The $vix spot minus the VIX 3-month futures contract, moved back above -5 today, so we will have to see if this works again to market a bottom in the VIX top in the SPX
Financial conditions are easing fast as markets are declaring victory for this tightening cycle. But tightening was a key goal of the Fed's inflation-fighting campaign. We're still 100 bps away from a terminal rate of 4.85%. Will the Fed push back against this victory rally?
Feels like a long bear market but doesn’t yet come close to others in history … S&P 500 has gone just over 230 days without returning to its prior high; streak is not even past one we saw in 2016
Powell wants Fed Funds 1%+ above core inflation.
So that means Fed Funds ~5% while we wait for the most lagging indicator in the entire macro universe to come down.
As respectable as a monetary policy stance as pineapple on Neapolitan pizza.
1- #ConnectingTheDots On Friday, the US released employment numbers
Of particular note was strong wage growth for November, +0.6% m-o-m (>7% annualised)
US bond yields should have RALLIED on this highly inflationary signal, instead they FELL
Thinking about #sbf#ftx fraud I scratched out some numbers.
SBF personally borrowed 3x more than made.
Stole 5x more than raised.
Sent #tether 16x more than they raised, 3x more than he stole
#SBF was unaware
#tether has zero exposure
#ismellbullshit
Remember the tech bubble of 2000?
Yeah, that.
As @t1alpha highlights, it is quite rare to see $SPX return 3% or more while the $VIX is still trading under $25.
In my previous thread, I suggested that it might be too soon to call the all-clear on this bear market, based on the earnings outlook and business-cycle history. Here's a brief counterargument: 🧵