Goldman’s new “Speculative Trading Indicator” sounds a lot like “boom/bust.”
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July 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Goldman’s new “Speculative Trading Indicator” sounds a lot like “boom/bust.”
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I was the Bernie Madoff of speculative baby trading until my prize infant gargled horse tranquiliser and died
Stupid, selfish babies.
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February 10, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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French business daily Les Echos confirms that Trump’s bombastic post announcing implausible negotiations with Iran was preceded by speculative trading of an unusually high volume betting on a fall in oil prices.
'Make insider trading great again'.
'Make insider trading great again'.
Les Echos nous confirment que le post tonitruant de Trump annonçant d'invraisemblables négociations avec l'Iran a été précédé de transactions spéculatives d'un volume anormal misant sur la baisse du baril.
"Make délit d'initié great again".
"Make délit d'initié great again".
March 25, 2026 at 10:29 AM
French business daily Les Echos confirms that Trump’s bombastic post announcing implausible negotiations with Iran was preceded by speculative trading of an unusually high volume betting on a fall in oil prices.
'Make insider trading great again'.
'Make insider trading great again'.
Volatility is great for trading speculative assets. For those that believe the stock market represents the economy that's exactly how they plan to make money.
November 18, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Volatility is great for trading speculative assets. For those that believe the stock market represents the economy that's exactly how they plan to make money.
This is also, truly, the greatest film for teaching people how commodities trading works, and also how speculative financial markets work in general. I regularly reference this one to explain investors and general board room decision-making to early-career folks if they've seen the film.
watching my favorite christmas movie and what is possibly the great american comedy about class and race
December 24, 2025 at 2:13 AM
This is also, truly, the greatest film for teaching people how commodities trading works, and also how speculative financial markets work in general. I regularly reference this one to explain investors and general board room decision-making to early-career folks if they've seen the film.
As president, Trump has vowed to grow the cryptocurrency ecosystem, writes Annie Lowrey. More and more young men will enter the “bro-economy: a very online, very volatile, and very speculative financial ecosystem, and one about to get very dangerous”:
Beware the Bro-Economy
Young men are embracing day-trading, sports betting, and crypto, to their peril.
www.theatlantic.com
November 19, 2024 at 1:20 PM
As president, Trump has vowed to grow the cryptocurrency ecosystem, writes Annie Lowrey. More and more young men will enter the “bro-economy: a very online, very volatile, and very speculative financial ecosystem, and one about to get very dangerous”:
I think the best part of the world-building of Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator is that it's universe's Speculative Market was so under threat of collapse when facing stability and society improving that they resorted to simulating the futures of babies to save itself.
February 18, 2026 at 12:44 AM
I think the best part of the world-building of Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator is that it's universe's Speculative Market was so under threat of collapse when facing stability and society improving that they resorted to simulating the futures of babies to save itself.
I wrote a bit about futures trading markets and gambling and speculative fiction about kayfabe.
🎩 https://www.patreon.com/posts/futures-trading-148240722
🎩 https://www.patreon.com/posts/futures-trading-148240722
January 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM
I wrote a bit about futures trading markets and gambling and speculative fiction about kayfabe.
🎩 https://www.patreon.com/posts/futures-trading-148240722
🎩 https://www.patreon.com/posts/futures-trading-148240722
Fake magic cards are awesome because they make the people who built an insufferable speculative trading culture into a card game paranoid and delusional and its funny to see
October 13, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Fake magic cards are awesome because they make the people who built an insufferable speculative trading culture into a card game paranoid and delusional and its funny to see
GOLDMAN SACHS: SPECULATIVE TRADING HITS RECORD HIGH Goldman Sachs reports its Speculative Trading Indicator is at its highest level since the dot-com and pandemic bubbles, driven by heavy trading in unprofitable, penny, and high EV/sales stocks. Trading volumes are high in "Mag
July 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
GOLDMAN SACHS: SPECULATIVE TRADING HITS RECORD HIGH Goldman Sachs reports its Speculative Trading Indicator is at its highest level since the dot-com and pandemic bubbles, driven by heavy trading in unprofitable, penny, and high EV/sales stocks. Trading volumes are high in "Mag
These Yankees are reeling as fantasy dog based speculative trading seizes up.
October 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
These Yankees are reeling as fantasy dog based speculative trading seizes up.
real "getting market tips from the shoe shine boy" hours www.cnbc.com/2025/01/02/m...
Crypto, Roaring Kitty and 'fartcoin': Market speculation picks up to start 2025
Many speculative pockets of the stock market surged in early trading Thursday, the first session of the new year.
www.cnbc.com
January 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
real "getting market tips from the shoe shine boy" hours www.cnbc.com/2025/01/02/m...
Just when I think the world can't get stupider I find out we're slabbing video games now and turning them into speculative investment trading cards.
This is the dumbest shit ever.
This is the dumbest shit ever.
February 22, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Just when I think the world can't get stupider I find out we're slabbing video games now and turning them into speculative investment trading cards.
This is the dumbest shit ever.
This is the dumbest shit ever.
Trading card games are financially and emotionally manipulative in the same way gacha games are, and I enthusiastically endorse card counterfeiting because of this. Flood the market with fakes. Crash the speculative economy. Level the playing field.
March 23, 2024 at 4:43 AM
Trading card games are financially and emotionally manipulative in the same way gacha games are, and I enthusiastically endorse card counterfeiting because of this. Flood the market with fakes. Crash the speculative economy. Level the playing field.
never getting over that guy from last year that wanted to buy my telegram username and told me I was living in the past for thinking Speculative Username Trading was dumb as fuck
January 29, 2026 at 11:04 PM
never getting over that guy from last year that wanted to buy my telegram username and told me I was living in the past for thinking Speculative Username Trading was dumb as fuck
En attendant Cairn, j'apprends enfin à faire de l'argent, comme la société le voudrait.
January 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM
En attendant Cairn, j'apprends enfin à faire de l'argent, comme la société le voudrait.
collapse of twitter is going to devalue and collapse the overvalued adtech market keeping most of the internet running, the same way the collapse of overvalued Tesla shares is going to destroy the speculative trading keeping the stock market running
2024 is going to be fun
2024 is going to be fun
November 30, 2023 at 6:28 PM
collapse of twitter is going to devalue and collapse the overvalued adtech market keeping most of the internet running, the same way the collapse of overvalued Tesla shares is going to destroy the speculative trading keeping the stock market running
2024 is going to be fun
2024 is going to be fun
This FT chart illustrates the significant ongoing volatility in precious metals, as speculators have effectively sidelined institutional investors
Gold is currently trading down 5% and silver 10%
The big question is how long this speculative shakeout will last and just how much damage
All we know...
Gold is currently trading down 5% and silver 10%
The big question is how long this speculative shakeout will last and just how much damage
All we know...
February 2, 2026 at 4:30 AM
This FT chart illustrates the significant ongoing volatility in precious metals, as speculators have effectively sidelined institutional investors
Gold is currently trading down 5% and silver 10%
The big question is how long this speculative shakeout will last and just how much damage
All we know...
Gold is currently trading down 5% and silver 10%
The big question is how long this speculative shakeout will last and just how much damage
All we know...
This is broadly correct except for gamified day trading and, crucially, trading in speculative assets and their derivatives. The crypto era has massively increased the prominence of this second category.
I’m sorry but if you’re comparing sports betting and investing in the stock market, you are doing a massive disservice to financial literacy
September 27, 2026 at 3:22 AM
This is broadly correct except for gamified day trading and, crucially, trading in speculative assets and their derivatives. The crypto era has massively increased the prominence of this second category.
2. While meme coins are nominally tied to digital "artwork," they function primarily as a speculative asset.
On Sunday, the price of one $TRUMP coin soared to over $75, putting the value of the 200 million $TRUMP coins in circulation at nearly $15 billion. Right now, $TRUMP is trading at $37.66.
On Sunday, the price of one $TRUMP coin soared to over $75, putting the value of the 200 million $TRUMP coins in circulation at nearly $15 billion. Right now, $TRUMP is trading at $37.66.
January 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
2. While meme coins are nominally tied to digital "artwork," they function primarily as a speculative asset.
On Sunday, the price of one $TRUMP coin soared to over $75, putting the value of the 200 million $TRUMP coins in circulation at nearly $15 billion. Right now, $TRUMP is trading at $37.66.
On Sunday, the price of one $TRUMP coin soared to over $75, putting the value of the 200 million $TRUMP coins in circulation at nearly $15 billion. Right now, $TRUMP is trading at $37.66.
Trans rights are human rights. Everyone in this country gets the same rights. I’m not “trading” trans people’s humanity for some nebulous, speculative political or policy win.
Any other position than that is pure bigotry.
Any other position than that is pure bigotry.
May 20, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Trans rights are human rights. Everyone in this country gets the same rights. I’m not “trading” trans people’s humanity for some nebulous, speculative political or policy win.
Any other position than that is pure bigotry.
Any other position than that is pure bigotry.
Why any human person in the year of our Lord 2025 is entertaining a single notion about ✨friendship✨ from this speculative trading-headass colonisation android baffles me to no end.
May 2, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Why any human person in the year of our Lord 2025 is entertaining a single notion about ✨friendship✨ from this speculative trading-headass colonisation android baffles me to no end.
Indian stocks are set for another day of volatile trading as investors digest news from the US. Speculative trading sees a drop as equities remain in the correction zone. Read for free with your email on what could move markets today
Indian Stock Derivatives Turnover May Drop Below $2 Trillion as Sebi Curbs Take Hold
Before the trading day starts we bring you a digest of the key news and events that are likely to move markets. Today we look at:
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January 21, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Indian stocks are set for another day of volatile trading as investors digest news from the US. Speculative trading sees a drop as equities remain in the correction zone. Read for free with your email on what could move markets today
It's National Trading Card Day! ✨🃏✨
Whether you love to collect Trading Cards, play TCGs, or just buy them for their weird and speculative potential value, Trading Card Inspector has you covered! 🃏🕵️💸
🎮Play the Demo: s.team/a/3940840
#IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGames #CozyGames #Steam #NextFest #TCG
Whether you love to collect Trading Cards, play TCGs, or just buy them for their weird and speculative potential value, Trading Card Inspector has you covered! 🃏🕵️💸
🎮Play the Demo: s.team/a/3940840
#IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGames #CozyGames #Steam #NextFest #TCG
February 24, 2026 at 6:40 PM
It's National Trading Card Day! ✨🃏✨
Whether you love to collect Trading Cards, play TCGs, or just buy them for their weird and speculative potential value, Trading Card Inspector has you covered! 🃏🕵️💸
🎮Play the Demo: s.team/a/3940840
#IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGames #CozyGames #Steam #NextFest #TCG
Whether you love to collect Trading Cards, play TCGs, or just buy them for their weird and speculative potential value, Trading Card Inspector has you covered! 🃏🕵️💸
🎮Play the Demo: s.team/a/3940840
#IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGames #CozyGames #Steam #NextFest #TCG