Pop Quiz: What’s The Most Asymmetric Energy Play?
First, some fun facts regarding the Pareto distribution: Business: the top few customers account for a bulk of the profits Insurance: a small number of big claims account for a bulk of payments Settlement: a small number of cities include…
Great Graphic: What is Happening to Global Equities?...
The decline in the global equity market is the most serious since the February and March spill. In this Great Graphic, the white line is the S&P 500. With the setback, it is up a little more than 8% for the...
Insider Weekly: Not Waiting For “The Dust To Settle”...
To read the rest of this article, you’ll need to sign up to Insider, our subscription service taking you “backstage” in the world of asymmetric investing & money management. As well as ongoing market commentary, members get specific trade recommendations from Chris MacIntosh &...
Constructive Price Action Leads Technicals...
Turmoil in the equity market helped spur the technical pullback in the dollar we anticipated. The greenback finished the week on a firm note as equities stabilized. The technical indicators, which signaled the likely correction, have not turned in the...
Market Fever is Burning Itself Out Ahead of the Weekend...
Overview: Equity markets are stabilizing today as Asian and European markets shrug off the failure to get traction in the US yesterday. As everything and nothing was behind the dramatic sell-off in recent days, the same could be said about today’s...
How You Got Screwed This Week: Volume...
It’s hard to think of a sector more opaque or littered with shady characters than the mining industry. Imperfect information leads to speculation, and speculation allows ample opportunity for creative interpretations (read:bullshit). This means that there is ample opportunity for...
How A Stock Market Turns Investors Into Gamblers – Audio Edition...
Today I am going to share with you an article I wrote after the January 2018 stock market volatility. It’s as relevant today as it was then. However, this time around you don’t have to strain your eyes; you can...
Equity Swoon Takes Spotlight, Pushes Dollar to Backfoot...
Overview: There is one story today, and that is the sell-off in global equities. Although the narratives put the US at the center, the fact of the matter is that US equities have been among the best performers this year, despite...
Macro Cheat Sheet...
Here is a succinct four-bullet summary of key considerations behind seven currencies: USD:Rising US rates in absolute terms and relative to other countries, coupled with the policy-mix and US tax reform are the main drivers.The market has nearly completely discounted three more...
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