Far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders, who wants a referendum on leaving the EU, is on course to win the most votes in parliamentary elections in the Netherlands
However, according to an exit poll, Wilders’s Freedom Party is projected to win 35 seats, substantially less than the 76 required to secure an outright majority. Source: FT
The Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 ETFs are now less than 2% below their all-time high while the Russell 2000 ETF (small caps) is 24% below its high and the ARK Innovation ETF is 71% below its high
Source: Charlie Bilello
Gold has seen a "Santa" rally every December since 2017 with the average monthly gain near 4%. (silver 7.25%).
Source: Ole S Hansen, Saxo
$NVDA Apparently, somebody is buying a lot of chips in Singapore
That country now represents 15% of total sales, up from 9% last year. Chinese sanction evasion for higher powered chips? Source: Jaguar Analytics
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Source: Vishal Khandelwal, Safal Niveshak
The rally in US stocks in recent weeks has taken attention away from what looks like a pretty concerning forward picture from earnings releases
Q4 earnings expectations have come down considerably in recent weeks, in contrast with equity market strength. Source: Bob Elliott, Factset
Hedge Fund Position Concentration hits all-time high 🚨 i.e. everyone chasing the same trades - Mag 7
Source: Barchart, Goldman Sachs
Record-Low Volatility in the US Credit Market! 📉🌐
Amidst ongoing rate volatility (MOVE index) showing a persistent high, albeit with a decreasing trend over the past two months, the volatility in credit markets has taken a different turn. Currently, volatility in US Investment Grade (IG) corporate bonds has reached levels not seen since 2021, hovering close to record lows. Additionally, the volatility in US High Yield (HY) has experienced a significant drop in the past month. With low volatility and tight credit spreads, the question arises: Is there still room to extract excess returns from the US credit market in 2024? 🤔 Source: Bloomberg #CreditMarkets #Volatility #FinanceInsights
