<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Macro-to-Micro by Samantha LaDuc]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have two jobs: ALPHA GENERATOR & MOM.
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Here&#8217;s What I&#8217;m Watching</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>The Market Was Too One-Sided</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Brace For Impact After The Bounce</strong></p></li></ul><h3>It&#8217;s Fed Day! Here&#8217;s What I&#8217;m Watching</h3><p>I wrote the post below on the last Fed Day June 17th.</p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;66c38db7-7e86-46b2-8771-942c9a3a1372&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Real quick note post live trading room 2-3PM today, Fed Day&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;WATCH THE DOLLAR&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:100636896,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Samantha LaDuc&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Founder - LaDucTrading. \nMacro-to-Micro Market Timer.\nChase, Swing &amp; Trend Timeframes.\nEquities, Bonds, Commodities &amp; FX.\n&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/88de95a7-d5d8-435d-9e86-42d98de72e61_910x723.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:100}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-17T19:34:10.906Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/cbb869a9-d3fc-4a58-a6d6-15fd77800a82_1920x1440.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/watch-the-dollar&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:202144844,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:8,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:1027884,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Macro-to-Micro by Samantha LaDuc&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k3vs!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F887b3c5f-9c07-4fb2-9884-4c0c7946b209_300x300.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><ol><li><p><em><strong>WATCH THE DOLLAR</strong></em> still stands as #1 warning to equity &amp; bond bulls. Rising USD is a liquidity vacuum &amp; policies dictate price.</p></li><li><p><em><strong>Watch Fed Liquidity</strong></em> is squarely my focus now. (Yes, I have an indicator for that I share with <a href="https://laductrading.com/services/">LaDucTrading members</a> daily.)</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p><em><strong>Warsh wants a smaller Fed balance sheet but needs the ballast of his &#8220;AI is going to make everything cost less&#8221; productivity mantra to offset the drain, or we will have big volatility.</strong></em></p></div></li><li><p><em><strong>Watch Inflation Expectations</strong></em>. Conditions for a &#8216;normative&#8217; Fed Rate Hike are debatable. Best argument: wars are inflationary and Warsh has a &#8216;credibility hubris&#8217; to overcome. <em><strong><span>But he is an inflation hawk in sheep&#8217;s clothing.</span></strong></em></p></li></ol><p>Here&#8217;s what I mean:</p><p>Hiking rates ahead of tomorrow&#8217;s PCE index &amp; prices (expected to fall from 4.1% to 3.7% YoY) doesn&#8217;t make a whole lotta sense.</p><p>Also, hiking to tighten an economy he is mandated to support, undermining Treasury&#8217;s job of financing govt largesse, sets up a case of &#8216;the medicine is worse than the disease&#8217;. </p><p>Besides, US is clearly in a regime of fiscal dominance when yields stay bid anyway on govt fiscal malfeasance and grift disguised as &#8216;Industrial Renaissance&#8217;. </p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p>So it will be important to watch closely what he says, if anything, about actual Fed balance sheet policy moving forward - since Warsh removed guidance on rate policy. <em><strong>And given he spent a year selling his policy views to shrink the Fed balance sheet, I think that is the more important tell for that will tighten the money flow that has inflated risk assets the most.</strong></em></p></div><p>So watch the dollar this week more closely than usual, for it will let us know immediately what is in store even if Warsh doesn&#8217;t. <span>&#128521;</span></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.samanthaladuc.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share Macro-to-Micro by Samantha LaDuc&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.samanthaladuc.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Share Macro-to-Micro by Samantha LaDuc</span></a></p><h3>The Market Was Too One-Sided</h3><p><span>Dispersion since the Nasdaq&#8217;s peak on June 2 has been dramatic. <br>And JUNE 2nd is EXACTLY when I warned in my client post of DISPERSION UNWIND!</span></p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;7636c499-79ff-480b-90b6-8d24e6e1f5e8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Japan&#8217;s Intervention Isn&#8217;t Working&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Dispersion Unwind Meet Reverse Yen Carry Trade Unwind &quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:100636896,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Samantha LaDuc&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Founder - LaDucTrading. \nMacro-to-Micro Market Timer.\nChase, Swing &amp; Trend Timeframes.\nEquities, Bonds, Commodities &amp; FX.\n&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/88de95a7-d5d8-435d-9e86-42d98de72e61_910x723.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:100}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-03T00:19:15.152Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/900dc8cf-ea24-4948-8c40-4b8aad0dca7c_1920x1280.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/dispersion-unwind-meet-yen-carry&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:200354918,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:15,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:1027884,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Macro-to-Micro by Samantha LaDuc&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k3vs!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F887b3c5f-9c07-4fb2-9884-4c0c7946b209_300x300.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><p><span>Want proof how dramatic? Goldman's high beta momentum basket shows worst monthly performance in history - even worse than 2000 or 2009! How is that for timing?</span></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SBNd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fae7f1995-4f01-4fcf-92a1-0aead1558a49_1386x814.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SBNd!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fae7f1995-4f01-4fcf-92a1-0aead1558a49_1386x814.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SBNd!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fae7f1995-4f01-4fcf-92a1-0aead1558a49_1386x814.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SBNd!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fae7f1995-4f01-4fcf-92a1-0aead1558a49_1386x814.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SBNd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fae7f1995-4f01-4fcf-92a1-0aead1558a49_1386x814.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SBNd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fae7f1995-4f01-4fcf-92a1-0aead1558a49_1386x814.jpeg" width="1386" height="814" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ae7f1995-4f01-4fcf-92a1-0aead1558a49_1386x814.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:814,&quot;width&quot;:1386,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Image&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Image" title="Image" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SBNd!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fae7f1995-4f01-4fcf-92a1-0aead1558a49_1386x814.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SBNd!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fae7f1995-4f01-4fcf-92a1-0aead1558a49_1386x814.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SBNd!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fae7f1995-4f01-4fcf-92a1-0aead1558a49_1386x814.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SBNd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fae7f1995-4f01-4fcf-92a1-0aead1558a49_1386x814.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>And my daily reviews of &#8220;NOT IF BUT WHEN&#8221; 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Manipulated Lower Doesn't Remove The Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Live Trading Room (Jul 27, 2026)]]></description><link>https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/oil-manipulated-lower-doesnt-remove</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/oil-manipulated-lower-doesnt-remove</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha LaDuc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:34:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/0_XpVCNyy8E" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="youtube2-0_XpVCNyy8E" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;0_XpVCNyy8E&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/0_XpVCNyy8E?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p><span>In </span><a href="https://youtu.be/0_XpVCNyy8E">this short clip</a><span> from Live Trading Room (Jul 27, 2026), Samantha LaDuc views the latest decline in crude oil as a short-term technical correction driven by low-liquidity trading and questionable ceasefire headlines, not as evidence that geopolitical risks have disappeared. </span><br><br><span>Lower oil prices have temporarily supported bonds and equities by easing yields, but she believes the structural backdrop remains bullish for energy.</span><br><br><span>She is watching for a cup-and-handle breakout in crude and confirmation from her oil-to-dollar ratio above 1.2, which could signal the beginning of a much larger supply-driven oil rally with significant consequences for inflation, bonds, and the broader economy.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>You can engage directly with me and my fabulous team at </span><a href="https://laductrading.com/club/">www.laductrading.com/club/</a><span> &#8211; for all our research and trades. 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CLUB is ideal for active Traders, Investors, and Institutions who want my best-of-breed market-timing calls across all asset classes and time frames, like chase, swing, and trend.</p><p>You get access to the Daily Live Trading Room with me, Slack Trading Desk with detailed analysis and trades, Custom Trade Support when you need it, and much more.</p><p><em>Get The Trade Before It Happens!</em></p><p><span>Sign up for </span><strong><a href="https://laductrading.com/club/">CLUB</a></strong><span> today</span></p><p><strong>My other services</strong><br><strong><a href="https://laductrading.com/edge">EDGE</a></strong><span> for advanced traders and investors</span><br><strong><a href="https://laductrading.com/chase">CHASE</a></strong><span> for newer traders</span></p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.samanthaladuc.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"><strong>UPGRADE TO PRO OR JOIN US LIVE AT <a href="http://laductrading.com/">WWW.LADUCTRADING.COM</a></strong></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[7/27/26 Samantha's Live Trading Room Recording & AI Briefing Doc (unedited) ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daily live market commentary that covers Samantha's Macro-to-Micro analysis, education & trades.]]></description><link>https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/72726-samanthas-live-trading-room</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/72726-samanthas-live-trading-room</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael B]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:52:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/947ae0eb-4b6e-49b3-8dfe-84dff2191e20_1200x680.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.samanthaladuc.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">PRO members get access to Samantha&#8217;s daily live trading room recording &amp; AI Briefing doc (below); occassional notes &amp; trades (via Market Catch tab), as well regular deep-dive macro research (via Market Thoughts tab)!</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h3>Watch Today&#8217;s LIVE TRADING ROOM Recording&#8230;</h3>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Macro Over Mania Matters: With Higher Oil, Yields & Dollar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Featured Presentation with tastylive]]></description><link>https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/macro-over-mania-matters-with-higher</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/macro-over-mania-matters-with-higher</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha LaDuc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:51:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/ybxhufL6uns" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="youtube2-ybxhufL6uns" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;ybxhufL6uns&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ybxhufL6uns?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p><span>In </span><a href="https://youtu.be/ybxhufL6uns"><span>this featured presentation video</span></a><span> with tastylive (recorded on Jul 17, 2026), Samantha LaDuc discusses the current market environment, explaining how leadership is rotating beneath the surface while investors reassess the AI trade, macroeconomic risks and upcoming earnings.<br><br>She also shares her outlook on the US dollar, oil prices, interest rates and market positioning, highlighting the key themes that could shape stocks and the broader economy over the coming months.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>You can engage directly with me and my fabulous team at </span><a href="https://laductrading.com/club/">www.laductrading.com/club/</a><span> &#8211; for all our research and trades. Or for just the daily livestreams, you can access via </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2M6QcrnIbFMAi1a5iXXbfA/join">YouTube Memberships</a><span>.</span></strong></em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://youtu.be/ybxhufL6uns&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Watch on YouTube&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://youtu.be/ybxhufL6uns"><span>Watch on YouTube</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/macro-over-mania-matters-with-higher?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/macro-over-mania-matters-with-higher?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h4><strong>About my CLUB trading service</strong></h4><p>CLUB provides access to me and my team of professional macro &amp; micro traders, analysts, and educators. CLUB is ideal for active Traders, Investors, and Institutions who want my best-of-breed market-timing calls across all asset classes and time frames, like chase, swing, and trend.</p><p>You get access to the Daily Live Trading Room with me, Slack Trading Desk with detailed analysis and trades, Custom Trade Support when you need it, and much more.</p><p><em>Get The Trade Before It Happens!</em></p><p><span>Sign up for </span><strong><a href="https://laductrading.com/club/">CLUB</a></strong><span> today</span></p><p><strong>My other services</strong><br><strong><a href="https://laductrading.com/edge">EDGE</a></strong><span> for advanced traders and investors</span><br><strong><a href="https://laductrading.com/chase">CHASE</a></strong><span> for newer traders</span></p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.samanthaladuc.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"><strong>UPGRADE TO PRO OR JOIN US LIVE AT <a href="http://laductrading.com/">WWW.LADUCTRADING.COM</a></strong></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[COMPQX & QQQ Shorts – Higher Dollar, Yields & Oil Long]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Live Trading Room (Jul 23, 2026)]]></description><link>https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/compqx-and-qqq-shorts-higher-dollar</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/compqx-and-qqq-shorts-higher-dollar</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha LaDuc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:42:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/0wUjkEagcjU" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="youtube2-0wUjkEagcjU" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;0wUjkEagcjU&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/0wUjkEagcjU?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p><span>In </span><a href="https://youtu.be/0wUjkEagcjU"><span>this short clip</span></a><span> from Live Trading Room (Jul 23, 2026), Samantha LaDuc explains why several major macro trends are creating a more challenging environment for stocks and what key technical levels she is watching across the broader market.<br><br>She discusses the relationship between oil, Treasury yields, the US dollar and equity performance, while outlining how these factors may influence market leadership, volatility and investor positioning in the weeks ahead.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>You can engage directly with me and my fabulous team at </span><a href="https://laductrading.com/club/">www.laductrading.com/club/</a><span> &#8211; for all our research and trades. Or for just the daily livestreams, you can access via </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2M6QcrnIbFMAi1a5iXXbfA/join">YouTube Memberships</a><span>.</span></strong></em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://youtu.be/0wUjkEagcjU&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Watch on YouTube&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://youtu.be/0wUjkEagcjU"><span>Watch on YouTube</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/compqx-and-qqq-shorts-higher-dollar?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/compqx-and-qqq-shorts-higher-dollar?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h4><strong>About my CLUB trading service</strong></h4><p>CLUB provides access to me and my team of professional macro &amp; micro traders, analysts, and educators. CLUB is ideal for active Traders, Investors, and Institutions who want my best-of-breed market-timing calls across all asset classes and time frames, like chase, swing, and trend.</p><p>You get access to the Daily Live Trading Room with me, Slack Trading Desk with detailed analysis and trades, Custom Trade Support when you need it, and much more.</p><p><em>Get The Trade Before It Happens!</em></p><p><span>Sign up for </span><strong><a href="https://laductrading.com/club/">CLUB</a></strong><span> today</span></p><p><strong>My other services</strong><br><strong><a href="https://laductrading.com/edge">EDGE</a></strong><span> for advanced traders and investors</span><br><strong><a href="https://laductrading.com/chase">CHASE</a></strong><span> for newer traders</span></p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.samanthaladuc.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"><strong>UPGRADE TO PRO OR JOIN US LIVE AT <a href="http://laductrading.com/">WWW.LADUCTRADING.COM</a></strong></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warned $GOOGL Would Beat Earnings & Sell-Off Anyway]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Live Trading Room (Jul 21/23, 2026)]]></description><link>https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/warned-googl-would-beat-earnings</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/warned-googl-would-beat-earnings</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha LaDuc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:24:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/xKk_R0Jxex0" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="youtube2-xKk_R0Jxex0" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;xKk_R0Jxex0&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/xKk_R0Jxex0?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p><span>In </span><a href="https://youtu.be/xKk_R0Jxex0"><span>this short clip</span></a><span> from Live Trading Room (Jul 21/23, 2026), Samantha LaDuc explains why Google's earnings reaction matters more than the headline results and discusses what the stock's technical setup could mean for the broader AI trade and market leadership.</span><br><br><span>She also shares her outlook on key price levels, investor sentiment, and how capital may rotate across the technology sector following earnings.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>You can engage directly with me and my fabulous team at </span><a href="https://laductrading.com/club/">www.laductrading.com/club/</a><span> &#8211; for all our research and trades. Or for just the daily livestreams, you can access via </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2M6QcrnIbFMAi1a5iXXbfA/join">YouTube Memberships</a><span>.</span></strong></em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://youtu.be/xKk_R0Jxex0&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Watch on Youtube&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://youtu.be/xKk_R0Jxex0"><span>Watch on Youtube</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/warned-googl-would-beat-earnings?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/warned-googl-would-beat-earnings?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h4><strong>About my CLUB trading service</strong></h4><p>CLUB provides access to me and my team of professional macro &amp; micro traders, analysts, and educators. CLUB is ideal for active Traders, Investors, and Institutions who want my best-of-breed market-timing calls across all asset classes and time frames, like chase, swing, and trend.</p><p>You get access to the Daily Live Trading Room with me, Slack Trading Desk with detailed analysis and trades, Custom Trade Support when you need it, and much more.</p><p><em>Get The Trade Before It Happens!</em></p><p><span>Sign up for </span><strong><a href="https://laductrading.com/club/">CLUB</a></strong><span> today</span></p><p><strong>My other services</strong><br><strong><a href="https://laductrading.com/edge">EDGE</a></strong><span> for advanced traders and investors</span><br><strong><a href="https://laductrading.com/chase">CHASE</a></strong><span> for newer traders</span></p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.samanthaladuc.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"><strong>UPGRADE TO PRO OR JOIN US LIVE AT <a href="http://laductrading.com/">WWW.LADUCTRADING.COM</a></strong></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Price, High Risk Indeed]]></title><description><![CDATA[LaDucTrading client post sent pre-market today]]></description><link>https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/high-price-high-risk-indeed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/high-price-high-risk-indeed</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha LaDuc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:52:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/44f37029-6cda-4e46-a7b3-8fb1b47c468f_1920x1280.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A reminder of my client post sent last week:</p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;359dbdd2-26cb-42b3-995d-12cbda20727c&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Ding, Ding, Ding&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;High Price, High Risk &quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:100636896,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Samantha LaDuc&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Founder - LaDucTrading. \nMacro-to-Micro Market Timer.\nChase, Swing &amp; Trend Timeframes.\nEquities, Bonds, Commodities &amp; FX.\n&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/88de95a7-d5d8-435d-9e86-42d98de72e61_910x723.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:100}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-07-19T17:03:34.373Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8ff0a043-7621-4e00-a9a0-9d44abe61204_1920x1280.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/high-price-high-risk&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:207457773,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:14,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:1027884,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Macro-to-Micro by Samantha LaDuc&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k3vs!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F887b3c5f-9c07-4fb2-9884-4c0c7946b209_300x300.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="pullquote"><p><em><strong>And how &#8220;higher dollar, oil and yields is a headwind to equities&#8221;.</strong></em></p></div><p>Add to that, GOOGL: <em><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/xKk_R0Jxex0">my warning GOOGL would beat but market reaction would show disappointment</a></strong></em> is here - pulling down past my $329 with overshoot to $323 target.<br><br>QQQ is also back below $701 - en route to my $682.77 - 676.73 overshoot.<br><br>TSLA sliced through $359 monthly and 100W EMA support, because... "1st time it bounces (April 2026), 2nd time it breaks". It broke. That means $307 incoming as swing short target.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.samanthaladuc.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">GET THE TRADE BEFORE IT HAPPENS: UPGRADE TO PRO OR JOIN US LIVE AT LADUCTRADING.COM</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>Regarding our refiner longs:</p><p>I want to also highlight an important update <em><strong><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/optionteller/p/time-to-protect-profits-in-refiner?r=1nwzxc&amp;utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&amp;utm_medium=web"><span>at bottom of last night&#8217;s post on refiner longs - from Client Brian</span></a></strong></em> insights.<br><br>Also, my $91 crude oil price target given weeks ago is here.</p><div id="youtube2-TAgcis6G-OE" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;TAgcis6G-OE&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/TAgcis6G-OE?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>It's make or break here.<br>And I do mean THE MARKET.</p><div><hr></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.samanthaladuc.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share Macro-to-Micro by Samantha LaDuc&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.samanthaladuc.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Share Macro-to-Micro by Samantha LaDuc</span></a></p><h3>Reminders:</h3><h4><strong>Crude Oil Getting/Staying Above $91 Is Big Trouble</strong></h4><div id="youtube2-n3NMDrF7AZw" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;n3NMDrF7AZw&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/n3NMDrF7AZw?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><h4>Bond Bulls Need To Defend Here!</h4><div class="twitter-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/2080384279465341222?s=20&quot;,&quot;full_text&quot;:&quot;Last time I gave this warning in mid-May, bond bulls did in fact defend. Yields fell &amp;amp; markets got a boost!\n\nWe are right back to the exact same point with $SPX &amp;amp; 10Y. Will bond bulls show up once again?\n\nThey bettah. RISK HAPPENS FAST&quot;,&quot;username&quot;:&quot;SamanthaLaDuc&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Samantha LaDuc&quot;,&quot;profile_image_url&quot;:&quot;https://pbs.substack.com/profile_images/1655267338973769729/a2_Y6_v0_normal.jpg&quot;,&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-07-23T20:07:18.000Z&quot;,&quot;photos&quot;:[],&quot;quoted_tweet&quot;:{&quot;full_text&quot;:&quot;Bond Bulls Need To Defend Now\n$QQQ $DXY $TLT #crudeoil \n\nRising yields &#8212; with sticky oil &amp;amp; dollar &#8212;are setting up to be solid macro headwinds for stocks. Same time as $TLT is sitting on monthly support with weakening internals.\n\nBond bulls need an intervention!&quot;,&quot;username&quot;:&quot;SamanthaLaDuc&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Samantha LaDuc&quot;,&quot;profile_image_url&quot;:&quot;https://pbs.substack.com/profile_images/1655267338973769729/a2_Y6_v0_normal.jpg&quot;},&quot;reply_count&quot;:0,&quot;retweet_count&quot;:0,&quot;like_count&quot;:8,&quot;impression_count&quot;:2189,&quot;expanded_url&quot;:null,&quot;video_url&quot;:null,&quot;video_preview_media_key&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="Twitter2ToDOM"></div><h3>Dollar Makes The Weather</h3><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;d72dfe7f-bb8f-47e9-a109-da0d85c57685&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Japan&#8217;s Intervention Isn&#8217;t Working&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Dispersion Unwind Meet Reverse Yen Carry Trade Unwind &quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:100636896,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Samantha LaDuc&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Founder - LaDucTrading. \nMacro-to-Micro Market Timer.\nChase, Swing &amp; 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fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p><span>In </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3NMDrF7AZw"><span>this short clip</span></a><span> from Live Trading Room (Jul 22, 2026), Samantha LaDuc remains constructive on the U.S. dollar heading into the upcoming FOMC and Bank of Japan meetings, believing technical strength and potential Fed credibility actions continue to support the trend.</span><br><br><span>While inflation has moderated in recent reports, she argues that tariffs, energy prices, geopolitical tensions, and commodity costs continue to create underlying inflationary pressure.</span><br><br><span>Her biggest macro focus, however, is crude oil. The successful breakout above $85 confirms improving technical momentum, but $91 per barrel is the defining level to watch.</span><br><br><span>If WTI moves above and sustains that level, Samantha believes it would signal a much broader global inflation problem, raising financing costs, disrupting supply chains, and creating a significant headwind for the world economy.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>You can engage directly with me and my fabulous team at </span><a href="https://laductrading.com/club/">www.laductrading.com/club/</a><span> &#8211; for all our research and trades. 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Money Goes Home – Japan Edition]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Live Trading Room (Jun 20-21, 2026)]]></description><link>https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/money-goes-home-japan-edition</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/money-goes-home-japan-edition</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha LaDuc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:16:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/jGeW2EWxBIg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="youtube2-jGeW2EWxBIg" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;jGeW2EWxBIg&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/jGeW2EWxBIg?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p><span>In </span><a href="https://youtu.be/jGeW2EWxBIg"><span>this short clip</span></a><span> from Live Trading Room (Jul 20-21, 2026), Samantha LaDuc explains why Japan could become one of the biggest macro drivers for global markets.</span><br><br><span>She discusses capital flows, the yen, interest rates, U.S. technology stocks, and why investors should pay attention to changing global liquidity&#8212;not just earnings and the Fed.</span><br><br><span>A straightforward look at the bigger market picture and the risks that could shape the months ahead.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>You can engage directly with me and my fabulous team at </span><a href="https://laductrading.com/club/">www.laductrading.com/club/</a><span> &#8211; for all our research and trades. 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CLUB is ideal for active Traders, Investors, and Institutions who want my best-of-breed market-timing calls across all asset classes and time frames, like chase, swing, and trend.</p><p>You get access to the Daily Live Trading Room with me, Slack Trading Desk with detailed analysis and trades, Custom Trade Support when you need it, and much more.</p><p><em>Get The Trade Before It Happens!</em></p><p><span>Sign up for </span><strong><a href="https://laductrading.com/club/">CLUB</a></strong><span> today</span></p><p><strong>My other services</strong><br><strong><a href="https://laductrading.com/edge">EDGE</a></strong><span> for advanced traders and investors</span><br><strong><a href="https://laductrading.com/chase">CHASE</a></strong><span> for newer traders</span></p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.samanthaladuc.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"><strong>UPGRADE TO PRO OR JOIN US LIVE AT <a href="http://laductrading.com/">WWW.LADUCTRADING.COM</a></strong></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[7/22/26 Samantha's Live Trading Room Recording & AI Briefing Doc (unedited) ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daily live market commentary that covers Samantha's Macro-to-Micro analysis, education & trades.]]></description><link>https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/72226-samanthas-live-trading-room</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/72226-samanthas-live-trading-room</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael B]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:08:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/601ae830-649a-4e19-a08e-e31154ea8689_1200x680.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.samanthaladuc.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">PRO members get access to Samantha&#8217;s daily live trading room recording &amp; AI Briefing doc (below); occassional notes &amp; trades (via Market Catch tab), as well regular deep-dive macro research (via Market Thoughts tab)!</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h3>Watch Today&#8217;s LIVE TRADING ROOM Recording&#8230;</h3>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not If But When: Swing Shorts In MU, SNDK, CSCO, QQQ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 3-min Short From Live Trading Room (Jul 21, 2026)]]></description><link>https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/not-if-but-when-swing-shorts-in-mu</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/not-if-but-when-swing-shorts-in-mu</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha LaDuc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:34:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/55be6f82-03cb-4b6e-9136-bce2e389a47e_1482x1480.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;32763ffc-f756-4dce-827a-6e2b85aaa2ff&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>Samantha&#8217;s bearish outlook remains unchanged despite the recent bounce.<br><br>MU, SNDK, and CSCO are still high-conviction swing shorts, with the question being when&#8212;not if&#8212;they reach their downside targets.<br><br>She views QQQ's rebound as a weak relief rally after breaking below key support at $709, with downside targets at $682.77 and potentially $676.73 if upcoming tech earnings disappoint.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://youtube.com/shorts/hN6PhRt_LsE?feature=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Watch on YouTube&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://youtube.com/shorts/hN6PhRt_LsE?feature=share"><span>Watch on YouTube</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/not-if-but-when-swing-shorts-in-mu?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/not-if-but-when-swing-shorts-in-mu?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p><em><strong><span>You can engage directly with me and my fabulous team at </span><a href="https://laductrading.com/club/">www.laductrading.com/club/</a><span> &#8211; for all our research and trades. Or for just the daily livestreams, you can access via </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2M6QcrnIbFMAi1a5iXXbfA/join">YouTube Memberships</a><span>.</span></strong></em></p><div><hr></div><h4><strong>About my CLUB trading service</strong></h4><p>CLUB provides access to me and my team of professional macro &amp; micro traders, analysts, and educators. CLUB is ideal for active Traders, Investors, and Institutions who want my best-of-breed market-timing calls across all asset classes and time frames, like chase, swing, and trend.</p><p>You get access to the Daily Live Trading Room with me, Slack Trading Desk with detailed analysis and trades, Custom Trade Support when you need it, and much more.</p><p><em>Get The Trade Before It Happens!</em></p><p><span>Sign up for </span><strong><a href="https://laductrading.com/club/">CLUB</a></strong><span> today</span></p><p><strong>My other services</strong><br><strong><a href="https://laductrading.com/edge">EDGE</a></strong><span> for advanced traders and investors</span><br><strong><a href="https://laductrading.com/chase">CHASE</a></strong><span> for newer traders</span></p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.samanthaladuc.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"><strong>UPGRADE TO PRO OR JOIN US LIVE AT <a href="http://laductrading.com/">WWW.LADUCTRADING.COM</a></strong></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[7/21/26 Samantha's Live Trading Room Recording & AI Briefing Doc (unedited) ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daily live market commentary that covers Samantha's Macro-to-Micro analysis, education & trades.]]></description><link>https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/72126-samanthas-live-trading-room</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/72126-samanthas-live-trading-room</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael B]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:33:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/dc6a26e4-a338-4d17-b137-97e07653f28b_1200x680.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.samanthaladuc.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">PRO members get access to Samantha&#8217;s daily live trading room recording &amp; AI Briefing doc (below); occassional notes &amp; trades (via Market Catch tab), as well regular deep-dive macro research (via Market Thoughts tab)!</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h3>Watch Today&#8217;s LIVE TRADING ROOM Recording&#8230;</h3>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[7/20/26 Samantha's Live Trading Room Recording & AI Briefing Doc (unedited) ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daily live market commentary that covers Samantha's Macro-to-Micro analysis, education & trades.]]></description><link>https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/72026-samanthas-live-trading-room</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/72026-samanthas-live-trading-room</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael B]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:21:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dj_k!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F210b17bf-10e7-4858-9d88-801b1146b2e1_1200x680.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.samanthaladuc.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">PRO members get access to Samantha&#8217;s daily live trading room recording &amp; AI Briefing doc (below); occassional notes &amp; trades (via Market Catch tab), as well regular deep-dive macro research (via Market Thoughts tab)!</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h3>Watch Today&#8217;s LIVE TRADING ROOM Recording&#8230;</h3>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Price, High Risk ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ding, Ding, Ding]]></description><link>https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/high-price-high-risk</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/high-price-high-risk</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha LaDuc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:03:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8ff0a043-7621-4e00-a9a0-9d44abe61204_1920x1280.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<ul><li><p><strong>Ding, Ding, Ding</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>EVERYONE Is Still Long Semis</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Mania-Over-Macro Meets Macro-Over-Mania</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>MONEY GOES HOME, Revisited</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Rising Yields are Kryptonite to AI Bulls</strong></p></li></ul><h3>Ding, Ding, Ding</h3><p>After a 30% advance in Q2 for QQQ - and 100% for SOXX - we had a deluge of warnings hit as we entered July - <em><strong><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/samanthaladuc/p/protection-warning-paid?r=1nwzxc&amp;utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&amp;utm_medium=web">separate from mine June 2nd where, lucky or good, I caught the exact highs.</a> Also updated June 29th where I warned of <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/samanthaladuc/p/ai-exhaustion-into-summer-storm?r=1nwzxc&amp;utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&amp;utm_medium=web">AI Exhaustion Into &#8220;Summer Storm&#8221;.</a></strong></em></p><p>All before the big houses got bearish. </p><p>And they say market doesn&#8217;t ring the bell at the top?</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Prices, Data Centers, And Memory SuperCycle Pause]]></title><description><![CDATA[Featured Presentation with Financial Sense]]></description><link>https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/oil-prices-data-centers-and-memory</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/oil-prices-data-centers-and-memory</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha LaDuc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:02:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/TAgcis6G-OE" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="youtube2-TAgcis6G-OE" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;TAgcis6G-OE&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/TAgcis6G-OE?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p><span>In </span><a href="https://youtu.be/TAgcis6G-OE"><span>this featured presentation video</span></a><span> with Financial Sense </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@fsnewshour"><span>@fsnewshour</span></a><span> (recorded on Jul 16, 2026), Samantha LaDuc notes that the market is undergoing a healthy but important leadership rotation rather than entering an outright bear market.<br><br>The AI semiconductor boom has likely passed its peak momentum phase, with extraordinary earnings no longer sufficient to drive stocks materially higher.<br><br>Going forward, she expects investors to focus on selective opportunities in hyperscalers, software, and oversold international stocks while closely monitoring oil prices, geopolitical developments, inflation, and interest rates, all of which could determine whether the current consolidation remains orderly or evolves into a more significant correction.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>You can engage directly with me and my fabulous team at </span><a href="https://laductrading.com/club/">www.laductrading.com/club/</a><span> &#8211; for all our research and trades. Or for just the daily livestreams, you can access via </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2M6QcrnIbFMAi1a5iXXbfA/join">YouTube Memberships</a><span>.</span></strong></em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://youtu.be/TAgcis6G-OE&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Watch on YouTube&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://youtu.be/TAgcis6G-OE"><span>Watch on YouTube</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/oil-prices-data-centers-and-memory?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/oil-prices-data-centers-and-memory?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h4><strong>About my CLUB trading service</strong></h4><p>CLUB provides access to me and my team of professional macro &amp; micro traders, analysts, and educators. CLUB is ideal for active Traders, Investors, and Institutions who want my best-of-breed market-timing calls across all asset classes and time frames, like chase, swing, and trend.</p><p>You get access to the Daily Live Trading Room with me, Slack Trading Desk with detailed analysis and trades, Custom Trade Support when you need it, and much more.</p><p><em>Get The Trade Before It Happens!</em></p><p><span>Sign up for </span><strong><a href="https://laductrading.com/club/">CLUB</a></strong><span> today</span></p><p><strong>My other services</strong><br><strong><a href="https://laductrading.com/edge">EDGE</a></strong><span> for advanced traders and investors</span><br><strong><a href="https://laductrading.com/chase">CHASE</a></strong><span> for newer traders</span></p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.samanthaladuc.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"><strong>UPGRADE TO PRO OR JOIN US LIVE AT <a href="http://laductrading.com/">WWW.LADUCTRADING.COM</a></strong></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone’-Is-Still-Long-Semis Test]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Live Trading Room (Jul 16, 2026)]]></description><link>https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/everyone-is-still-long-semis-test</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.samanthaladuc.com/p/everyone-is-still-long-semis-test</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha LaDuc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:57:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/H6UnxGpto68" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="youtube2-H6UnxGpto68" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;H6UnxGpto68&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/H6UnxGpto68?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p><span>In </span><a href="https://youtu.be/H6UnxGpto68"><span>this short clip</span></a><span> from Live Trading Room (Jul 16, 2026), Samantha LaDuc explains why semiconductor stocks are struggling despite record earnings and discusses the ongoing rotation into other parts of the technology market.</span><br><br><span>She breaks down what the latest price action in AI stocks, hyperscalers, and Micron could mean for traders and investors, highlighting the technical levels and market positioning that may shape the next major move.</span></p><p><em><strong><span>You can engage directly with me and my fabulous team at </span><a href="https://laductrading.com/club/">www.laductrading.com/club/</a><span> &#8211; for all our research and trades. Or for just the daily livestreams, you can access via </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2M6QcrnIbFMAi1a5iXXbfA/join">YouTube Memberships</a><span>.</span></strong></em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://youtu.be/H6UnxGpto68&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Watch on YouTube&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://youtu.be/H6UnxGpto68"><span>Watch on YouTube</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h4><strong>About my CLUB trading service</strong></h4><p>CLUB provides access to me and my team of professional macro &amp; micro traders, analysts, and educators. CLUB is ideal for active Traders, Investors, and Institutions who want my best-of-breed market-timing calls across all asset classes and time frames, like chase, swing, and trend.</p><p>You get access to the Daily Live Trading Room with me, Slack Trading Desk with detailed analysis and trades, Custom Trade Support when you need it, and much more.</p><p><em>Get The Trade Before It Happens!</em></p><p><span>Sign up for </span><strong><a href="https://laductrading.com/club/">CLUB</a></strong><span> today</span></p><p><strong>My other services</strong><br><strong><a href="https://laductrading.com/edge">EDGE</a></strong><span> for advanced traders and investors</span><br><strong><a href="https://laductrading.com/chase">CHASE</a></strong><span> for newer traders</span></p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.samanthaladuc.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"><strong>UPGRADE TO PRO OR JOIN US LIVE AT <a href="http://laductrading.com/">WWW.LADUCTRADING.COM</a></strong></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>