Day: January 7, 2025

Facebook Exec Stuns World Live on Fox News: Joel Kaplan, Chief Global Affairs Officer at Meta, tells Fox News that the platforms will end Biden-era censorship, fight with Trump for Free Speech

Bias in Fact Checking: Kaplan admitted fact-checkers were politically slanted, leading to uneven enforcement. Overreach on Hot Topics: Restrictions went too far on issues like gender, trans debates, and immigration. Free Speech Standard: “If you can say it on TV or in Congress, you should be able to say it on Facebook and Instagram.” Fixing Over-Enforcement: Meta is reworking rules to avoid stifling debate. Core Values: Kaplan says the shift restores Zuckerberg’s original vision of open debate and free expression. Dana White joins the Meta Board: Kaplan called White a “legend” for his bold leadership. submitted by /u/FXgram_ [link] [comments]

Stock trades for both Democrat and Republican politicians outperformed the S&P 500 in 2024, gaining 31% and 26%, respectively. FIVE politicians actively traded an annual gain of 100% or MORE in 2024, per Unusual Whales. Here’s the full breakdown.

As shown here, on a weighted average basis, both parties outperformed the S&P 500. While the S&P 500 gained ~24%, Democrats ended the year 31% higher. Republicans also ended the year 26% higher. So how does this compare to Wall Street’s returns in 2024? https://preview.redd.it/p7r9e2cb8mbe1.png?width=900&format=png&auto=webp&s=7687265a20465e08be2fbd5533065af3c4c66b68 Here are the top 5 hedge fund returns in 2024, per Bloomberg: DE Shaw: +36.1% Bridgewater China: +35.0% Statar: +25.3% Broad Reach: +24.3% Marshall Wace: +22.6% In other words, both political parties outperformed ALL but 2 large hedge funds in the US. Here are best returns posted by US Congress members. As seen below, FIVE politicians posted an annual gain of 100% or more. Nancy Pelosi posted an annual gain of 71%, nearly TRIPLING the S&P 500’s return. Much of these gains were fueled by technology stocks. https://preview.redd.it/admgxtlh8mbe1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=89729d8b85ff17e57f881ff53ff4b6d2f562ed26 Furthermore, only 8 members of Congress who were actively trading posted a negative annual return. Meanwhile, the average retail investor was up just 3.7% through November 2024, according to JPMorgan data. A large percentage of retail traders ended the year in the red. https://preview.redd.it/8j5zcu9l8mbe1.png?width=750&format=png&auto=webp&s=1c56bcee2b3caab0231248338a0978e63e112bca Here’s a chart comparing time in Congress versus performance in the market. There seems to be a slight positive correlation between more time in Congress and better returns. This regression shows an R Squared value of 0.017, so not necessarily a huge correlation. https://preview.redd.it/apeqwz8o8mbe1.png?width=1000&format=png&auto=webp&s=3b2c31b4ac350dd52c04ca223b33fe0c17d91b39 As seen below, Democrats hold nearly 50% of their portfolio in technology stocks. Financial services are the second most popular sector, at 13.4%, but nothing comes close to tech. Democrats are HIGHLY concentrated in technology investments. https://preview.redd.it/c4lk7g7s8mbe1.png?width=900&format=png&auto=webp&s=f8ed0087facca697ed4d6e5ea2e46cbd736a999e In 2025, we will be following the trades of active members in Congress, thanks to Unusual Whales for this data. Often, these trades have come before major fiscal policy announcements or legislation. submitted by /u/XGramatik [link] [comments]

📊💡🤓What is a bear trap? It’s a price movement that looks like the start of another bearish wave, but actually, it’s the very beginning of an uptrend.

☄️ The end for sellers? 🐻 What is a bear trap? It’s a price movement that looks like the start of another bearish wave, but actually, it’s the very beginning of an uptrend. 📉 Sellers get confused and think another plunge is incoming. All this happens while the price is skyrocketing above recent resistance levels, collecting liquidity on the way. ✅ When you see a bear trap, the best you can do is to Buy at the retest of the resistance levels that used to be a support. Look for confirmation on smaller timeframes or seek reversal candlestick patterns. 📍 Your Stop Loss should be below the support (fakeout), as shown in the figure. Take Profit levels can be forecasted via Fibonacci levels or you can place it near some distant resistance level. education submitted by /u/Yuriy_UK [link] [comments]

💸The head of the 🇨🇿 Czech Central Bank said that he sees BTC as an asset to diversify the country’s foreign exchange reserves. 🇨🇦At a campaign event in March 2022, Canadian Prime Ministerial candidate Pierre Poilievre promised to make the country a “crypto capital.” He also said that BTC ….

💸The head of the 🇨🇿 Czech Central Bank said that he sees BTC as an asset to diversify the country’s foreign exchange reserves. 🇨🇦At a campaign event in March 2022, Canadian Prime Ministerial candidate Pierre Poilievre promised to make the country a “crypto capital.” He also said that BTC could help Canadians protect themselves from inflation. 🎯BTCUSD declined to the FVG zone with the potential growth to 105’000 from one of the OTE levels. submitted by /u/Yuriy_UK [link] [comments]

🇨🇭ICT USDCHF Outlook!🇨🇭📉USDCHF broke below the trendline and started to retreat. The price currently aims to retest the FVG zone, and the RSI crosses the mid-line up, giving fuel for a short-term rise to 0.9080 resistance.

🇨🇭ICT USDCHF Outlook!🇨🇭 📉USDCHF broke below the trendline and started to retreat. The price currently aims to retest the FVG zone, and the RSI crosses the mid-line up, giving fuel for a short-term rise to 0.9080 resistance. However, there was a Change of character (ChoCh) that will continue the decline. submitted by /u/Yuriy_UK [link] [comments]

Politico magazine has presented the main “black swans” for 2025:

Politico (1) Putin convinces Iran to halt nuclear weapons development in exchange for Israel’s promise not to attack nuclear facilities. (2) Trump persuades Saudi Arabia to sign a peace treaty with Israel. (3) The largest cyberattack in history occurs in 2025. Much of the world’s infrastructure is taken down. (4) Trump, Putin, and Xi Jinping reach an agreement on spheres of influence and begin working together. (5) Market crash and global panic caused by AI-driven manipulation. (6) The overthrow of Alexander Lukashenko. (7) Peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority begin, based on the “two states for two peoples” formula. (8) A new arms race begins, with many countries aiming to acquire nuclear weapons. (9) A breakthrough in quantum computing occurs. China is the most likely to achieve it. The authors of the article emphasize that ending the war in Ukraine is not considered a “black swan,” as the likelihood of it happening is very high. submitted by /u/XGramatik [link] [comments]