SEC approval of Blackrock Bitcoin ETf was a FAKE NEWS
Bitcoin pumped (+10% to $30k) and dumped after BlackRock said that its application for an exchange-traded fund that invests directly in the cryptocurrency is still under review. Source: Bloomberg
US Gov 2 year yield reaching major resistance zone
US Gov 2 year yield (USGG2YR Index) has reached major resistance zone 5.128-5.275. This zone is represented by the highs of 2006 and 2007. Keep an eye. Source : Bloomberg
BREAKING: Rite Aid, $RAD, has officially filed for bankruptcy just days after its 61st anniversary
As part of the bankruptcy restructuring, Rite Aid will close many of its 2,100 stores. The company has had more than $2 billion in losses over the last 5 years and 50% of their stores have closed from their peak. Their stock is down 80% this year and 99% from its all time high. Source: The Kobeissi Letter
Here's an index that represents the median stock closing last week at the lowest levels in a year
Source: J-C Parets
China | PBOC adds net 289 billion yuan via medium-term facility as Debt Sales Surge
The move adds to recent efforts to ensure hitting GDP target - Offers Most Cash Support Since 2020 - Bloomberg China’s central bank is making the biggest medium-term liquidity injection since 2020, stepping up efforts to support the nation’s economic recovery and debt sales. The People’s Bank of China added a net 289 billion yuan ($39.6 billion) into the financial system via a one-year policy loan on Monday, the most since Dec. 2020. At the same time, it drained a net 134 billion yuan of short-term liquidity through open-market operations.
Ownership breakdown of the US Treasury market ($26 trillion)
Source: Goldman Sachs, TME
Standard Chartered is ramping up its bullish Bitcoin prediction
Targeting as much as $120,000 by the end of 2024 — almost quadruple the current price — as increasingly cash-rich miners reduce sales of the token. “Increased miner profitability per BTC mined means they can sell less while maintaining cash inflows, reducing net BTC supply and pushing BTC prices higher,” Geoff Kendrick at Standard Chartered wrote Monday.
Will bitcoin follow gold?
Since Israel tragic event, Gold has surged >5pct, while bitcoin has dropped alongside the spike of the VIX. In the short-run, Bitcoin is highly sensitive to liquidity. Source: Lawrence McDonald, Bloomberg
