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Data centers are the new “strategic targets”
Over the weekend, drone strikes reportedly targeted data centers in the Gulf. Yeah, the places running AI models, cloud services, and financial transactions. This is different from energy or pipelines markets barely moved yet. But as a trader, it’s something I’m watching. If insurance costs rise or operations get interrupted, …
Travel stocks are feeling the oil spike short-term pain incoming?
Oil spiked near $100 over the weekend thanks to Middle East tensions. Airlines and cruise lines hate that. Fuel is their biggest cost. Some early moves: Alaska Air down ~4%, Carnival down ~3%, Delta/United/American 2.5–3%. If oil stays high, expect more pressure on travel names. If it drops back, they …
The market is panicking over a French IT vault. Here is the ruthless math on why it’s a structural mispricing.
Algorithms and weak hands are currently selling down the French IT consultancy Neurones (NRO) ahead of tomorrow's earnings report. The market is pricing in the fear of a broader IT sector slowdown, doing what a blind market always does: de-risking without actually looking at the balance sheet. But if you …
Switched from daily forex signals to equity macro signals and the difference is night and day
Spent two years following daily forex signals from various providers. Net result after accounting for subscription costs: basically flat. The forex signal space is absurdly noisy and most of them just repackage basic TA with fancy marketing. Shifted focus to equities (SPX exposure specifically) and the signal space for equities …
Water shortage middle east
Could the strategy of the Iran (hitting desalination plants in the oil states (https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/10/serious-water-crisis-on-horizon-as-middle-easts-desalination-plants-hit-and-acid-rain-fall)) lead to a water shortage and to a recession in these countries? If yes, wouldnt it have big effects on US economy because the Oil states are highly invested in the US stock market and financiers …
Have 30-35L to invest at 23 is the transport business actually a trap? Or any better ideas?
Hey guys, I’m 23 and have managed to put together about 30-35L for a business venture. I’m currently looking for something I can manage for about 5-6 hours a day while I get things off the ground. I’ve been leaning toward the transport/logistics sector. On paper, the demand seems steady, …
Potential self-dealing or simply poor management - Virtua Capital
Has anyone invested in Virtua Capital Management/Virtua Partners? They have a land entitlement fund - and engage in practices that I find quite suspicious. Their last property has been on the books for a while, and now instead of running a sale process, they're doing a "reverse auction" just among …
Lots of time in the market!
Grandbaby turned 1. He has been getting a little money here and there as gifts so dad opened a custodian account for him at schwab. Considering how long his money can stay in the market for gains and even recovery should we see a major correction, what would be the …
Backtested 9 years of energy stock to test lead lag thesis , sharing the findings with an example
Disclosure: I don't own GNK. This is more to share methodology and findings. Not advice, Do your own research. Findings: When energy ETFs spike, under-followed small caps lag by 1-4 weeks. With oil whipping around on Iran headlines, sharing a backtest based off energy sector. generally the big energy ETFs …
Why is this growing so much
So basically, 2.5k invested into mainly etf's and 2200 in a childhood collection of pokemon cards Tell me why my 2.5k in etfs is less stable and year on year makes less than my glorified cardboard For the record, on 2.5k im down 0.79% BUT THEN THE CARDBOARD its up …