·long-term investing
Why long-term investing wins
S&P 500 odds of losing money fall with holding period — 39% (1m) to 0.1% (20y). Explains why patience, compounding and staying invested matter.
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·retail cash
Retail cash allocations near historical lows
Retail cash allocations are at levels tied to past S&P 500 peaks (1998, 2000, 2018, 2020, 2021), signalling elevated market vulnerability and sentiment risk.
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·lng
Europe's LNG Shift: 63% from the United States
In Q1 2026, 63% of Europe's gas consumption came from the U.S.; U.S. LNG rose to 58.4% of European LNG imports in 2025 after two major supply shocks.
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·central banks
Central banks worldwide bullish on gold
World Gold Council survey: of 74 central banks, 45% plan purchases and 89% expect reserves to rise — reinforcing gold's strategic reserve role.
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·bitcoin
JPMorgan: Bitcoin mining cost above market
JPMorgan estimates Bitcoin's production cost at $78,000; five months below cost and ~20% of miners operating at a loss, which may tighten supply.
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·quadruple witching
Quadruple Witching Day — record $8.3T expiries
On June 18, Quadruple Witching saw ~$8.3T of options notional set to expire, topping Dec 2025's $7.1T and underscoring growing use of derivatives.
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·bots
More than half of internet traffic now from bots
Cloudflare Radar shows bots generated 57.4% of HTML HTTP requests (May 29–Jun 4); experts had expected 2027 — the “Dead Internet Theory” framed as context.
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·ipo
IPO euphoria usually a poor entry point
Median major IPOs returned -31% in year one with a -53% max drawdown; a 6–12 month "wait-and-evaluate" approach helps assess post-IPO price discovery (SpaceX context).
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·spacex
SpaceX IPO debuts on Nasdaq after $75B raise
SpaceX debuts on Nasdaq after a $75 billion raise; shadow markets price a ~35% pop as Asian investors seek exposure via supply-chain stocks, ETFs and Nasdaq-100 funds.
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·solar
Solar Passes Coal in US Power Mix for First Time
Solar overtook coal in US power generation as AI-driven electricity demand rises; clean-power additions remain on track despite policy headwinds.
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·fort knox
Trump renews calls to audit Fort Knox
President Trump renewed calls to audit Fort Knox, home to about 147.3M troy ounces (4,582 tons) of gold; last full audit was in 1953.
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·gold
Central banks resume gold buying in April
Central banks resumed gold buying in April, a constructive signal as official sector demand reinforces the gold market and may limit downside volatility.
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