January 4th, 2024 Bears are winning the battles. As we start off day 3 of the new year, the bears have consistently come out on top. Intra-day, the flows have consistently leaned towards the sell side. Any buying that has entered the scene has been abruptly halted when the market reaches VWAP anchored to the […]
January 3rd, 2024 Bears are winning the short-term battle. After a very volatile day 1, now that it’s in the books, the market has confirmed my short-term bearish bias. Nothing is changing for me with my bias or my plan as we enter day 2 of 2024. The bears are winning the short-term battle and […]
January 2, 2023 Does the first day of the Trading Year set the tone for the year? It definitely could because performance for any market is based on the close of the last day of the year. How the first day of the year goes sets an important tone for the initial flows in a […]
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December 18th, 2023 As I prepare to close down my trading for the rest of the year, I pose this question to all of you: Why did you start trading? I ask because it helps realign your mindset when you’re in front of your screens. For most of us, it was the allure of money […]
December 15th, 2023 Triple Witching. Triple witching refers to the simultaneous expiration of stock options, stock index futures, and stock index options contracts, occurring four times a year. It is the final day in this stretch of days where I have been saying that the big players ‘have to do something, vs want to do […]
December 14th, 2023 Six Rate Cuts A Laying. Some of you may know the song ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’, and yesterday the FOMC gave the market six Rate Cuts a laying for Christmas. Why six rate cuts? CME Fed Watch tool is now showing six rate cuts in 2024. I think this is a […]
Macro Markets | Tavi Costa | Bill Fleckenstein
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December 13th, 2023 Good Morning everyone PPI, CPI, FOMC… in the tone of Mr. Chow from The Hangover. They are all the focus of Fintwit, with arguments on whether or not we’re ‘higher for longer’, rate cuts are coming, or if there’s a hard or soft landing coming. While many in the market are focusing […]
December 12th, 2023 Bulls always find a way. For those who are new to trading, experiencing rollover and year-end holiday markets for the first time, consider yesterday’s trade as an example. All year long, when you have the Magnificent 7 leading the rally and they finally all retreat, and the entire market looks to be […]