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Episode 25
Published 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Description
Show Notes — 2026-06-10
Markets pulled back hard on Wednesday with gold cratering nearly four percent, crypto bleeding across the board, and a former MI6 spy warning that Iran is actually ready for war — not posturing, ready. Meanwhile a Google employee allegedly made a million dollars on Polymarket using inside information, Trump promised alien disclosure, and Karen Stanwick filed a complaint before her segment even ended.
**In This Episode**
- **Iran War Risk** — Former MI6 spy Alastair Crooke says Iran has calculated the risk and decided the window for conflict is now; US is seeking uranium enrichment data through the IAEA
- **NATO Arms Halt** — A NATO country with a new eurosceptic prime minister halted arms shipments to Ukraine, cracking the coalition
- **Google Polymarket Insider** — A Google employee was charged with using non-public information to make $1 million betting on Polymarket
- **Zepp Health Wipeout** — Zepp Health down over twenty-seven percent; space stocks Redwire and others also taking heavy losses
- **Gold Selloff** — Gold dropped nearly four percent, a margin-call-level move signaling someone large is raising cash
- **AI Psychosis** — Tech subreddit reporting that CEOs have lost touch with reality inside the AI hype loop; Sam Altman walks back his jobs apocalypse prediction
- **Trump Alien Disclosure** — President Trump says the government will release information about extraterrestrials; alien subreddit explodes
- **California Age-Verification** — California exempts Linux from its OS-level age-verification law after major privacy backlash
- **Karen Stanwick Debuts** — The Traders' Wednesday character makes her debut: disciplined, complaint-ready, and deeply suspicious of Chad Brody
**Market Board**
- **S&P 500** — $734.07 (-0.70%)
- **NASDAQ** — $703.45 (-1.76%)
- **Bitcoin** — $61,578 (-2.07%)
- **Ethereum** — $1,635.46 (-2.19%)
- **Solana** — $64.15 (-3.53%)
- **Gold ETF** — $382.65 (-3.68%)
- **Zepp Health** — $4.50 (-27.18%)
- **Redwire Corporation** — $15.38 (-17.18%)
- **High Roller Technologies** — $7.60 (+16.74%)
**The Traders Leaderboard**
- **Brixton Rayne** — Debut week (Monday)
- **Grandpa Joe** — Debut week (Tuesday)
- **Karen Stanwick** — Debut week; bought Johnson and Johnson and Procter and Gamble; portfolio up slightly
- **Chad Brody** — Debut week (Thursday)
- **Tia Loca** — Debut week (Friday)
**Sports + Odds**
- **NHL — Stanley Cup Playoffs:** Carolina Hurricanes 5, Vegas Golden Knights 3
- **MLB:** Los Angeles Angels 10, Houston Astros 1
- **MLB:** Detroit Tigers 10, Minnesota Twins 4
- **MLB:** St. Louis Cardinals 7, New York Mets 0
- **MLB:** Los Angeles Dodgers 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
- **MLB:** Washington Nationals 6, San Francisco Giants 3
- **MLB:** Cincinnati Reds 5, San Diego Padres 3
- **Tonight — MLB:** Boston Red Sox (+124) at Tampa Bay Rays (-146)
- **Tonight — MLB:** New York Yankees (-104) at Cleveland Guardians (-112)
- **Tonight — NBA:** San Antonio Spurs (+110) at New York Knicks (-130)
- **World Cup:** Germany to win 2026 FIFA World Cup at five cents on the dollar
- **Prediction:** US-Iran peace deal by June 15 at four cents on the dollar
**Google Trends Watch**
- **#1 The Chicks** — Formerly Dixie Chicks; tour or new music announcement drove searches
- **#2 Dave Matthews** — Dave Matthews Band tour news driving searches
- **#3 Bryce Eldridge** — Giants top prospect getting attention after team's home loss
- **#4 Samad Taylor** — NFL wide receiver news from offseason moves
- **#5 Reds** — Cincinnati beat San Diego; fans searched post-win
- **#6 Rosario Tijeras 5** — Spanish-language telenovela premiere timing
- **#7 Dean Cain** — Superman actor's political comments went viral
- **#8 Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max** — Apple previewed new details; hype cycle in full effect
- **#9 Kyrie Irving** — Contract and future rumors with Dallas Mavericks circulating
- **#10 Giants Game** — San Francisco Giants lost at home to Washington Nationals
**Chapters**
00:00 — Intro
01:04 — T