“There could not be a more passionate supporter of Doug than me!â€
Year: 2018
‘Jack Is #Complicit’ Projected On Side Of Twitter HQ After Trump ‘Nuclear Button’ Fiasco
Whatever the case, you can bet this is a problem that isn’t going away for Twitter and you’d hate to be Jack right now because he’s damned if he does and damned if he doesn’t.
One Bank Reveals 7 Key Calls For The New Year
But for those interested in trying to “DO SOMETHING” (as opposed to just kicking back and being “actively” passive)…
China: Bitcoin Is A ‘Tricked Up’, ‘Bubble Of The Imagination’ And A ‘Tulip Replica’
Is it a replica of a tulip bubble?
Goldman’s Equity Algo Army Goes Offline After ‘Mistake’ Triggers Trading Limits
Notably, Goldman says this has nothing to do with today being the first trading day of MiFID II.
Trump Threatens To Nuke North Korea Using His Bigger, More Powerful, Working ‘Button’
Well fast forward to Tuesday evening and Donald Trump has just unleashed what is easily his most egregious tweet ever.
David Stockman Unveils The ‘Watchword For 2018’: ‘UNHINGED!’
“That refers to Wall Street, Washington, the Dems and the GOP, and all the far and near corners of the planet which are implicated in their collective follies.”
South Carolina Republicans’ Plan To Honor ‘Black Confederate Soldiers’ Thwarted By Lack Thereof
“WHOOPS! That sure is an awkward situation they’ve got there. But they still think they can make it work.”
Bitcoin Spikes As WSJ Reveals ‘Monster’ Peter Thiel Position
Well, if Bitcoin fans were looking for a catalyst to jumpstart things in 2018, they’ve got one now.
Ripple Co-founder Chris Larsen Now Richer Than Ray Dalio And Carl Icahn
“…there is no guarantee that any of these folks will still be billionaires when Forbes publishes its next list in March.”
Do You Like Your Spreads ‘Obscene’ Or Don’t You?
Still a trade worth putting on.
Beware The Crowd: One Bank Warns On Rebalance Risk
As we kick off the new year, BofAML’s Savita Subramanian is out warning about a dynamic that has the potential to trigger a similar shift out of crowded names and into neglected stocks.
Trump Foments Iran Revolution, Posits Deep State Conspiracy, Shouts Out Rocket Man, Takes Credit For Lack Of Airplane Deaths, Demands Respect From NYT In Marvelously Schizophrenic String Of Non Sequiturs
Nope, nothing crazy about any of that. Just the President of the United States spending the first three hours of the work week having a schizophrenic, self-aggrandizing meltdown.Â
‘Just Stop It’: Frantic Search For New Narrative Ensues As 2018 Trading Kicks Off
I’m not entirely sure what everyone expected. If 2018 were a person, it would probably be thinking something along the lines of this: “well shit, give me at least 48 hours to get my feet wet before you start accusing me of being a cheap knock-off of my predecessor.”Â
The Â¥3.2 Trillion Question: What Will Mrs. Watanabe Do With ‘Her’ Bitcoin Riches?
Draw your own conclusions.
Don’t Look Now, But Gold Is Having Its Best Run Since 2011
Seasonality could portend more gains ahead.
‘The Prospects Are Rosy’: Chinese Stocks Surge
“Restocking.” Figuratively and literally.
David Stockman: Bitcoin Speculators Will ‘Have Their Hands Burned To A Crisp’
“All of these latter-day speculators will have their hands burned to a crisp, and they will learn the proper lesson.”
Paul Krugman Warns On Bitcoin, Tech Bubble, Iran And China In First Missive Of 2018
“How confident would you feel?”
How To Hedge The End Of The 100-Year Balanced Bull
Who’s afraid of a multi-asset drawdown catalyzed by a bond tantrum in 2018?
Is This The Ultimate Market Irony Of 2017?
“America first?”
Of Secessionists And Populists: Across The Pond And Back Again
The stamina of the secessionists and the propitiation of the populists…
