Swing Trades DAX/DOW/NQ/GOLD

NQ heading for its ATH again 30.400 zone
Last lot closed at 30.345

SnP heading for 7600 +0.25% (New ATH?)
Last 2 lot MES closed BE

Last MYM long 30.800

YM closed +52p 1 lot

The Trump administration’s threats against Oman, a longtime U.S. ally have thrown a country firmly into the geopolitical spotlight.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday warned the U.S. would “aggressively” impose sanctions against Oman if it helped Iran to establish a tolling system in the Strait of Hormuz.

When asked by a reporter during a cabinet meeting for his thoughts on Oman and Iran overseeing trade through the Strait of Hormuz, Trump said, “Oman will behave just like everybody else, or we’ll have to blow them up. They understand that. They’ll be fine.” otherwise.......

These are the words of a real mobster. Trump knows how to keep "friends" in line.

MNQ Long last lot
Closed at 485

500 likely RS/Chop zone

NQ closed +39/40p 1 lot

Gold long

T1 +135p 1 lot
1 left
+100p locked in last lot

MNQ short 5 lot from DR1/+0.75% zone
T1 +60/65p 4 lot
1 Left
Last closed +35p

MES & ES short 7608.5 (from DR1 new ATH 7612)

ES closed +5.5p 1 lot.

MES still working
Closed +10/11p last 2 lots

Trump officials at the Treasury tried to put his face on a brand-new $250 bill — and when the career expert in charge said no, they shoved her out of the job.

According to new reporting, Trump political appointees leaned on the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to design and launch a $250 banknote featuring Donald Trump’s portrait, timed to the 250th anniversary of the United States.

4 lot long closed at 385 +0.25% zone. Chop Hr/Profit taking

MNQ long again 30.387 last 2 lot
Last 2 lot closed +30p

The US is such a hot country" ( so hot that it is almost ready to explode)

Rantings of a lunatic.

The GLOAT! Greatest Loser Of All Time!

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1Fsyxqim94/

Across Washington, politicians risk career destruction for criticizing Israel too strongly.

Dozens of US states passed anti-BDS laws forcing contractors, businesses, or institutions to formally certify they are not boycotting Israel.

Billions of American taxpayer dollars continue flowing overseas every year in military aid, weapons packages, intelligence cooperation, and regional military operations tied to Israeli interests.

Critics argue many American politicians now act more terrified of angering powerful pro-Israel lobbying networks than angering their own voters.

Groups like AIPAC spend enormous amounts of money influencing elections, funding campaigns, and shaping political incentives inside both major parties.

Politicians who criticize Israeli policy too aggressively often face:
massive donor pressure,
media attacks,
primary challengers,
career threats,
or accusations designed to politically isolate them.

Meanwhile American soldiers continue getting deployed across Middle East conflicts connected directly or indirectly to regional tensions involving Israel, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and beyond.

Bessent on Iran:

We did not have regime change, but we changed the regime.

What a beautiful explaination

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18wXrMCkZP/

The United States' war in Iran has cost 35 billion dollars so far, a senior Pentagon official reports. That is an increase of 4 billion dollars compared to an estimate given late last month.

A "legitimate"? regime change or change of regime may cost a few dollars.

The latest inflation figures released Thursday confirm what many investors and consumers have increasingly suspected: Inflation in the United States is no longer easing. Instead, it is accelerating.

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge — the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index — showed that prices in April rose 3.8% from a year earlier, the fastest pace since May 2023. The “core” PCE measure, which excludes food and energy, rose 3.3%, the highest reading since late 2023.

They strongly suggest that the recent pickup in inflation is not temporary, transitory, or circumstantial. Rather, inflationary pressures are broadening and becoming embedded within the economy.

If Warsh chooses to follow through on his earlier promises and pursue lower short-term rates despite rising inflation, bond investors are likely to react negatively. Loss of confidence at the long end of the Treasury market would likely push yields on 10-year and 30-year securities even higher.

Higher long-term yields would increase the interest burden on the federal debt. In addition, it would make housing finance more difficult and expensive to obtain, and place additional pressure on consumer spending through higher borrowing costs for automobiles, credit cards, and other consumer loans.

A number of policymakers have publicly indicated that they would be willing to raise interest rates if inflation remains elevated.

For that reason, the central issue at the June meeting may not simply be inflation itself, but institutional credibility.

Under those circumstances, the new Chairman may find it necessary to support a symbolic increase in the Federal Funds rate next month in order to establish his anti-inflation credentials with financial markets and reassure bond investors that the Federal Reserve remains committed to containing inflation.

When Warsh was sworn in at the White House on May 22, Trump said that he wanted Warsh to be “fully independent” in his new role.

Yet, a few hours later, at a talk at Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York, he promised the audience, “We are going to get the rates down. Rates are coming down with the energy. You watch what's going to happen. I had a rotten head of the Fed, and now I have a great head of the Fed today, Kevin Warsh."

MNQ long 30.442 last lot
Closed +102p

Target 30.550 zone/Reached

SnP made a double top with Fridays high (so far)

ES long 1 lot
Closed +4.5p