BSX is down significantly. If you're holding a concentrated position, there are real strategies to manage the risk — collars, covered calls, tax-efficient exits. Worth exploring your options. Not advice. #BSX #ConcentratedStock #RiskManagement

Medtronic (MDT) completed its Covidien merger in January 2015. Eleven years later, it's trading around where it merged. What's your take — is a flat decade a reason to move on, or to stay patient? #WealthManagement #InvestingStrategy #PortfolioStrategy #Medtronic #MDT

A recovery like no other $SPX $SPY The S&P 500 crosses 7500 for the first time in history. It has now gained over 1,000 points in under six weeks.

In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire, on the coordinated route as already announced by Ports and Maritime Organisation of the Islamic Rep. of Iran.

Just as I sent the repost below, another update was released (through 10:45 AM ET, April 8th). Now today is 149, the highest since 200 were fired on March 8. (I left off the chart Feb 28 and March 1 when they fired 400 each day). So, day 1 of the ceasefire is seeing the highest day since the early days of the war. Again, let's see what tomorrow brings once the word gets to sector commanders to stop shooting (assuming that is what they are being told).

When volatility spikes, our signal stays steady. Markets are noisy. Right now, headlines are louder than usual — inflation readings, rate speculation, geopolitical shifts. The temptation is to react. That's exactly when discipline matters most.

The volatility that we are in doesn’t go away with a quick headline. More so, risk may not be priced in! In this environment, know what you own and why.

Systematic headwinds are building, with our equity CTA model now in full sell mode. In structurally weak periods, these larger directional flows are what you have to worry about.

Panic is not a strategy. @Hedgeye

The SPX has corrected 5% for the first time since November.

Just a wee bit of an acceleration in inflation here, lads

In today's Early Look: "Signaling #Quad3 War" The Signaling Process did its job. It’s as sharp as it’s ever been at sniffing out #Quad3 War Risk before it becomes headline news. I’m grateful for that discipline and the positioning born out of it. And separate from markets, I’m praying for friends and families in war zones. Markets move. Lives matter a lot more. Life is a precious gift — and it should always be risk managed.

If markets sell off, watch the April low anchored VWAP on $QQQ ⚓️

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We are a week away from SCOTUS potentially issuing a decision on presidential powers over tariffs. This week's COT Report data show that the big "commercial" traders of euro currency futures are racing to increase their net short position.

🚨 BREAKING: IRS SCANDAL EXPOSED 🚨 You’re not going to believe this. Sen. Joni Ernst has revealed that IRS EMPLOYEES OWE ~$50,000,000 IN UNPAID TAXES. Yes. The people who enforce the tax laws… aren’t paying them. Let that sink in. Nearly 6,000 IRS employees, almost 10% of the agency, have significant unpaid tax balances. Average amount owed? About $8,000 per employee. These are not recent bills. Many are from prior years. Some didn’t even file. This isn’t a clerical issue. It’s a credibility crisis. These employees know exactly how the system works, what gets flagged, what doesn’t, and where enforcement is weak. That’s not just hypocrisy. That’s tax fraud risk inside the tax authority itself. So here’s the real question: Should Scott Bessent put IRS employees with unpaid taxes on probation, just like any other federal worker? Because, if the IRS won’t enforce the rules on itself, why should the public trust enforcement at all? Curious what you think. Please comment and hare.