Major exchanges like Nasdaq and NYSE are validating prior predictions from last August by directly entering tokenized stock issuance. This signals a shift in competitive landscape for on-chain brokerages and the potential end for private companies issuing stock tokens. 1
Fund managers show lowest cash levels in history, fewest crash protection purchases in 8 years, and asset managers are almost record-short $VIX. This signals extreme bullishness or complacency. 2
Expect 0DTE (zero-day-to-expiration) options to extend to every stock in the very near future. 3
Since the April 2025 lows, every $SPX gap down has been filled within two weeks at most, often within days. This trend implies buying the dip unless today marks a definitive top. 4
Japan’s bond market is experiencing a full-blown selloff, with yields surging to their highest level in ~20 years. This signals the return of global rates volatility. 5
$MSFT CEO Nadella warns an AI bubble risks forming if benefits remain concentrated. If AI fails to deliver broad productivity gains and economic growth beyond hyperscalers, it indicates recycled spending rather than true value creation. 6
Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, known for investments in leading AI models like DeepMind and OpenAI, has made only one bet in the open-source AI sector: Sentient. This highlights a focused strategy within open-source AI. 7
$UBER CEO predicts autonomous robot-driven rides will dominate within 20 years, citing superior safety. Gradual adoption, falling costs, and L3/L4-ready vehicles are propelling a trillion-dollar transition. 8
AI is poised to significantly disrupt the software industry, challenging traditional software investment theses. 9
In the AI economy, ownership of AI compute infrastructure is increasingly critical, leading the market to favor companies like $NVDA and $GOOGL that own it, over those like $AAPL and $MSFT that primarily consume it. 10
The discussion between President Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte concerning Greenland is political theater, designed to create opportunity while being framed as “Liberation Day” fears. 11
Hebei Province’s increased “coal-to-gas” subsidies, including a 0.4 yuan/cubic meter provincial subsidy and an additional 0.2 yuan/cubic meter reduction in retail price, lead to a 0.6 yuan/cubic meter decrease in heating costs for users. This is a significant measure, potentially involving an annual subsidy of 3 billion yuan if 5 billion cubic meters are used for heating. 12
Anthropic CEO criticizes Trump’s policy allowing $NVDA to sell advanced chips to China, equating it to supplying nuclear weapons. The core message: compute represents national power, and exporting frontier chips directly accelerates China’s technological advancement. 13