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20 Jun 2025

Hedge funds are frantically piling into long energy stock exposure here, according to Goldman's prime desk data

Source: Markets & Mayhem

12 Jun 2025

Nasdaq $QQQ now facing major resistance as it tries to make new all-time highs

Source: Barchart

12 Jun 2025

A major breakout for palladium

Source: Graddhy - Commodities TA+Cycles

12 Jun 2025

CBOE Volatility Index $VIX falls to lowest level since February

No Fear Left in the Market Source: Barchart

12 Jun 2025

Bitcoin $BTC compared to the World's Biggest Companies

Source: Visual Capitalist

12 Jun 2025

US pension fund allocation to equities relative to bonds is at an all-time high.

U.S. pension funds represent approximately 20% of the total U.S. financial markets. Source: Guilherme Tavares @i3_invest

10 Jun 2025

BREAKING: Volatility

CBOE Volatility Index has plummeted 63% over the last 9 weeks, the largest volatility crush in history Source: Barchart

2 Jun 2025

⚠️Despite US stocks outperformance in May, this is one of the WORST years for the US stock market in history:

The S&P 500 has UNDERPERFORMED World stocks excluding the US by 12 percentage points year-to-date, the most in 32 YEARS. Source: Bloomberg, Global Markets Investor

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