The Collapse Of The “Risk-Free” Delusion: Implications For The $133 Trillion Bond Market

by Tyler Durden, ZeroHedge.com | Jul 19, 2023 | AlphaTack Intel

Authored by Nick Giambruno via InternationalMan.com, Did you know that 2022 was the WORST year for US Treasuries in American history? The benchmark 10-year Treasury fell nearly 18%, and the 30-year Treasury collapsed over 39%. Many other bonds did even worse. Even if...

Markowski Stops SQI Diagnostics from Filing for Bankruptcy

by Paul Lengemann, BullsNBears Economist | Jul 8, 2023 | AlphaTack Intel

Edited July 30, 2023 On June 16, 2023, SQI Diagnostics (SQI), a leader in the science of lung testing, announced that it planned to voluntarily file for bankruptcy.  Upon the legal action being filed the shares of the publicly traded SQI Diagnostics that are held by...

Workers are still raiding their retirement savings at record rates

by Yahoo.com | Jul 6, 2023 | AlphaTack Intel

The share of workers robbing from their future selves remains at an all-time high. Thirty-seven percent of workers have taken a loan, early withdrawal, and/or hardship withdrawal from their 401(k) or similar plan or IRA, according to a survey released Thursday by the...

Short sellers are betting more than $1 trillion against US stocks after big run

by BusinessInsider.com | Jun 22, 2023 | AlphaTack Intel

Total US short interest exceeded $1 trillion as of last Friday, S3 Partners data shows. The top five shorts are mega-cap tech stocks Tesla, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia and Amazon. That comes after big stock market gains so far this year. US short interest this month rose...

BofA’s Hartnett Sees Big US Stock Rally Followed by Big Collapse

by Bloomberg.com | Jun 16, 2023 | AlphaTack Intel

The S&P 500 may have entered a technical bull market last week, but Bank of America Corp.’s Michael Hartnett says it’s not the start of a new major rally in equities. The strategist who correctly predicted the selloff in stocks last year said in a note Friday he’s...

The AI-fueled rally in US stocks is too narrow – and that’s setting up the market for a ‘digestion phase’, Citi strategist says

by BusinessInsider.com | Jun 14, 2023 | AlphaTack Intel

The hype over AI has driven a narrow rally in stocks – gearing equities up for a “digestion phase,” a Citi strategist said.  “This is not a broader market move. This is a very narrow move if you will from that perspective,” he said.  Investors have been wary about the...