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17 Jun 2026

The number of ETFs that held SpaceX went from 4 to 40 to now 120 in a couple days (few billion total).

These are all active ETFs choosing to buy, not indexes (they coming later). Here's a look at the list sorted by new buy, $JEPQ (the 2nd largest active ETF in world) at the top. Looks like a lot of JPM funds bought. Source: Eric Balchunas, Bloomberg

17 Jun 2026

Michael Burry wants to short SpaceX $SPCX, but the options are too expensive

Source: Yun Li

17 Jun 2026

NASDAQ bounced on range lows and the 50-day moving average, only to reverse near range highs.

Massive moves, but no new direction. In a market like this, chasing breakouts has been one of the most expensive trades around. Source: TME

17 Jun 2026

The World's Trillion Dollar Stock Markets

🇺🇸 U.S. — $52.6T 🇨🇳 China — $11.5T 🇯🇵 Japan — $6.5T 🇮🇳 India — $4.4T 🇫🇷 France — $3.2T 🇬🇧 UK — $3.1T 🇸🇦 KSA — $2.9T 🇨🇦 Canada — $2.6T 🇩🇪 Germany — $2.2T 🇹🇼 Taiwan — $2.0T Source: The Market Mind @Market_Mind_

17 Jun 2026

If you denominate US GDP in gold instead of dollars, the chart is wild.

Source: Lyn Alden

17 Jun 2026

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has intervened in a lawsuit against Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, arguing that its Colossus 2 data center is critical to U.S. national security.

The NAACP sued xAI in April 2026 under the Clean Air Act, alleging the company was operating gas turbines without the necessary permits to power its AI facility. The turbines are located in Southaven, Mississippi, near the data center in Memphis, Tennessee. According to the lawsuit, the number of turbines has increased from 27 to 57 since the case was filed. xAI maintains that the turbines are exempt from Mississippi permitting requirements because they are mounted on trailers and classified as temporary mobile equipment. On Monday, the DOJ filed court documents arguing that shutting down the turbines could harm U.S. national, economic, and energy security. The department stated that the facility supports military AI capabilities. A declaration from the Defense Department's Chief Digital and AI Officer, Cameron Stanley, said Grok is one of only four AI models approved for mission-critical use on classified U.S. government networks and has been utilized in recent military operations involving Iran. The DOJ, xAI, and the State of Mississippi are jointly seeking dismissal of the lawsuit. Source: Bull Theory

16 Jun 2026

“These forecasts have been abysmal. My dots wouldn’t be perfect either, so I wouldn’t give them.”

Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh has spent 15 years arguing the central bank says too much. Wednesday is his first meeting. My story on the quiet revolution he wants: Source: Nick Timiraos @NickTimiraos

16 Jun 2026

Nvidia is planning to sell at least $20bn of investment-grade debt in the US its first bond sale in more than five years in a test of investor appetite for further exposure to the AI sector.

Source: FT

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