Straight from the Desk

Syz the moment

Live feeds, charts, breaking stories, all day long.

20 Aug 2024

"Unprecedented Swing": CTAs To Buy $86BN In Global Stocks This Week, The Most On Record

Source: zerohedge, Goldman

19 Aug 2024

A person who invested $10k in the S&P 500 $SPY in 1993 would have faced:

• Asian Crisis, 1997 • Dotcom bubble, 2000 • GFC, 2007 • EU debt crisis, 2010 • Global pandemic, 2020 • Numerous recessions Yet, their initial investment would be worth $195k today (10% CAGR). Source: @KoyfinCharts

19 Aug 2024

If July is a great month for the Nasdaq, September is not

Source: Bloomberg, zerohedge

19 Aug 2024

Fear Index Vix dropped 27.3% this week, most since Nov 2023 as recession fears have faded and bulls are firmly back in control of the narrative.

Source: Bloomberg, HolgerZ

16 Aug 2024

The VIX is now LOWER than it was before August 1st.... what a round trip...

Source: TradingView

16 Aug 2024

After escaping a black Monday (and the 2nd largest surge in the vix ever) over a week ago, the S&P 500 $SPX is only 2.2% away from all-time highs

Source: Barchart

16 Aug 2024

BREAKING 🚨 The S&P 500 has added nearly $4 TRILLION in market cap since the August 5th bottom

That's $4 trillion in 9 trading days or $444 billion PER TRADING DAY since August 5th. Source: The Kobeissi Letter

15 Aug 2024

The $VIX has declined 58% (from 38.57 to 16.19) over the last 7 trading days, the biggest 7-day volatility crash in history.

Source: Charlie Bilello

Thinking out loud

Sign up for our weekly email highlighting the most popular posts.

Follow us

Thinking out loud

Investing with intelligence

Our latest research, commentary and market outlooks