‘Hiking Into A Boom’: The Paradoxical Tail Risk
For the last two months, I’ve parroted some version of the “hiking into a slowdown”
Diamond Hands
Risk sentiment was reasonably buoyant Wednesday, as global equities rose lacking any obvious catalyst other
‘How Can This Possibly End Well?’ Kolanovic’s Team Answers
“How can this possibly end well?”, America’s largest bank wondered, in a new note. It
Still Pending
US equities meandered through another mostly meaningless session Tuesday. Traders were stuck in suspended animation
Dealer Gamma As Modern Market Structure’s ‘Core Truth’
Last week, I talked a bit about market depth and a seemingly acute dearth of
Demand Destruction
Sentiment was muted Tuesday, as investors searched for something to latch onto in the void
2022’s Early Market Test ‘Just The Start,’ One Bank Says
If you wanted to adopt a constructive view (and where’s the fun in that, right?),
7 Fed Hikes?! What It Would Mean For Stocks
If you ask one bank, the Fed will hike seven times in 2022. So, at
Biggest GDP Gift May Be ‘Potentially Calamitous’ Curse
Following an optically impressive advance read on Q4 GDP, I wondered (aloud) if the US
Weakest Links
There were some signs of stress on Monday as markets continued to process hawkish shifts
Flying Blind: What’s Behind 2022’s Market Volatility
One of the most underappreciated contributors to recent market volatility is the apparent demise of
New Week, More Fireworks As US Inflation Data Looms
After a fairly dramatic stretch in rates amplified by BoE hawkishness and Christine Lagarde’s newfound
Making Market History, One Day At A Time
We’re living in historic times. People tend to say things like that when something’s just
The ‘Sinister’ Credit Canary
Is credit the canary? Honestly, I don’t know anymore. Up is down and down is
Wild Times, Flat Curves And Defiant Stocks
Despite a truly harrowing ride for markets in 2022’s opening weeks, there’s been “no capitulation”
Mind This ‘Overhead Lid’ On US Stocks: McElligott
Notwithstanding wild post-earnings crashes for a trio of large-cap growth favorites culminating in Facebook’s historic,
‘Hard To Fathom’ Jobs Report Adds To Fed Mystery
Given the roller coaster markets have been on, it was only fitting that the most
Blockbuster Jobs Report Caps Dizzying Week For Traders
The US labor market defied dour predictions for job losses in January, government data out
You Don’t Have To Go Home, But You Can’t Stay Here
Expectations for tighter monetary policy weighed on risk sentiment Friday, even as Amazon attempted a
Saved After The Bell? Amazon, Snap Surge Following Facebook’s Existential Rout
By the time the closing bell sounded on Wall Street Thursday, Facebook suffered a decline
Ray Dalio: America ‘On Classic Path To Civil War’
Over the past several days, it’s become apparent that Donald Trump thought seriously about seizing
Meanwhile, In The World’s Largest Economy…
On a day when headwinds for risk assets were many, investors were spared additional deterioration
Lagarde Opens Floodgates, Cites ‘Unanimous’ Inflation Concern At ECB
“Inflation is likely to remain elevated longer than previously expected but will decline in the
BoE Hawks Scream As Inflation Seen Soaring To 7%
Faced with the highest inflation in three decades, the Bank of England on Thursday raised
A Historic One-Day Value Destruction Event
The fallout from Facebook’s dramatic post-earnings plunge rippled across markets Thursday, undermining risk sentiment and
Meta May Torpedo US Stock Rally With $200 Billion Plunge
Just when it was going so well. Between them, the five companies which comprise some
Remember When Everyday People Had Too Much Money?
Remember when everyday Americans had too much money? No? Me neither. And I can explain
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