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8 Sep 2023

This is an AI generated chart

Source: Murilo Pereira

5 Sep 2023

$862bn in deposits have left the banks since the Fed began to raise interest rates

Source: Apollo, TME

4 Sep 2023

Is the market too complacent? retail investor flows are exceeding 2021 highs

Source: Topdown charts, vanda research via FT

4 Sep 2023

Crude Oil $100 calls over the next year have seen their open interest rise to 120,000 as of Thursday. $90 and $100 calls are also the 2 most held strikes over the next 12 months

Source: Barchart, Bloomberg

31 Aug 2023

The "maddest macro chart I have seen for many years." by Albert Edwards (SocGen)

"The US corporate sector is a massive net borrower. Normally when interest rates rise, so too do net debt payments, squeezing profit margins and slowing the economy. BUT NOT THIS TIME. Corporate net interest payments have instead collapsed. What on earth is going on?" asked Edwards "This chart not only explain the resilience of corporate profits, but is a key reason why this recession has been delayed – especially as companies in aggregate are now a net beneficiary of higher rates (NB: this is mainly explained by mega-caps as most of the other companies are in big trouble). Source: SocGen, www.zerohedge.com

31 Aug 2023

A soft landing of the US economy is indeed a consensus view but it is starting to gain attraction following the lates job market reports (JOLTs, ADP, et.c)

Source: Hedgeye

30 Aug 2023

BREAKING; Elon Musk’s X (Twitter) obtains license for Bitcoin and €crypto services to store, transfer, and exchange digital assets on behalf of its users

Elon Musk has decided to make X (formerly Twitter) an “everything app” with multiple functionalities, including a payment hub processor integrated with the microblogging social network and other tools from the building ecosystem. Musk already stated that X is a “DOGE-friendly place”. Part of the work of becoming a payment hub, or a cryptocurrency-friendly place, in the United States lies in obtaining the required licenses to operate such a business legally. Elon Musk’s company has been gradually doing that in different states but mostly focused on fiat payments under the “Money Transmitter License.” In particular, this license will enable X to store, transfer, and exchange digital assets on behalf of its users. Source: Finbold, Bitcoin Archive

28 Aug 2023

Get ready for 0DTEs, Europe

Source: Markets Mayhem, Bloomberg

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