It’s not safe out there, folks. There was quite a bit of chatter last week about the “hunters becoming the hunted,” where that meant the
Month: January 2021
Here Come The Citadel Conspiracy Theories
As a new week dawned, investors and traders from around the globe were greeted with a mishmash of conspiracy theories and generalized confusion emanating from
‘At Least It’s An Ethos’: Wall Street Ponders WallStreetBets Nihilists
There are plenty of lingering questions on Wall Street and not a lot of answers after last week’s dramatics. Depending on what you read, who’s
Resurrecting A Failed State
The week ahead features the first monthly payrolls report since Joe Biden assumed the presidency. The market is looking for a marginally positive print following
GameStop And The Rationality Of The Irrational
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Dalio On Reddit Stock Rebellion: Anger And Hate Are Pervasive
One of the most disturbing aspects of what, on some measures anyway, was the most spectacular short squeeze in a quarter century, was the accompanying
After WallStreetBets Mania, What’s Next?
What now? That’s one question shell-shocked investors and traders are likely asking themselves, after a week that found the broader market posting its largest weekly
Revenge Of The Excluded: The Biggest Short Squeeze In History
“It was a placid week in the US stock market – provided one was a long-only mutual fund manager,” Goldman’s David Kostin joked on Friday
Marko Kolanovic Describes ‘Full-Blown Energy Crisis’ Tail Risk
Amid what it’s fair to describe as one of the most bizarre weeks in recent market history, JPMorgan’s Marko Kolanovic suggested that buying the dips
Populism Comes For The Stock Market
One of the most ridiculous weeks in recent memory ended with a flourish, as US equities careened lower, turning negative for 2021 in the process.
Markets Are Musk’s ‘Toy’ As Mania Hits ‘Whippet In A Turtleneck’ Phase
“If Bitcoin continues to fall, it would be just one more warning shot that P/Es may be peaking,” Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson said earlier this
Don’t Worry Retail Investors, The SEC Will (Maybe) Protect You
If you’re a retail investor or otherwise count yourself among the multitudes of market participants perpetually at a disadvantage not just vis-à-vis billionaire hedge fund
Reflation Narrative Gets Marginal Boost From Incremental Data
It might be “old news” in some respects, but personal income and spending data for December out Friday was better than expected. Spending fell 0.2%,
Meanwhile, In China: A Cash Crunch
China engineered a pretty epic cash squeeze this week. Liquidity withdrawals over the past several days stoked fears of tighter policy at a time when
Robbing Peter To Pay Paulie
After drawing down more than $500 million from a credit line with a half-dozen banks, Robinhood “still needed more cash quickly to ensure it didn’t
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