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The most critical thing to watch this week is if long duration yields fall into the Oil surge. We are on the verge of a massive deflation scare. You read that right. The SPEED of the oil move is DEFLATIONARY. The market has this wrong.

@leadlagreport Very inspiring

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Looking ahead to Q2 2026, the macro backdrop remains in control of risk assets, and the message is unchanged from the start of the year. This is an environment where playing defence is necessary. There are periods for offence, but there are also periods where protecting capital is the priority, and this is one of them. Three months into the year, the evidence supports a defensive stance. Equity markets have rolled over, with major indices down double digits. This confirms risk-on conditions are not present. When equities struggle, liquidity tightens, sentiment weakens, and growth stocks tends to underperform. Looking at sector performance, the story is consistent. Defensive assets are leading, while risk-on sectors remain under pressure. This rotation matters. Until capital flows back into growth and higher risk areas. Energy led the quarter, up 26%, well ahead of everything else. Materials followed at 13%, then consumer staples at 8% and utilities at 3%. These were the only sectors that were positive and it’s not a coincidence that they’re all defensive. On the other side, technology was the worst performer, down 41%. Healthcare and consumer discretionary also struggled, both falling around 18 to 20%. What’s interesting is how sectors rotate through a bear market. Early on, defensives like energy, staples, and utilities tend to lead. As the bear market becomes more established, healthcare usually starts to outperform. That’s why healthcare is the sector to watch for the rest of 2026. It’s not the time to be stepping into technology or consumer discretionary yet. The smarter play right now is preparing for that next rotation into healthcare. Don’t fall into the trap of thinking something is “cheap” just because it’s down a long way. A lot of these technology stocks, even after big drops, are still expensive on a valuation basis. Price alone doesn’t equal value. In bear markets, things that look cheap can keep getting cheaper. And in many cases, they will. So this isn’t the time to be bottom fishing in tech. Patience matters here.

Adapting your aggression to the market phase matters more than most people think. In an upside expansion, keep it simple. Focus on buys and stop forcing sells. Look for clean, aggressive areas to enter, and understand that even a single sweep of sell-side liquidity can be enough to keep price pushing higher. Structure will keep building upward, so expect higher lows along the way. In a downside expansion, just flip the idea. Prioritize sells, avoid trying to catch longs, and use those same aggressive areas to get involved. One sweep of buy-side liquidity can drive the move lower, with price continuing to form lower highs. When the market is in a range, everything slows down. Mark your key support and resistance, along with the first swings around them. Once one side gets taken, it usually rotates to the other. Trade within the range and don’t assume external highs or lows will break easily.

⚠️ FLIP AS SUPPORT 👀 It’s getting closer and closer.. 🔮 $BTC is nearing the previous all time high zone again, in the last time cycle it found support. Can it this time? 👀 Flipping it would mark the bottom 💪🏻

I met a trader in Dubai who was doing $80k/month in prop firm payouts. He showed me his stats. 71% win rate. Average RR: 0.8R to 1.2R. I asked him why such low risk-reward. 'Bro, I tried the 1:3RR+ thing for 2 years. Blew 40+ accounts. My win rate was 25%. I'd have 8-10 losing trades in a row and couldn't handle it mentally.' 'Then I switched to taking quick profits. 1:1 mostly. Sometimes less if price shows weakness.' 'My win rate jumped to 70%+.' He was running $2.8M in combined funding across 8 accounts. Some months he'd make 1%. Some months 5%. But he was consistent. And the psychology was easier. Winning 7 out of 10 trades feels completely different than winning 3 out of 10. Even if the math says they're equal. Your brain doesn't care about math during a 12-trade losing streak. He told me: 'I don't need to be right about where price is going long-term. I just need to be right about the next 10-15 pips. That's it.' Most traders are chasing these huge runners because someone on YouTube told them that's what 'real traders' do. Meanwhile this guy is taking home $80k/month with 0.8-1.2R trades. You don't need massive risk-reward to make serious money. You need capital + consistency + a win rate you can actually maintain. Low RR with high win rate will always beat high RR with low win rate when it comes to prop firm payouts.

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Japan will panic. I’m fucking right. This is the reverse carry trade catalyst. It always was. I never wavered. I went through hell. I suffered managing funds in a horrible cycle that didn’t favor them. Enough. Enough. Enough. I will not relent. It’s my time now.

Japan just issued its strongest Yen warning yet. The vice finance minister today warned that "decisive action" may soon be necessary - the same type of language that preceded Japan's direct currency interventions in 2022 and 2024. The yen opened at ¥160.30, its weakest since 2024. The BOJ is on hold at 0.75%, unable to hike as the Iran war risks dragging down Japan's economy. This leaves direct dollar-selling as the government's only real tool. Other hints include: 1. The finance Minister used the phrase "bold measure" 2. BOJ Governor was asked in parliament whether rate hikes could combat yen weakness 3. Japan is also exploring oil futures intervention to limit crude's damage to the yen A strong break through ¥160 is the line authorities have historically defended with real money. Verbal warnings have now been issued; the next move is physical.

@acrossthespread tradingview.com/x/5xKRH0iW/ UJ

Interesting market setup at Asia AM 🇯🇵OPEN: USDJPY 160.50 🇺🇸CRUDE +3% >$100 NKY -5% YTD low 👆All break key levels & moving in lockstep as per post-Iran cross asset behavior w/ Houthis + Trump headlines But then.. USDJPY diverges↓ as 🇯🇵throws full weight of jawboning at JPY (MOF Katayama + Mimura + BOJ) JGB & UST yields also↓, but this is FX-led So either USDJPY is temporarily dislocated & will be meeting crude & rest of cross asset markets back↑ OR.. crude, equities, gold, BTC would top out & follow USDJPY↓ Of course the former would seem far more sensible- crude is↑ for actual fundamental realities & taking equities down in near-perfect inverse correlation, while USDJPY is just on a very temporary sidetracked path on empty words out of 🇯🇵authorities. & so long USDJPY a “no brainer” But just watch - because a yentervention-fearing JPY self-capping at ~160 has indeed led the rest of global cross asset markets to turn, & very much gone unnoticed (& yes, during this otherwise Iran/crude driven era) I’m not saying it’ll happen this time (& not saying it won’t) - I’m just saying don’t be surprised if it does. And I’m talking about in/for the very short term (intraday) Remember, crude has no fundamental reason to sell down at the moment So if USDJPY moves/remains↓, & crude tops & turns↓, & equities stabilize & recover↑ Just remember which green & red blinking ticker pivoted in the face of fundamentals first

@leadlagreport Atrocious

I've never met a rich technician. - Jim Rogers

The market is wrong. The oil move is DEFLATIONARY. Just like it was in 2008.

10-year JGB yields dropped to 2.36%.

Crypto has broken my concept of money In college I used to work 8h shifts for $100 Now I lose $3k on a stop and it barely registers "Damn I only made +$900 today" Follis you dumb mfer that is a doctor's salary

Will is one of the good ones.

Phase 2 - the return of pre-Covid risk off behavior as volatility explodes and credit spreads finally widen.

@leadlagreport Interesting - would have to forward onto the elders - their bond portfolios have been FUKD lately - told them long to switch to some of yours. They will soon.

An ancient alarm and zone was hit on BTC1! At a very auspicious time today! Go back one year today and study