• Ivan_GanIvan_Gan
      ·05-18 19:14

      Trump’s China Visit Ends Below Expectations, Has the Short-Term Pullback in U.S. Stocks Begun?

      Trump’s much-anticipated visit to China came to a quiet close. China’s reception was high-level and formal, but after the visit, no joint statement was issued. Instead, the results were mainly reflected through the two sides’ separate communiqués. Compared with Trump’s 2017 visit, which produced a $253.5 billion deal package, this visit focused more on stabilizing the strategic relationship and restoring institutional channels. From the market’s perspective, the two sides agreed to mutual tariff reductions, and the U.S. opened up sales of Nvidia’s H200 chips. Trump also claimed that China had committed to purchasing $20 billion worth of Boeing aircraft and a large amount of U.S. soybeans. However, in the actual announcements, China did not provide any specific procurement figures. For the
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      Trump’s China Visit Ends Below Expectations, Has the Short-Term Pullback in U.S. Stocks Begun?
    • koolgalkoolgal
      ·13:21
      The Great Capital Migration: Why Rising Bond Yields and Geopolitical Chaos Require An Immediate Pivot to XLP, XLE and IAU ETFs  🌟🌟🌟The global financial order has just experienced a profound macro economic systemic break.  With the exit of Jerome Powell and the hawkish transition to Kevin Warsh as the new Fed Chair, there is much uncertainty in the markets.  On top of that, the fragile US Iran war truce threatens to completely fall apart. US Bond Sell Off The financial reality we are facing now is a severe systemic global bond sell off, where dropping bond prices are forcing yields vertically higher. The 30 year US Treasury Bond yield is currently sitting at a near 20 year high of 5.13%.  The 10 Year benchmark yield has rocketed to a 16 month high of 4.60%.  This is
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    • JC888JC888
      ·10:30

      Rising Inflation Spook US Market Again? How ?

      On 11 May 2026, I have presented a summary of all the Jobs reports out the week before (click here ! for the details) and wondered aloud how the inflation reports will affect US market. The week has come and gone, and I think most of us know what has happened. Here’s my recap, along with new developments that may affect the US market, going forward. US Consumer Inflation (April 2026.) April’s inflation data set the stage for the week ending Sat, 16 May 2026. The April 2026 CPI report from US Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS) revealed a hotter-than-expected inflation picture. (see below) (a) Consumer Price Index (CPI). Headline monthly CPI was : +
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    • MadluvyzMadluvyz
      ·01:43
      Disclaimer: Nothing I say or post should be considered financial advice. Please do your own due diligence before making any investment decisions. With S and P 500 and QQQ opening at lower levels today, VIX has not spiked yet. So major market players are not in panic mode right now. However, money is shifting to defensive sectors from the tech sector, continuing the trend from last week.  Both the indexes are heavily weighted on mag 7 and tech sector, so trade with caution if you are still bullish on the index. Set your trailing stop loss and stick to your principles.  @Madluvyz - Specialist in combining FA and TA for options selling and swing trading.[666]  
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    • Suzu0713Suzu0713
      ·05-18 22:39
      ok stock ok price buy to sell sell to buy
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    • dericktderickt
      ·05-17 18:15
      $Direxion Daily Semiconductors Bull 3x Shares(SOXL)$  has risen to heaven levels. Decided to change strategy to short $SOXS 20260515 16.0 CALL$ . Testing out strategy on demo before execution
      546Comment
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    • nomadic_mnomadic_m
      ·05-17 17:59
      $SGOV 20260515 100.0 PUT$ new strategy. Trying to get put assigned to own shares at discount, less premium received. Then receive monthly dividend to park cash. Sell off via call or sell off units if/when needed for next pullback
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    • LanlanCCLanlanCC
      ·05-17 13:55
      How crazy the retail investors are. The triple leveraged ETF SOXL, which makes semiconductors more than $1 billion in net inflows, a record since its establishment in 2010. Cerebras went public with an initial initial public offering of $185, closing up 68% on its first day, raising more than $5.5 billion. When everyone's money is squeezed into the same leverage corner, as long as there is a slight disturbance, such as a rise in debt yields, the market will experience a tragic situation of people stepping on people. This is the end-of-the-life of crowd irrationality overrides risk pricing mechanisms.
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    • LanlanCCLanlanCC
      ·05-17 13:55
      Investment markets never believe in tears, they only reflect the extreme values of human greed and fear. We are now facing a complex time of excessive liquidity, AI belief fever, but also physical inflation backlash and geopolitical extremes. Don't miss the rising waves because of fear of bubbles, and don't lose your rationale because of greed. Stay awake and discipline is paramount.
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    • Tsar U308Tsar U308
      ·05-17 10:55
      Now this is great, keep going S&P
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    • LanceljxLanceljx
      ·05-16
      The rally is narrow but not irrational. A few leaders, especially NVIDIA and peers, are carrying index performance because they sit at the centre of real earnings growth, not just narrative. Mallouk’s point has merit. The chip trade is still supported by genuine demand: hyperscaler capex, inference scaling, and supply constraints across GPUs, memory, and networking. That gives semis stronger near-term visibility than most sectors. But the risk is concentration and expectations. When a small group drives the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite, the market becomes fragile. Any disappointment, even a “good but not great” quarter, can trigger outsized reactions. So I would frame it this way: Trend: still bullish, backed by earnings Structure: increasingly fragile Behaviour: late-cycle characteris
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    • MrzorroMrzorro
      ·05-16
      S&P 500 Ekes Out Seventh Consecutive Weekly Gain as Energy Leads The Standard & Poor's 500 index edged up 0.1% this week, its seventh consecutive weekly gain, as a strong advance in energy stocks helped outweigh declines in other sectors. The $S&P 500(.SPX)$   ended the week at 7,408.50, up slightly on the week but down from the new closing high it reached Thursday at 7,501.24. The market benchmark also hit a new intraday high on Thursday at 7,517.12. The seven-week win streak is the index's longest since a nine-week run that ended in December 2023. The S&P 500 is now up 2.8% for the month and has climbed 8.2% in 2026. The week's advance was driven by gains in only four of the S&P 500's
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    • Kewi88Kewi88
      ·05-16
      Right now, both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ are being driven mainly by: * AI enthusiasm * Strong earnings from mega-cap tech companies * Massive semiconductor demand * Investors believing the U.S. economy can avoid a recession Companies tied to AI infrastructure — especially chipmakers and cloud companies — have been carrying a huge part of the rally.  
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    • Adz5150Adz5150
      ·05-16
      The market keeps making new highs, but I don’t think this is the kind of tape where everything should be chased equally. It still feels like leadership matters a lot. That’s why I’m not automatically fading strength, but I’m also not pretending this is easy broad-based upside everywhere. The higher the indexes go, the more I think people need to separate strong trends from crowded trades. I still respect the tape. I’m just a lot more selective here than I would’ve been earlier in the move. Are you still leaning risk-on here, or starting to get more defensive at these levels? I'm Sitting in the fence here. Careful play! 
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    • Futures_ProFutures_Pro
      ·05-15

      Futures Weekly:Copper Inventories Oscillate Lower, Crude Oil Inventory Breaks the Five-Year Average

      In the latest week, U.S.-Iran talks remained deadlocked, while Trump began his state visit to China. U.S. President Trump arrived in Beijing on the evening of May 13, marking his first trip to China in nine years. He was accompanied by more than a dozen top U.S. business leaders, including tech figures such as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. The two heads of state held talks and set the tone by stating that “2026 should be a historic and landmark year that carries forward the past and opens a new chapter in China-U.S. relations.” This diplomatic progress was viewed by the market as a “new positioning” in China-U.S. relations, significantly boosting global risk appetite. As of 2:00 p.m. on May 15, 2026, the weekly performance of key assets was as follows: In an environment where macro expectations
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      Futures Weekly:Copper Inventories Oscillate Lower, Crude Oil Inventory Breaks the Five-Year Average
    • ReynorReynor
      ·05-15

      CFTC Positioning Study: Copper Crowded Longs

      What exactly does CFTC data tell us? Why are non-commercial positions the most critical? The core value of the CFTC Commitments of Traders (COT) report is not to tell us whether prices will rise or fall, but to reveal who is driving prices. Market price movements are essentially the result of capital flows and competition among different types of participants, and the CFTC data allows us to observe these groups separately. Among the three categories of positions, commercial traders typically engage in hedging, meaning their behavior is driven more by risk management than directional views. Non-reportable positions are relatively small and have limited influence on overall trends. The real driving force behind sustained price movements comes from non-commercial positions—speculative ca
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      CFTC Positioning Study: Copper Crowded Longs
    • HectoristHectorist
      ·05-15
      With Tech stocks volatility downswings are getting more profound, it would be prudent to trim positions where the pe ratio is remarkably high and diversify away into other industries.
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    • nerdbull1669nerdbull1669
      ·05-15

      Mitigate "Might-Be" Risks With Equal-Weight S&P 500 (RSP) and "Quality" Filter

      The $S&P 500(.SPX)$ and $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ reaching record highs in mid-2026 is driven largely by resilient corporate earnings and massive AI infrastructure spending. However, the market currently faces a "brittle" environment where high valuations leave little room for error. Below is an analysis of the impending risks and strategies to manage a portfolio in this high-altitude environment. 1. Impending Risks (May 2026) Despite the bullish momentum, several "flashpoints" could trigger a sudden correction: Geopolitical Volatility: The ongoing conflict in Iran remains a primary risk. While markets have recently shown a "faster recovery" from geopolitical shocks, a prolonged naval blockade or escalation co
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      Mitigate "Might-Be" Risks With Equal-Weight S&P 500 (RSP) and "Quality" Filter
    • daz999999999daz999999999
      ·05-14
      $GoDaddy(GDDY)$   GoDaddy (GDDY) Latest News GoDaddy (GDDY) and Infoblox said Thursday they support complementary open standards that help artificial intelligence agents identify, discover, and verify one another across the open web. Infoblox is advancing Domain Name System for AI Discovery, or DNS-AID, an open, interoperable approach for agent discovery developed on existing DNS infrastructure, according to the statement. GoDaddy is helping develop Agent Name Service, or ANS, an open standard focused on agent identity, naming and verification using DNS and public key infrastructure, the statement added. Infoblox and GoDaddy believe agent discovery and identity should be open and interoperable, not linked to pr
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    • pohycpohyc
      ·05-14
      Sell in May happening after all positive big earning reports? Buy in Sep again some say?
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    • GTngGTng
      ·05-13
      Six straight weeks of gain is just a sign for a big crash. Get your cash ready for the big promotion sales
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    • koolgalkoolgal
      ·13:21
      The Great Capital Migration: Why Rising Bond Yields and Geopolitical Chaos Require An Immediate Pivot to XLP, XLE and IAU ETFs  🌟🌟🌟The global financial order has just experienced a profound macro economic systemic break.  With the exit of Jerome Powell and the hawkish transition to Kevin Warsh as the new Fed Chair, there is much uncertainty in the markets.  On top of that, the fragile US Iran war truce threatens to completely fall apart. US Bond Sell Off The financial reality we are facing now is a severe systemic global bond sell off, where dropping bond prices are forcing yields vertically higher. The 30 year US Treasury Bond yield is currently sitting at a near 20 year high of 5.13%.  The 10 Year benchmark yield has rocketed to a 16 month high of 4.60%.  This is
      64Comment
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    • JC888JC888
      ·10:30

      Rising Inflation Spook US Market Again? How ?

      On 11 May 2026, I have presented a summary of all the Jobs reports out the week before (click here ! for the details) and wondered aloud how the inflation reports will affect US market. The week has come and gone, and I think most of us know what has happened. Here’s my recap, along with new developments that may affect the US market, going forward. US Consumer Inflation (April 2026.) April’s inflation data set the stage for the week ending Sat, 16 May 2026. The April 2026 CPI report from US Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS) revealed a hotter-than-expected inflation picture. (see below) (a) Consumer Price Index (CPI). Headline monthly CPI was : +
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      Rising Inflation Spook US Market Again? How ?
    • Ivan_GanIvan_Gan
      ·05-18 19:14

      Trump’s China Visit Ends Below Expectations, Has the Short-Term Pullback in U.S. Stocks Begun?

      Trump’s much-anticipated visit to China came to a quiet close. China’s reception was high-level and formal, but after the visit, no joint statement was issued. Instead, the results were mainly reflected through the two sides’ separate communiqués. Compared with Trump’s 2017 visit, which produced a $253.5 billion deal package, this visit focused more on stabilizing the strategic relationship and restoring institutional channels. From the market’s perspective, the two sides agreed to mutual tariff reductions, and the U.S. opened up sales of Nvidia’s H200 chips. Trump also claimed that China had committed to purchasing $20 billion worth of Boeing aircraft and a large amount of U.S. soybeans. However, in the actual announcements, China did not provide any specific procurement figures. For the
      1.62KComment
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      Trump’s China Visit Ends Below Expectations, Has the Short-Term Pullback in U.S. Stocks Begun?
    • MadluvyzMadluvyz
      ·01:43
      Disclaimer: Nothing I say or post should be considered financial advice. Please do your own due diligence before making any investment decisions. With S and P 500 and QQQ opening at lower levels today, VIX has not spiked yet. So major market players are not in panic mode right now. However, money is shifting to defensive sectors from the tech sector, continuing the trend from last week.  Both the indexes are heavily weighted on mag 7 and tech sector, so trade with caution if you are still bullish on the index. Set your trailing stop loss and stick to your principles.  @Madluvyz - Specialist in combining FA and TA for options selling and swing trading.[666]  
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    • Suzu0713Suzu0713
      ·05-18 22:39
      ok stock ok price buy to sell sell to buy
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    • Futures_ProFutures_Pro
      ·05-15

      Futures Weekly:Copper Inventories Oscillate Lower, Crude Oil Inventory Breaks the Five-Year Average

      In the latest week, U.S.-Iran talks remained deadlocked, while Trump began his state visit to China. U.S. President Trump arrived in Beijing on the evening of May 13, marking his first trip to China in nine years. He was accompanied by more than a dozen top U.S. business leaders, including tech figures such as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. The two heads of state held talks and set the tone by stating that “2026 should be a historic and landmark year that carries forward the past and opens a new chapter in China-U.S. relations.” This diplomatic progress was viewed by the market as a “new positioning” in China-U.S. relations, significantly boosting global risk appetite. As of 2:00 p.m. on May 15, 2026, the weekly performance of key assets was as follows: In an environment where macro expectations
      456Comment
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      Futures Weekly:Copper Inventories Oscillate Lower, Crude Oil Inventory Breaks the Five-Year Average
    • ReynorReynor
      ·05-15

      CFTC Positioning Study: Copper Crowded Longs

      What exactly does CFTC data tell us? Why are non-commercial positions the most critical? The core value of the CFTC Commitments of Traders (COT) report is not to tell us whether prices will rise or fall, but to reveal who is driving prices. Market price movements are essentially the result of capital flows and competition among different types of participants, and the CFTC data allows us to observe these groups separately. Among the three categories of positions, commercial traders typically engage in hedging, meaning their behavior is driven more by risk management than directional views. Non-reportable positions are relatively small and have limited influence on overall trends. The real driving force behind sustained price movements comes from non-commercial positions—speculative ca
      771Comment
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      CFTC Positioning Study: Copper Crowded Longs
    • MrzorroMrzorro
      ·05-16
      S&P 500 Ekes Out Seventh Consecutive Weekly Gain as Energy Leads The Standard & Poor's 500 index edged up 0.1% this week, its seventh consecutive weekly gain, as a strong advance in energy stocks helped outweigh declines in other sectors. The $S&P 500(.SPX)$   ended the week at 7,408.50, up slightly on the week but down from the new closing high it reached Thursday at 7,501.24. The market benchmark also hit a new intraday high on Thursday at 7,517.12. The seven-week win streak is the index's longest since a nine-week run that ended in December 2023. The S&P 500 is now up 2.8% for the month and has climbed 8.2% in 2026. The week's advance was driven by gains in only four of the S&P 500's
      251Comment
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    • nerdbull1669nerdbull1669
      ·05-15

      Mitigate "Might-Be" Risks With Equal-Weight S&P 500 (RSP) and "Quality" Filter

      The $S&P 500(.SPX)$ and $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ reaching record highs in mid-2026 is driven largely by resilient corporate earnings and massive AI infrastructure spending. However, the market currently faces a "brittle" environment where high valuations leave little room for error. Below is an analysis of the impending risks and strategies to manage a portfolio in this high-altitude environment. 1. Impending Risks (May 2026) Despite the bullish momentum, several "flashpoints" could trigger a sudden correction: Geopolitical Volatility: The ongoing conflict in Iran remains a primary risk. While markets have recently shown a "faster recovery" from geopolitical shocks, a prolonged naval blockade or escalation co
      1.33KComment
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      Mitigate "Might-Be" Risks With Equal-Weight S&P 500 (RSP) and "Quality" Filter
    • LanlanCCLanlanCC
      ·05-17 13:55
      How crazy the retail investors are. The triple leveraged ETF SOXL, which makes semiconductors more than $1 billion in net inflows, a record since its establishment in 2010. Cerebras went public with an initial initial public offering of $185, closing up 68% on its first day, raising more than $5.5 billion. When everyone's money is squeezed into the same leverage corner, as long as there is a slight disturbance, such as a rise in debt yields, the market will experience a tragic situation of people stepping on people. This is the end-of-the-life of crowd irrationality overrides risk pricing mechanisms.
      175Comment
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    • nomadic_mnomadic_m
      ·05-17 17:59
      $SGOV 20260515 100.0 PUT$ new strategy. Trying to get put assigned to own shares at discount, less premium received. Then receive monthly dividend to park cash. Sell off via call or sell off units if/when needed for next pullback
      78Comment
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    • dericktderickt
      ·05-17 18:15
      $Direxion Daily Semiconductors Bull 3x Shares(SOXL)$  has risen to heaven levels. Decided to change strategy to short $SOXS 20260515 16.0 CALL$ . Testing out strategy on demo before execution
      546Comment
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    • LanlanCCLanlanCC
      ·05-17 13:55
      Investment markets never believe in tears, they only reflect the extreme values of human greed and fear. We are now facing a complex time of excessive liquidity, AI belief fever, but also physical inflation backlash and geopolitical extremes. Don't miss the rising waves because of fear of bubbles, and don't lose your rationale because of greed. Stay awake and discipline is paramount.
      48Comment
      Report
    • LanceljxLanceljx
      ·05-16
      The rally is narrow but not irrational. A few leaders, especially NVIDIA and peers, are carrying index performance because they sit at the centre of real earnings growth, not just narrative. Mallouk’s point has merit. The chip trade is still supported by genuine demand: hyperscaler capex, inference scaling, and supply constraints across GPUs, memory, and networking. That gives semis stronger near-term visibility than most sectors. But the risk is concentration and expectations. When a small group drives the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite, the market becomes fragile. Any disappointment, even a “good but not great” quarter, can trigger outsized reactions. So I would frame it this way: Trend: still bullish, backed by earnings Structure: increasingly fragile Behaviour: late-cycle characteris
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    • Tsar U308Tsar U308
      ·05-17 10:55
      Now this is great, keep going S&P
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    • Adz5150Adz5150
      ·05-16
      The market keeps making new highs, but I don’t think this is the kind of tape where everything should be chased equally. It still feels like leadership matters a lot. That’s why I’m not automatically fading strength, but I’m also not pretending this is easy broad-based upside everywhere. The higher the indexes go, the more I think people need to separate strong trends from crowded trades. I still respect the tape. I’m just a lot more selective here than I would’ve been earlier in the move. Are you still leaning risk-on here, or starting to get more defensive at these levels? I'm Sitting in the fence here. Careful play! 
      136Comment
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    • Kewi88Kewi88
      ·05-16
      Right now, both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ are being driven mainly by: * AI enthusiasm * Strong earnings from mega-cap tech companies * Massive semiconductor demand * Investors believing the U.S. economy can avoid a recession Companies tied to AI infrastructure — especially chipmakers and cloud companies — have been carrying a huge part of the rally.  
      180Comment
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    • daz999999999daz999999999
      ·05-14
      $GoDaddy(GDDY)$   GoDaddy (GDDY) Latest News GoDaddy (GDDY) and Infoblox said Thursday they support complementary open standards that help artificial intelligence agents identify, discover, and verify one another across the open web. Infoblox is advancing Domain Name System for AI Discovery, or DNS-AID, an open, interoperable approach for agent discovery developed on existing DNS infrastructure, according to the statement. GoDaddy is helping develop Agent Name Service, or ANS, an open standard focused on agent identity, naming and verification using DNS and public key infrastructure, the statement added. Infoblox and GoDaddy believe agent discovery and identity should be open and interoperable, not linked to pr
      255Comment
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    • HectoristHectorist
      ·05-15
      With Tech stocks volatility downswings are getting more profound, it would be prudent to trim positions where the pe ratio is remarkably high and diversify away into other industries.
      234Comment
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    • pohycpohyc
      ·05-14
      Sell in May happening after all positive big earning reports? Buy in Sep again some say?
      231Comment
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