Articles

Why High-Yield ETFs Are ‘Like a Ponzi Scheme’

I’ve been trading since the 80s, and I thought I’d seen every flavor of Wall Street nonsense. Then I took a closer look at what YieldMax is doing with its high-yield ETFs. And man, what a mess. These funds are advertising yields that look like lottery winnings — one is

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A Bitcoin hanging on a string like a pendulum. 8-bit pixelated art style.

Bitcoin: When 1 Falling Domino Takes Down the Whole Block

I’ve been watching something unfold that a lot of folks didn’t see coming. Bitcoin’s decline is creating a cascading effect across multiple asset classes, and it’s not just about the price.  It’s about the psychological impact on crypto and everything connected to it. The Ripple Nobody Expected BlackRock (BLK) has

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Escher-inspired image (but in color) showing a staircase made of candlesticks inside a larger bar, with a trader marking “inside high” and “inside low,” plus a ribbon-like EMA guardrail—illustrating an inside bar within an uptrend.

When Price Goes Quiet Inside the Trend

Hey traders, Everyone wants fireworks. Big green candles, big red candles, drama. But most of the money I’ve made has come from understanding what’s happening when the market goes quiet — specifically when price trades inside a prior bar while the bigger trend is still intact. That’s where we are

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Art Nouveau poster showing a trader studying calmly (passion) and working through a stormy market (perseverance), with decorative borders and “Passion & Perseverance” title.

Passion. Perseverance. And Why That’s Enough

Hey traders, I just read a piece on what separates high achievers from everyone else. The punchline? It isn’t IQ… It isn’t money. It comes down to two things: passion and perseverance. That tracks with everything I’ve seen in four decades of trading. Passion: You’ve Got to Want the Work

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