To The Moon

1. $Encore Capital(ECPG)$ ECPG - Encore Capital Group - smalecap company performance since long breakout: 5.90%.2. $Affirm Holdings, Inc.(AFRM)$ AFRM - Affirm Holdings - largecap company performance since long breakout: 6.03%.3. $Apollo Global Management LLC(APO)$ APO - Apollo Global Management LLC Class A - largecap company performance since long breakout: 7.87%.4. $Akero Therapeutics(AKRO)$ AKRO - Akero Therapeutics - smalecap company performance since long breakout: 11.09%.5. $NeoGenomics(NEO)$ NEO - NeoGenomics - midcap company performance since long breakout: 12.51%.6.

1.Sell Low, Buy High.Yup -- in the world of credit spreads things are upside down...And what else is upside down?The logic that credit spreads should be at 17-year lows at a time where forward looking risk is the highest in years.Image2.Unequal Weighted...The top 10 stocks of the cap-weighted S&P500 $.SPX(.SPX)$ carry a weighting almost 20x that of their equivalent standing in the equal-weighted index.Over the long-run the equal-weighted index has outperformed the cap weighted, and this is why -- the cap weighted skews heavily into the hottest, largest, most mature and overvalued stocks... and lightly into the newer, smaller, cheaper stocks.(also, makes you think --are you really as diversified as you think you are?)Image3.Despite some fairly

This week I covered the following topics/ideas:1. China Macro: The cyclical outlook for China is turning up as stimulus measures announced last year (and likely more to come) helped earnings revisions, property prices, and PMI data into recovery mode.2. Commodities: Bullish commodities on improving technicals, intermarkets, sentiment, macro, valuations (albeit waiting to see a breakout of that major trading range).3. Commodity Equities: Bullish global commodity equities on improving technicals, improved commodity price outlook, supportive valuations, and potential inflation risk hedging aspect.4. Oil & Energy Stocks: Bullish crude oil price outlook as technicals improve, supply vs demand outlook remains supportive, and Trump 2.0 brings mixed bag with clear upside risk.5. Agri/Grains: C

Initial breakout in Gold $Gold - main 2502(GCmain)$ , surge in Silver $Silver - main 2503(SImain)$ shorts (squeeze coming?), Deep Value in Gold Miners, and a look at who Holds the most Gold...Breakout?Legendary Technical Analyst Peter L Brandt highlights the recent bullish developments in gold (initial breakout of triangle formation). However, he later outlined elsewhere a couple of possible warning signs (e.g. the “Millenium Effect“, and the futures/spot premium spike), so it’s not necessarily going to be a straightforward path.Silver ShortsElsewhere, SubuTrade highlights the spike in short interest in Silver ETF (SLV) — and notes with regards to the initial bottom in bonds; “a bond market rally

I opened $NVDA 20250131 146.0 CALL$  ,NVDA: collect 0.9% premium from this covered call with strike at $146 which is 6% higher than last close.  Contracts expires in 2 weeks on 31st Jan.  NVDA still consolidates after the long reversal on 7th Jan. Think it'll probably more align with general market news and policy related in the coming weeks instead of company specific catalyst for either the upside or downside up until the next earnings. 

According to bloomberg report, the measures regarding the reopening of oil and gas development on federal lands and the revocation of climate regulations from the Biden administration are expected to be announced within hours of Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, January 20th.  These actions align with Trump's campaign promises to boost energy production and reverse previous environmental policies. Here are some stocks associated with oil and gas exploration, production, or services that might be of interest: $Exxon Mobil(XOM)$ : A major integrated oil and gas company involved in exploration, production, and refining, which could benefit from increased drilling opportunities on federal lands.

Cryptos Are on a Tear: Will We See New Highs in the Coming Days? Cryptocurrency markets have been on fire lately, with Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and several altcoins surging to new multi-month highs. The bullish momentum has reignited speculation about whether we are on the brink of new all-time highs or if a correction is imminent. What’s Driving the Crypto Rally? Several key factors are fueling the current surge in crypto prices: 1. Institutional Interest and ETF Adoption The approval and rapid adoption of Bitcoin spot ETFs have been a game changer, drawing in institutional investors and significant capital inflows. Major financial institutions, including BlackRock and Fidelity, have embraced crypto, giving the market greater legitimacy and liquidity. 2. Bitcoin Halving Anticipation

I closed $NVDA 20250117 127.0 PUT$  ,I closed $NVDA 20250117 127.0 PUT$  , $NVDA 20250117 127.0 PUT$  This short dated swing trade CSPut and a bi-weekly contact for NVDA again expired worthless.  Been selling CSPut option on NVDA between 128-125 for the pass months, nothing but all expired worthless. The hunt continues.