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1. Heavily Shorted Stocks Leading

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2. XLY Consumer Discretionary (offense) Made New High Versus XLP Consumer Staples (defense)

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3. Bitcoin Miner ETF Move Since Liberation Day…WGMI

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4. Bank Earnings Reports Coming…Regional Banks Never Made New Highs

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5. Follow-Up to Yesterday’s Private Equity Stock Charts….BDC ETF vs. S&P 2025

Lead Lag Report Blog -The Business Development Company (BDC) sector has had a rough ride in 2025. The VanEck BDC Income ETF (BIZD), a broad proxy for the group, is down 16.36% year-to-date as of early October, while the S&P 500 is up over 13%.¹ Even reliable names like Ares Capital (ARCC), Blue Owl Capital (OBDC), and Blackstone Secured Lending (BXSL) are trading 10–20% below their 2024 highs.² Despite attractive yields — often in the 9–11% range — the market is pricing in deeper credit risk and the possibility of further dividend cuts

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6. Friday was Largest Futures Liquidation in Bitcoin History

BTC open interest. "Friday’s wipeout triggered the largest futures liquidation in Bitcoin’s history. Over $11B in open interest was erased as leverage was forcefully unwound. A historic deleveraging event that has reset speculative excess across the market."

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7. Post Friday….A TOP crypto mogul has been found dead inside his Lamborghini after a brutal market crash wiped out billions in digital assets

Konstantin Galich — better known as Kostya Kudo — was discovered on Saturday with a gunshot wound to the head inside a black Lamborghini Urus in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Crypto mogul Konstantin Galich was found dead in Kyiv

6 Cops discovered the 32-year-old inside his black Lamborghini Urus

Cops said a firearm registered in the 32-year-old’s name was recovered at the scene.

Investigators are treating the case as a possible suicide but have not ruled out foul play.

A statement from the Kyiv Police Department said that the day before his death, “the man told relatives that he was feeling depressed due to financial difficulties and also sent them a farewell message.”

News of the Ukrainian’s death was confirmed on Galich’s official Telegram channel, which posted: “Konstantin Kudo tragically passed away  “The causes are being investigated. We will keep you posted on any further news.”

Galich was the co-founder of the Cryptology Key trading academy and a major influencer in the digital asset space.

He was widely followed across the crypto community, with more than 66,000 Instagram followers hanging on his market insights.

His death came as the crypto sector was rocked by one of its steepest plunges in years. https://www.the-sun.com/news/15338562/

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8. 90% of Chips are Made in Asia

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9. It Will Be Cobots Before Robots

AI Overview  Cobots, or collaborative robots, are industrial robots designed to work safely alongside human employees in a shared workspace, unlike traditional robots that require safety cages. They are characterized by user-friendly design, flexibility, lower power levels, and the ability to be quickly deployed for various tasks, such as assembly, packaging, or machine tending. Cobots augment human capabilities by taking on repetitive, dangerous, or ergonomically challenging tasks, allowing human workers to focus on more complex and creative aspects of their jobs

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10. Social Media Peaked in 2022

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