Anyone watching (or trading) US equity markets might have noticed some (lets call it) optimistic price action in certain stocks, such as (but not limited to) AAPL, AMZN, PTON, ZM, and of course TSLA. Keen observers will also have noticed 9984 Softbank also ripping through new record highs. At the same time, these stocks tend … Continue reading The “Virus Tech Momentum Index ETF” that Stole the Focus and Flows from BTC

When all is said and done with monetary printing, consensus estimates for the size of the Fed’s balance sheet are upwards of $12 trillion, which would be a tripling in assets from Sept 2019, when the Fed’s balance sheet reduction abruptly turned course and began re-expanding as a crisis of liquidity in the overnight repo … Continue reading Unlimited $ Printing: Measure SPX in Gold Terms

Remember when the markets were in meltdown Dec’18, and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin made an unsolicited round of phone calls to CEOs of US banks to “check in” on liquidity - and then publicized the fact that such calls were made, and all is well, causing a further sell-off in bewildered markets? At the time, while … Continue reading TrumpTales: Merry Mnuchin’s Call (REVISITED)

My long-standing, and incredibly, STILL non-consensus China/Trade view:  Consensus: China is not going to make a deal and hand Trump a win, they are waiting Trump out of office. My view: China (as in Xi & CCP) absolutely wants a 2nd term for Trump- and will attempt to interfere in 2020 US elections to assist … Continue reading “China is waiting Trump out of office.” DISAGREE. China Wants/Needs Trump Re-Election