The last 12 hours have been absolutely insane:

1️⃣ 10:30 PM ET: Chinese officials arrive in Venezuela to meet with President Maduro

2️⃣ 1:15 AM ET: Unexpected airstrikes in Venezuela begin

3️⃣ 2:40 AM ET: President Trump confirms he has ordered strikes

4️⃣ 4:20 AM ET: President Trump says the US has CAPTURED President Maduro and his wife

5️⃣ 7:25 AM ET: President Maduro and his wife are indicted in Southern District of New York

President Maduro has now been charged and is on US oil.

This all started just 6 hours after markets closed for the week.

Monday will be interesting to say the least.

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Just 5 hours ago, Chinese officials arrived in Venezuela for talks with President Maduro.

4 hours later, the US launched large airstrikes on Venezuela's capital in a major escalation.

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This is absolutely insane:

Venezuela currently has 303 billion barrels of crude oil reserves, which Trump says the US now controls.

Oil prices are trading at ~$57/barrel, making Venezuela's total reserves worth $17.3 TRILLION.

Even if the US sells this oil for HALF of the market rate, that's still $8.7 TRILLION.

In other words, in 12 hours, the US has gained control of oil reserves worth more than the entire GDP of ALL countries in the world, aside from the US and China.

That's 4 TIMES larger than the GDP of Japan.

Most people do not realize how much the world just changed.

Oil markets will react to this news for the first time on Sunday at 6 PM ET.

The next few days will be critical.

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You spend the first 2 years trying to learn everything, and the next 3 years trying to forget it all so you can trade simply.

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Wealth managers putting your money in an index fund

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Prop firm traders as soon as they reach payout threshold

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Most presidents hide the footage.
This one added a soundtrack.

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Most of your losses don’t come from being wrong, they come from trading when there’s nothing to do.

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⚠️ Key Events This Week

Markets head into the first full trading week of the year with a heavy US data slate and CES in focus.

Rates, USD, and equities will take cues from labor and services data, while tech sentiment may be driven by headlines out of Las Vegas.

🔴Monday

● US market open
Weekend headlines may lead to gaps and higher volatility at the open. Oil prices moved lower, which can support risk assets, so equities may see a positive start to the week.

● US ISM Manufacturing PMI (Dec)
Early read on industrial demand. Above 50 supports growth and USD. Below raises slowdown concerns.

🟡Wednesday

● ADP Employment Report
Private payrolls preview ahead of NFP.

● ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI
Key signal for services, inflation pressure, and Fed expectations.

🟡 Thursday

● US Trade Balance
● Initial Jobless Claims
Labor stress check going into NFP.

🔴 Friday

● Non-Farm Payrolls (Dec)
Consensus around 150k–200k. Any deviation can move stocks, bonds, and FX fast.

● Michigan Consumer Sentiment (prelim)
Tracks confidence and inflation expectations.

🔴 CES Conference (Jan 6–9)
Potential catalysts for NVDA, AMD, and AI-linked names.

Despite geopolitical headlines around Venezuela, risk appetite remains firm. If the situation stays contained, US markets may open green, with tech and higher beta assets leading early flows.

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US Oil Stocks React To Venezuela:

🟡Chevron, $CVX: +11%
🟡Valero, $VLO: +11%
🟡ConocoPhillips, $COP: +10%
🟡Marathon, $MPC: +10%
🟡Exxon Mobil, $XOM: +7%
🟡Phillips 66, $PSX: +6%
🟡Occidental Petroleum, $OXY: +4%
🟡EOG Resources, $EOG: +4%
🟡Devon Energy, $DVN: +4%
🟡Kinder Morgan, $KMI: +3%

These stocks have now added +$100 BILLION in market cap on the news President Maduro being captured by the US.

US big oil has won again.

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US stock market indices open sharply higher in their initial reaction to this weekend's events.

The S&P 500 is back above 6,900.

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TRUMP: “WE NEED GREENLAND”

Kalshi markets now price a 31% chance that the US takes control of part of Greenland after Donald Trump said the issue could be revisited for national security reasons, citing Russian and Chinese presence and claiming EU understanding.

Do you think the US will actually take Greenland?

👍 Yes | 👎 No

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Most of you always try to find a reason why a certain trade ended up being a loss.

You keep adapting your system based on one single trade outcome.

That’s why you struggle with finding consistency.

Even your A+ setups will lose, accept it and move on.

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A recently created anonymous account on Polymarket placed a $34,000 bet that China will invade Taiwan before year end.

Last week, another anonymous account placed a $34,000 bet on the capture of Nicolás Maduro before the end of January.

That bet paid out, with roughly $320,000 in profit.

Hard to call this coincidence.

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