Fed rate-hike odds surged to 60% as US-Iran tensions intensified by the hour and oil prices rose.

Iran announced a military operation against the US, while Trump said Iran could be “completely destroyed as a country.”

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US Senator Bernie Sanders introduced a bill to ban AI surpassing human intelligence. Violators could face up to 20 years in prison.

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The Iranian rial hit a record low, with the dollar exceeding 2.2 million rials after losing about 60% since March.

The Central Bank of Iran says it has sufficient reserves and can deploy up to $2 billion, while a man brought several kilograms of currency to buy $300.

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⚡️ JUST IN: US employers added 162,000 jobs in August, beating the 56,000 forecast.

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The foldable iPhone Ultra will cost $2,499, if a leak from Vodafone’s Australian unit is accurate.

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⚡️ JUST IN: Trump says US might strike Iran again soon.

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A review of what global central banks are doing with rates now.

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📉 Burry Trade Turns Both Ways

The popular narrative was simple: long what Michael Burry shorts and print profits. Today showed it works both ways.

Lululemon shares fell to their lowest since 2018, down 20% on yesterday’s report. The company makes socks, but it is Burry’s largest long position.

The stock is now about 60% below his entry.

A phenomenon?

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5 sounds traders love.

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After 15 years, $1,000 became $8,970,000 in Bitcoin, $735,000 in Nvidia, $231,000 in Tesla, €29,000 in Apple, $8,400 in S&P, and $2,150 in gold.

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Trading is really simple, you just need to:

1. Stop trying to get rich this month.
2. Accept that randomness exists.
3. Define one setup.
4. Delete the other five.
5. Risk less than you want to.
6. Cut size in half.
7. Then cut it again.
8. Stop watching PnL during the trade.
9. Decide risk before entry.
10. Never move a stop further away.
11. Know your win rate.
12. Know your average risk-reward.
13. Know your max historical drawdown.
14. Be emotionally prepared for double that drawdown. 15. Stop trading when tired.
16. Stop trading when emotional.
17. Stop trading after revenge impulses.
18. Stop trading to feel productive.
19. Stop trading boredom.
20. Learn to sit on your hands.
21. Learn to miss moves without emotional reaction.
22. Accept that you will never catch every move.
23. Accept that FOMO is self-sabotage.
24. Stop increasing size after a win streak.
25. Stop increasing size after a loss streak.
26. Journal emotional state, not just entries.
27. Identify your tilt pattern.
28. Identify your self-sabotage trigger.
29. Remove the trigger.
30. Build a daily routine.
31. Sleep properly.
32. Train your body.
33. Control caffeine intake.
34. Breathe before entries.
35. Separate self-worth from PnL.
36. Detach from needing to be right.
37. Accept losing trades calmly.
38. Let winners run to plan.
39. Stop micromanaging trades.
40. Backtest at least 200 samples.
41. Forward test small.
42. Prove consistency before scaling.
43. Increase size slowly.
44. Never scale emotionally.
45. Track R, not dollars.
46. Focus on process, not outcome.
47. Measure execution accuracy.
48. Grade yourself weekly.
49. Eliminate one mistake at a time.
50. Avoid strategy hopping.
51. Avoid indicator addiction.
52. Avoid over-optimization.
53. Avoid copying random traders.
54. Build conviction through data.
55. Trade one session.
56. Trade one instrument.
57. Master one timeframe.
58. Understand volatility conditions.
59. Define when not to trade.
60. Define invalidation clearly.
61. Accept missed profits.
62. Respect maximum daily loss.
63. Stop trading after hitting daily max loss.
64. Stop trading after emotional spikes.
65. Review screenshots daily.
66. Review losing trades deeper than winners.
67. Identify if you cut winners early.
68. Identify if you hold losers too long.
69. Fix asymmetry.
70. Protect capital aggressively.
71. Treat capital as inventory.
72. Understand position sizing math.
73. Respect compounding.
74. Avoid all-in mentality.
75. Avoid “this is the one” thinking.
76. Trade like a statistician.
77. Build tolerance for drawdowns.
78. Accept flat months.
79. Accept slow growth.
80. Accept boredom.
81. Build patience intentionally.
82. Train focus daily.
83. Reduce dopamine addiction.
84. Avoid constant comparison.
85. Stop looking for holy grails.
86. Accept you are the main variable.
87. Accept your psychology matters more than entries. 88. Accept uncertainty permanently.
89. Protect downside first.
90. Scale only after consistency.
91. Never trade to recover.
92. Never trade to prove.
93. Never trade to escape.
94. Trade to execute, nothing more.
95. Stay small until stable.
96. Prioritize survival over speed.
97. Build emotional stability before size.
98. Respect your system even when bored.
99. Think in years, not days.
100. Stay in the game long enough to let probability work.

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After falling 80% from its record high, Nike shares will leave the S&P 100 at month-end, after 18 years in the index.

Several years ago, Nike changed its development and marketing strategy, promoting unconventional values without becoming financially successful.

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U.S. government bonds recorded one of the largest weekly outflows in history, according to BBG data.

10-year yields hit a one-year high, nearly their highest level in 20 years.

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Hunter Biden will launch the LAPTOP memecoin on September 9 on Base.

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Turkey spent $50 billion in gold, Treasury bills and FX reserves defending the lira.

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Trump said the Moon belongs to the US, posting a photo bearing the inscription “The Moon is ours.”

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September's US stock expiration (Triple Witching) will be the largest ever, says Citadel Securities.

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⚡️ JUST IN: US launches strikes on Iran.

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The curse of discipline is that everyday looks the same.

The curse of indiscipline is that every year looks the same.

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