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Show Notes — 2026-05-05 # Hunchline: The Morning Line — May 5, 2026 ## Episode Summary Markets closed mostly flat with crypto catching a bid. AMD dropped nearly 4%, Oracle surged nearly 12%, Bitcoin hit $81K, and kids are outsmarting age verification with drawn-on mustaches. Angola made the top 10 on Google. David Kessler has notes. --- ## Segment Notes ### The Board - S&P 500 (SPY): $718.01, -0.09% - NASDAQ (QQQ): $672.88, +0.77% - Russell 2000 (IWM): $277.88, -0.03% - Gold (GLD): $414.71, -2.11% - Oil (USO): $147.61, +0.35% - Bitcoin: $81,000, +2.75% - Ethereum: $2,379.19, +1.80% - Oracle: +11.71% (top S&P gainer) - Lowe's: -6.31% (biggest S&P loser) - Fed Funds Rate: 3.64% - 10Y-2Y Spread: +0.50% ### Daily Thread - [Kids draw mustaches to beat facial age checks](https://www.reddit.com/r/technology) — Reddit/technology - [Peter Thiel backs $1B ocean data centre](https://www.reddit.com/r/technology) — Reddit/technology - [Chinese courts rule against AI-replacement firings](https://www.reddit.com/r/Futurology) — Reddit/Futurology - [Mobile DRAM prices to double](https://androidheadlines.com) — AndroidHeadlines - [Alight securities fraud lawsuit forming](https://benzinga.com) — Benzinga - [WhatCable USB-C inspector app](https://news.ycombinator.com) — Hacker News ### Stonks + Crypto - AMD: $341.54, -3.65% - Oracle: +11.71% - Tesla: $392.51, +2.85% - Apple: $276.83, +2.02% - Microsoft: $413.62, +1.43% - Bitcoin dominance: 58.76% ### Sports + Prediction Board - Knicks 137, Sixers 98 - Timberwolves 104, Spurs 102 - Dodgers 8, Astros 3 - Yankees 12, Orioles 1 - White Sox 6, Angels 0 - **Today's odds:** Phillies -188 vs. Athletics; Red Sox -180 at Tigers; Cavs -152 at Pistons - **Prediction markets:** Russia-Ukraine ceasefire by May 31 (~5%), Strait of Hormuz normal by May (~2%) ### Google Trends (Top 10) 1. May 5 2. Coin stock (Coinbase) 3. Shop stock (Shopify) 4. NASA Artemis II photos 5. Casey Putsch 6. PayPal stock 7. Tony nominations 2026 8. Isaiah Rashad 9. ACL lineup 2026 10. Angola ### Conspiracy Corner - Lue Elizondo publicly names Amy Eskridge for the first time — says she told him she was on a target list and feared for her life - Yusuff Shakur's near-death experience sketch goes viral - New Orleans sea level study: researchers say relocation planning must begin now --- ## Contact **Email:** podcast@hunchline.io **Website:** hunchline.io --- *Hunchline is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Nothing here is investment, financial, or betting advice.*

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