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# ![@leadlagreport Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::227755413.png) @leadlagreport Michael A. Gayed, CFA

Michael A. Gayed, CFA, has been discussing market trends and volatility. He has expressed concerns about the market's underlying health, citing a potential flight to quality and elevated risk in smaller companies. Gayed has also been warning about an imminent VIX spike, indicating increased market volatility.

### Engagements: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::227755413/interactions)
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### Mentions: XX [#](/creator/twitter::227755413/posts_active)
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### Followers: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::227755413/followers)
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- X Month XXXXXXX +0.87%
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- X Year XXXXXXX +1.90%

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[finance](/list/finance)  XXXXX% [countries](/list/countries)  XXXX% [cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies)  #3252 [stocks](/list/stocks)  XXXX% [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  XXXX% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  XXXX%

**Social topic influence**
[japan](/topic/japan) 5.71%, [if you](/topic/if-you) 5.71%, [bitcoin](/topic/bitcoin) 2.86%, [money](/topic/money) 2.86%, [inflation](/topic/inflation) 2.86%, [carry](/topic/carry) #1578, [xrp](/topic/xrp) #155, [$xrp](/topic/$xrp) #72, [the world](/topic/the-world) 1.43%, [world of](/topic/world-of) XXXX%

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
[@mthrshpofdrp](/creator/undefined) [@gamergurlz101](/creator/undefined) [@smoq_u](/creator/undefined) [@phizzio](/creator/undefined) [@brett_crypto_x](/creator/undefined) [@bonddoc17](/creator/undefined) [@mrhnxrp](/creator/undefined) [@jeffroartxrpl](/creator/undefined) [@monkee_don](/creator/undefined) [@army_xrp589](/creator/undefined) [@poescatisalive](/creator/undefined) [@grok](/creator/undefined) [@rzxr67](/creator/undefined) [@mmk_enterprises](/creator/undefined) [@elliewong1](/creator/undefined) [@alaveloce](/creator/undefined) [@cryptochadoshi](/creator/undefined) [@cryptoman967](/creator/undefined) [@kaneia_x](/creator/undefined) [@stacks_xrp](/creator/undefined)

**Top assets mentioned**
[Bitcoin (BTC)](/topic/bitcoin) [XRP (XRP)](/topic/xrp) [BlackRock Inc (BLK)](/topic/blackrock) [NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA)](/topic/$nvda)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

"$JOJO: When the Risk-Off Regime Returns by @leadlagreport"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1989848897242763754)  2025-11-16T00:12Z 762.8K followers, 7340 engagements


"BREAKING: JAPAN YIELDS SURGE BITCOIN COLLAPSES AND STOCK FUTURES TURN RED AS GAYED'S INNER ANNOYING AS FUCKEDNESS GROWS. LIKE AND REPOST IF YOU UNDERSTAND THIS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1995320238804513251)  2025-12-01T02:33Z 762.8K followers, 159.3K engagements


"Blackrock made more money on Bitcoin ETFs than you did. Few understand this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1995508635301273694)  2025-12-01T15:01Z 762.8K followers, 18.8K engagements


"Regime Shift Ahead: Alex Shahidi on Inflation Risk True Diversification and Building Resilient Portfolios"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1995590645428486252)  2025-12-01T20:27Z 762.8K followers, 9690 engagements


"@Alaveloce I did. I wrote and produced the entire song. Thanks Hawk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1998413503783375272)  2025-12-09T15:24Z 762.8K followers, XXX engagements


"$MAAY: MARAs Pivot Into AI and Energy Compute Infrastructure"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1993358343356727473)  2025-11-25T16:37Z 762.8K followers, 4565 engagements


"The best thing for America is a deflationary crash. You people dont fucking get it. Socialisms rise is directly correlated to persistently high inflation. To save democracy you must break inflation. And theres only one way to do that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1995215479657685135)  2025-11-30T19:36Z 762.8K followers, 60.5K engagements


"The George Costanza Trade Options Experts Break Down Smarter Trading Strategies OptionsANIMAL Webinar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1996673880367550847)  2025-12-04T20:12Z 762.8K followers, 10K engagements


"Going to do a long form post on XRP shortly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1997347896983691660)  2025-12-06T16:50Z 762.8K followers, 107K engagements


"Might decide to go viral again later"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1998363778438795678)  2025-12-09T12:07Z 762.8K followers, 20.3K engagements


"Whats all this shit I see about Satoshi being Epstein"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1990139143813214623)  2025-11-16T19:25Z 762.8K followers, 30.8K engagements


"This isn't about $NVDA. This is about Japan. The reverse carry trade. Like and repost if you understand this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1991551914492981609)  2025-11-20T16:59Z 762.8K followers, 331.6K engagements


"Whats happening to Japan goes beyond the stock market. Its the end game for all western economies. What happens next is our future. Like and repost if you understand this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1996543305153401110)  2025-12-04T11:33Z 762.8K followers, 122K engagements


"Fed Rate Cut Hopes Buoy Markets. New post on The Lead-Lag Report"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1997482632062341176)  2025-12-07T01:45Z 762.8K followers, 22.7K engagements


"Theres one. And its the one no one wants to touch"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1990561239232360536)  2025-11-17T23:22Z 762.8K followers, 136K engagements


"If they crash stocks to save bonds I can promise you I will be unbearable on X"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1990561319687500084)  2025-11-17T23:22Z 762.7K followers, 31.3K engagements


"Unpopular opinion: a stock market crash would solve the affordability crisis. Like and repost if you understand this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1994878933326581876)  2025-11-29T21:19Z 762.7K followers, 70.6K engagements


"Might do something related to XRP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1996633607625232688)  2025-12-04T17:32Z 762.7K followers, 138.9K engagements


"You know how I always say were fucked Its time to find a way to profit from it. Might involve the Yen. And XRP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1997077110486081667)  2025-12-05T22:54Z 762.8K followers, 141.1K engagements


"Might get annoying as fuck about XRP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1997406792695865751)  2025-12-06T20:44Z 762.8K followers, 188.3K engagements


"Hello XRP army"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1997446683450372237)  2025-12-06T23:22Z 762.8K followers, 72.1K engagements


"Goodnight XRP army. I wrote this song. It's yours now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1997521204656083281)  2025-12-07T04:19Z 762.8K followers, 536.1K engagements


"Where is the army"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1998159733547479253)  2025-12-08T22:36Z 762.7K followers, 55.9K engagements


"It's time. It's time XRP army. I wrote this song. It's yours now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1998167772979933671)  2025-12-08T23:08Z 762.8K followers, 130.9K engagements


"Who am I A musician A fund manager A publisher An author A trader An entrepreneur No. Im a fighter than has gone through hell since my father died in 2008. What you do does not define you. What defines you is your fight. Get up. Get the fuck back up. Fight"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1998398754831892955)  2025-12-09T14:26Z 762.8K followers, 18.7K engagements


"Thursday I will get peak annoying XRP army"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1998534283896529369)  2025-12-09T23:24Z 762.8K followers, 45K engagements


"It will all make sense soon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1998541846121775336)  2025-12-09T23:54Z 762.8K followers, 35.3K engagements


"Maybe I'm just taking on a different point of view. It will all make sense soon XRP army. I wrote this song. It's yours now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1998550091175702666)  2025-12-10T00:27Z 762.8K followers, 74.3K engagements


"Nothing beats seeing progress. Im in my 40s. And Im getting shredded. I will not relent. Brick by brick"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1998750491115676108)  2025-12-10T13:43Z 762.8K followers, 21K engagements


"Overweight to obese. No longer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1998758230273761643)  2025-12-10T14:14Z 762.8K followers, 22.6K engagements


"The Tug-of-War in Monetary Policy: How Divergent Central-Bank Views Are Driving Market Volatility"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1999092838752215417)  2025-12-11T12:24Z 762.8K followers, 11.2K engagements


"Likely later tonight. The gist is XRP can be an interesting answer to Japan's problems"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1999107141420884405)  2025-12-11T13:20Z 762.8K followers, 167K engagements


"The New Era of Emerging Markets: Brendan Ahern from @KraneShares on Internet Growth and Single Stock ETFs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1999234523683520573)  2025-12-11T21:47Z 762.8K followers, 13.3K engagements


"At last. Here it is army. Why Japans Banks Could Become the First Major Test Case for Scaled XRP Adoption"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1999269412189405369)  2025-12-12T00:05Z 762.8K followers, 96.5K engagements


"How do you handle being completely overwhelmed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1999616560843952284)  2025-12-12T23:05Z 762.8K followers, 34.6K engagements


"He reads The Lead-Lag Report"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1999628353389949344)  2025-12-12T23:52Z 762.8K followers, 27.6K engagements


"Youre welcome"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1999833579648397609)  2025-12-13T13:27Z 762.8K followers, 13.6K engagements


"U.S. Midstream MLPs: Macro Forces Behind Cash Flows and Investor Appeal by @infracap"  
[X Link](https://x.com/leadlagreport/status/1999839253509927165)  2025-12-13T13:50Z 762.8K followers, 3414 engagements