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The only thing that is green is spot volatilics, the semis and the healthcare sector, the XLV.  You've got the gold trading out at 2035, that's off 18 bucks, Silver's down 36 cents, trading out at 2043. Lights recruiters off 50 cents at 7178, natural gas down at penny at 206. 30-year treasury's printed out at 1202, that's off nearly two full points out there. Leading to charge, dollar-wise to the upside. We've got super micro computer of 46 bucks, 8% elioly, 40 bucks, 6% Idex Labs, 31 bucks, 6% ambidea, 21 bucks, 3% ST Lauder, 18 bucks, a 13% move there. The shakers to the downside is led by air products and chemicals off 39 bucks, a 15% move there. 3% for deckers outdoor, $29, QALIS is off 20 bucks, 10% in Humana, 16 bucks, 4.5% in Regenerent, 13 bucks. That's about a 1.5% move to the downside. Of course, I want to look at what you want to look at. What do you want to look at? Let's go begin our day by taking a look at the equity future contracts. Let's do it a couple different ways. Here's the daily equity future contracts that we're looking at. Well, we can see out here the ESMini on Friday negated a roadsman to indicator top. Needs another bearish reversal candle at the moment. It's a bearish sash candle. I have no idea what the candle will look like at day's end. If it's not a bearish reversal candle, it price remains above the top of that profile. That is support right now, $49.39. That's even active as support this morning. We've gotten down to $49.37.75. Closed below, getting back inside that profile would then open up the other profile areas and that's at $48.84 to $49.02. The end queue still retains its roadsman to indicator top. Has not taken out, what I mean taken out, close above $17.793.50. That's the roadsman to indicator top signal. That's a bearish shooting star. Get it closed above that. We had higher. Right now, prices back inside its profile levels are closed today below $17.683. Could bring the $17.351 to $17.462 area into play. In the case of the Dow, the Dow on Friday negated a TD-9 count top, negated a roadsman to indicator top, a bearish reversal candle today. Right now, you have a bearish sash candle as well. Would then go ahead and confirm another roadsman to indicator top. Price remains above the top of its daily profile. That would be the level of support on a downside move, $38.050. In the case of the Russell 2000, it looks like it wants to go target. It's lows from 2024 so far, the lows. That's at $19.0480, prices trading inside that swing point. That swing point we take a look at a daily timeframe is a swing point from January 17. So that's what's going on. We take a look at the daily equity future contracts priced in US dollars. We take a look at what's going on around the globe. We'll see where the new all-time high today, the ESMini priced in euros. New all-time high today, ESMini priced in pounds. Not so much in Yen just yet. Yen has made a new all-time high priced for the NQ today. Same thing with British Pounds, same thing with the Euro out there. So that is awfully strong. In the case of the Dow, new all-time high today in terms of euros. In case of British Pounds out there, close but no cigar in terms of Yen. The point of showing you this chart is that traders in those countries, they're thinking bulls out here. You are new all-time highs and they are loving it. So you've got a global flow of capital that's concentrating here in the US that ought to make any declines somewhat limited. Doesn't mean we can't get normal declines out there. But what we're competing against, you've got really two currents out here. You've got the US current that says, hey, I want to come in the shore. And then you've got the international current that says, hey, we like swimming out to another island out there. That's what their intent is, at least as of this morning. Let's go take a look at the weekly time frame. In fact, to do that, let's go switch panels out here. Let's go over to the white set of charts. We'll have both the daily and the weekly up there. Sometimes that can give us a better overall view of what we're looking at. That's not the chart that you have up on the screen just yet, but you'll have that here momentarily. And that is daily and weekly. So you can see on the weekly charts, that's a bottom panel out there. We don't have any kind of tops really anywhere, forgetting about the Russell 2000. I'm really focused on the ESNQ and the Dow. If you take a look at that bottom panel, it negated a TD9 count pattern. Weeks ago, we're above profile, above the green asset and change line. It simply is bullish. The same thing is true with regard to the NQ, although it almost looks like a shooting star. Not too much of a wick at the bottom. So it remains bullish. It's above all profile levels, above that green asset and change. Now, on any pullbacks out here, those weekly asset and change lines become the real downside price target. That's assuming there's no daily profile levels below where we're trading out there. So that's not what's in play as we speak just yet, but there are levels to watch on a move low. If we take a look at the Dow, the Dow also no topping patterns, no topping signals out there. It's level of sport. I think we've covered it on the weekly basis. We're at about 38, 113 out there. So the weekly charts for the ESNQ and the Dow are just simply strong, very bullish signals out there. Each of those are in a breakout, bullish, bold, bullish, bullish, bold. That's pretty smart. How about a bullish mode signal out there pattern? All right. So we've got that. What else do we want to take a look at before we go to break? What's to take a look at the other side of the market? Let's look at the bearish side, if you will. The bearish side of the market or maybe from the daily timeframe. I set a charts out here. We go take a look at that. Advanced decline oscillator for the New York Stock Exchange. Turns out we're getting very close to the oversold level. We were not too far from this level back here. We saw that nice bottom back on January 17th. And you get to oversold with that indicator. It gets below minus 150 or minus 137 as we speak right now. So further flush in the markets to the downside ought to get that into oversold conditions out there. That's kind of interesting. Just what we're looking at is really a one day pullback as we speak right now. But nonetheless, that's something to be paying attention to. But as we speak right now, it is sellers that have control of the market with that indicator. The same is said about the VIX index here. The VIX right now trade them up is 50 day exponential moving average. That's a lower left hand chart that you're looking at. The spot VIX moving average 50 days at 1366. We're printing right now at 1425. That says that sellers also have the upper hand here. Steve Rhodes with TFNN. We'll be right back. 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I was able to get out and play my first round of golf in 2024. I've been dealing with a real bad back problem. I fell when I was in Japan and just really, really torqued it. And it's been a struggle to get it back to normal out there. And then yesterday, kind of like things fell apart for about three hours and then it turned out to be beautiful again. So crazy weather out there. But let's go take a look at our first request, folks. That's from Duncan Steve inside the Tiger's Den. Let's take a look at Marvell. MRVL is the ticker symbol out there. And we take a look at it. There is an A to B equal CD to the downside pattern. Now the one-to-one price projection for you on Marvell. Not too far away from where we're trading. 6501, we're at 6618 out there. You can see that bar number eight is also forming today, Steve. So what is needed here? There's a couple of things that are needed. First of all, bar number eight is really going to complete. Bar number nine, in order for it to complete tomorrow, needs to be a close below the close of bar number five. That would be at 6770. But what it also needs tomorrow or the next day is a spike below the low from February the 1st. And that February the 1st low is 6551. If you were to get that, then you could see a TD9 count bottom pattern formed between today. You've got to get those things take place first though. That's part of the formula. Then you could see a bottom unfold between today and Wednesday out there. So you want to look for that. Now that one-to-one price projection is 6501. If price gets down there, there's no reason to think that it won't. By the way, this A to B equals CD pattern. That B point, Steve, was not passed with volume. The B point out here I think was 14 million shares. When that was passed, it was passed with 10 million shares. The next day was 11 million shares. The next day was 11 million shares. Today so far it's two million shares. So it has been passed with volume. That's a net positive, but you still need some type of pattern to form out here. If you're looking for some type of buy entry signal out there, so short of that, I would just be patient out here. If you get to that A to B equals CD pattern without a TD9 count, then you're looking for a bullish reversal counter to confirm that bottom. We take a look at the weekly timeframe chart. Roadsman to indicator top price right now might be C or should seek out support. There's two levels of support on the weekly timeframe, Steve. Those are at 63.21. That's the top of its new weekly profile out there. The fact that that profile formed below price is a bullish message. And above that, you got the A to B change line currently printed at 64.22. The monthly timeframe chart last month ran right up into resistance at its TD9 count breakdown there at 73 bucks, but you're trading above its green A to B change line and the top of its profile. It's really signaling to you and I. It really wants to try to bust out above that $73 area. But first things first, you got price below profile levels on the daily and A to B equals CD pattern on the downside and confirmed top on the weekly chart. So you're looking for price to get back to support or form a daily bottom pattern out there. Steve, oh, that is what I see when I take a look at Marvell. Hope that helps you out. You also had a twofer wanted to take a look at the SMHs out there. The SMHs, you're trading above Friday's high. That's a bullish signal. And on a daily basis, price is trading with inside its daily profile. It's a bullish structured profile. Price should go target that 19590 area. That's the top of the daily profile. I do not show a, well, I take it back. I see a sell the D point pattern that had formed out here. That formed back on the trading day of January the 26th out there. That pattern has now been negated because that gap has been closed or appears that's going to be closed as we speak today on a weekly timeframe. SMHs are bullish. They're above profile levels. They don't have a topping, a confirmed top or anything. They're above the green ossiter and change line. Things look very good here. And on a monthly chart for the SMHs, they look very bullish as well. They negated a TD9 count top a couple of months ago. So everything looks good there. You've got a confirmed sell the D point on the daily timeframe. However, that's being negated today. So no more topping pattern here on the daily chart. And what we do have is a consolidation with inside his profile. So Duncan, I hope that helped you out with the SMHs as well. Let's go to our first caller. It is Ron in Denver, Colorado. Ron, thanks for calling. Thanks for holding. How are you today? Great. Great, Steve. Thank you for taking the time. My pleasure. I bought about 5,000 shares of GRRR Gorilla Technologies a couple weeks ago at around 51 cents. This morning they brought out some very super numbers. Their revenue has exploded. Earnings before taxes jumped up. I just wondered, at what point do I start bleeding off some shares? Good question. So at the moment right now, Ron is singing a dance in the happy dance out there. It said quite a move today with some big volume behind it. So it's gone from the start of the day or it got down to low 61 pennies, open to 62 right now trading at 98 cents. That's a big percentage move, isn't it? Yes it is. Of course in July or no April or so it went up to six bucks and came straight back down. Yes. So I don't know what this maybe if this was a reverse merger or something because they actually show a high of $51. No, I think it was just numbers. They came out with super numbers. They did some successful data collection using AI with the police department in London. They've had some real good success in London and Egypt and their numbers came out really nice and they've got a 76% profit margin. Well, that's a beautiful trend. I don't know, we'll see. But I just wondered what target would be the first place that people want to bleed off some? Yeah, so that's a really great question. What I'm going to have to say so it's got a nice bottom out here. This bottom was a nice TD9 count Rosamund Dominicator. I even see a wave number seven bottom. So it got all of them. And today right now this thing has crushed through a couple of different TD9 count breakdown levels. So we'd love to see this day above 85 cents today. Assuming that it does, I don't see any reason why it shouldn't. The next area of real congestion that you get to is the day of September 20th. And on September 20th this gap down was 6.5 million shares. Now you're up with 45 million shares today. But that's really the first area of resistance out here. What was the price of that date? Well, so the range would be from here. The high, then being the high of that day was a buck 23. And the low of the prior day was a buck 41. So that's really kind of a potential turbulent zone. In other words, Ron, maybe you haven't been there. I've been there. You know, where you buy on, let's say in this case here, you had people buying on September 19th, the very next day it gaps down with some pretty decent volume out there. And those people were trapped. And as that thing got down to, you know, 40 cents or what have you, those folks were saying, shoot, if it ever gets back here, I just want my cash back. And that's why that becomes a potential zone. I've been on that tune many times. Yeah, so not necessarily where you would want to exit. Because this thing's got a nice bottom on a weekly basis. If this can close the week above 81 cents, the weekly signal is telling you that you've got a real nice change in trend. So, you know, I guess my question, if I did, if I asked it already and I forgot the answer, I apologize. But when you got into this trade, what was the intent? I was waiting for some very good news because I thought what the company's doing, I really think they've got a chance to make a mark. It's so international in what they're doing. I just, I thought I had a chance to come back around two bucks. Okay, if you have any hesitation, I'm going to give you the best trade advice that Tom O'Brien could give you.  Ride Sally Ride. Ron, congratulations on this trade out there. And I'll look forward to seeing you again. All right. Gold report. As a precious metal, gold is still king. It continues to hold the most effective safe haven and hedging properties across the global major trading hubs of the London OTC market, the US futures market, and the Shanghai Gold Exchange. The gold report. 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At some point in time to get your principal back off of that trade and just let something ride, especially when you've got some confidence inside the company and the technicals are supporting that idea as well with regard to what shareholders are thinking. So I do hope that that helped you out, Ron. Let's go to our next question out here. This is coming in from Dan inside the Tiger's Den. Wants to take a look at some of VFC that is VF Corp out there. So on a daily timeframe, I'm going to switch charts. I'm going to take a look at the daily timeframe. I'm going to switch screens, what I should say. I see an A to B equals CD to the downside. Looks like maybe 1 to 2, 1 to 1.618. It was this bullish hammer candle back here on the trading day of January 18th that confirmed that pattern. Price then rallies from there. It's above, trading above all kinds of resistance. Profile resistance, I should say. Had been above, it's also done changed. But right now it's below it. And you start closing below red also to change line. That tells you market conditions and price offsetter below zero. It opens up the door for potentially getting to 1564. So here's how I would say on the daily timeframe chart. As long as price remains below that red offsetter and change line, 1564 is a potential door for price to go target. I say potential because what I want to do, and you can put this on your chart too, Dan, and you probably already have it on your chart. We'll also go change the screens out here. And that's going to be the rising and falling trend line. So just clear rising and falling trend lines that price is trading within. So not only is that 1564 level, it could be just a tad lower than that with regard to that rising trend line. So that's what I see with regard to the daily timeframe. If we look at the weekly timeframe, it looks like you just have a good old fashion consolidation. No, I take that back. It's trading below the bottom of its bullish structured weekly profile. That bullish structured weekly profile supported at 1721. So that says 1551 may be the target. So then we've got rising price channel. You've got 1564 as a profile level and 1551 on the weekly as an oscillator and change line. And on a monthly timeframe, price made a move to where it would find, where a counter trend rally would end, Dan. And let me just expand out the chart and explain that. So if we take a look at VFC, VFC was trading below the bottom of its bullish structured monthly profile for two consecutive months. Those were October and November of 2023. Then in December of 2023, we get a nice little rally here. Where's that rally run into resistance? The center of that bullish structured profile. The center level is where you typically find, if it's only a counter trend move, where you find those moves will end. In fact, that's what's taking place here thus far. And we've seen price pull back. And you are below the bottom of that profile as well, the monthly profile. So that's what's taking place in the game. It looks more likely than not, VFC wants to trade lower before it finds that next potential level of sport. The rising trend. I've seen the chart. Oh, shoot. I thought that I had the blackwood. So you see those rising trend lines. Okay. Sorry about that. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Let me move back over here to the white. Let me expand this out. That's the end. Oops. On the second year. Pull this back. You can really see it right now. You can see that bullish structured profile. That bullish structured buy zone was in 1852 to 2027 level. And right here in the month of December, price gets right up there and it starts pulling back out here. So I would and we're trading below profile level. So the monthly, the weekly and the daily at this moment in time, 1134 the fifth out there is suggesting lower price. So that's what I see. We take a look at those VFC charts. Hope that helps you out. Phil wants to take both Goldilocks and Silver. So to do that actually, and hopefully I remember to do this, I'm going to switch screens again though. And so just so you can see the rising and falling trend lines, both Gold and Silver have them. They're not going to be on this chart, but they will be on my market update charts. We'll just simply expand those aren't here. You can take a look at the daily timeframe for Gold. You can draw these trend lines in yourself. I'd suggest you draw these trend lines in. Will Gold hold here? I do not know. But I just want to first make sure that everybody understands Gold is trading into potential support while the U.S. dollar is targeting potential resistance up at 104.66. In the case of Silver, Silver is trading into profile support and that's down at the 22.37 level. And if Silver closes below that or moves below that, what we have here is rising potential rising trend line support. So the first thing is this system, my eSignal system, I've got an automated tool that picks up those trend lines, makes things easy, peasy for Stevie. I don't have a similar tool like that for my trader charts out there. And then we give us different pieces of information. So on the daily timeframe now is we take a look at those white background charts. You already saw the black background. We're trading below profile support, but again running into trend line area. In fact, the trend line fails to hold the support. The question should be, where is price headed to? I would say it's headed to 2001-30. That's the daily timeframe. Weekly chart would say it's headed to 2003-10. And that remains in effect as long as price remains about 20-58 out there. So that's what I see when I take a look at the daily and the weekly charts. On a short-term basis, 30-minute timeframe chart has a roadsman to indicator bottom. Price was stretched to the downside, and the reversal candle price right now is trading above the top of its profile. This is a 30-minute timeframe that we're looking at. It's only 11-36. But a 12-noon close above 20-37-70 would suggest at least getting back to its recent highs up in the 20-44-50 level out there. Did I change screens? I did. Oh, good. Stevie did that. At least I got that one out of my system. So we know that we saw Gold fill with the trendline support. Got a 30-minute chart that's also found a bottom at the same time, but that was unfolding here. So continue to watch that 30-minute timeframe chart for additional signal information out there. I hope that that helps you with regard to Goldilocks. Now let's go take a look at Hi-Ho Silver. If we take a look at Hi-Ho Silver out there, we can see we already talked about profile support where it's at right now. Trendline support, which is now just a bit lower. The weekly chart says, hey, I'd like to go back 2163. Monthly chart, we don't have a data for the March contract in order to generate any kind of profile information, so that's not really assisting us at this stage of the game. Let's go take a look at an intraday chart for Silver as well. And here we take a look at the 30-minute timeframe chart fill. What we don't have is that confirmed bottom. We have that with regard to the most reversal candle inside of Gold. We don't have a similar candle formation inside of Silver. Price right now is trading below that red oscillator change line and the 30-minute timeframe. That oscillator change line is currently printing at 2238. So close at 12 noon below. That's going to suggest you go test the morning lows. And of course we know that below the morning lows is that rising trendline support. That's what I see when I take a look at Gold and Silver out there. Of course we probably have to take a look at the U.S. dollar index to kind of get a feel for what's going on there. 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Distributor and head fund services LLC This program is brought to you by Vista Gold Traded on the NYSE American and TSX under the symbol VGZ If you're interested in the Q right now would love some more so if you're inside the Tigers in please feel free to add a few or give me a call at<PHONE_NUMBER> you may even be able to get an email in if you can squeeze one in Steve at tflan.com But right now we're taking a look at the charts here for giga cloud technology this is for 777 Jack out there either loves James Bond or playing that one-armed bandit out there perhaps it's both but if we take a look at giga cloud what do we know it's got a daily TD9 count top it confirmed that pattern and a Roadsman Dominicator top that confirmed that back in the early part of January on the 10th now that high it's also got a wave number 7 top that high is going to be your real key level of course Jack you didn't need me to tell you that that high out there but I am telling you that that high is at 2645 volume there you've got 7.9 million shares in the daily time frame today you're up with 1.5 a couple hours of trading so you're moving up with lighter volume nonetheless that's your top you close above that high again that high is 2645 giga cloud we'll start heading further to the clouds but right now you've got a daily top you do not have a daily top on the weekly time frame the weekly time frame negated its TD9 count top it did that a couple of months ago back in or a couple weeks ago back on January the 26th we look at the monthly time frame chart TD9 count top completes this month we're going to go ahead and switch screens out there so as that is taking place out here and this is kind of interesting those of you that are fans of Larry which basically should include everybody Larry would be looking at this chart and saying what look at that bounce now I don't have any idea that this trade up to 62 bucks at some point in time during the month of August out there was this a reverse merger and you know I'm assuming right now that was real trading out there of course that's a stinker somebody bought this at 62 bucks and this thing got down to $4.14 but if we go from the high to the low what you'll see on that monthly time frame at the same time that we are getting a TD9 count on the monthly you're up at that .382 retracement level usually it's a floor it's a floor on the elevator where people would get off of that train now of course they've done that on the daily time frame chart so you have seen a bit of a of that move lower but let's come back to the white background screens out here and see if there's anything else that I can assist you with and I'd love to say yes so you got to your trade look it's I would say that the high that TD9 account high is very likely to get tagged even with lighter volume and the reason is because what we're taking a look at is prices above its green oscillator and the top of its daily profile those are bullish conditions they got bullish on the daily bullish on the weekly they're still bullish on the monthly chart except you're getting up to you've got a couple different types of topping patterns out there so I hope that that helps you out Jack and thanks so much for the request I'm not sure if this was a request or not it might have just been a question beside the dead but Stevie's going to take it and that's a take look at ticker symbol CBM and the question was is this going to 308 and then 322 so I wanted to be able to share with that individual don't recall who it is I just wrote it down that you've got your resistance level at the top of its daily profile which was tested and rejected this morning and that's up at 296 now you've got new support which is the bottom of the profile at $2 and 62 cents so watch those two areas a close above 296 is going to suggest you get back to the you get back to test its highs now there is an A to B equal CD pattern the B point out here is from a trading day of November 15th 644,000 shares that were that were traded that day it was passed on December 26 December 26 it passes it with a B point I pass it with volume that's this candle right here out here and so you've got a confirmed A to B equal CD pattern the upside that confirmed price projection is four bucks even Steven that's the one to one that's the initial price projection level out there however we take a look at the weekly time frame chart we can see that sell side corp is struggling to clear its TD 9 count breakdown level that's at 299 and even if it does that what we've got is resistance on a weekly TD 9 count so in order for this to truly get its momentum to the upside you need to see a weekly close above the level of $3.23 but we can say here daily we're up at resistance 296 weekly we're up at resistance 299 those are areas you're looking for it to clear and if it does clear those areas then we're back up towards those those highs if it can close above that weekly TD 9 count then that A to B equal CD to $4 is likely in the cards out there so whoever requested that I hope that that assisted you with regard to at least knowing where those profile levels and other resistance points are at if I didn't see earlier can we take a look at Alcoa absolutely I did not see it so thank you very much for the for the follow up on that and can you check out Coa Alcoa is down today it is down today what it's doing is testing a key level of support and that's the bottom of that bullish structure daily profile so as we open up that chart we can see that the buy zone for Alcoa is between 2693 and 2751 out there what price needs to do now trading into a swing point the potential B point of an A to B equal CD to the downside that's from the trading day of January 19 6 million shares traded hands that day so far we are down with 3.7 this has got the volume as opposed to that area however the buyers are lined up those buyers they are lined up between the price point of 2635 and 2693 you close below that 2635 level that's going to generate an A to B equal CD to the downside with or without volume out there and then you've got the next level of support would be down at 2389 the weekly chart for Alcoa if you close below this red oscillator change line likely pulling back into its buy zone the buy zone between 2492 and 2605 if we take a look at the monthly time frame chart you've got a nice td9 account bottom price also pulling back to its buy zone and that's between 2458 and 26 hold on sorry about that it's between 2458 and 2761 so that's what I see when I take a look at Alcoa it's trading back into support if I break those support levels we could be looking at a further move lower let's go out to Philly and speak with John John thanks for calling thanks for holding how are you today Steve I'm doing very well thanks for taking the call and appreciate your help I want to ask you about soybean futures specifically Steve I wanted to ask if you could help me now and in the next days and weeks please with the new crop soybean futures that ticker symbol is Zebra Sammy X-ray 4 ZSX4 yeah Steve just to let you know here I've spoke long enough to know that this time of year coming into late winter as South American harvests are just getting under way and we're in advance of U.S. planting season if a crop futures contract is in a bear market making lower lows I'm always in those instances doing bottom probing buys and such as the case with this contract I'd like to ask if you could tell me the details of your work on this and ask you a personal favor and that is to track this in the coming days and weeks to see if in fact we do carve out a bear market bottom perfect okay I'll be happy to do that we're going to the break here I'm happy to go through the charts I don't know if you're going to hang up or stay on remember soybeans contract well I'll keep an eye on it for you as well over the coming week and we'll reference it during the show so folks stay tuned 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difference today tfnn educating investors welcome back folks we got the November bean contracts up on my screen out here we see we take a look at the weekly time frame that you had a TD9 account bottom pattern complete last week so good reasoning for John to be probing and looking for a bottom out there now if this week price close below that level that level the low of last week was done at 11.75 that will negate that signal and suggest we have lower price out there so but right now we've got a bottom pattern on the weekly time frame so what's beautiful about that is you have a rogment of indicators and on Friday what price did was negated a rogment of indicator signal and a by the D point pattern when price close below the bottom or the low of the bullish and golfing pattern out there that was down 11.73 and a quarter it still has a rogment of indicator signal present so if you get another bullish reversal candle that would then tie into the weekly chart that has a bottom and you have a bottom pattern there now I'm going to switch over to the intraday charts because the intraday charts do not have a weekly time frame chart up there so I want to be able to show you this now we take a look at the intraday charts when you're back towards an area where there's a bottom you look to the intraday charts for other bottom signals John turns out that on the five hour time frame chart you have a TD9 account a rogment of indicator bottom right now price is taking on resistance that's that oscillator and change line that's currently printed out here at the 11.75 level you clear that are you likely going to rally towards 11.92 out there is trying to complete a bullish reversal candle this candle isn't complete till another four minutes from now but it looks like you're going to have a bullish piercing candle again that oscillator and change line and profile levels becoming your resistance areas you're getting a turn a confirmed rogment of indicator bottom on the two hour time frame chart you have the pattern on the 60-minute chart but not a confirm oh I take that back you do have a confirmed bottom there as well we don't on the 30 we do on the 15 and now you've got this little TD9 account top on the 10-minute time frame chart out here and price is testing a level of support so this is great this is live you get to watch this if price holds a support level and that support levels 11.71 65 you might be getting your signal as we speak right now none less and of course you would expect this you've got battles up top that oscillator and change line profile levels but if you're asking weekly charts got the nice bottom pattern and you've got everything you looking for on those intraday charts to at least continue to probe to the pull of side folks stay tuned for all the great programming I'll see you tomorrow on terrific Tuesday have a magical Monday and thanks so much for your help take care


With the rise in popularity of interest groups and political action committees or PACS, a lot of criticism was directed their way in the early 1970s. Seeing new rules were needed to keep the playing field level, Congress enacted considerable campaign finance reform legislation in 1971, 74, and 76. These early federal election campaign acts took the first step in controlling the influence of interest groups by limiting individual donations to candidates to $1,000. They also limited contributions to PACS to $5,000. In addition, PACS may only donate $5,000 to individual candidates. These acts however did not limit what became known as soft money. Soft money is donations given to political parties for general use. This loophole allowed the parties to accept unlimited donations and then distribute the money to the candidates as they saw fit. In 2002, Congress closed the soft money loophole with the McCain-Feingold Act. After one of the closest elections in our nation's history, there's only one thing the American people are unanimous about. They want their government back. We can do that by ridding politics of large unregulated contributions that give special interests a seat at the table. While average Americans are stuck in the back of the room, the Senate needs to act early on campaign finance reform. Senator John McCain, 2001 The McCain-Feingold Act prohibited raising soft money at the federal level. It also set limits on the use of soft money by political parties at the state level and increased the maximum individual contribution from $1,000 to $2,000. Prior to McCain-Feingold, one particular Supreme Court case had a dramatic effect on PACS and campaign financing. In the 1976 Buckley v. Vallejo decision, it was determined that the First Amendment guaranteed PACS to have the right to spend money indirectly to support a candidate. For example, a PAC could create an advertisement for a candidate without it counting toward their campaign donation limit. The Federal Election Commission, or FEC, is the agency set up specifically to oversee campaign finance. Created in 1974, it is an independent agency of the executive branch and is comprised of six members appointed by the president with Senate confirmation. The FEC places limits on campaign contributions and expenditures. It also requires political parties and campaign committees to report campaign finance data on a timely basis. The FEC mandates that any contribution of more than $5,000 must be reported within 48 hours of receipt. In addition, the FEC provides public funds to be used in presidential campaigns. However, if a candidate accepts any FEC funding, he or she may not spend more than a subsidy and may not accept funds from any other source. Minor party candidates can qualify for this funding if they are listed on the ballot and polled at least 5% of the vote in the previous election. Ross Perot received $29.2 million from the FEC to finance his reform party candidacy in 1996. There are very few requirements to meet in order to be eligible to run for president, the Senate or the House of Representatives. But to run a successful campaign, a candidate has to do a lot more than merely collect signatures, place his or her name on the ballot, and wait for election day. Candidates have to inform voters about their positions on issues and convince the voting public of his or her strength of character. To communicate these things is a costly venture. Very costly. During the 2000 presidential election, nearly $1.5 billion was spent in campaign funds, a sharp increase from previous campaign periods. The average Senate campaign in 2000 cost $7 million, and the average House campaign required $800,000 in funds. Nothing illustrates what afflicts our democracy so well as this. 94% of candidates who spend the most money win. Former U.S. Senator Dale Bumpers. Outspending an opponent certainly increases a candidate's chances at the polls, but it does not guarantee a victory. One of the reasons elections cost so much is that candidates must build a campaign organization to help them reach their goal. They also have to create campaign exposure. This can be done in several ways. They can travel to meet with and speak to voters face to face. They can also create communication materials such as signs, flyers, letters, and media advertising. Because running for office costs so much, few candidates can afford to bankroll their campaign. So one of the greatest tasks for their campaign organization is fundraising, and a variety of tactics are used. One of the simplest and most effective is sending direct mail advertising to people who have supported candidates with similar views in the past. Each year more than $1 billion is raised for candidates through direct mail campaigns. Candidates also hold events such as dinners, speeches, or rallies that constituents are charged to attend. And most politicians seek larger percentages of their funding from interest groups and political action committees, or PACs. Interest groups such as the National Rifle Association, American Federation of Labor, and Greenpeace are organizations of individuals who band together to influence legislation that deals with their particular interests. When interest groups begin electioneering or become directly involved in the electoral process by funding campaigns and recruiting members to volunteer services to particular candidates, they become known as PACs. There are currently more than 4,000 PACs, a number that reflects a sharp increase over the last 30 years. The main purpose of a PAC is to raise funds to help support politicians who share the same goals and viewpoints. This is why PACs tend to have a negative image with the general public. Many people believe PACs simply buy votes and have too much influence over politicians and the government. On the other hand, interest groups claim they are not buying votes, but simply gaining access to the system to make sure the voice of the public is heard when policy is formed. Interest groups are fairly common throughout the U.S., and a large percentage of Americans belong to one. The reason belonging to organizations such as these is popular is most Americans believe they can have a greater impact on policymaking and the government if they band together with other like-minded people.


The music this morning is presented by the Parris Island Marine Band. The drum major is Garnshawn Shear. The illicit conductor is Staff Sergeant Wode. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the graduation ceremony of Company F. The graduation ceremony that you're about to see is the culmination of the recruit training process and marks the beginning of a challenging future for our new Marines. For the convenience of everyone attending the ceremony, we request that you please remain in your seats until the ceremony is complete. We also ask that you do not pass in front of the reviewing stand or onto the parade deck during the ceremony. Once the ceremony is complete, please be sure to gather all of your belongings and place any trash in the receptacles located behind you prior to exiting the stands. Lastly, do not step over any chain fence or walk on the grass. Thank you for your cooperation. The term devil dog is used to date as a friendly reference between Marines, but the nickname has a proud history. It was first given to the Marines by German troops who fought against them at the battle of Bellowood during World War I. In 1921, Major General Spendley Bullock introduced the first bulldog as a Marine mascot. Now entering the parade deck is Parris Island's own devil dog, Kofo Ofame II. Kofo Ofame is an English bulldog who enlisted it on the Marine Corps and reported to recruit training on March 14, 2022, and graduated in May 6, 2022. Kofo Ofame's handler is Lance Kofo Morales Canales of the headquarters and service battalion. Ladies and gentlemen, the commander of troops, Captain Miller, the staff for today's parade is comprised of officers and drum instructors from the second recruit training battalion. Ladies and gentlemen, please rise. The captain of the second recruit training battalion, Lieutenant Lembo of the United States Navy, will deliver the invocation. Let us pray, eternal father, the father of all, this morning we gathered here because you've given us a chance to be happy. To acknowledge, ladies and gentlemen, who you have sent here to be trained and they have earned the title of Marines to defend this country of freedom and all that we stand for, we thank you. We thank you for the instructors and the leaders of this institution who have always put everything they have to make this transformation become real. We thank you also for the families and for all friends who have supported all these young men and young ladies who today have been transformed and would continue this journey of transformation that you have started. We thank you for this nation that you have lifted up and for our leaders, for our president and for this institution and all these leaders. We ask that you continue this journey with them and continue this journey with us, protect us and give us the commitment and the courage to continue this journey serving this country that you have won. We ask this in your most holy name, amen. Thank you. Please be seated. Present day parades in the Marine Corps have their basis in both history and tradition. The mass formation of troops on one long line, ex-losionable, made possible the massing of firepower from musselorded muskets on yesterday. In those early days, the line of battle was just that, a line of two or three ranks and looked much like the parade formation that you're about to see today. The adjutant forms the line for battle. The Marine marching across the parade deck is Captain Williams. He is the parade adjutant and will rarely surely give the command to begin the ceremony. His position, when he holds, indicates where the right flank of the formation will rest. Once positioned, he will draw his sword and supervise the placement of the formation. Marines have served aboard Paris Island since 1891 and more than one million Marines have been trained. They have departed Paris Island for combat and conference throughout the world. At the misty wheat fields of Bellowwood, the gritty beaches of the Pacific, the snow-capped mountains of Korea, the sweltering jungles of Vietnam, the harsh desert sands of Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan, in every other climbing place, the Marines have sacrificed their country and corps. The first called upon, the first called upon, and the first to fight, the Marine Corps. The nation's force of readiness has answered the call to numerous hotspots around the globe, showing the world, once again, that the United States Marine Corps is America's premier 9-1-1 force. Marching onto the playground is Company F. They began their training on April 7th, 2023 and today's graduation marks the end of a demanding and difficult 12 weeks of training. These young men you see marching before you have met and mastered the challenge of our crew training. They have qualified with a service rifle and received basic warrior training. They have completed over 200 hours of academic instruction and participated in a rigorous physical training program that's developed their strength and stamina for their challenges ahead. Four values have been instilled in each of them, the means of honor, courage, and commitment. Marching before you this morning are 199 success stories. Each of them take testing to the physical courage, dog indetermination, non-yielding commitment, to excellence that define the title Marine Corps. This is what they have striven and persevered for, the right to walk across the prayer deck as Marines. They have earned this title through demonstrated courage and achievement and now join the proud ranks of over one million Marines who have graduated from Paris High. From this day on, they will carry on the proud legacy and history of the United States Marine Corps. Ladies and gentlemen, we proudly present to you the Marines of Company F. The Latunes are being aligned from left to right in order to get them in their exact position for the ceremony. Ladies and gentlemen, please rise and move all hats for the playing of our national anthem. Thank you, please be seated. The parade ashtray now presents the command to the commander of troops, indicating that the parade is formed. At the command, officers center march, all unit commanders and guide-on-bearers march to the front and center of the formation. Historically, it was at this point that the commanding officer would issue orders and instructions to the unit commanders, following this, the unit commanders would face about or turn to their units and pass the information on to their Marines. Throughout our nation's history, millions of men and women have earned the title United States Marine. In keeping with the slogan, once a Marine, always a Marine, we would like to recognize them. We ask that those men and women in the audience who have served in the United States Marine Corps please rise. Please join us in showing our appreciation for their dedicated service to poor and country. Thank you. Please be seated. Ladies and gentlemen, the commanding officer of the Second Recruit Training Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Kern. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. And on behalf of the commanding general Brigadier Field, I would like to welcome you to historic Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Paris Island, where for over a hundred years we've been making Marines and today we celebrate the graduation of your Marines, the Marines of Company F. I would also like to personally extend a special welcome to our parade-refuting official, the First Lady of the United States, the Honorable Dr. Jill Biden. Ma'am, it's an honor privilege to have you here today. Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, 12 weeks ago, these Marines arrived here on Paris Island from all corners of the United States in all walks of life. But they all came here for one reason and one reason only. And that's to earn the title of United States Marine. For you see here on Paris Island, that title is earned, never given. And in that, we put them to the test, physically, mentally, morally. We test them at the rifle range so they qualify to the M-16 server rifle. We tested them at the pool as they conducted combat water survival. And we tested them here on this parade deck as they conducted close-order drill. And we put them to a final test, a grueling 54-hour field training exercise known as the crucible. The reward for all these conquering, all these challenges is that in the palm of their hand, they're given our most cherished emblem, the eagle, globe, and anchor. And in that moment, it signifies that the transformation from recruit to Marine is complete and that forever, their lives have been changed. Now we know this journey isn't done by themselves and there's a few that we'd like to help for these Marines that got there on the journey today. First, to you, the families. As I look through the stands, I see a sea of gold. I see signs, I see the flags on the platoons.  But you see it's the love encouragement prayers and yes, moms, even those care packages from home that got them through recruit training. We appreciate that support and I know that for my 19 years in the Marine Corps that I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't love and support of my wife, Pamela, or my family. So thank you all for welcoming the Marine Corps family and please continue that support for they'll need that for the journey that lies ahead. Secondly, to the recruiters. It's a Marine Corps recruiter who first recognized the potential of your Marine that they had what it took to conquer recruit training. Joining us today are some of those recruiters. We're joined by a recruiting substation, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, density can rise, as well as Staff Sergeant Kwong. Staff Sergeant Kwong is directly responsible for recruiting our company on a graduate. Gentlemen, thank you for what you do because without you, we wouldn't have recruits to train. So please continue that. We look forward to seeing the next batch of recruits they bring to us for recruit training. And finally, to the drill instructors and their families. It is a drill instructor who's directly responsible for the transformation process. You see, we don't train Marines, we make Marines here on Parris Island. 19 years ago, I stood on a project just like this. And to this day, I still idolize my drill instructors, Gunnery Sergeant Mack, Staff Sergeant Peabody, Staff Sergeant Moran.  And that's the impact the drill instructor does on here at Parris Island. Not only do they prepare us for the rigors of combat, but they also make us better citizens because we know at some point our Marine Corps journey will end. So we return quality citizens back to society. To families of drill instructors, at some times it may seem like a three-year tour or a three-year deployment. We appreciate all you do in truly making Company F a family. And that's based upon your hard work and sacrifices. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in round of applause. We thank the drill instructors and their families for all they do to make Marines. Now, if you'll please excuse me a moment, I'd like to address the new Marines. Good morning, Marines. Gunner! Marines, stand tall and lean back. That shillet you just felt was knowing that today you have earned the title of United States Marines and you have conquered recruit training. For you see today, Marines, be proud of your achievements because today you join a war-fighting organization that for 247 years has fought and won this nation's battles in the air, land, and sea. Today, Marines, you now join the stand-up legacy of those that came before you. The Marines who fought in Afghanistan, the Marines who fought in Iraq, and the Marines who raised the American flag over Iwo Jima. But today, Marines, it's not the end of your journey, but rather it's just the beginning. For you see, tomorrow, Marines, it's no longer about you. It's about the Marines to your left or your right. Tomorrow, it's about Marines and fireteams and squads that you have even met yet, but soon will. Tomorrow, Marines, it's about the individuals and those stands that you now swore an oath to defend. Tomorrow, it's about ensuring that American flag, old glory, forever flies as a symbol of freedom. As we look to the horizon, Marines, I can't tell you where you'll go or what you'll do, but I can promise you this, never forget the institutional core values of honor, courage, and commitment, and the foundation that was set here on Parris Island by your drill instructors, and you will do well no matter where you go. Now, fair winds and following seas, Marines. Semper Fidelis, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the nation's newest Marines, the Marines of Company F. The parade we bring official for today's ceremony is Dr. Jill Biden, the First Lady of the United States. In 2011, Dr. Biden launched the first phase of Joining Forces with First Lady Michelle Obama, a White House initiative to support service members, veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors. As the First Lady, she has visited more than 24 military installations, working with Joining Forces partner to support the military community. Through her Joining Forces work, she has advocated for increased economic opportunities for military spouses, additional education programming, and support for military children, more focus on health and wellness in the military community, and improved resources for caregivers and survivors. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the First Lady of the United States. Brigadier, General Field, Sergeant Major Garcia, Lieutenant Colonel Kearney, thank you, Antonia, and Alma for hosting us today. I'm grateful for all that you and your staff has done to make this visit possible. Good morning, Marines. I love that. My father, Donald Jacobs, the son of an Italian immigrant, joined the Navy three years after Pearl Harbor was attacked. He was just 17, not old enough to serve, so he needed to get permission from his mom to enlist. He became a signalman in the Pacific, and later used the GI Bill to go to college. His service defined his life, and actually it shaped mine as well. As I grew up in the middle class suburb of Philly, going to watch the Blue Angels Air Show in the summer, and listening to military bands. But I didn't understand the full measure of the decision he made to enlist until our son, Beau, followed in his footsteps so many years later. I saw how strong the call of duty was inside of him, just like it was for so many who saw us attacked on 9-11. How it gave him courage and conviction, despite the dangers of war that we witnessed on the news every single night. I saw how he drew strength from his sisters and brothers in arms, how those deep bonds of friendship and love inspired and energized him. I saw how his wife Halle served in her own way, how his two children had to adapt when he was deployed to Iraq.  The choice to serve your country, the choice each of you has made is a sacred one, one of sacrifice and selflessness, one of pride and patriotism. Thank you, and I hope that you're proud because we are your instructors, your families, and your commander-in-chief. The choice to be part of this community will shape you in so many ways, will forge and form the path of your life, as well as the life of your families. And that choice is the foundation of our national security, the heart of our strength in times of war and peace. For 50 years, Americans like you have chosen this path, our all-volunteer force of the brave and the bold, just 1% of our country take up the mantle of keeping all of us safe. As my husband says, it is our sacred obligation to ensure that military service is an opportunity of dignity and honor, of pride and accomplishment, not just for our service members, but for those they love, the families who answer the call of duty as well. That's why I launched Joining Forces, my White House initiative to support military and veteran families, caregivers and survivors. And as you build your lives, grow in your careers and create communities that move throughout the country and the world, know that we are grateful for everything you do. And we are working every day so that you never have to choose between love of country and your love of family. And I wanna thank all the families here for all that they've done to support you and all that they will continue to do. Often measure our lives in milestones and achievements. Today is one of those accomplishments, but so much of who we are is made up of the smaller moments, the kindnesses we offer to people in our lives, faithfulness to our word, showing up for each other, for our country, for the principles that guide us.  And it's a choice you make every day to continue to serve, to show up when you're needed most, to represent us all. Thank you for your courage and your service. God bless you and your families. Semper Fi. She's being escorted by Lieutenant Colonel Kearney, second crew training battalion, commanding officer. During the pass and review, we ask that as the national colors pass before you, please rise. After they have passed, please be seated. Captain Miller, his company, First Sergeant, is First Sergeant Deer. Section of the drum major, Gunner Sergeant Shear. First Lieutenant Taylor and the graduating Marines of the 2040 series, his Chief Drone Instructor is Gunner Sergeant Patterson. The Senior Drone Instructor of the 2040 is that Sergeant Mark Donald Castro. He's assisted by drunk instructors Staff Sergeant Dean, Sergeant Lonebough, Sergeant Brown, and Sergeant Russell. The Senior Drone Instructor of the 2041 is Staff Sergeant Younglin. He's assisted by drunk instructors Sergeant P fully, Sergeant Said, Sergeant Mese, and Sergeant Ryen. The Senior Drone Instructor of the 2042 is Staff Sergeant Kara Hanna Colón. The assistant by drunk instructors Staff Sergeant Fox, Sergeant Cruz, and Sergeant Camden. The Reg 인터�amental does Color Sergeant is Sergeant Benutki. The Second Recruit Training Battalion Color Sergeant is Sergeant Salvado. Captain Camino in the Graduating Marines of the 2044 series. His Chief Drill Instructor is Staff Sergeant Clark. The Senior Drill Instructor of Baton 2044 is Staff Sergeant Higdon. He's assisted by Drill Instructors, Staff Sergeant Clemente, Staff Sergeant Barnes, and Sergeant Training. The Honor Baton for Company F is Baton 2045. The Senior Drill Instructor is Staff Sergeant Osado. He's assisted by Drill Instructors, Staff Sergeant Venevon, Sergeant Kale, Sergeant Boudry, and Sergeant St. Cabbage. Ladies and gentlemen, the Company Commander of Company F, Captain Mellon. The new Marines carrying the Baton Guidance have been selected as the Honor graduates for their platoons. They will now retire their Guidance. The Baton Guidance that are about to be retired have been the identification flags of each platoon throughout recruit training. To each, the Guidance is a symbol of spirit, dedication, teamwork, and unit identity. Of the Second Recruit Training Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Kearney will present the High PFT and Honor Graduate Awards. Lieutenant Colonel Kearney is accompanied by the Second Recruit Training Battalion Sergeant Major, Sergeant Major Tolles. We would like to thank the Marine Corps Association for providing the awards today. Please hold your applause until all the awards have been presented. The most physically fit Marine of Company F with a score of 597 out of 600 possible points is P.C. Vaez-Gondara of Baton 2044. P.C. Vaez-Gondara is from Goodsville, Tennessee, was recruited by Sergeant Mendens. The Honor Graduate of Baton 2040 is P.C. Wilson from Crawfordville, Florida. P.C. Wilson was recruited by Sergeant Perry. The Honor Graduate of Baton 2041 is P.C. French from Spodford, New Hampshire. P.C. French was recruited by Sergeant Kelly. The Company Honor Graduate of Company F is P.C. Owano of Baton 2042. P.C. Owano is from Jamaica, New York, and was recruited by Sergeant Kwong. The Honor Graduate of Baton 2044 is P.C. Dominguez-Castillo from Haymarket, Virginia. P.C. Dominguez-Castillo was recruited by Sergeant Vales. The Honor Graduate of Baton 2045 is P.C. Volado from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. P.C. Volado was recruited by Sergeant Vatell. Marching onto the parade ground is the primary march strip instructor of Baton 2041, Sergeant Atarred. The high shooter of Company F, but they score a 338 out of 350 possible points is Private Woodard. Private Woodard is from West Palm Beach, Florida, and was recruited by Sergeant Sanigino. Ladies and gentlemen, the distinguished graduates of Company F, ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the playing of Anchors Away, which represents the historic partnership and shared legacy of the United States Navy and the Marine Corps, followed by the Marine's Hymn and the final dismissal. If you have served or are currently serving in the United States Marine Corps, we invite you to sing along to the Marine's Hymn. Ladies and gentlemen, the first Sergeant of Company F, first Sergeant Deere, the senior drill instructors went out to smiths their platoons. This is the last and probably the most welcome order the numerians receive from their senior drill instructors. Ladies and gentlemen, we ask that you refrain from entering the viewing area, and for those currently seated in the reviewing stand, please remain seated until instructed to depart. Thank you for attending today's graduation ceremony.


In this video, I'm going to try to measure the length of a cat. This cat! As you can imagine, there will be a couple of difficulties doing so. About 41 and 62 with the queue. So after several attempts of measuring the cat, I finally got the value. I got 41 without the queue and 62 with the queue. Sorry, there is quite some discrepancy. Now the question is, what is the uncertainty of that measurement? So one way of getting the uncertainty is by estimating it. It's probably the fastest way, because you only need to take one measurement to estimate it. But it will probably produce one of the lowest precision if you do it right. So let's look how we do it. First, where does my uncertainty come from? Well, one factor is the tool I was using. This is the one everyone of you is familiar from, probably from chemistry. We take the lowest, how is the lowest increment of your tool. In my case, my meter stick had an increment of one millimeter. So an uncertainty of 0.005 meters. Next one is the object that I'm measuring. Does it have a good size, like my cat? Do I measure the whiskers? There is hair. Do I measure the hair or not? Do I measure the tail or not? So just for the tail, I think I could have been easily off, in this case, by 20 centimeters. Then, next one, the method I'm using. I was trying to run after the cat with the meter stick. Probably not the most precise way to do it. Maybe I could affect the cat or drop her or try to measure her in the sleep. So I think I could have been off probably from the method by a good one, 10 centimeters, because maybe it was still a bit curved. And then finally, the human error. Me, how good did I do the job? Was I paying a lot of attention? Did I concentrate a lot? I was mostly concentrated just running after the cat. So I think I could have maybe been off by a good five centimeters here as well. So these are all estimations, right? So don't forget these estimations. Then what I'm doing, I'm adding them up. So 5530. So I could have been off according to this estimation by a good 35.5 centimeters. Now, if I'm already having, this is an estimation. So let's not pretend the precision that we don't really have. So I'm going to run this to 0.4 meters of uncertainty. So what do I report as the final answer? Well, I'm going to take a value in between. So 0.5 plus minus 0.4 meters. And this will be the final answer for the length of my cat. 0.5 meters plus minus 0.4 uncertainty. Is that precise? No, absolutely not. This is not precise. Oh, I have an uncertainty that's almost the size of my value. What it actually means is it could be anything from 0.1 to 0.9 meters. So precision, very bad. However, accuracy. Accuracy meaning, am I absolutely sure that the real value is in there? Yeah, I'm absolutely sure. My cat is definitely longer than 10 centimeters. It's definitely shorter than 90 centimeters. Actually, probably most cats in this world will fit into this. So the currency of this measure was good. Precision was low. So the next step would then be to think, how can we improve precision? Then we go back at our estimation table and we see where did most of the uncertainty come from. Most of the uncertainty came from that we didn't define if we main cat with the queue or without the queue, with the whiskers, without the whiskers. So we can improve this uncertainty a lot. Another big contributing factor was the method. So the method here, 10 centimeters was running after the cat. Maybe I should have given her some food, measured the cat when sleeping, that would have helped. And then we looked at the ones that always are blamed, crappy equipment and human error. In this case, they were almost not significant contributors to the uncertainty. The main uncertainty came from the object itself and the method of measurement. Not from the human measuring it. And absolutely not from the probably 50 year old midget stick I was using.


Every time a pro team wins a championship, their star player is called the GOAT. And sometimes the team doesn't even win. Valorant players just love to throw the term greatest around, and it's kind of a shame. Today, we crown the true king of Valorant once and for all. So, I asked my team to gather Valorant's top 5 players and their most viral clips. And today, we react. I'm just gonna say it right now. Our ranking might defend you. Let's get started. Alright, we got 10s to go. Dude. Dude. Bro, some of the shots that 10s hits are just like... They feel like 1 in a million, bro. Demon 1 is so good, man. Yeah, unreal.  Bro, Durka is so con... Dude.   Bro, I feel like Durka is like the most consistent out of like all like the crazy gem players, honestly. Like, they all have their moments, but Durka is just so consistent. We got Aspas here. This is a 1v5? 1E HP, 1v5. There's no way he wins this, man. Bro, Aspas is unreal, dude. Oh, they... Oh! Yo, they... Dude. Yeah, he's the dude. They kind of lined up for that one, honestly. They kind of lined up for that one. Yeah, he's the girl, bro. 10s proving that he can play a flex role. Okay. What? No, he's hacking. Dude, that was just lucky, bro. That's... You can't even predict that. See how my spread trenchers don't do that. He has a different phantom than me. My phantom does not do that. I hit 140s only. Nah, dude. I've said this before. Yeah. Dude, I've said this before. Ye's like crosshair placement I think is actually unmatched. I think that's like where he outshines everybody. Oh, this is 10s on ISO. This is actually a new clip. My God, his double tap saved him. So good, bro. I feel like 10s would actually be a really good ISO mate.  See, bro?  You are... You should run. Dude. I don't know how he does that in radiant lobbies. Honestly, see, if it's me, I get right-click there. If it's me, I get right-click by gecko. Like, dude, like... When I play, they just don't line up for me like that, man. Watching ye play always makes me want to play Valorant, bro. I love ye. Demon one on... Wait, hold on. He's playing Astra. Wait, this is a rare demon one clip. He's playing Astra. Insane, man. Bro, I feel like every demon one clip I watch is an ace. Like every single one. Insane. Yeah, see me? I get running gun there. Dude, I swear, like... Nice, man. I know it's not this, but like... Dude, I feel like these clips just like work out so perfectly for them, bro. Bro's face is touching his monitor.  He's glued to his screen.  I thought he was going to no-scuff him for a second. Bro, you know who I feel like killed on Isos? Ye. He like doesn't lose his 1v1s. This is a 1v4, I believe. Yeah, they're just going to peek him like zombies. Oh, bro, that...  Bro, I would love to play with Ye one day. I'm healed. I'm backing up. Might be a decade because I'm not hitting Radeon in time soon, but... In C, there's two C long, or one C long, so... I'm sorry. Like, the stage was long. What is Sage doing? Huh? Oh, this is a 6k? Oh, yeah, the stage res. So good, bro. Bro, I'm not going to lie. I feel like Ten's like thrives in a solo queue environment. I feel like he just thrives in a solo queue environment. He's really going to pro-play Dongdae wrong. Hey, I'm Jett so... Dude, Jett is so strong. Like... Yeah, he's just different. Well, I feel like we're in a demon one era right now. Like, it's his moment right now. Last year was Ye, first year was Ten's. Last year was also kind of Durka. Now we're in demon one era. So good, bro. Even he was shocked by that last shot. Yeah, okay. Dude, I'm telling you, stuns don't work in this game. They just don't. Ask Joe. They just don't work in this game. It gives you aim bout when you're stunned, I promise. Yeah, see, he knows about the guy in the middle. It's too good. Nobody's Sova peeks this, right? Oh, he has to. Oh my god. Don't peek Sova. Why would Sova peek that? Why? And he got it, damn. Yeah, Sova misplayed that really hard. Bro, Ye used chamber. Honestly, though, I feel like Ye got kind of nerfed when chamber got nerfed. So insane. Like, the way Tenz was like a Jett one trick, I feel like Ye was kind of a chamber one trick. They don't flex that well. Well, Tenz has been flexing a lot recently, but... Okay. Yeah, this is the Jett on the enemy team in my ranked games. Yes, I told you, bro. See, Tenz thrives in a ranked environment. I'm telling you. You can. When you're you, you can play it like this. Yes. The average ranked experience, no, literally, he's right, though. When you turn off your brain, you just play better in ranked. He's just farming, bro. He's 20 and eight. I didn't even see him. Really good patience there, honestly. Really good patience. That first shot was insane. Okay, dude. No way he won't be fives this right? Bro, another knife kill? No, they're trolling. Dude. Okay, the ult was a little unnecessary. Wait, can he diffuse? There's no way. Does he have to diffuse off too? I think he did. We got Yay again. Bro, look at his awareness. He's just so good, dude. I love Yay. Similar to the last reaction video, I want you to crown Valorant's greatest player. Comment your pick below and whoever has the most comments in 24 hours wins. Be sure to subscribe to see the results in my community tab. And if you enjoyed, watch this video next.