A Judicial Coup

Right now, the main force standing between President Trump and his enactment of the policies he was voted into office to implement are leftwing federal judges. The thread below on X does a good job of capturing how irregular this is. Following that thread, we'll close with a brief trading update, in light of the current challenging market environment. 

...over the last few years since Covid: government, law enforcement, media, entertainment, academia, science, economics, etc. Everyone is wise to those tactics, and they will wise up to this one as well, but it buys the old Regime time to prepare more kinetic options. 2/

— Vagrant of Rhodes 🗡️🕯️ (@vagrantwires) March 19, 2025

If SCOTUS can't muster up the courage to step in and put these rogue "judges" in their place, according to the constitutional order which clearly demands it (very unlikely they will, considering Roberts is a snake and a coward), then Trump ignoring the judges is inevitable. 4/ pic.twitter.com/5biyMIw0IP

— Vagrant of Rhodes 🗡️🕯️ (@vagrantwires) March 19, 2025

Trump will not cow to these insane rulings at all, nor should he be given any pause by them. Run straight through this absurd farce. And it is a farce: judges citing musicals, foreign born judges, judges with financial ties to rulings, etc. all make a mockery of our system. 6/ pic.twitter.com/EoP3WLmFKU

— Vagrant of Rhodes 🗡️🕯️ (@vagrantwires) March 19, 2025

These rogue "judges" (i.e., leftist activists and old Regime card-carrying members who have been activated like MK-Ultra subjects) have tried to usurp power well beyond their constitutional purview for nefarious purposes, including protecting their own revenue streams. 8/

— Vagrant of Rhodes 🗡️🕯️ (@vagrantwires) March 19, 2025

Trump must fully ignore these rulings. But he should also put these judges in jail (or deport) for their corruption, of which there are many to find through simple Google searches. But given this is their last ditch "internal" effort we should be ready for "external" tactics. 10/

— Vagrant of Rhodes 🗡️🕯️ (@vagrantwires) March 19, 2025

Miller has been spot on through all of this. He knows what's going on and what this means. We stand at a fork in the road: the judiciary either controls everything, or is put back in its proper constitutional place.https://t.co/aA1eacGN0k

— Vagrant of Rhodes 🗡️🕯️ (@vagrantwires) March 19, 2025

In summary:https://t.co/0PKAl2yJRY

— Vagrant of Rhodes 🗡️🕯️ (@vagrantwires) March 19, 2025

https://t.co/7VPfv4O8Lk

— Vagrant of Rhodes 🗡️🕯️ (@vagrantwires) March 19, 2025

Let's hope the Trump administration has game planned for this scenario. In the meantime, a brief note about the current market environment. 

Trading A Tough Market 

It's been another challenging week in the market, but so far we have managed to have several successful trade exits: 

1. Calls on Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME 3.73%↑). Bought for $2.15 on 10/1/2024; sold for $3 on 3/18/2025. Profit: 39.5%.

2. Calls on Robinhood Markets (HOOD 5.26%↑), $40.5 strike. Bought for $1.50 on 3/12/2025; sold for $2.10 on 3/19/2025. Profit: 40%.

3. Call spread on QIFU Technologies ( QFIN 1.15%↑). Entered at a net debit of $1.60 on 2/28/2025; exited at a net credit of $4.10 on 3/17/2025. Profit: 156%.

4. Calls on FUTU Holdings (FUTU 3.08%↑). Bought for $2.15 on 3/17/2025; sold (half) for $6 on 3/18/2025. Profit: 179%.

5. Calls on Robinhood Markets (HOOD 6.70%↑). Bought for $1.32 on 3/13/2025; sold (half) for $4 on 3/17/2025. Profit: 203%.

We have a few other trades we haven't exited yet, and at least a couple of those are likely to expire worthless tomorrow, but overall, we've picked our spots fairly well. We have another trade teed up for today; if you'd like a heads up when we place it, feel free to subscribe to our trading Substack/occasional email list below.  

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