Market Signals

SAMSUNG REVIEWS HBM SALES STRATEGY, LONG-TERM AGREEMENTS WITH KEY CUSTOMERS — via YONHAP

S&P 500 CLOSES HIGHER, NASDAQ CLIMBS NEARLY 2% AS CHIPS FUEL COMEBACK FROM FED SELL-OFF: LIVE UPDATES — via CNBC

FED CHAIR WARSH EXPECTED TO WITHHOLD 'DOT' FROM CENTRAL BANK'S INTEREST RATE OUTLOOK — via CNBC

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS TO HOLD EXECUTIVE MEETING TO DISCUSS BUSINESS PLANS FOR H2 — via YONHAP

GAVIN NEWSOM SAYS TRUMP ORDERED DOJ TO INVESTIGATE HIM AND HIS WIFE — via CNBC

🚳🌧️WEEKEND MACRO NOTES. MY BIG TAKEAWAY IS THAT THE KNEE JERK REACTION IN STIR TO THE NFP PRINT IS OFFSIDES - TALKING MY BOOK AND I AM TRYING TO DISCE

ANYONE FOLLOWING CHINA'S STOCK MKT IN PAST MONTH CAN SEE THE HUGE BOOM IN ALL AI RELATED STOCKS, NOT UNLIKE THE KOSPI BOOM. SEE PIC ON TOP 20 MKT CAP

TODAY THE VIX HIGH WAS 21.57 WITH A SPY LOW OF $735.53 (CASH SESSION). KEEP THOSE NUMBERS NEAR YOUR TRADING SCREEN. A LOWER SPY PRINT FOLLOWED BY A LO

LOOKING AT THE HEAT MAP BELOW 👇, WE SEE THAT THE RIGHT TAIL DRIVERS OF EARNINGS (+20%), MARGINS (15.8%) AND CREDIT SPREADS (73 BPS) CONTINUE TO PROPEL

FUNDS PARE US GAS NET SHORT BETS FROM 18-MONTH HIGH

My alerts: Terminal

AFTER 8+ YEARS I GOT MY FIRST TWITTER SUSPENSION. I RESPONDED TO A COMMENT AND INCLUDED THE OWNER'S NAME A JOKE ABOUT THE TREASURY SECRETARY PUNCHING

THE AGE OF THE ROCKSTAR CFO

THE SURPRISE IN THE US DATA IS THE STABILITY OF THE HEADLINE NON PETROL GOOD DEFICIT IN THE FACE OF A BIG SURGE IN ELECTRONICS IMPORTS (COMPUTERS) FOR

FROM A VIX COMPRESSION, & SPY PRICE ACTION SCHEMA THE DEC 18, 2024 EVENT MOST RESEMBLES TODAY'S PRICE ACTION. SPY FELL NEARLY 3% THAT DAY & TH

THE SPY $734 0DTE CALL WENT FROM 6 CENTS TO A HIGH OF $6 TODAY. GEESHHHH. HTTPS://T.CO/ZK7TUT5C6K — VIA @MARKET_SLEUTH

SECRETARY RUBIO: CUBA IS ACTUALLY NOT CONTROLLED BY THE GOVERNMENT. CUBA IS CONTROLLED BY A MILITARY HOLDING COMPANY NAMED GAESA. GAESA OWNS VIRTUALLY

⭕️ UPDATE

THIS WAS A GREAT CALL! VIX OVER 18 🤝 — VIA @MARKET_SLEUTH

THERE’S HUSTLE THEN THERE’S DOING MAGIC AND MAKING BALLOON ANIMALS AT 9 PM OUTSIDE THE LOCAL ICE CREAM JOINT FOR TIPS HUSTLE. IF THIS DUDE KNOWS WHAT

BREAKING: US AIRSTRIKES HAVE NOW HIT THE SOUTH PARS GAS COMPLEX IN ASALUYEH, BUSHEHR PROVINCE, THE WORLD'S LARGEST NATURAL GAS FIELD, PER INITIAL REPO

KENNY G MOVED VIX CRUSH TO THURSDAY’S TO GIVE A LITTLE “PATTERN INTERRUPT”. 🤣 GOOD NIGHT 😴 HTTPS://T.CO/VBHU3SVBLE — VIA @MARKET_SLEUTH

2 BYD commercial vehicle news from this wk:

“WALL OF SUPPLY V - 2000 PARALLELS”

BIG NEWS

IF YOU ARE AN ANALYST LOOKING FOR A TITLE TO YOUR NOTE EXPLAINING THE PRICE ACTION IN CME/CBOE, I GOT YOU -

ISDA OUT WITH A VERY INTERESTING NEW REPORT IN PREPARATION FOR US TREASURY CENTRAL CLEARING. LOOK FORWARD TO DIGGING INTO IT. @CONKSRESEARCH @SCOTTSKY

🇱🇧 ISRAELI STRIKE NEAR HIRAM HOSPITAL WOUNDS 10 NURSES AND MEDICAL STAFF, DAMAGES EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AS ATTACKS CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN LEBANON

FROM JOHN PLENDER'S FT COLUMN:

AS YOU MAY RECALL FROM PRIOR POSTS, DEVELOPMENTS IN JAPAN CAN HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR GLOBAL MARKETS THROUGH SALES OF ITS MASSIVE HOLDINGS OF FOREIGN SE

QUESTION FOR YOU CRYPTO GEEKS

FOLKS FORGOT THAT KENNY G DID A PATTERN INTERRUPT & VIX CRUSH IS NOW ON THURSDAY’S JUST LIKE IT WAS LAST WEEK. 😆 HTTPS://T.CO/3KXOJEGXJO — VIA @MA

WHAT A MOVE ON $CBOE IN 6 SESSIONS IT WENT FROM OVER THE 8 EMA TO TESTING THE 200 DAY. HTTPS://T.CO/KELVGHCEYE — VIA @JBULLTARD1

NFP FRIDAY NOTES:

NEW PRIMER JUST DROPPED

THE ECONOMY IS FAR MORE BIFURCATED THAN HEADLINE DATA SUGGESTS.

VIX UP 5.5%. NO FRIDAY VIX CRUSH 🤣 — VIA @MARKET_SLEUTH

EX-ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ PARTNER SLAMS HIS OLD FIRM, OTHER VCS FOR 'POLITICAL INFILTRATION' AROUND AI — VIA CNBC

TRUMP CLAIMS IRAN WAR SETTLED 'SUBJECT TO FINALIZATION,' EXPECTS SIGNING IN 'NEXT FEW DAYS' — VIA CNBC

OIL TANKER CEO SEES HORMUZ SHIP TRAFFIC QUICKLY INCREASING IF U.S. AND IRAN REACH A DEAL — VIA CNBC

SEVERAL THINGS I LIKE ABOUT MACOS 27 GOLDEN GATE THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH AI — VIA ARSTECHNICA

5 TAKEAWAYS FROM THE LATEST MIDTERM PRIMARIES, WITH PLATNER'S WIN AND MIXED RESULTS FOR TRUMP SUPPORT — VIA PBS

TRUMP FAMILY GOT ABOUT $500M FROM CRYPTO VENTURE — BUT INVESTORS SAW STEEP LOSSES — VIA CNBC

MARKETS ARE PRICING IN A RATE HIKE BY THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK — WHICH ONE TOP ECONOMIST SEES AS A ‘MISTAKE IN THE MAKING’ — VIA MARKETWATCH

TRUMP TELLS IRAN AND ISRAEL TO STOP 'SHOOTING' AS MISSILE BARRAGES SHATTER FRAGILE CEASEFIRE — VIA LATIMES

TRUMP NOMINATES TODD BLANCHE FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL AMID CONTROVERSY OVER DOJ FUND — VIA CNBC

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🔴ELIMINATED: A HEZBOLLAH TERRORIST OPERATING FROM WITHIN A UNIFIL OUTPOST IN THE BURJ QALAWIYA AREA IN SOUTHERN LEBANON.

🚨 GAZA FLOTILLA VOLUNTEERS DETAINED IN LIBYA 11 DAYS, REPORT LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS FROM UNNAMED “BLACK SITE”

MAY JOBS REPORT: SAME, BUT DIFFERENT