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Derek Moore talks about the level of implied volatility in MicroStrategy and its performance relative to bitcoin. Plus, looking at how much future fed cut expectations have fallen for 2025. Later, Derek explains what drives returns looking at the forward p/e ratio vs forward analyst eps estimates for the S&P 500 Index, 2/10s US Treasury spread widening as yields rise, are 10 Year Treasury yields about to break out, and quietly crude oil has been rising. What would that mean for CPI and inflation navigation for the Fed?

New HiPOS Conservative Trade Established - Today with an increase in volatility we opened a new short put spread in HiPOS Conservative.

Derek and Jay round out the year with some 2025 predictions on markets, rates, bonds, oil, bitcoin, the dollar, GDP, inflation, and gold.

Derek and Jay react to the Fed meeting where people are calling it a hawkish cut and a reset of future expectations of where interest rates end up.

The HiPOS position is set to expire worthless today. If it does indeed finish out today (Friday) out of the money, it would realize a full profit.

Derek and Jay once again to discuss whether inflation is too high for the Fed to aggressively cut rates more. Then, they talk about the probability of the S&P 500 closing or getting to 7000 by year end 2025.