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17 Jan 2024

BofA's Fund Manager survey shows the mag7 is still the most crowded trade.

Source: BofA

11 Dec 2023

Goldman, Citi ready Trading Desks for new wave of Carbon deals

As the carbon offset market gets a new lease on life from the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, bankers from Wall Street and the City of London are positioning themselves to get a chunk of the dealmaking they say is coming.
Banks that have been building up carbon trading and finance desks include Goldman Sachs Group, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Barclays.
Source: Bloomberg

14 Nov 2023

Has there been a better pairs trade than long US, short world... ever?

This relationship has generated steady alpha for a decade and a half now. Growth over value and large over small have also been excellent long / short pairs. Source: Steven Strazza

6 Nov 2023

Last week "pain trade" in one chart

-> Last week's Risk On move has pushed Hedge Funds to cover their shorts, triggering violent short squeezes. The Goldman Sachs Most Shorted Stocks Basket jumped by 13% over the week. Source: Bloomberg, HolgerZ

18 Sep 2023

0DTE trading in $SPX options accounts for a record 49% of total trading volume

Source: Markets & Mayhem

15 Sep 2023

Arm Holdings jumps 25% from IPO price in trading debut

Hotly-anticipated IPO was 12-times oversubscribed w/the top 10 clients taking half of the 95.5 million ADRs at $51 each, the top of a marketed range. Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg

18 Aug 2023

At least a positive (contrarian) news

The SPX Put to call ratio is at its highest since the SVB banking crisis. In a short term view, the 'PUT BUS' is getting crowded and a crowded trade is usually not a good trade. Source: JC Investment

17 Aug 2023

Bitcoin trading volume just hit the lowest point ever recorded

Source: Bitcoin news

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