With all of this in mind, don't be an idiot. Equity markets are showing clear strength and could easily run higher. I wouldn't be surprised to see SPX 4300-4400 before we get the flippening. Now is the time to look at reducing risk and preparing your trade book in advance.
@jimtalbot@joshnomics@insiliconot We’re going back to all time highs next few months.
Recessions priced in
Fed pivoting next week
Markets are forward looking
Normality has been restored
You’re shorting an asset that won’t ever go below 1k again
Raoul pal says new sp500 ath within 6 months
Core inflation in Japan keeps rising.
In Tokyo, core CPI has now risen for the 17th straight month and it's running at the fastest pace since May 1992.
The Bank of Japan will drive a lot of macro and markets action in 2023.
Watch Japan closely.
No, markets are not pricing a recession.
For example, high-yield credit spreads at 400 bps are wildly inconsistent with recession pricing.
Historically:
600 bps = market worried of an economic slowdown
1000+ bps = market pricing a full recession
Goldilocks becoming base case?
The bond market is pricing La-La Land.
A) Inflation back to 2.50% in 9-12 months
B) Fed cutting to 2.75% and real yields back to zero in 18-24 months
C) Tighter credit spreads
D) Lower implied volatility
Basically, immaculate disinflation with no recession.
Fractal patterns from one cycle to the next cycle have never actually worked from what I’ve seen in Bitcoin. Yet every cycle I see people trying to copy paste the prior cycle price action to the current
The cyclical growth rebound coming from the Chinese reopening is being priced in.
Fair, it makes sense.
But a sudden reopening of the 2nd largest economy in the world with pent-up stimulus to be spent can also be a temporary boost to inflation.
Markets are ignoring this angle.
Huobi's shadow owner is Justin Sun. Justin Sun is perhaps the most erratic billionaire in crypto. Justin has been sending billions of dollars of stablecoins around the space, including in and out of Binance. Something huge is afoot. Withdraw all coins from unregulated exchanges.
While it may be difficult to predict the public markets in '23, it is pretty easy to figure out that Venture Funds are on track to lose $1 trillion in value from peak.
The vast majority of these losses have yet to be recognized. '23 will bring more realistic marks. A thread.