‘If Someone Powerful Wanted To Push The VIX Up’: Is This Why China Is ‘Halting’ U.S. Treasury Purchases?
“…if a powerful party wants to roil the equity market, and push the VIX up, one of the best routes is via Treasury bond vol.”
Trader: There Are Better Places To Sell
“I don’t know if they are trying to show Trump who is boss ahead of trade talks, or if there is some other game theory tactic at work. Either way, be careful assuming this is some market shift China announced ahead of time out of the goodness of their hearts.”
Election 2020: Predictions For Trump Vs. Oprah, Jesus, And The Virgin Mary
Let’s take some time out for a little Wednesday levity, shall we?
This Is What ‘Max Central Bank Predictability’ Looks Like
Needless to say, breaking with this precedent of predictability – i.e. becoming less transparent – carries enormous risks.Â
‘Fly Lice’: China Orders Shutdown Of Bitcoin Mining Operations
“Bitcoin can’t catch a break in China.”
Warren Buffett: ‘I Would Bet Against Every One Of The Cryptocurrencies’
Well, you can add Warren Buffett to this list of people who wants nothing to do with cryptocurrencies.
Will China’s Move To Cease Buying U.S. Debt Trigger An S&P Correction?
It’s certainly possible.
News China Set To ‘Slow Or Halt’ Buying Of U.S. Treasuries Ripples Through Markets
Well, if you needed another reason to believe that the Treasury selloff which gathered pace on Tuesday was set to continue, you got one this morning.
David Stockman: Here’s Why This Time Is Different
“But that’s not the half of it:Â Those massive buys were accompanied by a giant amplifier in the form of front-running speculators and arbitragers who hang around the casinos.”
Ripple Collapses To Monday Flash Crash Lows. Dip-Buyers Assemble!
Don’t say no one told you how to BTFD.
Steve Bannon Steps Down From Breitbart In Final Humiliation
“I’m proud of what the Breitbart team has accomplished in so short a period of time in building out a world-class news platform.â€
Kitchen Sink.
Everything but…
‘Somebody’s Already Been Killed Because Of This’: Feinstein Leaks Full Fusion GPS Transcript
“…the only way to set the record straight is to make the transcript public.”
‘2018 May Not End As Well As It Started’: This Hasn’t Happened Since 1958
“So what’s there not to like? Well, there is one thing.”
Trump The Patriot Remembers At Least Nine Words Of National Anthem During College Football Championship
” You see, as Trump has informed us, you are supposed to stand with your hand on your heart during the national anthem, and if you don’t do that, you are obviously a black person.”
Chart Of The Day: Making (World) History
What can we say but…
Mike Novogratz Has A Fever, And The Only Prescription Is More Crypto.
He’s going to build the “Goldman Sachs of cryptos.”
Missing: Jamie Dimon’s Bitcoin Balls. If Found, Please Return To 270 Park Avenue
“I’m not interested that much in the subject at all.”
Chicken-Egg: One Analyst Revisits His ‘Machiavellian Read’ On The Yuan, Yields, And The Dollar
So who’s really in the driver’s seat here? As usual, there’s a strong argument to be made that it’s the Chinese.Â
Everything You Need To Know About China’s Move To Stop ‘Fixing’ The Yuan Fix
Remember back in late May and early June when the PBoC engineered a pretty epic short squeeze in the yuan?Â
‘Clearly, Investors Are Feeling Good’: Here’s The ‘Euphoria’ Chart Again
Low vol., “humans” cited.
David Stockman Delivers Epic Send-Off To Steve Bannon But Warns ‘It’s Way Too Late’
“Bannonism just gave a thin veneer of ersatz nationalism to what was otherwise the Donald’s own dogs’ breakfast of protectionism, nativism, xenophobia, jingoism and strong-man bombast.”
Sign Of The Times.
Well, in what we can only describe as a sign of the surreal times in which we live (and trade)…
Flashback: Donald Trump Says Oprah Would ‘Always Be My First Choice For Vice President’
“She knows how to win.”
Trump’s Lawyers Devising Strategy To Avoid Mueller, FBI Interview: NBC
“The odds of prosecutors agreeing to written responses are somewhere between infinitesimally small and zero.”
Weight Watchers Soars On Oprah For President Rumor – No Word On DJ Khaled’s 2020 Plans
Now if only DJÂ Khaled were to announce a 2020 bid, Weight Watchers could soar to $100…
Fallen Angel Risk Realized: ECB Liquidates Entire Steinhoff Position
Is this a sign of things to come?
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