October Kansas City Fed Services Index up to +10 vs. +1 est. & 0 prior … revenue much stronger at +16 vs. +6 prior; employment up to +2 vs. -10 prior; both selling and input prices still high but a bit softer relative to September

$BTC on 12H TF
We might be onto something here. Breakout and retest? 🤔

Why might actual risk keep increasing even as unrealized gains in an account continue to rise?
Many traders actually start taking on more risk after making a profit.
A trade makes money, so they increase their position; the account keeps gaining, so they raise their leverage; the market continues to rise, and they start to feel they have figured out how it works.
But one easily overlooked fact is:
An increase in unrealized gains does not mean risk has decreased; making more profit does not mean you can afford to take bigger losses.
I. Why is it easy to relax risk controls after making a profit

#MetaSwingsFromSurgeToSelloff
Meta’s AI spending: A warning sign, or an overreaction by the market?
The core question here is whether Meta’s AI expenditures are generating the potential for future earnings faster than they are consuming cash today.
The sharp shift in sentiment following the release of its financial results may reflect both a legitimate concern regarding rising costs and a short-term market reaction. Investors might have initially welcomed the strong revenue growth, only to reassess their valuation upon scrutinizing capital expenditures, free cash flow, and management’s plans

Floki all time high hype ath go

The market continues to trade in a wide range! BTC rebounded to 82100 this evening before meeting resistance and pulling back. The high-level short strategy played out perfectly, with the low dipping to 81000 and capturing over 800 points. Endure the solitude, and you can patiently wait for the flowers to bloom! #BTC跌破81000美元 $BTC ‌

$IRYS Don't be afraid, guys, short it

$SOXS
The price is inching higher, while open interest has instead dropped nearly 10% in a week—the shorts are quietly retreating.🤣 63% of shorts are still holding on, with short-squeeze fuel piling up. A pullback is an opportunity to go long; once momentum kicks in, the price will shoot straight up🚀

Hi everyone, U.S. stocks are still under some pressure after the open today, but memory stocks have rebounded. This looks more like divergence among individual stocks and cannot yet be taken as a broad-market bottom. Oil prices remain an important variable.
I’ve put together and am watching the following stocks 👇
📌 $MU : Up about 3.5% early in the session. Buyers stepped in after yesterday’s sharp drop. Next, I’ll watch whether the rebound holds and continue tracking HBM demand and earnings.
📌 $SNDK : Up about 4.3% premarket. Mizuho is bullish on NAND pricing and enterprise SSD demand, but

If someone asked me for the 3 plays I'd hold straight through this shakeout
1. $TAO
2. $LINK
3. $NEAR
I've shared my entire portfolio with my subs, but these are three I'd be buying heavy soon.
Don't overcomplicate it.

Why do some trading strategies perform well in range-bound markets but start losing repeatedly as soon as the trend reverses?
Have you ever experienced this?
A strategy performs well over the past few months. Its backtest curve is steady, and its win rate looks impressive.
But one day, the market starts to change.
Buy signals that used to work begin failing one after another, stop-outs become more frequent, and the account drawdown keeps growing.
You start questioning your indicators, adjusting parameters, or even considering replacing the strategy entirely.
But there is one possibility you ma

#USEarningsSeason
The third-quarter earnings season is in full swing in the U.S. stock markets. The results reported by Tesla and Meta indicate that the market’s focus has shifted beyond mere revenue and profit figures toward the tangible returns on artificial intelligence (AI) investments, capital expenditures, and forward-looking guidance. So, what do these earnings reports tell us, and what lies ahead in the coming days?
Tesla and Meta: Two Different Stories in the Same Season
Tesla’s third-quarter results presented a mixed picture. While the company’s revenue remained flat at $28.05 bill

#btc They're all weak rebounds, a market just messing with us. It can't even reach good levels to add to positions.
I've seen through your schemes and tricks! I've shown my hand to the institutions now, and you're still waiting for bearish news over the weekend before you'll come down?
Damn!!!!

10.23 Jince Midnight Gold Commentary: Gold plunges from highs, breaking below 4000—have the bulls’ defenses completely fallen?

Gold maintained an upward, choppy trend intraday, reaching a high near 4034 before suddenly facing concentrated selling from bears. The price plunged sharply, quickly breaking below the 4000 psychological level and bottoming at 3975. It is now consolidating in a narrow range near 3997. The bulls have suffered a short-term rout, and the bears have regained control of the market.
Market news: Expectations for Fed rate cuts have cooled again, Treasury yields have reboun

#Ethereum is already at the Bull Market Support Band.
Bitcoin isn't.
You know what that means?

October preliminary S&P Global US Composite PMI down to 56 vs. 55.5 est. & 55.9 prior … selling prices remained elevated while demand was firm and employment expanded … continues to suggest firm GDP growth
@SPGlobalPMI

SPACEX's price action is still fairly typical; it should continue seeking a bottom.

Getting ready to pick up the car tomorrow
Maybach S680