US10Y
Futures Sink as Russia's SWF Ditches the DollarGlobal futures are experiencing some weakness this morning after yesterday's rollercoaster ride saw us rise persistently in the morning session, only to be hammered from noon until around 2PM, to then be panic bid into the close once again. The Dow is trading down -0.51% to 34,412, the S&P is down -0.62% to 4,180.38, the Nasdaq is down -0.88% to 13,553, and the Russell is down -0.81% to 2,278.25.
Headlines are circling the financial media this morning after Russia released a statement that they'll be cutting the dollar from their sovereign wealth fund, replacing it with other core SDR fiats (Euro, Yuan), as well as gold.
Vix is seeing a notable bid off the week's low's and is back at 18.8 resistance and up just under 12% on the day. We need to recapture the 21 level for another potential test of the descending trendline around 28.
The Dollar (DXY) has recaptured 90 support, and is currently sitting at 90.24 as of 9AM. Clearly we're seeing liquidation across asset classes. But, the dollar gains never stick for long these days.
Bitcoin (BTCUSD) is up over 4% on the day and sitting just under 40,000, while Gold is off the recent high's and trading back at 1,881. No major moves in the bond market to speak of as the US10Y yield drifts sideways at 1.60%.
As far as memes go, AMC is tanking back to a 59 handle after hitting a high of 72.62 yesterday. Holy shit, we closed up 95% on the day. I've never seen anything like it. The company is a hollow zombie with too much debt on the books. Cinemas are closed, and who knows what their future revenue will look like. But, that doesn't stop the army of retail traders who are throwing every dollar they can at the highest beta stocks they can find.
GME had a nice breakout of the triangle a couple weeks ago, and is up 27% on the week. We could be looking at a similar scenario to AMC unfolding, which potentially provides an opportunity to short these pieces of garbage back to unch at the first sign of a shift in sentiment.
Economic Data:
Finally, Jobless claims came in at 385k vs the 395k expected, and continuing claims rose to 3.771MM vs the 3.642MM expected. The ADP employment change rose by 978k vs the 675k expected, however the real headline here is that over 15 Million American's are still on some form of government employment benefits. We'll see the ISM Non-Manufacturing Index for May at 10AM, and Crude Inventories at 11AM.
Our live anaysis begins at 9:30AM.
* I am/ we are currently holding positions in UVXY, HUV.
Black Swan - The End of a Force-Fed Credit CycleIdea for US10Y, Credit Cycle, and Equities:
The Bottom Line:
- There is no monetary inflation, because the money created does not enter the economy... however there is credit inflation because credit is created with that money as collateral.
- There is PRICE inflation, ASSET inflation, CREDIT inflation, NO monetary inflation, oil deflation.
- When credit can no longer inflate, credit inflators will begin to sell assets so that they can redeem their asset appreciation for money to redeem for the debt they have lent or borrowed.
Where is the money that was injected into the economy? Where did it come from? Who loses here?
YOU!
The money created from high salaries caused by the speculative asset bubble, and the middle class who invest their hard-earned dollars into the asset bubble, creating more jobs and easy money, which is in turn invested back into the bubble for effortless paper wealth... The inflated prices you pay for food, education, housing, health care... When credit inflators decide to redeem their asset appreciation. It all returns to ashes.
- During the collapse of a credit bubble, governments will sell off bonds in a frenzy, because there is too much supply.
GLHF
- DPT
Allies — the strongest and truest in the world: underlying conditions - Jesse Livermore
U.S. Dollar Index LongHello Traders!
I've Labelled a potential setup for the USD you can use this idea as EURUSD Short or USDJPY Long if you don't have the opportunity ott the capital for the right risk management on the dollar index.
Take Profit levels are labelled with green lines.
Have a great day!
Safe trading!
Vitez
QE, Buy-Backs, BTFD, and Fed Rhetoric Save MarketsHey guys, I hope everyone had a nice relaxing weekend. After a freakish drift higher on the US majors yesterday toward the ATH's, and off the back of a week straight of buy-backs, QE, and dip buying, the SPY is back at the lower band of the ascending green channel (resistance) around 420. Of course, we can't not mention the FED members parading around every day, spreading more transitory-inflation rhetoric to boost sentiment and cool yields.
On SPY, we recently saw 2 tests of the 50DMA, first on May 12th, and then again on May 19th. But, we saw strong support, just as we have in the recent past. I expect a rejection at this level, similar to the rejection we saw on May 14th at outside channel resistance. We have initial downside to the 21EMA at 414.25, and then, of course, a retest of the 50DMA is likely this week around 408.50.
On the Nasdaq (QQQ), we're sitting at 334 pre market as of 9AM, and likely to retest the high from Feb 16th around 338 before getting a rejection. The momentum is to the upside as the 21EMA, 50DMA, and 100DMA has been recaptured. The Russell (IWM) is sitting just at the 21EMA around 221, with the 50DMA just above us at 222.34, and the 100DMA just below around 219, and the Dow (DIA) is sitting at the top of it's recent range, and within a couple percentage points of the ATH.
Gold has been levitating just above the 200DMA after the recent dollar puke, and spike in bonds, while Bitcoin (BTCUSD) recovered slightly to a 37k handle after the insane 54% crash that we all knew was coming. WTI (USOIL) is sitting around 66 and showing resilience as FED burns the dollar back to an 89 handle.
The Vix is sitting at 18.2 after retesting the descending trendline we broke through on May 11th. We hit a low of 16.9 this morning around 7AM, but are poised to recapture the white ascending trendline around 18.6, with 18.8 resistance back in play.
Finally, the US10Y yield is being sold off as the FED down plays inflation as transitory, and although the cup and handle formation is still potentially going to materialize, based on previous tests of long term resistance, it may be several weeks before we see a breakout.
I just want to say thanks again for everyone's patience last week as I took some time off, it was a rough week. My cat Franco was in and out of the vet, and had his final surgery which went well, thankfully. Then my dog Pompey died. When it rains it pours I guess, but he was 18 years old, and had a great life, so I'm finally smiling now when I think of him instead of crying. Time to get back on track. :)
Our live analysis begins at 9:30AM. Cheers, Michael.
M1 BLX, US10 BTC INTERESTING CORRELATIONThere are too many variables, FED printed Money, US 10 Years interest and bitcoin.
This is an experimental study no certain output available
If the gray box will be broken, there might be a massive rug pull.
close below the red trend line is also risky.
There is a double top divergence which might force to go lower.
Do the math
Jobless Claims Fall, PPI Crushes ExpectationsUS Futures traded mostly sideways in the overnight session, with the S&P briefly testing a low of 4,029.38, before recapturing the 50DMA. We're currently sitting just above the 50DMa around 4,072.38 as of 9AM.
We saw jobless claims come in at 473k vs the 510k expected, while continuing claims came in at 3.655MM. Don't be fooled by these numbers though, we're still seeing over 16MM Americans on some form of income benefits, and a significant portion of labour costs are being subsidized by the government. How long this can last with inflation soaring, is anyone's guess.
PPI came in hot at 0.6% in April vs the 0.3% expected, while Core PPI rose 0.7% vs the 0.4% expected. YoY, PPI rose a whopping 6.2%, much higher than the 5.8% expected, and the highest YoY rise ever.
The US10Y yield cooled slightly after yesterday's high of 1.705%, and is sitting just below cup and handle resistance at 1.686%. We're up around 6% on the week, and poised for a massive breakout if we push beyond 1.77%, the previous high from March.
The Vix blew up yesterday, rallying a whopping 30% before cooling to a 25 handle as of 9AM. We appear to be in the midst of a vicious reversal, as is usually the case when Vix spikes. However, the majors are still incredibly overvalued, historically so, and would need to see a 30% correction to match the levels seen in the dot com bubble. Needless to say, I'm holding my Vix longs, for big short 2.0.
The Dollar (DXY) had a fantastic day yesterday as risk was fled for safe havens; even the flaming dollar. But saw some weakness after testing a high of 90.907 in the overnight session. We're likely going to see a test of the lower band of the wedge, around 91, before we see a solid rejection back to 90. Having said that, the dollar is likely going to see a bid at some point, when the Fed mentions the word no one on Main Street wants to hear, which is taper. Inflation will force the Fed's hand, and they won't have a choice but to reduce bond purchases, and raise rates, leading to a cascade of selling in debt support assets such as real estate, and growth.
Finally, the Put/Call rose almost 20% yesterday, rising to the highest level since October, 2020 at 0.83. We're seeing a blatant shift in positioning in the equity options market, so hold on to your hats as the PPI data confirms that inflation is rampant, and potentially at the stage where it can do significant damage to Main Street.
* I am/ we are currently holding positions in UVXY, HUV.
ETH Double TopThis is the continuation of a previous idea that I posted on ETH with a textbook hanging man. However, that idea would have only netted a rough 4% as it was followed by a 3 Crows and 3 Knights pattern. So I think the hanging man has been played this time. But, there may be a double top at play. Obviously we need to wait and see if this double top develops before taking a trade, since it could fail on way down to form some kind of bullish triangle, but I am leaning towards double top. Plus, maybe it just soars through this ATH and goes to the moon!
Lmk your thoughts!
Not advice. Not a recommendation. Just my opinions. Thanks for reading!
Ten-Year US Treasury Yield in Focus as Inflation Data LoomsTreasury Yields in the Crosshairs Ahead of High-Impact Inflation Data Due
Ten-year US Treasury yields have rallied 14-basis points since Friday's swing low
Bonds are selling off again as investors grow weary of mounting price pressures
US10Y could snap higher if monthly inflation data due for release tops estimates
Taking a quick look at a daily chart of ten-year US Treasury yields ( TVC:US10Y ) highlights a change in tone of the bond market over the last three trading sessions. The ten-year Treasury yield has climbed 14-basis points since Friday's swing low printed in the aftermath of a shockingly poor reading for headline nonfarm payrolls. After having a chance to digest April's NFP report, however, markets pegged the miss to labor shortages. After all, the NFP report showed a healthy uptick in average hourly earnings, and JOLTS data released this morning showed that US job openings are at their highest on record. This has helped reignite inflation fears and the debate around Fed tapering, which in turn, is weighing negatively on the bond market. Bond prices fall as yields rise, and vice versa.
That said, the sharp reversal in Treasury bond yields on Friday left behind what appears to be a bullish engulfing candlestick. Technicians may also consider how US10Y is now trading back above its 50-day simple moving average. This could open up the door to a test of technical resistance posed by the short-term descending trendline and upper Bollinger Band near 1.65%. Eclipsing this technical obstacle might bring fresh year-to-date highs into focus. Perhaps the upcoming release of monthly inflation data on Wednesday, 12 May at 12:30 GMT will provide a fundamental catalyst to spark the move. If inflation data crosses the wires below expectations, however, we could see a boost to demand for Treasuries that pushes yields back lower.
GLD, GDX, USD & YieldsThe sentiment across the forex community is that the weakening US dollar pushes the prices of precious and base metals higher.
From this chart, it can be seen that US 10 year yields are actually the inverse in price action to the Gold Metals ETF/Miners ETF or Gold CFD.
With the US dollar more of a proxy for volatility.
GDX higher , can VOX Royalty benefitIn 2021 Vox set out ambitious corporate targets for the year with an aim to grow and acquire additional NAV-accretive royalties.
By February Vox Royalty announced that it had agreed to acquire a Western Australian gold royalty portfolio from Gibb River Diamonds Ltd for A$325,000 in cash. With a total of 31 Australian royalties, Vox is now the second-largest publicly traded holder of royalty interests in Australia by royalty count, behind Franco Nevada Corporation.
Vox's gold royalty portfolio includes three advanced exploration gold royalties in Western Australia. The royalties include a 1% Net Smelter Return (NSR) royalty over the Bulgera Gold project operated by Norwest Mineral Ltd, a 1% NSR over the Comet Gold Project operated by Accelerate Resources Ltd, and a 1% NSR over the Mount Monger Gold Project operated by Accelerate and subject to a binding option agreement with Mt Monger Minerals Pty Ltd.
The Bulgera Gold deposit has an estimated resource of 93,880 gold ounces at 1.0 g/t.
With precious metals miners showing a positive reaction to the US10 year yields being capped under 1.7% currently, plus the weakening US dollar there is a real chance that producers ramp up production as prices of the yellow metal appreciate. $2k Gold seems to be the sweet spot for a lot of evaluations around the miners but there is sentiment building that the economy and monetary policy are going to be very supportive of traditional stores of wealth.
XAUUSD - Gold - GLD analysisXAUUSD is moving higher on the back of the weakening US dollar. However, into the end of trading Friday, the US10 year yields started to rise, as traders sold Bonds and bought equities.
The rising yields will keep the price of Gold capped, so during next week it is crucial that Bonds get bought, the US dollar gets continually sold, and that we get XAUUSD above 1850. Otherwise, the 3rd test of the descending trend line will be the first roadblock and Gold will come back into the $1700-$1800 trading range.
There is also a double bottom now at $1680-$1690 so a good target for anyone looking to take liquidity.
Targets to the upside include a measured move to $2250
US yields are key for the direction of gold as is the continuation of a weaker US dollar.
Lumber up Almost 1,000% Since Great RecessionLumber just hit $1,700 after this morning's 3.7 sigma payrolls miss. More money printing equals more inflation; a child understands this concept. But, central banks say they're still trying to get inflation to 2%. I mean, I have no words, folks...
DXY: Snap, Crackle PopDXY has definitely snapped to the downside right to the brink of the pattern. Pattern could fail and we'll see it crackle lower or Pop to the upside. 90.1 is the level I'm watching. IF it falls below its over and I'd expect DXY rest of the year in the 80's with SPY jumping to 454. IF DXY pops I expect a broad market correction.
What happens to CAPM when there is no risk in Market premium, assets are prices on Beta, or momentum only. Issue with that is that there is no discount and growth is capped by inflation alone. However, no one can beat inflation in the end as it will always out pace asset prices in a "riskless" market. Let me hear your thoughts. Going to be an interesting summer no?