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30 Oct 2023

Here's the downside risk on gold. Either this longstanding correlation is broken or inflation is grossly understated and real rates remain negative

Source: Henry Smith

30 Oct 2023

Notable: $BITO traded $1.7b last week, 2nd biggest week since its wild WEEK ONE

$GBTC did $800m. That's $2.5b (top 1% among ETFs) into two less desirable methods (vs spot) for exposure. There's clearly an audience for bitcoin spot etfs. Source: Eric Balchunas, Bloomberg

30 Oct 2023

This is WORSE than the 2008 Financial Crisis. Credit card defaults are rising at levels NEVER seen in 3 decades

Source: Game of Trades

30 Oct 2023

Current market mood

Source: Raman Iyer

27 Oct 2023

The Greatest Treasury Bear Market in History

Source: BofA, Barchart

27 Oct 2023

Uranium narrative has made headlines again...Prices are now back above the levels seen before the Fukushima incident in March 2011...

Source: Game of trades

27 Oct 2023

Adding to that Great Rotation theme is this chart

US households account for 73% of Treasury bond buying in 2022-2023 (so far) A lot of pain being experienced for those not willing to hold to maturity amid this bond blood bath... Source: Markets & Mayhem, Goldman Sachs

27 Oct 2023

Gold's normal negative correlation to the dollar (upper chart) and US bond yields continue to collapse

Highlighting the current support for XAU as an alternative investment amid rising financial risks as yields surge and investors worry about developments in the Middle East (Chart: Bloomberg)

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