Traders will attempt to find their way back from “dark places” in the new week.
Category: Markets
Zeitgeist: Tightening Into A Slowdown
A consensus is forming around the notion that the Fed is on the brink of
Omicron Cuts Begin: Goldman Slashes US Growth Forecast
In the days following the first Omicron headlines and associated post-holiday market tumult in the
Bitcoin, Crypto ‘Liquidated’ In Saturday Plunge
“As usual, since crypto traders deploy leverage, it results in cascading sell orders and liquidations,”
Weird, Wild And Crazy
On Friday, someone described the November jobs report as “one of the weirdest I’ve ever
Good News Is Definitely Bad News Now
For once, “scorching” isn’t hyperbole. The US services sector is on fire, according to the
‘I Quit. No, You’re Fired.’
“You’re fired.” “No, I quit.” That, in a nutshell, describes the state of play for
In Turkey, An Autocrat Goes All-In
After years spent living in denial, emerging market watchers finally came around to the reality
Markets Turn ‘Shockingly Dysfunctional’
If you get the feeling markets are dysfunctional, it’s not just your imagination. Over the
Apples, Hawks And Boosters
Uncertainty lingered on Thursday, as traders assessed a smattering of Omicron headlines, more relatively hawkish
Kolanovic Asks: What If Omicron Ends Up Being Bullish?
JPMorgan’s Marko Kolanovic has a few questions about the Omicron variant and associated turmoil across
Adaptation
Can you blame them? That’s what I’d ask of anyone inclined to criticize retail investors
A Simple Recipe For Volatility
“Omicron + taper = volatility,” read the title of one note on Wednesday. Weary and
Powell Gives Traders More Whiplash Amid Impossible Dilemma
Stocks careened lower again on Tuesday, as Jerome Powell’s remarks to Congress rattled investor sentiment
The Year-End Trade Just Got More Complicated: McElligott
Over the weekend, I noted that the marked spike in realized vol precipitated by last
Meanwhile, In China
Reasonably upbeat PMIs out of China were wholly insufficient to allay market concerns on Tuesday,
‘This Is Not Going To Be Good’: Moderna Execs Spook Markets
“The number of mutations are surprising,” Moderna co-founder Noubar Afeyan told Bloomberg Television, while discussing
Animal Spirits And Gunslingers
Retail bought the dip. Or at least according to data from Vanda Research. Conditioned over
‘Madness,’ The Dollar And An ‘Omnipresent’ Threat
“Madness.” That’s how one analyst described last week’s post-Thanksgiving price action, which found global equities
For Markets And The World: ‘Severe Consequences, Depending’
Risk sentiment attempted to stabilize Monday following a grievous Friday rout on Wall Street, but
Nosebleed Markets Ponder Uncertain Year-End In Latest Virus Panic
A long time to wait and a long way down. That’s one way to think
Burn The Playbook: Omicron Forces Rethink As December Dawns
The playbook for the new week should have been simple enough. US payrolls are on
Mideast Shares Crushed Amid Oil Collapse, Omicron
Mideast stocks tumbled Sunday, in a harrowing, if predictable, rout. Saudi Arabia, the UAE and
Quick Thoughts On Oil’s ‘Red Friday’
Earlier this week, I wrote that for something that’s ostensibly driven by relatively straightforward supply/demand
About-Face!
On Friday morning, as the latest COVID variant panic crescendoed into a mini-crash on Wall
‘Yikes’: McElligott On Black Friday Selloff
A dramatic selloff on Wall Street pushed US equities to the brink of key levels
‘New COVID’: When Bad News Is Just Bad News
“New COVID” was trending on social media Friday. Earlier this week, I suggested markets were
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