Ananay Agarwal

Transforming Research into Alpha, Stories into Signals - through Purposeful Investing, Modelling & Market Intuition
CFA Level III Passed (Charter Pending)

[Matthew Tuttle @TuttleCapital]

Call volume at all-time highs is a sentiment data point, not a bullish signal. Put/call ratios at 2-year lows. Hedge funds net short. Retail buying calls into a parabola. The crowd has never been more one-sided. When everyone is positioned for the same move, the risk is always in the direction nobody is hedging.

[NSTRIKE @NSTRIKE1231]

❗️🇺🇸🇮🇷The United States and Iran have reached an agreement in principle on a preliminary deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and require Iran to dispose of its stockpile of uranium enriched to 60%.
The deal still requires final approval from both President Trump and Iran’s Supreme Leader.
Under the framework, Iran would clear mines from the strait to ensure safe passage for commercial shipping, while the US would lift its naval blockade of Iranian ports. Iran would also be allowed to resume oil sales.
The package includes a 60-day ceasefire extension, with broader nuclear issues to be addressed in future talks. No final agreement has been signed yet.

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[Josh Wolfe @wolfejosh]

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[Michael A. Gayed, CFA @leadlagreport]

Unpopular opinion: Trump is distracting you from the complete shitshow in Japan by wanting to take Greenland.

[microplastics nanobubbler @facetedcarapace]

This actually occurred to me at age 20 after I ate a bag of mushrooms and took 20 bong rips but I'm glad they are finally doing the math

[Dr. Parik Patel, BA, CFA, ACCA Esq. @ParikPatelCFA]

The only positive to come out of all this chaos in the world is the crypto bros have finally decided to shut the fuck up

[Aditya Kalra @adityakalra]

📱🔐 India’s smartphone security push, including for source code, draws quiet industry resistance from likes of Apple and Samsung, @Reuters reports, citing confidential documents and sources.

📱India is proposing a far-reaching set of 83 new security standards for smartphones that would require companies such as Apple and Samsung to share source code, seek government clearance for major software updates, mandate automatic malware scanning, and store device system logs for at least 12 months, Reuters reporting shows.

📱The proposals, part of New Delhi’s push to tighten data security in the world’s second-largest smartphone market, have triggered behind-the-scenes opposition from global tech firms. Industry executives argue the measures lack any global precedent and could expose proprietary technology.

📱 A December IT ministry document records companies saying that such security requirements “have not been mandated by any country”. An industry body representing Apple, Google, Samsung and Xiaomi said source code review was “not possible … due to secrecy and privacy”.

📱The government says consultations are ongoing. IT Secretary S. Krishnan told Reuters that “any legitimate concerns of the industry will be addressed with an open mind”, while cautioning it was “premature to read more into it”.

📱The standards, drafted in 2023, are now under fresh scrutiny as India weighs giving them legal force -- echoing past regulatory moves that have both irked Big Tech and, in some cases, been softened after pushback.

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[Michael A. Gayed, CFA @leadlagreport]

Powell to Trump on the Federal investigation explained.

Like and repost if you understand this.

[Commentary Donald J. Trump Truth Social Posts On X @TrumpTruthOnX]

BREAKING:

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 Kann News claims that the US is preparing to STRIKE #Iran

#Israel opens bomb shelters in Gush Dan metropolitan area, which includes Tel Aviv

Kann News:

"Shelters in Tel Aviv have been opened due to the possibility of an Iranian response to an upcoming U.S. strike'

The Israeli security establishment estimates that any Iranian response to a U.S. attack would include launching ballistic missiles into Israel."

Multiple U.S. KC-135R Stratotankers and B-52 bombers have departed from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar in recent hours.

At least one tanker is currently airborne at 23,975 ft and 406 knots.

U.S. drones are also operating close to Iranian airspace.

[NASA @NASA]

Ever wonder what happens in the aftermath of a supernova?

In this video, you’re watching the glowing remnants of a stellar explosion disperse over a period of 25 years, making this @chandraxray’s longest-spanning video ever released. https://t.co/suIQHKdWM0

[Reuters Business @ReutersBiz]

AI is set to transform global industry within seven years, reshaping it faster than electricity, computing or steam, Siemens CEO Dr. Roland Busch said at CES, Las Vegas

[Visioner @visionergeo]

‼️‼️🇺🇲🇮🇷 BREAKING - Over the past several hours, dozens of U.S. Air Force aerial refueling tankers and heavy military transport aircraft of the C-5 and C-17 types have departed from the United States and from an American airbase in the United Kingdom, heading toward the Middle East. According to various sources, the United States is preparing strikes against Iran, and the ongoing movement reflects the transfer of forces to the region.

See the latest updates with us: @visionergeo

[Psychology Today @PsychToday]

Thinking something doesn't mean we will act on it. But there is a stronger connection between what we imagine and the choices we make than many people realize, writes @DrHollyParker https://t.co/pMnrRMenXi

[Nithin Kamath @Nithin0dha]

I'm not sure most people truly understand the cost of transitioning from ICE vehicles to electric vehicles.
Are we just moving pollution from city streets to biodiversity hotspots?

Indonesia (~50% of the world's nickel) strip-mines paradise islands.
Congo (~70% of cobalt) destroys communities with child labour.
China controls the minerals that make EVs possible: 90% rare earths, 75% lithium, 80% tungsten.
All of this is powered by coal plants.

There are environmental costs at each step. Are we truly considering all this?

Knowing us(humans), we'll always chase "better technology" over what's better for the planet.

Cleaner streets, yes. But at the cost of dirtier oceans, shattered communities, and forgotten islands?

[ORF @orfonline]

The global #nuclear order is shaped by regional contestations, requiring comprehensive diplomatic strategies to address global and local nuclear risks, notes Amey Velangi https://t.co/E9hVLdqAIP

[Ray Dalio @RayDalio]

Over the last couple of years, we have seen Ukraine fighting an existential bloody war against Russia, and we are now probably seeing Israel in such a war. The sprouting of these hot wars is reason for serious concerns, especially since these are proxy wars that could spread. The question is will we see these bloody wars spread and/or pop up elsewhere. Notably, they have not yet happened between the major powers (i.e., China and the US aren’t directly involved), though we are seeing increased risk in leading indicators of wars such as exceptional increases in military budgets. To me, this set of conditions looks similar to 1936-37 and 1912-13 - i.e., on the brink of conflict spreading to many places. "On the brink" doesn’t mean "in it" or that we will certainly go into it, but it is certainly the case that, based on my indicators and my judgement about what is happening, the odds of war in the next 10 years have increased—I estimate from about 35% to about 50%. A hot war in another part of the world, like the ones in Ukraine and in Gaza, with the US playing a role like it is playing in the other two wars, would strain the US in classic ways that caused other past empires to become weakened by being over-extended, which would be another notable step toward a more global war.

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

Take a moment to immerse yourself with the sights and sounds of a forest.

Nature is amazing. Protect it. #ActOnClimate

Via @BBCEarth @BBCNews @MikeHudema

[UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 @UNESCO]

We are responsible for 75% of the destruction of ecosystems on earth.

🟢 738 Biosphere Reserves
🟢 257 natural #WorldHeritage sites
🟢 177 UNESCO Global Geoparks

are living proof that we can live in harmony with nature.

Let’s take action #ForNature: https://t.co/AU2Snsf1Kt

[Harvard Business Review @HarvardBiz]

Understand that stress is caused not by other people or external events, but by your reactions to them. https://t.co/1B40509jGz