$RAMP

Perfect scenario would be final ramp on good job numbers tomorrow, then get very defensive i think over next few months

https://cointelegraph.com/news/robinhood-launches-fiat-to-crypto-on-ramp-for-self-custody-wallets-and-dapps

By Sonali Paul and Mohi Narayan (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Friday, set to gain more than 6% for the week, on solid signs of demand growth in top oil importer China and expectations of less aggressive interest rate rises in the United States. Brent crude futures rose by 5 cents to $84.08 a barrel by 0746 GMT, off a session low of $83.50. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures gained 13 cents to $78.52 a barrel after falling to $77.97 earlier in the session. Brent has jumped 6.7% so far this week and WTI is up 6.2%, recouping most of last week's losses. Analysts said recent Chinese crude purchases and a pick-up in road traffic fuelled confidence in a demand recovery in the world's second-largest economy following the reopening of its borders and easing of COVID-19 curbs after protests last year. "Given the focus on energy security, we anticipate that Chinese imports will continue to pick up, particularly as refinery runs ramp and stockpiling crude remains a strategic priority," RBC commodity strategist Michael Tran told clients in a note. In another encouraging sign, ANZ analysts said a congestion index covering the 15 Chinese cities with the largest number of vehicle registrations had risen 31% from a week earlier. Oil prices have also been buoyed by a slide in the dollar to a nearly nine-month low, after data showed U.S. inflation fell for the first time in 2-1/2 years, reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve would slow the pace of rate hikes. A weaker greenback tends to boost demand for oil, as it makes the commodity cheaper for buyers holding other currencies. However, some of the week's gains are likely to fizzle out in Asian trade, said Vandana Hari, founder of oil market analysis provider Vanda (NASDAQ:VNDA) Insights. "Crude is in for a correction, even if a modest one .... The past two sessions were almost entirely driven by renewed Fed pivot hopes, which, going by the experience of the past quarter, tend to be a short-lived phenomenon," Hari said.

By Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices dipped on Thursday as surging COVID-19 cases in China dimmed hopes of a recovery in fuel demand for the world's largest crude oil importer. Brent futures for February fell 79 cents, or 1.0%, to $82.47 a barrel by 0730 GMT, while U.S. crude fell 80 cents, or 1.0%, to $78.16 a barrel. The scale of the latest outbreak and doubts over official data prompted some countries to enact new travel rules on Chinese visitors, even as China began dismantling the world's strictest COVID regime of lockdowns and testing. "The lack of clarity over the virus situation in China has prompted some new travel rules from various countries, which could serve as some dampener for previous optimism," said Jun Rong Yeap, market strategist at IG. "Heading into 2023, there are chances for oil prices to rebound but it will still boil down to the pace of China's reopening, and whether market participants have priced for the growth risks as a trade-off to tighter central bank policies," he added. Oil markets were also buffeted by expectations of another U.S. interest rate increase in the United States, as the Federal Reserve tries to limit price rises in a tight labour market. U.S. crude oil inventories fell less than expected, by about 1.3 million barrels, in the week ended Dec. 23, according to market sources citing American Petroleum Institute figures. That compared with estimates for a draw of 1.5 million barrels, according to analysts' estimates. The U.S. government will release its weekly figures at 10:30 a.m. EST (1530 GMT) on Thursday. Also weighing on prices, pipeline operator TC Energy (NYSE:TRP) said it was working to restart the portion of the Keystone pipeline that was shut down after a leak this month. However, that comes as an Arctic freeze has forced some oil refining facilities offline, backing up crude supplies. Oil refiners continued to ramp up operations, but some of the recovery is expected to extend to January. Markets, however, drew some support from Russian President Vladimir Putin's ban on exports of crude oil and oil products from Feb. 1 for five months to nations that abide by a Western price cap. Germany said the ban has "no practical significance" as the country has been working since spring to replace Russian oil supplies and ensure security of supply.

think the guy buying $VXX about 30 mins before this ramp didn't know?

Uk and European markets completely ignored that ramp in USA yesterday and opened near flat

most likely they'll just ramp up sanctions

**pkedrosky:** Me in the other place on the rapid spending ramp on anti-obesity GLP-1 agonists, and the likely decline effect ahead. https://t.co/KxkoJ6POJA https://twitter.com/pkedrosky/status/1592560514324103168

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Yeah have to do the hard moves sometimes. > @Atlas said: wheat was obviously going to close the month red , and expected to ramp down as is doing in november , and it did just that , not swaping into the green month of soybeans would have been futile

wheat was obviously going to close the month red , and expected to ramp down as is doing in november , and it did just that , not swaping into the green month of soybeans would have been futile > @EmporosAdmin said: @Atlas I dumped wheat and went into more soybeans/corn

By Hyunjoo Jin and Akash Sriram (Reuters) - Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Inc said on Wednesday it expected to miss its vehicle delivery target this year, but downplayed concerns about softening demand after its revenue missed Wall Street estimates. Chief Executive Elon Musk told analysts on a conference call there was excellent demand in the fourth quarter, addressing investors' concerns that buyers could be discouraged by the weak global economy and high prices for Tesla vehicles. But Tesla said some logistics challenges would persist, with fourth-quarter deliveries growing by less than 50% while production rose 50%. "I wouldn't say we're recession proof, but it's certainly recession resilient," Musk said. Previously, Tesla had repeatedly said it was aiming for 50% growth this year from the 936,172 cars it delivered in 2021. Its shares fell 4.3% in after-market trading. Tesla is expanding fast despite global economic jitters, and investors are closely watching for signs that consumer demand is cooling as inflation surges and interest rates climb. The company's third-quarter automotive gross margin was 27.9%, missing analysts' estimates and down from 30.5% a year earlier. Revenue for the third quarter was $21.45 billion, a record but short of analysts' estimates of $21.96 billion, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. The company said it had a negative foreign exchange impact of $250 million on its earnings as the U.S. dollar strengthened against other major currencies. "Raw material cost inflation impacted our profitability along with ramp inefficiencies" from its new factories in Berlin and Texas, and the production of its new 4680 batteries, according to Tesla's statement. Musk added that production of the 4680 battery was gaining rapid traction, although executive Andrew Baglino said, "There are challenges still ahead that we have not yet surpassed. No doubt." Musk added that Tesla's Semi trucks, which would start to be delivered to customers beginning this December, will not use the 4680 battery cells. Musk also said the company has the ability to do a stock buyback in the range of $5 billion to $10 billion, pending board review and approval. PATH TO PASS APPLE MARKET SHARE Early this month, Tesla said it delivered 35% more vehicles in the July-September period than in the previous quarter, thanks in part to a rebound in China output after lengthy COVID-19 disruptions, but the record number was shy of vehicle production and analysts' estimates. The electric vehicle pioneer has seen its shares tumble about 50% from record highs last November as investors were spooked by fears of a global economic slowdown and Musk's bid to buy social media company Twitter. Musk told the conference call he saw a path for Tesla to be worth more than two mammoth companies, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Saudi Aramco (TADAWUL:2222), combined. Tesla's market cap is now under $700 billion, while Apple is worth $2.3 trillion and oil producer Saudi Aramco is worth $2.1 trillion. Analysts had expected Musk to voice optimism about Tesla in the conference call. Musk has been trying to raise cash to fund his $44 billion deal to take Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) private. Some experts say Musk may need to sell about $3 billion more in stock after the earnings announcement to help fund the deal. Musk on Wednesday said he was excited about his pending acquisition of Twitter Inc, though he said he and other investors were overpaying for the social media company. Musk also said Tesla's Cybertruck pick-up truck was on track to enter production in the middle of next year and its heavy duty semi truck could see 50,000 units in North America in 2024.

By Shreyashi Sanyal and Ankika Biswas (Reuters) - Wall Street was set to open sharply lower on Friday as solid job growth and a drop in the unemployment rate last month pointed to a tight labor market, giving more room for the Federal Reserve to stick to big-sized interest-rate hikes. The Labor Department's closely watched employment report showed nonfarm payrolls increased by 263,000 jobs last month after rising 315,000 in August. The report also showed the jobless rate fell to 3.5% in September, lower than expectations of 3.7%. Traders now see a 89.8% chance of 75 basis-point hike by the Fed, up from 83.4% before data. Aggressive rise in borrowing costs have stoked fears of slowing economic growth and a hit to corporate profits, but with the labor market remaining tight, the Fed was likely to continue with its monetary tightening plan. "The markets are worried that the Fed is going to rely on information like this that's really a month old and they're going to overshoot and kill the economy," said Kim Forrest, chief investment officer at Bokeh Capital Partners. "Investors don't have confidence in a soft landing because the Fed continues to have to ramp higher and higher to begin to slow the economy down." Meanwhile, losses in chipmakers after a revenue warning from Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) Inc weighed on the indexes as it signaling the chip slump could be much worse than expected. AMD fell 6.1% in premarket trading as its third-quarter revenue estimates were about a billion dollars less than previously forecast. Other chipmakers Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) Inc, Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC), ON Semiconductors, Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX), and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) Corp shed between 3.3% and 3.9%. At 08:51 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were down 322 points, or 1.07%, S&P 500 e-minis were down 52.75 points, or 1.4%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 216.5 points, or 1.88%. All three main Wall Street indexes are still set to snap a three-week losing streak, heading for their biggest weekly gain since late June. With the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield rising to 3.9038%, most rate-sensitive technology and growth stocks such as Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Inc, Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) fell between 1.7% and 2.4%. [US/] With most Fed officials supporting the need for rapid rate hikes, investors will monitor comments from New York President John Williams, Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari, and Atlanta President Raphael Bostic for any slight deviation in narrative.

By Florence Tan and Muyu Xu SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices jumped more than 3% in early Asian trade on Monday, as OPEC+ considers cutting output by more than 1 million barrels a day, for its biggest reduction since the pandemic, in a bid to support the market. Brent crude futures rebounded $2.36, or 2.8%, to $87.50 a barrel by 0622 GMT, after settling down 0.6% on Friday. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was up 2.9%, or $2.27, at $81.76 a barrel, after the previous session's loss of 2.1%. Oil prices have tumbled for four straight months since June, as COVID-19 lockdowns in top energy consumer China hurt demand, while rising interest rates and a surging U.S. dollar weighed on global financial markets. To support prices, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, a group known as OPEC+, is considering an output cut of more than 1 million bpd ahead of Wednesday's meeting, OPEC+ sources told Reuters. If agreed, it will be the group's second consecutive monthly cut after reducing output by 100,000 bpd last month. But analysts expect the hit to supply from the cut will be markedly lower than the headline number, as many OPEC+ members are producing far less than their quotas. With just a handful of producers hitting output targets, it is likely that only they would have to cut, ING analysts said in a note. OPEC+ missed its production targets by nearly 3 million bpd in July, two sources from the producer group said, as sanctions on some members and low investment by others stymied its ability to raise output. "Anything less than 500,000 barrels a day would be shrugged off by the market. Therefore, we see a significant chance of a cut as large as 1 million barrels a day," ANZ analysts said in a note. While prompt Brent prices could strengthen further in the immediate short term, concerns over a global recession are likely to limit the upside, consultancy FGE said. "If OPEC+ does decide to cut output in the near term, the resultant increase in OPEC+ spare capacity will likely put more downward pressure on long-dated prices," it said in a note on Friday. Also on Friday, China issued its biggest quota for exports of oil products this year and topped up crude import quotas for independent refiners. State and private refiners can export as much as 15 million tonnes of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and low-sulphur fuel oil, adding much needed supplies into global markets to replace Russian exports the European Union embargoed in February. However, analysts and traders said some of China's exports were likely to spill over into early 2023 as refiners will need time to ramp up. The dollar index fell for a fourth consecutive day on Monday after touching its peak in two decades. A cheaper dollar could bolster the appetite of oil buyers who use other currencies and support oil prices.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/nfts-biggest-on-ramp-to-crypto-in-central-southern-asia-and-oceania-report

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whats great is you dont have to have a bais. "ISEE trying" like trying what? a ramp to 15 thats its done 3 times inside the channel? stock has not moved in almost 2 hours. no point to even watch it. set alerts and find better plays. doesnt matter what it "feels like" trade the price action move on.

**mark_dow:** Like it was a ramp at West Point https://t.co/o6DePIiX4r https://twitter.com/mark_dow/status/1564715700639281152

By Noah Browning (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Thursday as robust U.S. fuel consumption data and expected falls in Russian supply later in the year offset concerns that a possible recession in developed economies could undercut demand. Brent crude futures climbed $1.27, or 1.4%, to $94.92 a barrel by 1117 GMT. U.S. crude futures gained 93 cents, or 1.1%, to $89.04 a barrel. Prices rose more than 1% during the previous session, although Brent at one point fell to its lowest level since February, as signs of a slowdown mounted in some places. British consumer price inflation topped 10% in July, its highest since February 1982, intensifying a squeeze on households, while in China COVID-19 lockdowns and fuel export controls curbed demand. Supporting prices, U.S. crude stocks fell by 7.1 million barrels in the week to Aug. 12, Energy Information Administration (EIA) data showed, against expectations for a 275,000-barrel drop, as exports hit 5 million barrels per day (bpd), the highest on record. Bans by the European Union on Russian exports could dramatically tighten supply when curbs to seaborne crude and products imports into the bloc ramp up in the coming months and drive up prices, analysts warn. "The EU embargoes will force Russia to shut in around 1.6 million barrels per day (bpd) of output by year-end, rising to 2 million bpd in 2023," consultancy BCA research said in a note. "EU embargoes on Russian oil imports will significantly tighten markets and lift Brent to $119 a barrel by year-end." Russia, however, forecasts rising output and exports until the end of 2025, an economy ministry document reviewed by Reuters showed, saying that revenue from energy exports will rise 38% this year, partly due to higher oil export volumes. The market is also awaiting developments from talks to revive Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, which could eventually lead to a boost in Iranian oil exports. "We may be seeing traders taking a more cautious approach considering how close a decision on the Iran nuclear deal appears to be," said Craig Erlam, senior market analyst at Oanda in London. "There remains plenty of doubt that it will get over the line but if it does, that could be the catalyst for another move lower.

yep, with the ramp into earnings over the last few days I won't keep any. tomorrow I'm sure there will be more setups

https://cointelegraph.com/news/dubai-to-ramp-up-metaverse-efforts-with-40-000-new-jobs

you can see on the chart we ramp into the close but when dark pool reported into the close there was a huge spike in the TRIN...THAT IS all the late reports had much bigger volume in down stocks. The effect was evan as we closed on Highs UP volume actually faded slighlty into the close...... my prediction is in the upcoming crash the SPX sees most of the damage...opposite of llast 5 months

**GoldmanSachs:** Today on Bloomberg TV, Trina Chen, our co-head of China equity research, discussed our expectations for a peak in the bull market for battery metals. Key to the call is a ramp up in supply from China: https://t.co/lPWOqNzMhM https://t.co/g0oQRSoyQw https://twitter.com/GoldmanSachs/status/1541677598694064128

was hoping it could ramp to 4.4 for adds

$cmra May still get more into close will watch 3pm if we ramp covers

By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has a "super bad feeling" about the economy and needs to cut about 10% of jobs at the electric carmaker, he said in an email to executives seen by Reuters. The message, sent on Thursday and titled "pause all hiring worldwide", came two days after the billionaire told staff to return to the workplace or leave, and adds to a growing chorus of warnings from business leaders about the risks of recession. Almost 100,000 people were employed at Tesla and its subsidiaries at the end of 2021, its annual SEC filing showed. The company was not immediately available for comment. Tesla shares fell nearly 5% in U.S. pre-market trade on Friday and its Frankfurt-listed stock was down 3.6% after the Reuters report. U.S. Nasdaq futures turned negative and were trading 1% lower. Musk has warned in recent weeks about the risks of recession, but his email ordering a hiring freeze and staff cuts was the most direct and high-profile message of its kind from the head of an automaker. So far, demand for Tesla cars and other electric vehicles (EV) has remained strong and many traditional indicators of a downturn - including increasing dealer inventories and incentives in the United States - have not materialized. But Tesla has struggled to restart production at its Shanghai factory after COVID-19 lockdowns forced costly outages. "It is always better to introduce austerity measures in good times than in bad times. I see the statements as a forewarning and a precautionary measure," said Hanover-based NordLB analyst Frank Schwope. Many carmakers achieved record profits in 2021, but the economic situation is now more uncertain, he noted. Musk's gloomy outlook echoes recent comments from executives including JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon and Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) President John Waldron. A "hurricane is right out there down the road coming our way," Dimon said this week. Inflation in the United States is hovering at 40-year highs and has caused a jump in the cost of living for Americans, while the Federal Reserve faces the difficult task of dampening demand enough to curb inflation while not causing a recession. Musk, the world's richest man according to Forbes, did not elaborate on the reasons for his "super bad feeling" about the economic outlook in the brief email seen by Reuters. It was also not immediately clear what implication, if any, Musk's view would have for his $44-billion bid for Twitter (NYSE:TWTR). U.S. antitrust regulators cleared the deal on Friday, sending Twitter shares up nearly 2% in pre-market trading. Several analysts have cut price targets for Tesla recently, forecasting lost output at its Shanghai plant, a hub supplying EVs to China and for export. China accounted for just over a third of Tesla's global deliveries in 2021, according to company disclosures and data released on sales there. On Thursday, Daiwa Capital Markets estimated Tesla had about 32,000 orders awaiting delivery in China, compared to 600,000 vehicles for BYD, its larger EV rival in that market. Wedbush Securities analyst Daniel Ives said in a tweet it appeared Musk and Tesla were "trying to be ahead of a slower delivery ramp this year and preserve margins ahead of an economic slowdown." ) 'PAUSE ALL HIRING' Before Musk's warning, Tesla had about 5,000 job postings on LinkedIn from sales in Tokyo and engineers at its new Berlin gigafactory to deep learning scientists in Palo Alto. It had scheduled an online hiring event for Shanghai on June 9 on its WeChat channel. Musk's demand that staff return to the office has already faced pushback in Germany. And his plan to cut jobs would face resistance in the Netherlands, where Tesla has its European headquarters, a union leader said. "You can't just fire Dutch workers," said FNV union spokesperson Hans Walthie, adding Tesla would have to negotiate with a labor union on terms for any departures. In a Tuesday email, Musk had said Tesla employees were required to be in the office for a minimum of 40 hours per week, closing the door on any remote work. "If you don't show up, we will assume you have resigned," he said. Musk has referred to the risk of a recession repeatedly in recent comments. Remotely addressing a conference in mid-May in Miami Beach, he said: "I think we are probably in a recession and that recession will get worse." ) " onerror="this.style.display='none'" class="msg-img" /> Other companies have cut jobs or are slowing or pausing hiring amid weakening demand. Last month, Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) said it had laid off about 150 people, mostly in the United States, and Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON) said in February it would cut 2,800 jobs. Meta Platforms, Uber (NYSE:UBER) and other technology companies have slowed hiring. In June 2018, Musk said Tesla would cut 9% of its workforce as the then-loss-making company struggled to ramp up output of Model 3 electric sedans, although data in its SEC filings showed reductions were more than offset by hiring by year end.

BKSY - 2.60 / 2.75 / 3.00 lines to short with a 3.15 STOP ELEV - Ideally 4.10 / 4.20 / 4.30 lines to scale in short with a stop over previous days HOD GOVX - Felt like it was trapping shorts yesterday, then had a midday offering and trapped longs, now this morning it feels like it trapped shorts again. This is VERY ODD PRICE ACTION. What makes it odd? the fact that it is super unpredictable. When a stock is unpredictable like this... how can we trade it?! Might be best to avoid it and wait. Who knows, maybe it has enough shorts now to ramp it back over $3, or this is just a pre market pump before a dump. Either way it is pretty unpredictable now, so I will wait for the open and to see what the volume and price action tells us before I continue with a plan MICS - Low hanging fruit. Maybe a pop toward 3.60 / 4.00 / 4.20 to short for a nail and bail ONLY https://myinvestingclub.com/trading/how-to-scale-into-the-watch-list-when-to-use-max-full-size-when-trading-30-rule-watch-list/

By Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices gained on Monday with U.S. fuel demand, tight supply and a slightly weaker U.S. dollar supporting the market, as Shanghai prepares to reopen after a two-month lockdown that fuelled worries about a sharp slowdown in growth. Brent crude futures rose $1.06 or 0.9% to $113.61 a barrel by 1240 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures climbed 97 cents, or 0.9%, to $111.25 a barrel, adding to last week's small gains for both contracts. "Oil prices are supported as gasoline markets remain tight amid solid demand heading into the peak U.S. driving season," said SPI Asset Management Managing Partner Stephen Innes. "Refineries are typically in ramp-up mode to feed U.S. drivers' unquenching thirst at the pump." The U.S. peak driving season traditionally begins on Memorial Day weekend at the end of May and ends on Labor Day in September. Analysts said despite fears about soaring fuel prices potentially denting demand, mobility data from TomTom and Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) had climbed in recent weeks, showing more people were on the roads in places like the United States. A weaker U.S. dollar also sent oil higher on Monday, as that makes crude cheaper for buyers holding other currencies. Market gains have been capped, however, by concerns about China's efforts to crush COVID-19 with lockdowns, even with Shanghai due to reopen on June 1. Lockdowns in China, the world's top oil importer, have hammered industrial output and construction, prompting moves to prop up the economy, including a bigger-than-expected mortgage rate cut last Friday. "The persistent squeeze in refined petroleum products in the U.S. and ever-present Ukraine/Russia risk underpinned prices, with China slowdown and U.S. recession noise limiting gains," said Jeffrey Halley, a senior market analyst at OANDA. The European Union's inability to reach a final agreement on banning Russian oil following its invasion of Ukraine, which Moscow calls a "special operation", has also stopped oil prices from climbing much higher.

By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) -Oil hit its highest in seven weeks on Tuesday, supported by the European Union's ongoing push for a ban on Russian oil imports that would tighten supply and as investors focused on higher demand from an easing of China's COVID lockdowns. EU foreign ministers failed on Monday in their effort to pressure Hungary to lift its veto on the proposed oil embargo. But some diplomats now point to a May 30-31 summit as the moment for agreement on a phased ban on Russian oil. Brent crude rose as high as $115.69, its highest since March 28, and by 1330 GMT was up 24 cents, or 0.2%, to $114.48. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude, however, slipped 3 cents to $114.17. "Oil prices have remained near multi-week highs this week, supported by surging gasoline and distillate prices in the U.S., and fears around an EU ban on Russian oil imports remaining in play," said Jeffrey Halley, analyst at brokerage OANDA. Crude has surged in 2022, with Brent hitting $139, its highest since 2008, in early March as Russia's invasion of Ukraine exacerbated supply concerns. Oil also gained support from hopes of demand recovery in China as it looks to ease COVID restrictions, analysts said, and from rising geopolitical tension between the EU and Russia following Sweden and Finland's moves to join NATO. Further support came from figures showing OPEC and allied nations, which include Russia, in April produced far below levels required under a deal to gradually ease record output cuts made during the worst of the pandemic in 2020. "Ultimately, this is a supply-side story," said Fawad Razaqzada, analyst at City Index. "Unless the OPEC and its allies ramp up production and fast, it is difficult to see how prices can go down meaningfully." Also in focus are potential further declines in U.S. fuel inventories. Weekly inventory reports are expected to show a rise in crude stocks and declines in inventories of distillates and gasoline. [EIA/S]

Fed expected to ramp up its inflation fight with big rate hike

$AAPL hires Ford veteran to ramp car efforts according to Bloomberg

$very clean off pre market ramp.

Turkey's second wave of major crypto interest: Bitfinex, Coinbase and KuCoin ramp up https://cointelegraph.com/news/turkey-s-second-wave-of-major-crypto-interest-bitfinex-coinbase-and-kucoin-ramp-up

Crypto Funds’ Easy On-Ramp Can Be a Big Problem Without the Right Guidance https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/28/crypto-funds-easy-on-ramp-can-be-a-big-problem-without-the-right-guidance/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

https://www.businessinsider.com/lucid-insiders-ev-startups-ramp-up-production-problems-2022-4

Question maybe for @maletone, but anyone really. I get the $CRXT parabolic trade, seeing it ramp up w/ volume and blow a top. But I don't get $ALVR this morning. Tips on how to look at the day one gapper and judge risk? It ramps from the open with high volume, but seems harder to tell when it's going to let up...

By Rowena Edwards LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices were stable on Friday but remained on course for a second weekly fall after countries announced plans to release crude from their strategic stocks. Brent crude futures were down 30 cents, or 0.3%, at $100.28 a barrel by 1333 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 4 cents to $95.99. Both contracts are set to fall for a second consecutive week, with Brent on course for a 3.7% slide and WTI for a 3% decline. Member nations of the International Energy Agency (IEA) will release 60 million barrels over the next six months, with the United States matching that amount as part of its 180 million barrel release announced in March. The release could deter producers, including the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and U.S. shale producers, from accelerating output increases even with oil prices around $100 a barrel, ANZ Research analysts said in a note. PVM analyst Stephen Brennock, meanwhile, questioned the impact of the reserves being released. "Despite these unprecedented volumes, doubts remain whether this incoming flood of supply will address the shortfall in Russian crude," he said. JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) expects the reserves release to "go a long way in the short term" to offsetting the 1 million barrels per day of Russian oil supply it expects to remain permanently offline. "However, looking forward to 2023 and beyond, global producers will likely need to ramp up investment to both fill the Russia-sized gap in supply and restock IEA strategic reserves," the bank said in a note. While Russia has found Asian buyers, Western buyers are shunning cargoes since the start of the conflict in Ukraine. Russia's production of oil and gas condensate fell to 10.52 million barrels per day (bpd) for April 1-6 from a March average of 11.01 million bpd, two sources familiar with the data told Reuters on Thursday. The U.S. Congress voted to ban Russian oil on Thursday, while the European Union is considering a ban. But demand uncertainties kept a lid on prices Friday after Shanghai extended its lockdown to contend with fast rising COVID-19 infections. Further pressure came from the strengthening U.S. dollar, after signals that the U.S. Federal Reserve could raise the federal funds rate another 3 percentage points by the end of the year.

I was hoping it would ramp back to the high $3.80s

just ramp it already

hopefully a 9:45 - 10 am ramp

Coinbase, FTX to Ramp Up Investment in India, But Experts Warn the Country's Crypto Space May Face Chaos https://cryptonews.com/news/coinbase-ftx-ramp-up-investment-india-but-experts-warn-countrys-crypto-space-may-face-chaos.htm

Happens a lot. I seen marketing campaigns ramp up their payouts for affiliates just to boost their user acquisition numbers for that period and then they close the faucet on that after the quarter/reporting ends

By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asia shares joined a global rally on Wednesday as hopes rose for a negotiated end to the Ukraine conflict, while bond markets signalled concern about the U.S. economy overnight after 10-year yields briefly dipped below two year rates. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 1.28% to its highest level in nearly a month, with most Asian stock markets in positive territory, and Chinese blue chips, up 2.5%, leading the charge. Japan's Nikkei bucked the trend however, falling 1%, as observers pointed to profit taking heading into the end of the fiscal year. The benchmark hit a two-month closing high on Tuesday. (T) Ukraine, on Tuesday, proposed adopting a neutral status in a sign of progress at face-to-face negotiations, though on the ground, reports of attacks continued, and Ukraine reacted with skepticism to Russia's promise in negotiations to scale down military operations around Kyiv. The rally looked set to peter out later in the day however, as while U.S. and European shares had risen sharply overnight, futures pointed to a lower open on Wednesday. EUROSTOXX 50 futures shed 0.18%, FTSE futures and U.S. S&P 500 futures were flat. "On the one hand there has been more positive news regarding Ukraine, and the market is hopeful of a peace deal at some point, which is resulting in a bit of a 'risk-on' event, with shares up," said Shane Oliver chief economist and head of investment strategy at AMP (OTC:AMLTF) Capital. "But then it's back to worrying about inflation and bond yields, and there's this debate about whether we're going to see a recession in the U.S. because of the inversion of part of the U.S. yield curve." The widely tracked U.S. 2-year/10-year Treasury yield curve briefly inverted on Tuesday for the first time since September 2019, as bond investors bet that aggressive tightening by the Federal Reserve could hurt the U.S. economy over the longer term. [US/] Longer-dated yields falling below shorter ones indicate a lack of faith in future growth, and 10-year yields falling beneath 2-year rates is widely seen as a harbinger of recession. On the other hand, the spread between the yield on 3-month Treasury bills and 10-year notes this month remained steeper. "The messages from the yield curve are very confusing," said Oliver. The benchmark U.S. 10-year yield was last softer at 2.3615% having risen as high as 2.557% on Monday, its highest since April 2019, as traders position themselves for quickfire rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve. The spread between the U.S. 10-year and 2-year yields was last 3.4 basis points. JAPAN IN FOCUS Rising U.S. yields are also dragging Japanese government bond yields in their wake, a threat to Japan's ultra loose monetary policy. The Bank of Japan increased its efforts to defend its key yield cap on Wednesday offering to ramp up buying of government bonds across the curve including through unscheduled emergency market operations. While this apparently underscored its resolve to hold to the policy, some analysts questioned whether the strategy was sustainable. “I wouldn’t be surprised if the Bank of Japan sets a higher limit for 10 year JBG yields – currently at 0.25%. They can’t afford to be too far behind the curve, because if the yen were to weaken further beyond certain levels it could raise market fears,” said Joël Le Saux fund manager of Eurizon Fund's Sustainable Japan Equity sub fund. The widening differential between U.S. and Japanese yields have caused the yen to weaken sharply, but it managed to regain some lost ground on Wednesday. The Japanese currency was was at 121.95 per dollar, compared to from Monday's low of 124.3. Traders pointed to rising fears that Japanese authorities might step in to try and halt the slide as being behind the recovery. [FRX/] Elsewhere in currency markets, the euro was up 0.2% at $1.1107 supported by hopes that talks between Russia and Ukraine lead to peace. Supply tightness kept crude prices firm, according to analysts, as the oil market was not ready to speculate that the talks would end the conflict and pave the way for Western allies to remove sanctions against Russian oil exports. Brent crude rose 0.66% to $110.96 per barrel. U.S. crude rose 0.7% to $104.97. [O/R] Spot gold rose 0.3% to $1920.6 per ounce. [GOL/]

will attack on the day of the vote or on any crazy ramp

what's this recent ramp for?

$kodk ah ramp

LLL - 4.50 / 5.00 / 5.50 areas to scale in short. Already failed a little pre market so will look to nail and bail there due to LOW FLOAT DPRO - 2.50 / 2.80 / 3.00 lines to scale in short ZTEK - The type that can halt up at open and trap so I will be avoiding this on short side LBPS - Potential HOT CHICK today. let it take the attention AMC / GME / BBBY / KOSS / BB - Meme names are famous for looking weak pre market then ramping on air at the open. I am trying to have MAJOR discipline to wait for a large bounce on these toward vwap at open to short. I think these will be a great opportunity after the morning ramp. BUT i will NOT hold for an all day fader bs. Will take my money and run bc they can zombie this at the open NRSN - "Should have" tanked but it didnt, so patiently waiting for a major move and rejection at open for a scalp. Meme names top watch for me https://myinvestingclub.com/trading/how-to-scale-into-the-watch-list-when-to-use-max-full-size-when-trading-30-rule-watch-list/

By Sonali Paul and Mohi Narayan MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Thursday in volatile trade following a sharp drop in the previous session as the market contemplated whether major producers would boost supply to help plug the gap in output from Russia due to sanctions for its invasion of Ukraine. Brent crude futures were up $2.53, or 2.28%, at $113.67 a barrel at 0651 GMT after trading in about a $5 range. The benchmark contract slumped 13% in the previous session in its biggest one-day drop in nearly two years. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up $1.64, or 1.51%, at $110.34 a barrel, after trading in a $4 range. The contract had tumbled 12.5% in the previous session in the biggest daily decline since November. Uncertainty over where and when supply will come from to replace crude from the world's second-largest exporter Russia in a tight market has led to wide-ranging forecasts for oil prices between $100 and $200 a barrel. "So to suggest the oil market is confused would be an understatement as we are in an unprecedented situation," said Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management. Comments from the United Arab Emirates energy minister and the country's ambassador to Washington sent conflicting signals. UAE Energy Minister Suhail al-Mazrouei said on Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) late on Wednesday his country is committed to the existing agreement by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies including Russia, together called OPEC+, to ramp up oil supply by 400,000 barrels per day monthly following sharp cuts in 2020. Just hours before, prices slumped on comments from UAE's ambassador to Washington saying his country will be encouraging OPEC to consider higher output to fill the supply gap due to sanctions on Russia after it invaded Ukraine. Russia calls its incursion a "special operation" to disarm its neighbour. The comments from UAE officials came as the market also took into account moves by the United States to ease sanctions on Venezuelan oil and efforts to seal a nuclear deal with Tehran, which could lead to more oil supply coming from Iran later this year. Talks set for Thursday between Russia and Ukraine's foreign ministers in Turkey also gave the market reason for pause. While UAE and Saudi Arabia have spare capacity, some other OPEC+ producers are struggling to meet their output targets due to underinvestment in infrastructure over the past few years, which will limit their ability to lift output further. "We think it will be challenging for OPEC+ to boost production in this environment," Commonwealth Bank commodities analyst Vivek Dhar said. Meanwhile, U.S. crude oil, fuel stockpiles fell last week, adding to the worries over already tight global supplies. Crude inventories fell by 1.9 million barrels in the week to March 4 to 411.6 million barrels, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 657,000-barrel drop. U.S. crude stocks in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell to 577.5 million barrels, the lowest since July 2002.