The Trade You’re Told to Never Make
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The Trade You’re Told to Never Make

There is one trade that traders are told to never make. It violates every rule in every options book. The premiums are too expensive, the risk is a coin flip on a single news event, and one bad headline can take you to zero overnight. I made that trade yesterday afternoon. I closed it for…

Macro Vs. Crypto: Why Hawkish Fed Expectations Are Driving the BlackRock Exit
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Macro Vs. Crypto: Why Hawkish Fed Expectations Are Driving the BlackRock Exit

The iShares Bitcoin ETF () accounted for the majority of the $1.26Bn in US spot Bitcoin ETF outflows from May 18–22, 2026, moving around 13,000 (about $1.01Bn) from its custody addresses over five days. This divestment came as Bitcoin struggled to hold $70,000, dipping to $67,000–$68,000. Earlier in January 2026, BlackRock deposited 1,134 BTC (around…

Three Companies Make the Turbines AI Needs.
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Three Companies Make the Turbines AI Needs.

Hyperscalers are booking GE Vernova gas turbines into 2030. They are the cloud and AI giants like Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Meta, and they are building most of the data centers AI runs on. The power they need to operate those data centers does not exist yet. That is the trajectory CEO Scott Strazik laid…

Crypto Market Is Nervous Despite Record Highs in Equities
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Crypto Market Is Nervous Despite Record Highs in Equities

Market Overview The crypto market capitalisation fell by 1.6% to $2.54 trillion, coming under pressure despite new record highs in US stock indices. This continues the range-bound trading that has persisted for over a month, but the market is now at its lower end. Over the past 24 hours, the top performers were the relatively…

XAUUSD UPDATE
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XAUUSD UPDATE

Gold (XAUUSD) has shown a clear structural shift on the 1-Hour (H1) timeframe. After mitigating the previous gap-up liquidity zone, the price has strongly broken below and closed under the key structural level, indicating bearish momentum and an intraday market structure shift.Trading Setup:Sell Zone / POI: Right at the marked premium level (around 4,523) where…

LUNC Order Flow: Why the 1H Rally is a Trap
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LUNC Order Flow: Why the 1H Rally is a Trap

Chasing LUNC after a vertical 10% rip into premium resistance is mathematical suicide. The timeline is aggressively bidding the v4.0.1 network upgrade and the recent 923 million Binance token burn, assuming this is the start of a macro reversal. If you are buying here, you are trading the narrative, not the liquidity. You are providing…

XAUUSD Bullish Reversal Setup Toward 4535
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XAUUSD Bullish Reversal Setup Toward 4535

XAUUSD 15M Analysis Gold is showing a potential bullish reversal after reacting strongly from the marked support zone around 4495–4480. Price respected the demand area and buyers stepped in aggressively, indicating short-term momentum could shift upward. The current structure suggests: Support Zone: 4495 – 4480Entry Confirmation: Bullish continuation above 4505–4510Target Area: 4535Stop Loss: 4479 If…

Reports of NVDA’s death have been overstated – long at 214.86
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Reports of NVDA’s death have been overstated – long at 214.86

It’s been a while since I’ve posted an idea for NVDA. I’ve traded it a bunch since then, but I like to have something a little extra on my side if I’m going to post, and today I do. I am an unabashed quant. I play the numbers more than I play the technicals, though…

Don’t Buy SpaceX at IPO
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Don’t Buy SpaceX at IPO

This week’s Barron’s cover story highlighted a point that Karim and I made during a recent Monument Trend Advisory livestream… The takeaway is this: ā€œThink twice before chasing the SpaceX IPO.ā€ Let me walk you through some important statistics to know going into this latest round of mega-IPOs. It’s important to have a clear game…

Bitcoin’s High-Risk Zone Signals Deeper Stress Beneath the Market
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Bitcoin’s High-Risk Zone Signals Deeper Stress Beneath the Market

Bitcoin (BTC) is under pressure again, with institutional demand in BTC weakening. Swissblock has reported that BTC is now entering a high-risk zone as ETF outflows are growing. On the backdrop of this, the BTC price has dropped to $76k after the U.S.’s latest attack on Iran. Several market indicators are flashing caution signs as…

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