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Let’s get one thing straight—today’s markets aren’t about fundamentals, they’re not about the Fed, and they’re damn sure not about some mythical soft landing. They are run, top to bottom, by algorithms—cold, unfeeling strings of code that couldn’t care less about CPI reports, FOMC minutes, or what Jim Cramer’s screaming about on CNBC. And if you don’t accept that, then you’re playing a game with the wrong playbook.

My Genesis Cog members and I are playing this rigged game well. The indexes are softening up today, but our short positions are screaming lower - great news for us. Our CHWY position is down nearly 12% today alone. That’s money in our pockets in a market that’s as distorted as can be. 

And make no mistake: this is a rigged game. But as our Genesis Cog performance shows, that doesn’t mean you can’t win. You just have to stop acting like it’s 1999. 

Here’s how… 

The real edge comes from understanding how the machines operate. That means knowing your MACD, understanding moving average ribbons, and never—ever—shorting a breakout unless you’ve got a death wish for your trading account.

Look at the CPI print—2.4%. It wasn’t cold, it wasn’t hot. It was “tolerable.” And the market ripped. Why? Because the algos were already programmed to buy it no matter what. The narrative doesn’t matter anymore. It’s all slope and momentum. If you ignore slope, you’re a dope. Period. You want to know why the S&P won’t come down? It’s not because Jerome Powell is some wizard. It’s because every algo out there is front-running the trend with exponential ribbons that are all pointing in the same direction—up.

And yet, people are still out there fighting this trend, trying to short tech because some Goldman analyst muttered that valuations are “stretched.” Newsflash: stretched doesn’t mean squat in an algo-driven market. These machines don’t read analyst reports. They read momentum. And until momentum breaks, you are not going to win by shorting parabolas. You’re going to get destroyed.

Now let’s talk oil. I’ve been telling you—get long, stay long, don’t overthink it. Crude’s going up because supply is dropping, and when supply drops, price rises. Econ 101. It’s not about Biden, it’s not about Trump, and it’s sure as hell not about what OPEC says in a headline. It’s about output. Schlumberger, Devin, Chevron—they’re all going vertical because the supply curve has shifted left. Don’t argue. Just ride the ribbon.

But don’t get greedy. The time will come when these bubbles pop—and when they do, they pop fast. Look at GameStop. Look at GitLab. These are not turnarounds. They are zombie stocks living off momentum junkies and Reddit dreams. And when the ribbon breaks, the slope reverses, and the MACD rolls over—you don’t want to be holding that bag.

So here’s the rule: scale in, scale out. Never fully out, never all in. Let the slope guide you. Let the ribbon breathe. And when it bends, don’t break.

And remember, this isn’t investing anymore. This is war. And your only weapon is your edge.

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