To The Moon

📉 Woke Up to a “Market Crash”? Take a Step Back. This morning, investors everywhere woke up to headlines screaming crash and group chats in panic mode. I happened to fall ill last night and went to bed early. When I woke up and checked my phone, my reaction was simply: > “Huh. Interesting.” Why so calm? Because my portfolio is built on a multi-year horizon, not a daily chart. When your investment horizon spans years, not weeks, a 5–10% move up or down barely registers. It’s just market noise. --- ⚠️ Volatility Isn’t New Sharp pullbacks are part of the game. But after months of one-way gains, many investors have grown complacent. Their confidence swelled, but their resilience thinned — which is why normal volatility suddenly feels like disaster. Meanwhile, long-time bears are resurfacing

🌟🌟🌟The crypto world has just lived through its Black Swan moment and it was brutal.  Over USD 19 billion in leveraged positions were liquidated , impacting 1.6 million traders in what Bloomberg calls the largest wipeout in crypto history . Bitcoin plunged over 8% to USD 111,500.  Ethereum dropped nearly 13%. What measures to take ? If you own Bitcoin , Ethereum , do not panic sell especially if you are a long term holder. You can also buy during this shakeout .  Historically October corrections have often been followed by relief rallies of up to 21%. As Warren Buffett likes to say When there is Fear in the market, it is time to be greedy . @Tiger_comments @TigerStars

🟩 🌟 **China's Rare Earth Move: What Singapore Investors Must Do!** 🌟 Dive into China's game-changing rare earth controls and what this means for Singapore investors! This episode is packed with insights, shedding light on how Beijing's latest export rules are shaking up global trade and impacting portfolios. Whether you're navigating Industrial REITs, tech hardware, or defensive plays like telecoms, join Iggy as he breaks down the winners and losers and reveals how to position with confidence. 📉 **Why It Matters:** China controls 90% of global rare earth processing, and their latest move is a trade war power play! From EV motors to wind turbines and semiconductors, these bottlenecks mean big shifts in market dynamics. Discover how Singapore's trade-heavy economy is responding and why defen

You raised very pertinent questions about whether to lock in profits or add to precious-metal exposure, especially given the volatility and strong run in both gold and silver. Below is a detailed breakdown of how I see the situation, followed by a view on strategy — this is not investment advice, but rather a structured assessment to help you decide. --- ✅ What’s bullish — especially for silver Here are the key factors supporting a potentially bullish case for Silver in the near to medium term: 1. Historic breakout in silver Silver recently surged above US$50/oz, hitting roughly US$51.23, which is the highest level since the early 1980s.  Analysts describe this as a “historic breakout” for silver.  The metal is outperforming gold this year – e.g., ~70%+ YTD for silver vs ~50% for

The sharp market correction you describe — driven by renewed U.S.–China trade tensions and compounded by permanent layoffs announced during the government shutdown — represents a textbook case of a sentiment-driven panic. Such events tend to ignite short-term volatility rather than structural bear markets, but the duration and depth of the sell-off depend heavily on how policy and economic data evolve in the coming weeks. Let us examine the outlook systematically: --- 1. Nature of the Selloff: Panic vs. Structural Weakness This latest downturn bears resemblance to the “April Crash” you referenced — a sudden, liquidity-driven drawdown rather than a fundamentals-based recessionary collapse. Macro backdrop: Earnings, consumption, and liquidity conditions remain relatively healthy compared to

Every Trump-era tariff shock follows the same playbook — panic, plunge, then powerful rebound. Markets tend to overreact to political noise, especially when liquidity and earnings remain strong. With S&P 500 still far above key supports and global PMIs intact, this looks more like a sentiment-driven shakeout than the start of a lasting bear phase. For disciplined traders, such dips can be tactical entries, provided risk is defined. Scaling into quality names after capitulation, not during it, often yields strong risk-adjusted returns. However, with CTAs heavily positioned and volatility spiking, patience is crucial; second-wave selling can occur before the true reversal. Personally, when politics hit, I trim leverage and watch positioning, but stay alert for asymmetrical setups. Trump

takeaways from yesterday: - it was healthy to see a -3% day on $SPY, really needed to have some type of pullback after 5 months - crypto liquidations were bigger than FTX and Covid, signaling to me that perps contracts, leverage, and sheer number of new crypto participants is greater than ever before - october is historically the most volatile month of the year, so $VIX spiking is normal in this month - trump looks like he is using the April strategy to gain leverage on China, his comments afterhours were similar to what he did months ago, indicating this might not be as serious are markets are expecting - rates are being cut and earnings are strong, those 2 reasons are why I am not interested in selling anything but rather would be looking to buy on any meaningful opportunities - really d

This coming week of 14 October 2025 will be exciting, with almost all the major U.S. banks expected to surpass their Q3 earnings estimates. $Citigroup(C)$ is my top pick, with its exposure to emerging markets and strong loan growth contributing to its positive outlook. It has shown resilience despite the challenges posed by the global economic environment. The bank’s ability to adapt to changing market conditions and maintain robust financial health is a significant advantage. Monitor these banks’ reports closely to gain insights for investing in banking stocks. Thanks @Tiger_Earnings @TigerStars

Yesterday (Oct 10, 2025) was a bloodbath like nothing we've seen before. Trump's bombshell 100% tariff threat on China ignited a global panic, sending BTC crashing from $122K+ to sub-$110K, ETH to $3.5K lows, and the entire market into freefall. Over $19 BILLION in leveraged positions got liquidated – that's 20x the COVID crash and 12x the FTX implosion. 1.5M traders wiped out, with longs taking 90% of the hit. HTX alone saw an $87M BTC nuke. But here's the silver lining: THIS IS THE GREAT DELEVERAGING. All the overleveraged degens, weak hands, and insane 100x bets? GONE. The market's been scrubbed clean – no more cascading stops, no more forced sells dragging us down. Leverage ratios are resetting to healthy levels, open interest slashed by $10B+, and volatility's could easily flip from f

$SOFI's lending revenue only showed very modest growth in 2023 and the first half of 2024. It started to pick up in 2H 2024 and has continued in 1H 2025. With the recent capital raise and retained earnings, they now have more than enough room on the balance sheet to keep accelerating from here if they choose to do so. Rate cuts also decrease their cost of capital, whether it's from their own deposits or from warehouse facilities, so net interest income should expand as a result. I expect continued growth for the foreseeable future.

🌟🌟🌟TSMC $Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing(TSM)$  isn't just a chipmaker.  It is the world's largest foundry for advanced semiconductors, the silent architect behind Nvidia $NVIDIA(NVDA)$  AI, $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$  GPUs,  Apple's silicon and the servers powering tomorrow's AI.    On Friday, TSMC dropped 6% to USD 280.66, triggering a wave of doubt in a market already melting.  But this isn't just a price drop.  It is a conviction checkpoint. AI Momentum vs Supply Strains : Revenue : USD 32.47 billion up 30% YoY, beating

By now the markets must have realised the uncertainties brought on with Trump's moves. It is actually fairly predictable viz. governance only over truth social, lying substantially, shock & awe tactics, threats every Friday etc.  Trump is creating the perfect conditions for a massive storm to hit US economy. It won't be a surprise if it enters a recession or a subprime like crisis in a couple of years, if not months, due to the continuous shocks he is giving.  Either he will make matters really bad beyond redemption or make himself & the potus seat redundant and the world ignores both for good. The worry I have is whether he will start a war with some countries with his actions to restore his credibility - whether make the trade wars, which he has already begun, or actual