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[Barchart @Barchart]

Global Central Banks have boosted their Gold holdings to the highest level this century

[Brian Kim at ClearValue Investing @CV_Investing]

When it comes to options trading, time is literally money. ⏰💰

In part 3 of our Options Trading for Beginners series, we look at contract duration. Simply put: the more time left on an options contract, the more valuable and expensive it becomes.

Watch this breakdown to see how an option expiring in a week compares to one expiring in a month.

#Options #Investing101 #Stocks #Education

[Brian Kim at ClearValue Investing @CV_Investing]

🚨 Copper is breaking into completely uncharted territory, hitting its highest monthly close EVER. The red metal is surging past historical resistance. Is this the ultimate sign of global demand kicking into overdrive? 📈

#Copper #Commodities #Investing #Markets #Macro

[BeatTheBotz @BeatTheBotz]

$CHPY shares are up 48% YTD and have delivered an 80%+ total return with distributions reinvested.

$CHPY holds a concentrated portfolio of 15-30 semiconductor companies and uses an options strategy to generate income.

What holdings are driving the performance? 👇

[Sam Altman @sama]

build and publish web apps with chatgpt!

i really wish i had this when i was a kid, but i do miss hypercard.

[Otavio (Tavi) Costa @TaviCosta]

There is nothing more technically bullish than a 40-year resistance level turning into major support.

That is exactly where gold miners sit today.

Act accordingly.

https://t.co/7Y87Aem7Ag

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

US inflation is set to rise further:

ISM Services Prices rose +0.6 points in May, to 71.3, the highest since August 2022.

Since February, the index has risen +8.3 points, the biggest 3-month increase since 2021.

Diesel, gasoline, oil, and related commodities were the most frequently cited as "up in price" in the survey.

In May alone, no commodities were reported as "down in price."

Historically, rapidly rising services prices have led CPI inflation with a ~3-month lag.

The current reading suggests CPI could rise above 5.0% for the first time since early 2023, from the 3.8% seen in April.

Inflation pressures are mounting.

[Bruce Poole @TargetedWealth]

🚨 BEYOND THE HEADLINE: Why a Rising Dollar/Yen Cross is a Coiled Spring for Gold

The mainstream retail playbook says hot U.S. jobs data drives a stronger dollar, which means you should dump hard assets like gold. This is surface-level thinking. A surging Dollar/Yen cross doesn’t weaken the macro thesis—it accelerates it.

Here is the contrarian reality check:

The Yen Carry Trade is a Ticking Bomb: A surging dollar pushes the yen to dangerous lows, placing immense stress on trillions of dollars in global assets funded by cheap yen. A violent unwinding will trigger a systemic liquidity shock.

Sovereigns Crave Pure Collateral: Central banks don't buy gold based on monthly payroll headlines. They accumulate it because extreme volatility in major fiat pairs exposes the structural fragility of the paper monetary system.

The Coiled Spring: Let the short-term algorithms dump paper gold on daily noise. They are fighting for pennies while the heaviest capital allocators on Earth hoard physical metal to insure against systemic fracturing.

#Macroeconomics #Gold #YenCarryTrade

[The Titan Traders @TT_stocks_]

A little tip for those who just unlocked unlimited day trades for the first time.

Do not bounce around from one loss to the next.. the luxury of having a limit on trades was you were FORCED to have patience. Now that this rule is taken away, you can freely enter and exit without even thinking twice.

That’s good if you’re a seasoned vet, but very bad if you’re an amateur or someone who likes constant dopamine hits.

Slow down, take your time with these trades, and just because you have free rein doesn’t mean you just throw shit on the wall to see what sticks.

We are all entering a new era of trading and it’s yet to be seen how it affects the penny stock game and other.

[Vlad Tenev @vladtenev]

This one's for every trader who ever got flagged, hit a restriction, or had to park $25K just to participate.

The PDT rule is gone. Robinhood worked alongside regulators and industry partners to make this happen. Proud of this team and everyone who pushed for this change. This is exactly what we built Robinhood for.

[Apple @Apple]

All systems glow. Join us for WWDC26 on June 8 at 10 a.m. PT.

Tap the ❤️ and we’ll send you a reminder on event day.

[Moon Market @moonmarket]

Post PDT rule change this market has just turned into a full on Casino. This is now just pure gambling. No reason for any moves, random pops and drop, complete chaos.

BE CAREFUL!

[Northstar @NorthstarCharts]

U-R-A-N-I-U-M: Capital is quietly rotating away from stock markets 👇

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

Space ETFs are exploding in popularity:

Total assets under management (AUM) in space-themed ETFs has surpassed $5 billion for the first time in history.

Since the start of 2026, space ETF AUM has more than DOUBLED.

Over the last year, this figure has surged by over +900%.

Meanwhile, the Space Innovators ETF, $NASA, launched on March 30th, has grown its AUM to a record $2.6 billion.

Over this period, the fund price has surged +50%, including a +37% increase in May alone.

This comes as $NASA is one of the few investment vehicles available to retail investors that offers exposure to SpaceX, which currently accounts for 7.5% of the fund.

Retail is ready for the SpaceX IPO.

[Ole S Hansen @Ole_S_Hansen]

#Gold continues to find support at its 200-day moving average as a tug of war unfolds between short-term momentum traders looking for a downside break and longer-term investors stepping in to buy weakness. Until the Strait of Hormuz reopens and the inflation outlook becomes more quantifiable, downside risks remain elevated. For now, a break above USD 4,600 remains the minimum technical requirement to shift sentiment in a more constructive direction.

[Northstar @NorthstarCharts]

This is what CAPITAL ROTATION has done to Bitcoin 👇

[Patrick Karim @badcharts1]

Silver will get another shot at glory as soon as the current congestion area resolves.

For those on the side lines, longer it takes, better it should be.

$200, $500 and higher targets are more likely found after important sequences of outperformance against the stock market.

[Robinhood @RobinhoodApp]

Robinhood has lifted PDT restrictions.

No more $25K minimum, no more flags. Happy trading.

[Sqeaky Mouse @TheSqeakyMouse]

On average Gold produces 23% percent moves when touching the bottom of its 2 year long channel. With the support now being tested yet again I’d expect Gold to regain the $5,000 mark within the coming months.

[Otavio (Tavi) Costa @TaviCosta]

Copper now diverging from gold in a meaningful way.

Yes, AI, industrial demand, and onshoring are part of the story.

But the real driver is a tightening supply-demand imbalance that the market is only beginning to price in.

That said:

Metals rarely stay disconnected for long.

This gap is setting the stage for gold to become the next catch-up trade, in my view.

https://t.co/sJjIAEqwqb