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YIELDS FLASH WARNING SIGNS

Breaking down why the markets pulled back. More pain to come? Read on…

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Sam Badawi
May 22, 2025
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What looked like a melt-up… turned into a gut punch. But under the surface, strength is still fighting through.

Yesterday, felt like a classic market bull trap.

The 20-Year Auction Reaction

We came in hot. $QQQ was bouncing from the open to 522, just a few points shy of all-time highs. $SPY wasn’t far behind. After a near +23% run off the April lows, the tape had that melt-up energy. Everyone was nodding. People were bullish again. Even I was leaning in.

Then 1PM hit.

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