BREAKING: Market expectations for an October rate hike surge to 43% after US CPI inflation hits its third highest level since September 2023. October rate hike expectations are up +25 percentage points today. Another highly uncertain Fed decision is ahead.

BLACKROCK JUST CUT US STOCKS TO NEUTRAL AND TURNED BULLISH ON TREASURIES The shift comes from a note by the BlackRock Investment Institute and CIO Rick Rieder. - Short-term Treasuries: up to overweight - Long-term Treasuries: up to neutral from underweight - US stocks: down to neutral from a long-held overweight BlackRock says it is still bullish on AI and calls the stock cut short-term risk management: "We are managing near-term risk, not changing our core convictions."

I dont say this often but please. Go to the gym. Walk every day. Get outside. Listen to podcasts that actually teach you something. Read more. Spend less time doom-scrolling. Get a dog. Drink more water. Eat better. Go to bed before 10 PM. Get at least 7 hours of sleep. Call your family. Protect your peace. Save money. Invest every month. Learn a skill that can pay you for life. Stop trying to impress people who don’t matter.

I believe everybody has real alpha in their lives and can turn that into a few stock trades per year that could make them 10x the index. More people need to be aware of this hidden superpower and how to use options correctly.

"what timeframe do you trade?" "15 minute" wrong answer you don't TRADE the 15 minute you ENTER on the 15 minute you TRADE the H4 here's what most traders don't understand: the H4 candle is everything that you need it tells you: direction (bullish or bearish body) momentum (size of the candle) context (where it sits in the daily range) the 15m is just your entry tool WITHIN the H4 bias I watched a guy take 12 trades in a week 9 of them were AGAINST the H4 candle direction "but the 15m setup was clean" bro a clean 15m setup against the H4 is a high-quality way to lose money here's the framework: H4 bullish → only look for longs on LTF H4 bearish → only look for shorts on LTF H4 indecision → no trade that's it my win rate went from 48% to 61% when I added this one filter add it on the daily and the 6H and your win rate will skyrocket I wasn't getting better at entries I was getting better at SKIPPING bad ones the H4 candle isn't a "confirmation" it's permission to even look for a trade no permission = no trade

Everyone’s hunting for the next 3-5x AI trade. I’d rather find 50% upside with limited downside and enough certainty to size it big and add leverage. The best asymmetry isn’t always the biggest upside. Sometimes it’s the one you have the conviction to size into.

Key Events This Week: 1. US Markets Closed, Labor Day - Monday 2. US 10Y Note Auction - Wednesday 3. August PPI Inflation data - Thursday 4. August Existing Home Sales data - Thursday 5. August CPI Inflation data - Friday 6. September MI Inflation Expectations data - Friday 7. September MI Consumer Sentiment data - Friday This marks the final week of inflation data before the September Fed meeting.

GPT-6 Astra is now available to all Pro, Enterprise, and Business Premium users in ChatGPT Work and Codex. It's also live in the API. It might take a few days to roll out to our Plus and Business users. Thank you for your patience.