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Chinese shadow banking giant Zhongzhi Enterprise Group Co. filed for bankruptcy, cementing the rapid downfall of a firm that oversaw more than $140 billion at its peak before succumbing to the property crisis that has wreaked havoc on the world’s second-largest economy. Zhongzhi said it...

Geez. Every few months this question comes up. Here is the STANDARD answer: 1) Cut your losers early. Define accordingly risk/reward. 2) Let your profitable trades run like Forrest Gump! Simple! :sneaky::sneaky::sneaky:

Why is forecasting needed anymore? ETF mania has taken over the investment world and you can be an AVERAGE trader/quant/macro player and make a killing. Since GFC´s S&P 500 low at 666, everybody and his grandmother invests into US markets. Chinese and HK investors are overrunning US brokers with...

As expected, yields jumping back over 4%, reaching 4,105% after NFP figures release. Seems, higher for longer still valid giving the wage numbers in the report. But generally speaking: RECESSIONS in the US happen usually 8-9 quarters after first rate hike. Accordingly, recessionary warning...

And how many times did grandma Nancy ended up with $0.0001 in her options portfolio? Anyway, here is a starter for ES Mini &P Futures players: Take a WILD GUESS where you should have purchased SPY/ES call options....:sneaky: In the investment fund world there is something we call...

I hope you had your fun shorting JP Futures and long spot USD/JPY. :rolleyes: Futures trading 0.0069745, Spot @ 145.00. Whatever the NFP figure will be today = short USD/JPY and long JPY Futures. Have fun making $. :cool:

Fidelity Investments commented on their outlook for the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and equity markets in 2024. On the Fed: “A few rate cuts make sense because inflation has fallen. I think it’s likely to be sticky at around 3%” “The market is like a spoiled child. It gets a few and...

The Tysons Corner, Virginia-based company run by Bitcoin advocate Michael Saylor acquired 14,620 Bitcoin for $616 million in cash from Nov. 30 to Dec. 26, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday. That brings its total holding to 189,150 Bitcoin, or to...

Aon Center, the third-tallest tower in Los Angeles, has sold for $147.8 million — about 45% less than its last purchase price in 2014 — as office values continue to suffer from high vacancies and financing costs. The sale is the largest office deal this year in downtown Los Angeles, which has...

Stop Loss hit at 142.00 Spot. Anyway, 10 pips risk for 560 pips reward WAS THE IDEA. Not anymore. Mr Market wants the option expiration @ 142.00 it seems, although $3.3 Billion expire @ 145.00. :cool:

Headline inflation rate down, core inflation rate down. Yields coming down across the curve. Long USD/JPY Spot, short JPY futures. Spot 142.10 as I write this. Target 147.63. S/L = won´t tell you PUBLICLY. :sneaky:

Here is my Xmas gift for all FX futures fetishistas and HFT folks. Warm up your machines, get the futures gaps in JPY closed. Just short the hell out of JPY futures or buy a ship load of USD/JPY. Happy Xmas and Seasons Greetings! Nighthawk

What can you recommend as "new tech"? No limits re $.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-13/hedge-funds-to-get-new-sec-mandate-to-centrally-clear-us-treasuries-trades As part of a core group of 10 or so firms, they rely on vast sums of money borrowed from Wall Street banks — often 50 times what they invest themselves — to pump tens...

The poll shows that price expectations rose to 19.7 in December, up from 18.1 in November last month. This continues an upturn since a temporary low of 14.5 points in August. Of note, restaurants in particular want to increase prices (87.6 points, up from 45.9 points last month) as they are...

In his words: "I would say to everyone who is speculating on an imminent interest rate cut: Be careful, some people have already miscalculated that. We must initially remain at the current interest rate plateau so that monetary policy can fully develop its inflation-dampening effect."

1US 10yr yields at 3,882%. US 10yr futures at 112.225. Selling another 25% of open positions. Yields coming down 120 basis points from 5.02 in 8 weeks. CRAZY! Seems, CTA bots are working overtime to get their fair share of Sharpe >7. Leverage to the hilt, closing their eyes and pray for uncle...

Ines Ferré ·Senior Business Reporter Tue, December 19, 2023 at 6:53 PM GMT+1 Drivers can expect to end 2023 with gasoline prices around their lowest levels of the year. On Tuesday the national average price of gasoline was $3.08 per gallon, according to AAA data. It could go lower. Some...