Markets Rally as July Jobs Data Shows Unexpected Dip—What Traders Are Missing

Wall Street shrugs off weak employment numbers—again. Here's why the machines keep buying.
The algo paradox: Bad news = good news?
Another jobs report miss, another green day for equities. The July numbers came in soft, but traders yawned and hit 'buy'—proving once more that fundamentals haven't mattered since 2020.
Liquidity junkies get their fix
With every economic stumble, the market whispers a prayer for more Fed easing. Never mind that wages still outpace productivity—the dip-buying brigade sees only one trade: bad data means delayed tapering.
Meanwhile in crypto-land, Bitcoin hodlers smirk as traditional markets relearn the oldest lesson: in fiat systems, everything's a put option on central bank intervention.