Is $10,000 Gold Still in Play? Market Pros Aren’t Backing Down

Gold may be under pressure right now, but don’t confuse short-term weakness with a broken long-term trend.

After pulling back from recent highs, the metal has slipped into what many are calling a technical bear phase. Profit-taking, a stronger dollar, and shifting rate expectations…

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📈 UPGRADES

APA (APA) – Barclays: Underweight → Equal Weight (PT $35)

Cheniere Energy (LNG) – Morgan Stanley: Equal Weight → Overweight (PT $313)

MongoDB (MDB) – Mizuho: Neutral → Outperform (PT $325)

Valvoline (VVV) – Stifel: Hold → Buy (PT $42)

Venture Global (VG) – Morgan Stanley: Underweight → Overweight (PT $22)

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Could a Big Bank Buy PayPal?

Talk is building that PayPal could become an acquisition target—and surprisingly, big banks may be the ones making a move.

At first glance, that sounds unlikely. PayPal has spent years competing with banks in digital payments. But in today’s environment, that competition could quickly turn into opportunity.

Why a Deal…

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🔥 Quad Witching Explained (And Why Markets Can Reverse Fast Today)

Today is quadruple witching — one of the most volatile trading days of the year.

It happens 4 times annually (March, June, September, December) when FOUR major derivatives expire at once:

• Stock options

• Index options

• Index futures

• Single-stock futures

🚨 Why Volume…

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The main averages pulled back in the prior session as energy markets stole the spotlight. A sharp spike in oil and natural gas prices—driven by escalating geopolitical tensions—paired with renewed warnings from the Federal Reserve around sticky inflation, kept pressure on equities.

The catalyst? A major escalation in the Middle East. An Israeli…

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