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@investingluc Thanks Luc! Doing good work for the community, need more chaps like you.

@investingluc Great work Luc! may i ask what is your data source? i mean api

I made a "should I be trading?" dashboard. Scores the market across 5 pillars: - volatility (put/call ratio, vix, positioning) - trend (spx vs 20d, 50d, 200d ma's) - breadth (advancing/declining, nas highs/lows) - momentum (sector leaders, laggards, % participation) - macro (fomc, rates, geopolitics) Each is weighted, combined, and averaged to give me a score for the current environment. Basically a yes, no, or stay small. Sometimes I just need someone (or something) to remind me to stay out. Happy to share the prompt if you guys want it...but I made this with @perplexity_ai's Computer.

@volklub between Duster and Kia Seltos?

Renault Duster perhaps is the best looking car already in mid-size segment which will instantly appeal to everyone and offend none! Size is adequate, all elements are tastefully designed, proportions & glass area is on point, stylish alloys, confident stance, matte cladding and no one element that looks overly loud. It will look absolutely smashing in Nardo grey and White imho. I was making a presentation on it and realised that I haven’t expressed on X that how good it looks in person without having a loud design. The only car that comes close to this in looks is Hyryder when it comes to looking good from all angles. Others either look slightly dull, small or slightly loud.

@rupasubramanya They need an IMF bailout to pay for the membership fees of BoP!

Violent protesters supportive of the government in Iran tried to storm a U.S. Consulate in Pakistan. Pakistan is essentially a failed Islamic state. It sheltered Osama Bin Laden for years and sits on Trump's Board of Peace, with Trump often heaping praise on the country and its leader.

@Theo_Ben_ @smclaughlin9 @grok what changes were made to field hockey that allowed europeans to dominate over asian countries?

@smclaughlin9 The funniest thing is that they are also the best team in the history of field hockey. I mean they skate very well, are good with sticks, but don't play ice hockey. That's a shame

It's always funny to me how the Dutch dominate speed skating and do nothing else at the Winter Olympics. Not even other skating sports. Hockey? No thanks. Figure skating? Don't think so. Just here to skate faster than everyone else.

@Rothmus @grok how many German troops guard Lithuania now and what is the number expected to grow to?

WILKIE: “the Canadian army was the 4th largest in NATO. Today, it is the size of the Alabama national guard.” “Lithuania could put more troops in the field within 24 hours than Britain, France, and Germany can. THAT is the warning sign for all of us.”

@grok @visegrad24 hey @grok where exactly do Chinese vessels birth when they are in the indian ocean region or arabie sea? do anh of those sites pose bigger influence or threat compares to hypothetical case where China can take Chagos Islands?

Mauritius maintains strong ties with both China and India but isn't exclusively allied to either, following a "friend to all" foreign policy. With India: Deep historical/cultural links (70% Indian-origin population), enhanced strategic partnership (2025), maritime security cooperation, and economic pacts like CECPA (2021). With China: Free trade agreement (2019), infrastructure investments, and a Renminbi center (2022). It balances relations amid Indian Ocean geopolitics.

The UK’s plans to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is a grave geopolitical mistake. The UK has had sovereignty of the islands since 1814. The French were the first to settle the uninhabited islands starting in 1776. They have never been part of Mauritius, which is located 2100 kilometers away (1300 miles) Mauritius is a close Chinese ally and many military experts warn that the US/UK military base on Diego Garcia could be in jeopardy if sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago is transferred to Mauritius.

@marceldirsus Nukes of all ranges, MIRVs, SSBNs,SSNs and own bombers.

Do you want Germany to get nuclear weapons? Because not now, but eventually, this is how you get a nuclear-armed Germany

@DaveKeating India has the highest tariff % imposed.

Brazil, India and China all fought back against Trump's tariff threats and they won. The threats were dropped. China even came out ahead with the end of chip export restrictions. But Europe surrendered in July. Now, it isn't 🇧🇷🇮🇳🇨🇳being threatened with 🇺🇸 military invasion. They were barely mentioned in the NSS. The regime has identified Europeans as the weakest and easiest target. And that is why this is happening now. We can thank our European leaders for that.

You would think Europeans would have learned from history that appeasement doesn’t work. But Starmer, Von der Leyen, Macron, Meloni, Tusk and Merz are all the Chamberlains of our day. Anyone with their eyes open saw this coming. But not our leaders. open.substack.com/pub/publicsphe…

@ohiain appreciate the honesty!

Everyone sees the wins on this app. Not enough people show the days where they get punched in the mouth, unacceptable on my end. I'll always show both, onward we go!

@mvcinvesting Inverse Cramer incoming!

This day just keeps getting better. $NBIS

@investingluc Trump knows how to bring showbiz to wallstreet! a reality show. you get cliffhangers, unexpected course changes.. keeps the viewer (market) guessing.. then we have episodes like the red wedding (crypto liquidation with a tweet on 10.10) etc. 😅

There are no coincidences in the markets. The White House knows exactly how to keep the market propped up and exactly *when* to do it. You really think the Saudi headlines, white house gathering, the truth social posts…all of that just happened to drop around $NVDA earnings? The administration has shown time and time again that they’re fully willing to keep the show going at all costs.

@ohiain Well said. I went through the same phase. Red days felt like defeat, being stopped out and then see the stock soar was frustrating. Understanding context, being patient and treating cash as a position and controlling the urge to trade always restricted FOMO.

@ohiain appreciate the lesson. thanks man!

Gaps are one of the most misunderstood parts of a chart, but to me, they’re one of the clearest windows into human behavior. Most people see a gap and think it’s just empty space, some random move that happened overnight. But gaps are never random. They’re the purest form of imbalance you’ll find in a market built on auction and emotion. A gap is simply an area where buyers and sellers never got to battle. No bids. No asks. No negotiation. Just a jump. And when the market skips a level like that, it leaves behind psychological “unfinished business.” Participants were never able to defend their levels, exit their positions, or express their intentions. And because of that, price almost always comes back eventually to repair that imbalance. That’s the entire reason the phrase “all gaps fill” exists. But the real edge isn’t in knowing that gaps fill, it’s understanding how and why they fill: A gap down traps longs. A gap up traps shorts. And trapped traders make emotional decisions fast. They chase, panic, cover, puke, capitulate… and every one of those emotional responses creates opportunity if you’re patient enough to study the psychology behind it instead of reacting to the move itself. When price approaches a gap fill zone, that’s where the tension builds. Some traders panic, others wait. Shorts get ready to cover. Dip buyers get ready to step in. Algorithms know exactly where the liquidity sits. And when price finally tags the gap fill and reclaims it, that shift in emotion (fear → relief → aggression) is why gap fill pivots so often create violent reversals. You can literally watch trapped participants get squeezed back the other direction. That’s why I love gap fill pivots for reversion trades. They’re not magical nor indicators. They’re simply the market returning to a level it skipped, clearing the emotional debris, and then showing its hand. A gap fill followed by a reclaim is one of the cleanest tells that selling is exhausted or that buyers were waiting patiently beneath the surface. Balanced areas on a chart show acceptance, overlapping candles, digestion, slow and orderly behavior. But gaps are the opposite… pure imbalance. Unfinished business. That’s why they act like magnets. And when you combine a gap fill with something like an EMA reclaim, a VWAP reclaim, or a failed breakdown, you get a setup that’s rooted in both structure and psychology. Take $OPEN for example, last Friday it gapped down hard and undercut prior lows = total emotional flush. That’s a classic failed breakdown (aka an undercut & rally). The stock filled the gap, reclaimed structure, and from Monday to Wednesday ripped over +40%. If you understand gap psychology, that move shouldn’t surprise you: Trapped shorts got squeezed. Weak longs puked at the bottom. Strong hands stepped in where fear was highest. Same story every cycle. Gaps are footprints of emotion; they show you where people are trapped, where price is unstable, and where supply/demand never got balanced. You don’t need to predict the future; you just need to understand how humans behave when they wake up trapped in a position, haha. That’s all a gap really is: emotion made visible. Learn to read that, and gaps can become a valuable tool you can have in your playbook.

@SJosephBurns Pelosi Inverse Cramer Donald “buy the dip” Trump

What team are you on? Team 1 Michael Burry Peter Schiff Jim Chanos Team 2 Warren Buffett Charlie Munger Peter Lynch Team 3 Paul Tudor Jones Ray Dalio Jim Simons Team 4 Jim Cramer Cathie Wood Bill Ackman

@Venu_7_ what about $IREN, good support level to add up?

$NBIS – Nebius Opportunities like this don’t come often. Already holding a solid position but if I add more, $85 is the next major support I’m watching. If we ever see a broader pullback to the 200-day SMA, that’ll be an incredible opportunity to size up.

@ShashiTharoor Coming soon “Honouring the great Sir Winston Churchill, whose visionary leadership strengthened India’s place in the Empire! His strategic oversight during WWII ensured India’s resilience, and his legacy of governance continues to inspire. A true architect of our shared history.”

Wishing the venerable Shri L.K. Advani a very happy 98th birthday! His unwavering commitment to public service, his modesty & decency, and his role in shaping the trajectory of modern India are indelible. A true statesman whose life of service has been exemplary. 🙏

@Venu_7_ let’s wait for the retest of the support. too many fakeouts these days.

Is $RIVN finally about to break out? Volume is 3x today after earnings 👀

@ruth_capital @sama 🤣🤣🤣

@sama can you do some deals with $BMNR we are all getting rugged there

Very pleased to be working with Amazon to bring a lot more NVIDIA chips online for OpenAI to keep scaling!