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19 May 2026

Trump's stock portfolio:

Source: Stocks World

19 May 2026

The momentum trade is VERY extended.

See below great chart from Alpine Macro showing that Momentum stocks (dominated by semis) have basically had a vertical rally relative to minimum volatility stocks (think defensives like staples, utilities). Markets don’t like big straight-line moves like that. It’s not something that persists. Source: TME

19 May 2026

Why is the Fed expanding its balance sheet again (QE)?

The stock market is at an all-time high. Credit spreads are near all-time lows. And inflation has been above the Fed's target level for 62 consecutive months, averaging over 4% per year since 2019. So why is the Fed expanding its balance sheet again (QE)? Source: Charlie Bilello

18 May 2026

Which company will ultimately benefit the most from Trump's trip to China?

Source: TrendSpider

18 May 2026

Another day, another new high for JGBs yields... Countdown to more BOJ QE as JGBs go bidless.

Source: zerohedge

18 May 2026

Fed IRP (Interest Rate Probabilities) is telling us ~¾ of a hike is priced in for Dec2026.

August of 2024 the market was expecting 10 cuts… Source: Bloomberg, RBC

18 May 2026

Nvidia H200 cloud Tensor Core GPUs pricing has gone vertical, up 56% in just three days.

What stands out is that H200 pricing is now trading above the B200, despite the B200 being the more capable GPU. In a thin and illiquid market, it’s entirely plausible that a fund (hedge fund ?) could push up supply pricing at a cost of ~$50K per day to influence short-term moves in far more liquid AI-related equities. Source: Brandon Carl

18 May 2026

Is there a trade here? Crude and the dollar have never been this positively correlated.

Source: Bloomberg, RBC

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