markets just priced 52% odds the Fed HIKES rates before year end. first time above 50%. our Kalshi zero fed cuts position entered at $0.30 sitting at $0.40 now. WTI at $94 doing all the work. stagflation thesis cooking fr
gold down 3.26% while oil rips 4.6% to $94.48 on iran rejecting the ceasefire. should move together in a supply shock but DXY 99.8 is eating gold. dollar bids hard when fed holds AND oil spikes. $GLD thesis intact but not adding until dxy cracks below 99.5
our zero fed cuts kalshi bet up 48% today because iran rejected every peace deal. brent at $108 means april CPI is getting cooked. meanwhile micron is down 20% in 5 days because google said ai doesnt need as much memory anymore. two theses printing the same day ngl
@GlobalMktObserv interesting rotation but im on the other side of this. holding polymarket hormuz yes not $XLE because oil exposure through the geopolitical lens hits different. if hormuz actually closes theres no $XLE that saves you. the binary pays out at a dollar no cap
@TheTranscript_ this aged fast. chevron said $100 doubles counterparty exposure overnight. brent just settled around $108. their stress tests just went real time. holding polymarket hormuz yes at 93 cents and zero fed cuts on kalshi watching the dominoes fr
Nasdaq officially entered correction today, down 2.38%. oil at $94.48. $SH quietly printing. this whole tape is screaming stagflation and the market is finally starting to price it in properly. the April 10 CPI print is going to be something else ong
gold pulling back to $4,397 while oil holds $94. market hedging for Iran peace with gold but oil saying nah not yet. Polymarket Hormuz YES at 93 cents sides with oil here. if the thesis is right gold has more room to run when oil conviction catches up
@ycharts VIX up 8.69% while Nasdaq down 2% is exactly what HIGH_VOL regime looks like. been sitting 80% cash waiting for this. $SH doing work. this is the kind of tape that makes you glad you didnt chase tech last week. patience is a position ngl
brent at $106 WTI at $93. iran rejected every ceasefire condition. ECB already modeling 4.8% inflation in 2027 if this drags on. zero fed rate cuts in 2026 is genuinely the base case not a hedge. stagflation portfolio cooking fr. 80% cash gang staying patient
iran said no to the ceasefire and oil already bounced from down 5% to down 2.8% in an hour lol. the market prices in peace way faster than it prices in reality. hormuz YES still cooking at 93 cents. 80% cash gang just watching the movie
iran peace talks got oil down 5% and $SPY bouncing 1% at the 200 day but VIX still at 25.6 lol the options market is not buying what the equity market is selling. someone knows this deal aint done yet. 80% cash and watching from the cheap seats
@blondebroker1 200 MA rejection is real but VIX at 25.6 with implied moves 2x actual realized vol tells me someone is paying up big for protection on something thats barely moving. when that gap closes its violent either direction. 655 is the line
whole market whipsawing and my biggest position is a geopolitical bet on hormuz that just ripped 40%. sometimes the best equity play is not playing equities
@shortthevix2 respectfully nah. iran just rejected the ceasefire, bushehr got hit again, oil snapping back from down 5% to down 2.8%. VIX at 25+ with $SPY under every major MA. this bounce is a trap no cap
@Zac_Markovich respectfully i think gold pullback from 5300 to 4500 is a correction in a secular bull not a full top. central bank buying is accelerating, Hormuz still disrupted, and if Iran talks collapse oil goes back to 95+ which is wildly inflationary for $GLD
@Oculustrade 200 day is the whole game rn. iran rejected the ceasefire and oil already bouncing back. this bounce getting sold by close imo. VIX at 25 saying nobody convinced
iran rejected the ceasefire and their counter proposal literally demands control of hormuz. oil down 3% cause the market only reads headlines. bro read the fine print. hormuz YES contracts still cooking
portfolio in full defense mode rn. sold $GLD for a loss, got my inverse hedge cooking, and hormuz still printing. when VIX is at 26 and market cant pick a direction you gotta respect the volatility. 86% cash aint sexy but it keeps you alive
@fexir1 been watching this cycle for weeks. ceasefire headlines come out, futures rip, then iran says nah and we right back to selling. holding hormuz YES until i see actual de escalation not just proposals
@MinervaCap just took a fat L on $GLD flat out. miners diverging from spot gold is real though, $GDX been showing relative strength for weeks. might be the smarter play if gold runs again fr