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Major moments in the history of the stock market, from the birth of stock exchanges to catastrophic market crashes and more.

Low Taxes, Long Queues, and Grey Markets: Three Ways Governments Ration Freedom
1. Hong Kong’s low tax comes with high barriers Hong Kong’s standard profits tax rate is 16.5%. Its top salaries tax rate is 17%. It has no VAT, no capital gains tax, and no inheritance tax. By the usual formula that links low tax to small government and small government to freedom, Hong Kong should be a place where the state barely touches the economy.
By Jin2 days ago in Trader
The 2026 Nobel Prize Explains Why Economists Can’t Predict the Next Crash
On October 12, 2026, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences to Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford. The announcement said their models “significantly improved our ability to conduct effective stabilization policy.” It did not use the phrase “predict economic crises.” It used “conduct stabilization policy.”
By Jin13 days ago in Trader
Warren Buffett Is Buying Homebuilders While the Housing Market Freezes. Here’s What He Sees.
In September 2026, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate climbed to 7.03%. It rose for the fifth week in a row. In July, new home sales fell 10.5% from the month before. Single-family housing starts dropped 15.7% from a year earlier. The median price of a new home fell to a five-year low. It was down 9.7% from its December 2025 peak.
By Jin19 days ago in Trader
BOS vs. CHoCH: Decoding Institutional Confirmation and Reversal Signals
In Part 1, we learned that a trend remains intact until its structural framework is validated or broken. If you can define the major swing points (the external structure), your next task is to identify when those points are breached.
By Junaid Ali (Official)28 days ago in Trader
Advanced Market Structure: From Swing Highs to Structural Shifts
If you have spent any time staring at price charts, you have probably heard the phrase “the trend is your friend.” It is one of the oldest adages in technical analysis. Yet, for most developing traders, following the trend leads to a frustrating cycle: buying right at the top before a sharp reversal, or shorting at the exact moment price decides to rocket higher.
By Junaid Ali (Official)28 days ago in Trader
Four Halts in Two Days: How a 4.39 Yuan Stock Became China’s Wildest IPO
Shengu Group: four trading halts in two days, RMB 4.39 issue price, 245x P/E, 89% turnover On the afternoon of September 18, the Shanghai Stock Exchange said certain investors in Shengu Group had engaged in abnormal trading that disrupted normal market order. The exchange suspended account trading for those investors under self-regulatory rules. In the same week, the SSE took action against 50 cases of abnormal trading, including ramping and false order submissions, and reported two suspected violations to the China Securities Regulatory Commission.
By Jinabout a month ago in Trader
The $120 Billion Door: Why India’s Central Bank Is Forcing Tata Sons to Go Public
Inside the door, outside the door: why is India’s central bank forcing Tata Sons to list? In September 2026, the Reserve Bank of India rejected Tata Group’s exemption application. Tata Sons must list.
By Jinabout a month ago in Trader
AI Isn’t Slowing Down. The Money Is Just Moving.
Compute demand is not disappearing: where AI capital is going and how demand is shifting On September 14, 2026, a selloff hit U.S. AI stocks.
By Jinabout a month ago in Trader
You Can Copy Buffett’s Checklist. You Can’t Copy His Nerve.
Why We Can’t Distill a Buffett 1 Over the past few years, as AI moved into finance and investing, one of the liveliest pursuits has been “distilling Buffett.”
By Jin2 months ago in Trader
The Red Metal War: How Copper Became the New Oil and Started Breaking the World
The copper war: from mines to computing power, a great migration of profit along the industrial chain I In Yingtan, Jiangxi, in the procurement office of a cable factory, a manager named Chen opened a contract and then closed it again.
By Jin2 months ago in Trader
Gold Just Smashed $4,700 – Why Smart Money Is Holding Fire
At New York midday on August 24, the COMEX gold futures front-month contract touched $4,713.8 an ounce. A rates trader at an asset manager saw the candle print on his terminal and did three things: covered the 30-year Treasury short he had built the previous week, bought an August-expiry gold call with a $4,750 strike, and fired off an instant message to risk control—"stop-loss moved up to 4,680."
By Jin2 months ago in Trader
Why the Silver Eagle Reverse Changed and What It Means for Owners
For 35 years, the American Silver Eagle barely changed. The formula worked. Investors got a full ounce of silver. The coin carried the backing of the U.S. government. Dealers recognized it instantly. The design became familiar to millions of buyers.
By Stefan Gleason2 months ago in Trader