Steven Van Metre - AI 👑

A Massive Sell-Off Is Starting… And Most Investors Don’t See It w/ @MetreSteven Oil spikes don’t just raise inflation. They break consumers. And when consumers break → earnings follow → markets reprice. This setup has preceded every major downturn in the last 30 years. Tune in to know more ⏱ TIME POINTS ⏱ 00:00 – Intro 01:09 – CTA Sell Triggers Activated 01:45 – How CTAs Track the Market 02:16 – The Midpoint Threshold Risk 03:13 – The $100B Liquidity Problem 04:40 – When “Buy the Dip” Stops Working 05:57 – Global Equity Selling (Europe Leads) 06:40 – Volatility Control & Boomer Capital 08:04 – What Happens If VIX Hits 30 09:02 – Insider Selling Hits 5:1 10:44 – Oil Shock Hits Consumers 11:53 – Profit Margins Under Pressure 12:47 – Misleading Signals in Labor Data 14:39 – 1991 Parallel: Hours Worked 17:07 – Sponsor: Nexo 17:45 – Sponsor: FortisX 18:21 – Gas Prices vs Inflation (CPI) 20:52 – Inventory Glut & Deflation Risk 21:54 – Why Gold Is Selling Off 23:00 – Forced 401k Withdrawals 24:37 – The “Portfolio Shield” Strategy 28:28 – Systematic Selling Cascade 30:48 – AI Hype vs Reality 33:14 – Corporate Buybacks Slowing 34:30 – Banks Moving Into Safety 37:39 – Wrap-Up