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Rackspace, Gamestop, AMC, HYMC and others trade eerily similarMany of us know that GME , AMC , HYMC , BB , BBBY and others generally trade in a strange near identical parity within a given timeframe. I was curious as I've recently done some research into Rackspace Technology 's ( NASDAQ:RXT ) current market situation and market history - in particular a common thread that many mysteriously struggling and now defunct companies share - that Apollo Global Management has at some point had a hand in their financial trajectory, usually following the same modus operandi, take a struggling public company private (buying all outstanding shares at the deep discount leaving most long shareholders holding the bag), doing massive gutting and PR, taking the company public again with a relatively high IPO, and mysteriously the company just never seems to succeed but becomes a prime target for heavy short selling (though not directly Apollo, the insiders involved are related in some way to Apollo, Blockbuster, ToysRUs, Sears, Caesars Casinos such as Harrah's, Claire's Jewelry, Linens n Things, to name a few billionaire_boys_club_bbc_ep_16_part_3_the_apollo/ ) - ... incidentally Apollo leaves some particular people embedded on the board of directors - people who have been involved in the rescue and ultimate dissolution of major corporations. The theory is that this is all by design, just following a playbook. Here is a very well researched dive into the connection starting with the infamous Mike Milken and his proteges and going into the connections between this group and many high profile corporate failures. billionaire_boys_club_bbc_ep_16_part_6_the_apollo I encourage you to read the entire series www.reddit.com If you don't believe me, just look at "Independent Directors" Mitchell Alan Garber (incidentally was CEO of Caesars Interactive Entertainment) (and Aquisition Co. www.wsj.com and Dhiren R. Fonseca... there are more. These two were directly involved in the purchase and downfall of Caesars Casinos in particular Harrah's entire portfolio. An example of the scheme Apollo perpetrates is described pretty well in Harrah's wikipedia article starting with its purchase and privatization, next IPO, then some finagling, and finally bankruptcy en.wikipedia.org . Apollo Global has been busy for the past 15 years with this scheme and it's always explained away or swept under the rug through clever legal/corporate maneuvering. I wanted to raise awareness. . Some people have noticed an uptick: www.reddit.com And the salient point is that it all comes back to an elite circle that includes Apollo, Citadel, and others.
NYSE:AMCLong
by cnov
1
TOTAL MARKET CAP and some disturbing figuresPersonally I find it disgusting that there is a central entity out there with enough control over this space to pull the rug which equates to the GDP of dozens of countries within a half an hour/ with no regulation to back any of it up... Being sold Tether by some entity which has nothing to back it up while the US government does nothing to regulate it... It seems to me that the US government which actively go's around overthrowing other nations that try to issue their own currencies or nationalize their economies, is fine with some random source issuing so called stable coins... Or maybe its the corrupt US government that is behind it all... At this point there is no way a few key figures called "whales" can control the prices to the degree of pulling out 20+ nations worth of annual nominal gdp in about a half an hour.. There is no whale out there with that much money! Period This is beyond criminal.. Having 40% of an entire markets value sucked dry within 2 months is just insane and to think that people out there will continue to do it while no regulation comes in shows how messed up this world really is... 12 million starve to death every single year and this criminal market go's unchecked..
CRYPTOCAP:TOTAL
by HighcardJezus
The glass broke 2 days agoAccording to the CICO report and Cashflow indicator, the selloff began two days ago. Hello friends, its been a minute. I try not to overwhelm you with daily noise. My intent is to give only important information. Trust me, if you heard from me everyday you would be annoyed. According to the CICO 13 MA on the daily chart, we had our first red day in about a month. What this means is the running sum of new money is leaving the SPY. More people are selling than buying; they want their cash. When a sell off begins the only certainty is nobody knows when it will end. I am a self proclaimed bear. What this means is I naturally prepare for results to be the worst case scenario and then I peel back layers of the emotional onion. Meaning, I think of the worst possible scenario and then question the reasoning. My goal is to uncover as much information as possible and then make a decision. I try to look at the good and the bad in totality. Being thorough in a decision is very important to me. However, the unique thing about the stock market is it has no feelings. Computer programs literally ignore emotion. Machine learning and AI are currently trading against you and they don't care about the impeachment or a trade war. I want our politicians to work together and solve problems. I think our present circumstances present a unique opportunity for unity. I'd suggest that border security is both digital and physical. Democrats want digital security from the Kremlin. Republicans want physical security on all borders. I suggest a comprise that all Americans want, complete security. Please focus on making life better for all Americans, not just half of us. I'd love to hear your feedback on the indicators listed. Leave them a like if they help you in anyway. I hope you take your money back today.
AMEX:SPYShort
by Johnny_Nickles
4
What do these 32 companies and unborn babies have in common?They didn’t pay income taxes in 2018. In fact, these 32 companies were paid by the United States government $10,531,480,000 to operate their businesses. The unborn babies were paid $0. That is a $10.53 billion dollar tax refund with your money. Your tax dollars were collected by the IRS and then given to these 32 companies. Each one of these companies was profitable in 2018, yet American tax dollars were given to them to add to their profit margins. The average CEO total compensation of these 32 companies in 2018 was $14,212,618. The average employee pay at these companies was $89,594. CEO hourly rate works out to be $6,833. Employee hourly was $43. These CEO’s believe their value is 170.65 times greater than the average employee. Each of these CEO’s would need to work 16.15 total hours to make your annual salary. They need to work 2 days when you need to work for an entire year. If you make $20 per hour at one of these companies the CEO would need to work 6.09 hours or an average Friday, to make your annual salary. Welcome to our American dream. Who is the winner of the Greediest Pig Award you ask? Leslie Moonves of CBS. He is no longer the CEO but was paid $46,416,750 in total compensation in 2018. Leslie’s employees were paid the least on the list as well at $60,000 per year. Every 2.69 hours Leslie worked he earned the average annual salary of his employees. He made your annual salary during a round of golf on Friday when he left early. Leslie believes he is 773.6 times more valuable to CBS than his employees. As opposed to paying taxes like every American is required to do, Leslie was able to obtain $358,000,000 from Uncle Sam and add it to his profit margins. We, the 99% put these CEO’s in positions of power by buying their products, we can also remove them. I am staging a boycott of every company listed in this document. I will never spend a single penny on their products again. I would never work for any of them either. Our votes matter less in general elections than super delegates. The true power we hold is where we decide to spend our money. These 32 companies and CEO’s are shitting on you; let’s return the favor and stop giving them money. But Johnny, they are paying what the law requires them to pay! That is correct; none of these companies are doing anything illegal via taxation. However, what is missing from that argument is how much they spend on political donations and lobbyist. Our 1% friends pay money to make the laws benefit the 1%. Our government is corrupted by money, it has been that way for my entire life. When I invested in real estate, I learned about our tax code. Businesses can write off most expenses prior to paying taxes. Individuals are required to pay taxes before they get their paycheck. I understand the need to help businesses grow via less tax liabilities. However, these 32 companies are all profitable and pay their executives disgusting amounts of money. Thanks to our current tax code some of their profits came from your bank account whether you like it or not. I’ve done some research on other countries and found the Scandinavian countries are continuously rated as the happiest places on earth. I had to figure why they are so happy. A few things Norway does better. Their minimum wage is nearly $42,000 per year. Their government balances its budget every year with an oil fund worth nearly $1 trillion which the 5.5 million citizens own. Every employee is paid above a living wage. They work 30-37 hours per week. Free higher education and health care. The government is run like a private company with the public interest being a priority. It is one of the safest places on earth. Think about it, people are paid well so they don’t have to resort to crime to feed their family. They are not socialist they are democratic. The greedy wage gap is much more balanced. The corruption relationship between government and businesses is nonexistent in Norway. Their government truly cares about the population not just 1% of it. I will be traveling to Norway next year to see for myself why they are so happy, this might be a one-way ticket. But, but, but they pay higher taxes! Thanks again little Billy, you are correct. Norway has higher taxes. But ask yourself, does it sound worth it compared to the US? The people listed in this document are directly responsible for financial inequality in our country. They pay themselves excessive salaries and siphon public tax dollars to add to their profit margins. Our politicians are helping this disgusting greed take place. In fact, our politicians are becoming wealthy with this process. Members of the US congress make $174,000 per year not to mention the millions in political donations. I think our politicians should get paid the federal minimum wage then it might increase. Like and share if you agree our politicians are paid too much for the job they are doing for all Americans. If you are a member of the 1% and happen to read this article, be a good human and distribute the wealth. I am a firm believer in what goes around comes around. The more you invest in your employees the more gains you will see. Or you can just follow the trend of your rich cronies and continue to widen the wage gap. Are you a leader or a follower? I suggest using the CICO report here on Tradingview. The CICO measures the sum of new money into and out of the markets. Don’t let manipulated emotions from fake headlines run your portfolio, use math. I hope the CICO helps you take your money back from these clowns. We are seeing a breakout of an upward trend on the SPY. It looks like a good time to buy until it isn't. The markets can and will change drastically without notice from our friends. They will panic and take their money out without notice, always be cautious with your money. The full detailed list of the companies can be found on the link. This post is meant to be informational and I never condone violence. However, let's stop giving them our money. onedrive.live.com
AMEX:SPYLong
by Johnny_Nickles
8
$0 commissions are a scamWe have signals of recession with inverted yield curves. Our president is being considered for impeachment. Our largest employee base (China) and us are not getting along and I do not think a trade deal will every come of these talks. Greedy people want you to buy artificially inflated stocks at $0 commission. I appreciate how much they think they can take us for granted. We are in the information age, we know what is going on and what you are trying to do to us. We will not stand for this corruption. I recommend using the CICO Report in the public indicators on Tradingview. CICO measures new money into and out of the market you are watching. CICO does not consider the manipulated emotions of trade deals and impeachment. CICO uses logic. Ignore the noise of the 1% and watch their actions. CICO shows how much money is leaving or entering the market and is a much better representation to the market than somebody's expert opinion.
AMEX:SPYShort
by Johnny_Nickles
Brokerages going to $0 fees creates a red flag in my headGreedy people do not give things away for free. The 1% are a perfect example of greed and they hoarding ridiculous amounts of cash. As opposed to paying their employees a livable wage they buy back their own stock to artificially make the price go up. Last I checked $1.1 trillion in stock buy backs and growing. This artificial value of "bought back" stock makes their investors more money so they can hoard it like Scrooge McDuck. Rinse, repeat. Google and Facebook don't really have a product to sell you; they provide most of their services for free. As we learned earlier in the post, greedy 1%ers do not give things away for free, they collect your behavioral data and sell it to the highest bidder. Which brings me to my main point, I suspect these brokerages are collecting your trading patterns and selling them to the highest bidders. Your trading patterns are plugged into a HFT algorithm and designed to create fear and anxiety and take your money. Secondly, if they change their price to $0 commissions they want you to make lots of trades. Most retail investors only understand how to go long or buy stocks; they are uncomfortable shorting the market. The 1% want you to buy artificially valued stocks while they crash and they also pay for fake news to make the company look strong. Third reason they are changing to $0 commission is to hold your idle cash and lend it out at a higher rate than they give you; a much higher rate. Schwab has a very large banking operation and they want to hoard your cash and lend it out to make more money. When I see $0 commission I see desperation not value. Our Federal Reserve system disperses dumb bets from our greedy 1% friends to the American public via inflation and bailouts. The 99%, or you and me, are left holding the bag from failed attempts of being more greedy or bad bets. Our financial system was built by the 1% to benefit the 1% via taxation. When they are giving you something for free that has value don't be fooled, you are the product. They are selling you to the highest bidder while they take your money via HFT. Our government and financial system is corrupted by money and they are shitting on us. This election cycle is not about left or right, it is about right and wrong. What is being done to the 99% by the 1% is wrong. I am a capitalist but I also have a good moral compass. Our financial system is morally wrong. How would you fix it? Lastly, since the stock market is 100% manipulated by stock buy backs and the creation/redemption process in the EFT market I suggest using the CICO Report in the public indicators on Tradingview. The CICO measures the running sum of new money into and out of the stock market. Don't let the fake news about trade wars and impeachment run your portfolio, be logical and use math. I have no affiliation with any financial or news organization. I am just a pissed off American that rejects this greed and corruption. I hope the CICO helps you make money. I want to you take as much money as possible from those greedy dickheads.
AMEX:SPYShort
by Johnny_Nickles
24
Petrobras Brasileiro: Corruption undermines Fitch RatingI've flagged Brazil's state-owned mega-energy firm Petrobras Brasileiro ADR (NYSE: PBR) because the SEC is investigating the energy firm for money-laundering and corruption, thus skewing Fitch Ratings of PBR. Since PBR owns a Texan refinery, PBR it is accountable under US jurisdiction. PBR has been found in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and "other laws". I highly suspect "other laws" may very well be The Racketeer Influenced and Corruption Organizations Act (RICO), taking into account PBR's "cartel" influence in the global energy sector. $PBR closed at $10.50 at the closing bell; -$.34 or -3.14%. Its price range was $11.51 at pre-market, opening around $11.15 then plummeting down to $10.41 during Wall Street's Witching Hour. What is more shocking is to learn that the Fitch Ratings just released at the same time; gave an upgrade on the series of notes to "BBB"; the "issuance of which are backed by the royalty flows owed by oil concessionaires, predominately, PBR, and Rio De Janeiro (RJS), of which 100% flows to RioPrevidencia (RP), the states pension fund." In part, the USD 1.1 billion series 2014-3 notes 'BBB', Outlook Stable and BRl 2.4 billion series 2014-2 special indebtedness interests notes affirmed at 'AAAsf(bra)', Outlook Stable. PBR's cartel is backing a capital investment program at USD 220 billion between 2014 and 2018. PBR is an asset to be used when the market performance is shaky. Its personality Currently the downside calculation of price per share: $.54.
NYSE:PBRShort
by Zentoro
1