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Maggie Lake discusses market disconnection from physical reality with Wall Street veteran Phil Dauber.

Joining Maggie Lake today on Talking Markets is Phil Dauber, Wall Street veteran and author of the Morning Musings Substack. Up for discussion: the complete dismissal of supply chain constraints and pricing shortages by markets, the dominance of systematic trading, and "the Trump put."For more from Phil: https://phildauber.substack.com/ Support us on Substack: https://themarkethouse.substack.com Connect with us on Twitter: https://x.com/the_markethouse Chapters: 00:00 – Is the Market Disconnected From Reality? 01:30 – Commodities vs Equities: The Growing Market Divide 03:00 – Semiconductor Rally Explained: Growth or Shortage Signal? 04:30 – Helium Shortage and the Hidden Risk in Tech Stocks 06:00 – Commodity Shock: Inflation and Demand Destruction Ahead 07:30 – Why Stocks Ignore Macro Risk: The Bull Case 08:10 – Passive Investing and Money Flows Driving Markets 09:30 – CTAs, Algos and Trigger-Based Trading Explained 11:00 – Insider Trading Fears and Loss of Market Trust 12:30 – Is the Market a “Frankenstein” Driven by Flows? 14:00 – Sector Rotation vs Real Economic Growth 16:00 – Why Investors Feel Paralyzed Right Now 18:00 – Commodity Crisis: Oil, Supply Chains and…

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