JUST IN: SpaceX has initiated discussions about selling insider shares at a valuation of $175 billion or more
The shares are expected to be sold at $95 each. The $175 billion valuation is a premium to the $150 billion valuation obtained this summer. If SpaceX went public, it would be one of the largest IPOs of all time. Source: The Kobeissi Letter
The Federal Reserve lent out roughly $200B in overnight cash on Wednesday through its standing repo facility
This is the highest amount since the onset of covid. What's going on? Is another repo crisis looming? Source: Win Smart, CFA
Ether $ETH is at the lowest relative level versus Bitcoin $BTC since June 2022
ETH/BTC
Maybe oil is not that irrational... As shown on the chart below, Oil (purple line) keeps following the Citigroup US Macro Surprises index (yellow line)
The weaker the data, the lower the prices. Sounds logical. Source: TME
JUST IN: 20,000 blocks remain until Bitcoin halving
Source: Watcher Guru
Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it will offer tax incentives for foreign companies that locate their regional headquarters in the kingdom, including a 30-year exemption for corporate income tax
Link to Khaleej Times article: https://lnkd.in/e-zD_D-D
As highlighted by The Kobeissi Letter, options markets are suggesting that Bitcoin will hit $50,000 by January
This also happens to be the same month that Bitcoin ETF approvals are expected. Open interest for Bitcoin $50,000 strike calls is massive, as displayed below. A move to $50,000 would put Bitcoin up more than 200% from its low. Options are suggesting the run is only just beginning. Can Bitcoin continue to thrive after ETF approvals? Source: The Kobeissi Letter
The ADP jobs report shows that the US labor market is cooling
U.S. firms scaled back hiring in November. Adding only 103k private payrolls compared 130k expected, according to ADP. Job cuts were seen in manufacturing, construction, and leisure/hospitality sectors. ADP’s report is based on payroll data covering +25 million US private-sector employees. Source: Genevieve Roch-Decter, CFA, Bloomberg
