USD sentiment: all aboard the bear train

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by Troy The U.S. Dollar continues to trend downwards. Bloomberg’s Fear/Greed indicator for the USD Index has been in fear-mode for 30 consecutive weeks: Such long streaks of bearish sentiment towards the Dollar usually led to medium term rallies over the past 30 years. Keep in mind that even if the USD rallies in the … Read more

CYBERSECURITY: Academics turn RAM into Wi-Fi cards to steal data from air-gapped systems.

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At the core of the AIR-FI technique is the fact that any electronic component generates electromagnetic waves as electric current passes through. Since Wi-Fi signals are radio waves and radio is basically electromagnetic waves, Guri argues that malicious code planted on an air-gapped system by attackers could manipulate the electrical current inside the RAM card … Read more

Long streak of high volatility

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by Troy As Bespoke noted, VIX has closed above 20 for 207 days in a row. Such long periods of elevated volatility are uncommon, and typically happened after a major market crash (1998, 2000-2002, 2007-2009): Since these historical cases occurred after a major crash, the S&P 500 rallied further over the next year:

PLTR – Technical Analysis from a Professional Investor – Update 12/15

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by vegaseller So I did an update a week ago telling you why PLTR at 25 was likely the bottom. I also told you to get the hell out of the 12/11-12/18 options as those would expire worthless. https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/k98p6h/pltr_technical_analysis_from_a_professional/ now I will go over how to trade the stock in the next couple of weeks. … Read more

Index rebalancing. Do not be long this Friday.

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by BeernerdoMazzeroli This week will see the inclusion of $TSLA into the SNP. Typically how this works is when a stock is added to the index, another company comes out. The market cap of the new company is usually larger than the exiting one. Since the S&P 500 index is market cap weighted, the weightings … Read more

Short-covering, risky rally

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by Troy There is a lot of speculative activity in the markets right now. Investors and traders are chasing the riskiest of assets these days, and the general attitude has become “the riskier, the better”. An index of the most shorted & most leveraged stocks has SOARED over the past 30 days, vastly outperforming broader … Read more

Top Republicans are demanding that the State of California return ALL federal money to US Treasury that Sec. of State Padilla is attempting to use for an unlawful contract with a pro-Biden firm to contact voters.

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🚨BREAKING🚨 Top Republicans are demanding that the State of California return ALL federal money to @USTreasury that Sec. of State Padilla is attempting to use for an unlawful contract with a pro-Biden firm to contact voters. The $35 million contract is a violation of the law.👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/2RpxfmQYml — Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) December 15, 2020

The Citi #Panic/#Eurphora index (and the returns over the next 12-months point to a disappointing 2021.

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The Citi #Panic/#Eurphora index (and the returns over the next 12-months point to a disappointing 2021. #Risk #Exuberance pic.twitter.com/E7Qzc0o9Kq — Lance Roberts (@LanceRoberts) December 16, 2020 A record percentage of #fund #managers expect #earnings to improve. A separate survey also found the same fund managers expect the sun to rise tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/Z5tVFXG6AU — Lance Roberts … Read more

US Households are boosting their expectations of spending – interestingly, the boost is coming from the expectations to get #stimulus money.

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US Households are boosting their expectations of spending – interestingly, the boost is coming from the expectations to get #stimulus money. (Give me money and I will spend it for you.) pic.twitter.com/tfJ0sA0sQi — Lance Roberts (@LanceRoberts) December 16, 2020 UBS to clients: Plan your post-lockdown vacations now, but get travel insurance. And buy extra presents. … Read more

US DOLLAR: continues to crash to new Cycle Lows

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US DOLLAR: continues to #crash to new Cycle Lows pic.twitter.com/tOhAGtRyeN — Keith McCullough (@KeithMcCullough) December 16, 2020 The sentiment is for sharp Dollar & yield drop post FOMC. The $DXY in a different time frame. While The consensus is for a minimum test of 88. Given the trend is down possible. Here are other alternatives … Read more

Emerging Market recovery. Uneven, unequal and slow.

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Emerging Market recovery. Uneven, unequal and slow. pic.twitter.com/NCM8f9Tkky — Daniel Lacalle Official Account (@dlacalle_IA) December 16, 2020 A dismal decade for Brazil’s economy. Lowest GDP growth on record (virtually zero) and, worse, GDP per capita -0.6%, making the average Brazilian poorer over the last 10 years. pic.twitter.com/xQBsc8Vi2r — Jamie McGeever (@ReutersJamie) December 16, 2020

UPDATE: Major snow and ice storm for mid-Atlantic and Northeast… 12 INCHES NYC? More than ALL of last winter

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UPDATE: Major snow and ice storm for mid-Atlantic and Northeast… A major nor’easter​​​​​​​ is expected to take shape at midweek and unload the biggest snowstorm in years across a good portion of the Northeast. Snowfall totals are expected to be measured in feet in some areas across the interior as winds ramp up and create near-blizzard … Read more

WATCH Tucker Carlson OBLITERATE “Dr.” Jill Biden

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egq9yHqyBrk Collin Rugg from Trending Politics reports, During a segment on his primetime show, Fox News host Tucker Carlson trolled former Second Lady Jill Biden into another dimension when he ripped her for going by “Dr. Jill Biden.” Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://trendingpolitics.com/same-sen…