After 56 years of federal gridlock, the “Schedule I” era is officially over. On Thursday, April 23, 2026, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed the historic order to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III substance—a shift that fundamentally alters the financial DNA of every cannabis company operating on US soil. For traders, this isn’t just …
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The Iran Crisis: History, Hormuz, and the Islamabad Negotiations
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The current escalation in the Persian Gulf is not an isolated event; it is the culmination of decades of geopolitical friction, legal disputes over maritime thoroughfares, and a complex web of regional alliances. To understand why the world is watching the Strait of Hormuz with such trepidation, one must look at the historical catalysts and …
The Deception of the Spike: Why Markets Often Move the “Wrong” Way
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It is a scenario witnessed on 1-minute or 5-minute charts countless times by retail traders. The price idles, perhaps drifting slightly, and then—bam—a sudden, violent dive to the south occurs. Every scrap of human intuition suggests that the floor has fallen out. Traders scramble to sell or, at the very least, tighten their stops. But …
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What is technical analysis?
When I first started off learning TA, I thought it was ‘technical’. There is nothing technical about it. Technical tends to mean something very complex. It’s not that. TA is a strange two words. Actually, there is little in the way of analysis with pen and paper. Almost never is a calculator required. Basically you …
What is money?
I’ve explored money before. Some say, “Everybody knows what money is.. so why ask stupid questions about it?” For simpletons, money is coin or cash in hand, or credit in the bank – end off. If that’s you, then kindly depart now. This is not a tutorial on money or how to make money. If …
Bonds – what they are and their importance
There is much confusion out there about what bonds are. I’ve seen so-called experts get it wrong, and then mislead people. The recent importance of the ‘bond market’ has come about as there is talk about an ‘inverted yield curve’. Not much will be said about that. In this post I focus on the basics. …