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Holy Shiite……..Seat Belts!

Must view, folks. Mr. Market is not going to like this. Be sure to view, especially the last.

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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – March 20

The dominant market story this past week was not simply that risk assets sold off, it was that geopolitics forcibly rewired the macro regime. The escalation surrounding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz has shifted markets from a “disinflation + … Continue reading

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Iran’s Drones: Small, Cheap, Lethal

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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – March 13

Global markets ended the week in classic late-cycle fashion: equities tried to look composed, while everything underneath them looked increasingly less so. The dominant macro transmission channel was energy. The Iran conflict and the closing of the Strait of Hormuz … Continue reading

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The Oil Shock vs. Irrational Resilience

As we approach the Ides of March, the S&P 500 is performing a high-wire act that should give even the most seasoned bull a case of vertigo. Currently sitting at 6,672, the index is a mere 4.7% below its recent … Continue reading

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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – March 6

The global market narrative has been utterly hijacked by the seventh day of the U.S./Iran conflict. While Washington demands “unconditional surrender,” the energy markets are issuing a surrender of their own, to pure, unadulterated upward momentum. Crude oil prices surged … Continue reading

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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – Feb 27

This commentary will necessarily be speculative. Trading this week will likely be dominated by the breakout of war with Iran. However, markets do not trade in the short-term on logic; they trade on positioning, leverage, and emotion, often in that … Continue reading

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Waiting On, err Dissing…………..GEICO

My auto insurance premium just leapt 64% at renewal. No accidents. No tickets. No DUI. No claims. Not even a dirty look at a stop sign. Apparently, the new underwriting model is: “Because we can.” Nothing says economic “victory” like … Continue reading

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S&P500 and Mag 7 Key Levels

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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – Feb 13

Sorry, no commentary this week. Stay tuned!

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