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14 May 2025

"History does not repeat itself but often rhymes" - Mark Twain

On the back of lower than expected inflation CPI report yesterday, the S&P 500 joined the Nasdaq 100 in the green year-to-date, erasing all of the April pullback. The S&P 500 Trump Tariffs 2.0 line is catching up with the Trump Tariffs 1.0 one... Source: zerohedge

14 May 2025

After a 22% rally from the April 7 lows, the S&P 500 is now up on the year.

One of the biggest short-term comebacks in market history. $SPX Source: Charlie Bilello

13 May 2025

Dark pools are a bigger and bigger part of the stock market, now eclipsing volume at exchanges

Source: Markets & Mayhem, Apollo

13 May 2025

BREAKING: Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds were long volatility, short U.S. Dollar, short equities, and short Bitcoin $BTC before the U.S.-China trade agreement was announced... Source: Barchart, Bloomberg

13 May 2025

The S&P500 is flat on the year and less than 5% away from new all-time highs.

Congrats to those who stuck with their plan. Source: Ryan Detrick, CMT

13 May 2025

The S&P 500 just sprinted through 200-day moving average as Wall Street cheers the rollback of tariffs.

Skeptical strategists saw that level as a potential ceiling on the market rebound Source. Bloomberg, HolgerZ

13 May 2025

Only three times in history has the S&P 500 been down at least 15% YTD and moved back to positive by the end of the year.

Could this year will be number four? Source: Ryan Detrick

12 May 2025

‼️The S&P 500 is trading at a MASSIVE technical level:

The S&P 500 has recovered some losses and broken above its 50-day moving average for the first time since February. However, it is still trading below its key 200-day moving average, a level smart money is watching. Will progress on US-China tariffs help the market break key resistance levels? Source: Bloomberg, Global Markets Investor

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