Mohammad Ismail

A balding middle-aged man with a sense of humour. sports lover. ⚽️ & 🎾 in particular.

Oil and Gas.
Retweets not endorsements.

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

SERENA WILLIAMS AND CARLOS ALCARAZ.

Dear Lord.

🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[Wimbledon @Wimbledon]

It's his once again 🏆

#Wimbledon

[Wimbledon @Wimbledon]

✨ Jannik and Linda ✨

[Wimbledon @Wimbledon]

Jannik comes out to the balcony 🙌

#Wimbledon

[Jannik Sinner @janniksin]

Blood 👟, sweat and (happy) tears! This team pushes me, challenges me and never lets me down ❤️ Wouldn’t be here without you. Can’t believe we did it again 🏆 Thank you to everyone who made it possible! See you next year, @Wimbledon 🌱📸

[Wimbledon @Wimbledon]

Jannik Sinner. Alexander Zverev.

Gentlemen's Singles Final. Centre Court.

Sunday 12 July. 4pm BST.

#Wimbledon

[Roland-Garros @rolandgarros]

Nothing but respect between two great competitors 🤝

#Wimbledon

[Wimbledon @Wimbledon]

Spectacular. 👏

Jannik Sinner defeats Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to reach back-to-back Wimbledon finals

#Wimbledon

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

Jannik Sinner when asked if he’ll play Montreal and Cincinnati to keep his Masters 1000 streak going after Wimbledon

Jannik: “This is a conversation we’re gonna have after the tournament. Thank you”

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

Jannik Sinner after beating Novak Djokovic to reach 2nd Wimbledon final in a row

“What’s it like to play in front of so many fashion icons in the royal box?”

*Jannik gives a nervous laugh*

Jannik: “Hehe.. yeah, it’s nerve wracking 😂. But at the same time, the most important for me is to perform in the best possible way…”

*Another nervous laugh, this time louder* 😭😭😭

Jannik: “We also try to combine it with the best possible outcome. But at the end of the day I’m a tennis player. I try to put the ball in the court as much as I can 😂. But we’re standing in a good point. I’m very happy. Thank you so much and thanks everyone for coming.” ❤️

[رسائل حُب @todaymessagee]

حين تظن أن الأمل انتهى، تذكّر أن الله قادر على تغيير كل شيء في لحظة. فلا تيأس، ففرج الله يأتي من حيث لا نحتسب.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo hits 9️⃣7️⃣4️⃣ career goals. Closer and closer to 1000 goals milestone.

[العمري @frossfross1]

Arab Egyptian brother speaking of Somalis being the people of Qūran, and how when he went to visit the Mosques in Europe and seen how comitted they are to their faith.

[Warren Buffett 📈 $SPY 👑 @OptionsBuffett]

I’m not kidding when I say this. If you’re on the right side of the market for the next 30 days you can change the entire trajectory of your life.

[Aleksey The Great 🇷🇺🎖 @aleksthgrt]

🚨BREAKING

Pep Guardiola to Leeds United fans:

"There are people fasting because of Ramadan. Why do you boo when the game is paused for a minute or two? Show respect for religions! We live in a modern world, don't we? Look at what's happening in the world right now. Watch what happened today. The whole point is to respect all religions. What's the problem?"

[A K Mandhan @A_K_Mandhan]

#BAD news for stock markets

💥BREAKING:

🇮🇱🇮🇷 Israel declares immediate state of emergency across the entire country after striking Iran.

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[StockMarket.News @_Investinq]

Gold crashed from $5,600 down to around $4,700. Silver fell from $121 to $77.

Platinum and palladium got crushed similarly.

All of this happened in less than 36 hours, and when you calculate the total value lost across all precious metals globally, it adds up to roughly $7 trillion.

This morning, Trump announced Kevin Warsh as his pick to become the next Federal Reserve chairman, replacing Jerome Powell when his term ends in May.

Warsh is known as an inflation hawk, he's focused on fighting inflation and keeping the dollar strong, which is the complete opposite of what traders had been betting on for months.

The entire metals rally was built on a simple narrative, traders assumed Trump would pick someone who'd aggressively cut interest rates and weaken the dollar.

When that happens, precious metals become more valuable because people lose confidence in fiat currency.

Traders loaded up on huge leveraged bets that metals would continue surging, using borrowed money to amplify their potential gains.

But when Warsh, a known inflation hawk got nominated instead, the thesis completely flipped.

Suddenly, every trader who had bet on falling rates and a weaker dollar realized they were wrong.

They needed to sell to cover losses.

The selling cascade happened extremely fast because once it started, leverage got flushed out violently.

Banks and market makers raised margin requirements on futures contracts, which forced smaller traders to sell whether they wanted to or not.

The forced selling pushed prices down even further, which triggered more liquidations in a vicious spiral.

On top of that, the dollar strengthened as markets processed the reality of a hawkish Fed incoming.

A stronger dollar makes metals cheaper for international buyers and reduces buying interest.

Every time metals dropped another few percent, more traders got wiped out and the selling accelerated harder.

The key thing to understand is that metals didn't crash because the fundamentals changed.

China still has export controls on silver, physical supply is still genuinely tight, and industrial demand still exists.

They crashed because the Fed policy narrative completely flipped in a single announcement, wiping out a crowded speculative trade that was entirely built on betting against the Fed and betting on a weaker dollar.

[Energy Headline News @OilHeadlineNews]

SILVER PLUNGES 23% IN BIGGEST INTRADAY DECLINE SINCE 2008