Fast Money starts right now.

Live from the Nasak Market Side overlooking New York City's Times Square.

I'm Melissa Lear.

Traders on the desk are Pete Nigeri and Tim Seymour, Brian Kelly, and Guyadami.

Tonight on Fast, the Battle for the Throne is on.

Microsoft just a few billion dollars away from overtaking Apple's market cap, but which stock

is a better buy?

Top technician will tell us what the charts are saying and the answer might surprise you.

Plus, the man who called the November sell-off is back.

Mark Usco, Morgan Creek Capital explains what he thinks it's going to get a lot worse

before it gets better.

But we start with President Trump and the markets.

Seems like he's got the whole world or at least the whole market in his hands. The

president is gearing up for trade talks with China at the G20 meeting with tougher rhetoric.

He's thrown Apple into the mix this week with talks of smartphone tariffs and now he is taking

on General Motors over the company's job cuts and plant closures. Is President Trump the biggest

threat to the market and if so how much damage could he actually cause?

Guy. I think he creates the most volatility for the market. I don't think he's the biggest

threat to the market. I think there are other threats. I think Europe is a threat.

Tim's pointed that out. I think a Fed that seems steadfast to continue to move, in my

opinion, correctly so, is a threat threat but I think what's happened with

President Trump but if you start to think about it he's it's all about wins and

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