News and my thoughts from last week (23Jun25) US households, mutual funds, pension funds, and foreign investors' financial allocation to stocks hit a RECORD 53%. This is larger than at the Dot-Com Bubble peak of 51%. - X user Global Markets Investor US household net worth dropped by -$1.6 TRILLION in Q1 2025, to $169 trillion, the lowest since Q2 2024. This was the largest quarterly decrease since Q3 2022, according to Fed data. The drop was primarily driven by a -$2.3 trillion loss in the value of household equity holdings. Real estate values also declined by -$200 billion, marking the 3rd consecutive quarterly drop. However, this quarter, equity markets have rebounded and recovered a significant portion of these losses. US household wealth is highly exposed to the stock market. - X user

News and my thoughts from last week (16Jun25) The US budget deficit hit $316 BILLION in May, the third-largest amount in history. In the first 8 months of the Fiscal Year 2025, the cumulative deficit stands at $1.365 TRILLION, the second-largest on record outside the pandemic - X user Global Markets Investor Container rates from Asia to the U.S. West Coast surged as shippers pushed the peak season early to frontload goods ahead of potential tariff pauses in July and August, while ocean lines implemented general rate increases (GRIs) as of June 1. - X user FreightWaves Image Unrealised losses on investment securities for banks hit ~400 billion in Q1 2025. Banks have seen 14 straight quarters of unrealised losses. This matches the streak seen in 2006-2009, which started before the Financial

From a technical perspective Israel struck Iran at the exact right moment. If they can crash the markets before June 20 OpEx that can create a vicious unwind of market maker positions.Image $Cboe Volatility Index(VIX)$ hoping.In the short term, pay attention to the rise of VIX, and sell it when it goes up. $Cboe Volatility Index(VIX)$ $ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF(VIXY)$ $ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF(VIXM)$ $Volatility Index - main 2507(VIXmain)$ $ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF(UVXY)$

Big-Tech’s PerformanceWeekly Macro Highlights: The showdown between the bigwigs With May’s CPI continuing to decline—core inflation easing even further—Trump launched a fierce attack on Powell at the White House this week, urging a rate cut and even specifying a "2 percentage point" reduction. Although his claim of saving $600 billion annually may not materialize, the reality is that with ballooning U.S. debt, government interest expenses are under significant pressure. On June 13, he went so far as to call Powell a “blockhead.” However, Powell remained committed to data-driven policy and resisting political interference, with no signs of easing tension. The market is closely watching the Fed's next moves.In macro markets, U.S. long-term bond yields fell by 6–8bps as expectations of Fed ra

$Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ : The price continues consolidating, and every minor dip is being quickly bought. The $Cboe Volatility Index(VIX)$ closed in the green along with the indices, so the healthy pullback may have been just postponed, and at this pace, when it happens the volume shelf highlighted will provide strong support.As mentioned yesterday, don’t be too bearish, if the price continues in the green tomorrow, the weekly candle will be fixed for bulls.ImageFor whom haven't open CBA can know more from below:🏦 Open a CBA today and enjoy privileges of up to SGD 20,000 in trading limit with 0 commission. Trade SG, HK, US stocks as well as ETFs unlimitedly!Find out more here：Trade on a Cash Boost Account and en