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Dude, Where’s My Sky-Dweller?
The VIX is sub-20, one-month trailing realized vol’s sub-11 and measures of relative demand for
In China, A Quant Quake
China’s propping up the chips. On Tuesday, an ETF that tracks an index of the
Gravity Comes For The Momentum Trade
How extreme is the July 2026 momentum unwind? Asked exactly no one with a life.
Chips And Dips
Semis might stage a near-term bounce, but assuming overall equity market gains hold into year-end,
Meanwhile, The Momentum Trade’s Blowing Up
I’ve spoken at some length recently about the juxtaposition between low index volatility and extremely
Weekly: Ok, What Now?
Semis slipped towards a bear market, SpaceX was down 45% from its intraday high on
Kimi Cometh
If you ask Xi Jinping, no country should command a monopoly on bleeding-edge AI. And
Stock For Sale!
Stock for sale! Who wants some?! Equity supply’s a hot topic in 2026. Maybe you
Have We Spent Enough On The Damn Chatbots Yet?
One of the biggest questions on investors’ minds in the back-half of 2026 asks if
Stock Chaos, FX Crash Put South Korea In Firefighter Mode
“Local officials have to rein this in somehow.” So said yours truly earlier this week,
Melt-Up Setup?
Is the stage set for a summer equity melt-up? That’s the question implicitly posed in
Goldman’s Stock Traders Hit The Jackpot
If you thought Q2 trading hauls at JPMorgan and BofA were impressive, wait until you
JPMorgan, BofA Enjoy Huge Trading, IB Windfalls
When you’re in the business of making markets and facilitating trades, volatility can be a
Why Stocks Are Uniquely Vulnerable To Fed Hikes
Earlier Monday, I mentioned that US equities could prove more sensitive to any rate hikes
South Korean Regulators Have Lost Control
Leave the local shares. Take the ADRs. One business day after celebrating the largest-ever debut
If Stocks Are All That Counts…
It hasn’t always been a smooth ride. In places, this particular rollercoaster was downright harrowing.
‘Everybody’s Profiting’
This week began with Donald Trump ringing the opening bells of both the New York
SK Hynix Makes History
Say congratulations to SK Hynix, which now boasts the largest-ever American debut for a foreign
The Real Crisis Is In Japan, Albert Edwards Warns
Albert Edwards thinks investors are too focused on the AI bubble (or “bubble,” in scare
Did The Bubble Just Burst In South Korea?
Did the bubble just burst? Just two weeks after clearing 9,000 in a move that
Semis At Cliff’s Edge
In the wake of Samsung’s earnings report and, cutting to the chase, a selloff in
When An 1,800% Profit Increase Isn’t Enough
I’m not sure what would’ve counted as “good enough” from Samsung’s closely-watched quarterly report on
Sell The Semis, Buy The Hyper-Scalers?
“Wiiiilsooon!” That’s the only part of Cast Away I know. I’m not a Tom Hanks
Mr. Market’s A Boring Guy
On summer days, the inherently repetitive nature of my hobby-job feels more oppressive than it
The Cost Of Leverage
I like to kick off articles with a question, and there’s no question I enjoy
Booms, Bonanzas And The iShock
Early last month, I spent a few minutes editorializing around the historical relationship between capex
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