TOPLEY’S TOP 10 October 20, 2025

1. Cash-Fund Managers Running Record Low Cash Allocation

Cash is Trash — Fund Managers: And as such, fund managers are running very low allocations to cash. Definitely a sign of the times… and they’re not the only ones.

Source:  @KobeissiLetter    @Callum Thomas (Weekly S&P500 #ChartStorm)


2. Retail Investors Lowest Cash Allocation Since 2007


3. 100 Days Without 5% Pullback in S&P—Average is 59 Days

Even with renewed volatility, it has been 100 days since the S&P 500 has had a 5% pullback. The average is 59 days. That shows just how smooth of a road the stock market has had over the past three months.

Eric Soda Spilled Coffee blog https://www.spilledcoffee.co


4. Top 10 Stocks Weighting in S&P 25% Higher than Previous Record


5. The Most Patient Trade in Stock Market History…Buffett vs. Internet Bubble

https://cms.zerohedge.com/s3/files/inline-images/2025-10-17_09-07-04.jpg?itok=F_TjyubV


6. IBIT Approaches 200-Day for First Time Since April

http://www.stockcharts.com/


7. Crypto Liquidations $1.2 B

http://www.sherwood.com/


8. Anthropic vs. Open AI

http://www.chartr.com/


9. Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead

Consumer Report By Paris Martineau
Much has changed since Consumer Reports first tested protein powdersand shakes. Over the past 15 years, Americans’ obsession with protein has transformed what had been a niche product into the centerpiece of a multibillion-dollar wellness craze, driving booming supplement sales and spawning a new crop of protein-fortified foods that now saturate supermarket shelves and social media feeds.

Yet for all the industry’s growth and rebranding, one thing hasn’t changed: Protein powders still carry troubling levels of toxic heavy metals, according to a new Consumer Reports investigation. Our latest tests of 23 protein powders and ready-to-drink shakes from popular brands found that heavy metal contamination has become even more common among protein products, raising concerns that the risks are growing right alongside the industry itself.

For more than two-thirds of the products we analyzed, a single serving contained more lead than CR’s food safety experts say is safe to consume in a day—some by more than 10 times.

Recommended Better Choices

Owyn
Pro Elite High Protein Shake

Serving Size:
330 ml (1 carton)

Transparent Labs
Mass Gainer

Serving Size:
194 grams 
(2 scoops)

Optimum Nutrition
Gold Standard 100% Whey

Serving Size:
30.5 grams 
(1 scoop)

BSN
Syntha-6 Protein Powder

Serving Size:
47 grams (1 scoop)

Momentous
Whey Protein Isolate1

Serving Size:
26.5 grams (1 scoop)

Dymatize
Super Mass Gainer

Serving Size:
333 grams 
(2.5 scoops)

Muscle Tech
100% Mass Gainer

Serving Size:
357 grams 
(6 scoops)

https://www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein-powders-and-shakes-contain-high-levels-of-lead-a4206364640/?EXTKEY=NH5AHTHE3&utm_source=acxiom&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20251019_nsltr_health&utm_nsltr=health&utm_segment=nbp


10. Putting Yourself in Positions for Good Things to Happen

A lot of success in life is just putting yourself in a position for good things to happen to you. 

+ Be reliable
+ Avoid drama
+ Help other people win
+ Take care of your body
+ Take care of your mind
+ Live below your means
+ Treat your job as if it matters
+ Take care of your relationships 

Simple, but not easy. https://fs.blog