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12 Jul 2023

$XLE Energy sector ETF surging out of this wedge today!

Source: Trend spider

12 Jul 2023

German ZEW survey highlights concerns over shaky recovery.

ZEW investor expectations fell to -14.7 in Jul (estimate -10.6) from -8.5 in June a bad omen for econ growth. Source: Bloomberg, HolgerZ

12 Jul 2023

Commercial Bank Interest Rate on Credit Card Plans

US credit card rates climb above 22%, a new high. Source: The Daily Shot

12 Jul 2023

Currently, the 10-year yield is at 3.98%

A move above 4% on the 10-year Treasury yield caused the last 2 blowups in financial markets: - UK pension fund - US regional banks Source: Game of Trades

12 Jul 2023

$ARKK Cathie Wood's innovation ETF pushing to new 2023 highs

Source: Trend Spider

12 Jul 2023

Tips for Smart Investing by Warren Buffet

Source: Barchart

11 Jul 2023

These charts by Bank of America show that every single episode of a local peak in UST 2yr yield was followed by some risk-negative event over the past 40 years.

These #charts by Bank of America show that every single episode of a local peak in UST 2yr yield was followed by some risk-negative event over the past 40 years. Such episodes ranged from mild (Mexican peso crisis in Dec 1995; HY +95bp) to moderate (Asia FX crisis in Oct 1997; HY +350bp ) to severe (GFC; HY all-time wides). The lag between the peak in 2yr yield and subsequent event varies from just a couple of weeks to just over a year, with an average being 7 months. Source: BofA, www.zerohedge.com

11 Jul 2023

Nasdaq has announced a "special rebalance" for the Nasdaq 100

Nasdaq has announced a "special rebalance" for the Nasdaq 100 to address the overconcentration and weight that the biggest tech companies have on the index. This is the first ever "special rebalance" carried out by the overseer of the index. Source: Bloomberg

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