WTI Extends Gains After Cushing Stocks Drop Near ‘Tank Bottoms’, Crude Draws

Oil prices are significantly higher this morning from yesterday’s settlement, with WTI around $109 (having topped $112 earlier), as the market shrugs off Biden’s plans to release some of the SPR, focusing still on geopolitical risk premia (and the fact that Russia’s supply has been implicitly cut from the market as the tender for Urals… Continue reading WTI Extends Gains After Cushing Stocks Drop Near ‘Tank Bottoms’, Crude Draws

Common Mistakes By New Day Traders And How To Avoid Them

The world of day trading has extremely few barriers to entry, meaning any person with an internet connection, a computer or a smartphone, and a bit of startup capital can theoretically become a day trader. Many jump into day trading, hoping to earn profits quickly and with minimal effort. However, reality makes its adjustments, and a… Continue reading Common Mistakes By New Day Traders And How To Avoid Them

Psychedelic Machine Elves, Bible Code, Bilocation, Twin Souls, Pagan Gods, and More Patrons’ Questions

Podcast: Download MYS209: We regularly give Patrons the opportunity to ask Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli their mysterious questions and make them available exclusively to Patrons first and then later to the whole audience. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Watch this episode and subscribe on YouTube Help us… Continue reading Psychedelic Machine Elves, Bible Code, Bilocation, Twin Souls, Pagan Gods, and More Patrons’ Questions

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Everything About the Island Reversal Pattern

The Island Reversal Pattern is a chart pattern that involves a gap in price, consolidation and then another gap in the opposite direction (creating an island of candles as you’ll see in the below charts). Intro In their attempt to understand the movement of prices in different financial markets, pioneers of technical analysis techniques have… Continue reading Everything About the Island Reversal Pattern

Mail Voting and Election Legitimacy

Although it had been a feature of elections in some parts of the United States for years, the phenomenon of mail-ballot voting exploded in the 2020 election. In the midst of the COVID pandemic, jurisdictions around the country expanded use of mail voting, sometimes sending ballots to every registered voter. Steps were taken to facilitate… Continue reading Mail Voting and Election Legitimacy

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EU Hits Belarus With New Sanctions As Pentagon Says “No Indication” Its Troops In Ukraine

On Wednesday the European Union approved fresh sanctions on Belarus for its role in facilitating the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which started last Thursday. While from the start there have been conflicting reports over the extent to which Belarus actually has forces or military assets on the ground inside Ukraine, it’s clear that Minsk allowed… Continue reading EU Hits Belarus With New Sanctions As Pentagon Says “No Indication” Its Troops In Ukraine

Problems in U.S. Schools, Conflict with Russia, Opioid Trafficking: RAND Weekly Recap

This week, we discuss school district leaders’ concerns about mental health and political polarization; how to bring stability to Russia’s backyard; what satellite images reveal about China’s treatment of the Uyghur people; the final report from the Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking; what the U.S. military can do to prevent civilian casualties; and how… Continue reading Problems in U.S. Schools, Conflict with Russia, Opioid Trafficking: RAND Weekly Recap

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