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27 Jan 2026

Bitcoin mining hashrate decreased -30% this week as a cold winter storm covered much of the United States.

Mining companies shut down voluntarily through demand-response programs, temporarily powering off machines to reduce electricity use and support the stressed power grids. Source: Documenting ₿itcoin 📄 @DocumentingBTC

27 Jan 2026

January 2017 Silver was trading at $16.50

Source: @realDonaldTrump

27 Jan 2026

Over 80% of $SPX constituents have entered their buyback blackout window, reducing corporate support as we kick off the Q4 earnings season.

Source: Hedgeye

27 Jan 2026

Nancy Pelosi just filed ~$69M worth of new stock trades

Including selling $50M of Apple $AAPL Major sells include: - Sold $50M shares of Apple $AAPL - Sold $5M shares of Nvidia $NVDA - Sold $5M shares of Disney $DIS She bought new call options: - Bought $500K of $GOOGL LEAPS - Bought $500K of Amazon $AMZN LEAPS - Bought $500K of Apple $AAPL LEAPS - Bought $250K of Nvidia $NVDA LEAPS Source: Nancy Pelosi Stock Tracker on X

27 Jan 2026

There's Always a Reason to Sell.

Source: Koyfin @KoyfinCharts

27 Jan 2026

Who really holds the world’s gold?

• 🇺🇸 United States still dominates with 8,100+ tonnes • 🇩🇪 Germany remains Europe’s anchor • 🇮🇹 🇫🇷 🇷🇺 all sit around 2,300–2,450 tonnes • 🇨🇳 China keeps climbing, quietly • 🇨🇭 Switzerland punches far above its size • 🇯🇵 🇮🇳 hold far less than their economic weight

27 Jan 2026

The spread between silver prices in Shanghai vs London is skyrocketing...

Source: Markets & Mayhem

27 Jan 2026

Wait a minute...

Source: Heisenberg

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