(1) Buying stocks on April 7, (2) Staying bullish throughout *MOST* of the rally, (3) Looking for new opportunities all the way up, (4) Doing the hard work every single day... 2025 was one of the toughest, but most rewarding years I ever saw as an investor. It was well worth it — to be prepared, and able to fully participate in one of the greatest rallies in market history. Thankful and proud of the work we did — and thankful to our great readers, who share our passion and dedication to markets. Looking forward to 2026. Onwards and upwards, -MC

A lot of people are going to be spectacularly right, or dead wrong.

From GS via BBG: - Hedge funds have loaded up on shorts, pushing bearish bets near a 5-year high and raising the risk of a sharp squeeze. - Short/Buy ratio hit ~5x across global equities, and short leverage is now at 99th percentile over the past 5 years. What's the setup?

Not to dismiss volatility, but sentiment was yet again max bearish on X calling for another Black Monday... just like when they called it in '87 ahead of time on Sunday (*no, they didn't). "When all the experts agree – something else is going to happen." Signals > opinions...

Cars can fly, and you're bearish?

Gold bulls — this is your moment...

Everyone was so focused on the risks of Rates going higher, they didn't stop to think of the risks of Rates going lower... One of the most important days of 2026, front and center.

One of the most important days we've seen this year. I wrote about it this morning... before it happened. If you ever wanted to check out my work, read this... macrocharts.com/p/market-upd…

It's raining money, and most are running to get under umbrellas... Good luck out there.

Incredible.

Human nature never changes.

Macro seizing the narrative from equities again:

Oil down $10 in a week... XLE classic top. Onwards.

Fastest Yen positioning flip in history. “Repeat until broke...”

The most anticipated Fed day of all time (*until the next one). In the interest of providing something of value, and offering a somewhat different perspective… The setup looks quite interesting here. Maybe even historic… macrocharts.com/p/rates-hike…

Lowest Bond sentiment in four years — tied with the 2022 bottom. Watch closely...

Highest sentiment since the 2022 & 2023 tops. Watch closely...

One of many important charts I'm watching closely here.

RT @JC_ParetsX: This morning @MacroCharts is spot on calling out the worst people on Twitter for openly mocking policymakers. The jokes are…

They're curing cancer, and you're bearish?

Biggest Nasdaq Short of all time.