Fear and Loathing in the Post-Market Wasteland: June 18, 2025
Dispatches from The Last Sane Bastard in This Casino
It’s 8:44 PM from the undisclosed fortified compound, you deranged warriors of the trading pit, and what a colossal dud this day turned into! Everything was green and jiggy pre-Fed press conference, a fleeting mirage of hope—then Powell smashed the Bullwinkle punchbowl like a deranged clown. Here’s where we landed, you trembling bastards: Dow -44.10, SPX -2.39, NDX -1.37, and that VIX is still leg-humping at 20.14, a leering ghoul in the shadows. Smell the fear, Skippy—this market’s a ghost town!
BTC’s clinging to after-hours life at $105,042.75, but don’t get cozy—it’s shackled tight in that 104K–105K resistance trap, with no escape in sight. My “short-termish” targets stand firm: upside to $116,313.22, downside to $98,504.80. Craving my 2025 BTC prophecies? Choke down Beavis, Butthead, and Bitcoin: A Gonzo Ride to $236,887 or Bust—a psychotic sprint through the crypto jungle!
Tonight, I’m scraping the barrel for venom—unless Drumpf bombs Iran back to sand and rubble, leaving goats as the only survivors, giving China and Russia the perfect excuse to nuke us into a desolate wilderness beyond where Jesus lost his sandals. In that apocalypse, Bitcoin might reign, but there’ll be no one left to hoard it!
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