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What’s Going on in Japan?
February 5, 2026
Japanese yields have gone vertical and the yen's appreciation might have been the cause of January's market moves.
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CoT Commentary: Metals Surge Extends to Palladium
February 2, 2026
The Commitments of Traders report enables investors to track changes in positions among various groups of traders/investors.
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Are Weak Payrolls Due to Falling Population Growth?
August 12, 2025
Slowing payrolls and massive revisions might have more to do with collapsing population growth than a slowing economy. This is because the border is closed. Cutting rates to stimulate job growth will only lead to more inflation and exacerbate the...
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The Rise of the Retail Trader
July 24, 2025
Unlike previous cycles, retail investors hold a much larger sway over markets. Who are retail traders?
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Rise of the Retail Trader Part II: In the Drivers Seat
July 24, 2025
Retail investors have become a dominant market force and have successfully piled into equity markets this year despite professional money managers' uncertainty. How are these retail investors trading?
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Rise of the Retail Trader Part III: Retail Versus Institutional
July 24, 2025
Quantifying retail traders' share of equity market volume reveals the group has become a dominant market force.
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Credit Default Swaps & the Debt Ceiling
June 9, 2025
What is happening in the CDS market and why is the debt ceiling a critical factor in widening spreads?
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Inflation Watch – Biggest Beat in More Than a Year
February 12, 2025
CPI came in much higher than expectations. Traders now see a roughly 50/50 chance the Fed remains on hold through the September meeting.
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Is Inflation Becoming Unanchored? – An Update
February 10, 2025
The Fed believes controlling inflation expectations is critical to returning to its 2% target. However, most measures of inflation expectations are becoming unanchored. If the Fed continues ignoring this, the bond market's reaction will worsen.
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Fund Flows – Allocators vs. Traders
January 31, 2025
Differentiating 'allocator' ETF flows from 'trader' ETF flows
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Why the Market Is Signaling an Inflation Problem?
December 26, 2024
The TIPS market and consumer surveys expect higher inflation levels in 2025. The bond market is responding with higher yields even though the Fed is cutting rates and sees more rate cuts into 2025.
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Employment in Pictures – Strikes and Weather
November 1, 2024
Weather and strikes have muddied the payroll report's economic signaling. We will have to wait for revisions. The unemployment rate was not muddied, pointing to some strength in the labor market.