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From $3 to $22 in Two Days

That 197 call on Wednesday for Friday was $3. It finished the week at $22. Nineteen dollars per contract in forty-eight hours while everyone else was arguing about China trade deals. This wasn't luck. This was watching an 8-day EMA cross a 20-day EMA on a 15-minute chart and understanding what insti

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The Fed Quietly Gave Up on 2% Inflation

I hate to break it to you, but the Fed quietly gave up on 2% inflation. They're just not talking about it anymore. This morning's CPI report - 3% annual, down from 2.9% in August - gave everyone the warm fuzzies. Markets are screaming higher. Russell 2000 popping. S P pushing above 6,800 on futures.

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Why AI Trading Is Failing

Good afternoon, and welcome to another episode of "markets are acting weird and AI isn't helping." There's an AI trading competition happening right now that should be front page news but nobody's talking about it. They gave different AI platforms $10,000 each on October 17th to trade crypto derivat

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You Are One Tweet Away From Getting Crushed

Sometimes I feel like the market's spinning out of control. It couldn't be a better day to talk about chaos cash flow. Here's what happened today: One tweet sent the S P down 1%. Just like that. And while everyone else is getting nervous about what's coming next, I'm getting excited. Because when ev

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The $10 Trillion Fear Signal Wall Street Doesn't Want You to See

Don Kaufman here. I've been watching something disturbing unfold in the options market. While everyone's debating whether we're in a bubble or correction, there's a $10 trillion elephant in the room that most retail traders have never heard of. It's called the CBOE SKEW Index, and it just hit 151.31

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Ukraine, Tariffs, and Market Amnesia: Why Bad News Doesn't Matter Anymore

Ukraine tensions spike. Tariff threats escalate. My trading account? Up $763 on Monday in my room. The market has officially stopped caring about your headlines. Monday morning brought the usual catastrophe buffet. Ukraine escalation threats. Trade war rhetoric heating up. Government shutdown enteri

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Most Traders Just Wasted One of Their 12 Best Days This Year

Hey, it’s Garrett. This morning I watched another third Friday slip by while 99% of traders had no idea what they were missing. Here's the calendar secret that separates consistently profitable traders from the rest. You get 12 opportunities per year to trade in an environment where everything is di

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The "Dumb Money" Just Beat Wall Street Again

Hey there, Gianni here. The Dow dropped close to 300 points today. Zions Bancorporation fell 13%. Banking stocks are getting demolished, and everyone's asking the same question: "Is this 2008 all over again?" But here's what CNBC won't tell you while they're interviewing another "expert" about credi

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You're one little tweet away from a 200-point move in the S P.

Don Kaufman here. You're one little tweet away from a 200-point move in the S P. Think about that for a second. While everyone's celebrating markets being up 31 handles today, I'm watching volatility futures climb WITH the market. That doesn't happen unless something big is coming. And here's what m