimmed at $5.60, Holding Onward
We did buy $msos at $4.10ish and some calls on Monday with @StocksOnSpaces and @WOLF_Financial i did trim some here $5.60+.. I'll stay with some https://t.co/LlsEF5td6t
Bullish Odds Slip: 58% Chance S&P Rise
Probabilities are becoming less favorable for bulls. Roughly a 58% chance for a higher S&P 500 a year from now, down from 82% a little over a week ago. https://t.co/IpLeBfyhKL
Time Multiplies Investments: $10k Grows to $3.3M in 50 Years
If you invested $10,000 in the U.S. stock market 10 years ago you would have $37,595 today. The same investment made 50 years ago would be worth over $3.3 million. The magic of compounding, in one chart… https://t.co/xsMqEDHpje
Oil Futures Backwardation Usually Not Bullish
New free article: Backwardation in Oil Futures is Not Generally Bullish #CL_F Link in reply below. 👇 https://t.co/NTU7sp9zR6
Yesterday's Performance Snapshot of Major Reporting Stocks
This is how the stocks of the reporting companies performed yesterday: $ISRG $UAL $IBKR $COF $CB $EQT $NLY $WRB $EWBC $MANH $BA $VRT $T $GEV $BSX $CME $PM $ELV $MCO $TDY https://t.co/gQAiiCdStw
Million Dollars Buys Less Space Worldwide, Except London, Melbourne
What does $1M buy you in prime real estate? Here's the space you get and how it's changed since 2020: 🇲🇨 Monaco: 16 m², 172 ft², -7% 🇭🇰 Hong Kong: 23 m², 248 ft², 0% ➡️ 🇨🇭 Geneva:...
ELV Cash Margin Triples as Prices Surge, Costs Stay Steady
$ELV reported good CQ1/26 with output up on higher recoveries. Inventories down on higher sales but what stands out for me is the cash margin which rises from US$186/t for the last quarter to US$569/t for this quarter as costs...
Hims Secures GLP Deals, Positioning for Retatrutide Boom
This is massively good news for $HIMS members and $HIMS shareholders. $HIMS now selling $LLY GLPs which is Tirzepitide. $HIMS already selling the $NVO GLPs which is Semaglutide. This also means that $HIMS members should have access to Retatrutide...
Greenfield Builds More Large Apartments than Austin City
The Austin METRO built a ton of housing, not just the City. Yes the City built a lot ... but greenfield did even more. Here's a map of large (250+ unit) apartment buildings built in last 3 years The distribution of single family...
Tesla's $25B Capex and Robo‑Taxi Delay Pressure Stock
based on the chatter it seems the 2 things driving $TSLA lower after the pop are 1. $25B capex 2. robo-taxi scale deployment pushed out to 2027 ------- it's hit both sides of the "risk range" i highlighted ystdy. --i'll trade it long if...
Bean Oil Near Keltner Break, Possible Bull Trap
Bean Oil - not quite a climax close outside Keltner Channels, but potential bull trap/last gas for now if it drops back into range. https://t.co/MKc2Peq27r
Tesla Gaps Down, Eyeing Cave Fill Before Tech Earnings
TSLA - looking for cave fill repair with gap down this AM...(next week is big earnings week for tech..) https://t.co/2ZSXNvaOjf
Google Leads Magnificent7 as Nasdaq Climbs 18%
Despite 18% jump in #Nasdaq100 no #Magnificent7 stock regained its record. $AMZN is closest to doing so, but $GOOGL remains by far the highest performer since last autumn, +37% vs 15% , 7% and 6% for $AMZN , $NVDA &...
Unbiased Tesla Earnings Call Transcript Cuts Through Media Spin
I'm so sick of legacy media spinning the Tesla stories just as they see fit to fool people. So we created this: https://t.co/ptXSOrCDOg The full earnings call transcript, zero bias, with actual table of contents & accurate (!) descriptions of who...
Low‑rate Lock‑ins Keep Home Prices From Crashing
Why aren't home prices crashing despite record low demand? 🏠📉 With 80% of owners locked into low rates and record equity, nobody is forced to sell. The market is stuck. Full breakdown below, including analysis of Redfin data 👇 https://t.co/KogY0JuwSe
Software Weakness Drives Pullback, SPY Support Holds
📺 THIS PULLBACK IS ABOUT SOFTWARE, NOT THE MARKET The market is opening lower today, led by weakness in software $IGV. Despite that, the pullback in $SPY is relatively small. Yesterday’s gap has already been filled, which resets the chart and removes...
Markets Reach Balance, Enter Bracketing Phase
markets coming into balance now: Indexes, Bonds, https://t.co/KzLjFarnZN.JY, GCC..etc formed 3 bar balance. Markets now in bracketing mode. https://t.co/UmBCm7Gjzj
Market Rally Drives Bullish Sentiment to January Highs
From Peter Boockvar @pboockvar "Nothing like a stock market rally to lift sentiment as mood always follows price. In the most fickle and volatile sentiment survey, the AAII retail one today saw Bulls jump by 14.3 pts to 46, the...
PTX Metals Holds Pent‑Up Exploration Potential Ready to Deploy
PTX Metals $PTX.V $PANXF Overheard about the company and seems quite appropriate: "PTX looks internally busy but externally quiet, which is usually where the real work happens. They now have more exploration capital than originally planned, and the flow‑through...