Finanz-aktuell

Economy, markets, AI, tech & crypto. Rates, prices, industry — Wall Street, Asia, Europe. What it means for firms & consumers.

No investment advice!

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[Finanz-aktuell @Finanz_Aktuell]

Hi, I’m Christel. A typically German name. I’ve been blogging for what feels like a hundred thousand years (okay, since the late 2000s 😉). I remain interested in the markets, though, admittedly, less so in the DAX. My real focus is on crypto, AI, and tech/robotics. I care about the underlying dynamics and what drives markets and consumers, not the noise surrounding clickbait and "coaching." I’m not looking to sell anything or preach to anyone; I’m simply doing my own thing with a new project. While I’m not building in public myself, I follow many founders and pioneers with great interest. We are living in the best of times to create something new and build a new world.

[Finanz-aktuell @Finanz_Aktuell]

I am founding on my own for the second time now; after my initial solo venture, I started a second business with a partner and fell flat on my face. It took me years to get back on my feet after that. Back then, I needed trustworthy advisors, if I’d had them, I never would have agreed to that contract. I’m taking all those lessons with me. I still don’t have advisors today, but I learned a great deal from those wrong decisions and that major setback. No, being a solo founder is anything but glamorous. It’s damn hard work, and you’ll go through crises and doubts and times with less money. But it’s who I am. I wish you all the best on your journey!

[Finanz-aktuell @Finanz_Aktuell]

@jaayjayAT @itsolelehmann Oh, thanks! That sounds like something that might be a good fit for me. I was also considering a second-hand printer. Once I have the money for it (I'm working on it!), I'll look into getting a Bambu Lab printer.

[Finanz-aktuell @Finanz_Aktuell]

@NatalieZingg Then do it! It’s never too late to start. Write about how to build apps in the age of AI. Or about all the other stuff you enjoy building. 😊

[Finanz-aktuell @Finanz_Aktuell]

$SPCX puts Starship into orbit and deploys real satellites. Stock down. $NVDA announces it has so much cash it can add $150B to buybacks. Stock up. The market isn’t confused. It just prefers a money printer to a rocket that still loses an engine on the way up.

[Finanz-aktuell @Finanz_Aktuell]

That’s a question I’ve asked myself over the last year too. Do they really still make sense, or is it just another expense that you can’t turn into an asset? Alongside all my other projects, I write eBooks, and at some point, I realized that the ads were costing more than the revenue they generated. Eventually, there was only one winner: the platform where I both publish my eBooks and run ads for them.

[Finanz-aktuell @Finanz_Aktuell]

@matt_teeixeira It feels to me now as if I am living in two worlds. The two couldn't be more different. Sometimes I no longer know which world is more real to me, or in which one I would rather be. Because the path to my future is completely different from that of the people around me.

[Finanz-aktuell @Finanz_Aktuell]

@Draxnati0n dito.

[Finanz-aktuell @Finanz_Aktuell]

@Rei00zk @WhiteWhaleLabs Me too. Thanks. 🙏

[Finanz-aktuell @Finanz_Aktuell]

Geopolitical tension over Iran and Hormuz is hanging heavy over everything today. Oil is ripping, yields are screaming toward 19 year highs, and the fear that inflation just won’t die and that the Fed might hike again is real. $SPX $DJI $NDX opened the week lower and the mood is jittery as hell. $BTC is still clinging to that $83k to $84k zone after last week’s ETF flood, but even crypto feels the pressure. The correction has stayed contained so far but this nervous energy is exhausting. One headline and it all unravels.

[Finanz-aktuell @Finanz_Aktuell]

@realEstateTrent Yes, that makes sense; you can't calculate intangible values ​​in hard currency.

[Finanz-aktuell @Finanz_Aktuell]

On the one hand, you have people churning out predictions that sound great, of course. I do believe AI can change the world, for the better, but not at the pace or within the timeframe claimed by certain gurus. There is the development of AI itself, on the one hand, and then there are the hard facts, data centers, chips, energy, and so on, on the other. Some people would do well to step out of that bubble and face reality: the hard numbers, which tell a very different story than all the AI ​​hype...

[Finanz-aktuell @Finanz_Aktuell]

@InvestingAddict Yes, I absolutely agree with you on that. And I also wish I had realized it sooner. It will carry us into the future when everything collapses.

[Finanz-aktuell @Finanz_Aktuell]

@Olking07 True, that’s the most important thing. These days, I let a lot of things just pass me by and don’t take the bait on clickbait. But the good thing is that we live in countries where we can access all the news we want. I am very grateful for that.

[Finanz-aktuell @Finanz_Aktuell]

That is the price of Brexit. This folly will haunt the once-glorious Kingdom for decades to come. If, that is, they ever recover from it...

[Alan Smith @AlanJLSmith]

London used to compete with New York for the title of the world’s financial capital.

In the first six months of 2026, London produced just 7 IPOs raising £577 million.

Hong Kong had 85.

India had 102.

Malaysia had 28.

Sweden had 10 IPO/direct listings.

And Amsterdam raised almost 6 x times as much.

An incredible fall from grace.

[Finanz-aktuell @Finanz_Aktuell]

@monetization_x Well, only in the USA...

[Finanz-aktuell @Finanz_Aktuell]

I know, I know, this is going to totally mess up my X algorithm. But I’m super excited that the NFL is finally back today. I was a soccer fan for decades, ever since I was a kid, but many years ago, American football really hooked me; and that was actually before the NFL boom here in Germany.

[Finanz-aktuell @Finanz_Aktuell]

@beffjezos This is the next piece of fucking clickbait shit.

[Finanz-aktuell @Finanz_Aktuell]

"He said his biggest losses ALWAYS came from the same thing: not following his own system."
That is precisely the reason why, no matter what you do, whether you’re trading, building, or doing anything else in life, you should stick to the system you’ve built for yourself, because it works.

[cape @capexbt]

The greatest trader in history Jesse Livermore started as a 14 year old chalkboard boy earning $5 a week.

- Placed his first bet at 15. Made $3.12 in 2 days.
- Full time trader at 16. No school. No mentor. Just price action and obsession
- At 24 he used 400% leverage, lost everything, and was completely broke
- Borrowed $2,000, moved cities where nobody knew him, and turned $10K into $500K within months
- Made $1 million in a SINGLE DAY during the 1907 crash
- JP Morgan personally called him and BEGGED him to stop shorting
- Bought yachts, private railcars, and mansions across America
- Lost everything. Again. Went completely broke. Again.
- Rebuilt his entire fortune. Again
- Then in 1929 he shorted the entire stock market before the biggest crash in history
- Made $100 million in one trade. That's $1.5 billion adjusted for today
- His #1 rule after 30 years of trading: "The money is made in the waiting, not the trading"
- He said his biggest losses ALWAYS came from the same thing: not following his own system
- 100 years later his book is still the #1 recommended trading book on Wall Street