VIX Shorts Increase – What Does it Mean for Market Direction?
We have seen a rather dramatic drop in Non Commercial Net Total VIX futures over past weeks. This has been…
We have seen a rather dramatic drop in Non Commercial…
Weekend Reads July 21st
  Weekend Reads. Grab a coffee, click the link and enjoy. Trump May Kill the Global Recovery What Game Theory…
  Weekend Reads. Grab a coffee, click the link and…
Emerging Markets Outperform – Watch the Yuan
In today’s relatively boring price action we note that the Emerging Markets ETF (EEM US) is green while the SPY…
In today’s relatively boring price action we note that the…
Macro and Credit – The Decoy effect
By Martin, T., Macroeconomics “In a time of universal deceit – telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” – source…
By Martin, T., Macroeconomics “In a time of universal deceit…
SKEW Index Spiking – Get Your Facts Right
We outlined our views on volatility recently. Yes, we think VIX and other equity vol is relatively cheap at these…
We outlined our views on volatility recently. Yes, we think…
A Fortress Against the Market Storms
By Joseph Y. Calhoun, Alhambra Investments  Volatility returned to markets with a vengeance in the first half of this year.…
By Joseph Y. Calhoun, Alhambra Investments  Volatility returned to markets…
Yuan – Local Goes Global?
Offshore Yuan continues the one way direction and is breaking further today. Last time we saw these levels was in…
Offshore Yuan continues the one way direction and is breaking…
Clash of Titans
By Jeef Desjardins, Visual Capitalist The Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays. Large companies can…
By Jeef Desjardins, Visual Capitalist The Chart of the Week is…
Emerging Markets on a Relative Low
Back in mid-June, the markets sold off in tandem as Trade War was on all investors’ lips. Some pundits explained…
Back in mid-June, the markets sold off in tandem as…
Cash is No Longer Trash
The US 3 month T-bill is currently just climbing above the 2% mark. Last time we saw it trade above…
The US 3 month T-bill is currently just climbing above…
Bitcoin – Jumps Above the Negative Trend
Bitcoin saw a rather impressive move to the upside yesterday squeezing non believers as the move was violent and not…
Bitcoin saw a rather impressive move to the upside yesterday…
“Netflix(ed)”
If Netflix is cheap or expensive we leave to others to decide. One thing is sure, the price action today…
If Netflix is cheap or expensive we leave to others…