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8 Aug 2024

Super Micro Computer stock, $SMCI, just swung from UP +20% to DOWN -20% in 24 hours.

The stock rose to an after hours high of $729.00 yesterday and is trading at $486.00 in after hours today. $SMCI is now down 60% from its high seen just 5 months ago. Source: The Kobeissi Letter

8 Aug 2024

The last 10 minutes of trading on Wall Street today...

Source. Markets & Mayhem

8 Aug 2024

A tectonic shift in Predict Presidential elections odds

Source: Predict It

7 Aug 2024

A very important chart which goes AGAINST hard landing scenario

"The source of the rise in the us unemployment rate is not job cuts but a rise in labor supply because of rising immigration. That is the reason why the Sahm rule doesn’t work. The Sahm rule was designed for a decline in labor demand, not a rise in immigration." - Torsten Slok (Apollo) Source: Mike Z. on X

7 Aug 2024

Coincidence or not?

Source: Bastien Chenivesse, Bloomberg

7 Aug 2024

Hedge Funds bought the panic dip yesterday

US stocks saw their largest 1-day net buying in 5 months, according to GS Prime. 8 of 11 sectors were net bought, led by Tech and Defensives. $SPY $QQQ $IWM Source: David Marlin

7 Aug 2024

2 weeks ago, US High Yield credit spreads were nearly at their tightest levels since 2007 (302 bps).

Spreads have since increased 91 bps to their widest levels since Nov 2023 (393 bps). The last 3 recessions all saw spreads move over 1,000 bps at some point. We're not close to pricing in that scenario today. Source: Charlie Bilello

6 Aug 2024

Putting yesterday's VIX intra-day high at 65 into historical perspective...

Source: Bloomberg, RBC

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