Below, the price of Crude Oil rallies hard and the Ten Year futures contract moves slowly lower (yield higher). Crude Oil Ten Year Futures Analyzing the relationship can inform much about the current cycle. Of course, Crude Oil was demolished during the height of the pandemic and the lockdowns. From there, it has steadily rallied.…
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Forget Halloween! Happy All Saints’ Day!
True story! ? Years ago, I was on the elevated train in Chicago – known as the “L” among city dwellers. While reading a small prayer ? book ? about Saints, a fellow Chicagoan was inspired to declare to me that I was an apostate. He announced that I worshipped idols and was on the…
The Force of Will and Perspectives on NFT Pricing in the Present Times
(The above featured image is The Future is Here listed on OpenSea) There is a force of will at work in the markets. Perspective plays its part in the pricing of securities. Many exclusively discuss pricing mechanisms like supply and demand, measurable differences in technology, etc. However, there is a qualitative consideration that might lead…
Feature Video: The Market is Movement
Mixed Market Artist by William Lee with Tristen Green. Synchronicity. Carl Jung. Sigmund Freud. Id, Ego, Superego. Mind, Body, Soul. The free market is a reflection of these. Overlapping elements often beyond our control. Relationships seen, then seen to break down. Movement is the one thing we see throughout. If we say it might go…
It’s Called Salvator Mundi – Savior of the World – $100M!
I guess nobody would have a clue if the New York Post or any other news outlet referred to the painting by its true name – so they call it the ‘male Mona Lisa’. Da Vinci’s ‘male Mona Lisa’ expected to sell for $100M SOURCE: NEW YORK POST It’s the passion of the painting. Leonardo da…
Eurodollar Curve Analysis on The Heels of Recent Fed Hike
The front end of the curve has predictably moved lower in response to the recent hike in the Fed Funds rate. The second quarterly in the Eurodollar futures complex is trading in a range with a lower support level at around 98.50. See the chart below. Coincidentally, we have seen the June 2020 quarterly contract…
Surprise! Undefeated Merkel KO!
The impossible has occurred. The mighty European Union has suffered a massive loss. Unprecedented!
I Hate to Say it (not Really), But I Told You So; A Litany of “I Told You So” Since MMA Inception
In “The Universal Mind of Bill Evans,” an insightful documentary on the creative process of a legendary jazz pianist, Mr. Evans explains that his students are often faced with a problem that might have them choose to venture down several, various “avenues.” He is careful not to choose their path for them. He explains that his…
Glorious Patterns, Oratorios, and the Financial Market!
The price action in the S&P 500 futures contract looks strikingly similar to a line of music in the great George Handel’s spectacular oratorio – Judas Maccabeus. A larghetto marks when a section of a musical piece should be performed at a slower tempo. If one has observed or traded the markets this summer, the juxtaposition…
Poem: “Hands”
Click on the headline to read “Hands” in poem format.