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nanoraydx

This is the newest picture ever made

wicked-d00d

I would play final fantasy if these were the characters

wicked-d00d

Nothing personnel, kid

wicked-d00d

When you die you return to the planet???

Pshh, that has got to be the DUMBEST thing I have ever heard

commanderchr1st

isitfridayyet

Is It Friday Yet?

Yes

wicked-d00d

I would play final fantasy if these were the characters

wicked-d00d

Nothing personnel, kid

#ff7 #gamming

luckystar2025

(Konata strolls into the classroom, humming “Out of Touch.” She’s swaying her head side to side like it’s second nature.)

Kagami: (groaning) “Not again…”

Tsukasa: (cheerful) “It’s Thursday, so she has to sing it!”

Kagami: (exasperated) “She doesn’t have to, she just does. There’s no reason for this!”

Miyuki: (adjusts glasses, smiling politely) “Actually, there is a reason. It’s an internet phenomenon known as Out of Touch Thursday. It began as a meme around the Hall & Oates song ‘Out of Touch.’ People would listen to it or post about it every Thursday, and over time, it became a kind of tradition among online communities.”

Konata: (grins, finger guns) “See? It’s sacred. A holy ritual of the web.”

Kagami: (deadpan) “It's completely random.”

Konata: (singing louder, arms out dramatically) “Out of touch~”

Kagami: (slams desk) “OUT OF TOLERANCE!”

#alternate history

jeffhirsch

July Monthly Option Expiration: Weakest Friday, Modestly Better Following Week

July monthly option expiration has a reputation for producing choppy trading, and the historical data since 1990 largely supports that view. While expiration-related positioning by institutional investors and market makers can create elevated volatility, the impact has varied depending on whether investors focus on expiration day, the entire expiration week, or the week that follows.

Monthly expiration Friday has historically been the weakest period. DJIA and S&P 500 have each averaged a –0.35% decline on July monthly option expiration day, while NASDAQ has fared even worse with an average loss of –0.44%. All three indexes have finished lower roughly two-thirds of the time, suggesting traders might want to be prepared for some short-term weakness heading into expiration day.

Looking beyond Friday, the picture is generally more balanced. During July monthly option expiration week, DJIA has posted the strongest historical results, averaging a +0.38% gain with advances in 58.3% of all years since 1990. S&P 500 has been essentially flat (–0.04%), while NASDAQ has remained slightly negative (–0.13%), reflecting the technology sector’s tendency toward greater volatility.

The week after monthly expiration has historically improved modestly. DJIA has averaged a +0.15% gain, S&P 500 has added +0.09% on average, and even NASDAQ, despite a slightly negative average return (–0.17%), has actually advanced in 52.8% of the years reviewed. This suggests that although a handful of outsized declines weigh on the NASDAQ’s average, the market has more often than not found some stability after July monthly expiration.

July monthly option expiration can temporarily pressure the market, but any weakness has often proven short-lived as traders and investors quickly refocus on earnings season and broader market fundamentals.