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# ![@SamanthaLaDuc Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::705540042.png) @SamanthaLaDuc Samantha LaDuc

Samantha LaDuc posts on X about china, trade war, money, bitcoin the most. They currently have XXXXXX followers and 5051 posts still getting attention that total XXXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.

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**Social category influence**
[finance](/list/finance)  #2754 [countries](/list/countries)  [stocks](/list/stocks)  #5904 [cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies)  #1399 [currencies](/list/currencies)  #1425 [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  [events](/list/events) 

**Social topic influence**
[china](/topic/china) #990, [trade war](/topic/trade-war) #43, [money](/topic/money) #2700, [bitcoin](/topic/bitcoin) #588, [$cvna](/topic/$cvna) #104, [vix](/topic/vix) #366, [$asts](/topic/$asts), [$btcusd](/topic/$btcusd) #3, [$vix](/topic/$vix) #143, [$gld](/topic/$gld) #11

**Top assets mentioned**
[Bitcoin (BTC)](/topic/bitcoin) [Carvana Co. (CVNA)](/topic/$cvna) [AST SpaceMobile, Inc. Class A Common Stock (ASTS)](/topic/$asts) [Vixco (VIX)](/topic/$vix) [SPDR GOLD ETF (GLD)](/topic/$gld) [Alibaba Group (BABA)](/topic/$baba) [T-Mobile (TMUS)](/topic/$tmus) [Apollo Global Management, Inc. (APO)](/topic/$apo) [RAI Finance (SOFI)](/topic/$sofi) [Rocket Lab USA, Inc. Common Stock (RKLB)](/topic/$rklb) [MP Materials Corp. (MP)](/topic/$mp) [BlackRock Inc (BLK)](/topic/blackrock) [USA Rare Earth, Inc. Class A Common Stock (USAR)](/topic/$usar) [Lithium Americas Corp. Common Shares (LAC)](/topic/$lac) [TMC the metals company Inc. Common Stock (TMC)](/topic/$tmc) [Lowes Companies Inc (LOW)](/topic/$low) [Affirm Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock (AFRM)](/topic/$afrm) [Upstart Holdings, Inc. Common stock (UPST)](/topic/$upst) [Home Depot, Inc. (HD)](/topic/$hd) [Rocket Companies, Inc. (RKT)](/topic/$rkt) [Capital One Financial Corp. (COF)](/topic/$cof) [PulteGroup, Inc. (PHM)](/topic/$phm) [SPX6900 (SPX)](/topic/$spx) [UBS Group AG (UBS)](/topic/$ubs) [Uniform Fiscal Object (UFO)](/topic/$ufo) [Energy Fuels Inc. (UUUU)](/topic/$uuuu) [Intel Corporation (INTC)](/topic/$intc) [Micron Technology, Inc. (MU)](/topic/$mu) [SPDR S&P XXX ETF Trust (SPY)](/topic/$spy) [GameStop, Corp. (GME)](/topic/$gme) [Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF)](/topic/$anf) [GoDaddy, Inc. (GDDY)](/topic/$gddy) [GammaSwap (GS)](/topic/$gs) [Zions Bancorporation, NA. (ZION)](/topic/$zion)
### Top Social Posts [#](/creator/twitter::705540042/posts)
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

"Them fighting words: Cryptos are only there to delay deval. As they create demand for stablecoins (BIS paper 141) which in turn creates demand for UST. Cryptos do the exact opposite of what they advertise. They protect the USD. #USDdevaluation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1977470210513994205) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-12T20:23Z 67.8K followers, 19.1K engagements


"BOJ announced new repo margin and collateral rules (effective November 27) that will require more collateral to borrow against longer-dated JGBs. These changes make yen funding more expensive tightening the financial plumbing that underpins global liquidity. $USDJPY"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1978064582871490664) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-14T11:45Z 67.8K followers, 15.5K engagements


"Im starting to wonder if these swaps - Argentina 2x now; South Korea next - is less a bail-out for them and more a bail-in for US to recycle dollars as falling demand from debasement de-dollarizarion & devaluation bids Gold S. KOREA SEEKS ARGENTINA-STYLE CURRENCY SWAP WITH US: MUNHWA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1978790107898400781) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-16T11:48Z 67.9K followers, 8439 engagements


"Hedge Funds in the Cayman Islands are forced buyers of UST - but counted as Foreign buyers to fool US equity & bond holders. Its one big shell game with tether/stablecoins - run by the biggest cons in the biz: BlackRock & Cantor"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1978794110380323148) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-16T12:04Z 67.8K followers, 17.4K engagements


"US (G7) exported pollution dollars and treasuries and in exchange we got magnets But now as Trump triggers a trade war and literally threatens China to give US magnets or risk XXX% tariffs: China now controls over XX% of global rare earth processing capacity and has weaponized its advantage. Beijing has blocked exports of key processing technologies making the machinery itselfextraction trains furnaces magnet castersa geopolitical asset. The U.S. and allies cant simply buy their way out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1978803912783155298) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-16T12:43Z 67.8K followers, 15.2K engagements


"The Zero Dollar Club $ASTS $USAR $UAMY . Trade War & US Government-backed sector rotation themes we've been long like uranium space rare earths & precious metal stocks echo the 2021 SPAC mania. Cue The Zero Dollar Club profit-taking $LAC $TMC $NNE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1978906530121466253) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-16T19:30Z 67.8K followers, 12.1K engagements


"The gun-boat diplomacy is going to end with US and not Putin or Xi. 🤨 Color me skeptical. #Oil #Gold #USD"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979037366921613576) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-17T04:10Z 67.8K followers, 8746 engagements


"Your Production for Security is my US government as venture capitalist thesis I wrote about for clients last month. And with many of the same Trade Ideas in play and highlighting of limitations in play - excellent piece Peter. I think the bit about reverse-Maslow could be explored further since thats the big risk in having our own low-wage citizens suffer under the weight of these inflationary policies and trade wars. Trumps ambition does not match Chinas advantage "  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979171512587313194) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-17T13:03Z 67.9K followers, XX engagements


"@Aureliusltd28 They ARE private equity that feeds the CVNAs of the world"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979214093270597922) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-17T15:53Z 67.9K followers, XXX engagements


"@curiouscase18 Bitcoin falls with USD - gold rises"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979752113984160114) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-19T03:31Z 67.9K followers, XX engagements


"It's pretty ironic. Not only did I give clients $ASTS long in Feb but I also rec'd $TMUS short. It started as a cheeky "Long Anti-Musk / Short Musk" trade. 🤭 ASTS: Recession & Musk-Proof Top Stock Pick"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1976048211841216823) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-08T22:13Z 67.9K followers, 9459 engagements


"Is this the Onion $BTCUSD"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1976324902992134501) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-09T16:32Z 67.9K followers, 4974 engagements


"You know what is kinda scary This gold/silver squeeze is not your AI-mania kinda squeeze but a structurally important layer in a central bank reserve asset that has implications on global settlement of trade & risk partity in purchasing power - not just a hedge on inflation & fiscal profligacy. Maybe ya'll are looking at the wrong bubble. Or they want you to look/fund the AI bubble so you miss this massive rotation underway in a physical asset that has a very strategic role in global cost of money"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1976370326515679323) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-09T19:32Z 67.9K followers, 44.3K engagements


"My Clients knew two months ago exactly where I expected home builders to get rejected. ✅. And then I pressed this short theme knowing CONSUMER LENDING SECTOR IS IN TROUBLE $XHB $RKT $CVNA $SOFI $AFRM $UPST $COF $APO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1976485745541230763) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-10T03:11Z 67.9K followers, 9909 engagements


"Bear Market Rallies Risk-Reward Asymmetry Is Gone #Gold #Silver $SPX $QQQ $VIX"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1978274497145782655) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-15T01:39Z 67.9K followers, 31.8K engagements


"Really timely discussion about the value of dollar metals and equities in this monetary illusion we call a money bubble. Mike has a great service to get different macro takes out there. Thanks for letting me share mine ;-)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1978957225637859426) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-16T22:52Z 67.9K followers, 5696 engagements


"zoom out: Bonds are done going up Me August 2020 A bounce now makes sense as govt shutdown taps brakes & labor is shed. Its a kind of short term restructuring (good) that pulls forward recession risk (bad) - both reasons that bid bonds & why I recd long last month for a trade"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979164198820078031) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-17T12:34Z 67.9K followers, XXX engagements


"MARKET SHOW ME YOU CARE $UBS #RecessionRiskPulledForward"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1966573348336333028) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-09-12T18:43Z 68K followers, 6432 engagements


"US Government as Venture Capitalist & Whale"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1974145072733282349) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-03T16:10Z 68K followers, 10.9K engagements


"Defense/space tech is a sector that continues its rocket launch from my theme of US Government as Venture Capitalist & Whale. $ASTS $RKLB $UFO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1974158330718540226) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-03T17:03Z 68K followers, 8865 engagements


"this is just a speculative unproven conspiracy theory I've read on the internet that tries to explain why Carvana's CEO sells so much stock daily. $CVNA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1974205836441375051) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-03T20:12Z 68K followers, 6777 engagements


"Caught that market dump LIVE with QQQ short trigger XXXXXX - after doing a whole rant about how it was time for a pullback from weakening breadth & start of some intraday selling under the surface. Plus my $VIX $VXN analysis with #USD $EURUSD. FX Rate & Equity vol on watch"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1975599763899949345) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-07T16:31Z 67.9K followers, 5746 engagements


"Promise Of US Govt As Venture Capitalist $IWM $UUUU $MP $INTC $MU @HansCashFlow & I discuss our respective plays on this theme - fueling the materials space semi & defense sectors. Its a major tailwind for equities but don't be complacent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1975964169238438191) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-08T16:39Z 68K followers, 6817 engagements


"Good for a $CVNA short holder. Bad for consumer lending income & spending. #AutoRepossessions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1976035478056178029) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-08T21:22Z 68K followers, 6829 engagements


"Metals Squeeze Currency Volatility Market Sell Off $GLD $SLV $DXY $SPY $QQQ My premarket rant post Friday sell-off. 📣 How I saw FX vol that triggered forced selling = $VIX spikes & equity pullbacks. China tensions just point to more volatility ahead"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1977838318881550467) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-13T20:46Z 68K followers, 7138 engagements


"I warned clients THURSDAY: Paper markets about to get very volatile. Will $SLV turns into a meme stock like $GME Be careful; cannot hedge cannot find product cannot figure out premiums #Silver #Gold $VIX #USD"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1977882661856092654) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-13T23:42Z 68K followers, 9940 engagements


"FAB SHORTS STILL IN PLAY (this was recorded last Wed with @HansCashFlow.) 😉 $ANF $TMUS $GDDY $XHB Along with weakness in banks and consumer lenders like $C & $GS past X wks INTO earnings. All while AI metals & mining were running into the hot hot sun"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1978139399905763757) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-14T16:42Z 68K followers, 3652 engagements


"Now we know why Trump is talking UP his book $BTCUSD"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1978485536890191961) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-15T15:38Z 68K followers, 6619 engagements


"Bears Reminding: WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION ALREADY Consumer Lending Sector Is In Trouble 📣 SEPT 30TH MY WATCHLIST OF XX SHORTS I review live with clients daily is a sea of red (great for our shorts) because regional banks hit by bad loans headline finally breaks😉"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1978917263622197528) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-16T20:13Z 67.9K followers, 34.8K engagements


"Metaphor; You steal my horse I rather kill it and leave you a stinking corpse to deal with it than give you the benefit of using it. Especially since I paid to save it in the first place. Now I should kill your prized horse (ASML) by starving it of rare earths it needs #Nexperia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979021506798563830) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-17T03:07Z 67.9K followers, 7242 engagements


"@Known__Unknowns Cyberspace and crypto crap"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979914866962928105) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-19T14:17Z 68K followers, XX engagements


"I'm going to add: Sept 12th - St Louis real GDP which is near recessionary warning levels. Then eyes on the prize: Sept 30th - JOLTS Oct 3rd - Employment Report"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1966532148283740507) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-09-12T15:59Z 68K followers, 12.9K engagements


"I keep coming back to this war metals post. 🎩 X. WHY exactly do we view China as the bad actor here - after all these years of peace Because they have or soon will out-perform US in nearly every industrial way And X. And HOW will US Government as Venture Capitalist build this Marshall Plan XXX for industrial survival same time as dollars compete with the current AI DATA CENTER CAPEX BUILDOUT"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1977705337420484702) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-13T11:57Z 68K followers, 31.1K engagements


"Ironic: One way to prick a MONEY BUBBLE is to invest in real things (inflationary) Vs manias (from perceived future deflation) Again: HOW will US Government as Venture Capitalist build this Marshall Plan XXX for industrial survival same time as dollars compete with current obsession with AI DATA CENTER CAPEX BUILDOUT"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1977861414820999243) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-13T22:18Z 68K followers, 15.6K engagements


"When margin calls trigger funding stress widening credit spreads cash is raised fast - And even gold can be sold as it is a collateral trade"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979172815803707540) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-17T13:09Z 68K followers, 27.1K engagements


"That timing did not suck: $GLD $SLV $GDX $GDXJ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979196924793090513) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-17T14:44Z 68K followers, 16.2K engagements


"And yall wonder why I keep saying past year plus that we have GLOBAL oil demand falling - with price - the market just doesnt know it yet. $WTIC Our Geoffrey warned this China-led EV revolution would replace ICE cars in many countries. @GraphCall 🎩"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979515597340758403) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-18T11:51Z 68K followers, 7702 engagements


"@Salemeh_ Politicians will always prefer policy intervention to dictate price stability or as you say fill the holes Until it becomes a sink hole that widens faster then policies can fix"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979914662067007906) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-19T14:16Z 68K followers, XXX engagements


"Uranium and nuclear energy plays are so old theyre new And being/staying long and strong has rewarded the patient value investors while helping to diversify portfolios away from the passive & tech-focused concentration risk- all without sacrificing the alpha. $CCJ $URA $FLR $SMR $PWR $BWXT (link below)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1974554316934443263) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-04T19:16Z 68K followers, 3270 engagements


"TIMEFRAMES MATTER - ESPECIALLY IN MANIAS @HansCashFlow and I discuss why defining your timeframe & risk tolerance is key when navigating volatile themes like AI Space Metals & Mining where trades can triple fast but crash just as quickly.🕺💃 $ASTS $RKLB $SOUN #RareEarth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1977785721223012509) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-13T17:17Z 68K followers, 3609 engagements


"Bessent's days are so numbered. He has such animosity against China that he can't possibly negotiate a constructive path forward. He is a liability now to Trump"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1978522710062797038) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-15T18:05Z 68K followers, 60.5K engagements


"@brandonmoretz @DerivativesDon @RudyHavenstein I am not an accounting wiz - I struggle every day to solve the paradox that is the market. You sir - just gave me goosepumps. And not in that positively giddy way but OH SHIT WHEN DO I TELL CLIENTS IT'S TIME TO GET OUT OF THE POOL kinda way. 😬"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979587597925020002) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-18T16:37Z 68K followers, XXX engagements


"Data centers Digging & Defense - lots of money needed but printing it will be inflationary and rates will rise as trade war with China (rare earth ban) spikes US unemployment unless AI productivity & US consumption & private investment offsets . before the round tripping & shadow banking credit crisis triggers the massive leverage unwind built from years of speculative excess & living beyond our means"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979898302813389093) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-19T13:11Z 68K followers, XXX engagements


"Remember my warning last year RIGHT BEFORE the yen carry trade unwind spiked VIX to XX REMEMBER Yeah thats not now. 😉"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1976987484207956102) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-11T12:25Z 68K followers, 22.8K engagements


"So the US position is that China will bend. 🤨 BAAHAAHAAA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1978806698476175516) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-16T12:54Z 68K followers, 13.1K engagements


"Geoffrey Fouvry our Classical Economist for EDGE clients has been trading brilliantly this year. Long China plays (battery and critical materials) - before they took off on rare earth trade war scares. 😉 Short US consumer lending plays - before the sector tanked this month. Geoffrey is up XXX% YTD and the year isn't over🕺 Get the trade before it happens. Engage directly with Geoffrey for his dollar bond commodity research then get the exact trades before they get discovered and move"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979520267639464003) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-18T12:09Z 68K followers, 7885 engagements


"@Nebulou42212061 Trump should target taking Australia not Greenland. lol"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979900815037878389) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-19T13:21Z 68K followers, XX engagements


"Is the data center build out money well spent Is the trade war with China and rare earth ban well thought through What will it do to capital markets to have XX YRS of trade policies that benefited US hegemony world peace & globalization fully reverse Sunday Musings"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979915054741885418) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-19T14:18Z 68K followers, 6268 engagements


"Someday it will matter. #1 rare earth metal reserves: China"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1884779242774204606) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-01-30T01:42Z 68K followers, 24.8K engagements


"A few points: X. ASI - super artificial intelligence - exciting/scary stuff 🫥 X. China is way ahead of US & will keep it that way. X. My $BABA price target given clients early 2024 is fast approaching: If $XXX them $240"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1970691150181711901) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-09-24T03:25Z 68K followers, 14.2K engagements


"We are losing a Credit/Private Equity/CLO expert when we need him most 🥹 Geoffrey sums up well: "Every equity investor who has not survived a previous credit cycle believes that credit cycles do not exist or do not matter. As the credit cycle hits those are washed away and replaced by a new generation of Equity investors who believes that credit cycles do not exist or do not matter.🤷♂" @GraphCall"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1977093982682308822) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-11T19:28Z 68K followers, 46.4K engagements


"My point when I warned a few wks ago: CONSUMER LENDING SECTOR IS IN TROUBLE $BX $APO $KKR"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1977487616561041780) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-12T21:32Z 68K followers, 11.6K engagements


"The ZERO DOLLAR BOOK.🔥"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979012879777931303) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-17T02:33Z 68K followers, 62.9K engagements


"Consumer Lending Correction Has Begun $SOFI $CVNA $KRE $XLF $C I warned again Thursday morning consumer lending sector was rolling over before regional banks crashed. My client watchlist showed all XX were deep red by end of day & why I love running a LIVE trading room"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979233956680638631) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-17T17:12Z 68K followers, 8949 engagements


"US Rare Earth Dependency: Not priced in. Not even close. Not possible either Because we are run by idiots We already lost. The market just doesnt know it yet. Victorious warriors win first and then go to war while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win. Sun Tzu"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979392871686918589) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-18T03:43Z 68K followers, 55.2K engagements


"@silberschmelzer @RealJimChanos @UnicusResearch a bunch of thinks we do to finance $CVNA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979499012047720753) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-18T10:45Z 68K followers, XXX engagements


"This has become one of worst chart crimes on fintwit. It is result of traders arbitraging price gap in China between physical gold and futures buying cheaper gold on spot market and delivering it to exchanges warehouse where can be used to offset sales of futures. Not the amount of gold China is buying. @RichardTCasey"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979527402729386307) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-18T12:38Z 68K followers, 33.1K engagements


"He just said the quiet part out loud $ORCL #Ellison And no one will stop them because Oracle is part of the grift that is the promise of US exceptionalism and AI tech dominance. Privacy theft is a feature not a bug of Trumps policy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979550435632689663) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-18T14:09Z 68K followers, 20.1K engagements


"NOW DO US RARE EARTH/CRITICAL MINERALS 😉 Seriously we can't just pick on early stage AI/Space/DataCenter darlings. Other than Chamath-owned $MP there are scant mineral/metal/mining companies in US that have any sales or earnings. Potential is not reality. ZERO DOLLAR BOOK"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979564971244626032) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-18T15:07Z 68K followers, 11.5K engagements


"Powerful words from our Michael Howell the "Liquidity King": "US financial markets are showing signs of a tightening liquidity crisis and the Federal Reserves proposed solutions (i.e. possible end to QT) are insufficient risking a significant market downturn." @crossbordercap"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979579297124794806) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-18T16:04Z 68K followers, 59.5K engagements


""the Banks aren't lending to money consumers or businesses XX% of new loans since SVB have gone to NDFIs- therefore we are not creating new Deposits into the economy No wonder why we are running out of spendable liquidity" 🤯🗣🤕"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979643593448108177) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-18T20:19Z 68K followers, 8713 engagements


"AI bulls should take notice - but they probably wont. $RGTI is a symptom of a disease called EGOMANIA and the market is famous I say FAMOUS for keeping that in check. 😉 Can you blame the long list of CEOs selling #SoldToYou #InsiderSales"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979688622216683648) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-18T23:18Z 68K followers, 17.3K engagements


"Data centers Digging & Defense - lots of money needed but printing it will be inflationary and rates will rise as trade war with China (rare earth ban et al) spikes US unemployment unless AI productivity & US consumption & private investment offsets . before the round tripping & shadow banking credit crisis triggers the massive leverage unwind built from years of speculative excess & living beyond our means. Fingers & toes crossed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979898649652891942) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-19T13:13Z 68K followers, 18.1K engagements


"Spot on: Many wonder why countries almost never retaliate when the US imposes sanctions or export controls. The answer is simple: they can't. They lack the alternatives the technology the supply chains. China is the first country that systematically worked to eliminate every single pressure point with humongous efforts. It's not just helium: it's chips energy telecommunication pharmaceuticals etc. That's why the rare earth card can finally be played now. Not because China suddenly became aggressive but because they have developed the capabilities to say "no.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979909959983800421) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-19T13:58Z 68K followers, 64K engagements


"If true WATCH THE DOLLAR #Silver #India"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979957366868120050) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-19T17:06Z 68K followers, 30K engagements


"Golds Perfect Storm Is Here $GLD $BTCUSD $DXY Golds breakout is a macro story driven by fiscal dominance de-dollarization debasement inflation and global central bank demand and why Bitcoin isnt the hedge many think"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1979977358699348007) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-19T18:26Z 68K followers, 12.9K engagements


"Trump-Putin redraw Ukraines borders together in Hungary next month"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1980010290725945836) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-19T20:36Z 68K followers, 9108 engagements


"Again THIS IS THE MANHATTAN PROJECT XXX $BABA $NVDA #DeepSeek #AI WINNER TAKE ALL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1980106680223531078) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-20T02:59Z 68K followers, 17.4K engagements


"One of the largest ponzis on the planet - JAPAN -(buying its own bonds & equities while devaluing its currency so NDX can rally incessently) just authorized - read: FORCED - its 'nationalized' BANKS to support another ponzi (BITCOIN). And folks think this is bullish🙄 #DXY #UST"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1980308978572906984) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-20T16:23Z 68K followers, 15.5K engagements


"@Allen58028224 @thrashima QUIN from $BABA is far superior according to @GraphCall"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1980310143427572126) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-20T16:28Z 68K followers, XXX engagements


"Do People Factcheck ANYTHING Trump says In about a year from now well have so much critical mineral and rare earths that you wont know what to do with them. Trump today after meeting with Australia's PM. "Albanese said the deal represented an $XXX billion pipeline that we have ready to go.' Really define "ready" So why am I calling this out as largey unhelpful to US national defense in support of Trump's trade war with China (read: distraction lies for bulls to believe blindly) Australia lacks its own large-scale rare earth REFINING capacity a process where NINETY PERCENT of the world's"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1980313371816624561) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-20T16:41Z 68K followers, 22.3K engagements


"Why Gold Not Bitcoin Is The Real Hedge $GLD $BTCUSD $DXY Golds outperformance over stocks and Bitcoin past X years isnt a fluke. Its the result of a structural macro shift driven by China while Western crypto hype only delays the dollars decline"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1980318288333926582) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-20T17:00Z 68K followers, 8800 engagements


"Consensus bulls are BULLISH 👍🤷♀🤪 Earnings Ai Option flow seasonality peace why not. Nothing else priced in until macro event risk interrupts the bullish flow. #USD #10Y $USDJPY #TradeWar #War"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1980348727861866969) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-20T19:01Z 68K followers, 7742 engagements


"I wouldn't know 😉"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1980359685443305921) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-20T19:45Z 68K followers, 5225 engagements


"Tell me again. Is it credit drives equities or equities drive credit 🤔😉"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1980361330155745504) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-20T19:51Z 68K followers, 5400 engagements


"The study found that all told nearly XXX drugs used in the US depend on ingredients that are solely produced in China. Market show me you care. $XBI $IBB $XLV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1980416982760747319) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-20T23:32Z 68K followers, 4006 engagements


"How China won the trade war: Slowly then all at once"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1980429091565367473) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-21T00:21Z 68K followers, 5879 engagements


"Last Tues marked an intermediary top in these high-fliers. 😉What's next Just sent a client post: October XX 2025 Live Trading Room Market Recap & Trades "MARKET WRAP STRUCTURALLY CONTRIVED OPTION-DRIVEN RALLY" Upgrade to Pro in SS OR Join Us LIVE at"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SamanthaLaDuc/status/1980443972431417563) [@SamanthaLaDuc](/creator/x/SamanthaLaDuc) 2025-10-21T01:20Z 68K followers, 5145 engagements