Ominous: Thousands of US Marines are slated to arrive in the Middle East on Friday
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In the lead-up to the war in Iran, there were all kinds of conflicting signals about what was coming. It was confusing and much of it was designed to misdirect. Evidently it worked as Iran's leaders met to discuss negotiations and the US/Israel used that to kill them.When I look back at the signs, the giveaway that a…
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In the lead-up to the war in Iran, there were all kinds of conflicting signals about what was coming. It was confusing and much of it was designed to misdirect. Evidently it worked as Iran's leaders met to discuss negotiations and the US/Israel used that to kill them.When I look back at the signs, the giveaway that a… In the lead-up to the war in Iran, there were all kinds of conflicting signals about what was coming. It was confusing and much of it was designed to misdirect. In the lead-up to the war in Iran, there were all kinds of conflicting signals about what was coming. It was confusing and much of it was designed to misdirect. Evidently it worked as Iran's leaders met to discuss negotiations and the US/Israel used that to kill them. When I look back at the signs, the giveaway that a war was coming was the relentless and obvious build up of… For traders, the practical value is less about the headline alone and more about how it changes context, sentiment and the quality of the next decision. Watch follow-through, not just the first reaction: liquidity, volatility and confirmation across related assets usually tell the real story.
